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THE RICHMOND PLANET Virginia State Library. TWO SHOT AT MARKET INN: ONE DIES VOLUME RLVII, NUMBER 38 True Re TWO Billia'd Fails To Obey Order To Turn Over Money As Mr. W. T. Payne, of 216 E. Walker Avenue, proprietor of the Jamestown Pool Room on First Street, near Marshall, was preparing to close up about midnight, a man entered. Mr. Payne thinking it was some customer, was not aware of the man's intentions until a pistol was thrust into his face, and he heard a harsh voice demanding him to hand over his money or his life. Mr. Payne did not intend to hand over his money so easily, and thinking the man was some amateur in the game, started to arguing. The holdup man answered Mr. Payne's argument with a bullet that entered the keeper's leg. Mr. Payne did not know the name of his assailant, but had seen the man around his place before. He described him as being about 25 years of age, around 5 feet, 6 inches. Payne was carried to the St. Philip's Hospital, where he is recovering. SOUTHERN AID SOCIETY MANES DONATION TO N. A. C. P New York, August 29. — The Southern Aid Society of Richmond, Virginia. through Mr. B. L. Jordan, secretary- manager, has forwarded a contribution of $25.00 to the work of the N. A. A. C. P. FIGHT ROBERTS FOR LEGISLA TIVE NOMINATION. Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 4. —(By The Associated Negro Press)—In California politics are sizzling like the weather in most parts of the country at this time. here are so many unusual situations, th at it is politically wise to give anything like an accurate estimate of the probable outcome. There are several candidates for Governor, to say nothing of a multi-tude of candidates for the minor elective offices in the state. Strange as it may seem, the citizen of Afri can descent, istaking more than an active interest In the sections in which he resides, and is divided into as many political camps as there are candidates. cAug.((2tc sa now is the time for The situation, however, attracting state-wide attention, is that of the future of the 2nd Assembly District in which the Hon. Frederick M. Rob erts, is now running to succeed him. There is quite a little story in con- nection with the development of the 62nd Assembly District. Twelve years ago, Assemblyman Roberts as pired to and was elected to office in a district largely populated by the Caucasian element, known as the 74th Assembly District. As senior member he was able to lay the lines of the listist now known as the 62nd, so as to include 75 per cent. of the Negroes. Mr. Roberts is being opposed by Mr. Charles Olivier, and a Mrs. Bessie Prentiss. Mr. Roberts has been endorsed by many of the major political organizations within the district. INSTALLS SOUND EQUIPMENT Tallehassee, Fla., Sept. 4.—(CNS.)—The Florida A. & M. College has announced the signing of a contrast with the Western Electric Company for the installation of a sound film equipment at the school. Arrangements have also been completed to secure the new regular curriculum lectures to supplement the usual class room instruction, in addition to the regular sound pictures which will be featured weekly. This College will be the only Negro educational institution in the United States so equipped for service to its students. A total expenditure of $10,000 will be necessary before the installation which will include a new screen and other necessities, is complete. This new feature of the college will be ready for the meeting of the 1030-31 school term with the first picture being King Vidor's all-Negro talking picture, "Hallelujah." New York, August 29.— Firm demand to Governor govorner G. Leslie and Atty-Gen. Jas. M. Ogden of Indiana take action to apprehend and punish the lynchers who, on August 7, murdered Thomas Snipp and Abraham Smith, was made by a delegation representing the Marion and Indiana branches of the N. A. A. C. P. The delegation was headed by Mrs. W. T. Bailey of Marion, president of the Inmana Conference of the N. A. A. C. P. Mrs Bailey presented the petition, citing the fact that Sheriff Jacob Compbell and other officers were notified three or four hours prior to the lynchings that a mob was being formed, and that the his prisoners or to remove them to 9 places of safe keeping. Besides the charges of inaction, the petition urged the governor "to use every bit of the power and authority he has to cause every person in the State of Indiana and the United States and make attaches upon the State such as the mob did when it attacked the jail at Grant County, Indiana and the failure of public officials to do their duty will not be condoned in the State of Indiana and that speedy justice in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana will be meted out to them." The petition also asserted the governor's assurance to testify against the lynchers and also to urge the Prosecutor and Judge of Grant County to exercise the power and authority they possess to bring the lynchers to justice. The petitioners also demanded of the governor that he request the resignation of Sheriff Campbell for his failure to do his duty in repelling the lynchers. Other membts of the delegation included R. L. Bailey and G. N. T. Gray, president and secretary of the Indianapolis branch: R. L. Brokennur and Marcus S. Stewart of Indianapolis; Dr. W. T. Bailey and Rev. C. S. Marion of Marion. Governor Acknowledgements Receipt of Names of Lynchers of the State. The state government has been acknowledged by Governor Lesen through his secretary, of the receipt from Walter White, Acting Secretary of the N. A. A. C. P., of the names of nineteen members of the mob with evidence against these alleged lynchers. The activity of the N. A. A. C. P in the Marion lynchings has caused wide discussion in Indiana. The Indianapolis papers of August 21st declare part; "It is unfortunate that the demand for action against the lynchers at Marion was made by a delegation of Negro citizens. "There should have been a procession of delegations of white citizens there ahead of them, making the same demands, and asking the same demands to make at least, generals of protection, to take action against those who give evidence against those who supplanted private vengeance for law. "Hesitation on the part of public officials, either those at Marion or at the statehouse, is not creditable to the state. It suggests either fear of mobs or a sympathy with the lynchers." NEGRO WITNESS KILLED TO PREVENT HIS TESTIFYING. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 4.—(CNS.)—The body of Wilson Morgan, a well the county seat of Jefferson county known Negro citizen of Louisville wasfo and floating in the Ogeeche River near that place last week. River near that place has the The body of Morgan, with his skull crushed and feet weighted and Louisville fishermen. tied, was removed from the river by George Haddes, lhite, and Lamar Kensey, colored, were arrested charged with the murder. Sherik Hogan said he believed the motive in the slaying was in Haddes' desire to put Morgan out of the way to prevent his testifying in a liquor case now pending against the white main. Morgan had been subpoenaed as a witness against Haddes in the rum case. It fas the opinion of the sheriff that Kensey was an accomplice of Haddes in the murder. WILL NEGRO FARMERS GET THEIR SHARE. Washington, Sept. 4. — (CNS.) — Two hundred thousand dollars have been allotted to Virginia by the United States Department of Agri- culture for loans to drought area far- mers in the purchase of seed and fec- tilizer for fall pasture crops. The $200,000 allotment to Virginia was made from an unexpended fund of $800,000 left over from a Federal appropriation for storm and flood relief last year in Southern states and many are asking the question: "Will Negro farmers get their share?" Applications for loans must be made to county agents and must be approved by county drought relief committees. These loans will be confined to individuals unable to finance loans from any other source, with notes maturing July 1, 1931, at 5 per cent interest from the date of securing such loan. Borrowers sign notes, but give no lien, therefor loans must be confined to good mora risks. Loans are for fall pasture crops only as law does not permit financing crops planted now to be harvested next year. Necessary forms will be distributed to extension agents early next weep. Designated as fall pasture crops are rye, oats, barley, wheat for pasturage, crimson clover, rape, turnips, vetch and any mixtures of these seeds. If sown within the next three weeks, these crops should afford grazing this year for a period of from thirty to forty days as rain can be counted on in September, especially during the equinox period. NORTH. CAROLINA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS 117-YEAR SENTENCES. Gastonia, N. C., Sept. 4—(CNA)—Because they dared to organize Negro and white workers into the National Textile Workers Union and fight for better conditions, seven organizers of the union have been sentenced to 117 years imprisonment by the courts here. An appeal was made to the supreme court which totaled concurring sentences of the lower courts. The union ducted a strike at the Loral Mill here and had headquarters attacked bl the thugs, bosses stool pigeons, and the police. In the defense of their property, the strikers were brutally clubbed and beaten and shot at. During this altercation Police Chief Alfedshot was hit. At the trial it was brought out that the "keeper of the law" was in a drunken state and abused the strikers, calling upon his deputies to attack the workers and run them out of town. The defend ants were released on bail totalling $27,000. Their attorney has not turned them over to the jailer to be gin servingir e句 sentences and stated that they would not appear in court to receive sentence. These workers are justified in not affaring and making their escape from the vicious sentences imposed upon them. No worker can be blamed for refusing to sit in jail for fifteen or twenty years merely to satisfy a gang of lynchers desire for revenge. FAST STEPPING NEGRO LADS. Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 4.—(CNS) —In the junior 100-yard dash of the Amateur Athletic Union here on Friday, Algsts 2p, Ralph Metcalfe, a yodng colored boy, of Chicago, stepped the distance in 8.7 seconds, a new Union record. Another coung Negro lad, Love Snowden, showed great speed running in second place. On Saturday Eddie Tolan bea George Simpson in the 100-yard open rush; but lost to Simpson in the 220-yard race. Wielder of Deadly Weapon Surrenders Willie Faison, of North Carolina, died in St. Philip's Hospital Tuesday morning as a result of a bullet wound in the abdomen, inflicted by Willie Mitchell. Faison visited the amusement center in Washington Park on Labor Day, accompanied by a friend, Willie Smith, who lived at 916 1-2 St. Peter Street. They met up with Willie Mitchell and an argument started between Faison and Mitchell. As the two walked away, Faison turned with a knife, only to face Mitchell with a gun leveled directly at him. Mitchell fired three shots, one striking Faison in the atdomen, and the other two entered the left arm of Smith, who was standing by. Friends rushed the two boys to the hospital, where Faison died a few hours later. Smith is recovering. Willie Mitchell made his escape, but surrendered later. SOUTHERN BOSSES DENY WORK ERS RIGHT TO RUN FOR ELECTION. Three Hundred Negro and White Workers Assemble at Hill Late To Hear Candidates Epeak. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 4—(CNA)—Three hundred Negro and white workers assembled at the Hoskin Mill here to hear the Communist election campaign speakers. The meeting was broken up by the boss men of the Haskin Mill and their thugs and spies. J. A. Rogers, Communist candidate opposing Bulwinkle, running for congress was to have spoken at the meeting, but was prevented by the thugs, his is the same Bulwinkle the vicious prosecutor, who got down on his knees and pleaded with the jury to bring in a death verdict in the Gastonia cases. The splendid spirit of the workers has caused the party t o issue another call for a meeting to be held at the same mill. The workers are determined to defend their right to carry on an election campaign. The Negro workers expressed regret at not being able to hear the speakers talk on the election platform, which demands eufality for the Negroes and fights against lynchings, mob terrorism, and jim-crowm. Many remarked that it was the first time that any party had come south and advocated the unity of Negro and white workers. These workers have pledged to support the candidates of the Communist party in this state. RACE AND RELIGION PREJUDICE HIT. Athens, Ga., Sept. 4.—(CNS.)