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Illustrated FEATURE SECTION Washington Tribune A DRAMATIC SERIAL BY SAMUEL BROOKS STORY OF AMBITION DECEPTION and SUCCESS DRAWING BY MELEN H. SMITH Interesting, Entertaining and Instructive DRAWING BY HELEN H. SMITH AINESVILLE was proud of Martha Hastings. Beautiful beyond description, her body was as perfect as her deportment was excellent. At high school, where she was finishing her last year, all of the AINESVILLE was proud of Martha Hastings. Beautiful beyond description, her body was as perfect as her deportment was excellent. At high school, where she was finishing her last year, all of the pupils admired and envied her rare intellect. Everybody said she was a credit to the Negro community. Martha was one of those strikingly handsome girls at whom men glance, not once or twice, but four or five times. Where many of the other girls slouched along and were careless of their dress, Martha bore herself like a blue-blooded lady, and her clothes, though inexpensive, were in the best taste. Always she looked as if she had just stepped out of a bandbox. People said that her skin was as soft as that of a child, and certainly her gently rounded limbs suggested all that youth has ever stood for. No wonder that men invariably referred to her as "The Chocolate Baby." She was the prize catch of Hainesville and the community waited with baited breath to see who was to be the lucky man. But Martha, with all of her beauty and shape- liness, with all her fine intelligence, immaculate and tasteful dress and aristocratic carriage, was not thinking of marriage. When she told people this, they would not believe her. "Why honey!" exclaimed old Mrs. Haver- straw one day as Martha paused to exchange a word with her, "you sure are foolish to be talk- ing like that. Pretty as you are and smart as you are, you can get the best husband in the country. Ain't no rich man but wouldn't be glad to have you for a wife. No sir!" "But Mrs. Haverstraw," argued Martha, "I'm not ready for marriage yet. You know I am only 15 and when I graduate from high school mother wants me to go to one of the big colleges in the north. Then, too, I think a girl ought to approach marriage very carefully and intelligently these days. I see so many evidences of bad judgment in matrimony that I'm a little scared to give it any thought until I get a little older and have had more experience." As she said this her smooth, dark brown face lost its customary smile and assumed a serious cast. The truth of the matter was that while Martha had on a few occasions given thought to sex and marriage, they were always fleeting thoughts. She had a veritable horror of making a mistake. True, she would have liked to find a rich husband, if for no other reason than to enable her to care for her widowed mother in her old age. But then, if she married and made a mistake in her choice it would be too late. The girl knew of the hard struggle her kindly, gray-haired mother had had to keep her neat and clean, send her through high school and try to guide her steps away from the pitfalls that lurk for a beautiful, pure girl, even in small towns such as Hainesville. Bent with toil, Mrs. Hastings continued to cook and wash for the wealthy white Clean, Wholesome and Refreshing DRAMATIC SERIAL BY SAMUEL BROOKS baby RY OF ION SUCCESS families of the town, though she had reached the age when she should have been able to rest. But rest was a stranger to Mrs. Hastings. Ever since the time, 15 years back, when her husband had been killed in a railroad accident, she had had to struggle along trying to make a living for herself and Martha. The clever railroad lawyers had taken advantage of her ignorance and inexperience so she found herself, after her husband's death, alone and almost penniless. Like so many other noble colored women, however, she had resolved to struggle on, keep her home together and raise her new-born baby, Martha, as a girl ought to be raised. Living in a small town in the south where everyone knew everyone else, Mrs. Hastings had many friends among the white and colored people. They were more than glad to render assistance to one struggling so nobly to maintain high standards. Martha was well aware of the struggle her mother had made, and she was very grateful. Knowing her mother's ideals, she strove hard to live up to them in every detail. Aware of the hard years of labor her mother had undergone, she was eager to complete her education, get some well-paying position and thus be able to give her beloved mother a much-needed rest. Thus Martha dismissed thought of marriage. 