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ONLY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN HOUSTON WITH ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS SERVICE. ARTICLES BY DR. KELLY MILLER AND DEAN WILLIAM PICKENS MOBS LYNCH 21 DURING 1927 Many Florida Negroes Placed On Jury The Mirror BY C. F. RICHARDSON NAACP Fight Causes Dixie Courts To Call Blacks For Such Duty E-X-T-R-A Memphis Bank Is BAPTISTS HOLD EPOCH MEETING; REPORTS HEARD LYNCHING LOOP HAD POOR YEAR; ‘OLE MISS’ WINS COLORED TEXANS: "PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW AND HELP ENLARGE THE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FUND OF THE LONE STAR STATE." VOLUME IX MOB Many The Mirror By C. F. RICHARDSON Despite the fact that the conductor of this column had previously con- cluded that Santa Claus would not make a visit to this sanctum, and nowstanding the assertion in our Valylet issue that Christmas day would only meet December 25 in the columnist, we missed our guess and our calculations went awry. While Santa Claus was disposing beer and goodwill to others, this writer was also remembered during COLORED TEXANS: THE HOUSTON INFORMER Constitutional Questions Raised By Negro Attorney In The Abe Washington Case, Sirir Everglade State To Such Action—First Incident of Its Kind Since Reconstruction Days, Florida White Daily Newspaper Asserts. New York City.—A fight is being made in the Florida courts by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, challenging the conviction of a Negro because no Negroes had been called for jury service, in violation of the constitutional provisions, has caused the Florida authorities to summon colored men for jury service. S. Decatur McGill, who has been attorney in the case of Abe Washington, whose conviction has been challenged because of the exclusion of Negroes from Florida juries, reports that Negroes are now being accorded this citizenship right. CUBAN TRIPPERS Choral Club Had HAVE FINE TIME; Successful Year, ADMIRE HAVANA Report Discloses The young ladies plan to give. In former readers a full account of them in a assessment issue of this paper. YA PULL YOUR TAN NOW ANOTHER DENTIST SELECTS HOUSTON; IS LOCAL PRODUCT After practicing dentistry in Chicago for 15 years, L. V. N. L. Rochter, maiden of 1825 serial class of barber Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. and a Houston product, has decided to follow his profession and will be completing with the urgent request of family and friends, and is now located with Dr. E. D. Perratot, 311 Differences Building, West Dallas. Mrs. who is classmate of Dr. Perratot, passed the Texas dental board in 1926, and he invites his many friends and others in need of dental service to pay him a visit in his new location. PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW: "PAY YOUR POLL America's Greatest Weekly Newspaper HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928 MEDICAL GROUP STAGES SPECIAL PARLEY IN CITY the constituent program, committee of the Low Star State Medical Dental and Pharmaceutical Assoc- tion, in Houston last Friday, the day before being held in the office of Dr. H. E. Lee, a member of the com- munity, on the Palmerium Building, in Houston, where members were Dres. G. T. Coleman, Marshall, pres- ident of the state organization; Dr. J. N. Nelson, Marshall, head of state dental section; Dr. R. L. Rioche, and Charles Patterson, registered pharmacist all of the state organization; Dr. J. M. Lawson of Temple, Dres. H. N. Nelson, Dr. J. M. Drake, Dr. W. J. Howard, Dr. L. M. Mitchell and Editor, C. F. Richardson, himself a nature of Marshall. TAX NOW AND HELP A. E. New York City, NY (ANP) The board of direction of the National Baptist Convention of which the Dr. L. K. Williams is president, and the education in the world, hold its male winter session here recently at the meeting urged greater interest in education, and advocated larger load of funds for the Negro minister in the Baptist church. Resolutions were passed for the funds for the Negro Baptist schools and colleges, which would serve to increase the funds for the Negro minister. The sessions were characterized by marked harmony, and singleness of purpose, and the return from the war had been made during the war. The major interest of the convention was to consider plans to finance the retiring of $500,000 of bonds of bonds of the Negro minister, the Teen, Town, and raise funds to contine the American Baptist Theo. There were 200 delegates and veterans from 20 different states in attendance which brought home the standing leaders among the Baptist and of the race. Feature of the session was the address of Dr. L. K. Williams, president of the National Baptist Convention, sent by Dr. E. W. D. Ianes, ises. (Continued on Page Five) National Benefit Is Not Imperiled By Bank's Closing National Benefit Is Not Imperiled By Bank's Closing E NATIONAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By R. H. Rutherford, President Annual Report Records Decrease In Mob-Murders For 1927—Mississippi Replaces Florida As Pennant Winner—Texas Tied For Cellar Championship—Only Four Alleged Attacks Upon White Women Listed. New York City — A decrease in the number of lynchings from 34 in the year 1926 to 21 in the year 1927, is reported by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 69 Fifth Avenue. Mississippi leads with 7 victims of lynching mobs, Florida 2, and Arkansas each having a record of 3 lynchings, Florida 2, and the following states each having had one. Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Texas and California. The National Association for the been seized by a mob at Mayo, Floral Advancement of Colored People difida, and thrown into the swamps from Tuskegee in including as River, while being conveyed to a house in the city of Jackson, Mississippi with a range rider prisoners in the Los Angeles jail of a deputy sheriff white man resembling the kidnapper. Of the victims, four were William Hickman; the shooting to burned alive and the bodies of two死 by a possession of Joseph Uphurch others were publicly burned after in Paris Tennessee; and the shooting death. Three of the mob victims were by a possession of Thomas Bradshaw near taken from peace officers and jails Bailey, North Carolina. He was beaten to death, Florida, Missouri, Louisiana, hedes the prisoner biennis to death, Tennessee and Texas. Of the 21 victim, Berry Allen, is reported to have only 4 were accused of attacks Lincoln Debaters Meet English Team In New York City Lincoln Debaters Meet English Team In New York City NUMBER 34 1927 Jury G LOOP FOR YEAR; MISS' WINS In Mob-Murders For 1927— Tampa As Pennant Winner—Texas ship—Only Four Alleged Attacks the number of lynchings from 34 of 1927, is reported by the Nation t of Colored People, 69 Fifth of lynching mobs, Tennessee word of 3 lynchings, Florida 2, and had one: Kentucky, Louisiana, and California. been seized by a mob at Mayo, Florida, and thrown into the Suwannee River, while being converted to a hospital after a fight with a range rider and deputy sheriff. After being lynched, four were burned alive and the bodies of two others were publicly burned after death. Three of the mob victims were taken from peace officers and jails in Mississippi and one each in Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas. Of the 21 victims only 4 were accused of attacks MEDICAL PREXY OUTLINES PLANS OF ASSOCIATION Jacksonville. Fla. — (A N P) — Ex- extensive plans for increasing the membership, and stimulating the programs of the National Medical Association have been adopted for the current year, according to the annual report of the National Medical Association C. V. Freeman of this city. In his first official message to the members of the association and the general public, Dr. Freeman has issued an urgent appeal to all physicians, dentists, surgeons and pharmacists to affiliate with the nearest local branch of the organization, and to form contacts with members of the profession who are eligible for membership. The officers of the association are putting forth every effort to make the Baltimore meeting on the organization of the association. Interesting clinics, both medical and dental, and courses of modern developments in the various branches of the profession are arranged by the officers of the association for the Baltimore meeting. It is expected that a large number of Refutes Cause of Social Affair. In answer to the statement to the effect that the annual convention of the National Medical Association will major operations, were performed in the city of Detroit, under the national Medical Association membership of this association. A large number of scientific papers and discussions were presented by some of the conference participants. The Ballooning will feature this phase of the conference programming, the activities of the association, the (Continued on Page Five) NE STAR STATE." Colored Americans Make Headway Despite Many National Handicaps; Cooperation Race's Slogan For '28 Annual Resume Portrays Negro's Achievements During 1927 - Notable Accomplishments Enumerated - Race Takes Inventory and Maps Out Program For Future Years Politically, Colored Americans Barely Holding Their Own. Read every word of this RREE Book. Get from your draper or write us direct. How to Have Beautiful Hair If you have long hair, from how it looks, to be going this Train your hair to stay where you want it It is easy to tame your hair and make it soft; so that it will stay in place; silky so that it may be arranged in the new styles; lustrous so that it will be always pretty. Use Nelson's Hair Dressing—the original pomade that has been growing in popularity for many, many years. It can be made from a copy of our Free Book "How to Have Beautiful Hair" and a new way of dressing your hair. Illustrated. If he cannot supply you write us direct. 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. HIGH-BROWN HAIR GROWER High-Brown Hair Grower PAGE TWO Colored America Despite My Cooperate Annual Resume Portrait Accomplishments E Program For Futur ly Holding Their Ow (Continued From Last Week) Our Women In the land of progress, colored women of America, in organization and economic attainment, are setting up a new office to the square inch, making faster headway than men. Probably the best organized civic group in America is women, and they are demonstrating in a big way, under the leadership of Mrs. Mary M Bethune. The two foremost business women in the country, Mrs. M. Poo, owned by Mrs. Maline, and the Madan Walker Company, are money managers of America, in promoting education, in developing business, in making better homes and good mothers, as well as providing for the needs of the race, are in a position that merits the most profound respect of what we sometimes call the interior newspapers. Marazan and Books, newspapers, magazines and books continue to grow in size and size, the newspapers are magazines that give women an opportunity. The type of women and men interested in the field be better and the women and men interested in the national and local advertisers are appreciating the advantage of more space in our publications. They have --- phrase of "appropriations gone," "we don't use weekdays," and the like and have taken very seriously, with our business, the importance of portace of space buying. One local firm in Chicago, doing business with our group, spent more than $2500 in weekly advertising, covering a peri-operative business, and holiday. This firm promises to increase its appropriations more than $100,000, is a genuine awakening and progress. Varied Organizations The varied organizations, dealing with, by, and for colored America, contuse to function with vigor, none of their perhaps, with the crash and gash of financial support that the African American community come more nearly paying our dues in secret societies than anything else present church, the National Urban League, the Advancement of Colored People, the interracial ladies and other splendid organizations that have long progressed and development, are hard-handed more than fifty-percent in their activities because of the need of their people. This should and must be overcome. The Jewish people set a most impressive example for colored America and ungrift. They can raise more money in one night for those of them on raft in other parts of the world. for all our organizations combined in one year. They have more money, they have more money, they have the spirit of concession and giving. The release of Marcus Garvey from the federal prison in Atlanta, has made him a martyr, according to the New York Times, the almost universal praise of Garvey as a man of vision and organizing pow- Education We continue in school everywhere, and we will continue to continue. In the past, we have been in the South, and especially in the South, there has been more advancement in the last year than in any previous year. We have been teaching schools, appropriations have been the largest in history, and in science, if they have denied many things, they are saying that colored boys and girls must be educated. For what? This final answer is new openings among whites, and there may be a great apical of some kind, but it is not a new opportunity, many days of opportunity, but it now appears that in the larger places of the country, we must make educational openings for ourselves. The taking of the Victory Life Insurance Company is both educational and commercial opportunity, furnishing a concrete exit from the sympathetic interest in educating our people on the value and possibilities of life, which is offering openings for our intellectual growth. New York will be a better New York, and we will be better Ameri- Finally The year has closed, the record is made. Some dreams have faded into the past, and some have lived a reality. We cannot undo the past, but we can use it as a record for the future. We have much for the future. We have much for the past without hope. We are zealous, but we are not foolish. 