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MRS. ETTA SCOTT, LADY EVANGELIST REPLIES TO J. E. MASON OF OKLA. Mrs. Scott, of Kansas City, Kansas, Leading Lady Evangelist, Replies to J. E. Mason, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, on, His Criticisms on the Inefficiency of the Pulpit and Shortcomings of Both Races. An Open Letter and an Answer to Mr. J. E. Mason on THE MULATIO QUESTION Mr. J. E. Mason; I note an article in The Topeka Plaindealer dated Oct. 19th, 1923, written by J. E. Mason, informing the public through this paper. Your heart is indicting a good thing. So, I see. souls to Christ in his time than any other bishop regardless of color. Ben Watson, the preacher, financier and sweet singer of Israel; Bishop Turner, the greatest scholar of the A. M. E. Bishropric, and this great institution needs no introduction, for it speaks for itself. Bishop and Dr. Shaffer tried, true and worthy lead- To be frank with you, I am glad to form your acquaintance through this valuable paper, and to know your heart and principle. A hint to the wise is sufficient. Live and let live. May I ask you these questions: Is thy heart right with God? Do you believe in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man? Do you believe God when he says "Out of one blood have I made all nations, and he that doth my will is acceptable in my sight; and there is neither Jew nor Greek, bound or free, male or female, but ye are all one in Christ." Mr. Mason, whose heart is indicting a good thing? These are your own words: "There can be no mulatto leadership. It is just as impossible for a mulatto to make a true and trusty leader, as there would be for a mule to preside over a stable of horses. We have allowed our foolish sympathy to get mixed up with psychology and metaphysics. A mulatto has all the vice of his parentage and the virtue of neither, if either had a virtue." Brother Mason—whose heart is indicting a good thing—meet Sister Etta Scott of Kansas City, Kansas, one of God's little humble servants. "Glad to know you, Sister Scott." "Oh! I am so delighted to have met you, too, Brother Mason; come, sit down; have this chair. Let us have a plea-a-morning's chat. "I want you to know, sir, I am a mulatto; a God fearing woman. Neither am I ashamed of my nationality. I feel to say, like Paul: 'am a Roman's therefore let me alone and I will tell you 'God is love' and that Christ died for all men. Keep indicting a good thing, and I'll tell you I am proud I am a mulatto; one of God's creations personally. Enough of the Ethiopian blood coursing thru my veins to be affectionate, passionate, forgiving, cheerful, spiritual, not easily influenced, and to know no discouragement. A temptation of trial is a tonic to my very soul—it yanks me out of the wrong path into the right path; sets me up on my feet, gives me a tighter grip on life, a Enough of the English blood to be haughty, proud, and dignified and to admire, esteem and honor virtue, character and the beautiful and higher ideals of life. For there isn't anything too good or too high for the Englishman. And enough of the Indian blood to smoke by peace pipe, keep quiet, take things as they come, make the best and most out of life—with a faith believing it will be better further on. But I warn you, don't arouse, don't stir up this Indian blood; for if you do, I'll go on the warpath when it comes to the right—which knows no fear of either the white man or the black man, or any other man—so far as that is concerned. And with the blood of these four nations coursing through my veins, my very being, yes, my very soul, gives you an insight into my nature, my characteristics, my true disposition. And I am not ashamed of these characteristics—rather proud of them. And yet, I promise God, the blood of Jesus Christ covers them all, backed by the Holy Ghost, who brings my will under his will, gives me a broader vision of life; makes me see and know there is someone else in the world besides "me and mine." And to love God supremely and my neighbor as myself. I, for one mulatto, resent your remarks. Do you mean to tell me such men as the honorable Fred Douglas, the silver tongued orator and statesman, Dr. Booker T. Washington, a leader for all the people, who taught the people to not only educate the head, but the heart and hands as well; yes, the great scholar and friend of all men, for his teachings were far-reaching. Bishop Abraham Grant, the great bishop and evangelist of the A. N. K. Bishonje, who bought moi TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1923. souls to Christ in his time than any other bishop regardless of color, Ben Watson, the preacher, financier and sweet singer of Israel; Bishop Turner, the greatest scholar of the A. M. E. Bishropric, and this great institution needs no introduction, for it speaks for itself. Bishop and Dr. Shaffer tried, true and worthy leaders, whose efforts were untiring. Blind Boon, the great musician—who entertained kings and queens—and thousands out of all nations have paid homage to this great man. These were all mulatto men. And can you truthfully say these great men lacked true and trusty leadership? And that it was just as impossible for them to make a true leader as it stronger hold on faith, and then after passing through this great trial or tonic I am more determined than ever to go forward in God's name. It lifts me up to higher heights. General Scott, who fought in the Mexican war on my Irish side. Enough of this blood to be witty, should you care to term it that, jovial, good natured, full of love and patience and confidence. But please don't let me lose that—confidence. would be for a mule to preside over a stable of race horses? And that these great stars had all the vices of their parentage and the virtues of neither? Such great men as our own Bishop Parks would not dare make the state-Parks would not dare make the statement you have made of these great characters, for their lives have touched the lives of these great men. Therefore, one great star knows the value of another great star. These are all great men and worthy leaders; whose works and good deeds live after them. Honor to whom honor is due. King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, whose mother was an Ethiopian and his father King David. God blessed this man with more wisdom, knowledge, understanding fame, honor and riches, than any man before of this mixed blooded man, "The half has never been tolled;" and that is what I am trying to tell you, Mr. Mason, the half has never been tolled. Perhaps I had better explain this point, too. King