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Se Ff usa | } y HMA fl ant One of the famous St. Josephs FAMILY MEDICINES A DANGEROUS GAME-By Martha Evelyn Brown There are those who say that men know nothing of love, that long suffering patient affection and forgiveness belong only to women. I thought so, too, until I came to know about Jim and Estelle. I wonder as I sit here if Estelle would mind my telling you this. Perhaps she wouldn't—perhaps she would be glad to think that her story might help some other little butterfly of a girl. As for Jim—I know he wouldn't mind if Estelle didn't. Estelle was pretty, with that appealing soft brown babyish sort of prettiness that goes straight to your heart. She didn't know she was pretty—that is, she didn't know until the summer she went to visit her cousins who lived in a large city in one of the Carolinas. When she returned to the farm she could think of nothing but the good times she had had in the city. For weeks her only wish was to return to the gaiety of the city, and she finally ran away. If she had only gone to her cousins I would have no story to tell, but she went north. She feared that if she went to a city nearer home it would be easy for her mother to find her and make her return to the farm. It never occurred to her that she had no place to go until she stood outside of Union station in a cold, drizzling rain at about 11:30 p. m. She stood there shivering and miserable in the cold dampness. Running away from home wasn't much fun on such a night and she longed more than once for her little bare but warm room on the farm. She had been standing there about fifteen minutes, I guess, when an honest-faced young chap stepped up to her. "Taxi, Miss?" he asked. Estelle didn't know where she was going to go, but she stepped into the cab; it was more comfortable than the rainy street. "Where to?" asked the young fellow holding the door. "I—I don't know. Could you tell me a nice place to go. This is the first time I've been here." The brown-faced driver looked at her for a moment and suspicion came into his eyes. It was mighty funny that a young girl like this was alone in a big city on a night like this with no place to go. "Say, kid, I bet you've run away from home!" "Oh, no—no, I'm—I'm visiting here." "Boloney! You just said you didn't know nobody here. You said you'd never been here before." "I know but—I mean I think it's too late to go to see them now. I guess I'd better go to a hotel or somethin'" "Quit your kiddin'. I'm going to turn you over to the Travelers' Aid." Estelle began to cry softly, and the taxi driver melted. "Say, kid, tell me the truth; I'll try to help you if I can, and cut out the sob stuff." Then she told him. "All right," he said when she had finished, "I'm going to take you home to my mother; maybe she can fix you up." So he took her to his mother, a good-hearted, motherly soul who took Estelle to her heart. Naturally Jimmy fell in love with Estelle; he couldn't help it. Before long they were married and for a time Estelle was happy. The novelty of being Mrs. Jimmy was just beginning to wear off when she realized that there was to be a little Jimmy. The idea of motherhood thrilled her even more than being married had. If she hadn't been taken suddenly ill and if she hadn't lost the baby everything might have ended differently, but maybe Fate had marked her anyway. During Estelle's illness Jimmy and his mother both spoiled her, so that when she got well they let her go right on having her own way. She wanted to go to work and they let her go—it was very hard to deny Estelle. At the factory where she worked as a trimmer she was the only married woman in the crowd. They were a fast, easy going crowd and no company for Estelle, but she made friends with them. She wanted to go around with them and Jimmy let her go. "I've never had any fun," she said when she asked him, "and I think I ought to get a little fun out of life." At first she went with them only now and then, but before long she was gone every night. In those early days she was true to Jimmy, for I think she did love him. However, fun generally means a man, and Estelle was not a girl to be passed by unnoticed. Her friends teased her about her faithfulness to Jimmy. "What's a husband? Just because you happen to be married to one man is no reason why you've got to act like there ain't no more men." Finally Estelle gave in and began to accept attentions from men. She began to stay out later and later, and though Mrs. Cole, Jimmy's mother, spoke to her about it, she only laughed. At last his mother told him she felt that Estelle was taking advantage of his working at night. "I want you to enjoy yourself, Estelle, but you'll have to cut the late hours and the men," he said to her. Estelle pouted, but promised. But Jimmy might as well have saved his breath, for instead of getting better she got worse, and again Jimmy spoke to her. "You're my wife," he said, "and I won't have you running around like you've been doing here of late." This time she didn't pout and promise to be good; she flared up in anger. "You don't own me, Jimmy Cole, even if you are my husband. I'll have you to know that I'm my own boss and I'll do as I please." "You've had your own way long enough, Estelle; I'm your husband and you'll do as I say." She shrugged her slim shoulders: "You can't be no caveman, Jimmy, so don't try, but remember that if I can't do as I please here I don't have to stay." Jimmy was angry with Estelle for the first and only time. He made a step toward her, but turned swiftly on his heels and left the room; he had come near to striking her. I've often thought what a pity it was he hadn't; it was just what she needed to bring her around to her senses. Estelle