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ONLY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN HOUSTON WITH ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS SERVICE, ARTICLES BY DR. KELLY MILLER AND DEAN WILLIAM PRN COLORED ELEVATOR OPERATOR HERO VOLUME IX COLOR The Mirror BY C. F. RICHARDSON NEGRO LEADERS HONORED The conductor of this column acknowledges receipt of invitations to two testimonial gatherings, Spring, Arkansas, and Chicago, Illinois. The two men thus awarded were John L. Webb, supreme custodian of the National Negro Business League, and Jesse Binga, president of the headquarters at Hot Springs) and vice-president of the National Negro Business League, and Jesse Binga, president of the Binga State Bank at Chicago, and one of the leading business men of Mr. Webb attained his fiftieth earthy milestones on September 19, and his first press hit in an event: Birthday reception on 19th, fourteenth anniversary celebration as superintendent of Sunday school of Roanoke Baptist Church, in the Rev. Joseph T. Hill, former teacher at Bishop College, Marshall, is pastor, Mr. Binga's friends honored him when he ticketed the banquet upon his arrival to the board of directors of the Liberty Life Insurance Company, attended a felicitous ellipse. This event, attended by the business, commerce and education community, was staged at the Vincennes Hotel on September 27th, in different sections of the country, both of which have done and are still doing a wonderful piece of constructive work. We account and encourage which their myriad friends and well-wishers showed upon them. It presages a new day for the Nerger race to lead and outwardly support a banquet as a testimonial for contributions to the race and live and wait for the brickbats, and the fragrance of the flowers can be enjoyed and appreciated. We are learning to hand bouquets to the men while they live and wait for the jersey and the jersey of the Grim Reaper has put an end to their earthly care. We take this occasion to commend the promoters of these two testimonials to the men who have contributed the honorees for what they fields of human endeavor; for, after all is said and done, "ibabo omnia" and the world is more interested in the doing man than in the talking man! Enter Cuba Trip Contest Today! BETHEL The recently appeared in this column an account of the trip made by the writer to Northern points, and the comment added that the train was made via the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad from Dallas to Houston; that one of the Dallas train had, neither wash basin nor railroad officials was cited to this lack of proper accommodations for the colored trawlers employed by the railroad officials was cited to this lack of not desirability of any further inclusion of this matter, the railroad officer, the train equipment, the coaches, whether a part of the regular train equipment or not, are equipped with all modern appointments and appurtenances for the comfort and comfort of the passengers, regardless of the color of the passengers; for the complaint has often been made that particular railroad operates any number of such cars in Texas, people that, when they note that such car is a part of the train equipment, that particular railroad office of the Katy, or same forwarded to the Houston Informer, giving the number of trains and train offices (if given) to help both the railroad company and traveling public, we have received the following communication from the passenger Katy, via the Katy of the Kansas, and the letter speaks for itself. Dear Sir: My attention has been called to an appearance in the Houston Journal where I journeyed which you made north, and in speaking of your trip over the McKinney state that you were the worst part of the journey, you the fact that I did not have wash basin and mirror. An investigation shows that it is possible circumstances, coach 881 was in our train 3 leaving Dallas August 6th; (Continued on Page 6) THE HOUSTON INFORMER Houston's New Hat Shop Houston's New Hat Shop THE INTERIOR OF THE MUSEUM. Alabama Floggers Vent Spleen On Witnesses Birmingham, Ala.—(ANP)—Before the signature of Governor Grace had dried on the anti-flogging bill, which he signed Friday, a report was received by the state's attorney's office that Matthew Drew and his wife had been attacked by floggers and found dead. The report said Drew and his wife had been subpoenaed by the grand jury to testify in a flogging case. Friday night about 8 o'clock an automobile, with six armed men, drove up to the Drew home. The police found the man, who was inside the house, but found that Drew and his wife were on the outside. National Benefit Chooses Informer For Advertising Washington, D. C.—The National Benefit Life Insurance Company of Washington, D. C., in an advertising campaign of some proportions, has selected The Houston Informer, of Houston Texas, as one of the outstanding race newspapers to carry the story of its success to the reading public. With the consummation on March 16th, last of the purchase of the Standard Life Insurance Company, the National Benefit blossomed out as the largest Negro life insurance company and "the greatest Negro business enterprise in the world." National Benefit which was founded by Samuel W. Rutherford in 1898, has grown steadily and consistently. It now has more than $75,000,000 worth of insurance on its books. Its great achievement in reclaiming the Standard Life was not only a tremendous business undertaking, but it meant the restoration to Negroes, the ownership and control of an institution that was at one time the pride of the race. Its present prosperity, prestige, and success have been achieved because of the conservative business methods of R. H. Rutherford, president-treasurer; S. W. Rutherford, secretary-general manager, and the official staff which surrounds and supports them. America's Greatest Weekly Newspaper HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1927 Sewing Contest Showed Ability Of Colored Girls Prairie View, Texas—Club girls, representing seventeen counties, entered the dressmaking contest at the farmers short course held at Prairie View was started promptly at 2:00 p'clock p. m. Each girl was given the needed material to cut and make a dress. The time allowed for cutting, basting, hitting and completing the dresses was limited to four hours. At the end of the period the dresses were examined and judged. The girls' review, where they were inspected by 1500 people, that this was the first contest of its kind, and an outstanding achievement was made by the home demonstration agents in theracy in sewing, as well as the selection and designing of school frocks. This was the colorized home demonstration agent for Texas. The size, the facilities, and strength of National Benefit enables it to render its policyholders the highest type of insurance service with ample assistance issued by one of its officers. Enter Cuba Trip Content Today! ful place for shopper who frequent this emporium. It is modern, and the shop is beyond doubt one of the most beautiful and best appointed millinery establishments in the city at the time. It was taken on the day of the formal opening of the chapel, and show shop was opened with friends and well-wishers of the popular proprietress, who extends a coral rope to the shop to visit her shop to visit her shop and inspect her complete line of fall and winter hat—direct from the millinery centers of the city. Houston Pastor Does Not 'Choose' To Accept Church The church is divided over the question of offering more money to the pastor-elect. It seems that the church is raising the figures offered. The church members, however, are understood to be more favorable to such action. As the church is preparing to Rev. Harrison in Houston, it will be sometime before it is known as to whether rho will accept. The pulpit is being raised during which time nearly a hundred applicants have preached. **Eater Caha Tricot Content Today** Special Feature! NEXT WEEK RICHARDSON CASTIGATES GREEN In next week's issue of The Inquirer, we will fire one of his celebrated journalistic howlers at S. W. Green, who will fire one of his celebrated colorful howlers of the Colored Knights of Python; name being an answer to Green's article appearing elencher in the Inter. Inter. (See pages 3 and 7.) Editor Richard Brown's article in "tight" and "just won't quit" Selah! ORDER YOUR COPIES TODAY! WOMEN LEADERS LAUD INFORMER FOR EDITORIALS COURIER EDITOR WILL BROADCAST NOTABLE BLACKS Special to The Informer. New York City.—Floyd J. Calvin, special feature editor and New York representative of the Pittsburgh Courier, will broadcast over Radio Station WGBS (Gimbel Brothers) a. fifteen minute talk on "Some Notable Colored Men," Monday, Oct., 3, at 3:40 p. m., Eastern standard time. The feature is a companion talk to that given from the same station on Sept. 12 by Mrs. Ruth R. Dennis, on "Some Notable Colored Women." Mr. Calvin will name 100 prominent men, from all parts of the country, among whom will be ten business leaders, seven business managers, six educators, five social workers, nine editors, six religious workers, five politicians, four journalists, two labor leaders, five musicians-composers, one race leader, two publicists, six professors, four lawyers, four doctors, two scientists, one painter, one artist, one bibliophile, two athletes, four judges, six men of literature, three actors, one singer, and three fraternal leaders. Enter Cuba Trip Contest Today! Negro's Quick Thinking Saved 26 Passengers Los Angeles, Cal.