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THE RICHMOND PLANET Incessant Fight Along the Race Line, for Civil Rights and Liberties. VOLUME XL, NUMBER 9 THE AMERICAN NATION PEONAGE CASES CARRIED Incessant Fight Along Civil Rights a NEW YORK, December 29.—The American Nation is roused to the horror and danger of lynching mobism as it has never been before, according to the 1922 Annual Report of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, of which the following summary was made public today. IN THE SOUTH. In the South, where ten years ago only a few solitary individuals dared oppose lynching and where the crime was commonly condoned by influential newspapers, public officials and ministers of the Gospel, there is now widespread opposition to mob murder. The opponents of lynching now include such powerful organs as the Atlanta Constitution, the Greensboro N. C. Daily News, the Macon, Ga. Telegraph, the Houston, Texas Post and the San Antonio, Texas Express. Powerful groups of white women in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee and Texas have publicly reprimated the lynching mob as a "protector of womanhood," and such courageous men as the Rev. Dr. M. Ashby-Jones of Atlanta, Governor John M. Parker, of Louisiana and ex-Governor Hugh M. Dorsey of (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) CAME HOME TO DIE The many friends of Chris C. Johnson, formerly of this city, but for 27 years a resident of Atlantic City, N. J. being employed at the Hotel Brighton was shocked to learn that he died Friday night December 29th at 903 Abigail street at the residence of his sister. He had been sick with the dropsy since about last June and finally as his condition grew worse, a member of the Elks was sent to accompany him home, arriving here Thursday, December 21st. Few people knew that he was in the city, although he made it a rule to come to Richmond every Christmas. His funeral took place Tuesday afternoon from the residence. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Mend, an adopted sister, Miss Susie E. Robinson a cousin Mr. Gus Randall of Norfolk and many friends to mourn their loss. He was a member of Lighthouse Lodge of Elks of Atlantic City, N. J. He was popular with all who knew him and his consistent Christian character was well known in this and other communities. Funeral Director A. D. Price officiated. MAN VICTIM OF HOLDP, DIES IN HOSPITAL Pittsburgh, Pa. January 5.—Henry Walker, aged 25 years died last Monday in the West Penn Hospital here after he had been taken from a boarding house operated by Mrs. Anna Chandler in Spring Way. After the death of Walker and when his body was taken to the morgue, he was reported that he had been attacked by holdup men and beaten in Penn avenue near the police station on Christmas night. ALABAMA FARMERS LOSE HOGS: HOT WEATHER CAUSE. Huntsville, Ala. Jan. 11. It is estimated that seventy-five per cent of the hogs lost by Alabama farmers is due to the changeable weather conditions. Three Negro planters living in northern Alabama have lost over one hour dred head due to these conditions. The farmers claim that warm weather seems to have a bad effect on the swine. The changing condition of the weather seems to kill off the hogs, though infected with some kind of a plague. Just what the trouble is cannot be fathomed by them. Government aid is being sought to determine the trouble. Get The Planet at your door every week for a year. Send $2 and the carrier will bring it to you COSTLY EDIFICE HAS NARROW ESCAPE FROM COMPLETE DESTRUCTION. A sensation was caused here Friday evening, December 29th when it was ascertained that the spacious and palatial St. Luke Hall was on fire. A visit to the place Saturday morning developed the fact that it caught in the elevator house on the roof. This small house is covered with galvanized iron and no fire is ever there for any purpose. The conclusion is that the electric wires caused the blaze, although the structure was wired according to the latest regulations. The roof for some fifteen feet or more had been burned or torn away by the firemen. The stairway leading to the fourth floor to the roof had been burned and charred. Water had flooded the down-stairs floors, all of which were of an expensive material. The fine oak desks had been damaged by water. Mrs. Maggie L. Walker surrounded by her faithful employees was gazing dejectedly at the damage wrought. The loss though is fully covered by insurance. In the printing office, the main damage was to the linetype machines, but these have been quickly renovated. The records were not injured as they are all housed in expensive safe cabinets of the latest design and are guarded to stand two hours steady heat under the most damaging circumstances. The whole affair proved to be unavoidable and the Order is functioning as before. There is no suspicion of carelessness or failure to obey fire insurance laws for the building is a model of safety and cleanliness. MASKED BANDITS ROB BISHOI B. F. LEE IN HIS HOME (Preston News Service) Wilberforce, O., Jan. 4—Two heavily masked bandits entered the home of Bishop R. F. Lee, senior Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church, last Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock and after covering Bishop Lee, his wife and daughter with guns robbed them of a considerable amount of money and escaped. It is said the burglaries boldly entered the front door of the house while the bishop and his family were visiting after dinner and while one of the men guarded Bishop Lee, another went through his clothes. They also picked up a purse containing $50.00 be longing to Miss Lee and another containing a small amount of money belonging to Mrs. Lee. They pocketed the money and left the house. On account of poor telephone connections Bishop Lee was unable to report the matter to the Xenia police, and no report was made of the matter until late Tuesday afternoon. Wilberforce is about three and one half miles from Xenia. The police say the Lee's were unable to give any description of the burglaries who were heavily masked, and could not tell whether they were white or colored men. KU KLUX IN WALLES TERRORIZES NEGROES AND CHINESE. (Crusader News Service.) Cardiff, Wales, Jan. 4.—The Ku Klux Klan has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and has organized a klan here from among American residents and British exponents of anglo-saxon unity and world domination by the anglo-saxon breed. One of the first acts of the local klan was to whip a Chinese found going with a white woman. They also warned Negroes and Chinese to leave this city. Most of the Negroes here are natives of Africa and these have all or organized to resist the terroristic methods of the klan. Most of the West Indians here are joining with the Africans in measures for self-defense should Ku Kluxism force the issue. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6.1923 RED ARMY, CALLED LARGEST IN WORLD, PROMISES A FREE AFRICA FOR NEGROES SAYS RUSSIAN ARMY COULD "WALK THRU EUROPE" Promise of Tchitcherin for Free Africa May Not Be All Idle Talk—Officials Are Friendly to Negroes. (Crusader Service News.) Berlin, Dec. 29.—Interesting details of the strength, equipment and morals of the Russian Red Army at the present time are contained in an article published here by Dr. Robert Fluhr, a mining engineer of this city, who left for America a few days ago after making an extensive tour of Russia. In Dr. Fluhr's opinion Russia is in a stronger condition today than she has ever been in all her history, not only in the army and navy, but in the civil administration as well. "The Red Army, as the active force is called," the doctor said, "is composed of 1,500,000 troops, well drilled and equipped with every kind of modern weapon, including light and heavy artillery, bombs and airplanes. These soldiers are all young men who did not fight in the World War and there fore are not tired of fighting, like the men in the other armies of Europe. It is not any exaggeration to state that the Red Army is the finest in the world at the present time." "At least six million officers and men are included in this army, and it could walk through Europe in a short time." WORKERS PARTY PLEDGE ITS SUPPORT TO COLORED WORKERS. Will Support Race in Its Struggle for Liberation and Seek to Open Doors of Unions. (Crusader News Service.) New York, Jan. 4.—The Workers Party of America, in convention here December 24, 25, and 26 adopted a program in which the Party's purpose of supporting the Negro workers in this country is unequivocally stated. The Workers Party the program says, will "support the Negroes in their struggle for liberation" and will help them in their fight for economic political and educational life and will seek to end the policy of discrimination followed by the labor unions and other discriminations, including restaurants, theatres and other public places. The convention, which was the sec- MEXICAN RADICALS CLASH WITH KU KLUXERS (Crusader News Service.) Mexico City, Jan. 3.-Reports from various cities of conflicts between the Mexican Fascisti or Ku Klux and the Communists indicate that the former organization has grown greatly in numbers and importance lately. Thus far these clashes have not been saguinary but are more indicative of what may be expected in the near future, not only in Mexico but in the United States as well, as the opposing forces of Fascism and Communism, with their allies, settle down to the new phase of the old struggle between Capitalism and the Proletariat. Just as Communism is representative of the growing revolt on the part of the workers so is Fascism or Ku Kluxism, in the opinion of many, representatives of the determination of the Capitalists not to surrender without a fight their strange hold over the workers. The Regional Federation of Labor from its headquarters in Mexico City is extremely active in its propaganda against Fascism and the Fascisti are not likely to overrun the country as happened in Italy and is now happening in the United States. Mexican workers have already tasted to some degree the joys and benefits of themselves exclosing control, and are not likely to surrender their proactives to the Fascisti tools. KU KLUN KLAN NOT WANTED IN FRANCE: PAPERS SAY. (Preston News Service) Paris, France, Jan. 1.—The nefarious American Ku Klux Klan is not wanted in France and will have a difficult time gaining a foot hold in this country according to Paris newspapers. It is said that these vigorous denunciations of the klan in the paper-come as a result of a report that the "Imperial Giant" Edward Young Clarke plans to place the organization all over the world and that he will soon open headquarters in London. "The American Ku Klux Klan will not find any welcome in continental Europe" said the Echo de Paris. "It is an organization of such character as is not wanted on this side of the Atlantic" said another paper. "It is a detestable sect of crazy puritans" said L. Intransigent. "They are responsible for assassinations, burnings and destruction of churches filled with relics treasures. It is a mysterious society, working in the dark, committing crimes for which the perpetrators are never punished." "Newspapers from the United States of late have been filled with dispatches detailing the horrifying activities of the Ku Klux Klan, which cannot help but make real Americans bow their heads in shame to know that such a wanton set of men have banded themselves together in their country for the purpose of secretly breaking law" said another writer. Will Support Race in Its Struggle for Liberation and Seek to Open Doors of Unions. New York, Jan. 4.—The Workers Party of America, in convention here December 24, 25, and 26 adopted a program in which the Party's purpose of supporting the Negro workers in this country is unequivocally stated. The Workers Party the program says, will "support the Negroes in their struggle for liberation" and will help them in their fight for economic political and educational activity and will seek to end the policy of discrimination followed by the labor unions and other discriminations, including restaurants, theatres and other public places. The convention, which was the second national, also went on record for the "dictatorship of the proletariat" (rule by the workers, of the workers, by the workers, for the workers) and the "supplanting of the existing capitalist government with a Soviet government." The convention adopted a declaration approving the leadership of the Third or Communist International, which recently went on record as exposing the Negro struggle for liberation throughout the world and as standing for a free Africa; etc.— The leadership in the international struggle which inspires hope in the hearts of the workers of the world and arouses fear in the capitalists of every country is the leadership of the Communist Internation: "The Workers Party declares its sympathy with the Communist International and enters the struggle against American capitalism, the most powerful of the national groups under the inspiration of the leadership of the Communist International. Declaring for the dictatorship of the proletariat after the Soviets have taken over both the legislative and administrative work of the working class Government, the program says: "The Soviet Government of the Workers, will because of the same necessity—the necessity of suppressing the capitalists—be a dictatorship of the workers. The government expressing the will of the 30,000,000 workers will openly use its power in the interest of the workers against the capitalists. "It will be the task of the government of the 30,000,000 workers of this country to take from the capitalists the control and ownership of the raw materials and machinery of production upon which the workers are dependent for their life. Liberty and happiness and to establish collective owner-hip." EGYPTIAN PATRIOT SHOOTS A BRITISH OFFICIAL Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 4.—The fourteenth attack on British officials in Egypt during the past three months took place today, when Dr. Newby Robson of the law school here was shot dead by an Egyptian patriot while riding a bicycle through the streets. It is believed the shooting was a political one. ILLINOIS VILLAGE MARSHAL IS WOUNDED IN GUN BATTLE. (Preston News Service) Colp. Ill., Jan. 2—Charles Baker Negro Village Marshal here was fatally wounded in a pistol battle here last Sunday night when he attempted to place a bandit under arrest. The bandit Melvin Bush, was finally apprehended by the Marion police and lodged in jail. CHURCHES GAIN 981,050 MEMBERS IN 1922. 1922 was a banner year for the larger denominations of Christian churches in the U.S. The figures for the year show an increase in membership, money contributions and influence. The membership reached 980,000 additions, an increase of 245,000 over 1921. The smaller churches stood still or actually lost, while steady increases occurred in the larger ones. Churches showing the greatest increases are the Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Episcopal and Congregational. The actual membership of the Christian churches in this country is now 43,120,000. These members contributed $550,000,000 to the churches. Of this, $40,000,000 was spent in foreign lands. 57 LYNCHINGS, RECORD OF LAST YEAR 51 COLORED; 6 WHITE VICTIMS OF MOB VIOLENCE IN AMERICA. The following communication from Dr. RR. R. Moton, explains the 1922 lynching record in the United States: Dear Sir:—I send you the following corcerning lynchings for the past year as compiled at Tuskegee Institute in the Department of Records and Research, Monroe N. Work in charge. I find, not including those killed in strikes, riots, etc. that there were 57 persons lynched in 1922. This is 7 less than the number 64 for the year 1921. Thirty of the persons lynched were taken from the hands of the law; 13 from jails, and 17 from officers of the law outside of jails. I also find that there were 88 instances in which officers of the law prevented lynchings. Fourteen of these instances were in Northern States and 44 were in Southern States. In 54 of the cases the prisoners were removed or the guards were augmented or other precautions taken. In the 4 other instances, armed force was used to repel the would be lynchers. In ten instances, convictions carrying penitentiary sentences were secured against alleged lynchers. Of the 57 persons lynched in 1922, 51 were Negroes and 6 were whites; 19 or one-third of those put to death were charged with rape or attempted rape; 6 of the victims were burned to death; 4 were put to death and then their bodies burned. The charges against those burned to death were murder; 2, rape, 4. The offences charged against the whites were: murder; 2, fighting; 1, charges not reported; 3, the offenses charged against the Negroes were: murder; 3, murderous assault; 4, rape; 1, attempted rape; 5, killing officer of the law; 3, horse stealing; 2, being intimate with woman; 2, no special charge; 2, killing man in altercation; 1, striking man in quarrel; 1, robbing and striking a woman; 1, cattle stealing; 1, using insulting language; 1, being a strike breaker; 1, mistaken identity; 2, indecent exposure of person and frightening woman and children; 1, intimidating officer of the law. The nine States in which lynchings occurred and the number in each State are as follows: Alabama, 2; Arkansas 5; Florida, 5; Georgia, 11; Louisiana 3; Mississippi, 9; Oklahoma 1; South Carolina 1; Tennessee, 2; Texas, 18. Very truly yours. R. R. MOTON. Principal. REAL JAZZ IN AFRICA. (Crusader News Service.) New York, Jan. 4.