—of the Atlanta Schools and president Dr. Willis A. Sutton, superintendent of the National Education Association, told the graduating class of the University of Georgia summer school that Georgia will never be able to progress "until its people do away with rase, religious and political preidire." Disawning belief in racial equality of whites and Negroes, Dr. Sutton said he favored a spirit of brotherly love among all races. "If all the Negroes in the state of Georgia with third grade educational average cere raised to a sixth grade average the state's business would be doubled," he said. "The desire for things and culture is that makes business. Our property values themselves are decided entirely be education. It should be me job and cour job to remove the prejudices of the people and give heir souls a chance to groom." NEW EDITIONS OFO LD SHOWS IN REHEARSAL New York City., Sept4 — (CNS.) “Hot Chocolate” and “Black Birds of 1830” are in rehearsals here. Lew Fields, Marty Forkins and others are striving to whip together these and other all Negro cast shows to catch the public fancy in the fall. I. O. King David Stage Annual Parade In Gordonsville Prominent Business Man Wins Divorce T. F. Archer, proprietor of Miller's Hotel and Real Estate Dealer won his decree in Supreme Court of Appeals, when the Court refused to review the case against him made by his wife, Mrs. Carrie B. Archer, on the grounds of dessertion, which both claimed. This suit has been in Court since Ait 1928. Mrs. Archer entering suit for allmony and di. attorney, account of her income being very great. This being true the case was tabled for a while. T. F. Archer later entered a cross bill upon which a divorce was granted by Judge Gunn. Jan. 14, 1929. An attempt was made to upset this decree Feb. 27, 1929 when Mrs. Archer was allowed to come into open court and take depositions, also in the mean time Lawyer W. F. Denny, Mr. Archer's main lawyer died, Lawyer J. T. Carter was employed to complete the case. In a most masterly law Lawyer Carter discovered a point the court had erred in reopening the case on Feb. 9, 1929. The Court yelled his point upon which the case was reinstated. On Feb. 14, 1929, thus sending the decree back to its form. Then Mrs. Archer appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeals and this great body refused her plea for a writ of error thus ending a hard fought case for three years. Mr. George B. White was Mrs. Archer's lawyer, while Lawyers W. F. Denny, J. C. Carter, H. M. Greene, all colored were Mr. Archer's lawyers THE DYER BILL THE EXCEPTION Washington, Sept. 4.—(CNS.)—Pointing with pride to the fact that President Hoover has kept faith with the American people, and has lived up to the 1928 platform pledges of his party the Republican National Committee has issued a 49-page statement in pamphlet form. In one column appear the various pledges in the Kansas City platform, and in another appear statements telling how President Hoover has made good on them. In one instance, however, no claim of fulfillment is made, the space opposite the Negro plank being left blanv. The platform promised the congress would be urged at the earliest possible date to enact a Federa antilynching law "so that the full in fluence of the Federal Government" might be wielded to "terminate this hideous crime." The Dyer bill, which would do this, failed of passage at the alt session. On August 25th, however, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People received a letter from the White House in which President Hoover declares: "Every decent citizen must condemn the lynching evil as an undermining of the very essence of both justice and democracy." The President's statement is in response to a revuest made by Walter White, acting secretary of the Advancement Association, on August 15th for a pronouncement from the White House regarding the recent recrudescence of lynching. TO BUILD HOME FOR UNFORTU NATE GIRLS. Macon, Ga., Sept., b—(CNS.)—The Georgia State Federation of Colored Women interested in the uplife of Negro girls who fall into the hands of the court and are too young to be placed along with other criminals are working to build a home for them. The project is being fostered by the Federation and other colored women throughout the state in an $2.00 PER YEAR, FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Gordonsville, Va., Sept. 2.—(Planet Special Correspondent.)—This town was gala today as the Imperial Order of King David staged a spectacular parade and demonstration—through the streets and wound up the evening with a series of band concerts. Mrs. Adelaide G. Taylor, head of the organization, is in charge of the annual sessions here this week and she is ably assisted by the Grand Scribe, Miss M. M. Scott. The parade was headed by the William-Lodge Filler Band and features by the female uniform rank unit from Richmond. The ladies, attired in natty white military cut outfits, made quite a hit with the citizens and much applause greeted them. The Grand Lodge officers were in autos. After the parade the band gave two concerts to crowded churches and rendered excellent selections, under the skillful baton of Director Draper. Drummer Booker entertained with two solos and renditions were also presented by local talent. The sessions will continue through Wednesday night. Two Virginia Railway and Power buses from Richmond were here to transport the large Richmond contingents and Gordonville chicken suffered slaughter in a manner never witnessed before. The entertainment offered by the people here was perfect. South Richmond Woman Slain By Her Paramour Nellie Leary, aged 25, was shot and by her paramour, George Richardson, at their home, 621 E. 16th Street. It is reported that a row started over domestic troubles, as the two were often heard to quarrel. On hearing the reports of the gun, Sunday night, neighbors entered to find a woman lying on the floor in a puddle of blood. Police continue to search for Richardson, who is about 30 years old, brown, and about five feet ten inches high. When last seen, he wore a blue suit, a pale green shirt, and a stiff straw hat. Two Women Die Suddenly Mrs. Martha Jackson, aged 41, of 304 Stephenson Street, died suddenly while washing clothes Thursday, Aug. 21. Another woman, Georgia Brown, aged 45, 112 S. 2nd Street, fell in the street on her way to work Tuesday, Aug. 26th. She had been suffering for some time with heart trouble. BELGIAN CONGO NATIVES VIC TIMS OF FAMINE—IMPERIAL LIST BOSSES BURN CROPS. Brussels, Sept. 4—(CNA)—Reports reached here today of the death of over 40,000 natives of the Belgian Congo from a famine in Ruanda. The famine was caused as are sult of punitive raids several months ago by armed forces of the Belgian imperialists who set fire to the fields and crops of the natives and drove hundreds of thousands across the border into Uganda where with the help of British imperialists, many thousands of the revolting natives were slaughtered. The additional famine deaths are among the natives who survived these raids. They have purchased at a cost of $750 *10-acre plot* about seven miles from Macon on the Jefferson road and a southern white man has agreed to give them $2,500 if they will raise a ike amount. Delegates Expected From Many States The Fiftieth Annual Session of the Grand Fountain, U. O. True Reformers, will be held in Richmond next week, beginning with the Rosebud Session Monday afternoon. Grand Master Lee Trent will open the Grand Fountain Session Tuesday morning, nine o'clock, in the True Reformer Auditorium. This session bids fair to outshine any held in recent years and the reports will show a remarkable improvement in the Order's progress. Delegates from all parts of the United States can be present and plan for enlarging the work will be launched. Mrs. Lizzie Stanard, Grand Secretary, will have change of the records and Mrs. Eliza Norrell, Mrs. E. M. Scott and Mrs. Eva J. Cosby will be active in the Rosebud and Grand Fountain Work. The delegates will go down the river Thursday night and a great time is anticipated. The Lawntown Shoe Co. I was very sorry to know that on Monday morning, Aug. 25, the Lawn Town Shoe Co. failed to open its doors as usual. I have been watching the new enterprise with great interest from the time of its beginning with Lawyer W. F. Denny as its head and originator. I wondered why the company abandoned the original idea of manufacturing and adopted the idea of retailing shoes, and I was told that they wanted to be sure of a market for their products (which were to have been various kinds of leather goods) and thought it best to open first a store in Richmond, then in other cities, after which time they would manufacture their own products and sell them through their various stores. Much credit is due to Mr. W. F. Denny for originating the idea and much credit is due to Mr. Jno. T. Taylor for developing the idea and putting his whole heart and mind into it, for he could be seen going and coming in and out of the store daily as he did that great monument, The Richmond Beneficial Insurance Co., for which he gets the credit for Kylan SHOOTS SCHOOL TEACHER; KILLS SELF. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 4.—(By The Associated Negro Press.)—Flush with the culmination of a weef of spirited social activity attendant upon the annual conventions of the National Medical Association and the American Tennis Association, occurred a sensational tragedy Sunday afternoon between three and four o'clock when Dr. Jefferson McKinney, well-known christiopist and society man, shot and probably fatally wounded Miss Ione Givens, and committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. FOUND SHOT WITH BAG OVER HEAD. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 4. — (CNS.) The body of an unidentified Negro was found in a house on the Harford road near Long Green Branch last week. The body was found slumped over a table, /burlap bag tied over the head and a bullet hole through the skull. According to the police the man had been dead several days. The body was found by a resident of that vicinity. The policie are searchinb for two men and a woman who are said to have rented the house about a month ago, and have since gone away. THE WEEK'S EDITORIALS: COLORED PRESS THE WEEK'S EDITORIALS: COLORED PRESS Learn Aviation WANTED—Colored students to learn to become pilots. Opportunity greater than the Chauffeur of twenty years ago. Special Rates and Terms Arranged for First Organized Class Apply: ROSCOE C. MITCHELL Randolph 1481 900 St. James St. THE TAN DANE EDITO The Planet begins a series of articles this week on the failure of The Lawntown Shoe Company, written by one of our young progressive citizens. These articles are published under a nom de plume, but the writer is well known to us. We print them because of the apparent sincerity of the writer and his ambitious efforts to arouse the Richmond Negro to the danger of neglecting his business and economic status. The Elks met in Detroit and reelected J. Finley Wilson Grand Exalted Ruler as ter usual. Thinking men in the Order have reached the conclusion that his continuation in office means the catapulting of the great Elk organization into the oblivion of a second rate fraternity, Virginia Elks have taken the initiative in trying to preserve the Order and succeeded in winning the first tilt in the United States Court here, when Judge Groner ruled that the Virginia Grand Lodge of Elks was entitled to unrestricted use of the name. Elks from all parts of America are in sympathy with the Virginia movement and it is hinted strongly that great things are in the offing. ARE WE MILITANT ENOUGH? (From The Pittsburgh Courier, August 23, 1930.) Not long ago an ultra-conservative Negro of prominence expressed the view that Northern Negroes were alithegtrt too radical and might thereby get the group into much more trouble than it is in already. Now comes the news that so-called "radical Negroes in Gary Ind., and in Mount Vernon, N. Y., have respectively defeated efforts to segregate them in parks and discriminate against them in the theatres. Had there not been a handful of militant "radical Negroes in the town towss another town towss already borne by us," ded the those already borne by us. The truth of the matter is that Northern Negroes are not half as militant as they should be. There are numerous towns in the North where it is almost impossible to get a leading Negro professional or business man to make a test case against widespread segregation and discrimination in places of affirmative action where all declare they don't want to stir up any trouble as if being segregated and discriminated against were not "troole." The tendency seems to be for Negroes in each town to tacitly agree to avoid these places where "we're not wanted," then boost about the "freedom" they enjoy to visitors who are not on the ropes and express deep sympathy for the poor, downtrodden Negro below the Mason-Dixon line. This tendency is apparent even in states where Negroes have the advantage of a civil rights law. As a group we are far too complacent and easy going. If we intend to stay away from all places where we are not wanted then verily we shall have to look for an abode on Mars, Moon, Jupiter or Pluto. There could be no more dangerous social tactics than this constant retreating before the forces of racial prescription. We must learn to stand and fight hard to retain every position. We must take the offensive, for after all that is the best defense. A whole lot more respect nad consideration will be accorded the abode will willing to risk something for his rights and stops criticizing those of his group who have a backbone instead of a wishbone. Learn A WANTED—Colored students portunity greater than t ago. Special Rates and Ten Organiz Apply: ROSCOE C. Randolph 1481 A --- Dr. W. L. Ransome On POLITICS Richmond is preparing to give the Reindeer boys and girls a big hand when they come here on the 14th. The local committee is to be congratulated upon its untiring efforts. Richmonders are urged to leave no stone unturned to make the visitors feel at home. The Planet is confident that when the Reindeer leave here they will have no need for unpleasant recollections, but will always be ready to hereafter come to Richmond. The Planet will constantly urge our people to patronize our men who are