was angry, too, and she felt injured and pitied herself. She told her friends about Jimmy and they advised her to leave him. Shortly after this Estelle left Jimmy, and it was about that time that I came to know her. She left the factory and came to work at the Styleplus shop, where I was running an elevator. She was running an elevator, too, and that's how I came to know her. I just couldn't help liking Estelle and wanting to mother her. Of course she didn't ask me for any advice or help, but right away I sort of took her under my wing and she came to be very fond of me. Every man that came to the store noticed Estelle; I've seen both white and colored men try to flirt with her. She didn't notice any of them until Dr. Jarvis came along. The first time he came he was with his wife, a rather plain looking little woman who looked like she was white and who couldn't hold a candle to Estelle for looks. After that he came into the store time and again, but I didn't realize at first that his visits were merely to see Estelle. Estelle came to the store in September and I got married in December and left the shop. I was tempted to invite Estelle to come and live with me, but I changed my mind when I thought that she might tempt my husband. She might not mean to, but she was rather too pretty to have around your own husband. She used to come out often and stay until Monday morning. One Saturday she came to stay over as usual and brought with her two pretty dresses and some lovely underthings. "You're getting to be so fine now I guess I won't be able to mix with you," I said with a laugh. "Hush! I had to have a few decent things, and since I'm going to Memphis Products MISS MEMPHIS MISS TRIANGLE MISS TENNESSEE These young ladies won the honors in a recent bathing beauty contest in Memphis, Tenn. Mighty nice, eh? ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION have company tonight I brought 'em along." I was all curiosity and of course I had to ask who it was. "It's my new boy friend," she told me, "and, believe me, he's hot to death." I was interested and wanted to know who he was. Imagine how surprised I was when she told me it was Dr. Jarvis! I managed to hide my surprise, though, for she didn't know that I knew about his being married and that I had seen him coming to the store so often. He came and she introduced him to me and Bill, but I tell you the truth—I didn't like him. It wasn't just because I knew he was married, but there was something else about him that I just didn't like and didn't trust. I thought I ought to warn Estelle, but then I felt that I had no right to meddle with her affairs. While they sat in my little living room I sat in the kitchen and wondered whether I ought to speak to Estelle. When he left, about 11 o'clock, I had made up my mind to speak to her. "Look here, Estelle, ain't that the same Dr. Jarvis whose wife comes into our place? It looks to me he's the same one I've taken up on the elevator with his wife." When I broke in like that Estelle couldn't deny it; she had to admit the truth. "Now look here, I know it ain't my business, but you ought to know no married man means you or anybody else any good." "For cryin' out loud, Mary! I hope I'm able to take care of myself. I'm married myself, so we're both even." "Humph! Don't talk silly; you're not with your husband and it don't make a bit of difference. You know that man's got a wife and you've got not business going with him." "Say, listen, Mary, all you say might have been right once, but people don't look at things like that now. Just because a woman marries a man doesn't say she owns him." "No, and just because a married man pretends to be nice doesn't say he means you any good either," I cut in. "But you don't understand. He and his wife don't get along; she makes his life miserable. He told me that I make his life worth living." 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Y. 11 I just kept waiting, because I'd made up my mind to attend to my own affairs. When the dishes were done I went upstairs to tidy up a bit and she went with me. "I've got something to tell you, Mary," she said suddenly. I suspected that Dr. Jarvis had thrown her over, so I didn't turn from the mirror, but kept right on looking at the part I was trying to make in my hair. "If I don't look at her it'll be easier for her to tell," I thought. "Honest to goodness, I just can't believe this has happened to me." "I knew he'd throw you over; he'd have done that if he had been single," I said. "But, Mary, you don't understand. It ain't just that he threw me over. I'm in trouble." I could hardly believe my ears! I turned around and faced her: "You don't mean that you're——." "Yes, it is just that," she said with tears in her eyes. I dropped down on the bed, to try to catch my breath after what she told me. "Oh, Mary, I wish I had listened to you. 