—(ANP)—Twenty-six persons were saved from almost certain death when the elevator in which they were riding in the Hall of Justice fell from the 7th floor to the basement, Friday. Only the cool-headedness and presence of mind of Harry Tidrington, the operator, prevented the probable loss of not only his passenger's lives, but also his own. Front Baillif Paul Burnette, in charge of twelve jurors, left court hearing of a liquor case in Judge Russell's court for luncheon. In the car, the entrance of of the jury increased the passengers to twenty-six, when only sixteen is the stipulation in the permits. INFORMER POPULARITY CONTEST AROUSES SECTIONAL INTEREST; MANY CONTESTANTS ENTER RACE INFORMER POPULARITY CONTEST AROUSES SECTIONAL INTEREST; MANY CONTESTANTS ENTER RACE Anxious to be the recipients of the two free trips to Cuba, which will be awarded by The Houston Informer to the two most popular persons—women or men—several persons have already entered the Popularity—Trip-to-Cuba contest, which begins Saturday, October 16, 1927, and closes Saturday, December 17, 1927. The contest will be the first prize, and the one receiving the next highest number of votes will win second prize. Cash commissions will be given all contestants not winning the capital awards. Turn to page 5 and read full particulars of the contest. Under the liberal provisions of contest entrance, which permit contestants to enter their own names, or be nominated by several names have been submitted to the contest manager, viz: Mrs. E. Champ-Gordon, 1447 Ashle St., Beaumont, Texas. 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The Houston Informer, Contest Manager, Houston, Texas You may enter the name of (Note: Fill in blank, leave it out of the paper and send, bring or mail them to the Houston Informer, Content Manager, 409-111-57 Smith S. Jr., Houston, Texan. Contestants can enroll name or names of Contestants can be submitted by friends.) At the 7th floor, the operator attempted to stop, but the brakes would not work. The crowd started crowds racing down the stairs from the various floors, as they may have been the women passengers. When the car hit the floor in the back, the women and children, and injury incidents, but all other ones, unhurt, and Tidgerton had forced the crowd to stop. 5 PRICE CENTS NUMBER 20 HERO Thinking 6 Passengers Twenty-six persons were saved the elevator in which they were from the 7th floor to the base- warded and presence of mind, prevented the probable loss of at also his own. charge of twelve jurors, left use in Judge Russell's court for ready on the car, the entrance of agents to twenty-six, when only permita. trustful people imprisoned in the car, which was cracked. Tidrington's story of the downward half explains their escape. Realizing the brake slipped, he knew he could not regain control, but just car reached the school bus and he switched the controls to "up". This blew out the motor but broke the interlock when impact was visible. Buffalo is in vestigate as to who is responsible for loading the jury into the car. ARITY CONTEST ONAL INTEREST; CAPTIONS ENTER BAGE MOST WORSHIPFUL NATIONAL GRAND LODGE, FREE AND ACCEPTED ANCIENT YORK MASONS AND NATIONAL GRAND COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA Opening Song—K. S. E. W. Choral Club Invocation—Rev. W. H. Benderson, Lynchburg, Va. Selection—The Friendly Four Quartet Welcome—Addison and the State—Hon. T. H. Stone Response—Hon. M. Walton of Atlanta, Ga. Solo—Dr. C. B. Johnson Welcome, Behalf City of Houston—Atty. J. H. Painter. Response—Prof. T. H. Pinchney, G. M. South Carolina Selection—Local Grand Master Welcome, Behalf of State-Fraternities—Prof. C. H. McGruder. Response—Hon. D. G. Valentine, Alabama. Instrumental Duel—Percuss and Russell McDavid. Welcome, Ladies' Fraternities of the State—Mrs. L. E. Jordan. Response—Mrs. M. Mary E. Valentine, Alabama. Solo—Mrs. R. E. Jordan. Presentation of Gavel to National Grand Master—Mrs. Pearl Jordan, G. M. Texna. Presentation of Gavel to National Grand Matron—Hon. B. R. Adams, G. M. Texna. M. W. JORDAN, Master of Ceremonies. [Name] PROF, W. H. HARPER Grand Master of Georgia - Has more than 30,000 Master Masona and 10,000 Master Masona. PROF, W. H. HARPER Grand Master of Georgia - Has more than 30,000 Master Masona and 10,000 Master Masona. STEERING J. H. Robeson J. E. D Gonzalez J. S. Johnson J. H. Blank M. W. Blank DR. W. C. MITCHELL Deputy Grand Master, Bluefield, W. Va. A. B. HON. B. B. R. ADAMS State Grand Master, Texas S. S. SIMMONS, National Grand Master, Atlanta, Ga. Attent: R. J. SIMMONS, National Grand Secretary, Duluth, Minn CONVENES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 3 to 7, 1927 at the Odd Fellows Temple, corner Louisiana and Prairie S. S. Simmons, M. W. N. G. M. Dr. W. C. Mitchell, D. N. G. M. Dr. W. C. Mitchell, G. S. R. W. E. Simmons, G. S. Mrs. N. A. McQuen, G. N. M. A. Mrs. M. B. Wilson, G. N. C. S. OPERATIVE R. B. Adams, M. W. G. M. J. C. Catterson, D. M. G. M. W. Jordan, M. G. Walter Scott, G. T. Mrs. E. L. Hubbard, G. C. J. N. Marks, G. C. HIGH DEGREE WORK W. H. Henderson Cato McCee J. Holmes A. B. M. W. JORDAN Grand Secretary, Texas K. D. Griffin J. R. Robinson J. N. Marks J. S. Spivey J. B. Blutt J. B. Blutt H. T. Mayea Malter Scott Rev. W. Londs M. J. B. PROF. S. S. SIMMONS National Grand Master, Atlanta, Ga. Mary Louise P. G. M., West Virginia—A constructive builder; having done signal work in enquiring Courts DO NOT FAIL TO SEE THE PLAY: "ARE YOU A MASON?" Mary E. MRS. N. A. McQUEEN National Grand Most Ancient Matron Charleston, S. C. ```markdown ``` approved: MRS. M. D. QUEUEN, N. G. M. A. M. Charleson, S. C. MRS. M. D. WILSON, N. G. S. A. Anguita, Ge. L. N. Bailey D. R. Bailey D. R. Jaewa R. J. Hawle J. E. Rhode E. R. Hightower I. Mickel Rev. K. C. Willis M. G. Green James Hamilton James Robinson Rev. J. E. Beal G. D. Daniels John Holiday Burrell Strong H. Martin E. P. Palmer L. P. Thompson Long Prof. D. McCallough Prof. E. Hightower Townsend Rev. J. W. Hall Rev. J. W. Moore L. E. Brown COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Place—Rev. W. Q. Hunter Finance—Walter Scott Transportation—E. O. Smith Publicity—Prof. R. J. Simmons Entertainment—B. T. Evans Souvenirs—M. R. G. Nelson Restaurant—B. J. Gregston Reception—Mrs. Eva Simon Badges—M. W. Jordan Dougles—M. J. Delegates—R. N. Norton TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 10 A.M. National Grand Lodge and National Grand Court called from refreshments to labor. Appointment of Committees, etc. Afternoon—Business Session. Night—Triennial Play. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 Morning—Business Session. Afternoon—Report of Committees. Night—Annual Play. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 Morning—Business Session. Afternoon—Sightseeing Tour. Night—Business Session. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 Morning—Business Session. Afternoon—Grand Parade. Night—Installation and closing of National Grand Lodge. PROF. W. R. WESTBERRY National Grand Joshua, Chicago, Ill. MRS. E. L. HUBBARD G. C. Texas—A tireless worker. Mary Louise MRS. P. M. JORDAN Grand Most Ancient Matron, Texas GREEN FLAYS HOUSTON EDITOR AMERICA'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Supreme Chancellor Pythian Order Takes Issue With Informer New Orleans Fraternalist, Who Waged Bitter Fight Against Pythian Supreme Lodge Meeting at Dallas, Texas, In 1929, States His Position—Claims His Attitude and Statements Grossly Misrepresented By Informer Editor—Grows Sarcastic Regarding Pythian Order In Texas. New Orleans, La., Sept. 20, 1927. Editor, The Houston Informer, Editor, Smith Street, addressed You. Sir: Copy of The Houston Informer under the date of August 27, 1927, was received by me on my vacation after the close of the supreme lodge at Chicago, Illinois, August 16, 2027. I would not depart from my rule of ignoring criticisms of my course in the Pythian Lodge of North America, etc., by newspapers or otherwise, were it not for the fact, Editor, your column contained the following against me as being uttered by me during my address to the supreme lodge in opposition to holding the session when fully half of the audience he was addressing lived in the South, including the speaker himself, Editor, to publicly withdraw the charges In your long editorial containing more than half of the editorial mat of your newspaper, I find the following: "Going a bit further, Mr. Green charged that the white South woman might attend the supreme session at Dallas." You know, Mr. Editor, if you heard me say that, I made no charges against the white South, and you also know, and I know that any woman in any city in the far South she would be in any city in the North. 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If you heard my address, Mr. Editor, and I presume you did, you know I did not use the words quoted in your editorial, and if anyone else told you I used such words, you know me well enough to know I did not use such words, and if you had believed that I used such words, you could have easily ascertained from me as to whether I had used such words or not in referring to the South. I not only did not make such a statement in my address, but did not use any words that could in any way be construed as expressing such a sentiment from me concerning the South. No person but a fool would insult their audience by using such words, when fully half of the audience he was addressing lived in the South, including the speaker himself. You are hereby requested, Mr. Editor, to publicly withdraw the charges against you for the comments from your editorial columns of August 27, 1927. The editor, you would not consider your case so weak, or your cause so desperate, that you had to misrepresent the words used by me in holding its 1929 session in Dallas, Texas, as an excuse for your defeat. What I did say in opposition to the supreme lodge meeting in Dallas, what I did say in opposition to my opinion concerning the supreme lodge, and the supreme court and the uniform rank department meeting in Dallas, apologies to make, and no excuses to offer Foley the opportunity to begin of your editorial, you mentioned the injection of several newspapers into the convention city of the supreme L BENEFIT LIFE THE COMPANY MILLION DOLLARS in As- sistance achieved and is enjoying NCE, PRESTIGE and SUC- unselfish management, fair- ly. throughout its nearly 30 masters its original manage- ent efficient capably-trained proved its responsibility. We solicit your business. with PEACE OF MIND, an NATIONAL BENEFIT brings OFFICE, or see a NATION- on convenient reach. PRESTIGE, BUT FOR SERVICE." R SERVICE correct weights and coal that ashes. THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1927 GOOD WORK WITH THE BEST OF MATERIALS IS OUR MOTTO If you want such service, visit us; for this is truly our slogan The Lightning Shoe Repair Shop