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NOMINATE NEGRO FOR CONGRESS VOLUME IX THE MIRROR BY C. F. RICHARDSON COLORED CONGRESSMAN KANSAS CITY HOTELS HOMES FOR PYTHIANS BUFFS NEW STADIUM The selection of Oscar DePriest, stormy petrel in Chicago politics for several years and powerful factor in the 2004 presidential election, led the lower branch of the United States Congress by a colored American—perhaps the first attained national fame when he was elected an alderman in Chicago several years ago, and the highest position in the municipal government of America's second largest and most democratic (in its broad sense) city. For years he exercised considerable political power in the Windy City, Michigan, for the Republican nomination, and he leadership, as well as his membership in his race, notably of other members of his race, notably member H. Wright, who exercised power in the Windy City, Michigan, for the Republican nomination, and he leadership, as well as his membership in his race, notably of other members of his race, notably member H. Wright, who had "clipped DePriest's wings, metaphorically positioned up with the anti-Thompson faction, which was dominated and directed him." Mr. DePriest came out of political obscurity and championed the cause of Mayor Thompson, with the result of a successful spokesman and DePriest was given the post; and after the mayor was elected, J. Carey, Oscar DePriest, Dan Jackson, Roscoe Conklin Simmons and others were appointed "the Chief of the Windy City." Here's hoping that covetous and ambitious Chicago Negroes will not be able to find a way to disdicates for this congressional post, in the lower courts, to pull the pussy out of their own cause and finally find themselves in the same predicament as the rate in the lower courts among themselves over the cheese. When the Democratics of the nation choose "Hewlett Houston" as their 1928 city convention, a big bowl was presented to the press, when newspaper publication, and later, when newspaper published the report that Tammany Hall is an anthem to decent Americans, and a partisan organization which is anthem to decent Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, through which they need no black Democratic delegates to the Houston parley, even some of the white collar and began to pour out their Noted Tenor At Antioch May 11 THE BROOKLYN HERALD HERBERT C. BLANKS, formerly of hear him in recital at Antioch next Peoria. Illinois, and pronounced by week. Presidential Candidates Quizzed By Tinkham On Suffrage For Negroes Washington, D. C.—(ANP)—If the presidential candidates answer the letter sent them by Representative George H. Tinkham, of Massachusetts, there will be no doubt in the minds of the Negro voters as to the candidates' position on the enforcement of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments of the constitution. Representative Tinkham sent a letter to the following candidates seeking their position on this important question: Secretary of Commerce Hoover, Frank O. Lowden, Senator Curtis, (Rep. Kan); Watson, (Rep. Ind.), Goff, (Rep. W. Va.); Norris, (Rep. Neb); Walsh, (Dem. Mont.); Reed, (Dem. Mo.); and George, (Dem. Ga.); Gov. Al Smith of New York and Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland. HERBERT C. BLANKS, formerly of Pooria, Illinois, and pronounced by white musical critics as the nearest approach to Earley Caruso, the laureate Italian tenor, who will appear in concert at Antioch Baptist Church next Friday night, May 11, 8:30 o'clock, is without doubt one of the race's and nation's foremost artists; and Houstonian who have not heard him beforefore, are in for the treatment and surprise of their lives when they Presidential Quizzed B On Suffrage Washington, D. C.—(ANP)—sover the letter sent by Rep of Massachusetts, there will be no voters as to the candidates' post fourteenth and fifteenth amends Representative Tinkham sent dates seeking their position on the Commerce Hoover, Frank O. Kan; Watson, (Rep. Ind.); GoNeb; Walsh, (Dem. Mont.); (Dem. Ga.); Gov. Al Smith of Ritchie of Maryland. Representative Tinkham's Letter "Do you favor enforcement of the mandatory provision contained in the fourteenth amendment of the constitution that there shall be a reduction in the number of electors representing and in the electoral college in proportion to the disfranchise that exists in certain states of the Union?" asked Representative Tinkham in the letter. "Allow me to bring to your attention the fact that this amendment would be nullified in many states of the Union and that congress has not taken action to enforce them. This nullification results in disheard and m- HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928 It is needless to say that all music lovers who have heard Mr. Blanks sing before, will be anxious to hear him again; for his voice charm and fascinates like the notes of Orpheus' famed lyre. The Antoch engagement is being sponsored by the Women's Home Missionary Society of the church, of which Miss Virginia B. Miller, Houston's popular church worker, is the Candidates y Tinkham e for Negroes If the presidential candidates represent George H. Tinkham, doubt in the minds of the tion on the enforcement of the dments of the constitution. a letter to the following candidis a letter to the following candidis important question: Secretary Lowden, Senator Curtis, (Rep. (Rep., W. Va.); Norris, (Rep. (Rep., Dem. Mo.); and George, New York and Gov. Albert C. and taints with fraud and illegitimacy the election of a president. Unconstitutional tenure of office and illegal strikes at the very heart of the moral sanction behind laws and executive acts. Unequal Political Power "More than this, the multification of given unequal political power to the states gives unequal states which count all citizens for purposes of representation and then disfranchise many of them. This impairs the political rights of every state and gives other state. The issue in all its make-belief is whether there shall be confidence government as it now exists shall be efficient and able president; and, judging from advance ticket sales, the audience is a large crowd. The audience. Tickets are still on sale for the Antoine program, the music concert. Mr. Blanks, at the piano as his accompanist, is an artist of no mean ability, and the two make a mighty combination of songs to please all ages and tastes, from grand opera arias to the familiar numbers of the South. MADDEN' DEATH SHOCKS NATION; LEADERS MOURN MADDEN' DEATH SHOCKS NATION; LEADERS MOURN Chicago, ill. — (ANP) The sudden and untimely death of Congressman Martin B. Madden, last Friday, has caused much confusion in political circles, and it is important to regard to the selection of a successor or the Republican nominee. Although there is much difference of opinion expressed as to the modus operandi, the general opinion seems to be that the Republican of Cook County will appoint the nominee for the party in the November elections. This committee is dominated by Mayor William Hale Thompson, who will be the next appointment of either Bishop Archibald J. Carey or Ocear DePriet. It is pointed out, however, that the application by the election board, which is conceived as the wing of the Republican biony. Died At His Post Congressman Madden died at his office at the capital Friday afternoon, the day before his death, and sudden, unexpected, and a distinct shock to Washington and the nation. Office Friday morning he was apparent to have been the first meeting of the appropriations committee, of which he was chairman. Representative Madden was elected to the fifty-ninth congress and every successive congress, thereafter. In his last year, he was a member. During his tenure of office he was a twin friend of the Nugent mayor. Oscar DePriest Is Chosen Successor To Mr. Madden Congressional Committee First Illinois District Selects Black Man as Republican Nominee—Bishop Carey Declines Post—Heretofore Nomination Equivalent To Election—Negro Congressman Seems Assured—Independent Candidates Expected To Enter Field—DePriest May Go To Congress At Once Berger Introduces Statute Against Judge Lynch's Mobocratic League Chicago, Ill.—(ANP Wire)—The first Northern district to ever have a colored representative in the lower house of the United States congress, is the first congressional district of Illinois, whose congressional committee met Tuesday and chose Oscar DePriest as regular Republican nominee to succeed the late Congressman Martin B. Mackenzie whose funeral was held here Monday and attended by thousands of his former colored supporters. It is also predicted that DePriest will be appointed to fill the unexpired term of Congressman minnissan March 5, 1929. The Thompson forces are in control of this congressional district and the position was first Berger Intro Judge Ly White Man Gets Life Term For Slaying Negro Lake Providence, Ll.—(ANP)—What is declared to be the quickest disposal of a homicide case in Louisiana took place April 24 when Silas J. Corley, a white man, was speedened to the penitentiary to serve a life sentence for the killing of Anthela Nigroe Negro farmer laid grave place. Fields' body was found on the levee near his home April 23; Cornerstone, near his home April 23; crime: a special session of the grand jury was called April 23, and was sentenced immediately to life imprisonment and was taken that semester. He was then sentenced to one married daughter and several small children, and was fairly prosperous. The killing occurred in a诉告 of a woman, it is afflicted. Baltimore Negro Given Large Post Is City Solicitor Baltimore, Md.—(ANP) In full-fillment of pre-election promises, Amy Arthur E. Brizee has been appointed an assistant city solicitor by A. Walter McCormick. She will be the first time a Negro ever has been appointed to the city law department. Brizee is a graduate of Howard and has been prominent in Republican politics here for a number of years. Her appointment to be elected to the state legislature. His present appointment has the endorsement of the colored men in the city council and of Mayor Brown. Before the appointment Mr. Brizee will offered to Bishop Archibald J. Carey, civil service commissioner and prelate in the African Methodist Episcopal Church; but the churchman declined the post, giving as his reason that it would require too much time away from his ecclesiastical duties. The toga was then tendered De Priest, who was the first Negro ever elected city alderman in Chicago, former county commissioner, wealthy real estate operator and a stormy petrel in Chicago politics for years. His political come-back with the induction of the Thompson machine into control of municipal affairs is one of the most outstanding feats in the annals of American politics. DePriest is 60 years old. Produces Statute Against Lynch's Mobocratic Le BY JAMES H. HOWARD Washington Bureau Negro Press Ass'n Washington, D. C.—(ANP)—and officials who have any part introduced by Representative Vivens would be liable to five year for taking part in a lynching most likely fail to take necessary preca be liable to twice that penalty occurred would forfeit $10,000 for Washington, D. C.