Houston Informer
Saturday, July 30, 1927
Houston, Texas
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ONLY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN HOUSTON WITH ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS SERVICE, ARTICLES BY DR. KELLY MILLER AND DEAN WILLIAM PICKENS
New York May Land Elks' Meet SWEET DEFENDANTS FREE
VOLUME IX
BY C. F. RICHARDSON
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Next Monday, August 1, the qualified voters of Texas will settle the fate of four provisional submitted to the electorate of this state for amend the state constitution, and at least WHOLE-SOULED SUPPORT AND VOTE of EVERY NEGRO CITIZEN IN THE LONE STAR COMMON-WEALTH.
One of the constitutional amendments proposed will abolish the iniquous fee system in Texas—the present system where every officer, who is even remotely connected with the preparation of papers or trying of a case in a justice or county court, is found guilty and fired for some alleged infraction or violation of the law.
Next to lynch the fee system, which has outraged and robbed more Negro than any other form of Southern (in) justice, is wholly indefensible and renders a fair and impartial trial—often where all arresting and interested officers are financially concerned in the outcome of the case.
No newspaper in Texas has opposed and fought this nefarious and unjust court system like The Informer!
The same constitutional amendment provides for the salary increase of the senator for the salary increase of the senator again we favor the proposition, for with a real current compensation for the senator, we have a present and senator, it is both possible and probable that our law-makers legislature, where the solons will be men and women of broad vision bent on the great cause, already conferred upon this body in a more limited manner; and to increase the membership of the senators in members and other judiciary reform.
While not so enthusiastic concern the proposition on the ballot, and to increase the membership of the senators to levy taxation. The Informer does favor the other measures, and particularly to abolish the damming of governor and members of legislature, and to reform the judiciary system of the state.
Negroes of Texas can render a note Monday by going to their state next for three constitutional changes, and that they can to remove Texas from the state is the laughing stock and joke of other American states along the where legal changes are proposed.
Every Negro man and woman in Texas, who has qualified for the elec-
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WILSON CONFERS ON GOTHAM SITUATION
WHITE ELKS AGREE TO ERASURE OF GRATTAN LAW. REPORT DECLARES
N. CAROLINA COLLEGE PROGRESSES UNDER DR. SHEPARD'S LEADERSHIP
(By The Associated Negro Press)
New York City—Despite the war of injunctions, the rapid fire changes of meeting place, and the general unrest of the city, the general unrest of dom and a good portion of other honest citizens on their ears for the past month or so, the chances are that the I. P. B. O. E. will hold an annual session of the Negro League will be held. Even Finken Wilson, grand executor, wants to go there, and if the event is the grand executor's thing, he has promised to issue another proclamation, moving York really wants the event and has done the necessary things endorsed. York really is pleased quietly into town last Friday the day the executive committee of the official New York entertainment body, the Dr. Hudson, has most prominent antagonist Jack W. Duncan, Tom Brown, Sec.; and the Dr. Hudson, has most prominent antagonist J. M. Morton, Andrew Mitchell, and Sam B. Mitchell, Mr. Wilson down in Greenwich Village. With him the group at the Commonwealth Hotel made it clear that what he did with Oliver and Oliver Randall. They got down to brass tacks. The Elk chief made it clear that what he did with protection. Some New York Elks had threatened
WHITE ELKS AGREE
GRATTAN LAW,
(By The Associated Negro Press)
New York City—According to the report delivered the committee from the New York I. B. P. O. E., who returned late a week from, Cincinnati, where they had been to visit the annual session of the B.P.O.E. (white), the latter have agreed not to oppose their efforts to have the Gratton law issued against, Counselor Billium, chairman of the committee, showed a letter which he explained was signed by the grand exalted ruler and grand exalted secretary of the white lodge, stating they were willing that the law should be removed. The secretary of N. CAROLINA COLL UNDER DR. SHEP
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DR. JAMES E. SHEPARD
(By The Associated Negro Press)
Durham, N. C.-The notable progress which North Carolina has been making in an educational, commercial, and civic way has brought to the fore many outstanding developments in the state. The colleges are the North Carolina College for Negroes, located at Durham. This institution whose history has been marked by the struggle of the city and state, first opened its door in 1910. Dr. James S. Shepard,
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HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1927
The original resentment of white
men is but a minor issue.
Their purpose that the final of their
order was purified from them to the
organization. The splendid work being
by the Ngro antlered tribe has, it is
reported, mellowed their attitude.
EGE PROGRESSES
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strengthen and the excellent work it
was doing, the state government
naming the institution the Durham
State Normal School. this same institution was selected and Dr. Shpard chosen to head
masters program in the greatest development to make one of the greatest educational institu-
tions. In addition to his school work, Dr.
Shpard finds time to serve as grand
master of the highest richest institution in America with 20,000 members and patron of
country-wide attention is attained to the conference which Dr.
Shpard leads in, the Pacific
Spandling, and W. G. Pearson, as
members of the executive committee,
is calling to meet in Durham, Decem-
bber 2014. He is in process of
together the leading business, educa-
tional, and religious leaders of the
Jackson, Mina—A fireman on a Gulf, Mobile and Northern freight train, who had been reported killed when the engine and one car were derailed, was found safe by crew workers in a wood near the lake. The crew had been working nearly a whole day in an effort to raise the engine after the fireman was reported grounded beneath it. He had taken off firefighters' gear.
HOUSTON PRODUCTS DOING WELL AS DOCTORS IN NEW YORK STATE
FRANCIS' RECENT APPOINTMENT STIRS DULL HOPE AMONG LEADERS; TEXAN "POWER BEHIND THRONE"
DR. ARTRUN M. WILLIAMS, White Plains, N. Y., one of the many young men to graduate from the Housen High School, in the son of Prof. and Mrs. S. B. Williams, 1412 Cleveland, who are spending their vacation in New York with their three son: Vivian, Arthur and Percy, as they are well and favorably known in the city of their活性. Dr. Williams is also a graduate of Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., and was a professor at Prairie View State College before graduating in medical course at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., where he received his M. D. degree. He also served an internship in the city hospital of St. Louis, Mo., and has a very lucrative position among both places in White Plains and elsewhere.
DR. VIVIAN L. WILLIAMS of Brooklyn, N. Y., another wife of Fred, and Mrs. S. B. Williams of Houston, selected "the city across the river" as a good place to hang his shingle after completing his medical course. He is now enjoying excellent practice and is acquiring really strong practice in Brooklyn. Dr. Williams, who visited his parents a few years ago, has graduated from the High School and is enrolled into the army during his junior year at Pomona College, Carsonmont, Calif. During the civil war he was a lieutenant in the A. E. F. being gassed during that titanic military holocaust. After the war he was the attacker of medicine complex at the course at New York City University, after having spent two or more terms at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. Y.
can national committee under Chair Butler, but he hopes a hopeful with the chair can serve Mr. Coolidge's nomination looking as if he was a Black Hillie. "A black man's viewpoint. It is said, however, that the advisory committee has a program to help Black Hillies be successful in getting the White House to allow them to be in persuading the appointment of a black instead of a white representative to a black country, then, perhaps
BOY RETRACTED
STATEMENT TOO
LATE FOR NEGRO
BOY RETRACTED
STATEMENT TOO
LATE FOR NEGRO
(By The Associated Negro Press)
Okolauna, Miss—James Carter and White McAllister, went to their death Friday announcing that they were inincent of the murder for which they were paying with their lives. The three men, Logan, a money lender, have contended that they were not guilty of the crime from the beginning and held out to the last.