Solomon said "I am black, but comely." He had reference to the church and not himself. (Get busy and read your Bible.) The color of a man's skin does not make true leadership, Mr. Mason. It is principle and character and that principle and character must come leadership. A God-called leader is one whose heart is right—and just—and open to all men, and can give all men, races, and nations that which is due them of their virtues and vices, and can see the vices and virtues in all men, races and nations. This is what you call true leadership. And you know, Mr. Mason, the world is not full of such leaders. It takes a God-fearing man or woman to stand out in the defense of the right and condemn the wrong regardless of that individual, race, or nation. I challenge you to tell me such men as Col. Roose Simmons and Mr. Dubois and other great mulattoes throughout every state in the Union lack virtue and honor. I'll admit the mulatto is the mule. He is between the white man and the black man. And you know what it takes to produce a mule—a horse, and a jackass. Therefore you and the white man must get together and decide which is the horse and which is the jackass. I am the mule. Muleatto. Not long ago, Mr. Mason, I stood in First A. M. E. Church of Kansas City, Kansas, and told the people God would raise up a black man, an Ethiopian; not a Negro. For to be a negro leader and negro race is an inferior race and leadership. Therefore to be an Ethiopian leader of the Ethiopian race is a superior race and leadership. Yes, an Ethiopian who will lead his people out into their own, wake them up to their rightful name (Ethiopians). The black man who is a people, a race who has a history, and gave to the world its first civilization. A people that will in the future demand and command respect from all nations. It may be that you are that great black man of the hour. To my mind you are the Moses of your people. A man, a leader that will stand out in the open and contend for those positions and honors the mulattoes hold that are due and belongs to your own black boys and girls. I admire the man or woman that will stand out in the open for that, which is right, regardless of that individual race, or nation. Today, Mr. Mason, you are a freer man than I am. L the mulatto, am bound under the white man and the black man. You are bound under the white man only. Therefore, Mr. Mason, God has sent me forth with a message to the church, home and state. Yes, a burning message to the white man, the black man, the brown man, the red man, and the yellow man. Hear me, East, West, North and South; God is going to liberate the mulatto from under the white man and the black man. So is God going to liberate the black man from under the white man. God is going to liberate Ireland—hear me, church, home and state, hear me white man, black man brown man, red man, yellow man—God is going to set all men free. And, as I write, my soul is set on fire. "Glory" for the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man must come. Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love; the fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above. Therefore Mr. Mason, if you are not satisfied with the way things are going, you with you pen, the mighty sword; spare not, we do not want nor ask your sympathy—son, remember, God is on his throne and will take care of His own; His eyes are never closed; His eyes are open to every cry and need. And his arms are outstretched to whom so ever will let Him come. And whom so ever will includeth every white man, every black man, every brown man, every red man, every yellow man. He has bread enough for all. Why, my child, you are not in a position to help yourself, much less sympathize with me. You are just out of slavery; and at this late hour leaving the South, going North. And what is it for? Well we all know. Therefore, you need our sympathy just about as much as we need yours. Am I my brother's keeper? Again I say, "Go ahead!" then spate not city, aloud; black leadership for black people. I challenge and date you to remove such worthy leaders as Simons, Dubois, Ransom, Guffen, Dacote, King, Green Arnett, Parnett Kennedy, Brooks, Whittenburg Thompson, Tompkins, Watson, Morrow; take the man out of Lincoln Institute, Topeka; Peck out of Quindaro; Jackson out of Allen Chanel Remove all the mulatto's out of your pulpits, churches, bishops, lodges. And fill these places of honor with black men and women. There are enough educated black men and women to fill all of these places of honor with credit to their own race. It is due them. It belongs to them. Remove sympathy and let them proudly sweep into their own. And I'll take the platform and sweep from the Atlantic to the Pacific, like a Moses go before the American people, and, like Ether, plead the cause of my people; ask for our own schools and teachers, lodges, churches and bishops; our own social affairs; and if need be, I'll cross the mighty deep into far-away Africa—and there like Ether plead the cause of my people—The American and African Mulatto. Mr. Mason, you are fifty years ahead of us; but listen; give us one hundred years, yea, fifty; make it twenty-five years—and we will build a character, a race, a nation; that you and the nations will be proud of. Yours for the right—and just—cause; and best interests of the African and American black man and the African and American mulatto. ETTA SCOTT. 253 N. 9th Street. Evangelist. Kansas City, Kansas. Don't fail to hear the great Evangelist, Rev. Wm. Winston of North Little Rock, Arkansas, at St. John's A. M. K. Church, beginning Sunday Dec. 30th. Daniel Tunley, age 63 years, died at his home in Oklahoma City, Dec. 6th. Mr. Frank Tunley of Topeka, and Walter Tunley of Kansas City, his brothers, attended the funeral. He leaves a wife and ten children, one sister and four brothers to mourn their loss. New York, December 21.