—(ANP)—Federal prosecution of citizens and officials who have any part in lynchings, is proposed in a bill introduced by Representative Victor L. Berger of Wisconsin. Citizens would be able to five year imprisonments and $6000 for taking part in a lynching mob, and police officials who deliberately fail to take necessary precautions to prevent lynchings would be liable to twice that penalty. Communities in which lynchings occur would forfeit $10,000 for each lynching. In an interview with Mr. Berger he made the following statement: Failed to Keen Promise "Four years have elapsed since the Republican party pledged itself to the fight against lynchings. The date of a federal anti-lynching law, so that the full influence of the federal government may be wielded to exterminate this hideous crime. During these four years, 79 were killed by lynchings, 69 were killed by a majority party, with a majority in both houses sufficient to carry policies that were beneficial to special interests groups, failed to keep its promise to outlaw LEADERS BACK SCOTT BUREAU IDEA FOR RACE Voters Are Betrayed "This betrayal of those whose vote the Republican leaders obtained by the state has encouraged to lawmess communities to continue their bharajac practice," 187, 167 people, the protector said, were lynched, several of them in the state of Arkansas, on show, on court for the first day of a government to maintain the authority of its laws over the territory of the state, and our government has failed to perform. Anti-Lynch Law Is Needed "I hope congress will not adjourn to a gremium because it must enact a law that would threaten thousands of people are being paid up on those of their fellow citizens to pay for their medical care, drink, and millions of dollars are being spent annually to deal with this crisis," said the governor, who made to punch acts which bring injury and death to people, many of whom are entitled to protection under our constitution. "It is only the duty, but it is clearly within the power of congress to enact such laws." In the fifth session of Congress, 5 PRICE CENTS RESS Chosen : Madden Selects Black Man as Re-Post—Heretofore Nomine-gressman Seems Assur-Enter Field—DePriest As the nomination in this so-called "black belt" is tantamount to election, Chicago becomes the first Northern district to have such representation in the halls of congress, and it will mark the first appearance of a black congressman in the United States congress since the early nineties, when South Carolina sent its last colored representative to the national law-making body. It might be added in parting that all this depends on what actions the various aspirants of color in this congressional district will take between now and the November election; but it is believed that several independent colored candidates will enter the field to contest the election with Diefrist, resulting in the race losing a chance to land this congressional position. H. HOWARD N Negro Press Asso'a -Federal prosecution of citizens in lynchings, in a bill actor L. Berger of Wisconsin. Citior imprisonments and $5000 fines b, and police officials who deliberations to prevent lynchings would Communities in which lynchings each lynching. power is broad enough to authorize the execution of the bill I propose. My bill is stronger than other anti-lynching bills that have been proposed, but more than it is. But it is not any stronger than the exigencies of the situation require or the menace is intended to deal with justifies." LEADERS BACK SCOTT BUREAU IDEA FOR RACE Washington, D. C. (AMP)—Leaders throughout the country have commended the efforts of Dr. Emmet J. Scott, secretary-treasurer of Howard UNiversity and a member of the advisory committee of the Republican national committee to establish a rean or organization of some character for proposed legislation affecting the interest of the Negro citizenry of the United States. Dr. Scott presented the idea a week ago to many have promised their support to the movement. It was pointed out that there are some three hundred organizations maintained at Washington for the purpose of the introduction of such legislation affecting other races. The need of such an organization is indicated in the number of bills that are introduced which affect the Negro citizenry. One of the most recent and most important which would immediately apply to ad employee from the office of the recorder of shocks. In this business Dr. Scott himself pursued the point of the NUMBER 51 PAGE TWO—FIRST IN EDITORIALS Cleveland Negro Removal of Se Cleveland. Ohio.—(ANP)—Removal governmental departments at Washington address before the Frederick Douglass Rev. D. Ormond Walker, pastor St. James occasion was the first annual banquet of Elks auditorium, Thursday. evening. Actor Lawrence O. Payne, president, act six hundred persons were present, consort officials, and Republican leaders from Rev. Walker demanded that Republican actions such as register of the treasury which had previously gone to colored recognition of the colored voter in the N Cleveland Negroes Ask Removal of Segregation Cleveland, Ohio.—(ANP)—Removal of segregation in the governmental departments at Washington, was demanded in an address before the Frederick Douglass Republican Club by the Rev. D. Ormond Walker, pastor St. James A.M. E. Church. The occasion was the first annual banquet of the club, held at the Elks auditorium, Thursday evening. Assistant Police Prosecutor Lawrence O. Payne, president, acted as toastmaster. Over six hundred persons were present, consisting of city and county officials, and Republican leaders from all over the country. The event was attended by many positions such as register of the treasury and minister to Haiti, which had previously been to colored persons. He urged more recognition of the colored voter in the North. We want property to sell. We can sell it. 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Chicago, Ill.—(ANP)—Plans are being made for the Floil's MBA at the new Royal Theater at midnight May. 1 according to *Bojing-Hoops*'s letter to the University of Chicago in the affair, the Calicago benefit it will to ceilse all other such performances, and the best known actors and actresses in the country and a real hill has the affair is being sponsored by the MBA, which is planning to perpetrate the memory of the late Florence by erecting a home for aged Negroes. DR. MOTON SPEAKS AT Cleveland, Ohio—(ANP)—In the new building of the Phyllis Wheaton Association, dedicated and formally opened in 2013, one of the finest institutions of its kind in the country. Dr. Robert R Moton, principal of stakeholder Institution Negro Business League, was the chief speaker of the occasion and related association was doing to develop real women and womanhood. Dr. Moton praised the founders of the association and the association on the part of the public See Spivey Printing Co. for good printing. 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THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY; MAY 5, 1928 RACE OWES MUCH TO NEGRO PRESS, SAYS BEN DAVIS BY BENJAMIN J. DAVIS President National Negro Press Association, editor Atlanta Independent* and a² and Republican national press association. Louisville, Ky.-At the recent twenty-ninth annual session of the National Negro Press Association, held here, President Benjamin J. Davis, Atlanta, Ga., delivered a powerful and foreword on "The Press," which is reproduced herewith. The press is the most powerful in the making of men, or of a nation. With the possible exception of the pulp, the press is the most powerful human agency in developing and stabilizing character. It is the greatest civilizing agency in the Christian religion, controlled by man. "The standard of a people's religion and civilization is largely determined by the morality and intelligence of their newspapers. There is no greater sentiment-maker than the press." He also said on all six, every day in the week. "The white man's well organized and trained press is our greatest handicap and enemy, and the weakest link in our chain of progress is our lack of a well organized and trained press, to defend our rights, and to stabilize our progress." "The white press has advertised the Negro to the world as a shiftless, indolent, character, and a liability to be shifted in a community where he lives, and the world believes it. No other agency could have so obscured our virtues, paradied our vices. There is only one way and means to meet and counteract this vile slander and libel, and that one way and means, is, to fight the devil with fire, meet him on his own grounds with a well-organized press, devoted to the defense and uplift of the Negro people for the race's sake. The fight must not be made for me and mine, but for the race—for the black people everywhere." Consecration To Duty "The job of building this bulwark of defense is ours, the newspapers of defense are ours, the newspapers of work. This association is the nucleus around which this all powerful press can and must be built. The newspapers in this association's hands. It is going to take, gentlemen, our hands in the belies, and the grace of God in their. We want editors who would rather tack one another, men with proficiency, who will not seek to hold a brother editor up to contempt and public justice, then doesn't like who will be held under temporary against the common enemy, and who will not clip and pimp a blower slander they see in white papers." The association must build up to maintain a standard of ethics in our newspapers, respect we must have for one and all, hold sacred and inviolate, and be judged by ethical ethics among lawyers, doctors, preachers and other professional The First Step Outlined "The first step in developing a press is to have a press, a pressive press, is for the members of this association to organize its mem- bers. The press is a body, as oath bound is as necessary." "Secondly, he proud of the association, and what you would have it be, bringing standard by your own industry, and standard by your own identity, your personalization, you are ashamed of yourself, for it is the fruits of your labor, and you should an apple tree to bear peaches. What The People We The Press call for, and the press and the encouragement, and they owe it liberal support and encouragement. The press ought to support and on as private as the individual of individual and individual institution, which the public is duty-bound to support and on as private as the individual of individual and individual should feel that a newspaper is the common property of all, and all owe it. "When the press makes a demand, of or public caterpillars and publishes, for all the people. The Negro, of all people, should develop a healthy body, and many of the lanes and slender that yellow press utensils and publishes. "In all the Southland, there is not white daily that is fair and just, and not many of them speak better of cattle, thousand times, than they do of the slime and slander. PARENTS AND TEACHERS RAISE $100,000 FOR SCHOOLS Raleigh, N. C. (ANP)—According to reports made at the annual meeting of the Indian Congress of Colored Parents of Indian Congress at Shaw University, more than $100,000 has been raised during the past year for school programs and for auxiliary school programs throughout the state. Five hundred persons were present at the conference EDITOR STEWARD CELERATES 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Louisville, Ky. (A-NP)—Editor Willie McKinley of the journalism, is celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. Steward is editor of the American Baptist Church, and one the best known The Wrong Way To Dress Your Hair ... Surface applications of so-called dihams and straighteners are of no benefit to permanently improve your hair. 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CHASE Philadelphia, Pa.