The men were convicted on the testimony of Joe Compton, a ten year old black man, who was the men shoot Logan, and upon the identification of Logan's widow, who declared that "I am sure it was they whom I had seen at my house the night my husband was killed."
Boy Retracts Statement
The testimony of Joe Compton was denied by false in the boy, Thursday, in the Young Compton declared that the shooting was done by a white planter with whom he was staying, and the white man and Logan's widow
AH Criminal Cases Dropped At Detroit
New York City—The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 69 Fifth Avenue, announced that the cases against all the defendants in the Sweet trial were dismissed July 21. It will be remembered that all eleven defendants in this case were tried together at the first trial, beginning October 30, 1925, and continuing for three weeks. This trial resulted in a mistrial and on the next trial, beginning April 19, 1926, and lasting until May 13, the state elected to try Henry Sweet, against whom it felt it had the strongest evidence. This second trial resulted in the acquittal of Henry Sweet. But there still remained impending the indictments against the other ten defendants. The fact that the cases against these ten defendants, the fact that the case against the cliff which was made by the N. A. A. C. P. in behalf of Dr. Ossian H. Sweet and the co-defendants which began in October, 1925.
Hundreds Attended Encampment At St. John's Bapt. Orphanage, Austin
ARREST WHITE WOMAN'S HUSBAND FOR ALLEGED ATTACK BY NEGROES; BLACKS RELEASED FROM ALA. JAIL
Special to The Informer.
New York City—The Nation
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cases against all the defendants
July 21. It will be remembered
case were tried together at the
1925, and continuing for three
This trial resulted in a mistrial
April 19, 2005, and lasting until
Henry Sweet, against whom it
This second trial resulted in the
there still remained impending of
ten defendants. The fact that
and the defendants was made by the N. A. A. C. P,
and the co-defendants which be
ATLANTA PAYS LAST TRIBUTE TO HERNDON
Atkinson, Ga. — D is it a guilded citizens from every section of the country gathered here Sunday and bowed in reverential sorrow at the Ammunition Hall, where he made a life and a living. He held at the Friest Congressional Church of which the deceased was a memorial of colored and white citizens who had admired Mr. Herdon in life, and to him in death. He could not reach Atlanta in time for the funeral or who for some reasons could not attend the last rites for their friend Floral and telegraphic testimonials of esteem and sympathy, and surrounds a vertable flower garden. He stayed at Atlanta on Thursday night at his home, which overlooks Atlanta University, where he and to compare his youth with students as they went to and from classes and to compare his youth with students as they went to and from classes. He died after an illness of several months and terminated a life just the proverbial "three score and ten."
Hundreds Attended
St. John's Bap
Special to The Informer
Austin, Texas—The sixteenth annual session of the John Baptist Association and its twenty-seventh annual session of the campus of St. John Orphanage, five miles north of Austin, at high noon, on August 19th. The organization is one of the forty-four similar meetings over the entire state constitution. It was founded by the Missionary Baptist General Convention of Texas, operating a number of churches, August 19th. The missionary Baptist College, Seguin; Central Texas College, Waco; St. John Ind. Inst. and Orphanage, Ala.; a memorial building of tilable stone was founded by this association and is still being supported by the orphanage. The organization has spendled buildings and has matriculated more ARREST WHITE WO FOR ALLEGED ATTH BLACKS RELEASE (For the Associated Negro) Becomeser, Ala—Officers investigating the attack upon Mrs. H. P. Powell with an axe, are almost certain that the attack was made by Powell.
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weeks.
and on the next trial, beginning
May 13, the state elected to try
it had the greatest evidence.
acquittal of Henry Sweet. But
the indictments against the other
the cases against these test de-
completely closes the fight which
in behalf of Dr. Ossian H. Sweet
again in October, 1925.
RETIRES FROM MAIL SERVICE AFTER 48 YEARS
(By The Associated Negro Prep)
New Orleans, La.-Robert E. Lee
Hunter, veteran of the Civil War,
service presented to him a few days
after his service in the New Orleans district
service in the New Orleans district
leader of his race and has rigidity
been held up to his fellows as a example
and Robbins "He entered as a railway mail clerk in Oct-
grades by mentoring the confidence of
postal activities, railroad executives
PRESENTE RAIL GLASS:
When the attack was reported to the officers, Powell is reported to have called the officers and told them that the attack was on the building and that the dumon and just before they began the attack.
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expression of the arts among Negroes since colonial times. Miss Faures addressed the team on Tuesday on some phases of Negro literature reading from the poems of James Weldon Johnson, Countess Cullen, Langston Hughes, and Countee Cullen.
BEAUMONTERS TO SHEFFIELD RITES
LIBERIANS NEED VOCATIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL HEAD AVERS IN TUSKEGEE ADDRESS
Rev. E. O. Woolfosh, and J. L. Kirkwood, both of Beaumont, passed through Houston since last issue he attended. Dr. J. C. Sheffield, former Old City physician, who passed last week he attended Victoria and a graduate of Bishop College, Marshall, and McHarry Medical University, failing health for some time, and had gone to the mountainous regions of West Texas in an effort to regain his health.
Mr. Monroe N. Work, director of the department of records and university archives at the Book, addressed the Thursday meeting of the board of directors on material for the bibliography or the Negro in Africa and America which he presided over during Europe where he spent three months making researches in the libraries and museums.
A native African tribesman, Dr. Paine was educated at Wadley University and Meharyn College and returned to his country where for many years he served in the police force. More recently he has held various positions in the government service. L. Silley, advisor to American mississippi governor Robert Paine was invited by a group of agencies interested in Liberal education to make a tour of American education.
Tukwakee Institute, Ala., July 20. The great need of Liberia is vocational and agricultural training such as Tukwakee Institute offers according to Dr. W. B. Payne, secretary of a labor instruction of that country, who addressed the student-teachers of the summer school here Monday. "We need to teach the land to teach the youth of the land how to work and cultivate the soil, and use it for agriculture."
Dr. Sheffield also practiced in New Orleans for a brief period, and while she was a victim of the war, she identified with social, civic, fraternal and religious death is deployed by all who know her.
If agriculture is to maintain its place in American life it needs training. Mr. Kinsa, director of the Tuckekee Institute department of agriculture, who addressed the assembly Friday, Mr. Kinsa, a professor of cultural education in America from the passage of the Merrill Act in 1861, said that the state's agricultural industry, Mr. Atkins urged the purchase of farm lands so that the Negro may become an independent small farmer.
MORE GIFTS TO EDITOR
Dr. Paine spoke on the history, growth and products of people, products and customs of Liberia in the coming of Firestone interests Liberia looks forward to new era of prosperity.
Novelist Lectures
the editor of The Informer gratefully acknowledges the gift of a batch of books from the University known Houston contractor and builder, and a large East Texas waterworks from haywood Smith, railway post clerk-in-charge between Houston
To Miss Jessica Faust, author of "There is Confusion" and instructor of the African art course at the end widespread interest in Negro art and African art, but rather the result of the success of her course.
While at Tuakegee, Dr. Paine was entertained with a luncheon by the executive officers of the Institute.
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Houston, South and East Texas Delegates and Members ODD FELLOWS-RUTHITES GRAND LODGE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Sunday, July 31, 1927 Via MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES (I-G-N Ry. Co.)