—Chief Sakabona Sonki lately arrived from the Transvaal says real jazz is to be found only in Africa and described an African jazz dance with 5,000 tribesmen bound ing about in a big ring with the leading ballet female of the village doing her stuff in the middle. Music is supplied by twenty toms a dozen or so ga-gomas., a ladder with tuned rungs and a few manispartis. DR. KELLY MILLER SEES TROUBLE AHEAD AND MAKES URGENT DEMAND FOR BIG CONFERENCE OF ALL RACE ORGANIZATIONS RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL AND WELFARE GROUPS ARE ASKED FOR IMPERATIVE ACTION. Noted Professor Thinks Tremendous Change in Scheme of Racial Adjuustment Within the Next Half Generation and We Should Prepare. The times are out of joint. Rachia portents are ominous. The rising tide of color threats to engulf us. The problem is becoming more complex and perplexing. Unless the Negro's courage rises with danger the cause will be lost through timidity and cowardice. The welfare of the ten millin Negroes in the United States is less well safe-guarded through self-directive leadership than that of any other group of similar size and like advance ages in the world. There is the widest margin between what is and what ought to be. Loudness boasting of our present attainments blinds us to the magnitude of things yet to be attained. This gap can be bridged only by wise guidance and direction. The incoming of the new year emphasizes our delinquency. Within the next half generation there is going to be a tremendous change in the scheme of race adjustment. Whether this is to be for the better or for the worse depends up on the initiative, the courage and the wisdom which the Negro displays. The present tendency is in the wrong direction. Forces and influences now at work if unchecked will fix him for good in a helpless and hopeless position. Instant action is demanded. Hestancy is dangerous. Delay may prove fatal. THE TIME RIPE. The time is fully ripe for a race conference to deliberate upon the serious phases of the problem, and as far as practicable, to formulate a platform or principles and a program of programs of procedure. The Negro group has special and peculiar interests and relations infinitely more serious and vital than any other subordinate element into which our population is divided. The peculiar problems of the foreigner are temporary and limited to one generation. The Jew is isolated only in religious and semi-religious relations of his own making and preference. The Catholic differs from the Protestant only in the mode of worship. The Negro alone is separated from the rest of the nation by the whole diameter of social difference which entitles the regulation of all of the essential intuitions of life. This regime is imposed upon him, he didn't make and he cannot unmoke it. Special and special racial lines require as thoughtful and as wise deliberation as the Congress gives to the affairs of the Nation. And yet today we have no adequate or competent body to give our issues concisive and statesmanlike consideration. At present the various interests and activities at work in the field are absorbed in their own objectives, and are wholly without efficient coordination or union of adm and purpose. The waste and friction are inexcusable. DEMAND IMPERATIVE The demand for a nation-wide conference is imperative. This conference should not be fostered by any one of organization, but every type of agency or interest now at work should unite upon a call to consider "The State of the Race." Political movements such as the N. A. A. C. P., the Equal Rights League, the Lincoln League, the Race Congress; religious bodies like the National Baptist Convention, the African Methodist Episcopal, the A. M. E. Z. the C. M. E., and the M. E. churches as well as those of smaller numbers; moral and social agencies such as the Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A.; business and economic agencies like the Justness League, the Urban League; educational associations, fraternal organizations the Federation of Women's clubs the Press Association and all well established movements of wide ramification should be represented. The time has come for all to pull together. If we continue to pull apart, we will pull to pieces. The whole is greater than any of its parts. The members of the body can never cooperate properly unless they become consciously subordinated to the welfare of the body as a whole. PRICE, FIVE CENTS URING YEAR 1922 ES TROUBLE AHEAD T DEMAND FOR BIG RACE ORGANIZATIONS AND WELFARE GROUPS ARE ERATIVE ACTION. Amendous Change in Scheme Within the Next Half e Should Prepare. It may be just as well to anticipate the objection that several such abortive attempts have been made before. While no one of these efforts has been permanent each endeavor has left a residuum of lasting good. The race to day has more maturity and sound judgment than ever before. Meny will recall the effort of Mr. Joel E. Spiigarn at a race conference at his Summer home. If an alten to the group saw the necessity of formulating a common program surely we must heed the self call to conference. MUST DEPEND UPON SELE The Negro can no longer look to the white man for intimate advice and direction. No one outside of a group can regulate the intimate procedure for the inside. The white philanthropists have done a good part. The people who must be helped forever are not worthy of being helped at all. Self-exPRESSION on part of the Negro will encourage our white friends to extend the necessary assistance. But they can not be expected to carry him on their shoulders any further. The Negro henceforth must walk with his own legs. The white man can only furnish him a crutch. Lynching and lawlessness of which the Negro is the chief victim, the chief of population, congestion in cities and the acute situation resulting therefrom, the moral aloofness and religious indifference of the abducted classes, the downward moral tendency of the times in which our young people are being carried away, the necessity for cooperation in business and trade, the growing apathy of the white race and the need for concerted endeavor to stem the tide all unite in demanding the proposed conference at an early date. The situation calls loudly for the requisite race statesmanship. Will it be forthcoming? Lo. I have made the suggestion and invite correspondence and suggestions: "All who are in favor. Signify by saying '1'. (Signed.) KELLY MILLER. Howard University. —Rev. A S. Thomas, D. D. has been ill but is much improved. —Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Davis spent the holidays here. Mr. G. Walter Whiting, Principal of the High School, Montgomery, W. Va. spent the holidays here, the guest of his father, Mr. R. W. Whiting. Mr. Joseph R. Randolph was in the city from December 24th to the 29th, visiting his mother, Mrs. Martha Reed, of 10 E. Jackson street. He left for his home, South Norwalk, Conn., after a very pleasant time with friends and relatives. —Mr. D. J. Farrar, General Contractor has improved to such an extent under the treatment of Dr. William H. Hughes as to be able to visit friends. He hopes soon to be able to resume his business activities. —Attorney Joseph R. Pollard, known too as "the Senator" has been confined to his home for more than a week. He is under the treatment of Dr. O. B. H. Bowser and has had a severe attack of the gout. He has improved to such an extent as to be able to be out again. Major General Jones Here. Major General Jones, of the Uni- form Rank of the great American Woodmen, left the city today, after spending four days with the local Woodmen. A ball was given in his honor at Johnson's Auditorium on Tuesday night. He organized a lady company while here and made a last- ing impression on the members of the order. BRITISH KU KLUX KLAN BEING ORGANIZED WITH SHOWY GOWNS AND HIGH FLOWN TITLES RESEMBLING THE AMERICKN KLUX TWO won” wh to (Crusader Service) LONDON, January 1.—A_ secret British organization called "The Most Bold, Order of Crusaders,” which looks like a cfoss between the American Ku Klux Klan and the Italian Fascist, is becoming ex- tremely active. ‘Its officials have high flown titles, its members wear striking costumes and the official de- scription of its purposes seems to indicate a spiritual relattonship with the Italian and American societies. Its ritua} declares “Our sword shall ‘ever be used to the glory of God, defense of right and maintenance of equity and justice.” In pollttes, the body svowedly aims to conquer pow: er over Church and State, Official literature of the order declares its purposes forming “in every ward of gach town and in every large village, f conclave of Crusaders composed of Teal leaders of public opinion with: Out reference to politics, or social standiug—all democrats.” Later on the society intends to “get Crusaders into Parliament, on coun- try and local councils, In, the board room and factory, in churches and Out of dhem.”” All meetings are se cret. Grand officers wear crimson robes with a large cross on the left side. (Marcus Garvey please note.) Other members are gowned, in black with white surpltce bearing a red cross ‘as the badge of service on the breast. In the ritual a sword is carried to symbolize “service” and spurs are worn to represent “chivalry.” ‘The new society is said to have the hearty backing of many persons prominent In the movement for An- glo-American unity, In fact, it is Srhispered that the “Bold Crusaders” is nothing more than an offshoot of the Ku Klux Klan organized by Britishers, who belleve with Crack- erdom in the maintenance of white— and particularly anglo-saxon— dom nation, As in America, the white Christian Chureh is to be found ziv- ing substantial support and inspira- tion to the British brand, of Kuklux- is. eats RISING TIDE OF COLOR STRIKES JAMAICA Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 29.—That the “rising tide of color against white domination” is not confined to the East, but is revealing itself in ths West as well, is proved by recent act- fon of the fourteen elected members of the Legislative Council in unani- mously voting the lack of confidence of the natives of Jamatca in the admin istration of the present governor, Sir Leslie Probyn. ‘The electorate is over whelmingly Negro and with two oz three exceptions the lected Council- Jors are members of the colored race. ‘The drastic vote was occastoned by the action of the governor in granting Major Thomas, the newly appointed Director of Railways an honorarium of BI, 700 without the consent of the Councli which act is a clear violation of the Constitution granted the island by Lord Derby in 1884. The situation has aggravated when the Colonial Secretary Col. H. H. Bryan deliberate ly sought to deceive the people by omitting to read to the Council the communseations bearing on the mat- ter that passed between the local gov- ernment, Major Thomas and the Secre tary of State for the colonies, Mr. Win- ston Churchill. This clumsy piece of trickery was discovered and its auth- ors were denounced by the legislators led by Barrister J. A. G. Smith, H. A. L, Simpson, D. I. Wint and Rev. G. L. Young (all colored.) With undaunted courage these men treated “His Excel lency” the representative of the king to severe dialectical castigation and in Viled him to cease polluting the com- munity by betaking himself to some place where his talent for dishonest methods might have full play. Al- though at no time the race question Was raised, still it 1s easy to realize that the denunciation of te Colonia! Secretary and Major ‘Thomas, particn larly the latter, who {s_ Intely from South Africa, was due to their contemp Hows attitude towards Negroes, Hav- ing had their first contact with Negro es in Africa, these mon have sought to treat Jamaicans with the supercilious ness and irresponsibie methods that have characterized white offictaldom In that unfortunate continent, ‘The action of the elected members ta unique and will have a bearing upon the future of the island inasmuch as these same men (natives) were the recipients of enconiums from the Un- der Secretary of State for the Colonies Major Wood, who recently headed a commission to the West Indies and ! his report advised the granting of a Ereater measure of political self. Not only was the administration de nounced but no longer did the natives show the usual timidity and unnatur al deference to Europeans, These lat ter were told to “Shut up.” “sit down” “you are wasting time.” with trucn Jonce that bodes good for the manhood Of the race and gives the lie to ignor- Ant and misguided mountebanks who tell Negroes that they must give up what rights they have in the Western world in order to get greater rights in africa, | Intelligent. tar-eighted West Indiaus ike Maryshow uf Granada, Nathan ot St. Kitts, Jackson and Francis of the Virgin Islands of the U.S. A., and Smith, Simpsou and Young of Jamatca Sco the harmeul character of such tactics and ruse to sell their human sirvbright for e doubtful and perhaps chimerical mess of African pottage. Inielligent, farsighted Negroes of the Americas are determined to contribute their share to the rising tide of co.or 8» that white misrule shall have to de tend itself at every angle. Se Prof: Williams Is Making A Survey of’ Hayti. peer eer a Tuskegee, Ala., Dec. 25.—-kro’. liam TT, B. Williams, Field Seoretary of the Jeuns-Slater Foundation, wita headquarters here, 19 making an edu: cational survey of Haytt at the request of the United States government 23 well as the Haytian government. It is said that the purpose of this survey is based on the idea of establisn ing in the island an educational sys- tem based upon the plan of Tuskegee Institute. It fs safd_ that oMfeials in Washington think that by ineuleating into the youth of Hayt! the principles and ideais taught at Tuskegee the fu- ture of the island will be made more secure. It is believed that Professor Wil- liams {g the best qualified man in this country to perform his intricate mis- sion for the government inasmuch as he is a graduate of Hampton and then rounded out his educational prepara- tions at Harvard University. He has been @ suecessful teacher for a num: ber of years ang is regarded as an au: thority on educational problems, This step by the U. 8, Government fs based upon the report of the com- mission headed by Senator McCormiek whose report recdmmented thdt ds government stfll occupy. the fslantl, — CRARBNCE CAMERON WHIIE AT WILBERFORCE, (Preston Newe Service) Wilberforce, O. Dec. 29.—The violin recital given here by Clarence Camer- on White last Friday night was a de- cided success in every respect. A spec fal feature of the program was the rendition of Mr. White's own composi tions. During his stay here he was the guest of the Alpha Phi Alpha fratern- ity. After the recital he was the guest at a special “stag” given by the male members of the faculty. ++ “FLOATERS” CLEAN STREETS. ” (Preston News Bervice) Detroit, Mich., Dec. 28.—According to the report of the superintendent of streets here the “floater” class of Ne- groes in this city manage to keep the wolf away from the door by cleaning the snow from the streets, The difficul ty experienced in getting labor for this work is tremendous, but the floaters ure eager for work of this kind. Some thing that will enable them to get 4 meal and place to sleep for a night. eee Admits Killing War Veteran (Creston News erice) Columbus, O. Dee. 27.—Arthur Simp son, who was brought back here from Winston-Salem, N. C., is said to have made a complete confession to the po- lice of killing Churles Jones here on Nov. 11, last, following a quarrel Simpson said the quarrel arose over who should pay for a sandwich. During the verbal Lattle several remarks were made by Jones that made Simpson very angry. He said he went home and roturned an lrour later with an aute- matic pistol and shot Jones five ttmes according to his contession, detectives Resideits Pay Honor 4 to John Brown’s Tree. (Preston Nowe Beeice) Barkhamsted Conn, Dec. 27- Residents here held a big celebration at the base of the famous John Brown's tree on Armistice Day. High tributes were paid the memory of John Brown by the orators of the day. The Chamber of Commerce placed the fol lowing Inscription on n marker: “Reg istered in the Hall of Fame, American Forestry Assoclation, Marker Placed by Barkbamsted Chamber of Commerce, November 11, 1922." lic AGED MAN 18 RUN DOWN BY AN AUTOMOBILIST, (Preston News Service) Washington. D. C. Dec. 26.