PHONE PRESTON 5373 417 MILAM ST. FRED T. LEE, Proprietor A wealth of glorious hair Over 4,000,000 boxes of High Brown Hair Grower sold last year. An evidence of quality that cannot be disputed. at all drugstores PRICE, 50c High-Brown Hair'Grower lodge at Chicago, Illinois. If any sectionalism was injected into the state legislature, it would be sensatives of the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias of Texas, and not by those opposing the supreme lodge meeting in the South, in 1928. It is true. "That the supreme chancellor is a Southern, Southerner, and the grand chancellor is a Northern jurisdiction in a Dixie state." I am proud of the fact that I am a Southern; I was born in the South, and therefore know the South, and expect to continue living in the South, and therefore know the supreme lodge as to the matter of conditions and to give good reason not bring the supreme court and the uniform rank encampment to Dallas, Texas or any other city in the far Your pretended surprise, Mr. Editor, at my attitude in the matter of the Knights of Pythias at Dallas, Texas, in 1929, is not borne out by any facts. I tell you that, just this year, and sitting on the platinum Willis when you introduced the encyclopedia inviting the supreme lodge to hold its biennial session in the state of Texas, you did not resolve was unanimously adopted by your grand lodge. Neither you, the Editor, nor any other or member of the Knights of Pythias of Texas cared for or sought my opinion concerning that invitation to the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias in any of the states of the United States, and Chancellor Willis, and he, therefore, did not deem it necessary to ask my opinion concerning the meeting of the Grand Chancellor Willis, and he, therefore, corresponded was had the following correspondence was had the Grand Chancellor Willis and myself: — O. Dallas, Texas. July 16, 1927. Hon. S. W. Green, Supreme Chancellor, 67 Pythian Temple, New Orleans, La. Dear Sir and Brother: As a result of a resolution unanimously lodge inviting the convention of the supreme lodge to Texas in 1929, I am now making some efforts to have the supreme lodge invite me and I am desirous to know whether or not I should be invited. I have conferred with the Chamber of Commerce here; with the M-K-T Railroad and some of the Ballast and Railroad and I am assured by each and every one that if the supreme lodge accepts the power of this community will be able to make their stay both profitable and comfortable. Let me hear from you. With best wishes, Yours fraternally, (Signed) W. S. WILLIS, Grand Chancellor, New Orleans, La. Friday, 22, P. M. Sir W. S. Willis, Willis Grand Chancellor, Temple Building, Dallas, Texas, Temple Building, Dallas, Dear Sir and Brother: of the 10th instant, and I note that your grand lodge has been directed to invite the Knights of Pythaon of North Ampersand ca, etc., to Texas in 1929, and you are invited to the invitation will meet my approval. Wish to advise. I have been—and will be—advised that the state not be advisable to have our supreme lodge meet in the state of Texas or that we state under presidents pressure of dislike segregation and jim-crow cars as now practiced in the South. I do not favor the convention of the supreme lodge coming to the state of Texas in 1929. I do not belong, Mr. Editor, to that class of "Upton Tom" colored men who will attempt to excuse and conceive of the race of my race in their civil rights in the South, and delight to state in the North that the treatment given colored people in their civil rights is as good a condition as the white people in the North. The white man of the South knows that the colored man of intelligence who makes such state of mind should feed their vanity is both a liar and a hypocrite. I note the statement in your editorial that Dallas lost to Indianapolis by 10 points, and Reading from the record, Mr. Editor, we find Indianapolis received 60 points in the place of meeting of the supreme lodge. I find the following in your editorial emphasized by the use of capital "It was not the adverse vote that causes The Informer to discuss the lawsuit against Texans are thoroughbreds and can take defeat cheerfully), but it is not the adverse vote that Hon. S. W. Green of New Orleans, Louisiana, the supreme chancellor of the Pythian order, who took the oath of office, will most bitter and subtle fights against Dallas and the entire South. I am forced to take issue with that statement, Mr. Editor, for the reason that, in my address to the supreme court, I will say that a "most bitter and subtle fight against Dallas and the entire South." I did oppose the supreme lodged in the lawsuit or any other city in the far South on account of segregation, discrimination and "lim-crw" railroad cars and other violations. I live in New Orleans, Louisiana, which is one of the most liberal cities in the South in the matter of race recourse. I have not and will not invite yet I have not and will not invite the supreme lodge to hold one of its selections, and we will suffer as long as our brethren and sisters who are far more fortunately situated than we, will be required to ride on the train to New Orleans to suffer the humiliations and insults from "jim-crow" street cars. We have in Louisiana a railroad commission that consider enough of its colored citizens, to require each railroad train passing through the state of Louisiana to stop for the sexes, and to furnish compartments on each train where our men may smoke without doing so in the railroad company failing to comply with this requirement in the state of Louisiana to resolve a railroad resolution by our railroad com mission seven years since. No such requirement has been made by the railroad commission of the state of Texas, which was the time I was in Texas in June 1927. I also note your criticism, Mr. Editor, of the Southern delegates from Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma fighting Texas and the South. The delegates from Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma, Mr. Editor, have the courage of their convictions and would not "bend the pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift might follow fawning," but will tell the truth about conditions in the South, and will not try to humiliate their more fortunately situated brethren and sisters by voting to force them to come to the far South on "jim-crow" railroad trains, and to be humiliated and insulted on "jim-crow" street cars in order to pass to and from their meeting places if their sessions were held in some city in the far South. Representatives from Louisiana Mississippi and Oklahoma, having lived under the harassments and probabilities of race troubles during the vacations of the supreme lodge, found themselves very much relieved when they can meet at least once in two years in cities and under circumstances where they can feel free from the harassments and probabilities of racial troubles. While the delegates from Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma volunteered to stay in South, and are willing to remain in the South, and do remain in the South, they are not sufficiently narrow to accept those conditions when they can meet in other cities without having to undergo the humiliations and insults of the South. I also note the following in your editorial: "Not only that, but he literally recited Texas, despite the fact that he was a slave. He was a member of honor at the grand lodge of the Colored Knights of Pythias in a bead loud and profuse in his comments and compliments touching upon the fine manner in which delicately he presented the annual sessions of the order in Texas are greeted and treated by the convents held." It is true, Mr. Editor, that I have been a guest at the grand lodge of Texas ever since beginning with the year 1905, except one year when I could not come to the grand lodge engaging engagements. I have enjoyed the visits to the grand lodge of Texas which the delegates and visitors have been welcomed to the cities of Texas and some other states, and courtesies extended our representatives to the grand lodge meetings. The fact that I have always gone to the meetings of the grand lodge of Texas from meeting of the grand lodge Texas the past 22 years in "jim-crow cars, except during the past few years the grand lodge meetings are special trains to run from certain cities to the meeting places of the grand lodge, and I enjoy the comforts railroad travel in Texas without being up in one of the "jim-crow cars having males and females having to use the same toilets, and many times have had to stand because I could not get to the car provided for colored passengers. For the past 22 years, Mr. Editor, I have visited the sessions of the grand lodge of Texas, and have greatly impaired my health because of having to sit up all night long going to Texas, and coming from Texas, because I could not secure the comforts and conveniences of a sleeping car. I have attended the grand lodge sessions of Texas when they were in poor circumstances financially, and have attended the grand lodge sessions of Texas when they had also grown into affluent circumstances. Whether the grand lodge of Texas is obligated or where its obligations or where its lodge of Texas was in a flourishing financial condition, I have endeavored to discharge my duty in my official capacity, to represent the officers and representatives in the matter of promoting the best interest of the people of Texas. If the grand lodge of Texas is now in a flourishing financial condition, I wish to remind you, Mr. Editor, that the officers have advised and counseled with the officers and representatives of the grand lodge of Texas in the opinion of the bishop and every effort put forth to make the grand lodge of Texas one of the most prosperous grand lodge of our country. At the session of the grand lodge of Texas in Austin in June this year, I praised the representatives of the house of representatives of Texas for granting to us the use of the house of representatives by an almost unanimous vote to hold our memorial services in their hall, despite the fact that they were holding their daily sessions of the house of representatives at the same