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"What do you consider the most versatile team you've ever seen," we inquired of a white sporting critic the other day, while sitting in the million dollar park—Forbes Field—Barney Dreyfuss and his Pittsburgh Pirates have made famous. "The Homestead Grays," came the unhesitating and instant reply. And while we certainly agreed with him, we were a bit amazed at the candor and emphasis of the reply. "They're truly baseball's 'miracle team,'" he continued, as though thinking aloud. And why shouldn't he say so, we asked ourselves, as we started hunting through the archives of our memory to lend authenticity and fact to his statement. Organized 14 Years Ago Fourteen years ago, a mere lad in the postal service of Uncle Sam in Pittsburgh—a lad who had made basketball fame for his race at Duquesne University, Penn State College, and who had even played a game with Pitt before they knew all the facts, linked up his fortune with a former mill man and chauffeur in an "Ike and Mike" partnership, which has today resulted in the greatest and most versatile Negro team of modern times. Posey, his old man's head on a pair of youthful shoulders, and Walker, whose faith was of the kind that moves mountains, were the pair that hooked up in sport's queerest duality. And unlike Comiskey and Ban Johnson, they've stuck together through thick and thin. Through the hectic days of 1920-21, when Sell Hall made his bid for a place in baseball's "hall o' fame" with his famous 'kid' team; through the dark and desperate days of 1922-23 when organized baseball tried to gain a foothold in the city of smoke and bridges, these two stuck it out. Refusing the olive branch of peace held out by both eastern and western moguls, Posey and Walker have weathered the storm of strife and turbulence, weathered the wholesale raiding of players; electing to fight fire with fire, and as a consequence, today stand head and shoulders above the pack, looking with peaceful eyes upon the galaxy of stars which carry the banner of the Homestead Grays. Most Versatile Team in History And why shouldn't they be proud of their teams, which carries the greatest players of modern times upon their payroll. Last year, upon the occasion of their post-season series with the American League All-Stars, we stated that the Gray's infield, composed of "Jap" Washington at first, Walter Cannady at second, Martin Dihigo at third and John Beckwith at shortstop, compared favorably with the greatest infields of all times. Ranked even better than the pride of Rube Foster's famous infield, which included Grant, DeMoss, Bobby Williams and Dave Malarcher. What an infield, and what versatility! Washington can play first, short or third: with equal facility. Cannady, this year, is ranked as the best first-sacker in the east, having eclipsed the performances of "Hipockets" Hudspeth and Ben Taylor. In addition, he is ranked as one of the game's best guardians of the keystone sack, and upon occasion has been known to perform creditably upon the mound. Beckwith started his career as a catcher with Gilkerson's Union Giants, and has played third and short with the finished ease of a veteran this season. And Dihigo—that lad who completes the "6-foot" infield of the Posey clan. He's called the greatest all-around player in colored baseball. He's a shortstop without a peer. He's a second edition of "Pie" Traynor at third; a graceful pocket edition of Hughie Critz at second, and another George Burns at first. Barney Dreyfuss himself is authority for the statement that nothing but the color of Dihigo's skin—he's a deep brown, ye ken—keeps the door of major league baseball locked in his face. Mo Harris, who has played all his baseball days with the Homesteadets. ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION is a reliable and steady performer, dangerous on both the offense, and the defense, in a pinch. Others on the Gray roster can perform well in more than one position, include Oscar Owens, speedball king, who is also a good outfielder and first baseman, besides being able to don the spangles of a catcher. "Rags" Roberts, the "Nick Altrock" of the team, who is a rattling catcher and outfielder. Britt, who catches when he doesn't pitch, and who can play any position on the team almost as good as the regulars. In the outfield are "Jelly" Gardner in center, reputed to be the equal of Archdeacon and Lloyd Waner in fleetness, and aptly dubbed the fastest human in baseball. "Vic" Harris in left, a fielder and hitter par excellence, and Dennis Graham in right, the most consistent clubber on the team. The entire outfield is fast as greased lightning and their punch is 40 per cent of the team's offense. Old-timers rank them with Shively, Charleston and Lyons of the old A. B. C.'s, admitted to be the greatest outfield in colored baseball. Catchers include Calderon—another Cuban—Roberts, Britt and Beckwith. On the utility list is a lad from West Virginia—Lewis by name—who hit three homers against Hilldale recently, and two high school lads. And now to the pitchers. Captain "Smokey Joe" Williams, who was known as Cyclone Joe down east when he bossed the Lincoln Giants, heads the list. Joe has reached the venerable age of 53, has been in big-time baseball for more than 33 years, but is still able to chalk up his "thirty wins per season." Recently he pitched a no-hit game in Ohio. · Then comes Oscar Owens, the "Iron Man" of the Grays. Owens has. five no-hit games to his credit, 