—Peyton Harvey, aged 72 years of 2013 11th street northwest was run down by aa automobile in U street last Friday night and injured about the head an. shoulders. He was given surgicai atten tion at the Freedmen’s hospital. AMERICAN IION AUUSED TO LNCH | me DMNGER S15 AIVANCEMENT ASOCUTION | IN RESUME OF THE PAST YEAR'S EFFORTS) i (Continued from First Page) Georgia, have gone betore the coun- try as opposing the mob. CAMPAIGN AGAINST LYNCHING. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, eight years ago, began a concentrated campaign against lynching by the raising of an Anti}Lynching Fund of $10,000. Since then, by public meetings addressed {n all parts of the country, by pamphlet publications, newspaper publicity, personal inves- tigations of lynchings and published reports of the investigators, ‘The facts have been placed efore the entire civilized world and gradually @ public sentiment has been formed which is demanding the abolition of “The Shame of America.” This work has been accomplished at a total expenditure of some $40,000 in ten years. Total expenditure of some $40,000 in ten years. THR ANTI-LYNCHING ADVERTISEMENT. ‘he full and hatt-page advertise- ments satting forth the facts about lynching in daily newspapers were placed as Tollows: (Pigurea in parenthests represent circulatfon, and money, the cost of one insertion.) New York Times, Nov. 23, full page (327,216) $1,539.20. Chicago ‘Daily News, Nov. 22, 7 columns, (412,204) $1,887.75. Atlanta Constitution, Nov. 22, 7 columns, (109,787) $379.26. Kansas City Journal, Nov. 24, half page, (40,266) $258.72. Kansas City Star, Nov. 23, halt page, (429.874) $532.00. San Antonio Exprass. Nov. 22, half page, (30,536) $168.00. Washington Star, Nov. 23, full page, (92,555) $488.00. Cleveiand Plain Dealer, Nov. 22, half page. (181,756) $@84.00. New York World, Dec. 4, 1 page. (380,080) $1,844.00. ‘The Nation, (30,584) | $250.00. New York ‘Timos Midweek Pictor. fal, (60,000) #25000. The mondy—$6,F80.98—epent for this advertising was gontributed for the abecific purpow! by the Amt- Lqnching Crumdjen, the American Ind for Publfo Service, and a num- ber of individuals. The advertise- ment was intended to put the es- sential facts about lynching before the greatest number of American citizens possible and to correct some of the false ideas about the causes of lynching. REACHED 5,000,000 PEOPLE. The combined circulation of the publications in which the advertise- ment appeared was more than 2,000.. 000. It is estimated that upwards of 6,000,000 were reached by the Advancement Association's advertis- ing. ‘As an instance of the profound impression created by this advertise. ment We quote the following para- graph from an editorial in the San Francisco Call, of December 2, the leading daily of the State of Cali- fornia and one of the most influen- tial newspapers of the Far West: “The mos: + -azing advertise. ment ever pafd for and printed in any newspaper is now appearing in newspapers of the East. It was ‘paid for by the Anti-Lynching Crusaders’ on behalf of the Na- tional Association for the Advance- ment of Colored People. Part of it <> reproduced in this column, without being pafd for, because the advertisement is not trying to sell anything but pity and mercy and Justice and tolerance to the American people." ‘The concensus of opinion is that this advertisement was the greatest single stroke of propaganda ever struck in bebalf of justice to the Negro. ‘The temporary setback on the Dyer BIll {n_no way affects the determina- tion of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to continue the fight on this iseuue untii lynching in Amerfea is stamped out. DEFENSE OF THE ARKANSAS. PEONAGE VICTIMS. Defense of 12 Arkansas colored peonage victims, first sentenced to death in 1919, in connection with the riots in which 250 Negroes were felled, has been carried by ihe Ad- vancemont Association to the United States Supreme Court where the casos will be argued early in 1923 ‘The cases of 6 of the 12 men have gone to tho Supreme Court after mscing through four State and Fed- eral Courts and the men were saved after twico being senferced to death and five times having dates for their execution set. versed, the verdict of guilty of the of the Association's attorneys the Arkansas Supreme Court twice re- versed the verdic of guilty of the Phillips County Circuit Court. After the second reversal the Association's attorneys obtained a change of ven ue, On four occasions date for re trial was set but on each of these occasions the State of Arkansas an- nounced it was unready for trial The Assoctation’s attorneys are striv- ing to obtain the release of the con- demned men under the statute of limitations. Before the United States Supreme Court, the Association and the men will be represented by Moorfield Btorey, ox-presfdent of the American Bar Association who ts now president of the N. A. A. ©. P.; and by Scipio A. Jones, of Little Rock, Ark. Bosides the 12 colored farmers sentenced to death, 67 others were sentenced to various prison terme tom « teow Yeats to Wile tmusteon ment. FIGHT AGAINST PEONAGE. (*4,900 of funds raised for the pur- pose. Considerable sums have also been raised and expended by the colored people of Arkansas. The fight has been conducted not only to right a grievous wrong done to these colored farmers. It is hoped as well by taking their cases before the highest tribunal in the land, to open up the entire question of ‘peonage which is the greatest economic han- dicap amd source of much of the bru- tal exploitation under which the Ne- gro suffers in the cotton raising com- munities of the United States. CIVIL RIGHTS AND EXTRADITION In addition to these two outstand- ing efforts, the N. A. A. C. P. in January fought successfully with [its Buffalo Branch and other agen: cles to prevent the extradition from Canada of Matthew BuNock to North Carolina where he would probably: have been lynched. Through efforts of the District of Columbia Branch and the National Office discrimina- tion affecting thousands of colored ship stewards in the United States Shipping Board was ended. Legal aid and advice was given in the “winning of numerous ctvil rights cases in New York and other States. Strenuous fights were begun through branches in Indiana and other States against threatened at- tempts to introduce segregated pub- le and high schools. Through the Cleveland Branch we prevented the extradition of a colored man to Georgia. Through the Buffalo Branch we secured the arrest and conviotion of a white man who had criminally assaulted a nine-yeat-old colored girl. ‘Through the Prince George County and District of Columbia Branahes [we secured the rejease of a colired ‘man arrested and accused of the |murder of a white woman, of which crime he was innocent and for which he was about to be sentenced to death ‘through mob passion. ‘We secured the passage of city ordinances ik Oakland, Calit. and other cites against “public parades of the Ru Klux Klan; and in many other cases too numerous to mention fought for the securing and preservation of civil and other legal rights for the Nesto. KU, KLUX KLAN. Im the case of the Ku Klux Klan the warning tssued by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People three years ago, is now being justified by events thru- out the country and especially in Morehouse Parjsh, La, The Assocla- tion initiated the campaign of pub- Ueity with which the Klan {s now being fought by the New York World, Hearkt’s International Magazine and other publications. During the year 1922 we continued the campaign of publictty against the Klan. “~ CONCLUSION. Beyond these concrete achieve ments the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has continued to carry out one of its most vital purposes, that of keeping {intensely alive the sense of racial vigilance and the conviction that the future depends upon a realization by the race of what it is justly entitled to, and a determination to secure it. So long as that spirit is kept alive there can be no ultimate defeat. Urban League Scholarship at Morehouse College. (Preston News Service) New York City, Dec. 28.—At a r» cent meeting of the executive board of the National Urban League an appre: priation of $150 annually for a scholar ship atthe social service training school at Morehouse College in Atlan: ta, Gi., was made. It also authorized the holding of an inter-racial confer ence in New York City early in Febru- ary 1923 and adopted a pudget of $65.- 000 for te support of the National Ur tan League for 1923. ‘The annual conference of the Urban League Branches will be held in Kas gas City, Mo., in 1923. Franklin T. Lane {# executive secretary of tho Kansas City branch. pie poy Sm f i f 4 tee Fee FEE 9 3 ee , DO YOU KNOW THEM? I desire to locate the family of Ran- som Bert Hockaday. whose home: originally was Richmond, and whose mother, father, and two brothers are supposed to be still living. Ransom was. presumably about 40 years old; he died Inst Thursday after noon, December 2ist and I am trying to locate his mother as he has insur- ances made out to her and «ome per. sonal effects und left no will. His mother’s name fs supposed to ve Lanie Elizabeth Hockaday or else Rov- anna Hockaday. His father’s name is either Alex Hockaday or Ben Hockaday and one brother namely Albert and the young: er one named James, ‘They were supposed to have lived at or near 1216 Main street and his father used to sell produce and had kome sort of a market place from what T have heard him gay, BERTHA V. KILSON, 722 Walnut Street, ‘Wiimington. Det. TROTSKY SINGS THE PAEON OF THE RED ARMY. PARNER Pees r= > RCo toed: ae rw La wane Pea ee Pts eo nes ee Ra et euler Oe eau ay pl Seat ie BS | ee Peer. ~ 2 B i 35) me cues ee ee eR Og) ed NE ie ak oe es ee > octet [ee oe. su aol oe a. Ee ae a0] aaa Oe ct eee ae ao THE NAVY'S GREETING TO THE FLEETS. 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The first photo to be received in this country of Prince Andrew's arial by the Greek tribunal, which banished him after having sentenced to death, six political lights, including their former Premier. Prince Andrew's lite Was saved by the Intervention of many prominent persons. He is seen seated on the right, while hfs accuser, General Papoulas ig standing on lett. a MOTHER OF 16 CHILDREN AT 39, FREED BY MAGISTRATE, Mrs. Dora Margowsky, 39 years old, is seen here with her youngest child, Morris, four years old. She was held before Magistrate Alexan- der Brough in the Municipal Term Court, New York City, on charge of violating the Compulsory Education law. Her daughter, fifteen, had failed to attend school. ‘The Judge com- plimented Mrs, Margowski who had kone into business and struggled to rear her family for several years and acquitted her, saying he w’shed Col. Roosevelt were alive to award her a medal MORPHINE SEIZED AT BROOKLYN, N. Y, DOCK. ‘The S. 8. Fenchurch, a fishing smack, docked near Pier 16, Brooklyn, N. Y. was recently raided, by Deputies and more than $750,000 worth of morphine and other drugs was found on board. Inspector Hokensen is holding $1,000 worth of morphine taken from the ship, VIRGINIA—In the Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond, December 30, 1922, JOHN COOPER Plaintitt v8, (in Chancery) JULIA COOPER Defendant aR Plaintity (in Chancery) oR Defendant ‘The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from bed and board from the defendant Jutta Cooper on the grounds of wilful desertion, cruelty and aban donment, and after the expiration of three years from date of the decrea granting the divorce from bed and hoard to have the same merged into a divorce from the bond of matrimony; and an aMdavit having been made and filed the defendant Julia Cooper is not a resident of tho State of Virginia, and that her last known post Office address Jy 106 Pleasant Street, Attelboro, Mas: sachusetts, it is ordered that she ap- Pear hear within ten (10) days after due publication of this order and do what fs necessary to protect her inter- est in this suit, A Copy: Teste; LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk. C. 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A scientist in a lecture delivered be fore the American Association for the Advancement of Science in session at Cambridge, Mass., created a sensation last week by declaring as a result of his examination of thousands of skulls, he reached the conclusion that the first settlers of the American Continent were of the Negroid type. They antedated the Indian inhabitants, who descended from them and formed a mixed race. Others questioned his statement, but he insisted that with the evidence, which he had examined he was correct. The Negro is a peculiar being. He is seen whore least expected and his standing among the nations of the world is steadily being acclaimed from unexpected sources. We are not so much interested as to what we were and where we came from as we are in what we are today and what will be the future of a class of people, who for bumility and good-will have out-stripped the world. TROUBLE IN LOUISIANA. The activities of the Ku Klux Klan at Mer Rouge, Louisiana is attracting the attention of the civilized world. The treatment accorded the ill-fated white men is but a duplication of what has been visited from time to time on helpless Negroes. It brings to mind the saying, "The same measure you mete the same shall be measured to you again." You cannot persecute and torture Negroes without ultimately practicing the same savagery upon white men. Cruelty or crime does not always regard the color of the victim. It seeks to exercise itself upon some victim and when it cannot find convenient victims of one color, it proceeds to exercise its fiendishness upon another. It is plainly evident that day is breaking in the Southland and that a new element of white people are coming to the front to take the lead in restoring order and producing tranquility in this land of ours. They are tiring of this autocratic sway which regards no law but the human will and passion. Governor John M. Parker was elected Governor of Louisiana and he has shown a vigor and fearlessness which is characteristic of the higher element of southerners. This class do not fear death and when they outline a course of action have the will to carry it forward to its logical conclusion. The Ku Klux Klan, which had its origin in its hatred for the Negro found out that prejudice, especially race prejudice grows fat upon what it feeds and the prejudice towards one race leads to antipathies to other races. So the wealthy Hebrews and Roman Catholics came in for its venom. One of the results has been to elect a Roman Catholic Governor of New York, from which pinnacle, he hopes to land in the White House. Racial and religious intolerance is a two-edged sword. It will cut both ways and sometimes it injures the wielder of the blade. We shall watch the result of this trial at Mer Rouge. The outlook is gloomy for the Ku Klux Klan in that neighborhood, even should the organization bide its time wait for the removal of troops and the machinery of law from one of the most noted sections of Louisiana. The ex-Mayor fears for his own life there. What must be the condition of the Negroes, who live in that locality? While the white folks are busy abusing and killing each other, like "Brer Fox," "the lay low." AMERICA AND THE NEGRO. These are the words used by Dr. Rol and B. Dixon of Harvard at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; The earliest skulls of the Iroquois and some other Indians show strong necroid features, continually modified from age to age as the Iroquois ex- tended their power and territory, taking captives from other tribes and ascribing them. The whole theory is based on the minute measurements of tens of thousands of skulls. The different types of man in the old stone age, according to this theory, differed very sharply in the shape of their skulls. The middle type combining the characteristics of the long heads and the broad heads was probably rare in early times and was formed by the blending of sharply differentiated ancient types. Dr. Dixopi's method was to measure thousands of Indian skulls of the present day and thousands of skulls of years ago in the effort to trace their characteristics to earlier Asiatic and European stock. The formation of the nasal bones played a prominent part in the enquiry. Dr. Dixon was opposed by two noted anthropologists, Prof. Franz Boaz of Columbia University and Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the United States National Museum. Dr. Dixon is a scientist of high standing and simply stated the facts as he found them. Even if the Negro first discovered America, he has since first discovered many other things of