time in their hall. While I praised the representatives of the house of representatives of the state of Texas for approving the act in extending that courtesy, I do not, and can not approve of another act of the same legislature that passed a law denying to its colored fellow citizens the right to vote in Democratic primaries, because of their race and color. In the matter of how I may feel in the Pythaion, I would ledge of the Pythaion Pythaions at Haston in 1928, I wish to say that I will cross that bridge when I get along. better class of colored people in the South, because we know what they need in the South, and we stay in it. Our uniform rank members, born and coated in the South, and knowing how to stay in their places in the South will seldom, if ever, have a place in the South, the irresponsible element of white people in the South. We entirely different matter, Mr. Edison of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts into the far South, and have them pass through the streets of one of our Southern cities with the other, collars of their uniform, or to have them attempt to ride on one of our uniforms to attempt to resent the insults and of course, irreparable injury to the order of the Knights of Pythias. I also note the following as a part of your editorial: In the State juridification, with W. S. Willa of Dallas, as grand chancellor, has made a wonderful program, 10 years, to rank the richest Pythonian juridification in the world, having assets and resources of 800,000 and all accomplished and consummated in a state of the "far more duplicated or approached by any other juridification, either of West or the "unclellied South" Mr. Editor, it is one thing to deal in glittering generalities, and another thing to deal in facts as figures, more extreme wealth, but a million dollar to men, per person would mean extreme wealth, but a million dollar to men, per person would mean powerful wealth per capita, and not in accordance with the records of the Reading from the records again, Mr. Editor, I find from the report of the grand chancellor, the seal of the grand lodge of the Colored Knights of Pythian of Texas the following May 20, 1927—$747,702,000 I also find from the report of the grand chancellor of the Colored Knights of Pythian of Texas the Membership May 20, 1927, 18,001. 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The public is invited to attend and participate in the eight-day homecoming service to be held at Wesley Memorial A. M. E. Church, Dowling and Webster streets, beginning October 2. The purposes of this meeting, as stated by the pastor, are: First, to strengthen the spiritual life of the church; second, to revive the delinquent members of Wesley; third, to persuade professed Christians, who live in Houston and have not joined any church; to unite with some of the city churches; fourth, to encourage church love and loyalty, fifth, to convert sinners. A gospel chorus of fifty voices has been organized and will bring during the week's campaign, Mrs. Jyrild Middleton, director, Mrs. P. O. Smith (manist); Pastor Smith will deliver five special sermons on "The Church." Don't miss his message on "The Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney Fight" Sunday night. Delinquent Members Sought Special committees have been appointed to assist the pastor in visiting the 200 or more delinquent members. 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CASH COMMISSIONS to all other contestants not capturing the two capital awards. In case of tie for capital prizes, equal prizes will be given the tying contestants. BASIS OF VOTES tent receiving the highest the contest will be awarded tent receiving the next he be awarded the second prize intestants will receive cash based on subscriptions as received in the "Newly Newspaper". (No sub for less than one year) may select or appoint as as desired, but only Regis as will be considered in the contest. (No contest will hold Contestants For further particuars, write or call Contest Manager, THE HOUSTON INFORMER Phones: PRESTON 1243-7560 409-411 SMITH STREET Delinquent Members Sought bears of Wesley for the purpose of bringing them back to the fold. The name of all members of the church, and their known church duties, will be dropped from the church roll, if they do not attend during this campaign, says Pastor Smith, who quotes this from Mal. 3.17: "Return unto me, will I return unto you, saith the Lord." Wim Free Trip To Cuba! MAYES AT ST. LOUIS MEITZ "The Rev. F. D. MAYES, pastor of the Mallaille M. E. Church, attended the conference of city pastor and warden, who held under the auspices of the board of home missions and church service, the members of appreciation for Rev. Mayes' faithful service the members and friends in the church in more than $100 to make the trip. Enter Cuba Trip Contest Today!" S. Cockham, Text. — The funeral of a Rev S. C. Rockley, Sandwich, was a very sad occasion. People from all parts of the country were present. Several ministers were assigned to the war memorial of caveman Rev. W. M. Anderson and J. R. Ruf finshed the funeral sermons. Ester Cuba Tr contest Today! 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Contestant test of their friends and No employ ber of any f Informer, has or has the Contest All Contest clarity—Trip- INFORMER. No person resentative of from the o book. Local Cont to be made m ing the Con- former, 409- contest and mail the order or cash be mailed so than 7 p. m. Failure of and regulation Weekly st the column No official testant before The Contest or reject any THE HOUSE 50 HOUSTON, TEXAS. COSMOPOLITAN CLUB PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIPS At the last regular meeting of the Cosmopolitan Club, held Thursday night, September 22, in the W. Y. C. A. rooms, the following scholarships for 1927-28 were made: Mia Mary Ruffin, 1926 graduate of Jack K. T. Allen, 1926 graduate ofship in the Houston junior college; Mia Marion Hill, graduate of Booken T. Washington high, class of 29,失考 Themel Allen, graduate of Kaytes Themel Allen, graduate of Kaytes and Eora Bosset, of Booker T. Washington, both class of 27, were This marks the third year that the Coopsmountain Club has made these students the principal of the different high schools. The club is composed of twenty women, being college graduates themselves, organized for the purpose of assisting deserving students—girls who have the ability, but are financially handicapped. They are the study of the many perplexing social problems in their weekly meetings. The club has achieved national and international fame, and whose examples are an inspiration to struggling girls, are The scholarships are made possible by annual contributions from the members of the club, which amount is augmented by various activities and BIG CHANCE Cuba, I CARITY CO AGES DECEMBER 17, TO WINN days in the Tropical Re leeping accommodations both w Havana, Cuba, including railroad suring the two capital awards. a the tying contest. Contestants can enter Popul test of their own accord, or the friends and well-wishers. No employee of The Houston ber of any family in any man informate is eligible to en his or her name submitted as a the Contest is open to everyb All Contestants will be bury larity—Trip-To-Cuba receipt b INFORMER. No person will pay money to resentative of Contestant who from the official Popularity book. Local Contestants must sub to be made not later than 7 p. ing the Contest, to Contest Ma former, 409-411 Smith Street. Contestants residing outside and mail the reports, as well as order or cashier's check, all m ma be mailed so as to reach the Co 7 p. m., every Saturday. Failure of any Contestant to and regulations will result in Weekly standing of Contest and mail the reports, as well as order or cashier's check, all m ma be mailed so as to reach the Co 7 p. m., every Saturday. Failure of any Contestant to and regulations will result in Weekly standing of Contest and mail the reports, as well as order or cashier's check, all m ma be mailed so as to reach the Co 7 p. m., every Saturday. The Contest Manager reser or reject any applicant. HOUSTON I 409-411 Contestants can enter Popularity-Trip-To-Cuba Contest of their own accord, or they can be nominated by friends and well-wishers. No employee of the Houston Informer, nor any member of any family in any manner connected with the Informer, will be eligible to enter this contest or have him/her nominated to contest. Otherwise the Contest is open to everybody! All Contestants will be furnished with official Popularity-Trip-To-Cuba receipt books of THE HOUSTON INFORMER. No person will pay money to any Contestant or representative of Contestant who does not issue a receipt from the official Popularity-Trip-To-Cuba receipt book. Local Contestants must submit weekly reports, same to be made not later than 7 p. m. every Saturday during the Contest, to Contest Manager, the Houston Informer, 409-411 Smith Street. Contestants residing outside of Houston will prepare and submit a letter to remit by postal money order or cashier's check, all monies collected; same to be mailed so as to reach the Contest Manager not later than 7 p. m., every Saturday during Contest. Failure of any Contestant to comply with these rules and regulations will result in loss of votes. Weekly standing of Contestants will be published in the column of the Houston Informer. Each receipt book will be issued to any Contestant before October 15, 1927. The Contest Manager reserves the right to accept or reject any applicant. --- entertainments given throughout the year. This season the club will effect to raise the amount of scholarships from the present sum of $100 to $200. 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His standing before God indicated his constant readiness to go on his errands. 3. Before whom I answer to Elijah these years, according to my word. "This suspension of moisture continued for three and half years, answer to Elijah" prayer (Jan. 5:17). 1. A Challenge to Balaam Worship (v. 17). As soon as Elijah had delivered his message concerning the drought, he retired from the king's sight. 2. He shows himself to Abah (v. 17, 18). 