—Shatp decline in the number of lynchings in the United States during the year 1923, the figure being 26 as against 61 in 1922, was laid to the agitation for a federal anti-lynching law, and to the northward migration of Negroes, in a statement today by James Weldon Johnson, Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 69 Fifth Avenue, New York. Mississippi and Florida leads the list of lynching states with 5 moh murders each. Georgia is second with 4. Oklahoma is third with 3. Arkansas, Alabama and Texas have 2 each Other states in which one lynching occurred are: Louisiana, Missouri and Virginia. Only 7 out of the 26 persons were charged with assault upon women, and in the case of one of the seven, the janitor of the University of Missouri, grave doubt was subsequently cast upon the guilt of the mob's victim. Other offenses for which lynchings occurred include: mistaken identity, adding in escape, associating with white women, being in an automobile accident, remaining in a town where Negroes were not wanted, and frightening white children by walking harmlessly along a country road. Two of the victims of lynching mobs were white men. One colored woman was lynched in, Pickens, Mississippi. "Two main causes brought about the decline in lynching in 1923," said Mr. Johnson. "First was the agitation on the floor of Congress, and throughout the country, for a federal anti-lynching bill, the measures introduced by Mr. Dyer passing the last House of Representatives by a vote of 230 to 119. The second main cause was the northward migration of Negroes by the hundreds of thousands. This has borne in on the South that lynching will have to be stopped if the best labor the South can get for its plantations and industries is to be retained. Prospects for the enactment of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill in the present Congress are excellent, in the light of President Coolidge's anti-lynching pronouncement in his message to Congress. It is to be hoped that in a very few years, the crime of lynching will have been completely wiped out in America." Fights Extradition Three important cases have been fought lately by branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. One of them is an extradition case, one a protest against the showing of the "Birth of a Nation" film, both in New Jersey; and the third is a civil rights case won for a colored girl in Des Moines. Extradition The extradition case was fought in Trenton, for Silas Parmore for whom Governor Walker of Georgia had sent an extradition application to Governor Silzer of New Jersey. Although the Georgia Governor had given assurance that the colored man would be given a fair trial in Georgia, and although Governor Silzer had said he would permit the man to be extradited to Georgia, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People stopped the extradition by a writ of habeas corpus. Klemmer Kalteisen and William D. Danbury, attorneys appeared before Governor Silzer. Vice-Chancellor Backen as a result of the N. A. A. C. P. action has allowed a writ of habeas corpus on which argument will be held in Newark, New Jersey on December 26. Prompt and energetic action of the N. A. A. C. P. branch in Camden, New Jersey has resulted in the barring of "The Birth of a Nation" which had been scheduled for showing theirs. The picture has never been shown in Camden, owing to the N. A. A. C. P. efforts, though it has been exhibited in neighboring towns. Irving T. Nutt, of the Camden Branch, N. A. A. C. P. seeing the announcement of the picture promptly communicated with the Director of Public Safety and with A. E. Flournay, Secretary of the Branch Executive Committee appeared before the Board of Censors to oppose showing of the picture. The Board then voted unanimously that the picture be not shown. When the exhibitors claimed that objectionable features of the film had been removed, and claimed that the picture could be shown in every city and state in the Union, Mr. Nutt communicated with the N. A. PRICE FIVE CENTS, $1.50 PER YEAR A. C. P. National Office in New York an obtained information of the barring of the film in various states and cities. As a consequence the film was definitely and finally barred in Camden. Mr. Nutt writes: "It is another victory for systematic and efficient organization." Civil Rights Case in Des Moines The Des Moines, Iowa, Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, reports that a court verdict has been rendered in favor of Miss Dottie Blaghain, a colored girl, thrown out of a local theatre on November 11, 1923, because she was occupying a section that had been set apart for white people. The N. A. A. C. P. through its Legal Redress Committee co-operated with Mrs. Blagburn's attorneys, Messrs. Howard & Taylor, and helped prosecute the case in the Municipal Court, on an indictment charging the theatre owner with violation of the Iowa Civil Rights Statute. On December 11, just one month after the violation, a jury composed exclusively of white persons, returned a verdict of guilty against the theatre owner. The case was reported to the National Office by William L. Taylor, Secretary of the Des Moines Branch, N. A. A. C. P. 94,729 SIGN N. A. A. C. P. PETITIONS FOR RELEASE OF HOUSTON MARTYRS J. W. Johnson Arranges With President Coolidge for Formal Presentation With 94,729 signatures affixed to the N. A. A. C. P. petition for the release of the imprisoned members of the 24th Infantry, and the certainty that the total number will exceed the goal of 100,000 originally set, James Weldon Johnson, Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, on Thursday, December 20, went to Washington and interviewed President Coolidge to arrange for formal presentation of the petition. On his return to New York from Washington, on Friday, December 21, Mr. Johnson said: "The President received me cordially and listened with interest to my recital of the facts preceding and following the so-called Houston riot. I told him we were about ready to present the petition asking pardon of the 54 members of the 24th Infantry still imprisoned in Leavenworth Penitentiary for their share in the Houston riot of 1917. Furthermore, I talked while in Washington, with Senator Arthur Capper, a member of the N. A. A. C. P. National Board, and with Senator Charles Curtis. Both of these Senators have written the President strong letters urging the release of the men. "The N. A. A. C. P. intends to invite a representative delegation to participate in the prosecution of the N. A. A. C. P. petition. So far as practicable all organizations, fraternal orders and other bodies, who have interested themselves in this campaign, will be invited to send a representative. An ooon as the definite date has been arranged with President Coolidge the details will be made public. Meanwhile the colored people of America are to be congratulated on the strength of this united effort they have made." FRANK P. CHISHOLM, ON BEHALF OF TUSKEGEE "GIVES A GOOD BUCKET OF MILK AND THEN—KICKS OVER THE TAIL" The Tuskegee Secretary stated in the press that in the United States "nearly 2,000,000 Negro children of school age never see the inside of a school house." Unless such a very erroneous statement is corrected, it might injure both the Negro and the South. We