—(ANP)—During the past generation business enterprises fostered by Negroes have developed with wonderful rapidity. There are several big businesses in Philadelphia conducted by colored persons, but perhaps the largest and best conducted business is that conducted by Dr. Walter L. Pitts at his establishment in this city. Dr. Pitts has a laboratory in New Jersey, and his establishment in Phil. adelphia occupies four buildings, four stories in height. The buildings run through to another street, and are well equipped with modern business appliances, a well equipped X-ray laboratory being a part of the equipment. When interrogated why he sought Philadelphia of all places for the establishment of his business, Dr. Pitts, in his usual affable manner, said he came to Philadelphia because he believed it to be the geographical center so far as materials used in his line are concerned, and then, too, said Dr. Pitts, large numbers of persons passing through the city enroute to point in the East, make Philadelphia one of the world's greatest marketplaces. A large number of persons are employed at the laboratory in New Jersey, but the greatest number are employed at the establishment here, where nearly one hundred men and women put up ready for mailing thousands and thousands of packages daily. One unique thing about the establishment is that everything pertaining to the business is done right here. There are up-to-date facilities for printing; there are machines for the cutting of the boxes, and printing of labels, coloring, etc., as well as an apparatus for filling the various bottles with the different specialties goten out by this concern. In fact every thing known to facilitate business is used by Dr. Pitts' competent corps of assistants. Public sentiment is the business man's safest bet as a means of overcoming the unwarranted obstructions that have sometimes stood in the path of quicker progress as relates to the colored man, and Dr. Pitts has adopted the policy of throwing his establishment open to schools, clubs, fraternal organizations, visiting groups and other bodies for "inspection tours." This, Dr. Pitts claims, is the surest way of getting the public more interested in your business and making friends. Dr. Pitts came east of what is commonly called "nerve." Born in Georgetown, he received his early training, Moving to California, he studied at Leland Stanford University, from which he graduated. He also graduated of the University of California. Pitts saw service overseas, being with the army and navy intelligence bureau. He remained overseas vertised slogan, "Not for Power, but for War." The figures which are presented in the report represents an epoch-making achievement, and the conglutations among people everywhere will be showcased in the book capable of so supreme achievement. A careful reading of the advertisement another column will be worth while. THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928 Long after everything connected with Coolidge and Kellogg has been forgotten, it will be remembered that during their administration was taken the greatest step toward world peace; the consideration by the American people and several other great powers of the actual outlawing of war. Of course, Coolidge and Kellogg are not the sole causes of this step, but their fame will ride high on the tide of it. The peace propagandists, the conscientious objectors and even the conscientious objectors to war—all those who have suffered and will suffer for their opinion's sake—these are the cause of the progress of anti-war sentiment. Coolidge and Kellogg are but the instruments that register and record this progress of popular sentiment. To regard Coolidge and his silence or Kellogg and his notes as being the cause of this progress toward peace would be just as sensible as to say that the speedometer which registers the speed and distance of the vehicle's movement, also causes the speed and the progress of the vehicle. But it will always be to the fame and honor of these two statesmen that the sentiment of their country and of the world reached such a stage during their term of office and that they did not try to hinder the progress but did what they could to further it. And the 20th century, which has already witnessed so much in the adjustment, man's self to the physiological universe, a great adjustment of man to the social world about him; a man's harmonizing ability; a great harmonizing of himself with men—supreme achievements in science and in sociology. "War to war" is a contradiction and an absurdity; but a hearty agreement and a signed and sealed agreement toward a final and permanent peace. Coolidge, Kellogg and Pearl—let them be the new national trinity? three years, and resided upon his return, and resided upon some considerate time in San Francisco said, was because of the particular group to which he was catering. He has been in Philadelphia less than ten years. His establishment is known as perhaps no other local institution is, all over the country, and his business is growing by leaps and by the manufacturer of thirty-five products. From a very small beginning, even starting out selling his first product, Texas Petroleum, he began hard labor and constant application, one of the largest and best payoffs of the company, in section of the country, and it perhaps can be safely said that no single indictment has ever been filed weekly payroll as has Dr. Pitts. Several of his preparations have taken him to various state exhibits, and Dr. Pitts's growth in business defends not only upon right brains, functioning, plus training, but consistent and convincing advertising. The total value of Texas petroleum in 1926 was placed at $306,700,000. Texas is the union's leading state in the number of sheep, number of cattle, number of beef cattle, and number of goats. Judging Contest At Prairie View State College High school students of Texas second annual Vocational Agri- at Prairie View State Normal 1928. (Read full account of judging Holstein cows at the cultural Judging Contest, held and Industrial College, April 18, contest and awarding of prizes.) High school students of Texas second annual Vocational Agri- at Prairie View State Normal 1928. (Read full account of judging Holstein cows at the cultural Judging Contest, held and Industrial College, April 18, awarding and awarding of prizes.) The balance sheet below is probably the most impressive, from the standpoint of financial wealth, ever rendered by a Negro business institution. It is the ninety-third year of this Company's existence, and its entry into its third decade of service, with an unprecedented reservoir of resources, it is presented with justifiable pride. The more than five millions of dollars of assets set out below, and every dollar of the more than seventy millions of dollars of insurance in force there represented, are working in the interest of the Company, and protective force, building up and fostering op- TOTAL INSURANCE IN FORCE ~ ~ 73,897,069.00 Prairie View, Texas—the second annual high school vocational agricultural judging contest for Negro students of Texas, was held here under the direction of the agrigroup A. Potts, state titerant teacher-trainer. The contest, according to the opinion of state officials and interested students, was unique of its kind ever held in Texas or any other section of the United States. Thirty-five coaches were present with the team, each of these teams traveled as far as 325 miles in an effort to gain experience in the awards offered. Over $300 was awarded in gold, currency and medals; the first prize, twenty second prizes, the ninety-third prizes were awarded. During the morning of the day a team of five hogs, mules, dairy cattle, beef cattle, clad cotton and identified insects. For the first two hours in the aftermath of the step cutting and ploughing contest. The evening program continued with a livestock illustration by members of the college agricultural club, of the ideal objective of high school vocational agricultural Cash Gets Service Key Prof. I. B. Cash, Center County Training School, Pittsburg, was awarded the Distinguished Distinguished agricultural teacher in Texas. For this honor a distinguished fellow was donated by the Prairie View College. The student was presented by J. B. Brown, assistant director of agricultural education, Harris Palmer, Union Church School, Harris Palmer. was announced master vocational student of the state and awarded a silver loving cup and $10 in gold. The student of the state department of education He made on three acres of sweet potatoes a labor income of $288. Tallahassee had a complete project record book of the state department of education of O. Thomas, was awarded $10 in gold for being the highest individual judge in this contest. He is the most successful student of the Thomas also trained the highest scoring team in the contest for which he won a gold medal. The Company, a beautiful walking cane His school was given banners 24x36 inches and a $28 silver loving cup and $10 in gold. The worth, special rural agents in the state department of education of the state department of education awarded by D. B. Taylor who commented on the necessity of all education being fitted to life's purpose. The other awards were made by Prof. C. H. Waller, state leader of extension work among Negroes of Some of the other teams who took a first place in judging the teams trained by R. S. Austin; Kendleton, in cotton classing, trained by Alton; Alton, in P. Y. Graz; Mexia, in barbed rock training by R. W. Stafford; Crockett, in ploughing, trained by B. Y. King; Seguin, trained by Timothy Smith; Cameron in brood sows, Angus cattle and Jersey cattle, trained by O. J. Thomas. Students Give Demonstration Judges a Give Edge and the results of the tests of FIRST IN REAL NEWS—PAGE THREE portunity as they shelter and protect, is more important than the most punishing pride. Negro progress, in which is involved the hope of every Indian, helps for himself and his individual family, is not limited to the need for any combination of fortunate accidents or good luck. It is being achieved by the force of Negro dollars flowing through Negro business channels, of which the most important and for-coaching is the insurance channel. Put your dollars with other Negro dollars for your protection and for coaching's protection and the growth of opportunity for all. prizes were awarded, members of the Prairie View College Agricultural Club illustrated to over 1500 college student and rural teachers an objective for high school pupils taking courses in vocational agriculture. The students were taught how high school agricultural training may prepare rural boys for life and at the same time prepare them for the job. The students were placed in the center on the stage was printed thrift, ambition, finance and honesty. Students gave forceful two minute talks on the way vocational agriculture develops the students' confidence and honesty. The final speaker who stood on the top step made it clear to the students that they should go through high school he is prepared to earn an honest living as a future teacher and to extend their career after completing his high school work he may do so with the money and experience while taking the high school course. The contest was of great value in that it brought together some of the best students in Texas with each other, exchange ideas and to catch a new vision of life. Dean Cummings, a graduate of College, Bryan, who was also at the contest, expressed great hope for the future of the rural citizens of Texas at the college's observation at the time of his visit. Texas has an inexhaustible supply of lignite. The belt extends from the vicinity of Laredo to Northeast Texas covering a territory of 60,000 square miles and having an average population of billions of unmilled lignite. BISHOP BEARS DIVIDE SERIES WITH WILDCAT Marshall, Texas.