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Suite 201, Odd Fellows Temple Cor. Louisiana and Prairie HOUSTON, TEXAS Improved Uniform International SundaySchool Lesson (By REV M. M. PFZWEATER D.D. Diana Moody Bible Institute of Chicago) © 1927, by Waterman Publication Union Lesson for January 8 JESUS AND THE SICK LESSON TEXT - Mark 1:14.14 GOLDEN TEXT - the bath doth all well. It makes him both the死 to hear and the dumb to speak GOLDEN TEXT - Jesus speaks Sick People Well JUNIOR TOPIC-John Welcome and Baptism Jesus INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—Ice Jesus Shows His Sympathy and JOYFUL PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—Ice Power to Make Whole The purpose of March in this section is to show Jesus Christ the Divine Power and clothed with the power to save lost souls. Compiled with his superhuman strength is revealed His unsupervised ability to help in outfall and saving service. 1. Jesus Teaching With Authority (v. 1) 1. The place (v. 2). 1. It was in the synagogue in Capernaum where He with four disciples repaired "Shrimps" upon His enlightenment. His himself of the ruler channel of instruction. Though many abuses had crept into the service he associate the new with the old ones. 2. The time (v. 2). His faithfulness in observing the Shrimps where the people associated with him and to hear the Scriptures expi­pated to hear the law even the law of the old. 3. The Impression (v. 2). The people were intolerant. Two things about He taught impressed them. The substance of his message. The scribes, the professional teachers of the law merely quoted the authorities, and set forth the truth with the enthusiasm of freshness and personal conviction. This distinction was quickly deferred. H. Jesus Conquering Demons (vv. 23, 23). 1. The entry of the deacon posthumously (vv. 23). Perluis he interrupted Jesus while He was teaching. When the power of God is manifested there is bound to be an entry of the will spirits. "Then art the Holy One of God." "Then art the Holy One of God." The one whose chief business it was to waste and destroy human life was to have nothing to do with Christ, and was now forced to confess Him as the Holy One. Christ's attitude toward him (vv. 25). He asked and accepted no testimony from Him, but strenuously and east out the foul spirit. He not only confessed the truth, but delivered others from Immunity. Christ wants confession only from parole lips. 4. The obedience of the demon (vv. 23). The spirit was reluctant to leave the man and mallions to the end, for he had to be taken away. He had to acknowledge his defeat and went out in a bowling range. 5. The Impression made upon the people. The news of Christ's power spread rapidly over Galilee. The people were starved by two things: (2) His unwieldy destiny which He brought. (2) His unwieldy demons. H. Jesus Heals Peter's Mother-In-Law. This scene lies in the home of one of the disciples. 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Worth) Higgins, Washington (Dallas) Johnson, Jackson (Corsicana) Smith, Jackson (Corsicana) Fonteneau, Charlton-Pollard (B Madison, Washington (Houston Jackson, Central (Galveston) On December 26, at Corsicana, Jackson High School football team of Corsicana, defeated the Central High School team of Galveston, 18-0. This victory gave Jackson High the more colored high schools of Texau. Jackson High has a clear title to the state honors, which string up defeats, defenses, and piled up 350 points to their opportu- ness's 6. Coach N. H. Pendleton of Corsicana deserves great credit for developing such a machine as shown in the performance of Corsicana --- averaged about 150 pounds or less. The team lost the title attack, with four ball-carrying backs, and a defense that could not be distracted by their heavier opponents. In a general way there were three Texans in the Central district and South. Corsicana won the state championship by the elimination process, and the championship of the Central district, in successive week-end, Texans (champions of the South Texas district). Texans (champions of the South Texas district). Texans (champions of the South Texas district). Texans (champions of the South Texas district). Four Colored Athletes Holding Premier Broad Jump Laurels If men shall call them mighty— They do so truly and well. For thy star is set in sport's firm As firmly as Liberty's bell. Thou dost put to shame the fleeting hare. With blind speed of blood. And well might the falcon match thy form. In as hop and—step—and broad jump along; In the sleet of sheep. DeHart Hubbard DeHart Hubbard, Sylvio Cator, Eddie O. Gourdin and Sol Butler, a quartette of dark-skinned broad jumping fools, despite the inlegency of our phraseology, who must be accorded the same invincible position of the 1940 Johnson, Langford, McVey and Joe Janette. PAT O'Connor of Ireland held the world's broad jumping record for twenty years with a jump of 24 feet 111 inches. Such famed American broad jumpers as Wendell, Withington, famous foxes and a broad jumper, as Danny Dart, Butler of Dubuque College, in Iowa, came within inches of shattering the great Irishman's performance on nu-metal. He was Danny Dart, a matter inches that saved it for him. Gutterson once came within inches of the figures. Gourdin, Harvard Wonderman It remained for Ned Gourdine, one of the greatest, if not the best all-time player, to mark at Harvard, to break the mark back in 1923 during the running of the Yale-Harvard vs. Oxford-Cambridge witness the playing of every high school team, along with his duties in the Southern Athletic Conference, competent observers har' helped to make an impossible task quite possible. Fullbacks "Tobe" White of Corcissan, 'was the class of the line rippers. He was a great player, and he could always make the extra yardage thru the line and skirt the ends for first down. His pumpling was with an unerring degree of accuracy to the corners or side-lines. He was the most successful of the backing the link. Other good full backs were Chase of Douglas (San Antonio) and Wiliams of Galveston. Jackson was the most successful of the Central High team, but because of his defensive ability and his ability to pull the fullback position on the second team. Halfbacks This is the hardest department of the group because of the horde of good backs. Will ams of Galveston team was one of the backs, as White was a better fullback, but as Williams was the success of the Galveston team this year, he was not be仑ited from the first team. Chandler played quarterback on the Austin team, and team, was a triple threat man. He was a better performer than Williams, and he was given the other back position with Williams. Fonteneau, Curtis, Nash of Dallas, Mebane of Fort Worth and Corsicaism were other good backs. Quarterbacks Hardee of Corcicania was a good strategist and a good performer. We seldom find both qualities combined in a team. In the league, Hardee is a great ball carrier. He could hit a line, skirt an end, throw passes, receive them and kick. He is a great player in Texas high schools. Smith of Corcicania is about the equal of Hardee. Both are brany players and played alternately at the quarter position. Ends Langanet of Galveston was the captain of the team called back to kick when not holding down his下臼 position. Williams of Corcinnan was a sure tackler, and he was the only one who fact that he weighed only 140 pounds. The team of Muset of Fort Worth were other good ends. Smith halfback of Galveston was the team's great his great work as a defensive end. Tackles McKinney of Corsica and Adams of Fort Worth were the best tackles for the opposing players, through their opponent's breaking, through and smashing plays before they could get underway. McGriff, Higgins of New York, and Beaumont were other good tackles. Guards Slaughter of Corsican and Eton devalves the guards. Their aggressiveness makes them as conspicuous as the backs of the guards, and the equal of the next two guards. Centers Moore of Dallas was the best center in the state. He was a good player, but he was not a good defense. Scurry of Corcissan may be considered a better player than Moore, but the Corcissan system offers an advantage over the other centers. The players chosen have played consistently all reason and the THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928 NEGRO JUMPERS BREAK RECORDS; GOURDIN GREAT BY ALVIN J. MOSES (For The Associated Negro Press) bridge dual meet at Harvard Stadium distance, heights of stardom that bea- fternoon which he flew through the air to the world's second- seat, two feet 2-3 feet 2-3 feet had his mahan, Brickley, Hard- wick, Cable, Buell, Bingham, Teach- er, O'Courant. Just look over this imposing list of performances set up by Gourdin during his three years at Harvard. In his three years at Harvard, Ed- die scored 35 points in dual meets with Yale, an average of more than 10 points per game, football, and for a while handled the big catcher's mitt with the baseball him to take to the track. Perhaps the greatest of the natu- ral broad-jumpers is DeHart Hull, Michigan University. Hubbard's ex- plores on the track have rarely been equalled, his work in the jumps, his sprints, and jump, all being close to the existing world's record. Hubbard wow and if he ever gets over that broken MAROON QUINTET DEFEATS MORRIS BROWN, PAINE Atlanta, Ga. — The Morehouse basketball team opened the 1927-28 season Thursday evening with a 49-17 win from Paine College of Augusta, Ga. in the Morehouse gym, well for well such an early season game with the team built around Captain Dobbs, veteran of three seasons, Crawford, gracious, and L. K. Willis Jr., newcomers, performed as forwards. This team at the end of the season, Hawkins center, Sapp, and O'Neill second half was played by a team composed of Banks and DeBoise, forwards, Hawkins center, Sapp, and O'Neill. On Friday evening the Tiger quiper engaged in the first conference game at the end of the second half was leading the Morris Brown team was leading it the end of the first half 18-14. The Morehouse team was changed, Captain Dobbs and Crawford being the players, L. Archer and Williams as guards, Nelson Archer remained at center. 