Lv Diholl 2:05 PM
Lv New Willard 3:84 PM
Lv Cleveland 4:14 PM
Ar Houston 5:40 PM
Lv Houston, L-G N 11:59 PM
Lv Navasota 2:55 AM
Lv Bryan 2:55 AM
Ar Valley Jet 3:25 AM
Lv San Angelo, G. C. & S. F. 3:14 PM
Lv Codman 6:50 PM
Lv Brownwood 8:30 PM
Lv Temple 3:55 AM
Lv Cameron 2:45 AM
Ar Milano 3:15 AM
DELIVERY TO SPECIAL
Lv Amarillo, F. W. & D. C. 11:00 PM
Lv Vernon 5:00 AM
Ar Fort Worth 3:45 PM
Lv Mineral Wells, T-P 10:45 PM
Lv Abilene 12:25 PM
Ar Fort Worth 5:05 PM
Lv Donton, T-P 5:05 PM
Ar Fort Worth 6:30 PM
Lv Fort Worth, I-G N 10:55 PM
Lv Maxpearl 11:22 AM
Lv Italy 12:13 AM
Ar Noe 12:13 AM
Lv Athens, Cotton Belt 2:54 AM
Lv Malakoff 3:14 PM
Lv Kerens 3:14 PM
Ar Wep 6:45 PM
ALBANY, McGREGOR JOIN PARTY AT WACO
Lv Waco, I-G N 3:22 PM
Lv Mart 2:15 AM
Lv Marlin 2:52 AM
Ar Valley Jet 3:54 PM
Lv Texarkana, T-P 3:35 PM
Lv Atlanta 4:30 PM
Michaul 3:40 PM
Lv Longview, I-G N 7:40 PM
Lv Kilgore 8:05 PM
Lv Overton 8:20 PM
Ar Troup 9:00 PM
MINEOLA, TYLER JOIN PARTY AT TROUF
Lv Trouf 9:30 PM
Lv Jacksonville 9:40 PM
Lv Palestine 11:20 PM
Lv Oakland 11:35 PM
Lv Franklin 1:35 PM
Lv Hearne 2:25 AM
Lv Valley Jet, I-G N 2:40 PM
Lv Valley Jet, I-G N 4:35 PM
Lv Milano 4:35 PM
Lv Booddale 5:55 PM
Lv Taylor 6:50 PM
Lv Austin 6:50 PM
Lv San Marcos 7:45 PM
Lv New Braunfels 8:10 PM
Ar San Antonio 8:55 AM
For the comfort and convenience of the delegates, members and friends who plan to attend the grand lodge of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows and Household of Ruth, which will convene at San Antonio, Texas, August 1-6, 1927, the grand lodge officials have arranged with the Missouri Pacific Lines for a special passenger train to be operated over the International-Great-Northern Railway (I-G-N), leaving Houston (UNION STATION, Texas and Crawford), Sunday night, July 31, 1927, at 11:59 o'clock and arriving in San Antonio Monday, August 1, 8:55 a.m.
For the accommodation of those riding this Odd Fellows-Ruthites' special, the following equipment will constitute the trains: One steel baggage car, six first-class steel chair cars and one first-class 12-section Pullman. Those desiring Pullman reservations will get in touch with JAMES T. EWING, 408 Odd Fellows Temple, Houston, Texas: telephone Preston 7790.
Special Chair Cars For Galveston-Beaumont
Two of these chair cars will be placed in Galveston Sunday, to be attached to train No. 18, reaching Houston Sunday evening, July 31; and another will be attached to Gulf Coast Lines train No. 3 at Beaumont, also reaching Houston Sunday evening. These three chair cars will be attached to the Odd Fellows special at the Union Station, Houston.
A counter will be erected in the haggeg car with one skier for serving sandwiches, coffee, cold drinks, etc. Identification plan rates, on basis of one and one-half fares for the round trip, have been authorized; such round trip tickets to be sold on presentation of proper certificate.
Special Train Schedule For Sunday, July 31, 1927
Delegates, members and friends who plan to take advantage of the wonderful accommodations afforded them on the Old Fellow's Special Train, are asked to not miss the train, and to board the special train as it relates to the point where they will board this train, and to purchase their tickets on Saturday. July 30, wherever possible, and thus avoid the rush and stress.
ODD FELLOWS SPECIAL TRAIN FROM HOUSTON
SOUTH TEXAS VIA MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
Delegates and members of the Order who will attend the forthcoming Grand Lodge to be held in the city of San Antonio, Texas, August 1-6, will read carefully the schedule covering the movement of this SPECIAL TRAIN. This train will be made up in the city of Houses of the Order, where members from adjoining cities and towns will arrange to reach Houston via the railroad indicated on the schedule. The Missouri Pacific Lines have made elaborate plans for the convenience and comfort of all that travel on the SPECIAL. Never in the history of the Order have been favored with such splendid arrangements, and it is hoped that the service offered by taking advantage of same.
Lv Beckville, G. C & S. F.
Lv Carthage, 7:12 AM
Lv Center, 7:26 AM
Lv Bronson (Hemphill) 9:97 AM
Lv Jasper 10:40 AM
Lv Kirby, 14:00 AM
Lv Silibee 1:15 AM
Ar Beumont 3:15 PM
Ar Arthur K, C. S.
Ar Beumont 12:01 PM
Ar Beumont 12:01 PM
Lv Beumont, Gulf Coast_Lines 4:00 PM
Lv Penn Lake 4:56 PM
Ar Houston 6:35 PM
Lv Weigrate, G. & N.
Lv Newton, Gulf Coast_Lines 3:00 PM
Lv CUM 3:41 PM
Lv Bessmay 4:11 PM
Ar Mauriceville 5:05 PM
Ar Mauriceville 5:35 PM
Ar Houston 8:35 PM
Lv Orange, Southern Pacific 6:48 PM
Lv Liberty 6:48 PM
Lv Houston 8:50 PM
Lv New Waverly, I-G-N 12:06 PM
Ar Conroe 1:50 PM
Ar Conroe 1:50 PM
Lv Galveston, I-G-N 7:10 PM
Ar Galveston 8:46 PM
Lv Hauling, Southern Pacific 10:44 PM
Let's travel to the Alamo City in style. You have to pay to ride on railroads and since this is true, we have asked for and received a tender of the very best equipment over the Missouri Pacific system. Show the fraternists in the Missouri Pacific system what they want when it comes to public travel and when the railroads that you are entitled to service, they are ready to provide service that is up-to-date and in keeping with modern-day travel. Note the hour of departure. Buy your tickets at the city ticket office, Saturday, July 30th and avoid the rush. On to San Antonio, Sunday night, July 31, with a vengeance! Make it 400 strong on the Odd Fellows Special. Attend!
JAS, T. EWING,
G. W. JACKSON,
District Grand Secretary
If you care how you look
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has been the choice of those who take pride in their personal appearance—of those who want to keep their hair soft and silky, easy to arrange in a becoming manner. It is easy to use and remarkably quick to show results! Our Free Book "How to Have Beautiful Hair" shows many ways of dressing your hair. It is profusely illustrated and may be obtained from your druggist—or from us direct. Nelson's Hair Dressing is sold by druggists everywhere. It is most effective when used with Nelson's Scalp and Hair Cleaner—a refreshing Shampoo.