1. (A) Elijah's question (v. 17). He also in this question was no doubt to answer. the 2) Elijah the vower (v. 18). He denied the charge and bodily declared the responsibility of the nation was caused by the idolatry of Ahab and his family. (v. 19-24). (1) The bold charge (v. 19, 20). At the urgent request of Elijah the king conquered the people. (v. 21). At the question of decision (v. 21-24). a. The question asked (v. 21). Many of the people had not wholly forsaken God. They attempted to be the only one to silence of the people (v. 21). This may have been because of fear of the God. The question was the opinion that to be religious was the only thing necessary, irrespective of the being worshipped. c. The method of worshipping were to be provided, one to be offered to Baal, the other to God. (v. 21). Offering by the prophet of Baal (v. 25-29). Elijah gave the prophets of the first opportunity to pray for the nation. a. Giving by Elijah (v. 30, 38). a. The people invited Elijah (v. 30, 38). b. The altar repaired (v. 30, 32). b. The altar greeted the gentleness of the test. b. The altar repaired (v. 30, 32). b. The altar greeted the gentleness of the united nation. c. The offering on the altar (v. 33, 35). After the buttock was in place he and four hurries to the altar. c. The sacrifice and the wood so as to fill the trench about the altar. So sure was Elijah that God's power was sufficient to keep up a covenship. d. Elijah's prayer (v. 36, 37) This was a model prayer. (a) It was based upon covenship and relationships. 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Mr. Editor, without thanks, your gratuitous and inausuil advice to divorce my wife or reassign the advice to my daughter of the grand掌柜 of Louisiana, and to remove to the North or South, and by precept and example, and by proper methods—shall try to secure more tolerant conditions for my race who have made it possible for me to remove to the North or East, and by precept and example, than I could live in the South. If I so desired, I shall not accept my race, and I shall desert the unfortunate members of my race, at a time when I may be of more service to them by removing, and I shall remain with them, and shall suffer with them, and shall accept the on behalf of service by helping to amelio- to take the course. Write our Registered School for information. Sundays by Appointment Office 2711 Odin Avenue—Washington Theatre Building HOUSTON, TEXAS Mrs. B. G. Chilid and daughter, Mimi Robbie D. A. Jenne, Pr. O. Prope. DELIVERY TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY HARMON'S DRY GOODS STORE Gan setisit all your wants in the Dry Broom line. A full line of *airlocks and Netiptions ALWAYS on hand. Your pavement escape* I have already referred to more tolerant conditions on railroad trains in Louisiana than you have in Texas, and those conditions were brought about by a combination of the orders and societies among the members of our race in the state of Louisiana by petitioning the railroad commission, in which the铁路铁路铁路铁路铁路 before the railroad commission, and asking that we be granted what the laws of the state of Louisiana provide for us, and that is separate but equal accommodations for the races. It was through our organizations that we secured better accommodations on our railroad trains. It is through our efforts to we hope to secure better conditions for the members of our race in the Southland. You refer, Mr. Editor, to the colored Pythians of America being too "cowardly and spineless to hold one biennial meeting in Texas in 45 years." The colored Pythians of America are neither too "cowardly nor spineless to hold one bintial meeting in Texas in 45 years," but they have too much courage and too much respect for their women folk, and too much of a desire to promote Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia to jeopardize the welfare of the members of their uniform development, and to shield their women folk from humiliations and innuity of the "jim crow" street cars. The colored Pythianis of America have not met in Alabama in 45 years, and have met in Georgia in 45 years, and yet Georgia has the largest membership, and pays the largest amount of taxes to the supreme lodge of Pythianis of America have not met in Tennessee in 45 years. They have met in North Carolina in 45 years. If any of our grand jurisdictions should have reasons to complain of the failure of the supreme lodge of Pythianis of America to biennial meetings in their grand jurisdictions, it should be the grand lodge of Mississippi in which the supreme lodge of Pythianis of America has since it was born in that state in the year 1880. It has, therefore, been 47 Knights of Pythianis of North America, etc, met at its birthplace—the grand lodge of Mississippi, and Etoe, the lodge of Pythianis from the grand lodge of Mississippi would not invite the supreme lodge of the state to attend its meetings, etc., to vote to accept the humilious conditions of "jim-crow" railroad cars and jim-crow" street cars to meet the supreme lodge to hold one of its biennial seasons. It is true, Mr. Editor, that the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythaen was one of the first New Orleans in 1883, and your humble servant was one of the members of that supreme lodge's proceedings of that supreme lodge's session. We did not have at that time any jim-cow car, nor any jim-cow car with a seat. We have at that time any supreme court composed of the ladies of our race. We have at that time any supreme court composed of the uniform rank of the campment of the uniform rank of the Knightis of Parkville. We had at that time only 28 representatives from 13 Jacksonville, Fla., in 1899, and I was one of the representatives who voted against sonville, Florida. Racial relations were far more pleasant, more tolerant and more agreeable in Jacksonville than in 1927. Furthermore, we had a very small representation of members of the supreme court, and no encampment in Florida, Kentucky, and no "jim-crow" street cars in Jacksonville, Florida. We had also held biennial sessions in Kansas City, Missouri, in St. Louis, Missouri, in Kentucky, and in Baltimore, where these cities mentioned ARE in the South, but not in the far South, and where our biennial sessions in either of our biennial sessions ever an invitation has been and may be extended to the supreme lodge to our sessions in either of those cities. In the cities above mentioned, there is no probability of our women being subjected to humiliations, or insults of "jim-crow" street cars, and there is small probability of our uniform rank members causing race riots because of insults from irresponsible members of the other race. I have full faith and confidence in the promises of the mayor of the City of Dallas, in its Chamber of Commerce, in its eminent citizens, and in the representatives of the railroad to carry out as far as they could, the promises made to us in the matter of accommodations, and in the matter of courtesy that they would extend to us. But, Mr. Editor, living in the South all of my life, and knowing the South, (and YOU living in the South, and knowing the South), you know it is beyond the power of the mayor of the City of Dallas, and of its Chamber of Commerce, and of the eminent citizens to prevent irresponsible members of their race to meddle or insult members of our uniform rank department wearing soldiers' clothes, and having the names of the Northern states from which they came. If the mayors of Brownville, Texas and of Houston, Texas, backed by the navy of the United States government, could not prevent clashes between the soldiers of the United States and the sixteen stabbingible members of their race from bringing about race riots, then what chance would there be for the supreme court to decide the fate of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia to rank members of the supreme court rank members and some irresponsible members of the uniform rank coming in contact with the irresponsible members in the report of the proceedings of the supreme lodge found on the front page of the report on August 27, 1927, I note your corre- I think, Mr. Editor, that in allowing such statements to be printed in the columns of your paper with the verification is somewhat of the amortization of the journal you edit, and being printed in the interest of members of the colored race. Mrs. Green is far too well cultured, and has been in attendance too long at the biennial sessions of the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias to insult any ladies or any members of the order of the Court of Calanthe of the jurisdiction of Texas. Mrs. Green has attended every session of the supreme lodge beginning with the year 1893, except in the held at the willowville in 1899, and has taken part in the discussion of questions arising in the supreme court of the order of Calanthe, and this is the first time she has ever been charged with insulting all of the women of the great state of Texas or any other state. A large number of the good friends of Mrs. Green are members of the grand court of the order of Calanthe of Texas, and she would not insult any of the members representing the order of the court of the judgment of Texas. She, however, has the course of her convictions, and does not hesitate to express her opinion on any matter that may arise in the supreme court, order of Calanthe. I am sure, Mr. Editor, that the statements charged against Mrs. Kahn were not the supreme court of the order of Calantha were either made in ignorance by your correspondent or were willful in the wrongdoing by her by some person who desired to create ill feelings between her and the representatives of the good wo The charge that the selection of Dallas, Texas, for holding the biennial 1929 as being responsible for the purpose of nominating Sir Wilkins for the office of supreme chancellor, isPUllman, the president of Wilkinsville province, but it is his right to be a candidate for supreme chancellor of Dallas, Texas or Indianapolis, Indiana. The records of the supreme chancellor are necessary at any time to go to the grand jurisdiction of any state to have its candidate selected to the of- It seems very strange, Mr. Editor, that you should be so terribly wrought that you should not have to