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Butler was a ten to one shot to the hoop on American and five to five in advance in advance by the American contingent in the running of the 1912 game. Drew in Sweden, but Walter the misfortune to pull a tendon on his first shot in the game, coach and others of the American team, Butler essayed the jump again the edge of the take-off block of awkwardness. Sylvic Cator of Haiti has jumped close to 55 feet-6 inches, officially leaping from a leap, he will be a tough nut to break at Amsterdam. Brunetti of Italy is the one white broad jumper against the two colored stars—Hubbard and Cator. The world's pro-athlete, he stands, at 29 feet-7 inches, made in 1854 by J. Howard, an Englishman, but J. Howard, employed 5 young athletes in a block of ashweed five inches from the ground. With such an equipment, Hubbard in all likelihood would have jumped from a block of "Fim McCool" for whom it is claimed leaped over the "Blairney Stone" and simple, dear reader. Solab FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY If fairplay were carried out in the larger sense of the word, Oscar Charlesworth would be disputing home games at No. 2 and No. 4. Gehrig as member of the American League baseball team, and so on. We could name instances, ad infinitum. PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! JOHNSON TO LEAD COMMUNITY SING AT WICHTA, KAN Wichta, *i*. Kann—(A N P)·George L. Johnson, song director of the Association Association of New York City, is being brought to Wichta, Kansas, to be under the auspices of the American Legion Arthur Gossett will include a four-week rehearsal and training; and will embrace 200 phone in training for group singing. The dates are January 23-February 1. KNOW TEXAS Texas usually ranks first, second, or third as a spinach producing state, or third as a Virginia being the other two big producers of the Texas crop moves to consuming centers of the North and East. Texas is one of the leading watermelon producing states. 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Universal products are already on sale, but large scale production will not begin until after the first of August, and the company, for the present, is at 4563 Forrestville Avenue, Chicago. PAY YOUR FOLLOW TAX NOW! Colored SIAA Has Successful Meet; Champ Is Named Knoxville, Tenn.—the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association hosted College recently at a leadership banners offered by the association in the following sports were basketball for 1925-26; Alabama State Normal School in basketball for 1927; and Arkansas Institute in football for 1928. Montgomery, Alabama, was selected as the next annual meeting place. business conducted by the association. Admitted Miles Memorial College of Birmingham, Ala., in the association. Voted to accept the offer of a football trophy made by Frank A. Young, sports editor of the Alabama Tuskegee Institute. the large football trophy, offered by Treman, King and Co., through their vey, and awarded Alabama State Normal School the basketball trophy offered by the Horace Partridge Co. constitution made necessary because of the enlarged programs of the institutions holding membership in the Officers Elected The following officers were elected: S. B. Taylor, Clark University, presi- dent; S. Jacobs, Alabama State Normal, first vice-president; A. Afken, Atlanta University, second vice-president; R. S. Darnaby, Tuskegee Institute, was reelected secretary; T. S. Hancock, Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College, assistant secretary-treasurer. President Speaks President Griffin of Knoxville College welcomed the delegates to Knoxville on Friday, the opening session Friday. He said that physical education is doing more and more each year in the larger education system, and athletics be not over-emphasized at the expense of other educational values. What is ethical in athletics was the point raised by the speaker. He pointed to the importance of athletics to give thought to the question, as well as to the matter of giving students a one-year freshman rule. Atlanta, Ga.—The Atlanta University basketball team opened the season with two victories over Talladega. Last Friday the score was Atlanta 10, Talladega 14. Saturday the results were Atlanta 21, Talladega 14. That Baby You've Longed For IOSEN LAUNCH PLANS TO MEMORIALIZE "OLD MASTER" Baltimore, Md.—(ANP)—A movement is being launched by a committee of admirers of the late Joe Gans, for several years lightweight champion of the world, to establish a 2000 Joe Gans memorial in the form of an endowment fund for tubercular work in the new Provident Hospital and Press dispensary of Baltimore, Md. 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Forde Physician and Surgeon 400-10 Odd Fellows Temple Physician's Office, 18775 Residence, Capitol 4855-M Phones: Office, Preston 2926 Residence, Hadley 6383-J Office Hours: 10 to 12 a.m. to 5, 6 to 9 p.m. DR. W. M. DRAKE PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Diseases of Women, Blood and chronic 302-3 Odd Fellows Temple KNOXIT PROPHYLACTIC Unnatural and mucous dis- charges can be avoided by do- vying the germs of infectious discases. $1 to at all druggists. Green Cleaners and Dyers Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing and Alterations 'We Mend Your Clothes' Ladies' Work a Specialty POSITIVELY NO ODOR OF GASOLINE Phone Preston 2827 1321 Ruthven St. PAGE FOUR City Happenings Mrs. M. Payne, Fort Arthur, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. H. L. Harper, 3097 McIlhenny. Miss Ruth and Martha Sneed, students at Bishop College, spent the holidays at home with parents. Miss Marguerite Lee, dean of Mary Alice Seminery, spent the holidays with Rolf and Mrs. F. L. Lee. Earle Mae Moore and Little Miss Ollie Mae Moore spent the holidays with their sister, Mrs. Denola Lowe, 4801 Mt. Vernon. Acrossward To Des, Dr. LiaK's Keep Straight Hair 1-semester, LiaK per day. Dallas Liberty Medicine, 2-48 McLemar, Dallas Tyson. Mrs. G. G. Matthews, San Antonio is the house guest of Mrs. E. C. Scott, 2701 Campbell, Mrs. Scott enlisted in bhp party use nightly, Jan. 3. We want property to sell. Worth the price asked, we can sell it. Call Preston 2031 and list your property. Mackenzie Laure and Brooksarge Company, 499-11 Smith Street. A few days ago Rev. Butler, pastor, pastor of the Episcopal Church at Mr. K. Church, joined in boy wedlock. Mrs. Rachee Boman, 2325 Pierce, and Louis Dixon, Pulsbear, Texas. 72 OE THEATRE 504 MILAM ST. SYD CHAPLIN As "OLD BILL" Also Comedy and News Reel SUNDAY, MONDAY— RIN-TIN-TIN THE WONDER DOG in "Tracked By The Police" TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY— HAROLD LLOYD in "GIRL-SHY" COMING SOON Mightiest Spectacle the World Has Ever Known. The Greatest Love Story of the Ages. "MOON OF ISRAEL" Teleysbros BARGAIN BASEMENT A REAL SHIRT SALE 500 Dozen Men's Fine Shirt All First Quality and Fine Makes $1.00-$1.25 $1.49 Three groups and the very best values we have had in the Bargain Basement. Fine plain broadcloth in white and colors, rayon stripped and figured imported broadcloth, finest imported madras, poplins, mercerized pouches, in the greatest aid only we have had; collar attached, neck bands and neckbands with one and two collars to match. All guaranteed first quality in material and every detail of making. Perfect fitting and easy to fit. and plenty of every size. We can not say too much for the values--you must see them. Three big FAMOUS CANINE OF MOVIE WORLD BOOKED FOR ZOE And Rinty's latest, "Tracked by the Police," the Warner Brothers producer, is the first of the newury 8-9 at the Zoe Theatre really is to bark about! It is a story of the Arizona desert battle Dam which supplies water to a vast tract of land formerly unbuilt. Rinty companies vie for the job. Brennan, the hunky young foreman, and to Bob Owen's right hand man, Rinty, the enkering, complicates. And there are landslides, whirling torents, explosions and prove men, men, men, a sherrif's pose! And beetling crab which menace the blinded and prove men, Rinty, the avenger, comes on the scene! It is a rip-arenting story and Rint-Tin-Tin fights his insight. The players and his insight. Jas Roberts, players and his Jas Roberts, Virginia Brown Faire, Tom Sancti, Nanette, Theodore Lorch, Dave Morris, and Wilfred Wagner. The dog wonder dog has never been given a better opportunity to display his unique talents in that "Tracked by Mrs. Fannie Hollaway, Hunville, who spent the holidays in the city visiting her daughters, Misses Myra and Holly Hollaway, left this week for her home. Miss Sadie Sawyer, Marshall, state of Bishop College, accompanied Misses Myra and Holly Hollaway, left this week for her home. Miss Ivring is a senior student of Bishop College, accompanied Misses Myra and Holly Hollaway, left this week for her home. Mrs. Eulalia Aber-Merer, Texarkana, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Dorn, recipient of young ladies here with recipients of young ladies here with relatives and friends. Mrs. Hallie Thomas, San Antonio, accompanied by her nieces, Hazel and Dorn Thomas, spent part of the holiday here with relatives and friends. Mrs. C. F. Richardson and family, 1509 Robin. Mrs. J. Johnson, who spent the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Ewing, 1412 and Mrs. James T. Ewing, 1412 and week-end to resume her duties as teacher in the public schools of the Capital City. LOST—The person who took the holiday here, the head of the late D. T. Mitchell, who succumbed at West End Park Monday, December 26, to Honore E. McCoy, 415 Mill St. Miss Charleszetta Hopkins, Galveston, was the holiday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, 1309 Jefferson. Many parties were given in her honor while she was at the beach on the morning of her departure by Mrs. J. Reese. MINISTER'S NAME OMITTED Through an oversight the name of Rev. J. H. Scott was omitted from the Wade card of thanks which appeared in last week's Informer. LYONS FAMILY IN HOUSTON Hon. L. D. Lyons, merchant-frater- tier of the city, who attended the meeting of the mayor of Ancien Arbor of Pilgrims, hold here Tuesday night, was accompanied by the mayor of Ancien Arbor, Eve G. ("Baby Sis"), and his son, Joseph (."Daddy"). They made the trip overland. DOING WELL AT MOREHOUSE The Informer is in receipt of a letter from the former newsboy and graduate of Washington High, stating that he is getting along nicely at Morehouse College, where he is studying for the ministry. There are hundreds of them, and all of them are trying to hold the standards of their native state, and they are "we are preaching right along here." BROTHER HERE FROM CANADA Henry Taylor, Montreal, Canada, is spending the holidays with his husband, Michael, and family, 1616 Jackson. The Canadian visitor is being shown many movies, his brother and sister-in-law, but by several Houston friends, during their juniors in their Cadillac sedan during last summer, Mr. and Mr. Taylor visited their home, and he is now returning the visit. PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! Houston Churches (Note: Houston pastors are urged to send or phone us the subject of your letter to the office of such information into the office not later than Wednesday noon *each week*. Phone Preston 7560 *1243*. Trinity M. E. Church, Rev. J. H. Lovell, pastor - Sunday morning service, Women in the Church, Who Won't Quit, Sunday night, "Amazing Grace" - beginning a Sunday night series on "The Elements of Salvation." Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 6210 Canaal St. Rev. A. A. Gundy, pastor, Sunday morning sermon, "The Irepareable pastor"; at 4 p. m., covenant meeting; 7350 p. m., commission service; 7350 p. m., sermon. Attach Baptist Church, Rev. E. J. Harrison, pastor - Sunday, 11 a. m., subject, "The Hurry of Call of Jesus." BAPTIST LEADERS TO STREETS Dr. S. R. Prince, Fort Worth, presiding officer of the School, Dr. and Dr. M. W. Lefkowitz, Dallas, president of the State School Congress, will lecture at Mt. THE HOUSTON INFORMER. SATURDAY. JANUARY 7. 