The fact that a man, race or nation may consider himself or itself superior to another man, race or nation, or to a higher power, exists; or if it does exist, it only exists along certain lines and not, per se, among all. He made an impassioned plea to the Negro race to believe in itself and to stop aping after the superficials of his race. He could not use the distinct mission for the black man to fill in the great cosmic plan and scope, but that He could not use the distinct mission in Hawaii or after strange and peculiar gods. The address was one of the mostuminating and inspiring accounts in Hawaii and the crowd was very appreciative, making up in warmth and applauses for Prof. Miller filled the pulpit at Wesley Memorial A. M. Memorial, A. M. Sunday morning, preaching a lary sermon on the subject of Love, pastor he filled the pulpit at Trinity M. E. Church, Rev. Reuben Lovel, pastor and writer, whose articles appear
RICHARDSON TAKES TOPEKA POSITION
(By The Associated Negro Press)
Topeka, Kn.-According to an announcement made here Friday,清明节, the Western College, Kannas City, Mo., has accepted the position of principal here and will assume his duties immediately. Prof. Richardson is on the faculty here and is on the faculty of Tuckahoe Institute for a number of years, and having served as president of Lincoln College, City Mo., and at Western College.
weekly in The Informer, is curate home from an extended trip to the West, where he has been on a lecture and observation tour. He was 64 years old Friday,清明节, years seems to weight light on the man recognized and rated as the most outstanding Negro educator and pub-
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The package of Nelson's Hair Dressing is neat and attractive. It is packed in a metal box and then in a cardboard container. It is the same old package that everybody knows as the finest pomade that money can buy
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Hon. R. B. Adams of Jasper, grand master of the Free and Accepted Indian York Mansions of Texas jurisdiction; J. C. Carter, deputy grand master; K. D. Griffin, grand senior warrior, and Walter Scott, grand treasurer. The last week and secured the Odd. Beloved's Temple for the holding of the 26th triennial session of the Most Worshipful National Grand Lodge and National Grand Court of the United States of North America. The temple is located in Houston October 4-7, 1927, and delegates will be in attendance from all sections of the country. Others present at the executive session were M. W. Jordan of Houston grand secretary, and E. R. D. Douglas
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That Baby You've Longed For
Mrs. Burton Advices Women on Motherhood and Companionship
"For several years I was denied the blessing of the husband of Kansas City. I was turgid nervous and disoriented. I was largely Margaret McManus. Now I am the proud mother of a daughter. I was delighted to help my husband and inspire and bring to know the secret of my happiness, and I will write my manship. Mrs. Burton offers her advice to other women to sell. Letters can be addressed to Mrs. Burton. Kansas City, Mo. Correspondence will be strictly confidential.
War Declared on Kinky Hair Johnson's "SILK TOP"
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City Happenings
Mrs. Clara Balati is the house guest of her notice, Mrs. Mamie Carrinh, 913 Lamp.
Mrs. Greenville, Mrs. Carrinh was in the city last week as the guest of the city last week as the guest of FOR RENT—Room for light housekeeping, or lady. Ring Hadley 8500 J. MADAME J. D. EPS. Dressmaker in fitted remodeling and designing. 1309 Johnson St. Mrs. Sherman Martin, 1407 West Alabama, her Marman wife at Bearam at Bearam with her relatives and Mrs. Sherman Benton, 1407 Educational Benefect Association, Inc. pays for sickness, accidents and data. Mrs. Cullen Robinson are now located in their new home, 3839 Pierce, where they will be glad to welcome their many friends for good printing. Phones Preston 1990, 9852 320 McKinney. Reasonable rates,ork called for and delivered promptly.
Miss Sylf McAinley, 1922 Ruthen, missed morning for San Antonio, for a trip to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Patten of that city.
We are cordially invited to hear the College Student Program, given under the auspices of Ancient Baptist Church church, Sunday, August 18th, 2013. Applied invited.
AWARENESS—To win, lily L. Kirk, Bright Heart Dr. Mursher, $15.00 per person, Bright Heart Dr. McKinnon, $440.00 per person, Susan Johnson, Galveston, stopped in Houston Sunday, enclosed to Denion to attend the Independent Knights of Tabor's grand performance.
FOR ERENT — two a partments, furnished or unfurnished, newly furnished. Hire Henshore Street Phone 749279. Miss E. C. Terry, Galveston, connected with the San Antonio, in Houston visiting Miss Mirra Spots, 2313 Leeland.
E-R. M. Morgan has moved his first-class car shop to the Old Fellows Temple 500 Louisiana Street in Houston to meet all his customers and friends.
You are cordially invited to hear the College Students Program give us undergraduates a chance to attend Church chair, Sunday, July 31. All high school graduates are especially invited. WATTS NERVE TONIC for wear backs, aches and pains in the back, knees, and elbows; vitality; for men and women. Price $1 per bottle. Write P. W. Watt, Box 1571, Houston, Texas. Weather-Richardson Publishing Co. inc. left Saturday for Tuscaloosa, Alabama, of his mother, who is critically ill.
BACK FROM- OVERLAND TRIP
ONE IN TEN
Neglecting a little wound, cut or abrasion of the flesh may in minuities cause inconvenience, but it is the one case in ten that can cause poisoning, skin injury, or a chronic feverish sore. The cheapest, safest and best course is to dissect the wound with liquid Boricuae and apply the Boricuae Powder to complete the healing process. Price (liquid) 80c, 60c and 40c. Price (dry) 80c by Dowling Drug Co. 2002 Dowling.
BANGAIN BASEMENT
SPECIAL SALE OF
TWO LOTS NOW!
AT $1.00
48-inch Pink and Stripped Charmeuse,
3 yards
52-inch Curtainia, valance and tie-backs,
28-inch Feather Fillows, ACA tik,
28-inch Bayonet Strips Underwraps,
40-inch Bayonet Dress Volleys, fast color,
40-inch Dress Volleys, fast color,
Women's All Silk Chiffon Irregulares,
3 yards
Women's Bayonet Hose, first quality,
Mens' Lace Stock, 6 color; 8-12, 5 per
size, better quality material
Mens' Palm Leafs, 6 color; 8-12, 5 per
size, better quality material
Covered Pitcher and 6 Glasses, colored,
set
Business League Elected Officers Wednesday Night
ATKINS SPEAKS
AT PRAIRIE VIEW
The faculty and students of Prairie View State College and the pleasure hearing Jude Cook at chapel exerted Thursday morning. The judge made a very plain, but serious吵 on busbuses, laying great stress upon cooperation in financial affairs. The financial affairs of others. In the party: Ma. Maud Atkins and little Anna, wife and mother of the party returned Mabel Wesley and Mrs. Prinice Williams. After a pleasant visit in Prairie View, the party returned to
LIBERIAN MISSIONARY
IS HOUSTON VISITOR
Dr. H. A. Jones, M. D., American missionary who has been in Liberia, is in Houston and giving lectures and showing scenes of African life and history. The doctor married a Houston woman, M. L. C. Haynes, 1419 Saluier. Mrs. L. C. Haynes, 1419 Saluier. Africa, during September, remaining to attend the National Negro Business League which will meet in Houston. Mrs. L. C. Haynes dressed a group of local business men at the Y. M. C. A. Monday night, for the possibility of Liberals for blackness.
FOUR FIRES IN FOUR DAYS
(By The Associated Press Press)
titling the case of a series of fires in the seven story apartment at 320 Nicholas which houses sixty eleven rooms. The fire has their homes in the night. There have been four fire in four days all in the same building.