will therefore show how the Tuskegee officer, perhaps innocently and unintentionally, stumbled into a great error by a misapplication or a misinterpretation of statistics. We are a Southerner, who has lived most of his life in the South, altho we now live in New York, and we desire to see the whole hard truth told about the South—but nothing more nor less than the truth. By William Pickena It cannot be denied, as the Tuskegee statement claims, that the Negro throut the South gets less than a proportionately fair share of the school funds, and that his school terms are not only too short, but what is worse, are much shorter than the terms of white schools in the same locality; and that the division of school money is very unfair, as when, for example, the Negro is 41 per cent of the population in Alabama and gets only 10 or 11 per cent of the school money, or when a 45 per cent Negro population in Georgia gets only a 20 per cent share. A similar story, with slightly varying percentages, can be told on every state in the South, and on some of the Northern states where there are segregated schools. But that is quite another thing from saying that 2,000,000 Negro children never see the inside of a school. And curiously enough we find it easy to refute this Tuskegee statement by another statement from Tuskegee, and to show that the most likely truth is that very few colored children in the United States never see the inside of a school house. If there be one child who never gets to school, it is too many—but that is no reason for saying that there are 2,000,000. Tuskegee Institute published a "Negro Year Book." On page 236 of its 1921-22 year book is the statement, taken from the latest census, that there are only 3,796,957 Negro children of school age (5 to 20 years) in those United States, and that those of this number, who, were not "enrolled in school" in the census year, were 1,766,588. This last figure is what led the Tuskegee secretary into a conclusion so terrible and blundering, and so unjust to both the Negro and the South. It is one of those deductions due to overzealousness and a lack of skill in getting at the meaning of facts. He was tripped up by that "school age" limit, from 5 to 20 years; for it is clear that most of that group, say, from 15 to 20 years of age, in the year when the census was taken, had finished school and gone to work, as do most of the children of every race on earth, similarly situated; again, many of those under 15 years of age were not in school in the census year, or before the census was taken, but had been in school in previous years and perhaps would be in school the very next year; and finally, most of those who were only 5 years old, and many of those who were 6 or even 7 years old, had not yet been started in school. In short, the census figure of the number of Negro children from 5 to 20 years old, who happened to be out of school in the one year 1920, has no necessary relation whatever to the number of Negro children who "never see the inside of a school"—except that such figure indicates very certainly that the number who never get in must be much smaller than that figure. But, so far as that figure is concerned, there could be not even one who "never sees the inside of a school house." On the other hand, it is doubtless true that every American of experience has empirical knowledge that there are Negro children, and some others, in the United States who never get to school, and that a disproportionate number of the colored children who do get to school, have schools that are inadequate and unfairly supported. This last is the really worth while part of the Tuskegee statement; that the Negro child gets an unfair percentage, an unjustly small proportion, of the school funds—as when he gets about 20 cents to the white child's dollar. And we should even be brave enough to admit that this unfair division is not justified by the Tuskegee officer's apology that the South is "poor, wasted by war and pillage," and so on. A fair division of the money has nothing whatever to do with the question of how much money there is to divide. We can be just and honest, even if we are "poor." And as to the pillages of the Civil War, it might be remarked that the South has now many times as much money to spend on education, and actually spends on education many times more money, than we spent 70 years ago, before we were "pillaged." The Tuskegee appeal also misses the mark when it says: "The remedy lies in more education and less agitation." Such a statement is hardly half true, for we need more agitation of the light sort, even of the sort which the Tuskegee Secretary is doing in that statement—if only he had been more careful about his arithmetic and his interpretation of such institut material as the statistics of the (Continued on Page 3) ey * * % s ge een ea Ui ag BAA Mt 7 | (reece, [OAT a ‘SEALED: icf ey Thy : : x The absolute cleanliness of . Meadow Gold Butter is assured by its being triple wrapped . and sealed at the creamery. | Its freshness is assured by its being churned fresh ‘ daily. 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Post Office at me Kaness as Second Class pte ee Adfresa all communications to The TOreeS FLAINDEALER 1129 ren! ‘| By Ad Maney ocnt to us by Eipries or Fost Offre Meng Oe at our risk: oth exuive af risk of the sender. ‘wae the attention of the PLAIN: REALE te called to any mistake or wis-statement of fects In theee codasapa,. or to any error concerning aay man of thing, correction will be cheeteily made. Unsigned commuai- cations, except from our regular cor- ‘will mot be published. SS Se ee. ee: See ee ee BRINGING THINGS TO PASS October 25, 1923 Topeka, Kaneas, Mr. Nick Chitds, Bear Sir: I received your letter alse the paper comes weekly, how did jouw romnage to keep up with me? I thought { was lost to the world when 1 was snatched from Kanaaa City, but 1 feund out that you kept in touch with me, 1 am doing just fine, the people are saying that the old historic St. James ts in the best condition now than it has been in years. My con- gtegation continues to grow. Some one joina at every service, ] am much Pleased with the people and they seem to be perfectly satisfied with my service. They have done and are still doing everything in their power to make my stay pleasant. E purchased $10,500 worth of prop- erty foe the church since I came here last Jancary and I want to take this preperty to conference clear of debt and the people reem to be just as andeus for that ar I. I just closed a Yevival with 46 accessions to the church aml the fire {s still