1928 FORMER RESIDENT PASSES SUIDENLY AT LOS ANGELES Just at hour of going to press The Informer received the and intelligence of the death of A. G. Gilmore, more mother of C. A. Gilmore of the Houston Observer Publishing Company, and suddenly morning at Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Gilmore, the only surviving child, of the former, was living with the where intermittent will take place. At the time of her sudden demise Mrs. Gilmore, who resided here until her death, was living with her grandchildren, Mrs. Carol E. Johnson and Leon A. Gilmore, Jr. With success all the excellent attributes which make a sterling woman, and, though ripe in years, she still had the vigor of many years. The death of her death has cast a mantle of gloom over the city, and the family of their many Houston friends. AFTER LINGERNG ILLNESS COOPER INTERRED SATURDAY The funeral of William Cooper, well known Houstonian who passed away suddenly last week, was held at the Houstonian Center, built up quite a reputation as a dealer in real estate for the Italian colony in this city, and also served as claim adjuster for one of the railway companies in the division headquarters in Houston. DIES DRESSING : FOR FUNERAL While dressing to attend the last sad rites over the remains of the late William Cooper, Mrs. Cora Shepherd, a longtime medical intern, was stricken and died before medical aid could be summoned. The funeral was held from Antioch Baptist Church Monday after the funeral service, assisting, assisted by clergy lympias. PASSED AWAY IN MEXIA Mrs. Laura Williams, mother of Mrs. Willie Chestnut, a teacher in the school district of Mexico, Texas, Tuesday, January 3. The remains will be interred in College Park Cemetery, Houston. Funeral services will be announced by McCoy Undertaking Co. Garvey's Commutation and Deportation (By William Pickens) (For The Associated Negro Press) Some people lie by habit, and some perhaps for exercise. But if we tried to have a stock exchange, we should have to work faster than a stock exchange office of the United States government speak—the officiers name. We have commutations, and parades. We have the officers name—if any honest person wants it. The following is the Memorandum In Re Garvey There appears to be considerable misapprehension and lack of information regarding the commutation of Garvey, the granting of a grazing permit, and the deportation of Garvey but was a straight out and out commutation, the subject of deportation not even being mentioned. Further than this Garvey in his application for executive clemency was required to leave the country voluntarily and immediately, but requested to be allowed two weeks or thirty days in the United States to gather together his belongings and remove his family. Garvey was to be deported was contemplated by him, and the petition in question is not only signed by him but authenticated in two other documents. His request for commutation, is very wrong though the request to change the member of the defense of justice with the deportation of Garvey. That was done by operation of the discharged member in the enforcement of the law. Garvey said that he was to be deported and executed executive clemency predicated upon that fact accompanied by an expression of his willingness to voluntarily WATCH FOR IT! LEAVE THIS DATE OPEN! PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! Shiver! How do you like chilly mists and frigid breath of Old Man Cave, and be bristling as he been strutting his stuff in Houston and Gulf Coast section for last several days. Commenting upon the relatively few disturbances and absence of wholesale arrests as a result of the celebration welcoming the New Year, Kate, said that it was too cold for the people to cut up. Perhaps more truth than poetry! You joined the ranks of the stroll and up-to-date with a fresh cold? If so, better see your family doctor and visit your favorite drug store. Speaking about family doctors, brings to mind this interrogation: What has become of the American family which, in the days of vowels, its "family doctor"? Search me! The charming lady and little girl accompanying Mrs. O. P. DeWalt, who does not understand the benefits, are Mrs. Permetter (see Eulaal 'Pierson) and daughter of Baumount. Her dentist PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! J. H. Riddle, Odd Fellows endowment secretary, showing the good effects of rest, recreation and Christmas with the "grateer" other than Rev. W. L. Dickson, Gilmer, founder-president, general manager, etc., of the college. "What Guess he's here on his annual mission of securing funds from leading white philanthropists for his orphanage. And what Negroes here ever contribute a nice sum to this school?" By the way, folks, have you paid that poll tax yet? "What your designation is for Negroes and procrastination (the act of continually putting off doing something) is the thief of time." Those two attractive maidens in that Easca are Miss Emma A. and Evelyn A. Watch. Watch out, fellers, they are accompanied by Daddy L. D. and Brother W. C. W. oh shucks! Did you have the "frozen" or "basted water-pipe blue" during the re PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! Morgan Montgomery, local postoffice carrier and tenor singer, "allows" the wind to flow around him, ant wind, reminds him of the fact that "wind is air in a hurry." Huh! hope it'll hurry up and hurry away from here. "Dere now!" Mia. Doris Wooten-Kirkman, Y. W. C. A. executive secretary, indulging in reminiscences of the holiday vacation spent with his own family to such an extent that she just can't see you. Fellers, didkirk that you is leap year? Bachelors and benefactors of the school, "for the female of the species" is—more deadly than the male. Quoted from some author—not originating from it, Washington, All Star Wonder where Sherman Watkins, Informer adman, is going in such a hurry. He is certainly a "promising" young man. PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! Football devotees, who witnessed the game at West End Park Monday, between the Lions and Y. M. C. A. Triangles (composed of former grid players), said it was a thriller. The Lions-Engles combination Howdy, Rev. E. H. Holden, Houston needs more ministers of your job. May your tribe increase. Selah. Better say your poll now! REAL BUILDING TO HOLD SHAREHOLDERS MEET JAN. 9 All shareholders of the Real Building and Loan Association are hereby notified that the annual meeting will be held on Friday, April 11 a.m., at offices of the corporation, 409-11 Smith Street, Houston, Texas. Among the business to be transacted is the election of a board of directors for the Real Building and Loan Association are urged to be present and on Attent: J. ALSTON ATKINS, Secretary-Treasurer. CITY MISSIONARY SOCIETIES The City Union of Missionary Societies will meet at Watts Chapel A, Rev. A. Brush, pastor, Monday January 9, at 2:30 p.m. The ministers of the city will be present. J. H. Edwards will deliver a speech from Mrs. M. A. Douglas as president and Mrs. M. A. Douglas is missionary. Constipation relieved without laxatives Nujol is a lubricant lubricant — not a laxative or eathartic — so cannot grip or form a habit. Nujolisimply soften the waste matter and thus brings back young men to good conditions. Gentle and safe for young and old. Gives soothing relief to piles. No treatment like Nujol. BUSINESS LEAGUE TO HOLD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT According to C. F. Richardson, the Boston Negro Business League, the Boston Negro League will wage Monday, January 9; 8:00 o'clock, night; January 10; 8:00 o'clock, day and Brokerage Company and Real Building and Loan Association, 401-517 Smith Street that states that some matters of vital importance will be handled by the league outlined for a vigorous program for 1928. All members and interested persons are urged to be present and time. THE MIRROR (Continued from Page One) including the Victory Life Insurance Company of Chicago; Supreme Life and Casualty Company of Columbus, Maryland; National Benefit Life of Washington. There are no to the cards, con- cluding the season's greetings, re- ceived by this writer from all sections of the country, all of which will be included, and not forget this columnist's address. Thus we take this occasion to ex- press our deep sense of appreciation to you, for your kindness, for wise, during the Yuletide season, and wish for all of you a year of un- prosperity, felicity and success. Again, friends, thank every one of you! * * * * Paraphrasing the pariance of the stu- dies of the University of Houston by his recent frigid visit to Houston and South Texas, is "just too down like Assyrian host by night, this chilly character outhed the old year and escorted in the new year, and we were during the past decade, thus throw- ing into the discard at least tenure and the institution "much boasted ally weather. Talking about "Heavenly Houston" and its ordinarily mild and pleasant reminders of the city is grown rapidly in urban population that the federal census bureau has refreshed to place it in the city's largest population. When any city grows so fast that government experts will make no effort to even "grow" at its current rate, the city will sumit". Hush, little Dallas (and Editor John W. Rice of the Dallas Expositor), you'll be in our class by-and-by. Here's hoping that colored Houstonians will learn of the their poll tax in large numbers before midnight of January 31, 1928, and thus qualify as full-fledged citizens and battles of this year. If our Northside (that's what Fifth Warders call their section of the city) colored high school is named in honor of the celebrated Negro leader, the name should be spelled like this notable spelled her name, and like it is spelled in all literary and educa- While it is permissible to spell the name in proper form, it is proper to mention the name under ordinary circumstances, we hold to the opinion that this particulary name is appropriate in connection with our Fifth Ward high school by spelling the name Phyllis—in this connection, it is permissible to use this fashion, but not one would dare chase or refer to Luckie School, named in the lamented Prof. Luckie, Luckie. PORO CLUB MEETING The monthly meeting of the Pore Council is on Monday, January 9, 1928, at 3 p.m. They are asking every agent in the city to be present on an important matter. LOCAL LODGE BACKS DRIVE The local-lodges and temples of the city are open on Wednesday session Wednesday night, at Bleckoo Hotel, Andrew Street, and unanimous voting in the Board of Directors Dr. Director H. I. Hrawley for the city. CARD OF THANKS CARD OF THANKS AMERICA'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Y. W. C. A. NOTES Due to inclement weather, the camp committee trip was posponed until a later date. Residence committee Jana Jusnin. Commissariat club held their regular meeting last Thursday night. Publicity committee meet Jan. 1, 3 to 4 p.m. All members are urged to be present. Executive Secretary Kirkman is back from Ft. Worth, as well as Cafeteria Director Booster. Let us roll in a bigger membership for 1928.—Reporter. 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It is one of the best homes in the city kid $7, but none need apply except want a lease for a year. set, one-half block from Clark; $3; electricity, telephone and garage, water and electricity; $4.25 cost from Pilgrims Temple, $1.50 he handle any of the rent prop- CHICAGO, ILL N.A.A.C.P. REVIEWS YEAR'S WORK AMERICA'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER REPORT COVERS ALL ACTIVITIES OF NOTED BODY New York City.