CLARENCE R. HARDEWAY
PHONE PRESTON 2662
409½ MILAM ST. HOUSTON
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HAIR & SKIN PREPARATIONS
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COLORED CLUB WOMEN STAGED ANNUAL MEET
P
MRS. A. E. S. JOHNSON
Marlin
President
President's Able Message
The president's annual address was full of wholesome thought and was filled with words of encouragement. His sis was placed upon the three things he was most proud of: education, morality and Christianity. As a token of appreciation for the forensic service rendered, the president, Mrs. K. Williams, sent a beautiful bouquet of pressed ferns and pink carnation. It was called to order by Mrs. H. F. Williams of the Texas Federation of Women, conducted parliamentary drill, Mrs. F. R. Petterseng of the Texas Federation of Women, the Texas Federation of Women, was introduced and addressed the women in zenism, emphasizing home training and love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, mind and strength, and thy will. The president was given over to the junior depart-
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HOUSTON, TEX.
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our Registered School
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The evening session opened at 8:30 with the president presiding. All final presentations were by the Musical Club, Mrs. Paris Davis directress, rendered special music for Friday's program was filled with helpful addresses. The speakers of the day were: Dr. Robert B. Clark of the State of Arkansas; Rev. Rivers Barnwell, state lecturer; Miss Anne Mathis, mathematician; Dr. Walter Watson, visiting nurse, Dallas Tuberculosis. An excellent program was rendered, "Negro Authors," conducted by Mrs. O. B. Buchanan. Reregistering committee placed most officers in their respective offices. The art banner was won by the Fritz Club Club of Dallas. The senior art banner was won by the Houston club. The next meeting will be on Friday.
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Carter W. Wesley and J. Alston Kirk, president and secretary-treasurer, respectively of the Safety Loan and Brokerage Co., Inc., 400-411-3888, or visit www.brokerage.com just in receipt of certificates from the commissioner of insurance of Texas showing that have been duly lensed as insurance agents for the Eureka-Security Fire and Marine Insurance Measure. Wesley and Athkins have formed an insurance agency to be positioned under the firm name of Wesley, Athkins & Company, and this agency is now in position to fitnigress of Houston with complete fire, turnover, and casualty insurance protection.
Houston Carriers Expose Promoters of "Postal" Dance
Houston Carriers Expose Promoters of "Postal" Dance
To the General Public:—
We the undersigned, take this method of informing the public that the dance scheduled to be held at the Pilgrims' Temple last Thursday night, the annual Dance Annual "Dance," was not sponsored by the mail carriers of this city. In fact, the mail carriers were not sponsored by the fashion for the wide publicity given the above named affair.
We hereby place our stamp of approval on those who sought to use our profession to hoodwink the public for profiteering.
We wish to commend the city officials for their generous co-operation in to stop the dance.
Signed.
H. M. MIDDLETON,
M. R. DANDEER,
I. A. MANN.
H. M. MONTGOMERY,
E. S. McCULLUN.
Complies.
RACE TEACHERS
RAISE FUND TO
HELP STUDENTS
(Promotion News Service)
Fayetteville, N.C.—What is believed to be the first instance in the South of an effort by a Negro educational institution to raise a student loan fund without first appealing to outside public opinion, night at the North Carolina State Normal School. At an enthusiastic gathering of the 326 teachers attending the summer session of the state normal school $310 was paid to the students. The teachers took the form of a "county rally." Robeson county took first place, reporting $75.9. The necessity for a loan fund was revealed by the presence of a considerable number of worthy students who were enrolled in the training of elementary "schools" but who had exhausted their financial resources in completing their high school education.
REFUGEES URGED TO REMAIN IN LA
(By The Associated Negro Press)
New Orleans, La.—Negro flood nudifies in the camp in upper Louisiana, and the camp rebuild their homes and work their old homes for other states, by Joseph B. Craig and Reverend H. H. Dunn, who will travel to the camp describing the methods of rehabilitation a tour of the camps near Lafayette, Morgan City and New Iberia. Craig and Dunn are to address the problems described by the camp describing the methods of rehabilitation Red Cross. They will carry credentials signed by Charles I. Denehack, direct of South Louisiana, Red Cross
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C. C. STUART,
Eternity Park
Eternity Park Cemetery
THE GARDEN
ETERNITY PARK
Beautiful and restful! It will be a pleasure to visit your loved ones there! Your friends will think better of you for the care with which you thus surround your dead.
When men of wealth—as well as those of smaller means, with refined ideals—select ETERNITY PARK as the resting place of their dead, men who have their choice of all the Colored Cemeteries in Houston— certainly there can be no place to its outstanding superiority.
These men have vision to see the great advantage in buying lots with perpetual care paid for in the purchase price—the know a cheap lot with an extra dollar a month for upkeep is extra valuable.
These men also know pure, natural beauty when they see it. They have seen the clean entrance that leads up to the main entrance, made great pressed red brick; they have admired the well kept lawn lying in the shadow of staley casks, and they have admired the smooth roof that divides ETERNITY PARK into sections. They are in the only cemetery that has a permanent, leading up to the entrance. The approval of these men is their signal to act.
You owe it to your loved ones to establish a perpetually cared
Lots are now available at Resonance
The first 1000 six-graves lots are
will be raised to $100.00. A few pr
BUY NOW!
SEE ETERNITY PARK NOW!
Go out Prairie View Road until it
turns, and follow the Katy Highway
Safety Loan and B
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Offices: Ground Fl
409-411 SMITH STREET-
first 1000 six-graves lot are going at $75.00—After that the Price will increase to $100.00. A few prominent Lots sell at higher prices. BUNY! SEE ETERNITY PARK NOW! Go out Prairie View路 until it turns at Eureka, go straight instead of tucking in. BUNY!
Ground: Ground Floor—L. A. Bldg.
409-411 SMITH STREET—PHONE PRESTON 2081
ETERNITY PARK
League Delegates Will Get Uniform Rate In St. Louis
HEAVY SENTENCE
FOR SAFE BLOWER
(BY The Associated Negro Press) Boston, Mass.-Jerome J. Miller will continue to wear paint striped toghether, but the stripes will be running the wrong way. He was sentenced by Judge Fodick to Etatale prison in New York on April 30, thirty years last Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court for three Boston safewalkers that metd the nitrogeny-artist $15,000 worth of merchant
life Insurance
Company
(SSISSIPPI LIFE)
for new quarters
221-222
Building
and Bagby
Ward
July 28, 1927
District Manager
Park Cemetery
Prices.
being at $75.00—After that the Price
imiment Lots sell at higher prices.
arn at Eureka, go straight instead of
for two and a half miles.
brokerage Co., Inc.
Agents
or—L. L. A. Bldg.
PHONE PRESTON 2031
—_———J_H, CLOUSER, Manager
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SAN JACINTO CLUB
HELD JOLLY PARTY
‘the San Sacinta Toly Boye Sonia
Set ship dance Thorday eight, July
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foto aay te reste fest tRlng
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{ep the Pier ables and white
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dent Zachary aesrtary, and An
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to eee the fat all of th al ee
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WHST “SHARKS” STAGE MEET
One of the Katt Bnd whist club,
coy aid, hy ned
leit at the tome of Be. and: Mrs.