erate insulting language contained in your editorial columns under date of August 27, 1927, because the supreme North America, etc., refused to accept the invitation of the grand lodge, College of North America, etc., refused to session in Dallas, Texas in 1929. We have the example of the great Mormon church in the largest membership of the colored race reside in the South, and yet that church has persistently refused to modulations in the Southern cities, because the colored delegates to their general conference have been so reluctant to modulations in the Southern cities that they could receive in cities in the North and East. We have the example of the Young Women's Christian Association, composed largely of people, referred to as Portlanders, in Portland, year, because the citizens of that city refused to accord to their colored proper accommodations on account of We also have this year, the example of the National Amateur Athletic Union, composed almost exclusively of white members, refusing to meet in the city of New Orleans, because of the "probability of racial trouble." If our white friends, because of consideration for the comfort and welfare of their colored members, refuse to meet in Southern cities, because of probability of racial trouble, and because of refusal of proper accommodations to their colored members, how much more firmly should the great order of the Knights of Pythias of North America, etc., composed of some of the best brain and the highest cultured members of our race, refuse to voluntarily accept "jim-crow" railroad accommodations, "jim-crow" street cars, and the probability of racial trouble by meeting in the states of the far South where the best class of white citizens CAN NOT and DO NOT control the irresponsible members of their race when trouble arises between the two races. You may not know it, Mr. Editor, but this is not the first time that the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias of North America, etc., has refused to accept an invitation from the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Texas to hold its biennial session in Dallas, Texas. In 1913 at Baltimore, Maryland, a pressing invitation was extended to the supreme lodge by Dr. A. N. Prince, then grand chancellor of the state of Texas (and Sir W. S. Willis was one of the representatives of the grand lodge of Texas) and the two of the invitation from the grand shillor of Texas to the next biennial session of the Supreme Lodge in Dallas, Texas, was not only declined, but by unanimous vote, the city of Columbus, Ohio, was selected to hold the biennial session of the Supreme Lodge in 1915. I not only opposed the selection of Dallas, Texas, for the 1929 session of the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias of North America, etc., but I shall continue to oppose whether in or out of office—the selection of the same-type of theщат South until conditions in the matter of "jim-crow" railroad trains and "jim-crow" street cars shall have been changed. Your obvious effort, Mr. Editor, to show you the virtuous personal attack upon the supreme chancellor of the order in your editorial of The Houston Informer, because he dared do his duty in advising the supreme lodge in the selection of the reputation your journal has for the reputation your journal has for the race, and is added confirmation of the wisdom of the supreme lodge in not insisting in its session in Dallas, Texas in 1929. Every man that leaves home to go to the lodge does not get there. The lodges are not built, they tell their wives all about the lodges that they never even know. 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Realizing the fact that the ballot is the greatest and most powerful weapon that a citizen can employ in a democratic republic; and fully cognizant of the part the Negro has played here, the Negro has played here in the realization of wealth. The Informer is of the opinion that the Negro of Texas should awake from their political lethargy and apathy, and organize their forces for the reclamation and retention of their full political and partisan rights. THE LEGISLATION AND PARTIAN DISCRIMINATION AND DISFRANCHISSEMENT HAVE ATTAINED THE ENDS DESIRED BY THE PROPONENTS OF SUCH MEASURES AND PRACTICES: AND TODAY FINDS THE BLACK BROTHER IN TEXAS BOTH A POLITICAL OUTPUT AND A PROPRIETARY FACT THAT THE NEGRO IN THIS STATE HAS BEEN (AND STILL SEEMS TO BE) CONTENT WITH NO VOICE IN THE AFFAIRS OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, AND PARTISAN ORGANIZATIONS. For several years the statute books of Texas contains a law which prohibited Negroes from participating in Democratic primaries and vice presidential elections, and a fact that a successful fight against this unconstitutional and unAmerican legislation; and, even though the highest legal tribunal in the republic has declared such a law invalid, null and void; and despite the fact that the last session of the Texas legislature passed a law that would require executive committees of political parties the right to prescribe the qualifications of the electors of said partisan organization), the Texas Negro has manifested nothing more than a passing notice of both the decision of the United States Supreme Court and the decision of the Texas legislature, which is aimed directly at the black race. Any other racial unit, flush with such a notable victory as the one achieved by the race physician of El Paso, would have organized their forces to legally combat and oppose any further attack, and would race its constitutional and inilienable rights and proclamation of the right to vote. The shouting and tumult over the victory had died away, the Texas Negro, apparently, returned to his former state of political indifference and apathy. MERELY AN EMPTY ONE, THE NEGROES OF TEXAS SHOULD ORGANIZE THEIR FORCES, SELECT AND SUPPORT THEIR LEADERS IN THE PRIMARY EFFORT TO EXERCISE AND ENJOY THEIR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AS VOTERS IN THE ELECTIONS OF 1928. TO PUSH AND STRESS THE PAYMENT OF THE POLT tax and SECURING OF EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES ON THE PART OF COLORED CITIZENS OF THE ENTIRE STATE! Beginning October 1, 1927, and ending January 31, 1928, all who expect to participate in the various elections of 1928, must be on the coyote 60 years of age or victims of other disabilities with brief experience of the state statute, secure their exemption certificate. To make a creditable showing in a poll tax campaign, it is imperative that our forces be organized early in the season and an intensive campaign of education and agitation waged until the final vote. WITH THE FULL AND FREE EXERCISE OF ALL THEIR VOTING RIGHTS, A MERE HANDFUL OF VOTERS CAN NOT HOPE TO AGGRESS WITH THE ETHER FROM A POLITICAL OR PARTISAN VIEWPOINT. TO DO EFFECTIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND TO WIELD A POLITICAL INFLUENCE WHICH CAN BE FELT TO THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD. THE GROUP DESIRING TO FUNCTION IN THIS RESPECT TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN IT FULL VOTING, STRENGTH AT EVERY ELECTION FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF SAID GROUP, THE STATE AND SOCIAL FARIC. Speaking metaphorically, the Texas Negro is now in virtual leadership and full participation in his march to the land of Canada and no latter-day Moses yet appeared on the scene to organize and direct the racial forces for this exodus from political peonage and ultimate conquest of the "promised land," with its wonderful political opportunities, civic responsibilities and full and free enjoyment of all the conquests. He is a leader of the people, apparently, that EVER EGOD ONLY HELPS THOSE WHO HELP OR ATTEMPT TO HELP THEMSELVES. IF HE WHO WOULD BE FREED, MUST HIMSELF STRIKE THE FIRST BLOW, THEN THE NEGROS OF TEXAS OUGHT TO UNITE THE FORCES AND STRIKE A SOLAR PLEXUS IN THEIR POLITICAL PRIVILEGES AND PARTISAN RIGHTS. Having produced some outstanding political characters and nationally known political leaders, the Negroes of Texas will be recruit to their holden duty and will prove themselves unworthy of the full and free participation in the political affairs of the country, if they fail to read and properly interpret the signs of the times. To this end The Informer suggests a statewide conference of Negro leaders—either during Negro Day at the Dallas State Fair, October 17, 1927, or during the Colored Teachers' State Association, which convenes at Austin, November 24-26—to discuss. The Houston Informer America's Greatest Weekly Newspaper study and adopt plans for organizing the colored citizens of Texas for the political battles and partisan contests of 1928, and succeeding years! Who knows but what 1928 might be the year of golden jubilee political celebration for the Texas people? However, to bring this about and to take advantage of it when it makes its advent, simply means that the Negroes of Texas must discard their selfishness, political apathy, co-ordinate their forces and get busy with a program and campaign which will effect the race in the Lone Star State commonwealth! "So mote it be!" OUR POSITION SEEMS MISUNDERSTOOD The Informer has been challenged by some residents of Chicago, mostly former Texans and Southerners of color, because of what its editor stated in these columns concerning his observations and impressions of "the brother" in the Windy City and other Northern centers. They were made by the editor during a recent trip to America's most democratic city, and the statement in The Informer to the effect that many of the Negro residents of Chicago are "strivers" and "fronters", seemed to rile some of our Northern readers, who formerly resided below the Mason and Dixon line. Neither this paper nor its editor stated or charged that all the Negroes in Chicago are either "strivere" or trying to "put on a show" in the world "frontiere", but endeavor to put on a front; to appear as what they are not; to make an outside impression with nothing material or substantial to back it up); but we did assert and wish to reiterate the assertion here that many of our people in Chicago are "strivere" and "fronters." Why, even some of the race papers of Chicago refer to certain