burning. The Lerd has wonderfully blexsed my labor since coming here. I have nothing to regret of the change. If I ara kept in such pulpit as I have at present, the other fellow can have the bishew rick so far as I am con: cerned, T am happy as cnn be, a fine bish- op, fine church, fine people, a nice parsonage, a big city and being wel paid for roy labor and highly respect: ed by my parishoners, why shouk I not be happy. I am sending you check for three dollats ($3.00) fot your paper, L hone to ree 50u In Louisville next May should life last, I know you all want your bishop returned and I hope your desires will be granted, I read an article written by Dr. Hansom in the Southern Recorter where he states that all of conferences asked the bishop's return, I think that was gtand, Mrs, Dawson says she hopes you should we atop at the same place. I will not eat all the fish next May guess you remember St. Louls. Very Truly Yours, B. G. Dawson. The Rebecca Tabernacle wishes ail Temples and Tabernacles a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Rebecea Tabernacle did not have its monthly meeting beeause of the daughters wanting to attend the fu- neral of the husband of one of our most loyel daughters, Dtr. Nannie Powell. The closing meeting was held Dec. 17. A large number were present, The annual report of the secretary and treasurer was given. 192 daugh- tera reported In good standing. Money received $326.45, money in bank $331.96, Dtr. Pauline Woodfork. ST. JOHN BATIISN CHURCH, SA- LINA, KANSAS Rey. S. A. Williams, Pastor. Splendid services, with good attend- ance at our church all day Sunday. “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” These were the words of the text selected hy Pastor Williams for Sunday morn- ing discourse. Theme: “Faithfulness.” Our pastor was enabled by the Holy Spirit to give us a burning message, emphasizing the importance of being faithful unto death. There is nothing in the secular workd that we ean point to with nride, that has not coat faith- fulness, So it is Just as essential in the religious world, If we hope to re- ceive the crown of life. A very im- pressive sermon, full of strong, whole- some facta, Supt. H. Browner was at his post Sunday in the Sunday School and s very interesting lesson was taught. The Sunday School Is preparing thelt Christmas program. At 3 p.m. Sunday, Special Servic was conducted under the auspices oi the Tennersee Club, a goodly numbe! were present and enjoyed the follow ing program: Song by The Tennes see Chorus, Seripture Reading by; Pastor, 27th Psalm; Invocation, Dea con D, L. Taylor; Solo, Mrs. Loli Reid; Reading, Mrs, Parker; Sermon by Pastor Williams, Subject, “Launc} Out Into the Deep.” Offering. | At & p. m., Rev. Luther Franklir delivered a very timely sermon using as a theme, “Does it pay to have Jesus.” Yee Spirit of the Lord char- acterized the sefvices thruout the day Sunday. ‘an to have Sunrise Services ‘at our cherch Christmas morning. We anticipate a glorious time. There was much interest In the an- nounecment that Misa Bessie Green, daughter of Mr. and Mts. 0. T, Greet wan secretly masried Aug. 14, 1923 to Rev. O, H. Burbridge, a former pas- tor of the A. M. E. Church of this city. Mise Green Is at present teach- ing in Dunbar School, a very clever and talented young lady. Rey. Bur- bridge is pestoring in Pratt, Kansas, Invitations are being Lasued to attend a reception In their honor on Chriat- mas day at the home of the bride's parenta, 727 Morrison Ave. The carnival given at Dunbar School fast Thuraday evening under the auspices of the P. T. Association war a decided ruccess. CURTIS’ SECRETARY RESIGNS Mies Leta Williams of Colambus Suc- eceds Mre. Fay Crossley Washington, Nov, 30.—(Special)—~ Senator Charles Curtis.of Kansas to- day announced the resignation of Mrs. Fay Crossley, who has served for several years as his private secretary, and the appointment of Miss Lola Williams to the secretaryship, effec- tive Deceraber 1, Misa Willlama, who comes from Columbus, Kan., has beer with the Senator for five years. For! a number of years prior to that time. she was employed by Al F. Williams, now United States district attorney. At the same time the Senator an- nounced the promotion of Misa Flor- ence Caulson, a Topeka girl in his of- fice, to the assistant secretaryship and the employment of Miss Esther McClelland of Olathe as a new mem- ber of his office force. Misa McClel- land has served as a clerk in the post office department in Washington nince the beginning of the war. | How many colored women of Kan- sas haa he given jobs? Bro. Charley, don't you know they are votera now? We do not expect anything from the Democrats but {t seems to us from a sycamore tree that after 25 years in Congress you might be able to point with pride to several paying positions to the colored voters of Kansaa both in Washington and Kansas. Senators, ithe boys want bie. Miss Magaline Brown, Kansas City Mo., is spending the holidays with Miss Juanita Wilson. Mr, and Mrs, A. J. Wilson had a family reunion at their home on Christmas, all of the children being present. Prof, and Mts, M. W, Freeman had as their dinner guesta Christmas, Mr. ant Mr. T, C, Reeves and mr, fh. J. Morgan. or * ? ~ «f ‘? ~ OO ee we er: , _ ZN oe a he CO ee pes OA =—romecr = tte NN ae Ee ‘ wf Ff SS" — Y Ss Ue Of ES AACR ‘ - # on ost Cherished . ; LS ; among the Gifts bestowad by the Lay, Mog S2. sia Yo, ie Wee assing ear i 3 A AAA ear ed im: ee is the momory of tha pleasant reletions 7 | Yl Cy privileged to serve. ¥ 8 \, \] Lad 30 if ts most sincerely , hs, “ that we wish you a M eA an Sorry Christmas : ei ; CS and a i ee Ha New Year i aN PPY ‘ Set. PORO COLLEGE =f St ial cama Ws. He A PORO HAIR © TOILET PRODUCTS | has many attractions- the mountains-the beaches _ the big trees resort hotels % -fine motor roads SS | Grand Qnyon ZS Meitlonal Dark : ae aa ve pesca, -. short sletip b Ss FRESH and STAPLE GROCERIES AND MEATS Reasonable Prices All Patronage Apperciated Phone 25-763 923-25 W. Gordon St. North Topeka | ET OUT OF A JOB? | WANT MORE MONEY? | Then write THE NORTAWESTERN COLORED TEACHERS’ BUREAU Box 404 Mound City, Ill. Sub-etihbe for The Plaindealer. ' Life, Accident, and Sick Benefit Stonestreet and Son Popular Undertakers We carry one of the finest lines of UNDERTAKING GOODS in the State. We Never Sleep. Two llcens- ed embalmers in attend. anee, 7th and Quincy Sts. HAL PATTERSON Sewing Machine Repair Shop Whites Singers LOW PRICES “eee HAMLIN The Central Coal Co. COAL and WOOD Telephone 3231 We appreciate your patronage 228 Jackson St. Topeka eer SU Re ae fa