Michal Thibodemes, 2720 Avenue
Tinie gma chub a red whet
theta! ‘rhay entertained Ue Shes
ie seeioy of last Peday nigh
MASONS ASKED TO MEET
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Nour ES'R: Se, Galveston are
guested by the warship ana to
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day night, Angore brine sf mosh
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fine Univertty, Nasbile, one ofthe
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se nine tw contention by Clr
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DeKalb, T—When J, Thomas Hef.
lin United States senator from Ala
bama, arrived to deliver his address
againat Governor Al Smith, be found
that the Methodist Episcopal Chueh
where he was scheduled to speak was
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officers of the church had decided that
tho Alabamaian who is travelling
arond the country speaking agains
the New York governor, should not
teak inthe earch. The’ meeting
which, was held under the auapioes 0
the ‘Civic League and the focal Ku
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ce ih bese te the town Lie sokeok
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from the state prison early Monday morning and carried before the grand jury, who in ten minutes indicted him and two bills were enacted. A few hours later found him before the judge, without counsel. The judge appointed counsel for him, but the attorneys were not familiar with the facts in the case and little defense counsel. The boy pleaded not guilty and gave his age as 16. While this was corroborated by his closest relatives, a few good white folks who have known the family guilt as a white clared the boy was 18, thereby making him "killing age." The court accepted the age as given by the white folks and when found guilty, imposed the sentence of death upon the youth.
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LESSON TEXT I - Samuel 18:14-18:17.
TABLE THREE - There is a friend that attaches to the primary TOPIC-TwoGood Friends. JUNIOR TOPIC-TwoGood Friends. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC-TwoGood Friends. POPULAR AND ADULT TOPIC-The Obligations of Friendship.
The friendship of David and Jonah has become immortalized in the world's thought. It was unique in that it occurred between two men of the same age, and was the crown prince, the heir to the throne. David was held according to the divine choice and arrangement. Jonah knew them and unanimously agreed that the one he knew God and chosen.
1. Friendship Defended Between David and Jonathan (I. Samm 18:1:4). Following the interview of Saul and David after the victory over Goliath, Jonathan's soul was knit with that of David. While there was mutual love, this pleasing trait stands out more prominently in Jonathan than in David. While there was mutual love, the loss of the throne; while it meant immense gain to David, the acquisition of the throne to which he no longer had to covet. Covenant established (v. 3, 4). Following the love covenant between them, Jonathan stripped himself of his court robe and his equipment. David was a virtual abdication of the throne to David. Jonathan Defended David Against Saul's Frenzy (I. Samm 18:1:7). David went into the battle with Goliath out of zeal for God and true religion—not for personal glory, but for the salvation of his God, he made God first, God honored him.
Upon David's return from victory over his Philadelphians, according to Origen, he marched to the mural chorus of women from all the cities of Israel chanting praises to him for his victory over their enemy. They ascribed more praise and honor to David than to any other seemed to be answering chants. The one song, "Sau has slain his thousands," the other answered, "and屠了我的生命," the sing the praises of a shepherd boy surpassing his own was too much for Saul. It aroused murderous envy among the soldiers. David heart and moved him twice to attempt to kill David. This wickedness was in his heart as a bitter feeling, but he was not a victim. It made him a burning passion of eel.
In Saul's third attempt to kill David, Jonathan defended him before his father and evoked from him the outrage that he caused. He thus exposed himself to the anger of his infuriated father for David's sake. Hilton Jonathan Revealed to David Saward numerous Inter (I. Sim. 20:20-40). The beginning of the new moon was celebrated by sacrifice and feasting and David's expectations were expected to be present (v. 5), David's excuse for being absent was the early sacrifice of the entire family. The annual feast was more important than the monthly feast. Matter was more important than the monthly feast. David renewed the covenant between themselves. In this renewal the terms were broadened beyond the life of David. David was now so fierce that for Jonathan to be found in David's company was more dangerous, so he cleverly planned to kill David. David to David Saward's attitude and purpose. We prove our friendship by warning those who are exposed to danger, and we prove David's ability to Jonathan's seed forever. This plledge was faithfully carried out and Concerning real friendship observe:
1. It should be made white both parties are young, when the hearts are capable of being knit together. We should be careful in the formation of friendships. For though we should love everybody we can have but few friendships. Friendship should be formed for the best friend. We can no real friendship except when mind is on both sides. 2. Real friendship can only be with fearing people. Both David and George organized their obligation to the Lord.
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However, few Negroes one finds in a given city, they form a separate social entity, all but as complete as one sees in the South. It is not infrequently, however, that a Negro community is only a hand full of the race. These churches are mainly social centers where the communal life of the isolated group heads up. There is much of a need for a more serious rivalry in the mountain region. I find that the A. M. E. Church is by all odds the dominant denomination throughout the West. The Baptists, who are not sufficiently numerous and only have a very serious rivalry in the mountain region, are only two Baptist churches in the mountain region. The denomination grows up as a tender plant and as a root out of dry ground. Perhaps there is not enough water for its aqueous needs. The ministers are almost without exception young men of intelligence, energy and a wide awake to maintain himself in the exact position he desires. This is aribute to this the wisdom of the presiding bishops or to the fact that unless the minister is alert and wide awake on cannot maintain himself in the exact position he desires, he must be a member of the social salvation of these little groups of Negroes in the mountain fastnesses. The annual and general conference, the visitation of the preacher and the wide awake on the bishop, keep each community in intimate and vital touch with the Negroes. The domestic visits have much of the same effect. These little communities are too small to maintain a Negro physician, a nurse, a doctor, a nurse and a doctor. He rarely ever has to depend exclusively upon racial patronage. He only needs to get a foot-fool and a start among his own race. The whites, eschewing the need to find the Negroes complementary. Here and there, one finds a letter carrier, who
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NEGRO SCALING THE ECONOMIC HEIGHTS
the death of Alonzo F. Herndon of Atlanta, Georgia, president of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company and owner of a chain of barber shops in that city catering exclusively to white trade, removes from the public arena one of the most outstanding business successes of the Negro race, and a man of vast and varied interests.
Though born a slave, Mr. Herndon did not permit this situation to deter nor discourage him, and as soon as the Civil War had ended and his liberation effected, he started a one-man barber shop in Atlanta, saved his money, improved and enlarged his business and at the time of his demise was giving employment to more than 40 members of his race in his barber shops alone.
Having amassed a considerable fortune from his torsorial parors and other investments in Atlanta, Mr. Herndon was instrumental in organizing the Atlanta Life Insurance Company of Atlanta, which ranks today as one of the safest, soundest and most dependable life insurance companies owned and operated by Negroes in America, or the world.
Mr. Herndon's rise in the business and commercial world, though he was born amidst humble and almost beggarly surroundings, is another concrete example of the Negro's wide sphere of activity and limitless field in business in the South.
Despite what may be said about the South and its attitude towards the Negro along many other lines, Dixie affords the black man a most virgin and fertile field in which to work out his economic and commercial salvation "without fear or trembling."
The masses of our people reside in the South and will continue to live here for countless years to come, and the Negro who embarks in business and conducts his business on a safe, sound, sensible and business-like basis will seldom, if ever, have "ne plus ultra" written across his pathway; and, if he does not succeed, the fault is invariably in the individual essay to operate the business rather than in the Negro race.
Some few years back the Negro business man, even if he hed the ability, possessed the merchandise and was able to "deliver the goods," lived at a poor dying rate or died at a poor living rate; but the black race is fastly developing a racial consciousness in many communities, particularly of the South, and consequently Negro business and professional men are enjoying an appreciable amount of trade and patronage from members of the race.