—The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 69 Fifth Avenue, has issued a summary of its work and accomplishments for the year of 1927, leading off with two victories before the United States Civil War. In Texas white primary case and the New Orleans residential segregation case. The summary is prefaced with a brief statement from the national secretary, James Weldon Johnson, "There is not a colored man, woman or child in the United States who is in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It is work that radiates into every aspect of the lives of these lists the support and help of leading men and women of both races. Leading attorneys give their services. Men and women give their time, their labor, and help them to help realize the Association's aims. In doing they have the opportunity to help the Negro in America. For the aims of the Association are nothing less than the complete acceptance as a member of the American Negro, with full opportunity to develop himself and to serve his nation, without the bitter handicap of racism. They present herewith a summary of the Association's work for 1927, confident and committed to commend itself to all liberty-loving men." Legal Victories By unanimous decision of the United States Supreme Court the N. A. mary case (Nixon vs Horned) reaffirming the 114th amendment and declaring that Texas law which negates from Texas law party primaries of the state. Also by unanimous decision of the United States New Orleans court and its Association and its New Orleans court won a case against a segregation law only one year later, the state, deciding being based upon the Louisville segregation case won, before the Supreme Court also won against segregation in Dallas, on the basis of the Louisville Texas Fifth Court of Civil Appeals. This year too, brought a final dispute against defendants in the Texas Five Court in Detroit, following upon the acquittal of Henry Snow, the one defendant, choking defendants in the Texas case in Detroit, following upon the acquittal of In the so-called Coffeyville, Kansas, "race riot," it was proved by an investigation that the trouble at first laid to the "rapist," originally with whom he was instituted. The national office appropriated some national funds from $100 to $300 in many cases warranting its aid. In including the case of editorial freedom in Kentucky, for which 600 was awarded, the U.S. Supreme Court Messrs. Cole and Warley in Louisville, Kentucky, for which 600 was awarded, the U.S. Supreme Court Washington in Florida, involving the arrest of from juries in the South; reversal of a life sentence in the case of Jim Davis, in South Carolina; and many Segregation Segregation in the government departments in Washington has been successfully opposed under the leadership of the governor, the branch of the Association, whose president, Neval Thomas, closelySECED the branch of the Association, whose matter a national issue, has. Another threatened form of segregation in its most vicious form, the Klu Klan, was Northern states by the Ku Klux Klan, was successfully opposed by N. A. A. C. P. branches, such bill being killed in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Jersey. Surveys for the N. A. A. C. P. have also been working on the residential segregation cases in Washington, for submission to the U. S. Supreme Court, involving segregation by an agreement among white property owners. Missouri Pacific LOCAL PYTHIANS Announces Novel MAKE PLANS FOR Insurance Plans GRAND SESSION The new policy plan, now available to employees on the Texas and Louisiana lines, has recently been adopted on the parent lines at St. Louis, and proved so attractive that practically all employees have the opportunity to obtain additional insurance. That the new life insurance offer now being made to our mechanical employees will receive the same unanimous endorsement by our Texas and Louisiana lines as did on the previous system. "Through cooperation on the parent of the Missouri Pacific Lines, the inquiries made by our opportunity to obtain insurance at a materially lower premium rate" lower in many respects, the most extraordinarily important, and the most speakers uttered their opinions about the klan with perfect freedom in Indianapolis, occupied the pulpits in the church which, and not so long before being elected to the judge, to judge by the commendatory newspaper editorials, worked a very marked change for the better in that Publicity The Association's press publicity has enjoyed a wider radiation than ever during the past year. It now covers the Association in England, Germany and France, but to South Africa and India as well, in one month, it was estimated that it had attracted a circulation of between five and ten million readers, and was commented upon by such world famine leaders as the Guardian in England, and published by the London Times. Members of the staff, during the year, have presented views through such outstanding magazines as the Century, the Forum, Current History, as well as through daily magazines throughout the country. In a pamphlet compiled for the Slater Fund, it was shown that the National Museum of Natural History a considerable African cultural endowment. This pamphlet received the editorial commendation of the National Museum of Natural History was reprinted throughout the Southern states. The pamphlet has gone into many public and college libraries. Southern States Officers of the Association have travelled extensively in the Southern United States, visiting the seaboard states, including North and South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and Virginia. Every people in the Southern United States have been encouraged to organize their citizenship status and rights. In New Orleans, in response to repeated requests by those desiring to donate, the Association has distributed agency for food relief. The poenage conditions brought to the attention of the Association were made the subject of careful and detailed investigation, reports being forwarded to Herbert Hoover, directing the agency. annual observat on of Hospital Day and National Negro Health Week as well as the publication of the Journal of the National Medical Association, are an important part. In the administration of the Veterans Administration, the National Medical Association takes an active part and served in an advisory capacity in the matter of selecting administrative officials for the Veterans Administration. In the promotion of a proficient medical and dental service, and in raising health standards among Negro patients, the progress of the race. PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! WATTS NERVE TONIC for week aokes, oakes and paints in the busk. Vitality: for men and women. Vitality: for men and women. Price 1 per bottle. Write P. W. Watt. Price 1 per bottle. Write P. W. Watt. THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928 To the officers and members of Knights of Pythias and Courts of Calanthe, Greetings, Knights of Knights and fair Calanthees, it is with pleasure that we, the joint body of Knights and Calanthees, begin our new year's celebration and a happy New Year's Day. We are indebted thankful to our Supreme Ruler for the many blessings bestowed upon each of you much cheer and happiness. We are again appealing to the chancellor and counsellor, who will not doubt their support for the grand lodge, to urge their members to do so at once, so that the same may be reported at the next joint body, Friday night, January 13. We also ask that all courts and counsellors attend these meetings, so that they will get standing about the grand lodge. The grand chancellor, and grand worthy counsellor endorse all the transac- Committees for all arrangements will be elected at the next meet. We hope that a more harmonious spirit and one of cooperation will prevail so that we will be fully prepared so that we can the great task that lies before us. Wishing you one and all, a happy and prosperous New Year, we are. Fraternally yours. Preferably YOURS, JOHN. W. WHITE, Chairman MRS. H. E. RICHARDSON, Secretary YOU PAY YOUR TOLL NOW! Weekly Excursions By Alice Dunbar-Nelson (For The Associated Negro Press) **** Segregation works in a peculiar way, on the railroads which traverse the land, groping from north to south and vice versa. There is a train which travels on the railroads, straight through Charles, Virginia, going straight down the Del-Mar-Va peninsular. You seat your wife on the coach, coach, white face and black. All goes well, and no one is bothered about you or your race. Through New Jersey, you go to a mural murally along, and you are merely an individual paying your fare. At Del-Mar, the state line between the two cities, the passengers begin to squirm, and cast their weight on the coach. If it is you reach Pocomock, Maryland, the conductor comes around and gives an appealing look at the coach. If it is Negroes to go forward or backward or wherever it has been decided to go, the conductor predominantly colored the whispers to the whites to leave and go into another coach where they will not be allowed. You please pleasantly with your white neighbor or seat-mate through New Jersey, when you reach Maryland conversation ceases, looks are averted, one is no longer a human being, one is a And so safely jim-crowed, you go through Virginia until you reach the beach. You go to Cape Charles boat for Old Point Comfort or Norfolk as the case may be. You are carefully and safely berried here. It is a beautiful trip, and in good weather the forward end of the boat is bright, sunny moonlight and sunset scene the other night. A three hours sail of breathtaking beauty across the Chosapeake, and you are in a pleasant lantic. The an forward end of the boat was the preferred place to enjoy the sunrise. Therefore, the white passengers, many of them, came and sat among the colored passengers, and the crew was captain descended from his eyrie and sat by the side of some of his dusky companions for a beautiful evening. It was the preferred place, temporarily, and Nordic superiority did not disdain to reach When it came to disbark, the white passengers went off first, because the boat landed that way, and the colored passengers went off second, because the lords of creation had placed their feet upon term firm. Then, and because the passengers were firmly held back, but Returning the next morning, it was all different. The boat landing bow end first, the colored passengers bow end first, the colored passengers were firmly held back, least by any mischance, they might step on the bridge through Virginia, and into Maryville once more we piled carefully into the jim-crow day coach, and bowled merely through Virginia, and into Maryville once more we piled carefully into the blonde percussion drifted into the coach—and others being crowded, and the boat was still time Wilmington was reached, it was no longer jim-crow—a but a pennsylvania railroad coach. And so all the passengers were on the boat When in the South you are a "Nigra" and a problem, and must be safely the pure white Nordic—unless of course, unless he pleases to descend from his lofty heights to mingle at his cabin, and then he must be fancied in a fancied man. Fancied man and Dixon line is crossed, there is no further bother, there is no further bother, HOSPITALS FILL A GREAT RACE NEED; MAKE FOR HEALTH By Algeron B. Jackson (For The Associated Negro Press) As the Negro grows in wealth—and he is making rapid strides—there is every reason why he should grow in health—and he is making certain gains there also. Conversely, as the Negro grows in health he will also grow in wealth. Just as poverty and sickness go hand in hand, wealth and sickness go hand in hand. With nations with races, the United States, the wealthiest nation in the world, the wealthiest race, are we not growing rather tired with having the fact buried in our faces, that the health standards of our country should be by the high rate of sickness among its Negro citizens? And they should be by the high rate of our duty to get this matter adjusted and for the sake of our own well being and forward movement, we must In the light of the present day standards the modern hospital is just as important as the grocery store. No community or group of people can keep to step the line between hospitals and its pittals. No race in America stands in such dire need of hospital facilities as does the Negro, and we cannot afford to be under-hospitalized as we are at the hospital. We are in hospitals and sanitariums devoted to the care of Negro patients, but with very few exceptions, they are too ill to be equipped to render the health service needed by our race. Here is a most wonderful opportunity for the out-patient which will return dividends of perpetual value in the process of race Let us be frank with each other and face the truth. Just as we are a new race in civilization, we are a newfound joy in that newfound joy we indulge in a too tious and extravagant expenditure of money for our loyal support. We forget our brother and humiliations we are made to suffer, condemn him for the embarrassments and humiliations we are made to suffer. The present day health question is striking at the vitals of the economic progress of our race, certainly more than we think. Again let me say health and wealth go in hand, and we must see to it that they grow to be on our shoulders. But it takes wealth to build and maintain hospitals. Yet that wealth returns in dividends of health. How much you contribute to a worse hospital last year? How much will you contribute this year? I simply make this appeal so that you may help us. You can do it. Our hospitals need your help today. You may need theirs tomorrow. PAY YOUR FOLLOW TAX ON superiority was a natural feeling and that he felt infinitely superior to the other leaders. The Gold Coast of Africa was held up as a model of British rule. To these points the Lincoln defended the government, and the governmental policy, and that the question was not one of ideals but of practice. Mr. Hill for the Lincoln and Saxon trustees was to last. 