in business. We only need to be reminded often enough and the results will be felt. Every cent spent with colored merchants helps to employ some Negro boy or girl and incidentally feeds a few black months. On the southwest corner of Fourth and Leigh Streets is a first-class drug store that is a pleasure to enter. Ferguson and Galvin are conducting a real first-class drug store with modern services. They have installed a modern frigidaire fountain service, and are prepared to serve your every wish. Drop in there and see how our boys can run things. ORIALS: COLORED PRESS ? STUMPING KANSAS AGAINST HENRY J. ALLEN From The St. Luke Herald, August) 23, 1930.) William Pickens, Field Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was dispatched from the New York headquarters for the purpose of convincing the voters of Kansas that Senator Henry J. Allen should not succeed himself for that high position of the people of the State. His scaffold at the crest of public sentiment by voting for the confirmation of Judge Parker's "North Carolina. The campaigner, a political neophyte across his message of common sense, with high-powered frankness and deliberation. He did not, however, detract the old political rascal of Kansas. He was on to the game of political hypocry, and out-maneuvered the N. A. A. C. P's political antagonist. The attack, alone, upon this hundred per cent hypocrite, explains a lot. It is proof that Negroes from one side of the country to the other, are growing civic backbones with which to think and stand upright among the sons of men. The struggle alone was worth the time and efforts contributed to this campaign. The very fact that Negroes are planning reprisals against their official opponents in order to worth millions in the values of remedies in the conditions of our people. We cannot start these vigorous investigations any earlier. But such determined ends and means of pressing emergency in the upward struggles of our people must bear fruit in the fullness of time. It is no wonder that a first attack on this brigadier-general of politics would fail to force him to surrender. But one thing he knows, he has been in a nasty combat with a new element of opposition. We should not feel the least discouraged at his nosing by in the primaries. 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Five Reasons Why Negroes Do Not Vote The Negro is often seriously and adversely criticized for not exercising the right of franchise. This article is not an effort to encourage the Negro in political laziness, nor to excuse his often civic indifference. We often excuse or overlook or minimize in the white man the things that we condemn and magnify in the Negro. Every student of political science knows that great many white people of America do not manifest any voting interest in politics, yet many critics of the Negro excuse these white men on the ground that the white man can afford this neglect, since his race is in power. Again, we often minimize the white man's vice and magnify the Negro's defects. If we will but look back over the Negro's record of achievement we will find that the credit in each instance was due, if not given, to some radical. Those who were responsible for the agitation which later brought about American Independence were radicals, those responsible for what little freedom we now enjoy were radicals; in short, anywhere we look in the musty pages of history we find conclusive proof that all the improvements in the conditions of the known world, as recorded in the pages of history, were brought about by those termed in their day as radicals, extremists or ultra-liberals. What the Negro needs most is encouragement and not censure. If the many Negroes who are making political fights could receive a fair play at the hands of the powers that be, it would not be long before a reasonable percent of the Negro race would distinguish itself in the political realm. It is said that the Negro must face facts about himself, even though they be ugly facts. The Negro would like also for his critics to face the facts, the ugly facts, about the circumstances under which he labors. Among the many things which may justly be called political hindrances to the Negroes the following may be classed: First—There are a great number of Negroes who believe that it does not make any difference what white man is in office (assuming that the man in office will be white), a Negro will still be a Negro "for a that an' a that." The writer thinks that the Negroes who think thus cannot be laughed out of court. They must at least be heard. The white men, as a rule, who have acted favorably toward Negroes have been moved by a sense of good will, character, and humanitarian spirit, rather than because of political pressure. The Negroes' greatest benefactors have been and are still moralists, rather than politicians. If there is anything, in our opinion, that the Negro in the South needs worse than it needs radicals, it is more radicals. As necessity is the mother of invention, so is radicalism the mother of progress and achievement. We concede the fact that where radical thought reigns and radical action is apparent, someone must suffer as a consequence. The Parker incident we believeto be a case in point, the orgy of lynching that has been going on practically ever since the defeat of Judge Parker, for which the Negro through the N. A. A. C. P., has been held responsible by ignorant whites, this class of whites has been using this method to show to the Negro their resentment, and to drive home in the Negroes mind the fact that he can not dictate to the white man politically or otherwise, without bringing down upon his head the wrath and vengeance of the mighty Nordics of America. Second—Failure of the Republican Party, to which the Negro, since '65, has been so loyal. By failure is meant that the party practically "ousted" the Negro in recent years. When this was done many Negroes gave up interest in politics, since they could not bring themselves to ally with the Democratic Party. The Negroes regarded the term democrat as synonymous with slavery. Some few Negroes joined other political parties. In some instances Negroes formed their own independent party, as was done in Richmond, Va., in 1921, when Jno. Mitchell, Jr., was candidate for Governor and Mrs. Maggie L. Walker for Lieutenant Governor, etc. The Negroes had no idea of winning, but they found their strength, exhibited their race pride, upheld their civic dignity and resented the insult of the Republican Party. Third—A discouraged minority. The Negro constitutes about one tenth of the population. Nowhere does the minority count for less than in voting. In the class room the teacher is only one man, but he instructs and commands, if need be, the whole class, the judge is one man; yet without him there is no court, the army waits upon the General, the educated one leads or deceives the ignorant many, but at the ballot box the minority, whether wise or ignorant, must take the back seat at the command of the majority. Because of this many Negroes feel that it makes little difference whether they vote or not. We rejoice in the fact that despite the barbarous crimes that are being committed, despite the manifold injustices that are heaped upon us, despite the antagonistic attitude of the lower class of whites, the contempt in which we are held by them, and despite the lethargic and Uncle Tom attitudes of some of the members of the race, the Negro has refused to be cowed, and is steadily pressing onward and upward, hoping for the dawn of the day when he will come into a full realization of the unhampered enjoyment of his rights and privileges, the same as are granted to other nations of the world. The writer is not unmindful of the fact that in some localities the Negro population is in the majority, and that in a few instances the Negro vote may hold the balance of power. He recalls a political fight in a certain town in which he once lived in which the white vote was equally divided on an issue. There were only 65 Negro voters. In this case the Negroes held the balance of power, but they all did not think alike. Some voted on one side, some on another. The issue was settled by a majority of nine. Fourth—Late in the payment of poll tax. The Negro is often late in paying his taxes in time to vote. No one particularly urges him, often he needs every penny he earns for living necessities and frequently he cannot get off from his occupation in business hours to attend to this matter. Fifth—Failure to register, even when poll tax is paid under compulsion. There are many Negroes, especially Negro women, who pay poll tax, but have never registered. The law of Virginia requires school teachers to pay taxes before certificates to teach are granted. The writer knows several Negro women teachers who have paid, but never registered. Some of these women still feel that politics should be left to men, others, both men and women, fear the prejudice of registras, such as the one in North Carolina who recently denied several high grade Negro teachers who applied for registration. He advised that they all "go back home and study some more," until they could interpret law to his satisfaction. No interpretation from any Negro can satisfy a prejudiced registrar. It is an undisputable fact that all Negroes as well as all other nations crave liberty. It is an inherent lust in mankind that can not forever be denied. Thousands have been offered up on the altar of prejudice, the blood of many innocents have been spilled since we began our fight for freedom and we may make up our minds that the blood of many more will be spilled before the contest is won. Our fight is not one of force or arms, for we are well aware of the fact that we can not win that way; arms will be used, it is true, but they will be used by those opposed to us and our cause. The writer would advise Negroes to vote. He advises all citizens to vote, but he would have it known that voting is a right the exercising of which is optional with the voter, whether he be white or black and that no man deserves less censure for refusing to vote than does the Negro man. MOORE ST. BAPTIST CHURCH West Leigh Street, between Kinney and Bowe Streets Dr. Gordon B. Hancock PASTOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1930 11:30 A.M.—"Behind the Veil." (A message especially prepared for these times of depression.) 8:30 P.M.—"Religion as a Paying Proposition." The Pastor Will Fill the Pulpit Morn ing and Evening COME EARLY FOR THE MORNIN G PRAYERS ALL ARE WELCOME Is it not better that a few should perish, than that the whole race should be destroyed? Have we not learned in all these years that liberty is bought with a price? We must let the blood that has been spilled spur us on to greater efforts as other races have done in all ages before us. The price is fearfully high, but when the battle is over and the victory is won, we will at last realize that freedom is sweeter than life itself when we are forced to live the life of a slave. The words of the poet come to mind, "Before I'll be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave, and go home to my Lord and be saved." "WE WONDER WHY?" The Lawntown Shoe Store, Richmond's only exclusive shoe VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC THE LAWN TOWN SHOE CO (Continued from Page 1) its very existence. Now I think all promoters of the Lawn Town Shoe Co. deserve great credit for blazing the trail and for trying to prepare places for the young Negro boys and girls as they come out of school yearly with nothing to do, and placing before them that elegant enterprise, The Lawn Town Shoe Co. as an inspiration. No race ever amounts to very much who fails to consider and prepare for the future, and what is the future but the young people? The one great strife of nature itself is for reproduction and it's a sinful shame for man to suffer reproduction with no preparation for its future; even the butterfly which thrives on the sweet nectar of the fragrant blossoms, lays her eggs on tender leaves of some select plant, for she realizes that that which furnishes her sustenances will not do as a nourishment for her offspring. Why do men build concrete bridges and steel structures supporting skyscrapers, and go through mountains at a cost of many millions, instead of continuing to go over or around them? Why do they build submarines and go down to the salient depths of the sea? Why excavate tunnels and mines and descend into the bowels of the earth? Why does a bird build a nest? Why does a spider spin its web? They all have one common purpose—the future generation. The Negro seems to think that he is an exception and the future will take care of itself. I can boast of this fact, all of my purchases have been confined to The Lawn Town Shoe Co. for goods sold to them, since their opening, and whenever I bought elsewhere it was because I could not be supplied there. I have no complaint to make of their merchandise, for each article purchased there gave satisfaction, and in many instances saved me money. This is the first of a series of articles on The Lawn Town Shoe Co., this one dealing with the store; the next one, A letter to the public. Now, it's up to you to decide whether you will support Negro business or continue to send forth into the world the boys and girls who finish school and nothing for them to do. NEGRO CRIMINALS DIFFER FROM WHITE SAYS WRITER New York, August 29 — There are differences between "the poor and ignorant Negro in trouble and the correspondingly poor and the