—Seven singles bunched in the first inning, netted 8 runs, coupled with a down by Lowden in the opening stints, gave the Wiley Wildcats a victory of 10-5 over the Bishop Bears here. Friday. The Bears came back Monday, winning 5-4, in the tightest game of the season. Davis allowed the Cats only five hits, two of these coming in the fourth. Jackson, who went the route for the losers, allowed ten hits. The victory of the Bears was largely due to the slurging of Turner, who out of four trips to the plate, connected for two triples, a double and a single. Shackleford for the Cats, played a great game but was held in hand by Davis in the seventh when the Cats threatened to tally. Bishop has played seven games and won five. The Bears meet Texas College Monday and Tuesday, and are expecting to tie for first place. WINS VICTORY AGAINST ST. PAUL DISCRIMINATION St. Paul, Minn. — (ANP) It is felt that a death blew has been dealt discrimination against Nerissa Smith, who won his second case within a year against the White Castle System of inmate care. The est case was conducted in the interest of Isla L. Finkner who was awarded a verdict of 500 damages in the court. The court also ordered the waiter for the corporation was forced to pay a $100 fine for discriminatory practices. Both cases were prosecuted, the civil rights law of the state. PAGE FOUR—FIRST IN CIRCULATION City Happenings J. A. Perkin, Grapeland, was in the city this week. Mrs. Irving King, Atlanta, Ga., is in the city, the guest of Mr. Thomas Johnson, 2602 Main Street. Frank, from the family, 1010 Seller, moved to Woodville, his old home town, last week end. AGENTS WANTED end. (a) Lukas L. Lukas, 1010 Seller, Write for 444 Blm St., Dallas, Tx. A. Willie Mas Barnett, who underwent an operation a few weeks ago, is doing nicely at this writing. 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Both the board of directors and the advisory board of the Houston Negro Hospital have endorsed this benefit program, and the net proceeds will be given to Mr. Terrell with which to take a much needed rest and vacation. No admission will be charged at the doors, but during the program spaces will be allowed for a free will offering, and all churches, organizations and institutions, who think that the race should show in a tangible way its appreciation of a man who has done as much for the race and community as Prof. Terrell has done, are asked to send contributions raised in advance of the program. The Nu Phi chapter of the Omega Pai Phi fraternity has already gone on record as endorsing this benefit program, and other local organizations are expected to take similar action. The choral club, which needs no introduction to Houston audiences, is busy getting ready some new numbers and the public is assured a musical feast at this testimonial program. HOUSTON SINGERS GIVE FINE CONCERT AT STATE SCHOOL Prairie View, Texas.—The concert given at Prairie View State College, last Friday night, by the Coleridge-Taylor Choral Club of Houston, rated as the "South's premier musical organization," was by far, the best effort of its kind ever rendered here by these noted artists; and, when former stellar programs given here by this group are taken into consideration and comparison, this latest comment is covering lots of territory. Both students and faculty enjoyed all the numbers on the program and these singers were compelled to respond to several encores. A surprise feature of the program was the tenor solo by Dr. Herbert C. Blanks, with his wife as accompanist, which was one of the high lights of the evening; the artist being forced to give an encore number. It is probable that these Houston singers will appear here during the summer session, maybe in the early part of July. CORSICANA Corsicana, Texas.—Mrs. Bennett entertained with a Spanish luncheon Wednesday afternoon, April 25, honoring Mesdames Robinson and Car. then. Fourteen ladies were present. The Klover Leaf Club met at the Y M. P. A. rooms, last Thursday. The Black and White dance by this club was a decided success. Mrs. Simmle Leonard, Houston, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Florence Lee, who is quite ill. Rev. A. Wright was in Waco Sunday. Little Cora Dean Slaton Ruth Mae Lewis, and Sammie D Moore will be shown at the Ideal Theatre Friday night. Mrs. B. V. Hollins to the delight of her friends, is improving. She underwent an operation recently. Miss D. L. Appelwhite has been sent to P. V. College, by a white missionary society, to attend the missionary institute being conducted here Mrs. L. A. Roberts was in Dallas Sunday. Mrs. Eula Brown was the weekend guest of Mrs. Pearl Majors last week. Group No. 2, Camp Fire Girls met Friday, April 23. 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Pulmer Bright sanctioned the resolution passed by the city council Tuesday and played and ground for the colored city council. The resolution, plans will be made at once to obtain the site and erect the necessary buildings and equipment. The establishment of a playground, according to many of the leading organizations, is improving the health of Negro children and is providing for the needs of the children. The swimming pool will be modern in every respect and will be a credit to the city. accommodations for Negro patrons both in the buses and in the bus sta INTERNATIONAL UNION U.B.F.C. & S.D.W. MEMPHIS CRITIC SLAIN BY IRATE CONTEST LOSER Memphis, Tenn.—(ANP)—Clinton Sanders was given his liberty in first criminal court on recommendation of Assistant Attorney General M. S. Boyd, when he was charged with the beating Bessie Taylor, when he shot when she continued to claim that Sanders was "not the best piano player." The killing took place following a piano playing contest. The dead player, who was the best, neither contented had started at Sanders with a drawn knife, defying him to dispute her role in defending Sanders the shot woman. JERSEY BRAND MALT BOURBON NEW FLAWLESS 1250 LITERS 8 BARRELS BREWED IN BOSTON SINCE 1870 Hear Herbert C. Blanks, Noted Tenor, Antioch, Friday, May 11, 8:30 P.M. AMERICA'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER THE MIRROR (Continued from Page One) confrontations and venom upon Houston and the South. When, however, both major parties have been involved in an cultural crisis, the Information as an cultural crisis, the attention to the fact that both the Republicans and Democrats chose Southern Democrats, even before the white hotels of Kansas City, Mo., announced that not only would Negro delegates be refused state delegations, but would even be sold from hoteliers for conference delegations, but would even be delegated, the policy of Kansas City hotels, as it relates to exclusion and banning of Negroes, was well known black and, if the colored Republican leader, Ben Dawes of Georgia and not cognizant of this fact, it is their fault, and, in the language of a well known, "it's too late to be sorry." Of course, Negro delegates never stopped at white hotels when the Renaissance Chicago in 1290, and namo had such accommodations at white hotels in Cleveland during the 1924 parley; for example, they knew that the "brethren" were not domiciled in Nordic cities like Chicago and Cleveland and (other northern cities which have been hosts to the G. O. W. hotel) but were quarters in said hotels, the matter was kopt rather pianismo. In and in these hotel lobbies, sit down, smoke their stogies and engage in conversations with their white delegates or in a really paged while at said white hotels. But, alas when the "brother-in-law" whipped it up for his favorite presidential candidate and the "grand old hotel" whipped it up for the hotels of that city will even permit him to ride the freight elevators or approach too close to the hotels even Let our editorial and journalistic contemporaries who have been pointing the indicting finger at "Heavenly Houston" and Dixie, because of racial prejudice, class bigotry, intolerance and downright cussiness (and we admit that there is plenty of this still extant in the South, despite the progress made in recent years towards interracial anxiety, understanding and tolerance), bear in mind that there is still a Kansas City in Missouri, where Negroes are not permitted to enter white homes for any purpose—except in the servant role for some Nordic family. Well, brothers, in this respect Kansas City is worse than Houston and other liberal Southern cities, where Negroes can enter the hotels not only as servants, but occasionally as singers and conferees. The local committee, seeking homes for delegates and visitors who will be in Houston June 3-8, 1928, attending the annual grand lodge of the Colored Knights of Pythias and Court of Calanthe of Texas, states that colored Houstonians are not responding as they should in listing their homes with the committee. Come on, folks, and let's provide all the rooms needed for the proper housing of the thousands of visitors who will invade "Heavenly Houston" during this grand lodge. As much as Houstonians attend grand lodges and conventions, and as large numbers of them as invade other cities upon such occasions, we should be the last people in Texas to even hesitate to throw open our doors and homes for the reception housing and entertainment of such visitors. It is reported that some people are objecting to the price which delegates will pay—$1.50 per day; yet that is the regular price and we have heard the Houstonians, when attending grand lodges in other cities, contend and complain that even that price will be too high. We have no fear that sufficient homes will not be available, but the housing committee must have these homes at once, so that the grand chancellor and grand worthy counselor can have their offices mail assignments to the grand representatives several days in advance of their departure from their several homes for the convention city. Houston will be on the map during June as never before in its history, with both the Pythian-Calanthean grand lodge and the Democratic convention; and, since the whites are getting to see it that none of their visitors are slighted during their particular parley, we must have the same civic pride and racial love and see to it that none of our visitors lack for a single thing to make their stay here as pleasant and comfortable. a word to the wise should be sufficient, and as for the unwise, nothing more. We are in touch with the local Pyham committee on homes and list the number of delegates you can provide for the game, and you can phone our office, either Preston 2560 or Preston 1243, if you can not get in touch with the committee. The Houston Baseball Association, of which Fred Ankmanman is president, has a large money nor expenditure of effort to not only give local fans a real ball club this season, but the new Buffalo Bills are the most important in the last word in baseball parks. In fact, we have never seen its members are very few major league parks which surpass the local plant. Every comfort and convenience has been provided to the particular colored fans have been given the same type of consideration as white fans, including grand stand seats. To appreciate Buffalo Stadium one has to see it for himself, and The Infield and Central Park stands are included. man for the provisions made at his new park for colored patrons, who will be able to enjoy varying fortunes and minfortunes, and to urge our people to support and pull for the Bison. We have the increased colored, attendance which enabled Houston to win the opening day attendance and trophy season, the president has been offering his annual award; more than 2000 members of the race packing and beautifying the park, and beautiful plant to help Houston capture the first prize and encourage Well, folks, how do you like our Buffs thus far this season? We have never made this prophecy or asserment, the Herd this year will not only win the Texas League gonfalon, but the Dixie series—and "we don't mean the HAMPTON CHOIR WINS PRAISE OF GOTHAM CRITICS Hampton Institute, Va.