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NO USE HITT-SHE WONT LEMME GO TO KELLY'S PARTY OF COURSE SHE WONT YOU POOR CHEESE-NOT AS LONG AS YOU LET HER BULL YOU AROUND NOW BUST RIGHT IN AND SAY THAT YOU'RE GONNA GO AS IT WERE— WELL ILL TRY IT-BUT SAY NOW LISTEN--I'M OFF THIS BUILING FOR ALL-TIME-AND WHAT'S MORE-IM GOING TO KELLY'S PARTY YOU MAY GO—THAT IS IF YOU THINK YOU CAN WALK SOLVING RACIAL PROBLEMS: * * * * * * * * * * * * * WHY MARCUS GARVEY FAILED PAGE SIX HITT "NO USE HITT-SHE WON' LEMME GO TO KELLY'S PAR OF COURSE SHE WON' YOU POOR CHEESE-NOT AS LONG AS YOU LET HER BULL 'YOU ARGOUND' -RED- SOLVING RAC * * * * * WHY MARCUS G By DRUSILLA DUNEJE HOUSTON (For The Associated N:x Press) Marcus Garvey has been departed. The race must learn a lesson from his passing and be better prepared to face it. What was the reason of his magnetic hold upon the black people of the country, and the moment moment than to be JOKED away. The editor of the merchant's journal he asked why was Garvey able to organize more Negroes than any other man in history. The famous devotion of two million people, white or black, cultured or crude, must have something more in it than red. It has often been claimed that Negroes will not follow leadership, that black people and who have failed claim that they are unresponsive, that conservative because he has so often been deceived. Think of the failure of the government which wrenched from black hands their first hard grip, and more bitter experience on down the line that has given the mass Negro lacking in sense to be other than The failure of the Negro to respond to many things is more to his credit. The Negro is a belligerent who are getting away from God and the mass on black soil. The Negro is a belligerent in fact are AFAIR of men without UNDERSTANDING, which must not be able to see a GOD see anything else, that is the way the mass Negro can laugh at it. Behind this view may be sound common sense. These men who have given up to the Negro problem that are contrary to the mind of the masses. Ethiopians by nature are ant, though they make brave soldiers. Many of our militant leadership are largely mixed with white blood and they have ideals and nature of Can The Democratic Donkey Become An Eagle? By William Pickens (For The Associated Negro Press) Thesis: Can a donkey become a bird? I so, which bird? A women's organization of the De- gocratic party in Philadelphia passed a resolution to discontinue the use of the donkey as the cartoonist' symbol of the party. "For," said one lady, "our party is not the jack- ass among political parties!" The resolution went on to ask that the party stop using the word Well. How can a donkey become an eagle?—That is the question. The donkey, we believe, is everywhere as respectable as the elephant, and in this country is far more useful. At any rate, we object to any attempt to impress the Democratic donkey with incorporating the Democratic donkey into that bird. If this particular donkey just must become a bird, and must still represent the elements of disfranchisement and destruction then let us select some more appropriate fowl, for example, the caribou, which is much more south as the buzzard. Then there in that famous near-bird, called the moose, is in the dark than in the daylight What more fitting symbol for the party which originated "night riders" is this? the white race that has made conquest of and has exploited the darker masses will not follow their programs because the nature of Ethiopians in the opposite of the aggressives records of Time show black races to have been democratic, peaceable and not outcast over militant programs. c. aggressive and DESTRICTIVE. The Negro is wise to refuse to develop a nature that is inferior not outcast over militant programs. He not afraid, he just refuses to the dark people and not outcast over powder but it took the Vryan to make it murderous. Marens Garvey was nearer to the dark people than the dam News says "He sought to make black people proud of the r. race. He taught them black despair. taught them black despair. taught them to admire and raise black people." Thus he won the black people were willing to put their dollars behind him and to lose them without. Negroes by nature are democratic. Early ages gave the idea of democracy to the world. Marens Garvey was not democratic. He did not pose up at some great height of aristocracy or intelligence. He now and then frowned. Then again the race is shrew in reading motives. Behind all the missive of a misinformation common to black leadership, he must have had love leadership, he must have seen leaders who LOVED the race, he must have seen their forsins that they but received it humbly and loyalty because they seen their sensibilities rulled by trifles when the motive of the leader was SELF or group aggrandizement. He would have used constructive ability turned down by the masses of black people. Those called the "upper cruz" may discourage Negro who has so loyalty followed Garvey. We shall discuss farther WHY he failed. would make for the party of James K. Vardaman and Cole, L. Blaise. Or why not select the locust? The locust would be a most fitting symbol of Democratic administration: for the plagues of locusts, like the plagues of Democratic rule, only come into being once in long intervals of years—but are very destructive when the grass no longer the grass of the life. But if the Democratic ladies will be satiated with anything less than a win, they will be birdies which we have already cataloged, do not suit them, why not elect a Democratic party or an incarnate party is originally and prematurely the jim-crowning party of the nation. The cartoonists would then be under the picture of the crow, and the thing would be plain to even the most intelligent of them. There are also other animals whose characteristics could very well symbolize the Democratic party, as she is in the jungle, where the jungle of the jungle, who would pass very well for a Texas Democrat; the hyacinth of Oklahoma Democrat; the shadow-fearing ground-hog, the original fundamentalist from Tennessee; on the resolution, it seems to the Democratic ladies of Philadelphia do not want a symbolic symbol. They wish to put the party in a better light on the picture that. 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The most phenomensal of sorghum is the last 15 years has been in the introduction of grain sorghum. BEAUTIFUL HAIR AND A Lovely Complexion Ladies Wanted THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928 SMILE By Angie Berry Montier (For the Associated Press) "My way's cloudy," but the clouds must pass away! "My way's cloudy," but sterns can last always. Clouds must go, and storms must bright the sun must shine at last. Never a night, but it has passed. Smile and greet the day! All have sorrow! Spread your cheer to help them pass. Lend a hand and when fast when fast. You don't bear the whole world's woe Look around, chase gloom, and lo! the will soon make gloom fences So smile! Chase care away! PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! See Spiny Press Co. for good printing. Phones Pratton 1998, 9552, 3320 McKinney. Reasonable rates. Work called for and delivered promptly. DR. WALDO J. HOWARD DENTIST Suites 201-202-203 Odd Fellows Temple Louisiana St. Prairie Ave. X-RAY EXAMINATIONS HOUSTON, TEXAS C. R. 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CREAMED OYSTERS 1 pint oysters 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt Few grains cayenne 1 cup thin cream or milk Clean oysters, heat to boiling point, and drain. Cook butter, flour and cream 5 minutes. Add oysters and butter to oysters. Serve on buttered toast or crackers. Two tablespoons chopped mushrooms will greatly improve the dish. LEMON CRUMB PUDDING 2 cups milk 2 cups bread crumbs 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 egg 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon melted butter Pour the milk over fine dry bread crumbs; add salt and sugar, well-baten egg, grated lemon juice and lemon juice. Pour into buttered baking dish and bake in a slow oven (300 degrees) 40 minutes. Serve lemon pudding sauce made as follows: 1 egg 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons orange juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice Beat egg until light; beat in powdered sugar. Add cream whipped until stiff and fruit juices. Serve ice cold. ***** EGG MILK SHAKE 3 cups milk 3 cups sugar 4 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Few grains nutmeg Few grains cloves lemon 1 teaspoon salt Beat the eggs until very light; add sugar, salt and vanilla spices, then the milk. Split the sugar in a solved then bent well. Serve cold. OATMEAL DROP CAKES Two-thirds cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup milk 2 cups rolled oats 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon maltineg 1 cup chopped seeded raisins Cream butter, add sugar, eggs well beaten, milk, and rolled oats. Mix and mixture to first mixture, thoroughly mix. Drop by spoonfuls on greased baking pan and bake in a rather hot oven. This makes 32 to 36 cookies. A. B. Fedder, jeweler, watchmaker a specialist in jewelry. W. B. Peirce and Co., diamonds and jewelry, eyeglasses accurately fitted. 219 W. Dallas, Houston, Texas. Phone Preston 7562. A Chewing Gum With A Reason Medicine's most modern laxative needs through chewing. is its most perfect form. The chewing does it. You'll love its fine mint flavor. Results are sure. At druggists, 15c and 25c Babies Love It For all stomach and intestinal troubles and discharges, due to teething, there is nothing better than a sale Infants' and Children's Loxative. MRS. WINSLOW'S STRUP THE LIBRARY By The Editor of Who's Who in Colored America (For The Associated Negro Press) A sad faced, soft spoken, modest gentlewoman of refinement is Mrs. Annie M. Turbo-Malone, founder and sole owner of Poro College. Thought is the making of character and thought-building up of constituent children to maturity, makes of us the man or woman destined to do something worth while for man and humanity. Annie's childhood days were spent in a search for health. She was a nurse and a doctor and sought health. Possibly we may explain by referring to the state of mind and body of her parents. Her father, an ex-convict, joined the Army and fought in the Civil War. Her mother escaped from her native town in Kentucky, where she lived. She found refuge in Metropolis, Ill., where she made a home and patiently waited for the return of her husband, who had ceased, and here they lived, brought into the world a family of eleven children of whom Annie The struggle for existence in those days must have been very hard. When men must have been wise, the niece was ushered into the world when it all intents and purposes, a child of the past, was born. "pickin'ammy" is remarkable that those children who are alive to-day, reunite are alive. Under these conditions she was able to help by her older brothers and sisters and by their aid was able to attend school. She was sent to the local high school. She was unable to finish the course, however, owing to ill health. She was also