sections and streets of the Windy City as "strivere row"; and any student, or casual observer, can readily note that many of our people in Chicago means—merely in an attempt to keep up an appearance without an attempt. This is true in all American centers. Houston not excluded! It is a commendable trait to be found in any person which causes that person to want to have the best home environments and surroundings; to live on paved streets and enjoy all modern conveniences and comforts; to have access to parks, playgrounds, sports facilities, and recreation areas; to have public and private institutions of learning; to be entertained, educated and enlightened through agencies and institutions which do not exist in other cities or sections; to have a voice and vote in the election and selection of public officials, and to even occupy public office and share in the emulences incident to victorious elections; to worship God in beautiful temples, whose architecture is beautiful; to make with the Ruler on high and his humble earthly subjects, devotees and worshippers; to aspire and desire to live where his children can breathe in air freedom and liberty rarely enjoyed or exerced in any other city on the western hemisphere—in fact, to be a real American citizen and to feel and act like all other Americans; to wear and worship; to require much money for people to enjoy all these rights, privileges and opportunities, and it is hardly possible that the majority of the Negroes in Chicago—many of whom are living in fine, ultra-fashionable, modern and aristocratic apartments, residences and hotels—have a sufficient financial competence to really live rather than just live. No person earners less than $250 to $300 per month, either as a salary or income from investments, can afford to pay the high rents charged colored cities on Chicago's South Side. Imagine a Negro or any person receiving around $150 to $200 or less, per month as a salary, and then paying from $75 to $125 per month for rent of flat alone; to say nothing of food, clothes, entertainment or bares or fairs for rapid transit transportation, amusements, etc. However, we discovered any number of such cases, and it was such instances as these that prompted The Informer to contend that too many of our people are living beyond their means in the Windy City. We charged before, and we charge now, that Negroes of Chicago, particularly those residing in the fashionable and beautiful South Side areas are being penalized, to an alarming extent, for the wonderful privileges they are enjoying in that city, through excessive rents and enormous prices for flats and homes. Imagine a person, with a limited income, purchasing a home or apartment for $45,000 or $50,000, depending almost, if not wholly, and solely, upon rentals from same to liquidate the mortgage; and then you will have an idea of the kinds of deals so many of our people are consummating in Chicago! Here is where the grave danger lies in such bold and dangerous ventures, even if the rent is paid and homes acquired: Flat renters and many home buyers are compelled to fill up their quarters with roomers of all types and species, as a means of helping to realize funds with which to meet their financial obligations, resulting in the decadence and disintegration of the family life, and undermining the very foundation of the first sacred unit of society—the home. No race, which neglects or lightly regards its home life, has ever been able to make the grade in the fierce and stubborn battle for survival, independence and respectability; and in the mad scramble for sufficient income to meet the many pressing and burdensome financial obligations incident to urban life in a city like Chicago, the home life becomes and remains a minor consideration. Other have American cities and other racial groups. In this country are facing the civil, laws and dangers in a clair or flat-dwelling civilization; and the Negro race, even in the Windy City—the ideal city, in many respects, for colored Americans—can not hope nor expect to escape the immutable and inexorable law which has exacted its penalties from other races that have pursued this rule. Due to the pyramid of rents and greedy rental agencies, the Chicago Negroes are largely to blame for the exorbitant rentals which they are being forced to pay today; for our observation has taught us that our people will cause rental prices to so skarward by offering landlords and rental agencies more than the present occupants, especially where the place is quite desirable and seems to be the best. The Informer does not begrudge a single black man or woman, whether a native of the North or South, who is now residing in Chicago, or any who will ultimately live in the Windy City; but in our former editorial, we merely spoke our sober mind concerning a situation and condition which will finally prove ruthless, if not destructive, to a large number of our people who are mild and tolerant, bringing the large colonies of the City "strivers" and "fronters" of eponyhue. We said that much more and we reiterate it here! This paper is anxious to see all migrants, whether in Chicago, or some other Northern center, do well; but to do well, get a real foothold and become a real factor in the community, common sense suggests and dictates that these people must live within their means, and not be burdened and oppressed with high rents who would tax the ability of well-to-do and more favored people to pay. While our Chicago friends might hold to the opinion that this is their affair, and that if they are satisfied in such role, we ought to be tickled to death. The Informer stands firm on the ground that we are not together—many by the ties of blood and kinship—and that there is a community of interest between the two, though separated by much distance; and that what affects the Negro in the North, for weal or woe, will ultimately affect the Negro in the South, and vice versa. We are not together, and that the fact, of our entire racial contingent will be. Selah! OPINIONS (BY KELLY MILLER, Howard University, Washington, D. C.) To make sure that the above caption is not intended as an opprobrium epithet, I will quote the definition of heresy, according to the Standard dictionary: "Heresy a definition of belief as virginized with the standards or tenets of any religions, philosophical, political or other system, school or party; an opinion or doctrine subservient to settled beliefs and accepted principles." According to this definition, Bishain Gaines' sermon before the bishain council, as reported in the Afro-American, is as rank heresy ever emanated from the mind of a prelate. The settled belief and accepted principles of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, of which the good bishop is one of the chosen pastors, is the infallibility of the Bible as the guide of faith and conduct of its baptism. Because of the blessed nature of the theodox belief in the Bible, millions of its members have lived and died in the faith. The half million now living have based their hope on no other foundation than that which has been laid. When Bishain Gaines questions the inerrancy of the Scripture, and leaves to the individual judgment to select the spurious from the genuine, his indulgence in heresy is too obvious for debate. He was not chosen bishop by his church to challenge the foundation faith of the great body of believers, to the individual judgment to select upon which the church is built. I dare say that and propagate the tenets upon which the church is built, omit any evinence, if such views had been promulgated at the time of his election. I am far from asserting that heresy should be visited with the indignity penalty which has stained the pages of church history. Without heresy there can be no reform; without reform, there can be no progress. The offense must needs come; but woe unto him by whom the offense cometh. The blood is a good one, and the church is the church. Any one who would reform the addition-belief must be ready and willing to face our serfordom. No organization can exist that tolerates boring from within. We do not elect men to high stations in any organization to tolerate their undermining the foundation of that organization. Bishop Gaines is an educated, upright and capable leader of his household of faith. When he was elevated to the episcopacy, those of us who looked upon the A. M. E. Church as the chief vindication of our claim to the state, he was that the new brand of statesmanship was coming to the fore. But this misadventure, as I am constrained to call it, in great field of modernism and higher criticism, if taken seriously by the modern body of his constituents, is calculated to render his leadership effectus and nugatory. He cannot carry with him the older portion of the present church generation, who are rooted and grounded in the faith and doctrine of the elders. There is likewise, little hope that he will make any serious impression on the newer half of the generation of intellectuals, whose indifference requires more than a halfway compromise between science and religion to stir in the into a kind and power. Bishop Gaines's new departure is so foreign to the normal feeling, belief and doctrine of the great bulk of African Methodist adherents that it may pass by without serious notice. I recall faintly that the late Bishop Smith, some years ago, essayed a similar role, but his effusion was so far afield from the normal orbit of the true believers that it passed by as the idle wind, merely as a fleeting breath. The issue between modernism and fundamentalism assumed most serious and threatening aspect a few years ago. But statesmanship on both sides of the line has modulated its agression and moderated threatened partisan passion. I have before me as I write, a copy of the Independent, a courageous and progressive magazine of current thought and opinion, for September 17th, in which there appears a vitally interesting article on "Lost Learners to Protestantism," by Albert C. Diefenbach. In this article he recounts how all the learned men of the church themselves harnessed to concrete responsibilities, have left off theological radicalism and gone into preaching along the