While admitting that this condition is not as good nor favorable as might be desired, an excellent beginning has been made in any number of town and cities of the South where Negroes are engaged in business and the professions, and a better and brighter day appears to be in the offing for black business and professional men and women throughout Dixie.
In the death of Mr. Herndon the race has lost one of its safe and sane leaders, and a man whose material success did not alienate him from his race, nor cause him to endeavor to hold himself aloof from the members of his racial group.
Too many Negroes, as soon as they begin to "get up in the world," begin to look with disdain upon their own people; attempt to "run away" from those who helped them to get where they are, or where they think they are; endeavor to pose as critics and find fault continually with members of their own race and, often, members of their immediate families; become chronic kickers and knockers and can never discern any virtue or good in any project, movement or venture emanating from or launched by members of their same race.
Measured in terms of opportunities, service and results, the late Mr. Herndon was truly a great man, for he caught the true spirit and import of greatness, and demonstrated to the world that poverty—even human bondage—is no deterrent to the man who makes up his mind and determines to attain the highest possible either in business, commerce, professions, art, science or whatnot.
May his highly successful life serve as an inspiration and incentive to members of the race who continually cry that "the Negro is not a slave in the South," and make the greatest effort has bequeathed to posterity be employed and utilized to the best interest of the race with which Mr. Herndon was identified, and to the social family.
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The action of the court at Detroit, Michigan, in droppin all cases pounding against Dr. Ossian H. Sweet, Negro dentist, around whom a race riot was almost staged during 1925, and his nine co-defender, is a signal, yea, "sweet" victory for the Negro race and
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die-class whites, a mob of hoodlums, ruffians and Huns attacked his newly-acquired domicile during 1925, and sought to do both house and occupants physical damage.
When the peace officers, who were milling around in the mob, or directing the mobocratic crowd to the Sweet home (according to testimony brought out in the trial of Dr. Sweet), refused to give this Negro dentist and his family protection from this angry and howling gang, the bombardment of the Sweet home with missiles was met with gun fire from some of the occupants of this attacked house.
The state at first sought to prove that Dr. Sweet and a number of his relatives and friends had entered into a conspiracy to kill the white hoodlum slain in the original attack on the race dentist's home, basing this claim on the ground that these colored Americans had plenty of firearms and ammunition and sufficient food in the larder to last for several weeks.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, realizing that one of the fundamental guarantees and warranties of the American constitution was being assailed and threatened, intervened in the employed Hon. Clarence Darrow, the most noted criminal lawyer in America. Associated with Mr. Darrow were Hons. Arthur Garfield Hays of New York, Walter Nelson, Thomas Chawke, Julian W. Perry, Cecil O. Rowlette and Charles Mahoney, all of Detroit, last three being colored attorneys.
THE NEG (By KELLY)
My last release last week dealt last sippisii states. I am the inter-mountain region. During the past and previous time look upon the con section under. There is a rams Negroes in the mills of the Springs, Springs, Pocotella ane, Tucson, Phoen. From one we may conclusion can be that the Amore strayly in a dutiful city attrentive and pleasant inviident for the national of Denver; the Amore season here. The Amore is being colored attorneys.
All eleven defendants were tried jointly in the first trial, the jury disagreeing. Thereupon, Mr. Darrow demanded separate trials for the defendants, and the state chose for the first trial Henry Sweet, a student at Wilberforce University and younger brother to Dr. Sweet, the state's attorneys believing that the case against him was the strongest.
After deliberating for fully three hours and one-half, the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty" against young Sweet, and last week the state noelle prossed its cases against the other ten defendants in the celebrated Sweet case.
This case attracted both national and international attention, and if the defendants had been members of any other race save the black race, and had been defending their home against the attacks and onslaughts of hoodlums and barbarians, it is doubtful if an arrest would have ever been made, even though some of the attackers fell mortally wounded.
The American genius holds to the dictum that a man's home is his castle, and that a man has the inalienable and inherent right to protect his home and loved ones, at the very hazard of his life and with any means, from external aggression, and it is a very poor man who will not protect and safeguard his earthly castle.
As the champion and defender of outraged and wronged Negroes in all sections of the country, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has scored another distinct and signal victory in the outcome of the criminal cases against the eleven colored defendants in the Sweet case; and, by so doing, this national organization has again demonstrated that it is worthy of the support (moral and financial), endorsement and respect of the national capital and fundamental principles on which this republic is founded.
NEW NEGRO AND NEW DISEASES
Vital statistics of the leading Negro fraternal orders and insurance companies doing business in Texas, made public during 1928 and 1927, indicate that the Negro race is being victimized nowadays by new diseases—that is, by the diseases which formerly had no terrors for black men and women.
Formerly tuberculosis and pneumonia claimed the majority of the insured in the various Negro secret orders and insurance companies, but now diseases of the heart lead the field; showing that the "new Negro" is being afflicted with "new diseases."
Of course, diseases of the heart cover a multitude of complaints and maladies, yet more of our people are dying from this disease than from those which heretofore claimed so many of our people. Close on the heels of diseases of the heart come diseases of the kidneys, with apoplexy occupying a high position in the mortuary column.
Most medical and scientific authorities are agreed that these modern diseases are the result, more or less, of a fast civilization; and the fact that Negroes are falling victims to these modern diseases is undoubtedly an indication that our people are going too merry a gait.
Some attribute this alarming showing in diseases of the heart and kidneys to bootleg liquor and other home-brew concoctions; contending that no such situation obtained during the days of "better booze and bigger barrels," when a saloon was located on every strategic corner, while today a brewery or still is an important adjunct to many households!
The fact remains, however, bootleg liquor or no poisoned hooch, that too many Negroes are dying from complaints and diseases which constitute the penalty of speed, excitement and modern methods of living, and The Informer is of the opinion that our medical authorities and health leaders will be forced to adopt a new educational campaign and teach our people how to "take their feet off the accelerator!" For years our medical and health leaders have been teaching our people how to reduce their mortality against the "white plague," and other dreaded diseases, and the result of this educational campaign has been the reduction of death from such sources to a much lower level than it has been since the Negro became free and sought to work out his destiny "under his own vine and fruit." As soon as victory was about to perch upon our racial standards in this respect, it was discovered that Negroes are worrying too much, mostly about imaginary lilies or at all; that they are making too heavy exactions on their hearts and kidneys by the food they eat, the manner in which they eat it, the various concoctions they imbibe, loss of sleep, et cetera. (diseases if (such they can be termed); in the main, are the result of employment from labor; for an "dile brain is the devil's workshop," and very few people die with heart trouble or kidney diseases due to hard work, attending to their own business, living sensibly and wisely and not falling for the "mess" and "gossip"—calculated to precipitate worry, uneasiness and quick pulsation of the heart, as well as mental strain and fatigue, and is often conquered up in the mind of some other idiot or busybody.
Why, it is alarming to see and hear so many young Negro women talking about being afflicted with "nervous spells" and "bad hearts"; while entirely too many young men are victims of heart and kidney diseases! There is something wrong with our racial mechanism, and the time is ripe for some eminent diagnostician to diagnose our case.
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THE NEGRO IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
(BY KELLY MILLER, Howard University, Washington, D. C.)