12 one-hit games, and scores of two and three-hit games. He tried out once with the A. B. C.'s and was with the Keystones during that memorable local diamond war, but he's now a member of good standing with the Grays, and has lost but five games out of 40 pitched this year. It's nothing unusual for Owens to work both games of a double header, and on one occasion he pitched three games in a single day—and won them all! Lefty Williams and Sam Streeter are the south-paws on the club. Lefty is the veteran twirler of the staff while Streeter is the best money pitcher in baseball. These two rank one-two among southpaw pitcher's of the present day. Among the baseball records they have shattered are these: In 1926, the club won 43 games in succession, a record without parallel. For the past three years, the club has won more than 120 games a season, and in 1926, won 147 games. The club is credited with playing more games in the past three years than any club in the country—their sum total standing well above the 500 mark. In addition to their record-making streak of 43 games, they have also won 28, 26 and 21 games in a row. Posey's infield all tops six feet and any man on the infield can play any position without weakening the defensive strength of the inner works. "Jelly" Gardner is the game's leading lead-off hitter, and gets on the base paths on an average of three times a game. This record was established over a course of 75 games. Beckwith has hit 53 homers this year, including six circuit blows at Forbes Field. He is credited with having hit the longest homer seen at the Oakland ball orchard, and also holds the distinction of the first ball player, colored or white, to drive a ball over the deep left-field fence at Redland Field, Cincinnati. This year, in July, in a doubleheader with the Cuban Stars, he hit five successive homers in five trips to the plate. In addition, he hit a triple, double and single, and drew a walk. Britt has oftimes pitched the first game of a double header and caught the second. The Grays play three games on all holidays—one of the few teams in the country in such great demand. Graham leads the team on the offense with a batting percentage of .578 over a stretch of 148 games. Every man on the team is hitting well over .300. If he couldn't, Posey wouldn't have him. Beckwith, Vic Harris and Jap Washington are all hitting over .450 while Gardner, Owens and Dihigo are pummeling the ball at a gait better than .360. Owens has pitched 46 games, won 40 and lost 5 for an average of .888. Streeter, Lefty Williams and Smoky Joe follow in the order named, and none have lost ten games this year. And—oh yes—the Grays have travelled over 150,000 miles in 3 years, playing ball, as two Buicks will confirm. 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Here is a sample and its answer: Q.—The Episcopal churches devote the Good Friday collection money to Negro missions in memory of Simon of Cyrene. Can you tell me where I can find any account of this man (other than the Scriptures) and his connection with Negroes?—C. B. R. A.—The only account, as far as we are aware, of Simon of Cyrene, apart from what is related in the Bible, is that given by Basilides, the great Gnostic leader of the second century. He says, Simon was mistakenly crucified in Christ's stead, Jesus and Simon having changed forms—the former standing by laughing. His association with Negroes is based on the assumption that, as he came from Cyrene, in Northern Africa, he was a Negro. Send in your questions. We are Send in your questions. We are anxious to answer them for you. PUZZLE BOX The puzzles in this department are original and arranged especially for the readers of the Kiddies' Korner. Answers to these puzzles will appear in next week's issue of this paper. Boys and girls are asked to interest themselves in this department and study over these puzzles and send in original puzzles to us. Always inclose answers to your puzzles the same time that you submit them. Keep a copy of all matter that you send this department because no manuscript will be returned. Double Enders Curtail a place of sitting and leave a large body of salt water; behead it and leave to chew and swallow. Curtail to unlock and leave to open; behead it and leave an enclosure for cattle. Curtail pallid and leave chum; behead it and leave a beverage. Curtail the back part of the neck and leave a short sleep; behead it and leave an animal of the monkey family. Curtail each one of a whole and leave at any time; behead and leave an adverb denoting in a great degree. Explanation: Some of the letters in the words below have been left out. When these letters are found and properly arranged they will spell the city and state in which Lafon was born. "Thomy Lafon was a Negro philan-thro-pist. He was born of free parents, December 28, 1810; was first a school teacher, then he ran a small dry goods store. Her he saved a litte moey which he loaned to people who paid it back to him adding three to six cents on ech dollar borroed from him. He then started buying and selling land and house. At this he became wealthy. He died December 22, 1893, leaving an estate said to be woth $413,000, most of which was divided amng various charitable and educational institutions of the city in which he was born." Across: 1. Top put in motion. 