vital injury to himself in this same land of ours. THE LYNCHING QUESTION. The Clevelandi Ohio Gazette insists that no anti-lynching bill with a rational scope can be drawn as to make such a measure constitutional. We are of the opinion that the brilliant Hon. H. C. Smith may be right and Editor H. C. Smith may be wrong. The U. S. Supreme Court decides a question one way during one decade and then during another decade, it decides it another. In other words a constitutional law may be declared to be unconstitutional and an unconstitutional law may be declared to be constitutional This august tribunal has been recently gauging its decisions with its ear to the ground and it has been endeavoring to meet the popular desire. If the Prohibition law is constitutional then the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill is constitutional also. It has ruled that a citizens liberty may be put in jeopardy more than once, contrary to the express provisions of the constitution itself and we see no reason why it should not construe the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill as constitutional, which virtually does the same thing. To make matters doubly sure though we think it advisable for all of us to endeavor to get that Smith Anti-Lynching law engrafted upon the statute books of every State in the Union. It is plainly evident that that law is constitutional, regardless of what the Supreme Court may say about the other measure. We should endeavor to make life and property secure. To fully appreciate the other woman marry one of them. As a rule, people who grumble most work least. Our puzzle offer ends January 15th Don't forget that. Ask your friend to subscribe to the PLANET. It will help us. People, who have hope will live a mighty long time. The sun does not shine in every body's door at the same time. Fundamental laws are immutable. A violation of them carries with it the punishment. Some people let all of their sense run out of their mouths. They talk too much. Right will eventually triumph. Wrong flourishes only for a little while. Blessed is the drunkard, for he shall not be himself, when the Devil comes to get him. People who worry over-much, usually land in a lunatic asylum. Some of them land in wedlock. Some mothers know how to rear children. Some others can never learn the art. People are still marrying and some others have long faces because they want a divorce. Despite the hardships and the THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA handicaps, we must build up race en terprises, if we would succeed. Some people seem to expect to get in to Heaven by the back stairs, but that entrance is locked. Modesty in a woman is an inestinable gift in the opinion of the man of refinement. Some people do not know how to appreciate prosperity any more than they know how to endure adversity. Preachers, like other people want more money and up North, they are giving it to them. The Devil doesn't exactly own this earth, but he exercises a powerful sway in some sections of it. The short skirt has been condemned. When the long one comes it will hide a multitude of peculiar limbs. Religion is all right when you get it, but so many people are unable to keep the religion that they get. All the white folks are not against us. Those of them, who are for us are the strongest of friends. The Liberian Loan has been "put to sleep," but it is worrying many a politician in this land of ours. We believe that the Negroes' future is in the Southland even though that future is under six feet of earth. Many of our subscribers sent us their subscription fees and many others paid tar ahead in advance to help us. Hon. Marcus Garvey is a fighter. He does not seem to quail in the face of his enemies and he is "still doing business at the old stand." We have shipped some mighty good people North and God knows we have shipped some mighty bad folks to that neck of the woods.. There are people in this world that you do not like and people here, who do not like you, but all must live here until death comes. Everybody over here must have a plenty to eat, for we are feeding Europe free of charge and Russian Europe at that. Some of these sinners pray all right, but they do not give God time to answer their prayers before they are sinning again. Colored children, who grow up now seem to pay little or no attention to fundamentals. They are out for a good time and this is usually the open door to ruin. The Christmas edition of the Los Angeles, California Eagle was all right. The management certainly gave its patrons "a run for their money." We congratulate both. Germany's offer for a decade of peace between herself; France and other nations was a shrewd movement, which has had its effect. The people of the world are sick and tired of war. The Turks seem to know when they hold the upper hand and they are playing their cards to a "queen's taste." In the meantime, the Allies are disagreeing among themselves over the spoils. Friendship can only be determined in time of trouble. Some fair-weather friends become cold and distant, when they believe, things are going the wrong way. We should be temperate in all things. Getting drunk is a bad habit, even when it comes from indulging in prohibition liquor. Be polite and obliging to white folks and you will be polite and obliging to colored folks as well. Be polite and obliging to colored folks and you will be polite and obliging to white folks as well. President Harding has declined to receive a delegation of women opposed to the Prohibition Amendment to the Constitution. As a result, the aforesaid ladies are proceeding to "burn him up" with their tongues. As a rule, when young folks become so loving that they cannot stay apart let a minister pronounce them as one and if they cannot get a bill of separation they will separate anyhow just for the fun of it. Do all that you can to bring about a better feeling between the whites and colored folks and you will be doing your race in particular and the country in general a service. Both races must live here and they should arrange to sojourn in peace. There is no whiskey in Richmond according to the law, except that sold at the drug-stores and there were about as many drunken men and women during the holidays as ever. As for egg-nog, you could get that they say, even without the price. Councilman Umlauf has had a measure passed barring children under 18 years of age from dance-halis unless they are chaperoned. This ordinance is a "joke." It will result in two things, the raising of the age limit or the attendance of enough grown persons to assert that they are chaperoning some young person worse than themselves. We have enough laws. We need the enforcement of some of those laws already upon the statute books. Those people, who have been severely criticising President Harding for not securing the passage of the Liberian Loan Bill and the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill should cease this kind of attack in view of his failure to get the Ship Subsidy Bill passed by the Congress. If the fight had been made on either one of these measures in the interest of the colored people and the bills forced through, the Ship Subsidy Bill could also have been enacted into law. Weakening on one measure leads to weakening on all others. BISHOP GAILOR TERMS KU KLUX "CURSE OF COUNTRY." (Preston News Service) Memphis,enn. Jan. 5—Bishop Thomas F. Gallor speaking before the Lions Club at a noon day in luncheon last Thursday denounced the Ku Klux Klan as "the curse of the country and an anti-society organization." He recalled an incident some months ago in Dallas, Texas when he saw 4 000 klansmen march in a parade down one of the principal streets of the Texas metropolis. His scorching remarks relative to this group of men came as a climax to his talk. He said these men carried banners favoring religious intolerance. The trouble with our religion is too many don'ts. We must have some positive do's and take positive, but religious steps to rid our country of this ungodly blight." he declared. ```markdown ``` CLARA PHILLIPS HAS NOTHING ON "SUG" GRANT. (Preston News Service) Statesboro, Ga. Jan. 2.—Ciara Phillips the hammer murderess of California has nothing on "Sug" Grant, of Georgia when it comes to making a complete get-a-way from modern bashes. Maybe 'an angel rolled away the stone' or Grant tried to imitate Samson of old. Anyway the Georgia officials will not know just how it happened until they capture the elusive Grant. According to reports, they have their doubts about catching Grant as they have already termed him a "human eel." It is said that Grant was put in jail during the night. Officials claim that Grant did not wait until night to do his "eel-act." He selected 2 o'clock in the afternoon—probably the busiest time of the day. The jailer commenting on the get-away of Grant said, "Others have sawed the bars, picked their way through the brick walls and others have made their dash for liberty just as they reached the jail door but Grant is the first to actually pull the iron pins out of the big hinges of the heavy iron doors and deliberately lay the door to one side, the latter being found leaning up against the wall of the jail and the former were found upon top of the cell where they had been thrown. After getting out of jail Grant was seen by several, but he did not tarry. This is, without question the most remarkable escape known to the annals of jail history." It is thought that Grant has made his way to some northern state where he hopes to evade the Georgia officials. He is a man of ordinary build and not regarded as a prodigy of unusual strength, just from observation, the police say. --- COLORED MAN LYNCHED Masked Men Take Prisoner from Passenger Train. Hattlesburg, Miss., Jau. 3.—Ben Webster, colored was taken from an east-bound passenger train on the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad at Lawrence last night by a band of about twenty-five masked men and his body was found this morning hanging from a bridge about two miles from Waynesboro, Wayne County, and a distance of some twenty-five miles from Lawrence according to reports reaching here today. Webster was roped and mancled, an end of the rope being tied around the arm of the deputy sheriff, when the masked men, with drawn revolvers entered the colored coach, after defending the conductor to hold the train on threat of death. Webster was charged with the murder of Road Contractor Alford, of Hazelhurst, Miss. last November at Waynesboro. He was taken to Waynesboro for trial. Man Kills Young Son of a Raleigh Merchant. Man Kills Young Son of a Raleigh Merchant. (Preston News Service) Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 4.—Manchester Debman, eight-year-old son of Charles Debman a Negro merchant who was fatally shot when he tried to aid his father put a boisterous Negro out of the store. He received a load of birch-shot in the breast and died instantly. Joseph Stephenson is in the Wade county jail charged with the boy's murder. THE DOINGS OF THE Y. M. C. A Happy to know that we are still contending for the principles of Jesus Christ, The One upon Whom the Young Men's Christian Association stands. Isaiah 41:10. "Fear thou not; for I am with thee, be thou not dismayed; for I am thy God. I will strengthen thee, yea. I will help thee. I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." The key for the New Year. Happy to have been able to make those happy who had but few friends The men of the penitentiary had a strong gospel meeting conducted by our General Secretary, Dr. Scott C. Burrell, Subject. "Too Well, Satished." Two men accepted Jesus Christ. Prof. Joseph Matthews led the men in songs, Mr. George W. Howell, pianist. 10 A. M. The committee for the city jail and home was busy. 10 A. M. 4 P. M. the boys at the Y. M. C. A. were happy to have Prof. James H. Rhorer, who gave them a very timely talk. Happy to know that the larger boy is cultivating the Big Brother Spirit, thus we will have those for work whose hearts go out for the other boy. The Last Call for men by a business man, Mr. B. L. Jordan, 5:30 P. M. Mr. J. J. Carter led the meeting. Mr. W. S. Morgan and others spoke from their hearts. Mr. Jordan made a special appeal for Christianity. A great time closing the year, Planist, vice-president of the Boys' Work, Mr. William Spurlock. Today 5 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. meet Dr. W. H. Stokes for a good time. Women and men. The Great Evangelistic Drive for men will open Sunday 3:30 P. M. at the Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church Dr. T. J. King, pastor of Fifth Street Baptist Church, will preach a special sermon. Prof. Joseph Matthews will direct the singing. Every man come. A good time for you. Every home is asked to pray for the Young Men's Christian Association. Boys' Meeting 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. NOTES. The Girl Reserves will present the Student Y. M. C. A. of Virginia Union University on Sunday. January 7th at the vesper hour, 5 P. M. The program which was arranged by Mr. Ward D. Yerby, secretary of the organization, is as follows: Vocal solo, Mr. O. M. Thomas; violin solo, Mr. W. L. Bankt; address, "The Emancipated Woman," Mr. N. R. Olphin; vocal solo, Mr. C. J. Broadfield. Miss Ora Harris, vice-president of the Business and Professional Girls Club will be the hostess. The Girls Executive Council will hold its regular business meeting on Friday, January 5th, at 6:30 P. M. The principal feature will be the election of officers. The Club schedule for the year is as follows: The Gourdins. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 5:30 P. M. O'Cheer-Extempo, Thursdays 6:30. R. I. C., Mondays 6:30. Carnations, Mondays 6:00. Triple I. Fridays 7:00. Aimhi, Fridays 8:30. Golden Rods. Fridays 4:30. Executive Council every first Friday at 6:30 P. M. 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PHOTOS—We Offer You the Latest and Most Artistic Photos at a More Moderate Figure than you Can obtain Elsewhere. Special Attention Paid to Children. We will also be Pleased to Quote You Prices on Exterior and Interior View Work. ENLARGING AND COPYING FROM OLD PHOTOS A SPECIALTY. GEORGE O. BROWN, Photographer 603 NORTH SECOND STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA BOX 648. Vesper Service on last Sunday. Dr. D. A. Ferguson made a very interesting and instructive talk on "The Training of the Child for Service." The program was one of the best given and was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. Roper is the efficient superintendent of this school. LONGVIEW, TEXAS Will Promote a Full Growth of Hair. Will also Restore the Strength, Vitality and the Beauty of the Hair. If Your Hair is Dry and Wiry Try EAST INDIA HAIR GROWER S. D. LYONS 316 North Central Oklahoma City. Oklahoma ROANOKE, VA., January 2.—Mr. and Mrs. Rufus White left Saturday to visit their sister at Columbus, O. They will spend the New Year's Day. Mr. and Mrs. Virginia Blackman left Tuesday for their home in Pittsburgh, Pa., after spending several days with mother and family at 913 Fifth Street, N. E., the home of Mrs. Lizzie White. Mrs. L. J. White, of Fourth Street N. E. and daughter, who spent several months in Cleveland, Ohio, are home again. Miss White, who is teaching at Frederick'sburg, is spending the holidays here with mother, sister and brother. Mr. Henry Price of 614 Eleventh Avenue, N. E., whose illness has been long and tedious, received his summons Tuesday, January 2, 1923 and was called home to God. During his long illness he never lost faith in God. Mrs. Adaline Abram and her daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Perry, of Lexington, Va. have been in the Magic City for the last ten days. While here these distinguished ladies visited Dr. Pinkard's office and many other prominent people and places. They were the friends and guest of Rev. and Mrs. P. G. Gravely, of 123 Seventh Avenue, N. W. It was with regret that we learned of the death of Mrs. Sallie Walker, of Harrison Avenue, N. W. who left Roanoke several months ago to live with her daughter, Mrs. Marle Ellen Bowman, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Walker was a faithful member of Mt Zion A. M. E. Church and Class No. 2 and her memory will ever be dear to their hearts. Miss Maggle Dehaven spent a part of her Christmas at Rocky Mount, her old home. Mrs. Lillie E. Paxton had as her guest during the holidays, Miss Helen Jackson, of Charlottesville, Va. She entertained in her honor Wednesday, December 28th. Miss Nannie Stanfield, of Pittsburg Pa. is in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stanfield, 66 Chestnut Avenue, N. W. .The Elks, Odd Fellows, Masons and Pythians and the citizens of this city and vicinity celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation here Monday. Mr. Jones delivered President Lincoln's Proclamation at the celebration. The Elks have led in benevolence and charity this season, due to the broad-heartedness of three of its leading officers, Thomas C. Curtis, W. B. F. Crowell and B. F. Sherard. Many hearts and homes were gladdened when those nice baskets were sent into the various homes of those less fortunate. Miss Turnquest, the head nurse of Burrell Memorial Hospital entertained the board of directors of that institution Monday evening, January 1st, from 6 to 7:30. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawson, Dr. and Mrs. A. L. James, Dr. J. H. Roberts, Dr. L. C. Downing, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Coleman, Miss Lucy Addison. Rev. James S. Hatcher, B. D., D. D. preached at both services at Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church Sunday. The sermons were scholarly and well prepared. The collections for the previous week were $275 and two conversions were recorded. The members and friends of the church were entertained in the lecture room with a turkey dinner on Thursday eve. Many unique entertainments were given throughout the city during the holidays. Mrs. Elizabeth Riley was taken seriously ill Saturday night, but is much improved at today's writing. Mrs. Lula Calloway has been quite sick for the past ten days at her home. 370 Eighth Avenue, N. W. Mr. Dutch Lewis is also very sick at the same address. Mrs. Addie Stanfield is much indisposed at her home 519 Tenth Avenue, N. W. She is improving. Mr. J. R. Mitchell, of Seventh Avenue, N. W. has been confined to his home for two weeks. If you are in need of a good medicine for lagripe, influenza and all diseases of the chest and stomach. Give Indian Herbs and Salvasena a chance. Madison Stanfield will gladly furnish you. FULTON NOTES NEWS AROUND MT. CALVARY All of the members and friends are requested to be on time to-morrow and thereafter at 9:30 A. M. Order of Mt. Calvary Baptist S. S. Services will begin 11:30 A. M. sharp to-morrow and the rest of the year. Rev. Cobbs will preach, using as his New Year's subject, "The Handwriting on the Wall." 3:30 P. M. will be Communion services. Come out and have a great time in praising the Lord for His goodness. Last Sabbath morning we had a joyful time. Pastor Cobbs delivered an electrifying sermon on the theme, "What Lack I Yet?" 8:30 P. M. entered into service in the spirit of meekness. After the choir sang several beautiful songs, Rev. Cobbs preached from the Acts of the Apostles. 10:30 P. M. we entered into the watch night services and the Spirit seemed to overshadow all present and many broke down in tears and lamentations. We were blessed to have Mrs. Rev. F. W. Williams, of Norfolk, in our midst. To-morrow 3:30 P. M. the installation services of the Richmond Baptist Sunday School Union will take place at the First Baptist Church. AND YOU MAY GET A PRIZE! YOU MAY WIN AND GET $50 DIRECTIONS ON PAGE 3. Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D., pastor; Hon. J. C. Robertson, superintendent Last Sunday Rev. Cobbs united in the bonds of matrimony, Mr. Kam Roy and Miss Signora Christian. December 28th, the Rev. W. L. Tuck joined in holy wedlock, Mr. Emmett Loman and Miss Sarah Christian, of Charles City County, Va. The reception was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Loman, the groom's parents. It was a grand affair. Everything was plenitful. Rev. and Mrs. Tuck spent the night at the residence of Mrs. Sarah Loman and mother. They were royally treated by Deacon Loman and family. Mr. Llnwood Hill and Miss Lillie Brown, of Bermuda Hundreds, Va. were united in marriage on the 24th of December, 1922, by Rev. W. L. Tuck. Deacon C. Johnson, of First Baptist Church, Bermuda, spent a delightful Christmas with his pastor, Rev. Tuck. If you want your clothes cleaned and pressed bring them to Fulton Cleaning and Pressing Works, 407 Louisiana Street, C. B. Jefferson, manager. RISING MT. ZION NOTES Now that the year 1922 has passed away, Zion has much to be thankful for and on Sunday night a large number were present to watch '22 pass into Eternity and the dawning of 1923. Previous to this service, beginning at 9 P. M., memorial services were held for those who passed into the regions beyond during the year 1922. This meeting was full of religious fervor, as reminiscences of these sacred dead were mentioned. Monday evening at 8:00 o'clock, a unique Christmas exercise was arranged by the Sunday School. There was a capacity audience and all present fully enjoyed the performance. Last Sunday afternoon the Missionary Circle had charge of the services. Mr. R. F. Johnson, of 728 Denny Street, announces the marriage of his son, H. N. Johnson, to Miss Mary V. Riddick of Norfolk, Va, Mon day, January 1, 1923. Mr. H. N. Johnson has lived in Norfolk for the past five years and is a reputable business man of that city. They will reside in Norfolk. UNION LEVEL BAPTIST CHURCH Last Sunday, being in Christmas week, was a great day with us. Our pastor preached a wonderful sermon from the subject, "How Shall A Man Be Just With God?" We enjoyed the sermon. In the evening Rev. Dodson, a life long friend of our pastor, preached a wonderful sermon. Rev. Dr. Bailey, of Pittsburgh, Pa, preached a powerful sermon, which we all enjoyed. Christmas morning the Pastor's Aid presented the pastor with a large twelve pound turkey, a barrel of flour 25 pounds of sugar and a nice ham. They also sent the pastor to be measured for a suit of clothes. Sunday morning, touching New Year was another great day. Our pastor preached from the text, "Let Your Light Shine." In the evening Father Coleman of Richmond, preached a wonderful sermon, which we enjoyed and on New Year's morning, Dr. Bailey preached another wonderful sermon. Rev, Sadler, of Sixth Mount, Zion and several other ministers were with us on Sunday night. New Year's morning Mise Skipwith, our organe, sang a beautiful solo and Brother Samuel Harris, our chorister and our pastor sang the chorus, at which time one woman came forward to be prayed for. Two men joined the Church on Sunday. Our New Year's service was very touching. Brethren, pray for our success. In sad, but loving remembrance of our daughter and wife, Susie Towns, who departed this life June 20, 1922: "Loving hands tried hard to save her. Prayers and tears were all in vain. But it was God who called her. From this world of care and pain. "Home's sweet sunshine seemed to vanish. As her face no more we see. And without her loving presence. No more seems like home to me. " —From her devoted mother and husband. RACHAEL NELSON. ELDRIDGE TOWNS. WYTHEVILLE NOTES. At Franklin Street M. E. church Sunday Rev. W. W. Ward filled the pulpit in his usual style. Watch services were well attended. Rev. T. W. Hebron filled the pulpit all day Sunday at the Bethel A. M. E. church. The watch meeting services were well attended and enjoyed by all. At the Baptist church Rev. S. B. --- THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA Yes, the owners of the Mechanics Savings Bank, representing approximately three hundred individuals, the depositors, representing about three thousand, not including the holders of Christmas Savings Club Cards, the white and colored people of this city, who are vitally interested in retaining the confidence of the colored people of this community and the good opinion of the white and colored people of the United States, are waiting. They all want to know the approximate amount of the assets to re-open the Mechanics Savings Bank. The amount is stated in the following extract from the decree signed by the able Judge of the Richmond Chancery Court- But how much more is needed? The Receivers assert that they cannot determine this amount until all the pass-books of the depositors have been turned in and balanced. To meet this condition the depositors, in meeting assembled, by unanimous vote, decided to share in any liability in excess of the amount already ascertained. This relieves the situation and enables the Receivers to strike a balance and submit the same to the Court with such a recommendation as may, in their judgment be fair to the people whom they represent. This then will necessarily end the delay as the Receivers have been unofficially reported to be in favor of re-opening the Bank and willing to do all in their power to help the colored people of this community. The issue is plain. Personal feeling and animosities should not figure in this matter. Let us re-open the Mechanics Savings Bank in order that those depositors who are urgently in need of some of their money may be able to get it and those who wish to deposit their savings may be permitted so to do. The depositors stand pledged not to make any run on the Bank Other issues and conditions can be met as they are presented The primary purpose at this time is to do business again. Let us ascertain the approximate amount of liability, put up the assets necessary and with the aid and support of the good white people and the self-sacrificing colored ones, backed by an abiding faith in the Almighty God, let us re-open the Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sheffy gave a dinner in honor of the old members or Bethel A. M. E. church Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Howard had as their dinner guest Sunday Mr. W. H. Stepteau, Mr. Jno. Allen and Rev. and Mrs. T. W. Hebron. Mr. Jake Stewart died Saturday, December 30th. He leaves a sister, daughter and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Rev. G. O. Wing, the beloved pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church is slightly ill at this writing. Mrs. Emma Chapman is still confined to her bed. Mr. E. W. Carter is ill at his home on Monroe street. Mrs. Bessie E. Stewart of Pulaski, Va., Miss Irene Jays and the Misses Ocie Moore and Esie Moore of South Boston, Va. were the guest of Mr. D. S. Smith Tuesday. Messrs. Earnest Contes and D. S. Smith were the guest of Miss Bessie E Stewart of Pulaski, Va., last week. Mrs. Kate Tunner was the guest of friends at Max Meadows last Saturday. Rev. W. W. Ward visited his friends and brother Rev. C. P. Collins of Max Meadows last week. Mrs. Lizzie Richardson spent the week end in Roanoke, Va. Mr. Frederick Monroe left January 1st, for Richmond, Va. to enter Union --- PATIENTLY WAITING. 'And it being represented to the Court that the closing of said bank by the plaintiff was because of the presence in its assets of obligations of the Bonded Realty Company, Inc., amounting to the sum of $83,500.00, which are not secured to the satisfaction of the plaintiff and it being further represented to the Court that there is a reasonable prospect of the defendant being able, within a short time, of satisfying the plaintiff as to said obligations of the Bonded Realty Company, Inc., and as to the entire solvency of said bank, it is further ordered that said receivers be authorized and instructed to report to the Court, at the earliest possible date, together with a statement of the assets and liabilities of said bank, such offers and plans as may be submitted to them by the defendants, or others on its behalf, with a view of satisfying the requirements of the plaintiff and effecting a prompt discharge of said receivers, and the return of the assets of said Mechanics' Savings Bank, of Richmond, Va. to its proper authorities.' This is a church with a welcome. Rev. G. W. Bailey of Pittsburgh, Pa. is conducting a series of meetings for ten days. On Sunday evening December 31 1922 at 6:00 o'clock P. M. he organized the B. Y. P. U. Rev. Bailey is well known in the New England states and highly spoken of by Rev. E. Payne c. the 4th Baptist Church. There have been ten additions to the church under his auspices. Come over in Macedonia and help us. Come early and get a good seat. Rev. Bailey is located at 1015 Center street, Richmond, Va. Phone Randolph 1500-W. When Patronizing an Advertiser tell him you saw his advertisement in this paper. I am in the contest for the "What's Wrong" Picture Puzzle Rewards. --- --- JOHN MITCHELL. JR. and, Va. Two Dollars for one year's subscription City It's Wrong" Picture Puzzle Rewind NAME ADDRESS KNOW THEM? son, son of Squire Mas- k's Ford, Va., wishes to per Andrew and sister, relatives. Marrison Mason, 524 N. Philadelphia, Pa. 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Pee eo Ree Ee iia six EOE RG THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA invoked only three times before 4m) partment of Justice have beon report- Louisiana, Judge Odom described as| oq in Ashley County for some time. ® procedure when there bus been 3/ It is believed that the cases in Ar- = crime committed and no complaint! kansas are being worked up indepen- 7 made or indictment returned. Witness| dently and that any defendants taken ( 8 are summoned and put under oath.| in that State would be tried in the Fed aa After the testimony s taken at the! eral courts in Arkansas, Whether they iu , oxen hearlag there can be elther a) would be used as witnesses in the Srand Jury indictment or an arrest] open court investigation to begin at ‘| on an affidavit as was the case when| Bastrop on January 5 las not been de- A‘torney General Coco made an ufll-| termined, Cavit againgt Burnett, against: whom - ke apparently ft that he ad a suf| MANY OF MYSTERY SEES iciently straug cxse witbout further BURNETT ox HELD FOR EXTRADITION TO LOUISIANA—KLAN IS HELD RESPONSIBEE FOR TWO MURDERS ax Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital where he has been taking a post grad uate course, The arrest was made fn compliance with a request from Gover nor Parker of Louisiana, which asked that the former Mayor be held for the Louisiana authorities in connection with the recent alleged Ku Klux Klan murders at Mer Rouge. Dr, MeKoin asserted that he was not m fugitive from justice and that he came to Baltimore on October 1 tc ttake a course in urology under Dr. ‘Hugh Young at the Brady clinic. He ‘insisted that he knew nothing of tho ‘murders of Richards and Danicls and that he left the town after he had ‘been shot at one night as he was re- turning from attending a false cali. “I am practically ruined finaneial- ‘Jy, he continued. “Physician friends of :mine are providing the money to en- ‘able me to study here. My friends ad- ~vised me to leave because my work re- quired me to go into rural commum- ‘ties much at nights. Shot at once from ambush and just missed, I was told tthat I could not protect myself from -such attacks, -MCKOIN TELLS OF THREATS “The trouble, so far as T was con- cerned, began six years ago when I was elected Mayor of the town for a period of two years. I did not want the position but the best people of Mer Rouge wanted me to run. They elect ed me and I did my best to stop the a= sociation of white men with Negro women, gambling and other evils, Mer Rouge is a town of between 750 and 1,000 people. It ix surrounded by a pros perons farming community, You know how things are in a smail town when any change {x attempted, One-half 15 with those who aro in, The other haif is axainst them, “When I hai finished my first two ‘years I received a letter telling me nov to mn again, After such a threat, of course, I had to run. I was elected, 1 finished my second torm in 1920, Since then there has been some disorders at various times, Last summer some of the men who were opposed to me used to come out in front of my house and fire off their guns and shout. It fright ‘ened my wife and children and I asked that it be stopped, but it wasnt stopped.” Dr. MeKoin then told of how he had ‘een called by a false message to at: xend an uged Negro woman who hal not asked for him, and how be had een shot at in his car on returning home, Federal agents who examined his car after he left Mer Rouge -he'd ‘qhat the shots which punctured the -ear would have killed the driver, ani that because Dr. McKoin escaped un- Lurt the shots must have been fired from within the car. After relating that, following this occurrence, he had received a letter telling him that “they would get me the next time,” he wontinued. “It was then, after my friends tra ‘told me that I could not practice medi wine, make my calls and protect myself from such night attacks as that that I ot out. I received this letter on Friday and I left Mer Rouge on Tuesday, That was last August. While I know noth ing about the death of Réchards and Daniels, the attack of the mob on these men and on J. L. Daniel, W. C. Au drews and C. C. Dayenport occurred after L left. Ido know the men.” “Were they identified with you when you were Mayor?” he was asked “No, not especially,” he answered. DENIES HE IS KLANSMAN “AN T know is that both men whe were killed were on the bad side—the side of the hootleggers, gunmen an: men who kept Negro concubines.” he continued. “I had fought that elemen while I was in the Mayor's chair i hala hard time doing it. “Just before I left Mer Rouge a boy of good family was shot in the bac there, What did the Sheriff and th Governor do? The case was dismissec after a jury filled with bootleggers sn¢ the vicious element declared the alles ed murderer innocent. “Now, however, when a bootlegs anil some one else 18 killed the Gover ‘nor joins in the investigation. This af fair in my opinion will decide whetho the decent or good element of the towt will control. The town has @ reputa ‘tion for being rough.” He asserted that lawlessness was -eommon occurrence et Mer Rouge an ‘that he was among those who starter te clean up the place. The result, h said was a hard battle with bootlegger moonshiners and men of bad reputa tion. “Were you {dentified with an: rchurch?" he was asked. *Yeo; I was a deacon in the Baptis vehureh, “Were the church people with yo ‘waen you ‘vere Mayor?” “Yes, generally.” “Was the Ku Klux Klan active {1 the nelgbbe boca?" “Well, they used! to parade around | ‘great deal with their robes and thei masks on but I never knew of anj thing like this that they did.” “Are you a member of the Ku Klu Kian?" Dr. MeKoin refused to answer th! question. Dr. MeKoin was gn McKoin was locked up pendin: -| ed to him at that address had been re turned to the Post Office marked “un | known.”