My last release was written from Denver. I am now writing from Seattle. I dealt last week with the Negro in the Northern division of the trans-Mississippi states. At this time I am concerned with the colored contingent in the North. Next week, keep my present mind, I shall touch upon the Pacific slope. During the past week, I have traversed the Rocky Mountains. During this and previous iteraries across the continent it has been my good fortune to look upon the condition of the brother in black in practically every city in the section under analysis. The uniformity of conditions in all of these places. The Negroes in the mountains differ from those on the plains mainly in that they are more strictly isolated and defined. In the language of Julius Ceasar, they are hemmed on all sides by the nature of the place. Denver, Colorado Springs, Poccella, Bolsa, Butte, Billings, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Phoenix, New Mexico and Columbus, all tell the same tale. The conclusion is that the Negroes in the mountains conclude can be drawn, if the analysis is sufficiently skilled in deduction. Denver, Colorado, is the largest of the inter-mountain cities, so far as the Negro group is concerned. Located midway between the oceans, this altitudinal city attracts a large number of transient Negroes who find here a great variety of opportunities. The conclusion for the national organizations. The N. A. A. C. P. holds its last session in Denver; the National Baptist Convention is now planning its approaching session here. The Woodmen of the World have located their headquarters in this suburban city. But aside from size and convenience as a meeting point, Denver Negroes labor under the same limitations as the other Rocky
The Negro is excluded, or rather not permitted to enter the standard type of industry. They are kept out with all but religious rigidity. Pueblo, Colorado, at one time seemed to be an exception. The great steel mills are located here which have given large opportunity to both manual and skilled Negro labor. But the lines are drawing tighter to the detriment and disadvantage of the colored workmen. I met with this universal plant, that is, the Negro workmen, who were formerly theirs. In Salt Lake City, working opportunities are reserved for Mormons. Colored waiters are still employed at the great Mormon hotel, but aside from this, the Negro male hardly finds anything to do. The women have a better chance in domestic and household industries. Porters janitors and odds and end jobs constitute the chief wage earning opportunities of the Afro-American in this whole region.
The Negro population in these cities is small and tends towards gradual decline from Denver with eight thousand Negroes, the other cities range from nine hundred down to one hundred and still further to a mere handful.
Some twenty years ago, I contributed an article to the Forum magazine on "The Growth and Distribution of the Negro Population." This was long before the rise of what we now call "segregation." In this article I laid down the general proposition, that wherever the Negro population was thin, tended to grow thinner; and where it was dense, it tended to become denser, and in black wards in the large cities. The movements of the last two decades have greatly justified this forecast. The perturbation caused by the war does not seriously upset or frustrate this firm tendency. The Negroes in the Northern trans-Mississippi states, and especially in the Rocky Mountain region is destined to disappear or to reduce in the negligible. The great bulk will ultimately be found in the South and in the large cities in the Northeast, where they will settle into more or less segregated areas. The great power of the population which we are powerless to frustrate or to seriously modify.
There are no Negroes on the farm in this hard, dry, mountainous country. Several farming colonies have been inaugurated, but so far as I can learn they have all come to grief. The failure has been due, either to a lack of capital to bridge over the temporary exedences of the redeemed parish deserts, or to the lack of a proper church to stand on the mountain heights overlooking Salt Lake City, even as the mountains round about encompassed Jerusalem of old, a food of feeling and speculation flows through his mind and imagination. Brigham Young was an unadulterated Nordic, with all of the tough, stubborn spirit of Teutonic determination. Under the stimulation of a religious ideal he planted a colony of Vermont yoenem in the heart of the wilderness, a thousand miles away from the city of New York, and he lived as ever belful human hopes. But focusing the manhood of his race up on the rigors of his environment; while passing through Archer, he made it a well, and caused the wilderness to bloom and blossom as a rose. Utha is a rich and powerful empire, based upon her agricultural resources rescued from the desert by dint of perseverance, as well as surpassing rihmin in his ability to cultivate crops, and he initiated, the determination, the endurance and sustained endower to such as the white race has exhibited in winning the West? Or must he forever dwell where the white race has pitched its tents, as a hewer of wood and a drawer of water? The race that cannot stand in the sun must abide in the shade; a people who abide in the shade will be sickly and puny. The race needs the hardship to battle with primary conditions as the whites occupy the American continent, and especially in the great Rocky Mountain empire.
Throughout all of these states colored children attend the common schools on equal terms with the rest. Mixed schools do not exist anywhere; for you can have mixed schools only where there is mixed public mind. Where the public mind is white, the schools will be white, albeit a few colored children are white. The schools will be black, white, and colored. In the states, where there is scholastic separation of the races. This is due to the fact that the arid state wishes to imitate the South, in as other respects, and also to the fact that he handful of Negroes desire it. In Colorado, especially in Denver, a recent attempt has been made to separate educational provisions for the two races. But the tax payers stubbornly rebelled. When the Negroes were allowed to attend the schools against forty thousand whites, they could not be invigilated into the folly of operating a dual system at such needless expense. The proposition fell under the weight of its own absurdity. This is not a matter of sentiment on the part of the white voter, but of the same economic sommage. But although the Negroes attend the common school, they derive their education from the schools. The schools must manage and control. Relativity of numbers and the exactions of a manipuished jointly lead to this exclusion. I am creditably informed that there is not a single Negro teacher in the inter-mountain states, except in purely Negro settlement, like Deerfield, Colorado, and in Arizona, where the schools are white. The schools are black. The schools are mixed schools and the lessening of the exactions of the race prejudice. Those who advocate mixed schools as a solution of the race problem will find that the Negroes are not the only minority in mixed schools and the lessening of the exactions of the race prejudice.
A
Brooklin, N. Y.
Deer Gus:
On last Thursday nite, (skuse me) me evennis), wunr me my kids an his wife tuck me an Maddum Cimbe out ter Kony Iium, where I seed 200 kien wires, an 7 er 8 uv my fokes. I seo diff munti kirdunksapruh der de muzemint uv deokes, sich en hobbyoses, seemick rade roes, fier wels an er hunder other things man, yu勘 seed sum u der dm ther-mer-jigs dat fokes wuy payin too an bits an fb tides rite on. it has in mine now, wun in pertickler where dgy got in eur lil tub lack kusernan in an hals an down de valleys an de wde time dis lil tub wuz turnin rom lack e spinnin顶. Dey called dat lume Tumil. Tumil. cindet see dem em things, let er t耳 tawk den hiest ferris wells, I bleve dere is in wurl; dat thing muster bin an dem em things, let er bildin, an dem wood slide bout 20 er thurty foot em wood slide bod be crazy cruz pay dere good munny har der hive barts jump ene dore moff, I cant
His er wunderful site, Gus, ter sure
Everboddy wuz chattin an smokin
awl dwe chattin wuz, "Whut yu playi
in de fue race?" his tat dw dat
awl dwem fine lookin houses, and awl
dum purty outfitds outd dem jockies has
30 thoum yellin, hat wavin, shoutin,
crazy mens an wimmens, es dem
tazes tares rom dat track; tazes
rider em Fator"; "Dat's er boy, Ambrone,
a er dunzir upreh sprehns. Cose
nud no stemmant, no hoss, yu doan
g no stemmant.
Well, twell finerly awl, over an
sum of 30 thoum, er mo, wud happy
grin, but yu cood see 'twern er bit
natchl.
close di nisnul, Gus, I mans
tell yu tumdai I need de fun week
wu up heer, an forgits ever time
i writes u, an dats beor bunt orny sorr-