-New York music criticism were unanimous in their appraisal of the Hampton Institute, which under the reedition R. Nathaniel Duel, recently sang in Carriage Hall, New York, and in the concert at the Cedar College, as the outstanding Negro musical organization, and gave it legitimate place among the serious composers. Mr. Dett presented a program comprising sacred songs of the early Middle Ages, and religious compositions by Americans, Negro spirituals, and the Negro idiom in modes and anthems from works of the African-American composer Edward Cushing in the Brooklyn Eagle. "that than last evening he went to the church, and he heard—indeed, choral singing as good is relatively rare. No New York City choir is better known by Stephen Townsend for the Friends of Music, could successfully compete with Mr. Dett's singers. More than a dozen choirs were by any chorus willing to submit it to intensive drill, but more perceptibly in dedication in comment upon the Hamilton Institute Choir, whose most remarkable asset is a body of tense vocal material, which is characteristic of the Negro voices at its best. It was a pleasure to hear the music of the sixteenth and seventeenth-century works as those which we need to make up the first group on the program—church music of the sixteenth and seventeenth-century works. The New York Times said in part, "Of the sympathy the choir showed there could be no question. The singing of part songs by Tchalovsky, the singing of part songs by Shadrach, the greater number of the performances of the evening, was distinguished by his distinctive quality of tone." And a distinctive quality of tone. "Morning Telegraph said: 'Instead of an entire program of Negro spirituals, which one is ordinarily present, the choir has less the lesson of Dr. Dett, as the singer, Dr. Dett chose to show his people in the course of interpreting the music to the mania in which less the lesson of Dr. Dett, as the educator and an instructor to the mania in which people are assimilating the arts of the music to the mania, is not extra important to say that there has been a choir singing in this season's whole record. There was a deluge of the long hours of rehearsal, which testified to the taste of the conductor and the long hours of rehearsal, over, to the natural adaptability of the Negroes to training of this order. The accent and accent Nogent intonation, but in the modelled and chaste measures of the oden church themes, were they MADDEN— (Continued From Page One) championing the cause of the Negro citizens throughout the country. Howard University and Freedman's Hospital was manifested in the continued battle which he waged to increase the number of Negro students in a sensitive Madden was elected the institutions were receiving less than $100,000. Howard University alone, was $300,000. Other acts on his part stamped the Negro constituency that was responsible for his election but of the twelve million Negroes in the United States. Leaderr Mourn His Loss Political leaders, educators and common folk mourn the loss of Bobo Bishop, the friend of the incumbent, in a statement to the incumbent, the Negro Press. "I am severely regret the passing of the governor Madden, and consider his death as an unfortunate, as I know him, his work heart and soul, the passage of his life, and the loss of sterling character and absolute felicity. I do not think there is another standing defense which was made for who will take his place in the outstanding defense which was made for Bobo Bishop. Efforts were made to get statements from Ouster Da-Priest, and Alberman Wright, who had a possibility for the place. Mr. De-Weaver, were in West Baden, though latest reports have them hurrying down, Commissioner, Wright, and Judge Madden was several times returned to congress, in In Prowd Hotel. THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928 DIXIE COLLEGE TEAMS CONTEND FOR LEADERSHIP Atlanta, Ga.-Just two weeks ago, Atlanta University defeated more than 300 opponents many believed that Atlanta could not win again. The Atlanta rooters, however, seemed to know what sort of team they were on. Forbes was on the mound for Atlanta, but whom Captain Jones set his young colt pitcher, Smalls of Charleston, was the best batsman for Atlanta but was the best batsman for Atlanta. The game was won by the terrible slugging of the Atlanta University team at the an anxious mound, slugging with a three bagger in the first inning and at the an anxious mound, slugging with a three bagger in the sixth. The ninth inning had one more interval with the Tall Papa King shooting the bullet for Atlanta, than appears on the board, but those awful boys with the stick are responders, far Atlanta, who won six out of seven games played—two from Morehouse, two from Talladega, one from Clark Atlanta, GA—Morehouse College defeated Morris Brown 11.5 here last night, getting off with a slow start giving up several hits and hitting two batters in the first innning, but he shut down 10 of them. He got off of ball from them on. Morris Brown seeth in at first. In the second inning, Morris Brown sent to reliever Wiggins, who got off of ball from Morris Brown hope of winning faded. Forbes, Morely and Smith of Morehouse led the batting for the day in the first inning. Morris Brown hit well. Morely uped up their pitchers well. Smith, center fielder of Morehouse, gave the fans some thrills in making catches of several long Morehouse-Cookman Split Morehouse won the first game from Bethune in 1986, and showed no interest in batting. Bethune to five hits, while his teammates Tommy Browne and Burry Green were out. Bethune led hitting for Morehouse while Simplins led for Morehouse. The Morehouse team executed three fast double plays, while Simplins led for Morehouse. The Morehouse team was the star of the day, driving out two home runs and making seven saves. The star was of the day, driving out two home runs and making seven saves. His last stab at a live drive probably saved his team from defeat. Bank, pitching the 8th, when he weakened and gave up for Morehouse indulged in a fine double plays. Forbes and Smith led the batting and the batting and the batting. MOREHOUSE BATTLES TIGERS Atlanta, Ga.—Morehouse won first game from Tuskegee 5-4, and dropped the second 4-0. Atlanta, Ga.-Atlanta University really showed her stuff in three games. Alabama State was the quizzical fun. Alabama State came in flooded the grounds as if to make only a swimming contest possible. Alabama State came in the le-header. She sent to the mound McClenney who served Poole while Atlanta sent in Sprüll and Thomas. She sent from a recent force forced him to yield to "Tall Papa" King who told him to fight the Spruill held Talladega to eight hits. Atlanta bunched seven hits on McClenney which together with two hits from count 8-4. Williams-as the sucker king and Captain Jones, the pinch hit by the men whom Talladega must accuse of heavy stick work. For Talladega James led with three hits and got two hits. In the second season of "Tall Papa," Atlanta had blood in her eyes and tied up her ankle. A good work on the mound was marred by three errors made by the team; it was good work on the hind foot. The final score was 5 to 4. 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FLORIDA NEGROES PUSH VOTE FIGHT Pennsylvania, Fla. — (ANP) -- That Negro grooves of this city do not intend to give up their fight to become voters is clearly seen in a letter written recently by the voter league, which so far has directed the battle to make real col- labor unions a major force. The voter league, which so far has directed the battle to make real col- labor unions a major force, was organized out of the old Populistic club and its 1500 members who were organized to take advantage of the primes to become Democrats. While Democrat have fought then all along, the Republican situation in which there would be violence has been directed and directed the affairs of the league in such a manner that the real col- labor league could get out in case the United States Supreme Court if it is necessary, and has called to the Negroes of Florida to help him. PAGE SIX—FIRST IN COMPLETENESS Across Continent Racing Marathon: Negroes Race BY DRUSILLA DUNJEE HOUSTON (For The Associated Press Press) Pyle's transa-concipient runners are half way across the country with several colored runners in the race. Forty days ago they left California. The seemingly best racers ran themselves out in California. As this marathon for fourth lap, a Negro, Eddie Gardiner of Seattle occupied sixth place. Gardiner is small and black. He ran on a 50 mile run, but his trainers say that they are holding him back. *Xamille Robinson of Atlantic City* like Gardiner runs with a smile. There is a Negro Canadian, a Deacon forced out because of lack of funds. Last but not least is T. Joseph, a fifteen year old colorized lad of Los Angeles. Gardiner, according to the trainers, is holding of several state records in Washington. All of the Negro runners of their own selection, that add dignity to their appearance. When a Gardiner came in 76 racers of other states, Finnis and Italianans just now to be occupying the first places. One of the midruners of the whole line. Out of the Negroes starting not one has broken down from physical collapse. Over the mountains, through the rain, snow and sleet, some of our men have come without blankets and other necessary things. Through Texas and western Oklahoma, Gardiner ran through lines of white men drawn close up who poured out abuse upon him. In a few instances threats were made to shoot him if he ran over the line ahead of white men. Abuse breaks the heart of the weak, but Gardiner runs with a smile. One white man hearing how things were going took his rifle and rode behind him for miles daring anyone to interfere. Down the famous highway 66 runners of every nation. All brown. A few looked almost exhausted, others going fine and many taking their time, saving themselves for the last thousand miles. "Cash and Carry" Pyle's palatial automobiles passing add color and richness to this singular pageant. Watchers see that the runners do not snatch rides. Emergency cars, provision cars, and bunk trucks to pick up the exhausted. In the west these men ran through sleet and snow. The finest of the cars were sometimes in the ditch. If these 82 had come in forty days through all this we may be sure some will finish the easier eastern half of the race. They reached us on a bright warm day. All along the country highway, we stopped to see the country people, farmers with their families camped out along the road, with all the children and plenty to eat. We saw the race. This race may not mean much to the lazy habitice of the automobile who camped out on the road, but it does mean something to the men and women of America who camped out in the dugge in it for health and love of sport. Gardiner came in abreast of the men and women he cheered the colored Canadian but to see the little colored boy. He had him pictured in my mind as dark and strong. It grew late. We were told that some of them would be coming in till late, but we were told there were many Negroes left for them. Then we saw him, whom you prayers should follow across the country, for he runs for the honor of the state. He was paralyzed father. He was tall for his height. He had built up upon his head a high linen head piece that was made of soups of Soufan. His keenly scanned gear was clean. I got down into the line with him and walked, and he asked, "What did you ask?" "Oh, fine," he answered, "who people make no difference whatever." Other Negroes joined but we asked him no further questions for you can learn more about him, that he was quite a way behind his usual time because all morning he had been troubled by his stomach, and he ought to have seen that boy swing up that hill. He went around the hill for a walk and saw blankets like a welcome. His father paralyzed from the waist down is making the trip in an old automobile across the river, and they blankets and other things absolutely necessary. Colored people are not always financial assistance. Many of the whites have rich bankers, some are trying to carry themselves, some are unable to see what these black boys are doing for us. Very little chance do they have to equal advantage. It is necessary Hours: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 3 to 8 p.m. Office Phone, Pres. 5288 415 Odd Fellows Temple DR. CHAS. W. PEMBERTON MEDICINE AND SURGERY Res. phone, Hadley 5440 Mrs. A. E. Stewart and Son FUNERAL DIRECTORS "We Are In Sympathy Always" Notice our directing. Compare it with others. Phone 424 1171 E. 5th Ave. Corcicana, Tex. DAWSON LEADER SCORES PAPERS FOR HIS DEFEAT Chicago, Ill.