gas BE , aos . s | : ‘ . Wt oo. , | , ww, Be: . . ino, » ccbc wate Alle” vane tte ve TO TT REE ey Merry Christmas and Happy New Dear CHECKER CAB Locals ‘Mis, Neil Pierce has been elected a a teacher for the Dougtas school on West Tenth Street. tr. Banks, of Mississippi, is: mak ing hia home In our city, He f+ a man three in hie family. We are glad to have Lawyer Martin and wife of Topeka in our city. We welcome them thnce, Such good men as te ts are neclet in this city. Mi. Clyde Cole of this city [+ teach- ing in Chatman, Kanzas, and Mr, Thomas Marly fs teaching in Parsons, Kan-ay, Mrs, Acquilla Coleman, of Hopewell Samtaiium and daughter, Mrs. Harry Morgan and little son LeRoy, spent the week end visiting Mr. and Mre. Grant Bradshaw of Fort Riley, Kan. Mr. Toya White of Hutchinson Karsa3, xpent o few days with Mrs, J. W. Finney. She leaves our city sery much and is thinking of making Topeka her home in the future, Tre students of the Teachers Col- lege gave a fine program at the Bap- tist church Friday night. Miss Sal- connie Jones of Muskogee, Okla., ren- dered the program, singing and speaking was the featute of the evening. Miss Marie Smith, teacher of Crowburg, Kansas, waa quietly mar- ried to Mr, James Galloway of this city. He isa fine young man, and he had bought a beautiful home at 405 West Second St., a motern cottage with 6 rooms, for his hride, before the marriage. Memorial services were held fot Mrs, Marvy R. Talbert, one of our great race women. A very interest- ing osper about the life of Mrs, Tal- bert was read by Mrs, Grey. Prayer wai offered by Mrs. Malone. Two selections were played on the Victrola, Burton. Qn Dec, 2 Mina Gertrude Chiles and Calue. accompanied by Mr, E, 1. Ma- jor, alse I, Miller, motored to Lang- ston, Kan. where they enjoyed an elaborate turkey dinner prepared by Mm. John Major. Mr, and Mrs, Ma- jor are retired farmers living at Lang- ston. After dinner they motored to Leavenworth, Kan., where they visited the Oul Solhiers’ Home and many Godfrey, IL, Dee, 14, 2923, Miw Edna Petry and Mrs, Wm. To- mas of St, Loula were guests of Mra, J. Green and family a few duya last week. . 6 Mrs, Joe Hindman anil Mr. M. A. Hindman went to Upper Alton t onttend the funeral retvices of Mts, Bertha Northkiik, who died very ruddenly Dee, 4, Burial in Oak- ‘woes cemetery, Upper Alton, Dee, 7. + + «© The entertainment given by Car ot, was quite u success; proceels Clu» No. 3, Captain, Mra, Florence to x» for the building funda of out new church, . .« « Mr. and Mrs, Frack Kennedy are the proud parent» of a haby girl born Dee, 3, 1923, | By M, A, Hindman, THE CLUBS « ‘Tre Dumae Art Club met Friday at the home of Mra, CW. Frerch on Tyler street, The club was called to order by the president. After the reg- vlar routine of business the leason on “Tharkegiving” was led by Mrs. E. Slavghter and Mrs, J, Shields, Quo- tations on Thankagiving. A «dainty two courre lunch wa served by the hostess, Club adjourned to meet with Mra. Bhile Garrett. Miss Lola Scott, Pres, Mra, Eleanor Bolton, Sec'y. Myrtle Willams, Reporter. x 2 ee BM eee BciSieees “How Christmas Shoukt Influence Us,” was read by Miss C OM, Hall, which waa very good. An excellent four course diunet was served. The guests present were Mrs. 5S, I Mas lone, Mrs. Greenseats, Mra, V. Pots tinger, Mre. 13, Pottinger, Mies C, M. Mail, and Miss Verlee Dandridge, A reception fot the latices’ husbands and filends will be given Dec, 2sth at Mra, Simon Hoe's residence. Mra. A. Hall, Pressient. Mis, C. bE. Dandridge, Sectetary. : IE RETOWEN CABINET True social feclng, tiue warmth uni conliality, ratutally expresses it- self in words, and is strengther cil by the expression, Christmas Dishes 4 Small cahes, sweets of all kinds, ine cluding candy, are apptoptiate at this renson. Let the childten make candy at home; it fs wholeiome and if not eaten at the wrong time or in too great amount will do no harm, Chocolate Drop Cookles—Cream one-fourth of a cupful of butter, add one-half cupful of sugat, one well- beaten egg, one cupful of flour, one- half teaspoonful of soda, ane-fourth eupful of milk, one and one-half xquares of melted chucolate, one-half eupful of raisina and one-half tea- spoonful of vanilla. Mix and drop from a teaspoon on a buttered sheet and bake in a moderate oven. Cover with white, boiled frosting. Worcester Pound Cake.—Cream together one cupful of butter and two cupfuls of sugar until light and creamy, then add the yolks of four eggs beaten thick, and beat again, Mix and sift three cupfuls of pastry flour, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one- half teaspoonful of soda, one-half cup- ful of milk, one teaspoonful of vanilla and onefurth teaspoonful of mace. Add the dry ingrahe.ts alternately with the milk and foll in at the last well-beaten whites, Bake ina floured tube cake pan for forty-five minutes. Ice with a plain white boiled frosting if desired. Date .Bars.-Take one cupful of dates cut into amall pieces, one cup- ful of walnut meats chopped, two well teaten eggs, one tearpoonful salt, three-fourths of a cupful of sugar, six tablespoonfuls of flour, one teaspoon- ful of baking powder, Add the sugar to the beaten yolks, then the flour and fold in the beaten whites at the last. Flavoring may be added if desired but the dates anil nuts will be sufficient. Rake in a sheet and when cold mark off into bara, Molasses Drop Cookies.—Tuake noe- half eupful each of butter, sugar, mo- lasses and sour mitk. Add one beatnen es, one tearpoonful of rola to two cupfuls of flour, one-half cupful of cursanta r faisine, cinnamon, nutmag, and ginger to taste, Stir up at nicht or the day before balung. Drop by spoonfuls on a baking sheet. APEX Monday, the 3tst. HER DANGEROUS PATH CHEATING THE CHEATER PAPYRUS vs. ZEY, Record ‘Tuesday, Jan bet. Walham Desmond in FIGHTING BACK Comedy—“Hia Double Life Wednenday, Jan. 2nd. LESTEER PUSHERS Wondeting Two Comedy —“Rtight of Way.” Thursday, Jun. 3rd. Neal Hart in THE DEVIL'S BOWL Comedy—"Full of Pep. rama Friday, Jan. ith HONOR PIRst Star, Gilbert Comidy—"Cupid Elephant.” Saturday, Jan, Sth, | A Big Metro Feature LIKE ’EM ROUGH CIFTS that are Useful ° and Lasting Fine 3-Ply Veneer Wardrobe. Locking Device, Laundry Bag, Very Fine Quality, Special at......