white, asserts Eleanor Rowland Wendridge, retree of the Juvenile Court of Cleveland, in the American Mercury for September. "When Negroes of education and economic standing cross my path. Wembridge finds, "they act like anyone else and their minds and feelings are indistinguishable from those of other races. Is the poor, uneducated and friendless Negro of whom Mrs. Wembridge writes her observations of some 2,000 Negroes her from the basis of her article. The expedients have resulted in changing many of the ideas about the Negro which Mrs. Wembridge had. One of these preconceived ideas was of the servility of Negroes. Mrs. Wembridge writes, "I have never seen people less so. I had furthed been told that their good manners, when they had them, were the result of their training as waiters in porters, housemaids and bell hops but in my court experience I have met but in the same way was a waiter and but one who was even related to a pullman porter. They were field hands, deck hands, ditch diggers, stokers and scrub-women lately, migrated northward. They have been trained by nobody. And most of them are unacquainted with the ways of elegance, even through the movies. Despite all this they carry themselves with a poise which even a court summons fails to shake. They do not meech, or grovel, or squirm, or whimper, or riggle, or rant, or apoligize. If he has been best rested cognito, and found himself in bonds, he could hardly improve upon their manners. Mrs. Wembridge comments interestingly upon the close family ties of the Negro, nothing especially the influence of grandmothers and even great-grandmothers upon the youngest generation and of the generations in between. She finds that Negroes while addicted to fighting and various other practices which bring the $m$ into courts of law, always have a towards each other and a personal dignity which to her are most triking. Mrs. Wembridge, however, sharply takes Negroes to task and especially and footwear store, failed, with over sixty thousand Negroes in the city. There are white people employed at the Hippodrome Theater to collect tickets and to do practically all other jobs except sell the tickets. The Hippodrome is supported by Negroes. There is a white drug store in Second Street which is apparently doing a good business. The Jew stores in Jackson Ward, and in all other sections where Negroes live, are allowed to keep their places of business open every day in the year, while they are forced, in most white sections, to close on Sundays. Negroes in Richmond can not support a first-class theater financed and manned by Negroes. The Rayo, for instance. The Negro, when he prays with his eyes shut, always sees with his mind's eye, the image of a white man. Mr. Dave E. Satterfield, Commonwealth's Attorney; Richmond, Virginia:— In passing through one of the streets in the colored section of Richmond accompanied by James R. I. Jackson, about nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, on the twelfth, I heard heated words on the part of a man and on looking up I saw two white men standing on a porch on the opposite side of the street, talking to a little colored woman. One of the men was a large man of possibly 180 pounds and apparently 40. The other, a younger man of about 125 pounds and apparently 25. The larger man was doing the talking. I noticed that his manner was particularly nasty. By this time I had gotten directly opposite and heard him say to her, "That's not the first damn lie you've told." It seemed that he wanted the neighbors to hear how and what he talked to her. I immediately stopped and called to him not to curse at that colored woman like that. He turned, pointed his finger at me and in a manner which he seemed to think would wither me, demanded that I go on down the street and let him attend to his business. I insisted that I was attending to my business by stopping and contending that he treat no colored woman in this manner. He blasted back, "Yes, you think we ought to let them dress up in our clothes and not pay for them." I told him I was not concerned with that, but I did insist that he should not curse at that woman. I was reaching in my pocket for a paper to take his automobile number and get additional information in that way when he again blated, "What do you want?—my name?"—and then, without waiting for an answer, screamed—"You couldn't write it if I told you." By this time he had left the porch, the woman slamming the door behind him as her only protest of his behavior. He now came across the street to me and tried all he could to inveigle me into a fight. Among his taunting remarks were, "What do you mean anyhow? What do you think you can do?" I told him that I had gotten the information I wanted, that I knew what to do and how to do, and that he would hear from it later. As I walked on down the street he remarked, "You want to get the hell knocked out of you, that's what you want." I told him I was not worried about that, because I knew the proper way to take care of a man like himself, and continued my way. It is fair to the younger man to say that he took no part whatsoever in the mistreatment of the woman or myself. The impression which I got was that the older man was trying to show the younger man how to collect from colored people, by bullying and cursing them, since all of us know that such methods would not even be thought of for any other section. The next morning, Jas. R. H. Jackson with me, I called at this same house, explained that we wore the men on the opposite side of the street the previous morning and wished to see the woman who had been cursed at. She came, and to our extreme surprise, turned out to be little more than a child. Both of us are of the opinion that she can not be over sixteen and she does not look to be that. On explaining to her that we intended to take the proper steps to see that the wrong to her was righted, she told us that the company in buestion was the Farley Credit Clothing Store. She appeared to be almost too scared to talk, but cheerfully intimated that she would rather suffer any wrong than risk going to court against this man. This very fact is what makes it so urgent upon you gentlemen as officials to see that this collection practice is broken up. I now understand that others use this same practice, feeling secure in their belief that no colored person is going to court against them, and that if one does, he will have no success and therefore will be sorry he went there. Knowing full well that the whole police force would have been immediately hunting any colored man who had so behaved to a white woman, and that he would have been quickly landed in the station house if he had not been killed before the officers arrived, I ask that you officials will please ignore the color question, and see that the colored citizens of Richmond get the protection from this unlawful collection practice which your departments are supposed to vouchsafe to them, by bringing this man to justice. I am enclosing self-addressed envelope, and am ready to call at any time and make oath to the truth of the foregoing statements, if you desire me so to do. Box 150, R. F. D. No. 1, Dumbarton, Va. August 26, 1930. As said above, I was with S. P. B. Steward on both occasions, and if desired, am ready to come in at any time and make oath to the correctness of his abovewritten statements. I can be reached through him. JAS. R. H. HACKSON. 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State officers of the Baptist State Convention represented from the Virginia Seminary and College will be present and a very interesting program has been provided for the entertainment. The Motery has just returned from the Jubilee which convened in Chicago, Ill., and will bring the Association a great account. It is stated by them that it is likely thousand, with tendance at the gathering. All pastors and churches should not fail to be present at this Convention at Yancy Mills. There are many things at this meeting that will be discussed and passed upon. Attention Berean Baptists Staunton, Va., Aug. 30—To the Constituency Comprising the Berean Valley Baptist Association, Greeting: Co-laborer; I am hereby calling your special attention to the 48th Annual Session of the above named Association, which will convene with the Piedmont Baptist Church, Yancey's Mills, Va. Rev. J. L. Carr, pastor. The meeting of the Association will open for business Wednesday morning at 9:00 o'clock. At this hour we are asking and hoping that all delegates will attend will be present at this time—all the welcomes and responses will be delivered. Let each one see to it, and fell that it is his and her personal duty to measure up to the obligations that this Association as pledged itself to carry on. Please do not fall behind in your last year's giving; but if possible do more. Fiveeign and Home Missions still give great claims on us. Tat cry comes to us as great as ever: "Come over and help us." This work is the Christ-given mission, so we cannot turn it aside. Do all you can for this cause. Needless for me to state that the great center of our attraction as well as giving is the Virginia Seminary and College at Lynchburg, Va. This school is nearest and dearest to our hearts, because it is owned, controlled and operated by us. We use us for our needs our greatest support. Do not fall us in bringing up all you can for this work. The Pastor and his good people are looking forward for a large attendance. So let us be found at the place at 9:00 o'clock Wednesday morning, September 3rd, and remain until the final benediction Friday night, September 5th. Mr. James Jones, Jr., of New York who is visiting his parents in Waynesboro accompanied Mrs. Lloyd Jones to Lexington to Miss Anna Bow-ten Funeral. IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE LAW AND EQUITY COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1930. Lula M. Trent ------------Plaintiff, Against Clarence Trent ------------Defendant. In Chancery. The object of this suit is to obtain an absolute divorce from the bond of matrimony by the plaintiff from the defendant on the ground of more than three years. And, an affidavit having been made and filed that the defendant is not a resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that he appear here within ten (10) days after due publication of this order and o whatever may be necessary to protect his interest herein. A Copy, Teste: Luther Libby, Clerk By E. M. Edwards, D. C. J. E. Byrd, p. q. Konjola The Medicine of deeds not words Konjola Only Medicine That Gave Results Sufferers want results, not vague promises and claims, and Konjola—actually 32 medicines in one—gives results, even in those obstinate cases that have held on year after year with the tenacity of a bulldog. Take, for instance, the experience of Mr. Monroe Johnson, 1212-D St. John Street. Konjola Only Medicine That Gave Results Sufferers want results, not vague promises and claims, and Konjola—actually 32 medicines in one—gives results, even in those obstinate cases that have held on year after year with the tenacity of a bulldog. Take, for instance, the experience of Mr. Monroe Johnson, 1212-D St. John Street, Richmond. Is it any wonder that he thinks Konjola is the greatest medicine in the world? And would you not like to know all about this medicine that did so much for him; this medicine that has made a matchless record in the relief of stomach, liver, kidney and bowel ills, and of rheumatism, neuritis and nervousness. Then visit the Konjola Man at the Peoples Service Drug Store, 101 East Broad street, Richmond. Ask questions . . . hear of any number of cases . . . then decide what you will do about Konjola. But right this minute—before you do anything else—read what Mr. Johnson said to the Konjola Man: "Not until I used Konjola did I realize that one --- FREE SAMPLES GIVEN --- LEXINGTON, NEWS VIRGINIA: STAUNTON SOCIETY medicine could do so much. For a year I suffer ed from torpid liver, indigestion and constipation. I was worn out, tired and 'all in.' My appetite was so poor I had to force myself to eat. I took many medicines, but got no results. Several friends had got such good results from Konjola that I decided to try it. That was the best decision I ever made, for three bottles of Konjola put me on the road to happiness. My stomach and bowels are working now as Nature intended: the tired feeling is gone and I feel like a new man. I want everyone to know what Konjola did for me. It is the only medicine that gave results." Konjola does work swiftly, yet a complete treatment of from six to eight bottles is recommended for best results. Konjola is for the aged or the infant; for all the family. The Konjola Man is at the Peoples Service Drug Store, 101 East Broad street, Richmond, whe-daily he is meeting the public and explaining the merits of this amazing medicine. Mr. and Mrs. Wilms Vaugh and children, Alen, Marie and Harrison motored to Harpers Ferry Sunday. WEDDING BELLS Mr. William Downey has announced his marriage to Miss Myrtle Cabbie both of this city, in Washington, D. C., last Monday. Pimore Taylor and Paige Lewis were among the ones that went to Washington during the excursion. Mr. Stewart Ware is bask from New York to spend the winter with his mother at home. Miss Jaunita and Thomas Johnson were dinner guest sof Miss Evangeline Dickerson and Paige Lewis recently. Mr. Garfield Dunnings and Mr. Eugene Dunnings motored to Lexington Sunday. While there they were the guests of relatives and friends. Mr. Joseph Glover of Greenwich, Conn., and Mr. and Mrs. Green of