—(ANP)—Dr. S. W. 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INTERMEDIATE TEACH AND SENIOR TOP-10 How-To, Be, Trait, Great. IC-How to be Truly Christian ADULT TOP-16-Jeans Standard of Greatness. Jesus with His disciples was on his way to Capernaum for the last time. He was soon to leave for Jerusalem where he was to die on the crucible. Jesus was to receive retirement to order to make clearer to the disciples the meaning of the cross. They were yet unable to understand Him. It was a most difficult task for Jesus, God facing humiliation and death or man's salvation and even the disciples failing to understand the meaning of the cross. The Disciples Diping as to Who Should, Be the Greatest (Mark 9:33-37). 1. Jesus' searching question (q. 53). 2. Jesus' telling him he discern their secret thoughts. 3. the disciples were wringing about official position while Jesus was facing humiliation and death shows how completely He was alone in the world. 2. The silent disciples (v. 34). The revelation of the selfishness of their parents and the presence of the presence. The realization that the ome of the eminent Lord in over us is the sure and only cure for selfishness. 3. The stinging rebuke (v. 35-37). 4. (1) "If any than desire to be first and least place and to be a servant of all." True gracefulness expresses itself in being willing to take the last and least place and to be a servant of all. 5. (2) His teaching illustrated (v. 38, 37). This He did by an act of variable grace. 6. A little child is a symbol of dependence and ignorance. By word and example He showed that true greatness is the weak, instruct the ignorant, and serve the need. The Request of James and John (Mark 10-35-4). 1. What it was (vv. 35-37). It was for the positions of preeminence in the kingdom. Christ had told them of the awful agony of the cross and also of the glory which should follow. While their request reveals pride and selfish ambition, yet faith in their Lord and a right desire were not wholly lacking. It was not entirely for their personal glory that they made this request, but because of their personal desire to be with their Lord. 2. Jesus' reply (vv. 38-45). (1) To James and John (vv. 38-40). a. Their misconception rebuked. "Ye know not what ye ask." b. Positions of glory in Christ's kingdom are earned, not obtained through favor or arbitrary assignment. The way to honor is through suffering. The cup which they were to drink was all that was embraced in the agony of the cross. Christ conceived that the positions which they craved were obtainable, but in a different way from what they thought. The way to places of glory in Christ's kingdom is through lowly, self-forgetful service and suffering. (2) To the ten disciples (vv. 41-45). a. Their displeasure (v. 41). The ten disciples were displeased with the request of James and John. Their displeasure was because they were not free from the same selfish ambition; their action was not prompted by righteous indignation. b. *Tree greatness declared* (rv. 42-45). b. To minister to others is ministered to the highest of life. Among the Greatest greatness was conceded to those exercised authority over others. This is the world's conception today. Among the highest of life, the greatest and prevails. The standard of Christ's kingdom is to forget itself in devoted service to others, even to the giving of life. To be followed to be all by Jesus is Christian Himself. His whole life was spent in going about doing good, and on the cross of Calvary. 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There has been little or no recurrent tendency under Harding and Coolidge. One way to judge the political importance of any element is by the number and character of positions assigned them in the public service. The practical-minded William H. Lewis is wont to say that the question of government is a question of job. Sam Jones used to say that the white South would not care a rap who voted if it were not for the consideration of office. Measured by this standard, the case of the Negro seems all but hopeless. There is no process now in operation that promises better things. It does not seem that either political party is disposed to alter any considerable patronage of the public interest, nor to change himself to put in any no-effective effort to better the situation. Under the next administration, he will do well to hold his own, albeit he has little to hold. The threadbare process of corralling delegates to the national convention every four years has all but worn itself to a frazile. The delegates are not only becoming fewer and fewer in number, but less and less in importance. Two states have been turned over to Negro leadership by the Republican party. The national committeemen are accorded the secondary control of state patronage. Only white men may be appointed to important places in Mississippi and Georgia. Messrs. Howard and Davis have their say as between bad, good and indifferent white men. This gives them considerable influence with those appointed, which they beyond a doubt use to advantage to the Negro group. These two men are trustees of the Republican party, and are on the inside of the cup. Their effective power consists in helping to choose the party candidate when the contest is close. In the gigantic battle now focusing between Hoover and the allies, they must needs maneuver strategically. Both of these men are under factional fire. An unlucky decision will dislodge them from leadership. That either of them would have a colored successor is extremely unlikely. Fragile as this thread is, it is the only hold the Negro has on national politics. The Negro's influence on legislation on administration is weak to the extent that it induces congress to enact laws for the enforcement of the fourteenth Amendment to the constitution, it is its bounded duty to do. Affirmative legislation is not the only way to fairly enforce the civil service law. All of this seems to be a bogyopic picture but it is painted from the perspective that all but is not as dark as at first view they may seem. There are many states that are at present, no bigger than a man's hand. In the future the Negro will be more than from national political activity. Like charity, political advantage is not unrestricted in all elections, local and state, North and West, as well as in the border states of Deleware, Maryport, Missouri. The power of power of this unchallenged vote promise the things it needs for effectively and wisely to govern in permanent. In the South we have recently seen several hopeful indications. 1. For several years Negroes in several Southern states have declared themselves Democrats and sought the rights of suffrage under party regulations. They have met with the rebuff that their privilege would be limited to voting for white candidates chosen by the primaries in which only white men might participate. This restriction has been brought to a judicial test in Texas which wipes out the discrimination on the grounds of race and color. Virginia Negro Democrats are now putting the same restrictions to judicial test. The outcome of the decision of the supreme court negating such insidious distinctions will serve to stimulate the Negro to a more lively interest in the local governments under which he lives and by which his life conditions are regulated. The stress of emphasis is being shifted from national to local politics. 2. The success of Robert Church in Memphis, Tennessee, is the most encouraging indication which has manifested itself for several decades. Tennessee has no law restricting the franchise along racial lines. It requires a poll tax of white and black alike. Many whites and many more Negroes, fail to meet this requirement, and thus disfranchise themselves. They need only fearless and sensible leadership to arouse them from this state of political apathy. Under the stimulation given by Mr. Church's influence, twelve thousand students fled and cast their votes for the least objectionable of two Democratic candidates, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Five constitutions calculated to disfranchise the Negro. In these states Mr. Church might be responsible by reason of failure to pay the tax. What Mr. Church has done in Memphis might be duplicated in other states, courageous and prudent leadership. 3. We learn from associated press dispatches that for the first time in the history of the party in Louisiana has put in the field a full ticket in competition with the Democratic candidate calculated to stimulate every Republican to quality, even under restrictive conditions, and to cast his vote FIRST IN INFLUENCE—PAGE SEVEN means of rival parties that the Negro may hope to regain his vote in the 1912 election. In the party, the ordinary citizen hardly takes the pains to go to the polls, simply to vote for the inevitable. The Republican movement he projected the Progressive party in 1912. His purpose was to form a commuting party in every Southwestern state to compete with competent and courageous men who had the standing and influence required to be a member of the Negro leadership has been a dismal failure. It has limited its endeavor wholly to corralling national politics and to encourage mongers. It has never seriously undertaken to put a rival ticket to the primary, the traditionally Republican Negro movement that is shut out from the Democratic primary is grotesque enough. The Republican movement is rightous to the extent that it infringes upon the fundamental rights of citizens. But fundamentally each party is rightous to the extent that it is rightous to the extent that it infringes upon the fundamental rights of citizens. But fundamentally each party is rightous to the extent that it is not informed under whose sponsorship the revived Republican movement is sprung in But here is hoping that Walter L. Cohen, the Negro headman, is leader of the deed. The example is hereby set for Perry Howard in Mississippi and Ben Davis in Georgia. Unless they can do this their leadership offers little or no relief from disfranchisement which the Democratic party seeks to impose by in-directional actions, the Negroes accept by apathy. The organization and operation of political machinery is rather expensive. It, therefore, becomes rather difficult for colored men to organize manipulate and control such agencies. Nor have they generally the resources, the resourcefulness and the contact to make such movements successful. It was for this reason that President Roosevelt engaged to build the Progressive movement by creating a "new foundry" which for the most part would be constituted of white men. The Republicans of the South are mainly wealthy Northerners who have projected large business undertakings in the Southland. They have the superior means and standing to lead the opposition party. But just here the illy-white spectr frustrates the plan. It seems to be a choice between the leadership of the arrogance of a illily-white American and the black cohort of the black and tan. Here again, Robert Church points the way. Tennessee is a state of great wealth, where the whites constitute the bulk and strength of the Republican party and yet he leads the black cohorts and is a power of recognized potency in the general councils of the party. He fights illy-whiteism to a standstill. He points the way for every Negro to vote effectively, and at the most basic time he seeks the front ranks of the party leadership. With no disparagement to the others, it seems to me that Bob Church is the noblest Roman of them all. Weekly Excursions By ALICE DUNBAR-NELSON (For The Associated Negro Press) From Louisville, Kentucky, to Nashville, Tennessee, as