$32.50 Fine Hand Sewed Frame from Cowhide Leather, Leather Lined Bag ...ccceecreorecceees « + ¢S12,50 GREAT BARGAINS in Unredeemed Pledges in Dia- monds, Watches and Jewelry Old Reliable o ta Jacobson & Briman 500 Kansas Avenue | _The Ne Plus Ultra Art and Literary Club met at the home of Mrs, Clinton Duke Friday Dec. 14. Eighteen mem- bers were present, Mra, Henry Jones has finished a luncheon set. Several of the ladies brought their aprons that are to be sold at the Club Ba- zaar that Is to be held at the home of Mrs, H. C, Evans Saturday after- noon, Dec. 15. Preparations for the Club Christmas party were made. ‘The Club will meet at the home of Mra, Roger Tox next Friday after- noon. Mra, Chas, Craggett, Pres. Mra, C. C, Jones, Sec, Mra. Chaq. P, Jamison, Rep. ry as ‘4 UT ES is | Toe i 1 | Sy, pening is ie tod! Regie - ay OLA . an ad ‘ xo Vag ee) " orn bs 6 or rs 4 SC res iQ On . | ed eae! Sai 3 tl MRS. ESSIE CLARK one of the leading mulliners in the West, She {fs located at 1411 Western Avenue ,and has a large trade from both races, Hear the great Southern Evangetist Rev. Wm. Winston, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, at St. John’s A. M. E. Church, beginning Sunday Dee. 20th, MRS. M. J. HAZELWOOD DEAD. As we go to press the sad news came to ua of the death of Mrs, M. J. ‘Hazelwood, of Charleston, W. Va, who passed away at her home a few days ago. Mrs, Hazelwood is the Su- [preme Register of Deeds of the Court of Calanthe, | Rev. L, W, Bolton of Paris, Tex. preached at Shiloh Baptist church four nights last week and closed Sun- day night. He attracted latge audi- ences, He is strictly a Bible preacher, a fine flow of words and holds his audience almost spetlbound. The Shi- loh members like him and he will be called to that charge noon ant he probably will accept. He is about 32 years oll, | Chief Grand Mentor A, M. Harrold of the Kansas and Nebraska Jutisdic- tion of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor was in Topeka last week look- ing ufter the repairing of the Tabor- ian Home, Also enroute to Kansas City, Kansas, where the Executive Board held their meeting. He reports the Oider to be in a fine condition, Omaha is preparing to give the next ression one of the best times In the history of the order, A large crowd of members and visitors will be pres- ent. Sescral important matters will come to enliven the sexsion, He re- turnel to his home at Omaha last Saturday after the meeting. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS—AT- TENTION Those who are contemplating a visit to Excelsior Springs will do well to write Fred F, Elliott of the Star Bath House, for res- ervation. Accommodation suf: ficient and prices reasonable, $15.00 ner week. THE CLUBS, The Elder Blossom Clad met at the residence of Mrs, Ella Hughes, on 2ist and Jefferson street, Friday af: ternoon December 15th. ‘We had Mrs, Loga White from Hutchinson, Kansas as guest, who al- so intertained us with an eloquent talk. The Elder Blossom Club wishes to announce the opening of theit fair at the Pierce School two nights, com- mencing December 26 and 27, 1923. The exhibits will consist of art pieces ant various other sinds of work made by the members of the'club, Mra, Florence Larkins, Pres, K. 1. 1. f. Closes Saturday Morning For Ten-Day Vacation. t Ren ee ee ee | K. 1.0. 1 will close Saturtay mor- [ning at 8 o'clock for ten days \aca- tion. The students and teachers who live in nearby towns will spend most jot their vacation at home. For those who remain, a splendid program has been airanged at the Institute. A Christmas progiam will be given at ithe Institute for all the students and teuchers, and one on Christmas, At both of these exercives Chtistmun {earols will be sung and special music whl be rendered. School will open January 2nd. ‘Many of the rooms of the new dor mitory are mactically ready for use pow and it is hoped that all new stu- dents who wish to register for next pterm woull enter January 2nd. No jftudent need stay awuy becau-e of lack of room, as paita of the wormi- tory will be turned over and used be- fore all of it 1s completed. { The girls dormitory and boys trade building will be dedicated somedine during the month of February of early March, after all the teachers and students have gotten moved into the building and all the machinery is in perfect working onler. The school has made great progtes« this year with the strongest faculty ant the most earnest student boy in its history. The scholarship of the students has been greatly improved this year. A mental text given to the [rotdats at the Institute show that they ore average students. | Mr. Willian Gaston from Ellsworth Kansas was a Sleacant visitor to our joffice this week. He reports things in good condition in hix section of the country. J —_— Mr. Wm, Watkins, Stroud, Okla., was in the city on busine<s with Law- yer Scott last week, Mis. Maggie Weaver sister of Mrs, Fannie Evans of this city who was frertously Dl is better at this writing. 'She is now with her daughter, Mrs. Caldwell in Kansas City, Mo. | The Sunflower Art Club met with Mrs, Reese Burns on West 12th strect Monday, December 18 Final plans |were discussed for the annual holi- jtlay feast to be given for the frienils and husband of the members during (the holidays, Money and baskets will be given to the poor and needy for Xmas, | A vote of thanks was extended to |the hostess for the lovely luncheon jperve! us after which we adiourned to meet next week with Mis, B. Im pny President, Mrs. Geo. McCombs, Re- cording Secretary, Mrs, Dan Thomp- let, Renorter, Mrs, C. C Moore. | a | “Marry-Magazine” containing pho- toa and dexeriptions of colored laces jand gentlemen seeking lifemates, 25c. Dixie Correxpondence Club, Yazoo Citv, Misa, Near the great Ivangelist, Rev. Wm. Winston, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, at St, John’s A. M. E. Church, beginning Sunday Dec, 20th To the General Public: We aree appealing to you in the interest of a $14,000 obligation on our church which we ate trying t pay off by January first, 1924. 