New York City spent a very pleasant raination in this city visiting relatives of Mr. Glover. The party left Thursday to attend the Elks convention in Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Albertus Moss and Mr. and Mrs. Witherpoon, all of Brooklyn, N. Y., were the week-end guests of Mrs. Huston Mr Nathan Carter and Miss Arlena BBanks were married Monday morning, August 25, in Washington, D.C., by the Rev. J. W. Young in the presence of seven witnesses. We hope them happiness and success. Miss Mary E. Jackson and Mr. William Burks have returned to the city after spending the week-end in Washington, D. C., with friends. Miss T. B. Evans was the week-end guest of her parents, Prof, and Mrs. J. H. Bicks. Miss Ruth Hooker of Harrisonburg, Va., was the guest of Mr. William Dawson Sunday afternoon. Messrs. James Brent, Ralph Southall, Paige Lewis, and William Caves will represent the Staunton tennis tournament in Charlottesville, Va., on Labor Day. CROZET, VA. Mr. and Mrs. William Wars of Washington, D. C. are visiting in Crozet. Mr. and Mrs. Wars, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Maupin motored to Tye River Sunday to visit friends. Mr. Clarence Wood and daughter, Gladys and Mrs. Earle Wood of W. Va., are visiting here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood and little son of Richmond are visiting in Crozet. The Odd Fellows and K. P. Lodges gave a joint reception Tuesday night to their wives, daughters and friends. An improtult program was followed by a delightful repast. Mr. Garfield Stewart is sick at his home. Mr. Roberson Brown continues quite sick. Revival meeting starts Monday srudshi Church services were well attended Sunday, Revival meeting stats. Monday nigh. Rev. Mr. Green of Pennsylvania will preach. WEST STAUNTON NEWS There will be preaching at the smoky Row Church on the 2nd Sunday in September at 11:00 A. M. and a men's day program will be rendered at 8:00 P. M. The Willing Workers Club met in the home of Mrs. James D. Wilson of Laurel hill on second Tuesday having been changes from 1st Tuesday by the nosess for convenience. A good number of visitors were present. After business session and a short program an appitizing luncheon was served by the hostess. Mrs. Jean Davis of Pa., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson of Pittsburg, Pa., have returned home after spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Wilson. Mr. C. A. Williams, who has been employed in Chappagua, N. Y. is spending some time at is home here. The picnics of the Smoky Row and Mt. Chapel Churches combined had a delightful outing at Woodside on the 16th. A large crowd was present and plenty of good things to eat. A large number of our people attended the emn and woman's day at Brownsburg last Sunday P. M. Mr. Sam Taylor an old resident of Cedar Green died on Saturday the 23, at the home fo his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Brown. Funeral will be held from the Cedar Green Church on Monday 25, at 3 P. M., by the pastor, Rev Brown. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Brown and family motored to Waynesboro last Friday visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Sinus Mrs. Jas, A Walker and daughter, Mia Muse, Mrs. Jerris Jerris Juanita Johnson and little sister, Dorothy, Messars, Thomas and Charles Johnson; all of Louisa motored over and attended the picnic at Woodside. A. M. J. IRON GATE NEWS Miss Chestanie Leftwich and Mr. C. M. Branch had a Pew Rally. It was conducted by the Covington people of the First Baptist Church, pastor, Rev. C. W. Ingear. His text was found in Psalm. We asked them to come again. There was a lawn party given by Mrs. George Allen, Friday night. She Forge and Covington, had a host of friend from Clifton Mrs. Lispcomb and daughter had a lawn party Friday night. She had a life of friends from Covington and Clifton Forge also. There was a ball game here Tuesday played by the Iron Gate Wild Cats and Clifton Forge Grays. Te game was 15 and 13 in favor of the Wild Cats. HOT SPRINGS HICKMAN—In remembrance of our dear mother, Mrs. Jane Hickman who departed this life one year ago August 23, 1929. Mother thou wast mild and lovely, Gentle as the summers breeze, Flessant as the air of evening When it floats among the trees. Peaceful beauty silent slumber, Peaceful in the grave so low; Thou no more will join our number, Thou no more our songs shalt know. Yet again we hope to mace thee, When the day of life is fled; Then in heaven with joy to greet thee Were no farewell tear is shed. Read The Grateful Words Of Praise Of This Richmond Man Wilmington, Lel. Sept. 4—(CNA) —Introducing the fliestiest evidence and with the state witnesses twice confessing to perjury, heodore Russ, 25 year old Negro worker was murdered here on the scaffold, Friday noon. Russ was charged with criminal assault upon a white woman, a Mrs. Reed, living near Woodside, below Dover. He was convicted on the testimony of Linwood Gray who swore at the trial that he saw Russ break into the home of Mrs. Reed and that peeping through the key hole that he saw Russ assault the woman. Gray later made an affidavit repudiating his testimony. On the basis of this affidavit, Russ's attorney made an appeal for a new trial. I. L. L. and A. N. L. G. Organizations Protat. The International Labor Defense, the defense organization of Negro and white workers, and the American Negro Labor Congress vigorously protested against this "legal" lynching. More than 200 Negro and white workers answered the call of these two militant organizations and assembled at a street corner near the jail to hold a protest meeting. The city police were given the order to smash the workers meeting and scatter all of those who were not in sypathy with "justice" taking its course. The workers were determined to voice their protest. The police arrested several of the workers. A diligent search was made throughout the Negro neighborhood for speacers from these class struggling organizations to prevent them from calling another meeting and to "run" them out of town. Delaware Contributes to Lynch Wave. This lynching was not carried out by a ob with the approval of the bosses and the state, but by the state itself without the assistance of the mob. It differs from a mob lynching as it was "legal" according to the code e of the capitalist—the oppressors of the Negro masses. This was Delaware's contribution to the wave of lynching and general terrorism now raging throughout the country. This terror is part of the general terror against the working classdu ring the economic crisis. The bosses are trying to put on the workers the entire burden of the crisis of capitalism, by dividing the workers and preventing them from organizing to fight to better conditions. More and more workers are ecicted from their homes, for non-payment of rents, and the army of unemployed is increasing daily. The Negro and white workers of Wilmington have announced through their class struggling organizations that they are not to be defeated in their plans of organizing the workers and exposing the aims of the bosses to keep the workers divided. More meetings to protest against the oppression of the workers will be held. LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONS. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 4—(CNS) —Dr. D. I. 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It is not only highly entertaininy musically but packs a thoroughly human story without intrusions of dancing choruses to slow up the story. Charles F. (Chuck) Reisner has managed a splendid directorial task and his interpolation of the tuneful song numbers is admirably effected. Robert Montgomery is featured 31, 621 E. 16th Street. William James, aged 38, died Aug. 31, 900 W. Leigh Street. Robert Harris, aged 60, died Aug. 12, 1021 St. James Street. Martha Jackson, aged 41, died Aug. 21, 304 Stephenson Street. William Thomas, aged 55, died Aug. 23, 1018 St. James Street. Simon Weathers, aged 45, died Aug. 25, 1100 St. John Street. Rufus Brown, aged 20, died Aug. 21, 808 E. Clay. Rosa Carter, aged 60, died Aug. 24, 34 N. 8th Street. Simon Fulton, aged 36, died Aug. 23, 305 E. 15th Street. Georgia Brown, aged 45, died Aug. 26, 112 S. 2nd Street. John Coleman, aged 60, died Aug. 26, 1908 Short Street. Chas. H. Hayden, aged 48, died Aug. 26, 409 N. Henry Street. 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Installment I GREY rain stabbed down on the great brown Mississippi, whipping its turbulent surface into a saffron froth. The big river, writhing and twisting in its narrow channel like a monstrous yellow snake, seemed to be savagely happy in the havoc it was creating along its flood-swept banks. Whole trees, housetops, and sometimes even entire houses, logs, and indescribable bits of debris floated along Clean Fiction Human Interest Stories September 6, 1930 Pictures in the Illustrated Feature Section were posed, and do not depict principals unless so captioned. Daughter By WILLIAM T. SMITH "Writhing madly, the large man slithered down into the mud, Carl atop him, throttling him with a mad strength." sullenly, or danced madly in the grasp of the seething dark flood. From the far north raced the roaring Mississippi, carrying with it mute evidences of its rapacious hunger, and leaving in its wake thousands of acres of desolated, flooded farm lands, and hundreds of small towns which were swept abruptly from peaceful security by its terrible fury. Through the very heart of the South it rushed, bringing with it death and sorrow, and leaving a trail of misery and desolation. Continued on Page Four The Favorite of European Courts THE TEMPLE OF THE MEN How an African Slave Became Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army--While an Unfaithful Wife Almost Ruined His Career Christian faith, Peter, himself, acting as god-father, and the Queen of Poland as god-mother. His Turkish name had been Ibrahim. Peter called HISTORY contains no stranger or more romantic figure than Abram Hannibal. Stolen from his parents in Africa and sold into slavery, he rose to be commander-in-chief of the armies of the greatest white empire of his day. One of his descendants became one of the world's greatest poets, while others are today to be found in some of the leading royal families of Europe, including the English. Destiny was indeed kind to Hanni- Napoleon's sister, had male Negroes bal, for instead of being sent to America where he would have been at best a house-servant, he was sent suit. This writer has in his possession a copy of a picture of this sort from a Moscow gallery. At that time, while Negroes were languishing in slavery in America, others of their brothers, also from the jungles, were the pampered pets of European royalty. Some of the highest in the land would try to approach the king by first winning the favor of these Negroes. Negroes Bathed Empress According to Gleichen-Russwurm and Terhune, both Josephine, Empress of the French, and Pauline, --- When Food Sours Sweeten the stomach—instantly About two hours after eating many people suffer from sour stomachs. They call it indigestion. 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Volynsky sent from Astrakan a couple to Catherine in order to ingratiate himself with her, and Peter (the Great) had several." Catherine the Great, in her portrait by Lampi, is shown with a Negro. Catherine also had a colored woman at her court to whom she paid high honor, the Countess de Protassov, who was a relative of the Prince Orloff, according to the Countess Golovina. (See Memoirs of Countess Golovina, p. 44.) Peter the Great Loved Him By far the greatest of the Negro favorites in any European court was Abram Hannibal. Sold into slavery in the harem of the Sultan, Selim IV, of Turkey, he attracted the attention of Count Ragusky who was at the Turkish Court on a mission from his master, Peter the Great. Count Ragusky wishing to take back some unusual gift to his emperor, got Hannibal, some say by kidnapping, others say as a gift from the Sultan. In any case, when Count Ragusky crossed the border, the Negro lad, then about ten years old, was sitting in the luxurious carriage wrapped with costly furs. Arriving at the palace of the Kremlin, the Count with his entourage, entered the great audience chamber, and, advancing to the throne, presented his gift. Hannibal was a merry, vivacious and intelligent child. Peter the Great fell in love with him on the spot, and from that moment to Peter's death, the two were inseparable, on the battlefield or at court. Peter was very democratic. Once, leaving his throne, he went to England and worked in a ship yard as a common laborer to learn the trade in order to build up a navy of his own. And at that time he was the wealthiest man on earth. In his palace he dined at a great long table. His custom was to seat himself, after which, any diner, regardless of rank, could sit next to him. The ambassadors, even from England, accustomed to seats of honor in other lands, used to complain of this custom. In any case, no matter who sat next to Peter, Hannibal was always beside him. **Precocious in Mathematics** Soon after his arrival, Hannibal was christened and taken into the Continued on Page Seven White while you sleep! If you want a whiter, prettier complexion, you can have it with Nadinola! You can secure the light-toned beauty that all your friends will admire and envy with this double-quick, extra-powerful bleach. Nadinola, the amazing skin-whiteener, will bring you this new loveliness just as it has done for thousands of attractive women. No tedious waiting for results—no disappointments. Just smooth on this fragrant, super-bleach at bedtime—let it start its wonder-work while you take your beauty sleep. You will be amazed how swiftly all oiliness and roughness disappear, how pimples and eruptions vanish, while your skin grows lighter and more beautiful day by day. 