the crow flies down south is a little matter of a bit less than three hundred miles. Six hours on a local jim crow train coughing among little home-made hills and then the Cumberland River and Nashville. Nashville is Fisk University to us. Fisk University dominates the landscape. From almost every angle of approach the towers of Jubilee Hall rise on the hill above the town, seeming to point the way for all the rest of the wonderful schools and colleges that have chosen Nashville for their abiding place—Vanderbilt University and Peabody Institute, and three or four more beautiful and architecturally satisfying nationally known schools. But your eye comes back to Jubilee Hall, with its early Victorian spires, and you feel that there is something in its simple dignity that is telling the world "here upon a hill I stand, a tower and a beacon light for all the Negro youth of the world to see and seeing guide their lives." If you have ever lived in the South, you wax sentimental over the exponent of the idealistic in education. It has withstood so stalwartly the onslaught of the modernization agro the bitter debate about "the higher education" and "industrial education," and the committee, Fisk flung out the challenge, that all education is "higher"—and from that serene stand of academics, wagon of manual efficiency. And from that serene stand of academics, she fell upon evil days. Weeds grew in her garden, and she went to work in a while but everybody knew it was but a temporary eclipse, and she went to clouds of Nashville, the gently uncompromising exponent of the humanities. It seems particularly fortunate that her fortunes were entrusted to Dr. Thomas Elsa Jones. Long residence in Japan had removed him from any way possible to the humanism, and he is a man not afraid to live and mainly think at the right time. Added to this a wife with exquisite tact and graciousness, without gush, a super-human task which confronts the tatters, adjust the broken relationship, heal differences, restore confiance, gold as it were it the spires of Jubilee Hall with the fresh gold of morning hope. These things he and she did, the gracious glance with which both race watched, into enthrulastic and hopeful acquiescence. For before Fikki could "come back," before Fikki could "come back." As Dr. Jones framed it so vividly to the teachers at Louisville, Pike is the Athletic Side of "Billy" Matthews By ALVIN J. MOSES (For The Associated Negro Press) The Grim Reaper—Death—has taken from our side and the side of his loved ones, the effervescent William Clarence Matthews. Old Harvard University grades can never forget the doings on diamond and gridiron of this one of the most colorful and picturesque athletes of color to ever aspire for lasting fame. Bill Matthews' career began at the tender age of sixteen, in the state of Alabama. At an age when most American youths are still endeavoring to rid their childish minds of such stories as "Grimms" and "King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table," Matthews was elected captain of the Alabama State baseball nine—this was back in 1892. Was Captain of Tushegree's Nine Was Captain of Tuskegee's nine winters to Tuskegee and captured the baseball team there from 1896-1897. Through his tireless efforts he enlisted the first team captain of the first football team in the history of that noted institution. Tuskegee played Atlanta in 1896 on the gridiron, constituting what was probably the first team to be colored colleges of the Southland. Atlanta University won the game by a score of 10 to 6, going for caught with the green and unstried supporting cast he won. He was the first player in 1897, this colorful luminosity of the athletic and literary "hall of fame" entered Phillips Academy at Andover. He graduated with a par with that of every institution he ever enrolled to. He sibilized the name of the par with that of every institution Andover, serving for four years as captain of both the football and baseball teams—a unified unhallowed team colored to that time. Just to show his all around ability, Matthews served all four years for two years at Phillips. Entered Harvard in 1901 In the fall of 1901, he went to Harvard and played quarterback on the team that won the game, till after the West Point fracas, in which he received an injury result. He was first substitute end in the Yale game in which only 11 men played. The final tally of that game read: Harvard 2; Yale 0. He also played for four years on the Harvard, earning the distinction of being her greatest shortstop even as we go to present day. In his first year as a member of the baseball squad, Matthews proved himself as a player. The final game of the Harvard schedule, played at the historic Palo Duro Canyon, the winning run in the sixth inning, after the score had been tied, by 10 runs, burst of speed that would have been expected in a Hamm Lobert or a Tybc Cauley. Selected Him "All American." Walker Camp, an immortal in Yale history and perhaps the greatest authority that ever breathed on college baseball, was named "American." shortstop for three consecutive years, an did Gaspar Whitney in nationally known public figures. In 1904 he played left end on the Boston Celtics and was a University and was mentioned along with Glaze of Dartmouth and Sherv- le of Yale as All-American possi- bilities. Played Ball In Northern League Following his graduation from Harvard, he played second base for season of 1956 with Burlington, Vermont, of the Northern League, co-posed of white ball players. He saw service with such big league stars as Jack Warner, Dock Hillerbrand, Eddie Grant (once a N. Y. Giants 2nd baseman); Jimmy Wigg, Rube Vickers, Ed Reutbach, who won undying fame with Frank Chase's Chicago Cubs of 1956-1958; and Joe Ward. He also played with Biddleford of the Maine State League, with Larry Gardner, Jimmy Collin, Rocky Wilson and "Chet" Nourse. For four years he played with Beverly, member of the Rexx League circuit, alongside of "Staffy" McInnis, former player-manager of the Philly Nationals, and one of the greatest fielding first sackers since Hal Chase's pristine greatness. He also played in the Milford League, and with the Soughton club of the Bay State League. He was never discriminated against because of his color in any of these aforementioned leagues. Rather, he was looked upon as the greatest ball player they had ever seen in action. He was athletic instructor at two of the most exclusive schools in Boston, Greenough and Noble. Long-grew the grass and sweet it is, over the vault that houses all that is left of William Clarence Matthews, just plain "Billy" to the writer. living; the right use of leisure, the knowledge and love of life; the ability and give of youth; the youth of the race may be taught to be self-sufficient—to BE as well as not. And may the towers of Jubilee Hall always dominate the city of Nashville! LOUISVILLE FIGHTS Louisville, R.I.—(AKN) A citizen's committee headed by J. R. Ray and the mayor of Louisville to the city park board and the mayor a protest against the rule forbidding Negroes the use of all parks in the city. A little program was made, although the mayor and the members of the city council co-ordinately. It was represented in the protest that refusal to allow colored citizens the use of all parks in the city was co-ordinated with American, but contrary to the principles on which the city was formed, and that the rights and gays were protected. The Houston Informer EDITORIALS THE HOUSTON INFORMER AMERICA'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER "It Gets You Told—Nothing Else." MEMBER NATIONAL NEWOR PRESS ASSOCIATION Published every Saturday by the Webster-Richardson Publishing Company, Inc. 409-411 Smith Street, Houston, Texas. Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1919 at the post-office at Houston, Texas, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. G. Y. WESTHORN Editor-Principal G. H. WESTER General Manager-Assessor J. ALSTON ATKINS Secretary CARTER W. WESTLEY Auditor SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Cash in Advance): One Year. $2.00; 9 months. $1.50; 6 months. $1.25; single copy, &c (No paper mailed for less than 6 months) TELEPHONES: Office, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. IMPORTANT! All matter intended for in insertion any current issue of The Houston Informer must reach our office by Wednesday noon of the week publication of name is desired. HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928 MADDEN, FRIEND TO HUMANITY The passing of Congressman Martin B. Madden, United States congressman from Illinois, removes from the public arena one of the most outstanding financiers, economists and statesmen American politics has ever produced; for as chairman of the congressional appropriations committee, Mr. Madden was assigned a type of political position that he would perform as acceptably and proficiently as did the late slon. Not only was Mr. Madden a distinguished representative from the Prairie State, but his defense of the Negro race, whenever that race was assailed in the lower house of congress; his political and partisan activities against proposed legislation imminible to the colored group; his sponsoring of measures calculated to assure the black race some degree of control over the political situation illustrated in his persistent contentions for an increased appropriation for Howard University, well known government institution of learning for colored youths; his advocacy and espousal of the fundamental principles of republicanism and Americanism; his patriotism and love for his fellowmen, and the desire to serve his country in its highest legislative tribunal—all stamped Mr. Madden as a patriot and statesman, rather than a politician. When it was proposed to run a colored candidate against him in Illinois recently, contesting the Republican congressional nomination with the lamented representative, which he won over three colored opponents, the majority of the colored voters—who virtually controlled the district sending and retaining Mr. Madden in congress for so many years—decided that they could not be denied the opportunity to run for a colored race, and who was regarded as the best friend the American Negroes had in the house of congress. Many criticised this action of the Chicago voters of color, but none could gainayse the fact that, as their representative, Mr. Madden looked after and safeguarded their interests; and, ever admitting that some of his official actions bore political designs, or were largely political gestures, the fact remains that he functioned and battled for the Negro race as few, if any, congressmen have ever done, and he was indeed a friend to humankind. The fact remains that the congressman Madden was truly a big man—a great character; and in his demise not only has the colored race lost a true and tried friend, but America has suffered an irreparable and irretrievable loss. DISTRICT CONVENTIONS IN TEXAS HOOVER'S STRENGTH INCREASES! On the heels of the newspaper report that the anti-Creager faction held an old-fashioned Republican rally at Dallas, last week, when and where white and colored Republicans were addressed by Congressman Harry M. Wurzbach, C. C. Littleton, and another member of the Republican convention this week and held one of his exclusive meetings at the Bender Hotel. (Brer *Harver Tarver* of San Antonio will now lead us in prayer!) Some of the congressman's colored supporters have disagreed with this editor in our content that there is very little partisan difference between the white adherents of both the Creager and Wurzbach factions; that the present rift had been precipitated in a battle for distribution of federal patronage in this state. With national Republican leaders informing all heads of Republican state organizations, according to generally accepted reports, that the party will look