* | ‘Today when a policeman fell uncon: | selous on the waterfront and an am- | bulance was called the report was sign | ed “Dr. McKoin.” This revealed his | identity, although at this time the tele | Fram from Governor Parker had not been received. His whereabouts had | been a mystery. | While Dr. McKoin at first sald be would fight being returned to Louis: | {ana he Inter stated that he would make no opposition to Governor Purk- er's demand, would start back tomor- row and would answer to the best of his ability any and all questions ask- ed of him, SILENT ON MCKUIN CHARGE Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 26.—Gover- nor Parker declined today to make any comment on the arrest in Balti more of Dr. McKoin beyond the state- ment that the State authorities had ample grounds for ordering the phys'- cian’s apprehension. The Governor in- dicated that any statement concern- ing charges against Dr. McKoin would have to come through the office of At- torney General Coco. | A requisition on the Governor ct Maryland for the extradition of Dr. McKoin, it was announced at the Gov- |ernor's office, would be issued immez | fately. Armed with the proper papers. an officer will be sent to Blatimore nt | once to bring the doctor back to Louls fana, It Ls understood that Dr. MeKoin | 1s wanted on a charge of complicity |in the murder of Watt Daniels anit | Thomas P. Rickards. |, Seeret Service men have been trait ing Dr. MeKoln for several days accor’ | {Dk to Information received here tc. day. The moment Governor Parker was advised that Dr. MeKoin had been located he sent a telegram to the Chief ig Poltee of Baltimore ordering the az rest. | The arrest of Dr. MeKoin creat=4 | consilerabje excitement in Mer Rouge, Citizens there asserted tat he was | one of the leaders of the hooded moh | which butchered Daniels and Richards | Witnesses wilt be produced, it is said, |who will identify MeKoin pcoltively |, member of the mob, Dr. McKoin became identified witn |the Ku Klux Klan fn 1921, according | to Mer Rouge residents who Joined the Klan at the same time and quit, Me- | Koin’s career in office, it is said here, was one of turmoil and strife from the | time he Joined the klan to the date of his departure from here. Former Klans men here say McKoin was appointed Captain of the klan at Mer Rouge by the Exalted Cyclops of Morehouse Par ish, and ft 1s charged that he partic!- pated in several rafds in this sectiou. | Among them the allegation 1s, was | the kidnapping of Addie May Hamilton | a 15 year old girl, who was dragged jfrom her mother’s bome and put | aboard a train bound for Little Rock | without a cent of money. leerore ARREST STIRS BASTROV. | Mer Rouge, Dec. 26.—Reporis that Dr. B. M. McKoin had been arrested in Baltimore at the request of Governor | Parker created a stir in Bastrop and Mer Rouge, Sheriff Carpenter had | sent a telegram to MeKoin in Balti | more advising him that he was want led here as a witness in the open hear | ing. One version of the killing of Daniels ‘J and Richards is that friends of Dr. Me, | Koin kidnapped them because Daniels |and Richards were said to hove tried \to slay MeKoin in his car, as he told |the story of shots fired at him, Rich. ‘ards said before the kidnapping that he had heen seized by a band of mask "ed men one night and asked about the ' alleged attempt on MeKoin’s life, but that he had been able to clear limseil, those who assert that MeKoin was i || member of the Idan say that the Klan | men regarded the attack as aimed dt || rectly at one of their members an ‘| that therefore the klan sought revenge || Efforts to catch the men who dyna | mited Lake La Fourche and thus + \ vealed the bodies of Dantels and Rich "| ards occupied the attention of Depart ment of Justice agents today. Stat ‘| Adjutant’ Coombs, Sheriff Carpente: ‘lof Morehouse Parish, Colonel Lou's -| Guerre, in charge of the State troop: ‘| stationed at Mer Rouge and Bastrop, ‘| Major J. Fulton, a Medical Corp: “loficer; other militia officers and De partment of Justice men visited todas ‘| the lake where last Friday 1.50 || pounds of dynamite were exploded. ‘The men who dynamited Luke Ls *| Fourche are known to the authorities "| according to an admission made t. "| night by Assistant Attorney Genera Walmsley. He refused to say if arrest ‘| were to be made, stating that reste: solely with Attorney General Coco. 1 '/ §s reported, however, that the author ties know where they can get the dyni ‘| miters whenever they want them. NO HEARING ASKED FOR y BURNETT ‘| “Our office knows nothing of order "for additional troops, and does not co! “| sider them particularly necessary a aise Shaman te ane. Wit ondaceia hace ae ee “Our office knows nothing of orders for ndditional troops, and does not con sider them particularly necessary at this time.” Mr. Walmsley said in dfs- cussing @ rumor that more troops were to be ordered out. No reuvest for a preliminery trear- ing for “Jeff? Burnett on a murder charge has yet beon made, District Judge Odom said in Bastrop today, add ing that he would allow plenty of time to the State and defense to prepare their cases before setting a date. That this date will come after Jan. §. when ‘the open hearing ts started, is the gen erate accepted view, ‘The open hearing, which has been invoked only three times before in Louisiana, Judge Odom described as ® procedure when there hus been 2 crime committed and no complaint made or indictment returned. Witness es are summoned and put under oath. After the testimony {s taken at the open hearlug there can be elther a Grand Jury indictment or an arrest on an affidavit as was the case when A‘torney General Coco made an fl davit against Burnett, against whom ke apparently f-lt that he ad a suf ielently stroug cnse without further ‘tertimony. ‘The State cuth¢rities tonight statac that they had given up hope of finding the missing heads of Dantels and Rich ards and explained why the dynamit- ers were able to set the blast and raise as bodies before the diver got on the job. ‘The diver arrived in Mer Rouge from St, Louis on Dec. 20, but Iris out fit, shipped from Boston where he wus last employed on a Government job, had to be thoroughly tested before any chances could be taken. This test was made Dec. 21, and arrangements were made for the diver to go to the lake on Dec. 22 and go to work, but be fore he could do so word came by cour fer that the bodies had been found floating in the water, The explosion of dynamite tore a hole in the bank of the lake sixty feet in length and twenty-five feet in width. This caused a large quantity of earth to slide to the bottom of the lake If the heads are in the lake they were covered by tons of sliding earth. Illustrating the methods of the lead ers of the Ku Klux Klan in Morehouse paris in attempting to drive peopis, from their homes, a citizen of Mer Rouge today described a peace confer- ence and the demand of klan leaders, that four residents of this place leave| town. After the kidnapping of Daniels and Richards, the eitizen said, the situat- fon in the parish was tense. Civil war seemed inevitable. With a view to patching up a truce both sides appoint el conference committees. The confer ence was held in the Directors’ roo of a bank at Monroe. Among those par ticipating were John P. Parker and “AY” Smith of Monroe, Dr. Barham ot Oakridge, J. A. Davenport, Mayor Dade of Mer Rouge and H. Flood Madison of Bustrop. J. K. Skipwith, leader of the Ku’ Klux Klan in Morehouse parish, and Dr. MeKoin, repated captain of the! Klan at Mer Rouge the eitizen said, ap | penred at this conference and announce ed in substance that the only peace terms that they would consider was tat Town Marshall W. FP, Campbell Hugo Davenport, A.C, Whipple ana Thomas Milner leave Mer Rouge. Argu ments followed, the citizen said, an Skipwith and Mekoin egreed that the four men named might remain, provid ed they quit talking about the Kian ‘and conditions tn thie section. KLAN ISSUES A STATEMENT Monroe, La., Dec, 26.—Morehouxe Klan No, 34, Realm of Louistana Knights of the Fu Klux Klan, totay issued a statewent stating that tha or- ranization had offered to assist im every way possible In clearing up the Morehouse Parish Kidnapping affair and stood ready to continue its efforts to be of assistance, “Everything possible is being done by the Klan,” said the statement, “that would "be of assistance to the State and other authorities. “Captain J. K. Skipwith, Exalted Cy ‘clops of Morehouse Klan No. 34, Realm of Louisiana, tenderod to the Attorney General the ‘assistance and co-operat- fon of 500 klansmen to be used in any ‘capacity deemed necessary to brit to justice the guilty parties connecter with the alleged kidnapping of Danieis and Richards.” ‘The Flan’s statement expresses doubt as to the identity of the bodies found in Lake La Fourche. “Althongh it Is ramored that the bodies of Daniels and Richards have | been found, there is, however, no posi tive evidence that this is true. Two ob jects were reported to have been fount floating near the banks of Lake La Fourche, and it wes presumed that these hodies were those of the missing men. “Dr. ©, M. Patterson, Coroner of Morehouse Parish, was summoned ( the scene but upon his arrival he was not permitted to hold a Coroner's in: quest being told and informed by a man who stated that he was a Govern ment representative that an Inques could not he held untit after the arriy: al of Attorney General Coco, at which time {f would be concluded at Mer Rouge. Immedfately on his arrival At | torney General Coco was Interviewe | by Coroner Patterson as to the necess ity of holding u Coroner's Inquest over the hodles that wore supposed to have Hbeen found in Lake La Fourche, but was informed by the Attorney Gener! | that such would not be necessary.” ‘The Ku Klux Klan is preparing | show that it was not responsible fo the kidnapping and murder of Daniel: | and Richards. A Monroe Klansman 1 authority for the statement that atte | the alleged attempt to kill Dr. McKoir | @ telegram was received by an office to notify officially the leader of the klan in Morebouse Parish that ther: must not be any reprisals under pena tf revoking 1 cnarter of the Mer’ honse klan, The klansman sald thi: notice was delivered personally to thi | Morehouse Klan leader. Secret Service men, when informe: of this statement, replied that all the; cared to say was that it would be shown by positive evidence that th: mob which kidnapped and killed Rict ards and Daniels was composed excli sively of klansmen, | EXTEND INQUIRY INTO ARKANSAS Investigations being made in Ashles County, Ark. north of Morehouse Par | ish, by representatives of the Depart ment of Justice, following the murdet of Daniels and Richards, may resul |in a number of arrests. on the Arkan sis side of the Louisiana line accord | ing to reports received here. | Department of Justice men have ar | cumulated information to the effer that men from Ashley County, and pe | haps otter parts of Arkansas, were 1 | the masked band that kidnapped th five Mer Rouge men. Detectives su | posed to be representatives of the De partment of Justice have been report. ed in Ashley County for some time. It Is believed that the cases in Ar- kansas are being worked up indepen. dently and that any defendants taken in that State would be tried in the Fed eral courts in Arkansas, Whether they would be used as witnesses in the open court investigation to begin at Bastrop on January 5 bas not been de termined. MANY OF MYSTERY SEES BURNETT Bastrop, Dec. 26—Visitors at the jail where “Jeff” Burnett is confined were fewer today. New restrictions have been imposed by the military authorities and permission to see the prisoner must come through Colonel} Guerre, commanding the militia. Burnett today persistently avoided photographers. When an attempt to photograph him through the barred “window of his cell was made he would retreat into the shadows out of reach of the camera, ‘The mysterious man, who arrived in Bastrop two days ago, and is said to be a national official of the Ku Klux Klan, again called on Burnett today. ‘The prisoner refused to divulge the name of the visitor or bis mission, ‘Three insane Negro women are quag tered in one section of the jail where Burnett {s lodged. One of them con- stantly berates the klan, cursing it and asserting that “all of them white klansmen will be killed.” Passing pede strians and motorists stop and listen &@ moment, then pass on. Reports are current that virtually every pedestrian is armed. If so, their guns are well hidden. Throughout the day the people gather in the square or, walk slowly through the main streets, marketing or gossiping. Few stores are open at night and few people are on the streets. Negroes are seldom in evi dence after 9 P.M. The sole motion pic ture theatre is open three nights a week. ‘The troops are well cared for ana| are living fn tents heated with natur- al gas, piped from nearby wells. ‘They and the townspeople have had no att. ferences and are on the best of torme MachMe guns are still mounted at the jail and at the camps and are ready or instant ase. | (New York Times.) . KLANSMEN INITIATE 75 MORE IN NEWARK. Newroes Making. Rush to Militant Race Orgunizations as Klan’s Shaslow Darkens Nation. (Crusader Service.) Newark, N. J., Dec. 29.—A Kian of the Knights | of the Invisible Empire received its charter from the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan at a meet ing last night at 17 West Park street, without hindrance from two Newark detectives who were in the building but did not interrupt the meeting, The meeting Initiated seventy-five _new members and heard a “message of World wide importance” from the Im- perial Oyclops of the Klan. ‘Tho new klan was christened George Washington Klan, No. 3 of the Realm ‘of New Jersey. . | At the same time, not very far away from the meeting of the klan there ‘was held an organizational meeting of ‘the African Blood Brotherhood, one of :he most militant Negro organizations FS ey Se era os ‘sanized Negroes in thelr own defense iat Tulsa, Okla, The meeting was hela "AS a result of many communications “irom residents of Newark to the Su- preme Council of the organization at [2299 Seventh Avenue, asking that n Post of the Brotherhood be organized "in Newark to. meet the growing Klan -menacd. Im response to these requests and communications two organizers of ‘the A. B.B., had been sent to Newark, ‘It fs said that fully fifty persons at tended the meeting whick was marked “with far more effective secrecy than “was the meeting held by the Klan Woman Shot; Savs Fug- itive Husband Was Man. (Preston News Seeview) Newark, N. J., Dec. 27, Mrs. Pauline ‘Williams is in the city hospital suffer ‘ing from a bullet wound In the lower part of her right side, inflicted, she de clared. by her husband Edward Wil- liams because she refused to live with him where he has been hiding from the police. Williams got away after the shooting. Williams has lived at 27 Bay streer, Montclair, since he was charged with having embezzled a car lond of coal frony his employers about three weeks ago. According to Mrs. Williams ber husband went last Friday night to the house where he has been Jiving and thon the shooting; occurred. Mrs. Williams was Jiving in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Wil- Name, not a relative, and he, hia wife and daughter were taken to police headquarters as witnesses, eet Ble rere Oil Makes Blind Father of 15 Weaithy Over Night iain tia hata: Shreveport, La., Dee. 27. The disco. ery of of! on the land of Wright Roc's, who has been totally blind for a nuri~ ber of years. took him and his family of 15 children out of poverty iuto Wegith almost over night Then informed of bis wealth tho old man fs said to have told his inform ant that he did not know what to with it except buy — bimself some clothes and something to eat. He ts an exslave and being blind is unable to fully enjoy the things weaith bring. But his children declare that they will see to it that they get all that is com ing to them. Only two of bis childres ore with him now. The others are sat] to be on their way to fathe rnow, at though they hac not communicated with him for years past. DEFENDANTS IN HERRIN MURDERS RAVE DAY AN COURT Marion, Il, Dee. 31.