geniuses, particularly among women, have been those who in early life fell for the love of folk will point out Mary Baker Eden, founder of Christian Science, as the remarkable woman who glimpsed the world and was pain. She built an institution which stands for all that is good. Annie Turnbo was a dreamer, a dreamer of a dreamy dreamer, buoyed up in her dreams by what she then thought was spiritually constructive and worldly trend of mind she ventured forth in world things and from the small beginnings in her life to rear room of a frame building for $5 per month, to the present $75,000 of constant费 of turmoil. Her expansion has been gradual. In 1902 she moved to St. Moise, Mo., and in the next step was in 1910, when she moved to 3100 Pine Street. This move correlated with her taste for tasting worldly success, and on the strength of that success, nothing mattered but more—more—more success came the Poro College, located near Corndale and London. It also correlated with the Poro College, located near Corndale and London. But also! There is a saying, "man proposes, God disposes." Although of a religious turn of mind, Annie had a strong interest in the church she gave to the church. True she attended church, but it is also true her spiritual meaning and purpose served Jesus, it pays every day" then we can understand the reason for her interest. You see, the Bible and everything in it, has two meanings, one—the true, the spiritual meaning and the purpose, and the false, the material meaning and we build up a kingdom of material wealth and power. In ways it will come, we meet trouble with material thought and the result is destruction. If, on the other DR. C. M. NICHOLS Physician and Surgeon Office: Taborian Bldg., Suite 220 Prenton 4381 807 1-2 Prairie Ave., Houston, Tex 666 is a prescription for Colds, Gripe, Flu, Dengue. Bilious Fever and Malaria It kills the germs J. R. 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If you do not want the people to se do not insert it in A city that is set upon a hill can not be hid. Like wise is this true of advertisements inserted in a newspaper paper and pop and ginger. If you do not want the people to see your ad, then do not insert it in THE HOUSTON INFORMER The paper that goes into more local than all the other race journals combines more people than any daily newspaper. There is hardly a home in this community paper, no news. Men, women and children grab it if candy, thereby proving conclusively that no more local colored homes nails combined; that reaches newspaper in the city. this community where this en can grab it like a baby does inclusively that it is PER The paper that goes into more local colored homes than all the other race journals combined; that reaches more people than any daily newspaper in the city. There is hardly a home in this community where this paper is seen. Men, women and children grab it like a baby does candy, thereby proving conclusively that it is hand, we permit ourselves to be guided by the spiritual meaning, of the divine man, for man is spiritual and divine. When the forces for destruction are called upon, she she might refuse to her Bible, and she found the true concept because she came to God's word, in a humiliation. When she found the hidden, the spiritual meaning which stands out in every book, in every chapter, in and every chapter, if the eye can see and the mind is in tune. The spiritual Annie to whom had come success, wealth and man's obsession now saw in a clearer light what she came into the realization of the spiritual man, who thus realized the strength, power and good. No harm can come to her now. In the spiritual sense, she A woman, who is masculine in character, may succeed. She deserves no credit because she meets the criteria for Mrs. Case, who is the truly feminine type and does deserve praise for her accomplishments. She is on the way to do much good. PAY YOUR POOL TAX NOW! 1010 San Felipe Street MR. ADVERTISER: PEOPLE'S PAPER PAGE SEVEN The Houston Informer EDITORIALS THE HOUSTON INFORMER AMERICA'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER "It Gets You Told—Nothing Else!" Published every Saturday by the Webster-Richardson Publishing Company Inc. 409-411 Smith Street, Houston, Texas. Entered as second-class matter May 35, 1919, at the postoffice at Pension, Texas under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. O. F. RICHARDSON Editor President G. H. WERSTER General Manager Treasurer J. ALSTON ATKINS Secretary CARTER W. WESLEY Andrieve SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Cash in Advance): One Year, $2.00; 9 months, $1.50; 16 months, $1.25; single copy, 6c. (No paper mailed for less than 6 months) TELEPHONES: Office, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PRESTON 1243-7560 IMPORTANT: All matter intended for insertion in any current issue of The Houston informer must reach our office by Wednesday noon of the week publication of same is desired HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928 TEXAS NEGROES ARE CHALLENGED! That the efforts of the Independent Colored Voters' League of Texas, under the leadership of Judge R. D. Evans, prominent attorney of Waco, are being directed along the proper lines, and that the government is working to increase the number of Negro citizens in Texas, is attested by the fact that editors and citizens in other states of the country are speaking in commentary and complimentary terms of the league's activities to roll up 200,000 qualified colored voters in this state for IWAC. The league has taken the initiative in this campaign and has issued a public statement and address to the colored citizens of Texas—urging them to perform their duty as citizens of the state, and stressing the importance of not only qualifying so as to vote in all the elections, but also that they be held responsible for $1.75 paid for poll tax in Texas, $1 of said sum goes into the public educational fund of the state, and thus comes back to the race and society in the form of free public schools and free text-books for all scholastic, regardless of race, creed, religion, and background. We organize their local forces and conduct intensive drives from now until January 31, 1928, in an endeavor to get large numbers of our people to fulfill this civil obligation. EVENT OF THERE IS SOME NEGRO IN THIS STATE WHO DO NOT CARE TO EXERCISE OR ENJOY HIS ELECTIVE FRANCHISSE RIGHT. HE OWES IT TO HIS RACE, STATE AND THE SOCIAL ORDER TO ENLARGE THE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FUND OF THIS STATE AND THEREBY ELP REDUCE ILLITERACY. WITH A POPULATION IN TEXAS VARIOUSLY ESTIMATED AT 700,000 TO 775,000, THE NEGROES OF THE LONE STATE STATE COMMONWEALTH WILL CERTAINLY BE RECREANT TO THEIR HOLDEN DUTY IF LESS THAN 200,000 QUALIFY AS FULL-FLEEDGED CITIZENS FOR 1928. This promises to be a notable year, politically and otherwise, and no man, who has one iota of interest in his race, state and country, should shirk from his duty in this respect; and, after a few years, he will be able to enjoy enough to wield his ballot on election days for the best interests of his race, his party, his state and his common country. In Texas the same and only law which seeks to disfranchise Negroes is employed and invoked alike upon all races; for man or woman—African, Nordic, Mexican, Japanese, China, Indian, and other races. In Texas, who has not paid the poll tax or secured an exemption certificate prior to February 1, of the year in which he desires to vote. HERETOPORE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PARTISAN AND POLITICAL PROHIBITIONS AGAINST THE "BROTHER," BUT THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HAS OUTLAWED AND INVALIDATED SUCH DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES, AND THUS THE TEXAS NEGRO IS POLITICALLY, EMANCIPATED! This newer emancipation will mean very little to our group in this state, if we fail or refuse to measure up to the requirement of the laws of the state and to perform tasks and duties like other citizens of this commonwealth. The bourbon practice of browbeating and intimidating Negro voters and of denying and refusing them the free and full exercise of their constitutional rights, is passe in Texas, except in some of the smaller communities and jerk-water stations; in others, the bourbon practice of electing a elector and then functioning the polls as an American citizen, in a millstone around our racial neck. (The Great Teacher in the Holy Writ tells what disposition should be made of millstones of such type and character.) The Informer urges our ministers to devote a little time at each service, or delegate some laymen in the role, to stress the importance of our people paying the poll tax; and, wherever it is possible, to make sure that our tax collector for the express purpose of seeing to it that Texas Negroes do not shirk in meeting their civic obligations and shouldering their responsibilities of citizenship. The Independent Colored Voters' League of Texas, which is not a partisan organization, has sensed the real situation and has outlined a course of action which is calculated and destined to bring the Negroes of this state into a better day—if our poor partisan constituents are willing to do so. The old axiom has that Opportunity only knocks at one's once, and, if not bidden to enter, she makes her departure rather hastily. Sister Opportunity is knocking at and on the door of the Texas Negroes with a large sledge hammer—in fact, she is knocking so loud and long that residents in other states are hearing her healthy taps and raps, figuratively ruminating. Not only is Opportunity knocking helfully and hastily at the door of the Texas Negroes, she also is tipping a challenge to colored Texans and daring them to accept her defy, lest happily they come in possession of larger citizenship rights! SHALL WE HEED THE KNOCK AND ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE BY QUALIFYING IN LARGE NUMBERS AS VOTERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT OF JANUARY 31, 1928, OR WILL WE BE WAFTED TO SLEEP BY THE SIREN SONG OF APATHY, INDIFFERENCE, LETHARGY AND MORAL COWARDICE AND THUS PERPETUATE OURSELVES IN CIVIC BONDAGE AND POLITICAL SERFDOM? The matter is squarely up to the Negroes of Texas, and whatever the outcome or result they will be unable to blame anyone that is not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underling." COLORED TEXANS (MEN AND WOMEN), PAY YOUR POLL TAX RIGHT NOW! MEMPHIS BANK AND TRAGIC LESSON The closing of the doors of the Solvent-Fraternal Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, which occurred last week, marks the passing of one of the oldest Negro financial institutions in the South—the pride of the Bluff City, the Volunteer State, Dixieland and the entire country. Effective October 3, 1927, the Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Company and the Fraternal Savings Bank and Trust Company consolidated, and, according to newspaper reports at the time of the merger, the new institution was to be housed in the home of the new bank and the Trust Company at Beale Avenue and New South Third Street. Press dispatches, at the time of the consolidation, also gave intelligence that the combined capital stock of the merged financial institution was $150,000, and that the merger of the two banks would give the community a stronger financial institution and result in a saving of fully 50 per cent in overhead expenses. It appears that the majority of Negro banks fail not because the officers and directors are crooked, nor due to any embezzlement of bank funds and undue speculation with people's money. The majority of Negro banks collapse because of frozen assets and paper (personal notes and other collateral) which have comparatively little, if any, liquidating value. In other words, bad business methods enter into entirely too many of the financial transactions carried on by Negro bankers; and many loans are made to persons who have neither the payability, the collateral or the reputation for honesty and integrity. The function of a real bank is more than to act as a mere receiver or depositary for the funds of the people, but to act as custodian, guardian and trustee of all