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A Story of Courage and Determination that Seems Impossible Clifford, a Handsome Youth, most Discouraging Odds. His Feats that He has b Wonder How many young men, especially young married men, has one heard say, "I would have obtained an education, but the circumstances were against me," or I didn't get a break"? What sad expressions these always seem, especially when one who has been greatly handicapped from youth proves that it is possible to overcome the most unkind fate. Is there really any excuse that one can offer for failing to get a liberal education that will fit him to meet the changes of a dynamic society? Is there any circumstance that can justify one in saying, "I can't"? Is poverty an excuse? Well, Clifford Blount could not boast of having a single dollar when he first resolved to go to college. Is a poor public school background an excuse? Clifford Blount was in the seventh grade of a poor rural school when he first determined to school himself. NO ARMS SINCE 16 Is a physical handicap an excuse? Well, hardly, for Clifford Blount has no arms, and has had none since he was sixteen years old! In fact, Clifford Blount's case is a case of a boy with a desire to obtain a higher education—a desire which he set out to realize in the face of almost impossible circumstances. With the left arm severed near the shoulder and the right arm severed near the elbow. Blount has supported himself at Wiley College for ten years, having been graduated last year with the degree Bachelor of Arts. He will enter Northwestern University some time this fall, still depending on no other help than his own! And these ten years in school have been by no means prosaic! Clifford Blount's adventures have been as numerous as those of any romantic character of fiction, and his life has been as thrilling as that of any other cosmopolite. In his nomadic wandering over the entire forty-eight states, and parts of Canada and Mexico, during vacations in order to scrape up enough money to enroll in Wiley each fall. The True Story of has Made His Way Despite the So Remarkable have been seen Termed, the Armless of Texas Blount's experiences run from tramp to teacher, from fails to mansions, from box cars to pullmans, and from the seventh grade of a poor rural school to graduation from a ranking A class college. His twenty-seven years of existence have been fully packed with thrills, emotions and pathos. Clifford Blount was born on a farm seven miles south of Jefferson, Texas, one of the oldest towns in the state, on December 11, 1902. Four children had already been born to his parents, and two more were to be born to them soon after. Clifford's early days were spent like those of many another farm boy three months of the year being passed in a one-teacher school, the remaining nine months being taken up by farm work. "ACCIDENT COMPLEX" He was only eleven years old when his first accident happened. It was the mere beginning of what he has called his "accident complex." A wagon rolled across his abdomen, producing internal injuries which seriously affected him for five years, and caused him to lose much time from his three-month school. Blount was retained three years in one grade. From the time of this accident on, Clifford could not do any heavy work, so his parents secured him a job with a white doctor in Jefferson, Dr. Moseley. How curious Blount must have looked on that day, wearing his first long suit that he bought with money obtained from the sale of "cat squirrels," a small variety of squirrels which he would hunt and sell for thirty-five cents apiece. At Dr. Moseley's, Blount cooked and did maid work while he attended the city school. Dr. Moseley liked Clifford's work very much and was good to him, and Clifford was enjoying what he would call a paradise. He was looking at the world through rose-colored glasses, when the accident crossed his path which tried in vain to cloud his rose-tinted spectacles forever. A fair was held in Marshall, a neighboring town to Jefferson, and an educational center for colored people of the Southwest. Dr. Moseley was anxious that Blount should be happy while staying with him, so he consented for Clifford to go to Marshall with two "friends" in their ENT AND SOCK of the Master Boxer, ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION—September. 6, 1930 *** old Ford car and spend an entire day at the fair. Clifford went, and never before did he have so much fun in one day, lingering in the midway and enjoying the riding devices and pink lemonade. He and his friends stayed there until the fair closed down for the night. "THE FATAL RIDE" A little before time to leave, however, Blount's two friends left him and went out into the city, telling Clifford to meet them at the gate when the fair closed. They were quite familiar with Marshall, but Blount was not, so he stuck close to the gate of the fair park until they returned. "Git in, rat, and let's go home!" Blount stopped at such a rough command coming from his companion. "Yeah. Don't stand there starin' like a d—— fool!" This came from his other pal in the same tone, and as he said these words, Clifford discovered why they had left him at the fair park and gone into the city. Their breaths were heavy with the odor of corn whiskey! They had been drinking! Blount had never before seen his friends in their "oil," and he was frightened. They put him in the rear seat of the old touring car, and they occupied the front: the one who was not driving threw his right leg over the side of the car. Both of Blount's companions gave considerable attention to a quart bottle that they had in their possession, and the automobile was largely allowed to drive itself, except that the driver took pains to carefully open the throttle to the limit and give it all the spark that it could afford. TERRIFYING FEAR At one instant, the driver was taking too long a swing at the bottle than his pal thought fair, so the latter reached over and pulled it from the other's mouth. At this the man at the wheel disregarded his steering altogether and gave his mate a lusty blow on the side of the head. This was returned, and a little struggle began in the front seat, with no- Appearing Soon by James A. Garner Extreme Left—Clifford Blount, using for holding h Top Center—Clifford Blount, today. Lower Center—This is Blount as he College Extreme Right—Blount exhibiting t Extreme Left—Clifford Blount, using the specially constructed mechanism for holding his tooth brush. Top Center—Clifford Blount, today. Lower Center—This is Blount as he appeared when he entered Wiley College in Texas. Extreme Right—Blount exhibiting the "mechanics" of combing his hair. body giving any attention to the Tears were already streaming from road ahead, except poor little Clif- his eyes. body giving any attention to the road ahead, except poor little Clifford.. A sharp curve loomed ahead. Blount shuddered. He closed his eyes as tight as he could. Te murmured a prayer. Queer things often happen in an accident. The Ford went over an incline and turned over to an upright position again. Blount was hurled a short distance from the machine. The car was not greatly damaged, despite its age, and the two men, uninjured and now fairly sobered, managed to get it to running. They made it pull back into the road. Prepared to continue on the journey, they called to Blount who was lying by the side of the highway, groaning in pain. He neared their call and tried to rise from his prone position. But he found that his arms hurt so much that he was unable to use them. The pair in the car became tired of waiting, and Clifford soon heard the whining of the clutch and the clatter of the bent fenders—and knew that he was left alone! He called aloud to them again and again, but in return he only heard his own voice echoed through the black, thick and dismal Texas forest. Clifforl was found unconscious early the next morning by a white farmer, who carried him to the nearest hospital, which was in Marshall. The doctor had little hope of even saving Blount's life at first; saving his arms was entirely out of the question. Blount seemed to have thrown out his arms when the accident occurred and thus got them pinned beneath the sides of the car, for they were both badly crushed. The surgeon had only one recourse—amputation. The right arm was severed near the elbow; the left arm was cut close to the shoulder—a perfect operation. They kept Blount, totally helpless and suffering intensely, in the hospital for three weeks. When he was ready to be dismissed, the surgeon who performed the operation was kind enough to accompany him to the door of the institution. Standing at the doorway with the doctor, poor Clifford looked at his miserable stumps. Then he asked the surgeon: "What can I do with these things?" Soon Garner A Frank Story Inspiration and A Story of a Boy Who Wouldn't Surrender to an Unkind Fate A Frank Story of Friendship Inspiration and Matchless Skill A WORD OF CHEER the specially constructed mechanism his tooth brush. he appeared when he entered Wiley in Texas. he "mechanics" of combing his hair. Tears were already streaming from his eyes. This question was appropriate, for it was a notion at that time that only manual work was the proper occupation for the Negro. But the doctor was sympathetic, and ventured to depart from this notion. He gently placed his hand on Clifford's head and looked at him rather firmly. Opening his strongly set lips he said the words which have stayed with Blount all his life: "Clifford, I did not cut your HEAD off. Your only chance will have to come through an education." Not very long after Blount was thus dismissed from the hospital—not long after he had walked a weary seven miles to his home in the country—not long after he had heard both the discouraging words of his friends (some told him that they would rather be dead)—not long after he had quenched his thirst at a filthy brook by the roadside by prostrating himself on his stomach—and not long after he had heard the only encouraging words which came to him, "How glad I am to see you ALIVE!" from his mother, his brother took him to Dallas, where Judge Corley fitted him out with an artificial arm with which he was, in the course of time and with a great deal of practice, able to relieve in some measure his parents from caring for him as they would a new-born infant. A doctor in the hospital had presented Clifford with a pamphlet of Judge Corley's. Judge Corley's instructions were to the effect that Blount should be given the minimum of attention, and that he should be allowed to do things for himself as far as he possibly could. HIS BIG CHANCE Before the summer of that year was over, a generous agency made $100 available for Blount's education. His parents decided that they wished to send him off to some out-of-town school and they, accordingly, wrote to several of the colleges in Texas. But all of them, except one, positively refused to admit an armless boy. All of them, except one, firmly let the bitter family know that "this is no school for cripples." Only Wiley College, in Texas, was willing to give Blount a chance, and the Continued on Page Seven ry of Friendship, nd Matchless Skill WHITE LAUGHTER 4 Continued from Page One One village, however, which stood on the very banks of the river, had escaped because of its high position on a sort of hill. To this village came hundreds of those made homeless by the river. Quickly the Red Cross, the State, and even the government came to their rescue, bringing clothing, supplies of all kinds, and medicines. Immediately the place became a city of tents. Almost overnight the confusion merged into a semblance of order. In this time of fear and sorrow such things as the difference in men's color was forgotten. Common sorrows drew people together and terror drove out of their minds considerations which in ordinary times would have made differences between them. Gangs of dark men were drafted for work on the levees. Each morning at daylight they filed out, following the wagons that carried the sand sacks, and all day they labored at piling the sacks against the crumbling levee. It was back-breaking, terrible work, and for it they received little, if any, pay. Most of them accepted the situation with that philosophy inbred in the dark ones of the South. They took what came. They were resigned, and went about their labors quietly. 