——After etght days spent in the introduction of evi dence, the prosecution rested today at the trial of five men charged with mur der in connection with the saying of twenty non-unton miners during the Herrin riots lust June. The defense will open tomorrow morning. In the testimony of its Inst few wit- nesses, the State completed its evi- dence of the events from the time three mine guards were shot while driving in a truck from Carbondale to Lester Mine on the morning of June 21 to the attack on the mine that aft erncon, when three union mmers were Killed, the surrender under a white flag the next morning of forty-eight non-unton men in thp pit, and the slay ing of twenty of the prisoners. All five defendants have been point: ed out in court as baving been seen with guns during the riots and some of them have been named as having shot down some of the victims, Four surviy ors of the massacre have testifiea. ‘The crossexaminations have been briet and apparently designed to sea: out the defense contentions that the non-union men in the mine and their employers had incited the riots so State troops would be called out to protect the pits, that the guards in the mine were armed, and that they disre garded warnings that the operation of the mine would result in outbreaks, In their crossexamination attorneys for the defense repeatedly referred to the non-union workers in the mine and the guards as “seabs," ‘gunmen,’ ‘pri- vate detectives” and “spies.” A. W. Kerr, chief counsel for the a» fense sald he expected to prove the “guards or sunmen” were the aggres. sers in the riots and brought on any attack by their acts of provocation ani challenge. He sntd he would Impeach the testi mony of some of the witnesses for the State and would present hundreds or witnessos to testify the defendants now: on trial had no possible connection with the killings, Impersonate Officers: Hold Up Nearoes. (Proton News, Bereee) Atlanta, Ga. Dee, 28, J. A. Peoples, =e 29 and Guy Richards. age 25 (white) were arrested by the police Jast Thursiay night in connection with robberies sald to have occurred in local raflroad yards when a party of three men posing as officers held up a number of Negroes. Richards was arrested and charged with impersonating an officer. Accora- ing to the police,, raflrond men claim to have caught him in the act of holi- ing up Negroes, He was taken to head- quarters and turned over to city detec tives. While being grilled by the detec tivés, Peoples came down to the police station to see him, He was taken in be fore Richardg, who is said to have im- mediately identified him as one of the two others alleged to have been with him at the time of the alleged crimes. Richards {s a meter reader for the Georgia Railway and Power Co., and at the time he was arrested he was wearing a badge of the company. His bond was fixed at $1,000 in default of which: he was held at headquarters. Peoples was charged with suspicion and also held. Convicted of Inviting — Friend to Kill His Wife. Washington, D. C., Dec. 27.—Andrew P. Bailey, a former employee of the nost office was convicted last Friday by a jury in Criminal court of solictt- ing to commit a felony. This is sald to be the first indictment ever returned in this District for this offense, Capt. Bert Emerson. assistant United States Attorney having to go back to the com mon taw in the absence of a statute. The penalty {s a term of imprisonment not to exceed five years. Bailey is said to have offered a friend. John H. Anderson, $50 and one half the proceeds of a life insurance policy to kill Mrs, Memie E. Bailey. wife of the accused, According to thy testimony of Anderson, Bailey was to arrange a “gas trap” in tris wife’s bed, and when he had taken the children to the movies, Anerson was to start. a flow of gasin the wife's bedroom. Bailey was to furnish Anderson witn rubber gloves so that no tell tale fing: er prints might be found on the gas Jet. Judge Stafford remanded the pris oner to Jail for sentence later. —e- REDUCING CHURCH MORTGAGE. iten Veen Ges: Pittsburgh, Pa., Dee, 28.—Rev. J. C Anderson, D. D., pastor of Bethel A. M ¥. Church, has just completed a mon ster rally in which the $23,000 mort gage on the mother church here hu: heen reduced several thousand dollars ‘The mortgage was nenrly $50,000 whrer Rey. Anderson became pastor in 1921 He hopes to clear the church of deby by 1924. Declare War on Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey State ‘diedisik ied Gers Harrison, N. J., Dee. 29-—Instruct- fons to arrest anyone appearing in the clty wearing the regalia of the Ku Klux Kian. and orders to have the sanity of all such persons determined by physicinas. were posted last Wedlues day by Chief of Peitce Walsh. The or. ders, adopted Fy the Common Counci) also include the vimasking of hoo led individuals and ton days’ imprison ent. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS JIM CROW LAWS IN MISSISSIPPI DECI ‘UPHOLDS AWARD TO WHITE COMPLAINANTS FOR A.D. PRICE, 212 EAST LEIGH STREET FUNERAL DIRECTOR, EMBALMER AND LIVERYMAN All Orders Promptly Filled at Short Notice by Telegraph os Telephone. Halls Rented for Meetings and Nice Entertain ments. Plenty of Room with ali Necessary Conveniences. Large Picnic or Band Wagons for Hire at Reasonable‘ Rates and nothing but First-class ‘Automobiles and | Carriages, Etc. Keep Constantly on Hand Fine Fun- eral Supplies. Open All Day and Night. Puowg Manison 577—Man On Duty All Night—Ricumonp, Va (KBSIDENCE NEXT DOOR) (Crusader Service.) Washington, Dec. 29.—Jim Crow laws passed by Southern States were not abrogated by Government control of the railroads during the war ta the United States Railroad Admthiy- tration was responsible for their en- forcement, according to a decision by the Supreme Court today. ‘The Mississippi courts were uphel:t in awarding damages against the Ratt road Administration in favor of A. 8. Stephens, F. G. Gaddy and M. Swinney three Mississippi whites who charge that they were compelled to ride with Negroes despite their’ protest. ‘The plaintiffs contended that the conuctor refused to eject Negro pas- Sengers from a section marked for “whites only”’and that as a result they suffered “mortitication and embarrass. ment.” While the validity of Jim: Ctow:Laws was not specifically passed upon, ttiers can be no doubt in the:minds of intel- lgent people that’ ttie disoussiom of tie Supreme Court goes:far toward uptiola ing these lawa: = DR. MOTON ENDS “MARCH TO THE SPA." (Preston News Service) Albany, Ga., Dec. 28.—For the flst time in history Albany whites and Ne- froes assembled in large numbers in the City Auditorium to listen to talks on inter-racial problems by Negro and white speakers. The occasion was the welcome on Dr. R. R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee Institute, during his good will trip through Georgia. ‘The meeting was presided over oy Mayor Peacock and the introductory speech was mada hy H, ‘T. McIntosh, vice president of the Albany Heraiil publishing company. Other speakers were: Carlton B. Gibson, superinrena: ent of Savannah Public Schools) Prof. ©. G, Wiley, of Georgia State Collen» and Bishop RP, Reese and Dr, Moton, Dr. Moton’s party Included ., C. Spaulding, secretary-treasurer, North Chroiina Mutual Insurance Compavy of Durham; Heman BE. Perry, press dent of the Standard Life Insurance Company, Atlanta, Ga.; Dr. A. M, Wil kins, vice president. | Citizens ‘rust Co., Atlanta, Ga; L, B, Williame, president Wage Earners Bank, Savan nah, Ga; Dr. Join Hope, president Morehouse College Atlanta, Ga.; Hon Benjamin J. Davis, editor Atlanta In dependent; Warren Logan, treasure ‘Tuskegee Institute; A. L, Holsey, 86 retary to Dr, Moton; Dr, W. H. Harris Athens, Ga.; E. A. Williams, Savannah Ga.; Prof. !¥. A. Hunt, Fort Valley, Ga. W. A. Aery, Hampton Institute, Hamp ton, Va.; Monroe N. Work; E. C. Rob erts; T. M. Campbell; Charles H. Gin- son; C. J. Calloway; C. M, Battey, C. H. Stewart and C. L. Webb, Tuskegee Institute; R. 8. Grossley, Jnckson. ‘Miss.; Jesse O. Thomas, Urban League Atlanta. Ga.; A. B. MeCoy, Atlanta, Ga.; and J. W. Holley; Albany, Ga. Find Runaway Sloop _ Off the Coast of Florida. (Preston, Nowe, Service) West Palm Beach, Fla., Dec, 28.— Two Negro fishermen brought « rum away vessel into port Irere last Moa- day afternoon. The vessel registered 35 tons. They reported to local officials that they found the vessel under full sail in the Gulf Stream about 14 mites off Jupiter. The sloop was unmanned, although a good supply of provistons Was on board, and there was evidence that it had only recently been abandon a No identifying papers were found aboard. The word “British” fs painted on the sloop’s bow, followed by the let ters “N. H.” Local authorities believe tlre vessel may have been used as 4 rum runner, and think it is probably a Bahama craft. No reason is known for the crew leaving the sloop. It av pears to be in good condition and ‘when encountered by the Negro fisher ‘men it came near to running them down. Sentenced to Death for Hacking Wife. With Axe. (ereston News Service) Washington, D. C., Dec. 29.—Earn- est A. Shands, 28 years old was sen- tenced last Friday in Criminal court to die on tle scaffold at the District of Columbia jail on Friday, February 24. 1923. Shands was convicted recently after a trinl oceapying less than two hours of hacking his wife, Mrs. Cativ. erine Shands, with an ax on August 9. last at their home in D street. Mrs. Shands died about a month later. When arrested Shands admitted tho attack on his wife and when informed by the police that his wife was still alive, requested permission to go to the hospital and finish the job. He sali that he warned his wife several times that if she did not change her conduct he would kill her, but she only laugh ed at him, a Helera Rotary Club to Aid Returning Negroes. Sha ce ae r Helena, Ark., Dec, 29.—Following am nouncement at the local Rotary Clup last Thursday night that Negroes from this section now in the North were auxious to return to their oli jobs here a committev was appointed to provinte Ways and means of furnishing trans- portation for'such individuals and families as local planters; industries and’ business concerns migtit require, According to a) statement: issued by thie secretary of the club, “Numbers ot Negroes: who went north: from titi: county’ during the summer and early fall have-already: returned; mostiy: at thelr own expense. One man declared that he “beat his way to Helena from Citbene Continuing the report declared’ “he recital‘ of thie difficulties encountered by Negroes in norttern’ industrial cem ters are appalling. Negroes claim they are lured north on the promise: or high wages. They get the high wages allright, but the living expenses arg correspondingly high. Can't find howe ses for their families and when they fre compelled to buy suitable clothing to withstand the rigors of winter weath er; pay doctor bills; ete., their wages are insufficient, One Negro said: that ho was satisfied to stay down here with low wages and inadequate School facil ities for his children rather than suff= er the inconveniences up north, = Texas Man Dies at the . Ripe Age of 121 Years. ‘(Preston News Service) Paris, Texas, Dec. 28.—John Dunham, who is sald to be the oldest man in Texas, died here last Thursday night, He worked regularly until the time of nis death. He is said to be 121 years oll. Never known a sick day in his Hfe until pneumonia attacked him with fatal result. ———-- MITTEE ROCK UNDERTAKER 1s ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING, (Preston Nows Service) Little Rocz Arh.. Dec. 26:—J. 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Madi Rae SOW ee ee Be oes SE ae ae | Pe aan canes at ios ee ne ie oY Fen png EE as oar oe Gi Shige TN ae oe Rot ea cite ie Ee ae fi Loe ere Las oa ee ae Py Pe eS a aes ie at ee eae : ee een en ee eR | civiae ae ee ey ar ae ey a Bs Nee SANS a Ces oy TAMER er ee a le es - Rue ag se in pre ee Caney ee tein a ee Kee MR Pees a meee nes Cae a aN cd Coes Oe See EON eo ee ae Be ee. seer: RN yea Ra ae : eee : ie oC Be ak a oe Mace oy oe Mapa Svea nitiNe tit Me es Sei esa Rance ae THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Pearson 4 SE he ee i a; ea ees a ee BG ee os ee Ce ee one be Sa oe i oo ae ae . 7 ae ee Depa ne q a oa oa Ee ere a , aaa See oe eee oo ae fo oe ee = ee as ae ae : a) a ae 7 ae se oe es i a aS ye ci te es oe a oe — es oe A ey ay ae eu a ee oo se Pe a o a es ec o : — Le a a cee a a Coo ae oe ae Le : ee re ot oe A Pe ae oe ae ne ae i oe nS Sen oe : eases ee es Le aene a ie oy os e fe 2 seine ae aes Mant ae HUN AS - ne ZR eA CPE shor ese a nue ah ee ae i a Ce oe oe ae ee ee oe sul cS ae tee ey ee : FF ee oe ee eo ee as ea Cy ee a, oy oF ge ae : oe : ay cee cis ay: oe le uk Waar a a SEVEN QIK ENTERS SUIT AGAINGT THE FRENCH BOXING COMMISSION FOR THE RETURN OF HIS STOLEN HEAVYWEIGHT GROWN ! S nce $2 someon 2 mene ge er ATTRA A i Bs | HAY DEN EIGHT VOenentiar Waweu Garcins | Paris, Jan. 4—Battling Siki, former European heavyweight champion, has started legal proceedings against’ tho French Boxing Federation, whiclr re cently robbed him of the title he won from Georges Carpentier and suspend ed him for nine months upon charges of varlous escapades usual to the box ing fraternity and for which no white champion has ever been penalized. ‘Siki has had a summons served on eee ae ee +] wee a jj hitg.0 vi a: ig ee ae a (3 — er Ros ey rie \ om tt | gas bee Woes. " fea oes es el Gary iy cae ss ay exrrone a artic Paul Rosseau, Prosident of the federa tion, directing tim to produce witha three days the records upon which he was disqualified , ‘The document maintains that the federation is without justification ex cept purely boxing matters and that the disqualification was based upon alleged conduct not related to boxing. ‘The federation’s decree was illegal in any case, Siki contends, because ha Was not allowed to give his testimony and the decision was never legally Served on him, ‘The commission ‘appointed by the French Boxing Federation to invest!- gate charges that the fight between Siki and Carpentier was a “frame-up” whereby the white man was to be al lowed to win and wou:d have won but for Siki’s change of mind in face 91 the taunts of tue spectators, concluded its work for taking evidence this eve ning.and will report some time next week, WILBERFORCE BASKET BALL ‘TEAMS IN FORM, ‘vestons: Hata Gaceies): Wilberforce, O4 Dec, 28.—The basket ball season opens here first week in January with a schedule filled with important games. The teams have been at hard practice for several weeks and from all indications Wilberforce will send out the strongest basketball aggregation she has ever Ind. A cont prete schedule of important games will be published tater. EMPIRE A. ©, AT NEWARK aAnMony, s @retton News Servic) Nowark. N. J. Dee. 22-—The Empire A.C. gave an unusual treat to the anusement loving publi¢ on Xmas night in the Armory, The muste for the seens'on waa furnished by Ford Dabney’s fomous syncopated orchestra Of 35 pieces. A feature of the affair tor the crrancement tor continnons dane fn. Ample provisions were mide for those who did not care to dance, The Multicolore? decorations suriassed any previous effort in display of splen- dor. The armors wos packed to ite Most capacity for the occasion, There ‘Wie no basketball game, ‘The patrons danced and danced some more, One could not resist the alluring strains from that monster syncopated orches tra. LOENDI SWAMPS "THE CHICAGO DEFENDERS MORE THAN 3-1. _ (Preston News Service \ deep ureh. Pa.. Jan. 2—Fifteen hundred basketball tans witnessed an overwhelming defeat of the much her alded | Chicago Defender baskethall team by the Loendi quintet ina thrilling game at Labor ‘Temple here on Christmas night. The score was 63-19 in favor of Loendi. ‘The westerners were outplayed in every stage of the game. As Mr. Nunn, of the Pittsburgh Courier, Stated the night of the game “Loendi shows too much class for the visi- tom.” The Chicago lade put up a stiff brand of Basketball, but it was too weak to even command the fall test: of Loendi’s ability. The local five under the guidance of “Cum” Posey literally swopt the Windy City Lads off their fect . It must be said im all fairness to the visitors that they exhibited a fighting spirit that is very commend- able in any team. ‘They fought hard ail through the game, playing clean basketball all the time. ‘Thousands of people had to be turned, away as the seating capacity of the’ Temple was filled almost two hours before the time for the game to start. The game had received a wide publicity under the direction of Harry G. Washington and everybody fn Pittsburgh and surrounding towns wanted to witness the first game of Loendi’s march for the 1923 Nation- al Basketball Championship. ‘The lineup: Loend{ Chicago Posey F Boles Moton F Green Sessome e Dutt Young G Winters Betts G Jackson ——_--- | MOREHOUSE SELECTS LETTER MEN. Atlanta, Ga., January 4.