11 we can raise this amount by the time mentioned we can get an 1 per cent reduction from the people from whor we nurchased the church which will leave $12,000 for us to raise. We have $6,990 of this amount secured by guaranteed subscriptions, by mem: bers of the local congregation and Church Extension Deparement of out church. This leaves a balance of 65, 100 that we must raise from some nource. We are appealing to the business Interests of our city for we repre. sent a group who are large contnb- utora to the commercial life of our city. Aaa working basis let ue ray that there is un average of four mem- hers to a family; out of a population of 4,000 people of colored, we have about 3,500 families. Figuring a minimum expenditure of $5 per week, these families spend for groceries alone, $17,000 per ucek or in the ag- gregate of, $910,000. These families burn on an average of slx tons of coal per year which amounts to $7.50 per ton, to $157,600. Now considering the shoes we went on an average of three pair to ench indisidual member of the race at the conservative estimate of $3 per pair, we spent for shoes, $126,000 per dear. ‘The above are fust a few of the constderations of the contributions we make to the commercial life of our city. There are other considerations which time nof space will permit, which will run these figurea up into the millions, In view of the above facts, I am rure you do not consider the appeal we make a thing unreas- onable, Feeling that we are Justified in making thls appeal, we are asking the generous public to asnint us in taining the amount mentioned above. Any contributions given to this worthy cause will be thankfully re- ceived. | Send all contributions to Rev. J. S. ‘Blaine, No. 1713 North 25th street— Phone Webster 6855. All notes given collected through United States National Bank. Indorsed by Chamber of Commerce et the Universe. God the Father, President Jesus Christ, Secretary The Holy Ghost Treasurer, Cleaves Temple C, M. E. Chureh A. F, Allen, Chairman, Robbert Harris, Secretary, A. C, Allen, Treasurer J. S. Blaine, Pastor. _ LOCAL NOTES. The Bon Viant Club entertained with a Christmas party, Christmas night at the home of Mr. and Mie. Dick Porter on Tyler street. The Funeral of Mr, Chas Potter, who died Sundty afternoon after @ long illness was held at Lane chapel Wendeaday afternoon. Burial in Mt. Auburn cometer}. Mdme, Marguerite Day Hendricks, prima dona of the Blind Boone con- cert Co., is visiting her mother, Mrs, UC, Giles on west street. Mrs. Day who recently was married to Mr. Joe F, Hendricks, a nephew of Blind Boone, was given a Cadilac 8 touring car for her wedding present from her: husband. | Mr, Nophflette L, Edmonds of chi cago, Ill, is spending the holidays in this city, The guest of his parents, | Mr, and Mrs. John Edmonds, Lodge Directory i EUCLID LODGE NO. 2 R. C. Allen, S. W., 11 Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays at § p.m. ren, Phone : U, A, Graham, W, M., 1433 Reed St.,| Lester Watts, J. W., | Phone 23752 Phone 21% F, J. Buekner, See. 1427 Quincy St. | eens Phone 6725 S. B. Shields, S. W., 1706 Topeka Av. MT. MORIAR LO John Hicks, J. W., 103 W. Ith St. Meeta 1st and Sr: Phone: E2188 Clarence Bradshaw, \ —_[_—$—_¥—_—<—<—¥—“—_—_—_—__= cust St, Phon KAW VALLEY LODGE NO, 18 BB Faye Bees Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays 5: Pigus Ae ae Dave Solomon, W. M., 1128 N. Tyler, A+ 9 Payne, & Wa 2 Fisne 1016 John Nistor | » Harry Dandfidee fee Garfield 928 N. Taylor St. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MR. O. A. TIMMONS, Mineralava Specialist and Proprietor of the ARYVONELLA BEAUTY PARLOR of Kansas City, Mo., is now locating in this city. Mineralava builds firm muscles and tissue in the fact and neck; han- ishea wrinkles, removes crow's feet around the eyes, and the lines around the mouth and nose, Mineralaya is the onlly corrective for all forms of skin mal-nutritlon. Our extremely low price and guar- antee make {t possible for every man, woman and child in Topeka to take at least one treatment a week. Pricea:—Hotel, 35 and 50c, Group prices, in clubs of 10 or more, 25e and 40c. Homes, 60 and 65c. Catering to both white and colored. O. A. TEMMONS, Specialist Temporary Location For appointments Overton Hotel, 1735 Kansas ave, Dial 4896 Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Bledses, apint ehristmas in Kansas City, Mé, Mr. Cloud Holman, secretaty to Rev. S. E, Watson, paster of Pilgtim Baptiet Temple, Chicago, TM, is in the city guest of relatives and frients, Mr. Holman is s bright young man and‘ the future holds much in store for him, Ris many friends are glad to see him. Mra. Lottte Davidson of Kansas City, Mo., cousin of editor Chiles was in Topeka a few days this week to visit her mother, Mrs, Laura Select- man of Okarche, Oklahoma, who was called tu Topeka owing to the illdess ani death of her aunt, Mrs. Eliza Bowie, whoxe funeral wes held at Biowns Chapel Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, | ‘Mix. Bowle has made her home for several years with Mr. and Mrs, Ben Adams, 1306 Washington street, She wus a member of the church from which the funeral was held. Rev. B. F. Watcon officiated, He paid high tribe jutes to the deceased. He was ase sisted by Rev. S. W. Green and Rev. Rox», Burial in Mt. Auburn cemt- tery. Beskle a daughter and grand- dauhter, she leaves a host of rela- thes and frients to mourn their lost. Mexers Kenneth Redden, preasman of the Plaindesler, Eli Cates, and Alonzo King rode to Dover and back on their bieveles, Sunday. CG MA. M. HANOLD VISITS TOPLKA Mr, A. M. Harrold, C, G, M. of the 'K, of Tabor of Omaha, Neb. was in the city as the guest of Mr. and Mra. Wm. Gaines on Buchanan Street. GREAT EVANGELIST AT ST. JOUN A, M. E. CHURCH, 7TH AND TOPEKA AVE. Rev. Dr. William Winston, the Southern evangelist, hails from Little Rock, Ark, and will conduct a 21 day evangelistle meeting at St. Joha’n A. M, E. Church commencing Dec. 30th ty Jan, 2ist. Look out for the two subjects which the great evangelist will preach, Watch the next week's Plaindealer. SENCE OF FRESH CUT FLOWERS Send 50 cents for big sample of one drop perfume Essence sufficient for 6 months use. De Orange Blossom, Rose, Litse. Crab-Apple, Violet, Lily of the Vally and the Famous Paris Garden Boquet One drop will last six days There is such a charm In the appeal- ing and mystic odors of these per- fumes that they will make many {friends for you. Order your bottle today. THE FRENCH MFG. CO. 4737 St. Lawrence Ave. Chicago, Il, Dept. 22 (Special prices to Agents) First published in Topeka Plaindeal- er, October 20, 1923, eryState of Kansas, Shawnee County, 3. In the matter of the Estate of Rich- ard (Dick) Turner, Jate of Shawnee County. Kansas, Notice of Appointment Notice is hereby given that on the 23d day of October, A. D. 1923, the undersigned was y by the Probate ‘Court of Shawnee County, Kansan, duly appointed Executor of the eatste of Richard (Dick) Turner, Jate of Shawnee County, deceased. All pare ties interested in said estate will take notice and govern themselves accord- ingly. 3. R, RANSOM, Executor. f. C, Allen, S. W., 1118 N. Van Bu- ren, Phone 22455 Lester Watts, J. W., 912 E, 1ith St. Phone 21836 TT | MT. MORIAH LODGE NO. 5 Meeta 1st and Srd Tuesdays Clarence Bradshaw, W. M., 717 Lo- | cust St, Phone 24462 | B, F, Payne, Sec., 1421 Tyler Phone 23416 A. J, Payne, S. W., 1307 N, Jefferson Phone 6767 John Alston, J, We . 923 N. Taylor St. Dial 7148 aoe