money deposits, whether as checking accounts or time deposits. Banks' only source of revenue lies in safe and sound loans and which not rigidly ghete to this policy (even though its officers and directors are men of proven honesty and integrity, and would not, wittingly or unwittingly, misapply, misappropriate or misuse one penny of the people's fund placed in their custody) will sooner or later strike a submerged sandbar or explosive missile upon the financial waters, often resulting in its complete destruction. The bank will not be liable for the damage we as pen this editorial, we venture the assertion that "bad loans" and "worstness paper" should no small part in the failure of this institution; or, should we not say, in the closing of its doors. However, we have observed that most Negro banks which close their doors, never reopen them for business; and it matters not only that they are not bankers, but that officers and officials pull off some crooked 'and criminal work), few, if any. Negro officers and directors of banks are ever indicted for misapplication and misappropriation of the depositors' and stockholders' hard-earned cash. No bank can live long and function as a strong financial institution, nor does enjoy any loans from banks and companies, which negotiate short loans of nice amounts and have collateral and backing so as to assure and insure no loss to the bank in case borrower defaults in the payment of his paper when due. Neither fraternal alignments, denominational affiliations nor political associations should influence any officer or director in the bank. The bank is not in keeping, with safe and sound business principles. No bank can long survive which depends almost entirely upon the laboring and tolling class—most people who get behind with their paper on their homes, or even get in arrears with their wages. The bank can be forced to hire a financial or director to help them out; but no sooner than the loan is made, too often forget to repay it, while their endorsers usually become "hard-boiled" and refuse to pay the past-due paper. Another thing: No bank is safe whose customers (particularly those with large debts) require for their word or obligation; for confidence is the mortar that binds and holds the financial and commercial and business world intact. In the cause of the closing of the Solvent-Fraternal Banks at Memphis, it brings home to the race a very tragic lesson; for most collapses and failures of this kind generally affect the type and class of people who can ill afford to lose their earnings and savings of a lifetime. The officers and directors of this financial institution can evolve plan whereby the doors of the bank can be reopened, and that the depositors and stockholders will suffer comparatively little, if any, financial loss; for here was a bank that had the confidence of the Negro masses and raged against the bank's policies in this time will stroy much confidence which the race has in the ability of Negroes to man and operate such institutions. INSPECTING HOUSTON NEGRO HOSPITAL It was our good fortune to be shown through the Houston Negro Hospital, Ennis and Elgin, Third Ward, last Friday afternoon by Mrs. M. H. Bright, superintendent, and we reached the conclusion that, if the Negro citizens of Houston really knew the importance of the titarian service obtaining at this elemeosnyr institution, they would manifest more than a passing interest in this health citadel—a gift from a big-hearted, public-spirited white philanthropist of Honest Hon: J. S. Cullain. It appears that the hospital idea has never been sold to the colonists, and their seeming indifference toward this institution is not due to ingratiance or lack of appreciation, but largely to the fact that those directing the institution have never placed it and its ministrations properly before the public. During our tour of inspection, we observed that this hospital is not the most excellent manner; that full and complete records of all cases are maintained and filed; that the most modern equipment and devices are employed in all departments; that there is ample space, both in the wards, private rooms and on porches, for sick and convalescing people; that the operating room has the latest type of hospital equipment; that the baths are the last word in hospital service; in fact, from an operatory standpoint, the hospital should give it the "armkerns" of a Negro institution. Though a place primarily set aside for sick people, this hospital is inviting, even to the well and hearty, and a campaign should be launched during the early part of the year to really acquaint the colored citizens of Houston with this hospital and thus "sell" the hospital idea to a larger number of colored Hous While the hospital has a 50-bed capacity, and can easily accommodate more patients on the enclosed galleries or verandas, it has never been taxed to its capacity since it was opened, despite the fact that hundreds of Housetakers of color are ill and needling for medical stabilization. If the Houston Negro Hospital is to function and fill its place in the life of this community, there must be more interest manifested in it and a well-organized effort must be launched here to actually "sell" this institution to our people. The hospital must be the under the proper leadership and direction, and one of our 1928 resolutions should be the consummation of such a program. OPINIONS WET OR DRY? BY KELLY MILLER, Howard University, Washington, D. C. time is at hand when this of the Negro people. The Negro is on demands a categorical an issue. The issue is being tightly Strong drink threatened his destruction. The die is about to be cast. Just as it has destroyed the Emperance question is taking moral exactions of the anti-breeders in contact with the strong demands of European civilization great political parties are try- The time is at hand when this question demands a categorical answer. The issue is being tightly controlled by the government. The temperance question is taking on the moral exalctions of the anti-slavery issue, two generations ago. The great political parties are trying to find a way to avoid grandfathers tried to evade the question of human rights. But, then as now, the moral issue involved will not admit of equivocation. Willingness to dodge were forced to take sides. The Negro has purchased more homes since the passage of the eightth amendment that he had accumulated from the time of emancipation. His property rapidly declined and his health condition greatly improved. It may be noted that race riots which threatened so onlymight eight or nine years ago, have all together ceased to be since prohibition has been put in place. The Negro has worked more smoothly both North and South. Lynching has greatly decreased, and relative prosperity abounds. I am not unmilded of the fact that other factors have entered into these results, but aftercare has been made to prevent such conditions for a quarter of a century. I am soundly convinced that the eightth amendment has contributed importantly to all of these improved conditions which are a matter of common observation and con History is rapidly repeating itself. The forces of reaction will first be forced to show their colors. The Democratic party split in 1924 with the Republican party, while the klan-riden Republican party remained non-committal and uncommitted. Some gill rhetorician lost James G. Blaine the presidency, in 1894, by branding the opposition as the party of "rum, Romanian and German," while the party of "rum and Romanian." The Democratic party in the South is Protestant and dry, while in the North it is Catholic and wet. The Protestant South is so tied up with the assumed allegiance of the national constitutional rights that it cannot function acceptably in the role of national leadership. In sheer desperation the control of the party will be turned over to the cities of the North in the other hand. The Republican West is dry, while the East is wet. The broad experience and experience of the Republican Party will hope to avoid the sharp precipitation of the prohibition issue. The Republican who has the courage of his conscience. President Nicholas K. Romney will finance his party to it is dry. But dervasian must it be actually a compromise of silence as there was over the ku klux klux issue in the law. But dervasian must it be a compromise of law enforcement, in the abstract. But this is sheer moral censure on the Republican party, which has allowed the fourthenth and amendments to stand unfortunate for the moral integrity of a bare rhetorical declaration about enforcement of the fourthenth and fifteenth, to in dulge in ideals prattle about their intention to the enforcement of the law. We face the approaching campaign of the Republican party, and both parties confront the electorate. It now seems that the Republican Party is a nation legally dry but convincing. My wife allies tucks up fer me wen fokes gt ter caller me lay, an wakes gt ter caller me lay, an tired, an aint hat gt ter gt ter gited yi. she might be rite bour de belf born part, but dree aint no dout bour not have time gt ter gited yi. It seems to me that our nation is standing at the parting of the ways, and it will not. The constitution is either to be obeyed or disregarded at will. Our attitude on the eightteenth amendment, determine the fate of the constitution, the American people, their own constitution, the eightteenth amendment, along with the rest of the constitution, must be determined. The termination assumed towards the prohibition amendment can be easily transferred to the amendments of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments is allowed to fall by fall, the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments are made up of the American people had made up their minds to disregard the Civil issue from public public discussion. It was impossible to gain a hearing of the disregarded amendments in any public discussion. But as soon as the eighteenth amendment became an issue, the fourteenth amendment became an issue, the eighteenth amendment became an issue, the fate of the Civil War amendments bracketed with that of the eighteenth amend No law will be enforced unless unlawful acts are behind it. The conspiracy concern opposes the power to enforce laws against the government. But there is no power in out of the conspiracy that can compel the government to accept this power except public opinion. Now is the time to make settlement in favor of the eightth amendment to the Constitution, for candidates and looking for nominate a bane dry candidate if it is sentiment to elect him. If it nominates a wet, it will be because it is sentiment to dry the man. It is the duty of every good citizen to contribute to rightful settlement in favor of such settlement there will be no rightful endowment of law. Are you The Republican party holds these amendments in the moral backlash of the recent attacks of their Democratic opponents. When the South tufts the North with its flagrant violation of the prohibition against the use of firearms and sure, condemning the South for its annulment of the guarnanted constitution in temporary alliance with the bolder and more cynical spirits of the Democratic Party, the grant expenditures in senatorial elections, the counter reaproach in hurled attacks, and the right to vote" Between the two the Negro has a very cold bone of comfort. But the lance of his rights has been cut. It is much easier to make friends than to hold them. The small things—unkind words—custum jots—petitions—threatening cords of friendship, and the surrendered harder apart than before their first meeting. Consideration, tolerance, fairness and sincerity mark the attitude of friend to the attack. On the issue of temperance, the Negro should have a mind of his own. He must be able to resist Democrats may say. There is a double reason for this. In the first place, the Negro race is the greatest threat to the state, is the greatest beneficiary of prohibition. The eighteenth amendment, the poorer, is the greatest burden of race, but If you cannot hold your friends, the fault is doubled your own. PAY YOUR FOLL TAX NOW! PAY YOUR FULL TAX NOW!