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They can't keep me here if I don't want to stay. Why, it's——" "Shush!" Hotshot had warned, "Don' say what these here folks caint do. Boy, they kin do anything they're big enough to do. An' they's too big for us'ns." So Carl had taken the advice of the wise little man. Now they worked side by side, sloshing from wagon to levee with heavy sand bags. The rain was chilly and piercing, and a grey, murky mist hung over the roaring river. As he trudged wearily along with a hundred pound sack on his shoulder, Carl's thoughts were chaotic. In rhythm to his trips from the wagon to the levee he lost himself deeper and deeper in his reflections. He had been in Chicago attending the university when he had read in the newspaper that the little Mississippi town were his parents lived had been swept away by the flood. He was studying a business course, and graduation was only a few days away, but he had immediately caught a train for Memphis, and from there had made his way by wagon and on foot to the place where he had been born and where his parents had lived. In answer to all his inquiries he was able to learn only that the two old people had been caught by the rising waters, as their little home was on bottoms land, near the river. Grief-stricken, he had tried to return to Chicago, when he was trapped by the still rising river. With several other refugees he had been brought to the camp where he now labored bitterly, while his anguish and his resentment ate at his very soul. He remembered how he had urged his parents to come North and live with him, and how confident he had been that he would soon be earning enough to care for them, and repay them for what must have been bitter sacrifice to help him through college. Anton Bigal, the banker, who had come from Carl's Mississippi home, had been interested in him, and had followed his career with interest. He had promised Carl that when he had finished at the University a job would be waiting for him. His mother had wanted him to be somebody—to do something else besides farm cotton. When he was sixteen he had been sent to Chicago to school, and now at twenty-four he had fulfilled one of his mother's fondest hopes by his completion of college. The thought that she would never know of his success filled him with an aching agony. He groaned aloud. "Somp'n hurt you, Carl?" Hotshot asked sympathetically. They were out of earshot of the overseer. Carl smiled grimly. "Something sure does," he told his friend. "You ain't used to this yere work." Carl chose not to enlighten Hotshot as to his trouble. The little man seemed to have adopted him, and Carl was becoming fond of him. "I suppose carrying all these big sacks isn't hard for you, in spite of the fact that you are smaller than I?" Carl evaded. "Naw," said the other, depreciatingly. "This kind of stuff ain't nothin' for me. Why, man I used to pick my fo' hundred pounds o' cotton ev'y day down in Texas—in the Black Lands. Totting this sand don't worry me none, cause I used to be a river man, too, and I could tote anything up a gang plank, even to a pianny on my head. Boy, I'm a little piece of leather, but I'm well put together!" Carl smiled in sympathy, but their brief levity was abruptly halted when the gang boss, hearing their voices, velled at them to "get a move on!" All around them the figures of the men who worked with them stiffened, then their activity was increased to a back-breaking pace. They were afraid of this gang boss who almost had the power of life and death over As Carl passed him on his way back to the sand wagon the man snarled, "You are that smartalecy Nawthin' boy, eh? Well, iemme tell you somethin', Yankee; if you don't tote them sacks more faster I'm gonna put my shoe in you so far you'll need a doctor to take it out." The youth compressed his lips, and kept on his way without a reply. When they were safely away, Hotshot whispered, "I she' thought you was gonna climb that he-devil's frame!" SOFT STRAIGHT TO HAVE OFT AIGHT HAVE V SOFT STRAIGHT HAIR IS EASY TO HAVE WHEN YOU USE PLUKO.. See for Yourself Your mirror will show you the magic of Pluko Hair Dressing the first time you use it. Pure, safe and scientific, its daily use cannot discolor your hair or harm it in any way. Instead, such regular care will bring the reward of undreamed of hairbeauty. Surely you will want to try it. --- WHITE 50¢ AMBER 30¢ PLU FIVE MINUTE UK INUTE WAY "I will if he lays a hand on me!" Carl promised grimly. "I don't care if they kill me afterwards!" "Well, eff'n you gits into trouble, I'll be right there with you, kid," the diminutive man told him in a low voice. 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You will like the way it enables you to arrange your hair in becoming styles and always keep it looking neat, smooth and attractive. that the men wore. Carl had lost his hat, and his hair, uncut since he left Chicago, was a sodden mass of blue-black curls. His clear brown skin gleamed wetly, and in his brown eyes there was again the look of the caged wolf which awaits only the chance to leap its barriers. And like a wolf, he was wide of shoulder and slender waisted, and his limbs were corded with smooth, powerful muscles. At school he had boxed for recreation, and now he found himself wondering what would happen if he suddenly hit the gang boss on the jaw. Perhaps the man had a pistol, and would shoot him. He decided that Continued on Page Six DANCING BEAUTY eos 3 a BS us 1 : pa ‘ Se See see Lk Lee ; » See * Re eae * Se c at : — 4433 FE ne moe es ; 74 “i 4 ce a ato. = es ate a4 - ed : Vy ee | oS “ ae? oe oa ; Ti a ok ee Yay ve ie wh te a ¥ a 4 ma * _ ee Bg” nee : Sse AE LR : ee rs oe me S oe Oe Be ues LEST Seems Bi ee Se eR es SOE AS oo ee . — — Se ek WE NGS oo ae . ae — 22 > eet ae | Po oe ee ee Res See Se . So oe oe ae SOS Po SOE ee Big a eee a. Evelyn Sheppard, is not only a talented performer at the famous Cotton Club in New York, but is an enthusiastic sportswoman of daring and courage. Above she is pictured at the wheel of her handsome Chrysler Roadster which she handles with the skill of an experienced chauffeur.. Miss Sheppard is well-known in theatrical and social circles. eam Nhe tebe aa eR ’s Handwriting Analysi Dr. Bunker’s Handwriting Analysis Dr. M. N. BUNKER 3 Distinguished Grapho-Analyst Lonely! 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It may make it easier for you if you could know that these periods of bitter depression and discouragement and of utter loneliness are something that are not caused by a real condi- tion but by a feeling that is deep witnin yourself. When you know this, you can learn to laugh it off and say to yourself when such a spell occurs, “it won’t last long,” and you'll soon find that you are regain- ing your happy mood rather than the depressed and discouraged one. © el Tha te te eee Oc) Oe Bee, | Here is something it may be worth while for you to keep in mind. The man or woman whose handwriting is reasonably heavy and who slants it very far forward is the one who suf- fers bitterly from emotional reaction. Such people are -'ways sensitiv>. They are easily hurt, and when they are hurt, the « ma, is a deep yvne, like the knife wound that runs tar into the flesh. There is an ache in their hearts which comes’ only through the depths of the emotions. If you remember: these facts it will help you to understand your friends when they go into those fits of dis- couragement: or g.ow so enthusiastic that you feel ‘hai they are wasting a lot cf geod energy. You may have a personal report made of your handwriting if you will write a page, using pen and ink. Sign your name, send letter to Dr. M. N. Bunker, in care cf this newspaper, with a stamped and self-addresi2d envelope, for reply. Be sure to enclose the stamped envelope, for Ictters without this will be discarded. SH Ue ee xy | Late Summer Suggestions wom ee Te oa | comm | 5 ASTORIA / Ategelable repactbaatet pas |i pa i Tm AY || treet N || Cocerfuines ang est oat f WY sina Ror nanoore| “oe Ne Wy) Be) U1] A iphlforeay te N cea ti HI\y| nataecesser Pats A cry in the night may be the be co first warning that Baby has colic. Pee cab No cause for alarm if Castoria is i — Landes) Thie mura vecetahie nren. “ During the winter months the salad is usually a tasty bite, served between courses or with the nain course. With hot weather, however, the salad comes into its own. Whole-meat salads and company salads appear in thousands o» clubs and restaurants as well as in modern homes where meals are prepared with both health and appetite in mind. rhe little ten-mirute salad may be furnished“once a day, but as the heat increases, its bigger brother, the Whole-meal salads and company table regularly, also. Serve all the salads you wish, for they are almost invariably easy to di- gest, alkaline in their reaction and filled with minerals, salts and vita- mins. But study your salad ingredi- ents carefully and see to it that you are getting full value from the pres- ee popularity of this dish. | Use sugar, whenever possible, either ie the salad itself or in the salad (dressing, It is quick-energy food that jwill bolster up a lagging system quickly on a hot day, and in addition will bring out the full flavor of the A Sloppy Wife Meansa Slipping Husband Do you want to get rid of your man? It’s the easiest thing imagin- able unless he is one of those shift- less, lazy, good-for-nothings that merely uses you for a meal ticket. Greet the average husband with a frown and a soiled wrapper when he comes home on Monday. Throw something on the table and -hout “Soup's on.” Do this again on Tuc.- day, Wednesday, Thursday, and the other days, and keep it up religiously. Be sure that the wrapper is soiled and that your nck looks as though a visit to the bathtub will be in order. Then move into a neighborhood where the other woraen keep their hair, feet, faces and bodies in order. ee your husband sit on the front ‘porch a few evenings and see the ‘difference between these women and yourself, Invite one or two of the ‘nearest neighbor women in for a glass of lemonade or a sandwich, This recipe is guaranteed to make any man slip—and the sloppier you are, the quicker he slips. Millions of women have used this recipe—but very few of them realized east they were using it until they had lost their husbands. | = |, A ery in the night may be the first Sate that Baby thas colic. | No cause for alarm if Castoria is | handy! This pure vegetable prep- | aration brings quick comfort, and | can never do the slightest harm. | Always keep a bottle in the house. It is the safe and sensible thing | when children are ailing. Whether ' it’s the stomach, or the little , bowels; colic or constipation; or | diarrhea. When tiny tongues are | coated, or the breath is bad. | Wheneyer there’s need of gentle | regulation. Children love the hn ete ie eit a | a fruit or vegetables used in the salad, | Use as many greens as you can. Vary your salads by preparing a fruit salad one day, a vegetable salad the next, and combination fruit and vege- table salad for the third. Get into the habit also of surpris- ee the family or your guests with an unusual salad—perhaps a frozen . molded delicacy. You will find that ‘the results will more than justify the added effort on your part. Here are a few salads that may he new to you. Try them and see how pleasing they will be: | FROZEN TOMATO SALAD Peel and cut into fairly small pieces two cups of ripe tomatoes. Add two cloves, two. peppercorns, two table- spoons sugar, one teaspoon salt, one- quarter teaspoon celery salt, one sliced onion, a few grains of parsley, and two tablespoons vinegar. Boil for ten minutes, then press through a sieve. Freeze to a mush. Beat a half cup of cream until stiff and add to the mush, Then complete freez- ing. Serve on crisp, thoroughly dried lettuce leaves with mayonnaise dressing. *ROAST LAMB WITH MINT JELLY Mint enhances the deliciousness of lamb, After roasting the lamb in the usual way surround it with small in- dividual servings of mint jelly. Gar- nish the dish and top of roast with water-cress or parsley. ze Mint Jelly 44 cup apple vinegar J cup water green coloring 314 cups (1 Ib. 7 oz.) sugar 1% cup bottled pectin 14 to 11% teaspoons spearmint extract Combine vinegar and water, and add ence coloring to give tint de- sired. Add sugar, stir, and bring to a boil. At once add pectin, stirring censtantly, and bring again to a full rolling boil and boil one-half minute. Remove from fire and add spearmint extract, according to flavor desired. Let stand 1 minute, skim, and pour quickly. Cover hot jelly with film of hot parafin; when jelly is cold, cover with % inch of hot paraffin. 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And so, my dear, Sophistocate, if you really want love, learn to inspire it. A NEGRO AT THE NORTH POLE Matthew Henson, the last to appear in the role of explorer, was chosen by Commodore Peary to accompany him to the North Pole. Both Commodore Peary and Commodore Macmillan state that Henson was chosen because of his peculiar ability to grapple with the problems of the Arctic. He was the best interpreter; he was the best dog driver; he was the best builder of stoves. Henson is therefore today the only man living who has been to the North Pole. NEGROES AS INVENTORS Investigation in the United States Patent Office has shown that at least 1,500 inventions have been made by Negroes. WHITE LAUGHTER By WILLIAM T. SMITH Author of "The Dark Knight" Continued from Page Four was preferable to this from his face. He crouched ominously, his arms extended crookedly toward his assailant, and he moved forward with the stealthy stride of a forest savage. Suddenly he had become a primitive in breech-clout intent on the destruction of an enemy. The thin veneer of civilization dropped from him, and he was possessed of a savage rage which surprised him when he thought of it later. The gang boss, seeing the disheveled youth with the terrible light in his eyes advancing toward him, started fumbling ineffectually at his great coat as though searching for his pistol. His eyes grew larger with terrified astonishment. He hadn't expected any resistance. Secure in his position as boss, with a revolver tucked in an inner pocket, he never dreamed that one of these dark men would have the courage to attack him. He shouted weakly as Carl closed in on him, then the youth's strong young hands clamped like a vise on his throat. Writhing wildly, the large man slithered down into the mud, Carl atop him, throttlin him with a mad strength. The man's struggles were becoming fainter. Hotshot shouted a warning. Along the bank of the river the other gang boss was running as fast as he could toward the struggle. In his hand he waved a large pistol. It was evident that he feared to shoot from so far away for fear of hitting Carl's victim. Unheeding Hots'ot's cry, Carl removed his hands from the gang boss's neck and struck the fallen man full in the face several times. The other members of the crew scattered wildly, shouting in fear at the unexpected development. By now the other boss was near to the scen of the fight. As Carl rose to his feet, the man leveled the big pistol at him, taking deliberate aim. For a paralysed instant the youth faced the weapon, its long black barrel trained directly at his head. In fascinated horror he saw t'e ponderous hammer of the exormous weapon move back slowly, a the pressure of the man's finger on the trigger increased. Then there came a terrific roar, and a sharp burst of flame. (End of Installment One) DETECTIVE3—Travel, make secret investigations. Experience unnecessary. Particulars free. American Detective System. 