—The names of the men who won the cov- eted “M" during the 1922 football season were made known by Coach Harvey last week and Manager Win- tera announced the following men eligible to vote for captain for. the season of 1923: Caesar Gayles, Chas. Kelly, L. 0. Harper, Lycurgus Gen- try, John Maxwell, N. B. Cooke, William H. Howard, L. Irvin, L. M. Jordon, 'T. IR. Starr, A. Williams J. ©. Waiker and C, R. Perkins. ©. Kelly, veteran of three season: and All-Southern halfback, was chosen captain, L. Irvin, All-South- ern and All-American fackle, was elected alternate captain. Only four letter men, Lycurgus Gentry. half back; J. W. Maxwell fullback; Perkins, fullback and Louis ©. Harper, quarterback, graduate this year, ‘Hence with a veteran line intact and two experienced backfield men, the prospects for another cham pionship team at Morehouse College in 192% are encouraging. In addition, the entire second team whose members participated in_ tive fama: during the seacon will retur: intact. Much credit for the pas successful season should be given t these men who were just below var sity calibre, but their good work kep the varsity ou edge during practic ‘and gave them added rest during ‘the games. "phe varsity “M” and — probabls sweaters. will be awarded to the ‘above named men at the annual ‘“M" Club banquet during Commencement week, together with those for bas Kotball, bagebatl and track for the present year. 1921-1922 NEGRO YEAR BOOK IS NOW ON SALE. ‘The 1921-22 Negro Year Book, 1s now ready for distribution. In this sixth annual edition not only hus much new material been added, but the information contained in previous volumes has been revised, rewritten and brought down to date. Over one hundred pages are devoted to a re view of the events of 1919-1921 as they affect the interests and show the pros ress which, in the Reconstruction Per fod since the close of te World War, the Negro is making, ‘The Negro Year Book is the stand: ard work of reference on all matters relating to the Negro and is the mos’ extensively used compendium of Infor mation on this subject, It circulates widely in every part of the United States and to a considerable extent in Canada, the West Indies, Central America, Sonth America, Enrope Asia and Africa. ‘The success of previous years has demonstrated that there is a nved for a book which provides in an inexpen- sive form a succinct. comprehensive and impertial review of the events which affect the interests and indicats the progress Nerroos are making. ‘Th fegro Year Hook mects this need anit eth to furnishes a e¢ oricat sind St 1 facts arranred for ready reference. It is at 0 iG om faet tory of porns. an MbMographical guide to the literate of the subjects discuseod. extended sind comprehensive bibliogra phy which has been put oitt on the Ne ero in the United States, In addition to the topieatly arranged bihliogroph: fos at the ond of the hook, the reader wil! find throuhont the volnme. mm connection with special topics, furth- er references to the subjects discussed This is helpful to the student who wishes (o pursue further the investiia tion of any partienlar subject ‘The 1921-1922 Negro Year Book, in addition to its interest for the general reafler, is even more than the previous volumes especially adapted for use in schools where Historical and Sociolog ical courses on the Negro are given. The price of the Negro Year Book pest paid ts paper cover. 50 cents: hoard cover, $1.00. Special rates 10 agents, Address: THE NEGRO YEAR BOOK CO, ‘Tuskegee Institute, Ala, DIES AT AGE OF 121, (Crusader News Service.) Paris, Texas. Jan. 4—John Dunham who claimed to be one hundred and twenty-one years old, is dead today at his home here. He worked for his liv: ing until pneumonia attacked him. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RIGHMOND, VIRGINIA Haitian Soldiers Crack Shots After Training. Port-Au-Prince, Jan. 3.—One year ago the gendarme could not hit ¢ mark at 100 yards distance, but today scores of Haitians can be found who are crack marksmen, The champion stot of Hai: U is Sergeant Astrale Rotland, of Jer- minio, firing 50 shots in strings of 10, both slow and rapid fire in the stant: ing, kneeling and sitting positions, scored @ total of 224 out of a possibie 250 in the President's match and in the national team match he was high gun with 234 out of 250. It is well within the range of posst bility that Haiti will be represented in the 300 meter international rifle matols that will be shot in the United States sometime this year. Dessalines Field, where the matcnen were held, saw much firing of a ante: ent sort prior to the American occupa. tion, for here political prisoners and criminals condemaed to death facec > firing squad. For the next ten months if present plans materialize, it will be ‘the training field for the team that will face the best shots of Europe anv America for honors at the 300 meter range. A Big Dinner is Given by the Dancing Parson. Preston News Beritee) Kingfisher, Okla., Jan. 4.—The poor blind, maimed, orphans and widows © the race here enjoyed a huge feast on December 22nd last through the geu-.- osity of the Rey. Apostle Paul Sykes, familiarly known as the ‘dancing par- son.” The ministers and church people question Sykes’ methods of securing funds for lis charitable acts end_re- gard him as a queer fanatic, but this does not deter him from his methods. It is said that Sykes meets all the trains coming in here and sings and dances for the showers of small change from the car windows. For a number of years he has been giving a feast to ‘die dévfendents in the city. |? “He uses the money he gets at the ‘railroad station for charitable purpos es and supplements _ that money throughout the year with offerings and donations secured from businessmes eee ee aa Cyclone Kiils Four Colored People; the Property Damage High. Ra as Sa Ee ee Nt Or ee Jackson, Miss., Jan, 4.—When a cy clone passed over Champion Hil] be- tween Bolton and Edwards, Miss., late Wednesday night four Negroes were killed and sevena! thousand dollas damage was done to property in tnat section it was learned here late Thurs day afternoon. Served Forty-five Years Behind Prison Bars; He Doesn’t Want Freedom. aio Meme bantay Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 3.—Hender son Poppins of Mobile who has served 43 years in the Alabama State prison declined to accent a parole whi Cov- ernor Kirky has indicated he will issue at any time. Poppins expresses no. desire (0 receive the parole, He claims that he has been in prison £0 long that he lus lost all touch with the outside world. His home, tis friends, his all are prisoners with him in the Wetumpka penitentiary and he intends to die a ward of the state. Poppins is too oll! to do manuat Ian or and will spend the remainder ot his days at old Jobs about the prison He was convicted of a statutory offens: in Mobile, January 26, 1875 end atver # life sentence, He served until iy 27, 1898, when he was granted 1 £111 pardon, He located in Eimare county where fo was convicted of the sane offense again November 7. 1902 ane given 99 ye corde of the depariment show that he mist vers until November 7. 2001, hecause of at Previous conviction he would not t entitled to any time for hive Inlieations are that Poppins do- not know is own i ment resardin te now 99 yenrk old. When he y ‘ tenced the second timo he gave his aca 70 ond te hes boon in prison on th econd offense for tiventy yagrs, “Prohi Gets Canitol Sambo for Carelessness.” (Preston News Service) Washington, D. C.. Jan. 2.—The de. termined drive to keep ‘thirst-quenen. ers” out of the capitol building caused a waiter in thre capitol restaurant to be cut off the — government payroll. It is said that this waiter was doing sun a land-office business taking care of the members of congress during the holiday season that he got a little careless and dropped a flask of “shine on the marble floor. This was too much for the thirsty guests who cout not stand to see the “precious stuft” running wild on the floor. Instead of “erying over spilled milk” they simp- ly called the waiter a common boot- legger and he was promptly fired. The “flask episode” was reported to the Senate Rules committee and the matter investigated after which the waiter was deprived of his job. It ts said the fatal accident occurred in the public dining room section of the capi tol restaurant, Thus the waiter lost his job for extreme carelessness, FRATERNITY MEN URGE ACTIVE OPPOSITION BQ KU KLUX, @reston News Service) New York City, Jun. 3. Strong reso lutions denouncing the Ku Klux Klan and calling for eo-operation witlr or- antzations actively combating It wero adopted last Tuesday night at the clos- ing session of the annual convention of the Mu Sigma fraternity, Fourteen hundred members attended. eee eee Incendiaties Burn Barn _ of Wealthy Race Planter | Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 3.—The po- lee department received a call early last Thursday morning from Jesse Branch, a wealthy Negro planter, liv- ing about 12 miles out on the Little Rock-Hot Springs highway, requesting that bloodhounds be sent out to track persons who burned bis barn. Branch said his barn was destroyed about 11: 30 o'clock last Wednesday night, the origin of the fife being unknown. He said several other barns in that coun. ‘munity had been destroyed within the ‘past few months and that the fires were of mysterious origin. Branch lost all his feed, farming implements, hors es; two cows and a new wagon. ea erage BROWNSVILLE WOMAN SHOOTS MAN; HE CUTS HER. (Preston News Service) Brownsville, Pa, Jan. 2.—Three ambulances were required to take Ars. Luella Wade aged 26 years, suffering from knife wounds and Duncan Allen aged 35 years, suffering from a gun- shot wound, to the General Hospital here last Friday night, from Maxwel: amining town near here. Both aro said to be in, a critteat condition. According’td reports, Allen and Mr. Wade, a widow had a quarrel last Sat urday nightfAlleni returned from Pitts burgh on Fray nigtt and it 1s sate, while passing the Wade home, Mr> Wade —poiméd a’ revolver at him, A peacemaker appeared on the scene sinc attempted to tale the weapon from the woman. Reaching. around the peacemaker Mrs, Wade it is allege} fired a shot at Allen, the bullet lods. ing in his right lung. Times were tou hot for the peacemaker and he disaj: peared and Allen according to the po: lice drew a knife from Ins pocket 111 ‘severely cut the woman on the neck arms, chest, back and legs. After the cutting Allen is said to have falien un conscious on the street. The ambulance from the Brownsville hospital was called and while return. ing to the hospital broke down. A se: ond machine was summon~d and was stuck in the mud. The third mactr-ne made the trip to the hospital. | ry rE ep ea New York K> K. K. Jury is Discharged. (Preston News Bervice) New York City, Jan. 3.—The regutar December gran! jury, directed when empaneled to investigate Ku Klux Klan activities in New York, was ‘lis- charged last Fricay. Judge Mances9. who ordered the investigation, declar- ed that the District Attorney's office had not gathered sufficient evidence ‘o warrant the investigstion but that it would be conducted by another jury. ee FIRST MT. OLIVE NOTES, Nowtown, Va, Jan. 2/Phe public schools of this section resumed their work this morning. Misses Nannie Hiil Julia Holmes, Emily Hawes ond Anna Hill left ye terday for V. N. and I, L,, Petorsintr Vac Last Saturday at 2:00 P. M. Rev, 2. N, Lawson” performed tte marrige nil Mies Boll Martin Last Sungity at 7:00 P, M. Mist Mars Jackson Hecame the bride of Mr. John Garnott, The pastor officiating: Stork: limited came into the hon Roane recently leaving # fine boy an Christmas-tres exercises ‘held at Mt Ollvo last Titesday wore very. interest largely attended, IN MEMORIAM. BEVERLY —tn loving remembrance of our dear brother, Rohert, who die one your azo. Trecfons one from us has gone A voice we loved fs still; A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled, BROTHER AND SISTI? GIL IS PATALLY BURNED AT FIREPLACE, (Preston News Service) Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 4—Miss Jobmnte May Wright aged 12 years of 46 Wells street; will probably die as a result o* serious burns — sustained Wednesday morning, according to physicians at Grady hospital where the girl was tak en for treatment. It is said that the girl was standing in front of the open grate when her clothing became tgnrt- ed. Frightened hy the flames she be- gan to run about the room and her body was completely enveloped in the flames before any momber of the tamt- ly could come to her rescue. She was immediately rushed to the hospital af. er the accident. Her clothing was pric tieally all burned off as well as her hair. No hope {s held out for recovery. A_New York Professor Thinks Negro Discontent is Growing in the U. S. Coin ace eens New Haven, Cohng Jan, 4.—At a meeting of the American History Pro- fessors’ Association here Prof. Holiand ‘Thompson, of the College of the City of New York, declared that he is con vinced that discontent among Negrovs in tins country is {nereasing. He said clanged conditions had given rise to tare apparent hostility to Negroes as 4 1see North of the Mason and Dixon vine than South of it. Fer years, he said, the Negro had been urged by certain members of his roce backed by white sympathizers, to cemand all the rights ‘of eltizensh!p and to oppose every form of segregat- fon and discrimination. “This advice,” he continued, “had more effect in the North during tho World War than in the South, and Negro populations in Northern cittes had more than doubled. Large num- bers of Negroes came from the West Indies and as these latter had not been accustomed to racial discrimination, their resentment influenced the nz- tive Negroes in the cities.” Professor Thompson described the Increased circulation of newspapers for Negroes and the encouragement given by publications to the conten- tions that Negroes must restst oppres fon by force, If necessary. In politics, the speaker sald the Negro was bexin- ning to vote as a Negro and not as a member of any political party. Race Prejudice, be said, was increasing and not diminishing, In short he declared the Negro question has become a cou plex and national one. Professor Thompson's subtle attack on the National Association for the Aa Yancement of Colored People; his rect praise of the South; his reference to the Garvey movement; his stab at Negro newspapers; his accusation of Negro voters; his slap at brosd-mind. ed white people all go to show his place of nativity as well as indicate his secret organization afliations, — if [we are to read between the lines, ©. 8S, MORRIS, JR. SPEAKS at TUSKEGEE ‘Tuskegee, Ala., Jan. 3.—Chartes Sal chell Morris, Jr.. popularly known as the “Boy Orator” delivered a briltians address before more then three thon ‘and here last Friday night. Younx Mor ris.fs a native of Norfolk. Va, He pis ed for inter-racial understanding in 0 Most eloquent and intelligent manaci At the close of his address the Rev. D. W. Hakew, pastor of the'white M. i chureh declared that young Morris 1s the most eloquent and convincing speaker to whom it has ever been my privilege to listen.” * BE rte te aos) ee ehaekseiden GOS FOREIGN» MISSIONARY Cehittee AT WILBERFORCE. See, Pee CMvaoey. Wilberforce, 0., jan 3.—The Rev. Dr. S. D. Gordon for nny years a mis sionary in the oriert, addressed tho student body and faculty members of chapel services last Friday morains His talk impressively set forth the in Portance of righteous living. He told many interesting incidents in conuer tion with his mission work. : eee COLORED MAN SHOT TO DEATH BY MOB. Incensed Because He Aided Alleged Criminal to Escape. Bronson, Fa. Jan, 2—Sam Carter A 4b year ol colored man wae slot t death by n mob, near tere late last night, after he lind eonfossed thit he transported in horse and wagon fe several miles colored man heing sought for the attack on a young white woman hore early yesterday. ‘Two are In jail here in connect’: with the assault, while Sheriff Wel er and posses are searetine for two viliera, one of whom is believed 1+ have heon the actual prepetrator. Carter became — intplicated when bloodhounds led a posse to the home of a colored family several miley from Sumnor. ‘hore the resident ad- mitted that he trad hidden one of the men sought until Carter came an drove away with tim in his wagon Carter was summoned and led the Posse to 2 point where he sald the tu- sitive had left him. The hounds failed to pick up the scent. 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