2. A Scandinavian god. 3. First Garden. 4. Halt. Down: 1. Beginning of sound. 2. A preposition. 3. What an Englishman is apt to say when he attempts to say hide. 4. What one does who escapes from a pest. 5. A trap for fish. 6. A negative answer. 7. End of drop. Enwh het xfo side , wolfs od. nto rnomu. 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Dressed in the white apron and cap the maid was required to wear; the beautiful young girl presented a striking picture of perfect Negro womanhood. Enter Mr. Johnson It was while she was standing in the door of the ladies' waiting room one afternoon that S. Gordon Johnson stepped down from the 4:15 local. He stood transfixed with admiration. Could it be possible that there was actually a girl in the world so beautiful? Yes, there she was, without a doubt. Johnson pursed his lips and whistled softly, words having failed him. He could recall no girl so beautiful in many years of travel, and he had been everywhere in the United States. A man of 35, handsome with slightly graying hair, dressed perfectly from hat to shoes, a man with distinguished presence, metropolitan bearing, and a widespread reputation as an invincible lover. As traveling representative of a large Negro insurance company, he had been sent to Hainesville to study the field and, if practicable, to establish an office. Johnson noted that Martha was young. "About 16," he guessed, with the accuracy of one familiar with the feminine sex, "and looks like a million dollars." He made a mental resolution that, although he never "robbed the cradle," here was one time that he would try his hand. Picking up his two neat alligator bags, he walked over to where Martha stood thoughtfully gazing into space. She was awakened from her day dream by a resonant baritone voice: "My young lady, will you please be kind enough to tell me where I can find suitable quarters with some respectable family?" Johnson knew how to speak in a way that inspired confidence. It was his business to meet people of all kinds daily and he had long since discovered the value of voice control and diction. Martha was impressed, not only by Johnson's voice but also by the fact that he did not grin in the sheepish and silly manner of the lovesick swains of the community. Moreover, he was the best dressed colored man she had ever seen. When she glanced at him it reminded her immediately of the clothing advertisements she had so often seen in the magazines from the big cities. "Why yes," she replied, "I think there are two or three families in town that take roomers. I'll call one of those kids and have him take you over to Mrs. Wilson's. She has an awfully nice room there, and since she is an old lady living alone, you will find it quiet and pleasant." Johnson nodded appreciatively, but the prospect of spending two or three weeks in the house with an aged woman did not appeal to him. "Well, really," he began, "I'm not at all particular about just that sort of place. Isn't there some other you can suggest?" What he really wanted was to stop at a house where there were young and preferably comely girls. Especially did he want to, if possible, stop at this beautiful girl's home. Suddenly he changed the subject, now that he had gotten the girl in conversation. "What sort of school have you in this town?" he began. Quite likely she was a school girl, he surmised. When Martha, a faint flush of embarrassment illuminating her cheeks, told him that the town had a pretty good school, he questioned her further until soon she was telling him all about herself, her mother and her ambitions. Johnson took it all in paternally, expressing here and there a word of sympathy and encouragement. Under the influence of his confidential air and responsible manner, Martha felt none of her usual reticence. Here at last, she felt, was someone of experience and education from the outside world who understood and sympathized with her ambitions. Everybody else with whom she had ever conversed about these things, tried to persuade her to get married instead of pursuing a career. "Well," she thought, rather contemptuously, "they are only small town people after all." "I would like to meet your mother," Johnson continued, hoping secretly that there might be an extra room at the girl's home which he might rent for the duration of his stay. "She certainly has a brilliant and beautiful daughter, and I think it might be possible to confer with her about getting you a genteel position of some sort." "Oh! do you think, you could?" Martha exclaimed joyously. "You can come right with me and see mama now. I see Liza Hasbrook coming so I shall be free." "But," Johnson objected slyly, "I haven't a place to stay yet, and I don't think very much of lugging these heavy grips very far." "Well, I think mama might be able to take a respectable gentleman like you, if you didn't mind it," said Martha, innocently. "Our house isn't so modern and up-to-date, but mama has an extra bedroom, and," adding with a smile, "I guess she wouldn't mind taking in something