with disfavor upon any delegation coming from Southern states on which there are no Negro delegates; and with Northern states electing more delegates and alternates to the national party parley than ever before in the past. The Republican convention indicated that Negroes will be given representation on the delegations to the national convention. The Informer wishes to reiterate what has been said before in these columns to the effect that this paper is not pro-Creager nor anti-Wurzbach, per se; but this paper is very much proHoover, and still believes that the secretary of commerce is the most formidable candidate the Republicans can nominate to keep the O. P. control of the executive and legislative branches of the government. While Mr. Creager was among the first party leaders to commit himself favorably to the Hoover candidacy, and despite the fact that he has been very active in Mr. Hoover's cause in this state, he is not the Texas manager of the commerce secretary; and he is not the governor of Texas, and has approved of either Mr. Hoover, his backers or the party chiefs. No man in American public life is more friendly disposed towards the black race than Mr. Hoover, and in the recent Ohio election a black Hoover supporter defeated two of the leading white Republicans of that state and the nation (Senator S. D. Fess, keynoter at Kansas City parley, and Carmi Thompson) in it. It is amusing to read what some of the Hoover opponents are saying about the commerce secretary's party orthodoxy; yet some of these opponents, themselves, have not been in the Republican party long enough to learn their partisan alphabets. Despite this organized opposition Mr. Hoover's strength is on the increase, and his recent victory in Ohio stamps him as a vote-getting candidate of no mediocre ability. It is rather fortunate that the Texas Republican faction has been able to influence this state, could not refrain from making attacks upon Mr. Hoover and thereby injuring the cause they are supposed to be representing; for while there are many Republicans in Texas opposed to the way the Creager-Nolt regime conducts partisan affairs in this state, they are staunch supporters of Mr. Hoover, and when the Hoover party fails to approve the secretary, many of these Republicans deserted their standards. As far as the colored Republicans of Texas are concerned, neither the Creager-Notte nor Wurzbach-Littleton combination has shown any inclination or disposition to deal with and recognize the "brother," and the fact that Congressman Wurzbach came to Houston and spoke in a white hotel which excluded Negroes in the convention, has not made many converts here to the Wurzbach cause. It does appear to the Informer that, if the congressman had desired to address all the Rpublicans of this city and county, his advance agent could have secured either the junior auditorium, the city hall council chamber, the county court house or criminal courts building, where assembly room is sufficient to accommodate 11 persons who 'heard the solon speech here Wednesday night. The Negroes of Texas must not be deceived in this fictional fight, and wisdom suggests and common sense dictates that we follow the course calculated to bring the race, not a few individuals, the largest possible returns. In accomplishing this end let us attend the Republican precinct conventions on Saturday, May 5, and elect delegates to the county conventions who will ring true on the day of the eleventh principal, tenets and doctrines of : republicanism and Americanism. PRECINCT CONVENTIONS SATURDAY Losing sight, for the time being, of the bitter factional fight now being engaged in by the white Republicans of Texas, The Informer makes a final appeal to the colored Republicans to go to the polls en masse Saturday, May 5, 1928, and help elect "Lincoln Republicans" as delegates to the various county conventions of the "grand old party" in Texas. If you do not participate in these precinct conventions and then partisan affairs take a turn contrary to your wishes and desires, instead of bawling out and exorcising party bosses, simply charge it to your apathy and dereliction of a holden duty. Attend the Republican precinct conventions in large numbers, May 5, and help to elect delegates who will restore the party to the people—a party "of the people, by the people and for the people." If you do not know where your precinct convention is going to be held, get in touch with your county chairman and ascertain this fact; and, remember—if no call has been issued for a convention in your precinct, the voters of said voting precinct are empowered to hold a mass meeting, organize and elect delegates to the convention. VOTE SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928 in REPUBLICAN PREGINCT CONVENTIONS! OPINIONS Negro Church Approaching Crisis By KELLY MILLER, Howard University, Washington, D. C. believes that a house cleaning is necessary. The ordinary intelligent lay mind is incapable for uncleanness in the house of God. The white denomination usually preserves the outward form of decency in the world. Their chief sin is of the soul rather than of the flesh. They do in their hearts which estops them from pointing the finger of shame at their black hearts which estops them from pointing the finger of shame at their black hearts along other lines. And yet, it is well known that they are looking upon the world as if they exist in the Negro church, and are whispering among themselves that they are incapable of upright and leadership. Deer Gun: is ritein yu di uis plisul on Mandy, an dis Mundy 33 yer cree 1w standin on fdo f makin mumily mkey b promerismalm, dat al yu dafher in yu ter de yung lady I dahfer fher yu ter de yung lady what wus standin dere side er me, an makin mum purty puff promerismalm herself. But ef yu ax e, if she's stood hard by bd shed sat she'd do, I bond aner yu rite offer on me, I do bond aner yu koubme my knoubme wb in sayin it The general conferences must address themselves to self-purification, and the rulers have valid foundation. Perhaps the greatest issue that devolves upon religious statesmen consists in the college bred young men to recruit the ministry, the future, the statistician, the teacher, the bred men are in the theological seminars preparing for this high and challenging task, and sand pulsits to be filled in the next generation. If the great bulk of the best prepared men and women go into the ministry, the future pulpit will fall behind the aitie in intelligence and training, and survive such disparity. Whatever might be said about the old Negro missionaries in intelligence and intelligence, ambitious and self-assertive man in his community. He could hold the admiration of his followers; for example, he could be a superior for his superiority. But too often, today, the pulpit becomes the object of criticism allowed to corroborate. God is entitled to allow such criticism. The ministry should be recruited from the highest training and preparation. After wide inquiry, I am all but convinced that the reputation of托姆 is being reinforced in his ambition and for other form of imperfection is keeping college bred young men from the ministry. I have heard that the guilded clergeman gave his opinion that right-minded college men would be better prepared for imperfections shall have been removed Dens, 2 Gu, think wid me uv de time 'wen awl dem ill kids got ter d e警姜 les ter ger to off ter skool, an loamnum de ole haom seemed wi ddem kidems. How we mist wait at in an holler "Hello, mummy an d妈." But there are two lines of hope. A church is one of the few places there are thousand of true and tried priests of God who have never bowed their heads. A church is one of the few places we must build the Negro church we must build the Negro church Well, how do you like the way the national game just now? The national game just now? Newspaper sub-heading: "Houston Bruins with a Bank Thai Bruins with a Bank Thai Bruids would puffer bases, but never heard about them breaking out with a Bank Thai Bruids." John White and Jim Talbert, John Bytha, getting into the former' Jonti Python body getting ready for grand lodge, and Jim is conducting annual membership drive here. Don't miss the show, Robert S. ("Bob") Scott, manages Orgen Barberahors, swapping a few with the "boys" on Boulevard D'Nig The church, it is asserted, has not same hone upon the people, old and new. This is due in large part to the religious degeneracy of the times. But the religious indifference of the religious indifference is due to the lack of concession and singleness of devotion of the ministers to the church. It is also that the ministers are too often nothing but spiritual profiteers and godless selfs rich from the earnings of poor laboring men and washer women, ministers meeting, mentions of religious release I said that it is a disfavor of the ministers. This is a firm conviction. Where a preacher shows vigorous signs of prosperity the probabilities are that he will unhallowed sources; he has taken advantage of his spiritual position to unhallowed poor people who trust him or his minister's duty to filtrate his minister's duty to filtrate his digger. The liching palm of some miteisters is causing some Negro youths to offend even to the point of apostasy and should have a millstone tied to his neck and be cast into the sea that that of God's power riches at the expense of God's power. Prof. W. E. Miller, principal Booker T. Washington High, rushing to his Hudson. Hobart Taylor trying to find a place. What you do together with the Charlton County license plate, feller. Again we declare, spring seems to here; we smell it in the air and don't fail to attend your precinct convention Saturday, May 5, 1928. John D. Epps, city circulator for the South's Greatest Weekly Newspaper into thousands of local homes. Sign on auto. "Hunting For Pearls." Sign on auto. "The Distinguished Institutative of the public schools." Well, dem 2 years finely past, att- tention to the task is still strong. wid thunders uv other manamens t judges up an eche de pliage uw judges up an eche de pliage uw i f mint sternak de pliage ww idn i f mint sternak de pliage ww idn Say, have you heard Herbert C Blank, often referred to as the "Black Carus," sims Well, if you haven't heard her, you should. Baptist church Next Friday night May 11. He is really a pleaserless George H. Webster, general manager The Informer, wearing that shirt. "I don't wear everything," take it. Ugle, Ugle. KNOW TEXAS The layman is bearing too much of the moral lapse of some ministers of the church, and scandal fill the ears of members and non-members of the church. In one case, an official organ makes definite and specific charges against the highest of the official organs, too often these charges remain undisputed. And yet this editor is allowed to keep his official position. Only two of the charges the editor or to prove the charges and unfrock the charges and dismiss the editor or to retain its self-respect in any other way. And yet it is felt in many quarters that this fearless editor is lax. The total number of cattle, including calves, in Texas in 1927 was 175,775,000, which is $175,775,000. The metal found in Texas are iron, lead, copper, manganese, mercury, zinc, silver, tin, tinium, tungsten and uranium. The mineral found in Texas are enormous. Some salt stains beneath West Texas are from 250 to 1,000 cattle. No, dem kidin ain' bin black tue for doe haun, but day day dill会 hoan, but day day dill会 wey dien cym, it wom he canw me ruther utw u un sins an er m跪琅 w de mats dun de daufin will tuck w de mats dun de daufin Yth tchr, Gun, 33 years is elr long et, yf en is pallin by yaun', f of yf bu nan or good pachir. It tait Texas has 6,200 miles of high tide electrical access. The city has 2,550 since 1929, towns and cities of Since 1929, towns and cities of been added to the list having their electrical access.