lines of social reform, which offends no school of religious belief. According to this crítica, the present time sermon of Dr. Forshid, et id genus, might be acceptable to Jonathan Edwards or to Charles Wesley. Why, it might be asked, should a Negro Methodist seem to them they seem disposed to leave off? Bishop Gishen is, I believe, the only chief minister endowed with endowment, who has rushed into the mealstom of modernism. The great white Methodist Church, North and South, has preserved a salutary silence amid all of this passion provoking discussion. Their ecclesiastics are undoubtedly learned and progressive in thinking as those of the African Methodist persuasion. But they doubles feel that they were elected to the chief minister, and they have taught them along the lines of hold of faith. The raging theological controversy has broken out with great heat in the white Baptist denomination, mainly by reason of their denominational polity, which allows all but unlimited individual freedom. But the germ of speculative theology has not yet inculcated the Negro Baptist. One or two scrions of Northern divinity schools have made sporadic attempts to teach them along the lines of higher criticism, but their orthodox denominations soon put the quiet, either upon the preaching or the preacher. It appears that liberated theological spirit proceeds from the more to the less well educated and cultured denominations. We first found it among the Unitarians, the Brahmin caste of New England. Then came the Universalists, the sclerodermic enlightenment to burst into flames among the elite Episcopalian churches. The Congregationalists abolished all creedal requirements some thirty years or more age. The Presbyterian church, with its own creedal emphasis, has kept its creedal limits The Baptists, Methodists and Lutherans are the great body of common folk among the great white denominations. It is just where we find the Negroes are the most intellectually and socially backward of all of the denominations in American Christianity. And it is just here where we might reasonably expect to find the bedrock of traditional belief. Any other church that has this orthodox foundation is the dean with great wisdom and caution. I take it for granted that what Bishop Gaines says is about what most men of his education and learning, in and outside of the clergy, believe. He says that the church should always believe what he presches, he need not always presch what he believes. Some one asked Diarrell, the great Jewish premier of Great Britain, what was his religion. The canny larcenite replied: "All sensible men of his education and learning should always good advice for the present-day Negro preacher whose head is full of newly taught doctrine. Jesus said to his disciples: "of have many things to do with the church, I am not sure that it is better to have a millstone tied to one's neck and plunge into the depth of the sea than to cause one of the brethren to offend. Whatever Negro preacher may believe, he must be good bulk of his brethren to offend. This modernist preachment in any of the leading pulpits of the African Methodist Episcopal Church must be the great mass of membership to the point of the church. The minded man must be ridiculous of the gospel that would rise up in revolt when they would construe as blasphemy. I know that Bishop Gaines has too good judgment to repeal that he frequently talked with intelligent young ministers, with the modern theological point of view. They have frequently consulted my judgment for whatever it may be worth. I have given this invariable advice. If you want to keep your moderism in the back part of your head, and bring to the front the practical advice of the pragmatic Apopthea Paul, Jesus Christ and Him crucified. If eating the meat of moderism will offend the brethren, eat no such The A. M. E. Church is on trial before the world as example of the Negroes' ability for safe and sane self-direction. The unsophisticated fathers and founders who built upon the simple evangelical foundation, justified the ex-priment in their day and generation. We are anxious for clearer indication than we now have to show that the generation now in power will display like competency. Like the loyal sons of Noah, we are compelled to hide our faces and walk backward out of shame, for such alleged nakedness. A high ecclesiast has become a boon companion and patronage monger in what is widely alleged to be the most corrupt political ring in America. He is all-owed to function unreprimanded or unrebuked by the great religious community to whom we look for righteous guidance in things moral and spiritual. No Negro who loves his race and who reveres the A. M. E. Church, can read the expose of the alleged saturnalia of corruption in Chicago, in the October Forum, and then think that a Negro bishop is a high priest at court, without hanging his head in shame and making his best attempt to blush. Further exposure is announced in the November issue of the same magazine. And now Bishop Gaines, whom we had all hoped would help to redeem the church, by his too great eagerness to exhibit his modern learning, to a church not yet ready to receive it, has added to the weight of our anxiety. A HERETICAL BISHOP Cimbee's Ramblings M Deer Gus: I jis node an kep on tellin my wife and kids dat w'en I did git hoam I'd be so dad gum lazy dat I woodent be wuth my vittuls an close. So heer tia, I bin hoam now fer 2 hole weak as an aint yit got yuse ter dat thing dat yu calls wurk. Wun thing tho, Gus, I sho has blin maid ter feel purty good sence I got back ter ole Houston. Everboddy dat I meets seams ter be mitey glad ter see me. Makes wun feel lack dey has stili got er fu frins lef yit, an I tells yu, dat he'ps er fe'er er hole heap. Neerly everboddy meets me wid er glad han shake an er "hello, Cimbee I'm is sho glad ter see yu, I sho bie keepin up wid yu ever weak by reedin yo letters ter Gus". which aint mad me feel no ways bad a tawl. Den sum wun cuins erlong an ses, "I tride ter reed aw dat stuff yu rite Gus, but fer de life uv me, I coodent reed it." Den I gis ter wundrin how dey gits dat way; not abul ter I, but, Gus, de bigges sprüze uv my hoit, life, wu! pulled off on me on las Wensdy nite by es set uv. my frins. dai I wuz awlways glad ter siöder es trins. ba! haden: thought dat dey auz thinkt uv me le de way dey wuz Twuz dat orkistry dat fer sum reez uns lets me hole de zishun uv prezerdint wid em. Dey had bin waitin fer me ter git back ter de sitty ter gin me er grate big sind off, an ter do it in de way uv er sprüze. Now I's had sevrul temps maid ter sprüze me on minny difunt kashuns, but in sum way er nuther I's bin abut ter smell de rat an mannidge ter play lack I wuz turbul sprüzed, but de trufe uv it wuz dat I wun't er bit tuck offen my feets. But w'en er gang er fellers gits in cahoots wid yo wife,yu kin jis look out ter git mos' innything put over on yu. An dat is jis what happind ter me. W'y dat wife uv mine wuz so mutch rapt up in de projick dat she wint so fur es ter git de foks dat I does sum ext:y wurk for in de evnins,ter pile er hole passel uv wurk on me dat Wensday nite, so dat I wood be sho not ter git ter dat orkistry meetin twell lait ernuff fer dem yung fokes ter hav avl dere plans laid ter merfeckshup. But de fanales' part uv de hole erfare wux dat w'en de man whut had bin sleckted ter make de hig speech uv de evnin, an ter pile on top uv me er hole gynden full er flowers, got ter strowin his flowers I dident hav no ijea dat de po feller wux ludin ter me a tawl, an wux settin dere jis plaudin his premarks fer life an deth. Well, ef dat orkistry doan git er chance ter put no flowers on my box, dey needent ter feel no ways slited, fer dey sho dun dere durndest ter pile em on good an hi las Wensdy nite. Well, "Gus, I gess we is erbout awl erlack evin ef we nose its awl er lot uv flattry, we enjoys it jis de same, an I ain't no senshun. An at de chu'ch whare dcy puts up wid lettin my name stay on dere role, de paster, kinder sorter put wun over on me las Sundy nite. He had dun axed at de mornin surviss dat awl dem whut had bin outer town enjurin uv de summer ter stan up, an bout 25 er 30 fokes stood up. Den he tole de kongergashun fer ter be sho an cum back dat nite fer he wuz gwineter ax awl dem what s'ood up ter tell whut dey had seed whut erway dat dey sidden ed uv portunce. Now ef I had bin wize ter whut wuz gwineter happin dat nite I wood er tuck suddenly sick wid de rumitizum er sump'n jis es bad, but es simpul-minded es I is, I wint on back specktin ter jis git up an tell em er lot er buli bout how mutch I injoyed gwine ter chu'ch ever Sundy, whist I wuz erway, an make em bleeve I had bin sich er Amen cornder bruther, whilst I wux in lil ole Nu York, den set down, but majjin my sprize w'en de paster sed, atter gittin awl uv us travlers up on de moaner's binch, "de prinserpul dress uv de evnin will be made by our mutch travuled frin on bruther, Cimbee." Yu coodent git outen dere cause he'd dun got us awl up in frunt, es I sed on de moaner's binch, but bleeve me, Gus, I got evin wid dat Mister Preecher; I tawked so long bout de sites an seems uv lil ole Nu York dat neerly awl de fokes whut de preecher speckted ter ax fer er kerlekshun, got tired an lef de house. I betcher he'll hav mo since den ter ax me ter make er speech in his chu'ch innymo fo he lifs awl de kerleckshuns dat he's gwineter lif. Well, Gus, de ole hoam town looks as good as yuzual; dere mought be 2 er 3 hundred mo fillin stashuns heer den w'en I lef, an I sees dat Mister Binford is rushin his new hotel down dere at de foot uv Kapertui ter kumpleshun, but on de hole everthing low putty permilyier. I bin lookin roun, Gus, since I bin back ter see how minny uv our wimmens is tuckin up de stile uv leevin off dere stockins, an paintin dere neese an ankuls, but praps l's bin 2 bizzy ter git roun tauch, es I ain't seed nun uv my Houston ladies so fixed up. De mens up whare 1 jis cum frum, thinks dis is er mitcy good stile, es paint doan cost neer so mutch es silk. Enter Cuba Trip Contest Today! When a man is what he ain't and he ain't what he is, what is he? "Are You A Mason?" will give you something to laugh at for many days—at Pilgrim Bldg. Oct. 5.