extra." She spoke with a slight tone of eagerness in her voice, anxious to be business-like and help her mother as much as she could. Johnson, of course, was overjoyed, but pretended to be hesitant, saying, "Well, it's true I'm rather particular. You know I have to be in my business, but I think that probably I'll find your mother's place all right." Already he was beginning to plan how to allay the natural motherly suspicions of Mrs. Hastings. Johnson Takes a Room After a short walk they arrived at the modest Hastings home. It was a pretty five-room bungalow, white, with green blinds and red-shingled roof, sitting well back from the street in the midst of a well-kept lawn. Johnson eyed the surroundings appreciatively. Mrs. Hastings was in no financial condition to turn down an opportunity to make an honest dollar. Moreover, though normally vigilant in safeguarding the morals of her daughter, she immediately noted that Johnson bore all of the earmarks of a gentleman. Indeed, in all of her years in Hainesville, she could not recall having seen a more gentlemanly and apparently wealthy colored man. The man saw that the mother was impressed. This was especially marked when she quoted the usual town price of $5 a week for the ample bedroom that adjoined the sleeping apartments of she and her daughter. "Why my dear lady," he began expansively, "in Chicago or New York or Los Angeles I would expect to pay at least $2 a day for such a fine room. Since you really need the money far more than the average hotel proprietor, I would be a heartless wretch if I paid you less." Then, with a slightly theatrical flourish, he placed $14 on the table as his first week's rent in advance. Both Martha and her mother gasped. Fourteen dollars was much more than their weekly income from Mrs. Hasting's toll. The bent, old lady protested weakly that she couldn't accept so much, but the insurance man waved her objections aside with a philanthropic smile. It was really nothing, he assured her. Happy Days The next 10 days were the happiest Martha and her mother has experienced in ages. Mr. Johnson told them of the great opportunities open to educated colored girls in the large centers of Negro population. Mr. Johnson took them for long rides in the country in "Slim" Jones' automobile, rented for the occasion. Mr. Johnson bought large quantities of expensive food to which the two women, needless to say, were not accustomed. And during all of this time Mr. Johnson, the well-known roué with a string of broken hearts behind him, never said one word out of the way to Martha. This surprised the girl. She had always been told by her mother and by other women that men invariably made overtures to women after the second or third meeting. But here was a man who had lived in their home for nearly two weeks and had never said a single word out of the way. To her, and to her mother, Johnson's interest in them seemed to be solely a paternal one. Reared in the simplicity and directness of a country town, they were completely deceived by the tactics of this polished cosmopolite. Johnson often smiled sardonically as he thought how he was "putting it over on them." Hainesville seemed to be a suitable field for the location of a branch office of the insurance company. There were around 3,000 Negroes who seemed to be working regularly and thus in possession of considerable money. No Negro insurance company had ever established a branch in the town, so Johnson rightly considered the field ideal. Moreover, there were numbers of Negro farmers in the surrounding country who be stay. and think it with her position could?" You can mama being so likely, "I and I nugging able could be reached from Hainesville. Accordingly Johnson notified his company of his findings, received the necessary authority to establish a branch in Hainesville, and opened his office on the main street of the Negro district. There were appropriate ceremonies marking the occasion. Such leading Negroes as Dr. Cumberland, Frank Robinson, the undertaker, and John Kent, the grocer, spoke on the necessity for the development of Negro business. There was music, dancing and refreshment and all of the advertising methods that Johnson knew so well how to employ. wave- ate a world- fore. The able pening rather indiffer though Marth grily. "No a voice at its. The A Chance for Martha The enthusiasm of the townspeople reached its greatest level when Johnson announced that in line with the policy of his company in trying to find places for educated colored boys and girls, he was going to employ Miss Martha Hastings, Hainesville's "Chocolate Baby," as assistant in the office. Dezens of people who had hesitated before to take out a policy, rushed up eagerly to do so now. Martha and her mother, who were sitting in the audience, cried with joy. Here was the realization of all their dreams. Now everything seemed rosier. Now their burdens seemed lightened. Out of the corner of his eye Johnson noted their pleasure. Everything was turning out just as he wished. He thoroughly appreciated the fact that he had placed the two women in his debt and that he had no rivals for Martha's affections. The men of the town, he had