2190-D Broadway. New York. 6 Julia Jerome A sophisticated young man of Memphis wants to know. My dear Mrs. Jerome: I have been about a lot and I've known a lot of women, but I haven't found one yet worth falling in love with. In fact, I have come to doubt that any such thing as love exists. I've had every opportunity to feel it and yet I just don't get that way. I find women too easy and too stupid to be taken seriously. Now, I'm asking you—isn't all this talk of great loves the bunk? SOPHISTICATE. My dear young man, love is not the bunk. An emotion which has inspired the greatest literature, the finest dramas, the most sublime deeds, as well as the most terrible ones, in history must exist. But this kind of love is not common. It is not to be found every day, nor every year—or perhaps in every lifetime. That is the reason it is material for great drama and literature. Great love is rare; and when it is found it creates great even being shot was preferable to this terrible enforced toil. He did not confide to his friend his growing determination to try to escape. It would do no good, and perhaps the little brown man would get hurt. Underfoot the earth was a mass of slippery mud which made every step precarious. Up the river about four hundred yards there was another gang of dark men working under a gang boss. Carl measured the distance and decided that the other boss was too far away to stop him if he should carry out his design. His chance came sooner than he had expected. He was staggering up to the levee with his sand sack, when he lost his footing and fell. As the sack hit the ground it burst, spreading its damp brown contents on the muddy ground. 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Brand with © special aptitude for gent an & §) aptitude for mathematics. At That time Russian culture ag mostly French, and Peter ae ni to Paris to be educated ere. Plentifully supplied _ with money, Hannibal, as protege of the Czar, was received in the best French _ circles, including that of royalty. He made such an impression on the Duke of Or- Jeans, then Regent of France, that the latter promised him high honors if he would remain with him. But Hannibal, although he preferred the “gayer, more cultured atmosphere of Fence, did not accept. While pursuing his studies, war broke out between France and Spain. Hennibal at once volunteered and wes given a commission. He served with great valor until he was wound- ed ee head. and then returned to nce. Not long afterwards, he returned to Russia, where he was made an crest of engineers, and pee reel prémotion on his own merit. Not long after his arrival,a remark- able incident happened. His people in Africa, after a long search, had p*-last located him, and sent a rich ransom for him, but Hannibal, hav- iny tasted of European culture, de- cided to remain. It may be said in passing that pretty much the same thing happened to Abd Al Rahman, son. of an African king, who was stolen and sold into slavery in the Southern States, and was later ran- sone? by his people. Hannibal Refuses Bribe Hannibal’s influence at court was strong, and many sought his favor, the more so as he was tutor in math- ematics for the heir to the throne, later Peter I. But the tide of fortune was now to turn against him for a while. In 1725 Peter the Great died, and the throne was seized by his wife, Cathe- rine I, half-grandmother of the heir to the throne. 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Often a tribesman (as pictured above) would deliberately sit upon a hornets’ nest and scoop out the angry insects, beating them off without flinching ee EE jand_ hardships would kill the young@was made Commander-in-Chief of Negro colonel of engineers. IW atarinies'ot all the Russias. (See RG en pn ee reo reee ge | Hid from Anna, “The Bloody” _ Hannibal remained in Siberia un- til the death of Catherine in 1727, and learning that his friend, Peter, had ascended the throne and_ that Mentchikoff had been exiled, he started to return. The power was now in the hands of Count Dolgouroki, who had been a favorite of Peter the Great. Dol- gouroki also had been a close friend of Hannibai’s, a fact that further re- assured him. But Dolgouroki, also, knowing Hannibal's influence with the young Czar, did not want him at St. Petersburg, and had him arrested at Tomsk. Here he remained until Peter died of the small-pox nearly two years later. Apna, known as “The Bloody,” a niece of Peter the Great, now mount- ed the throne, and once more Han- nibal started to return. When he ar- rived at St. Petersburg. however, he was compelled to hide himself. The rightful heir to the throne was Peter the Great's own daughter, Elisabeth, and since Hannibal belonged to her faction his life was in danger. Finally he was smuggled out of St. ‘Petersburg by his friend, Field-Mar- shal Munich, who sent him to in- spect the fortifications on the Swed- ie border. For the next twelve years, while ‘Anna remained on the throne, Han- nibal lived in a little village, near ‘the city of Reval. almost forgotten. Hannibal's Wife Unfaithful But the tide was to turn in_ his favor again. In 1741, Anna died Elisabeth, coming to the throne, sent for him, and showered honors on him Bhe gave him vast property, includ- ling ten villages with thousands o! — slaves. She also wanted him to remain ai ‘Court but Hannibal having enough ‘of Courts with their intrigues, de- clined and begged permission to re- ‘main at Reval. This wes grantec ‘and Elisabeth made him command- ant there. | Hannibal's desire was to retire tc his estates, but he was one of the Remote engineers in the empire anc his wish could not be granted. In 1752, when a boundary dispute arose with Sweden and delegations from the great powers were sent to arrange it, Hannibal was head of the Russian delegation. On another occasion he was head of a commission to inspect the forts of Russia. At last he rose to the rank of Field-Marshal. end was made Commander-in-Chief of the armies of all the Russias. (See Wallace's Russia, p. 271). But his proudest title was: “The Negro of Peter the Great.” Hannibal and another great cha- grin in his life: a domestic one. He married the daughter of a Greek cap- tain, named Dioper, a very beautiful woman. Hannibal, who was away & good deal, heard that she was flirting with one of his officers and _repri- ‘manded her. Later she presented him with a Sangiier so white that he felt sure that the child was not his. He sued for divorce, and the case lasted for fifteen years Finally he won, and the unfaithful wife tried to justify herself by saying: “That Negro is not of our race.” Married Again ‘The Court severely censured her, forced her to do public penance, and sentenced her to spend the rest of her life in a convent. As to the white daughter, Hannibal kept her in his house, gave her a good education, left her considerable property, but never permitted her to come into his presence. While the case was pend- ing, he took another wife, Regina yon Schellberg, member of a noble German family. Hannibal continued in power _until the reign of Catherine the Great, who commanded him to draw up plans for a canal between St. Peters- burg and Moscow. Finally he re- tired to his estates, immensely rich, and died in 1782, more than ninety rears old. By his second wife he had five mu- Jatto sons, all of whom distinguished themselves. The eldest son, Ivan, was a naval engineer. who distinguished himself in battle with the Turks, and later built the fortress of Cherkov He was decorated by Catherine the Great, but quarrelling with the Prince Potemkin, Catherine's favorite, e° . later Commander-in-Chief of the army, Ivan retired to his estates Another son, Joseph, was @ naval commander and a navigator. His daughter, Nadejda, married Count Pushkin, whose grandfather had been privy counsellor to Peter the Great and whose father had borne the sceptre at the coronation of _Cath- erine the Great. It -was her son, Alexander Pushkin. that became the famous poet. | One of Pushkin’s descendants mar- ried the Grand Duke Alexander of Hesse. uncle of the last Czar, while another, the Countess Torby, married into the English royal family. 6 9, ‘You Can’t Keep a Good Man 99 Down Continued from Page Three president himself wrote Clifford that “we are sincerely sympathetic with you, and will look for you on the 17th of this month (September).” ith of Wis monwW ween” A FALSE FRIEND So on the morning of the 17th, Blount set out in a wagon with his mother and father for Wiley College, his little trunk perched on the wagon bed. Its modest contents were: two quilts, two sheets, two shirts, and underwear. Blount’s only suit was exactly where it should be—on his back. He registered, and found some hostility on the part of the students on account of bis condition, but fi- nally he became orientated to the situation and became a good student, showing special aptitude in history. it was then he met his pal, “Bob,” who proved to be such a false friend. At this time Blount began work on the job which seemed to fit him well, the business of selling. Every after- noon he was a familiar figure with his little bag of toilet articles, can- vassing from house to house up and down the dusty red hills of Marshall, where the college that he was at- tending is located. “At first I carried this bag on the hook of my arm straight down—like a suitcase. But it had a tendency to pull my arm so tight that I had to hang it from the elbow by a strap. “The first three or four days’ sales were no good, but finally I began to make sales, and the first day that, I sold anything I cleared $2.00.” During this period of gains, Bob became more friendly than ever, for obvious reasons. He would always be ready to tell Blount interesting jokes and to inform him just how much he admired him, as well as to accept change now and then for his cigarettes. Bob was a model class- mate! BUMMED HIS WAY Summer came, and Blount was worried as to what he would do dur-| ing the vacation in order to get) money envugh to enter school the next fall. Bob induced him to 0 to his home (Beaumont) where Bob: was kind enough to beat him out of part of the summer's earnings—$85. But Blount was plucky enough to bum his way to Galveston, and from there to Houston. When _ school opened again he had a neat little sum to pay to the office to take care of himself. His work was mostly lec- tures and demonstrations of how he worked his arm. The second year in Wiley found Blount hard at work and becoming one of the best students. He finished his work early and got a good start with his summer's work. This second summer, Cliffor: made his way out to California. On his way there, he was arrested at Phoenix for vagrancy, but the colored citizens of the city “would not stand for my being imprisoned.” At Phoenix, Clif- ford joined a Houston train robber and went to California in his com- pany, only being separated from him at Los Angeles, At. Los Angeles, Mrs. Lula Slaughter, a member of the Eighth and Towne Street Church, took him into her home and kept him, free. Blount made many friends in various California cities, and they Be him a nice send-off when he an his journey back to Wiley. The next summer, while on his way back to the Golden West, Blount stopped over at Salt Lake City. See- ing no colored people handy Clifford asked a Mexican to show him a de- cent place to stay. The Mexican showed him the courtesy of taking him into a dark alley and robbing him. But after he had handed over the money, Blount’s courage seemed to have mounted, and vicious- ly swinging his arm at the bewilder- ed Mexican, Blount forced him to return the cash. TO RECCIVE MASTER'S DEGREE In similar manners Blount spent all the summers of the years that he stayed at Wiley, about ten in number. His trayels carried him to many great cities in practically all the states, even if he was in the jail at) some times. But his spirit was un- conquerable, and today he is an ex- | ample of a roundly educated man. His travels have given such a breadth to his liberal education at Wiley that Blount is % well fitted man to take a place in the world. At present he is in Chicago, work- ing in the capacity of traveling rep- resentative for a toilet article manu- 1 WIGS HAN MADE HUDLAN HAIR. 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