noticed, were too awed by the respectability of Martha and her hard-working mother to ever approach the daughter. He therefore was in an enviable position. Though he had proceeded carefully in order to not arouse any suspicions, he was no less determined to possess this beautiful piece of chocolate femininity. Of course, Mr. Johnson wasn't thinking of marriage. He had often said in the club in Chicago: "Marriage is the last resort of incompetent lovers." To him this beautiful, talented, ambitious little girl, was just another conquest; just another female to fool and throw by the wayside, as he had many others. But if he was to make this conquest, he reasoned callously, it would be necessary to do so at once. In a very few days, less than a week, he must leave Hainesville and return to the main office. There was no time to be lost. In a short while, a matter of hours, the girl would be out of his reach. Probably, he thought cynically, to fall into the clutches of Ralph Armstrong, the new manager for the Hainesville office, who was expected at any time. The Plot Thickens Inwardly thoughtful though outwardly at ease, he strolled into the Hastings home that evening. He was pleasurably surprised to hear from the lips of Martha that her mother had been called far out in the country to sit up with a very sick friend. Johnson was overjoyed. Here was what he had been looking for. A dangerous glitter sparkled in his eyes while he watched Martha's supple body as she prepared the evening meal. A sudden idea flashed through his mind as he remembered the flask of gin in his bureau drawer. It was a sultry July evening and a cool drink would be acceptable to anyone. "Martha," he called innocently, "it's rather hot tonight. How would you like a pitcher of lemonade?" The girl agreed the drink would be refreshing, but deplored the fact that there were no lemons in the house. "I'll get some," he announced, and stalked down the street after them. "What a wonderfully fine man Mr. Johnson is!" said Martha to herself in admiration. Soon he was back with lemons, oranges and a small piece of ice. Waving aside her offer to conceive the beverage, he squeezed the oranges and lemons into an earthenware pitcher, added the piece of ice, and going to his room procured the ferry liquor. This he poured first into a water glass and then carrying it boldly to the kitchen, poured the entire glassful into the pitcher. Unwitting of Johnson's machinations, Martha was thinking, as she set the table, of what a fine husband he would make for some woman. Then she flushed to the roots of her hair as she linked herself, in thought, to this distinguished man of affairs. Johnson Gets Fresh When they had seated themselves for dinner, Martha, warm from her culinary activities, was glad to quaff the cooling drink. As she had never tasted alcohol in any form before, it had an instantaneous effect upon her. There was first the cooling influence of the beverage and then a burning in her stomach. A great feeling of expansiveness came over her. A wave of ecstasy and abandon. She ate and drank voluptiously. The world never seemed so beautiful before. Then Johnson turned on his portable phonograph, after carefully lowering the shades. This maneuver rather startled, her but she was too indifferent now to give it second thought. "Do you know how to dance, Martha?" he asked, eyeing her hungrily. "No, but I'd like to," she replied in a voice that betrayed intoxication at its height. They rose. Greedily Johnson took her in his arms and squeezed her plump body to his. The very touch of her inflamed him. 'Round and 'round they whirled. The intoxication of synthetic liquor and syncopated music beat down the last of the girl's moral resistance. First, their burning cheeks met, and then their lips in a seemingly interminable kiss. With eyes bloodshot and wild, and lips moving ravenously like some jungle beast, Johnson whirled Martha off her feet and carried her, protesting very freely toward his room. To Be Continued (Well, well! Things are picking up now. Don't miss the second installment of this story next week, folks. You will all want to know what happened to Martha, and you can only find out by reading this magazine section because "Chocolate Baby" appears exclusively here and nowhere else.—Editor.) In 1846 Moses Dickson and eleven free Negroes organized at St. Louis the Knights of Liberty for the purpose of over-throwing slavery. The second settler in Alabama was a Negro. 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A. --- How Aida Ward Got to Broadway Overnight By THEOPHILUS LEWIS Noted Dramatic Critic Her friends told her she was good. They said she would be cheating the world if she did not let the public hear her wonderful voice. Aida Ward followed their advice and became a star overnight. Her voice immediately won the admiration and applause of the Broadway nightworld. It turned out just as her intimate friends had said. One day she was just one of the fifty thousand happy Harlem housewives. The next day she was a popular favorite of Broadway. Sounds like a miracle, doesn't it? but it's true just the same. In Big Company Miss Ward is one of the stars of the "Blackbirds of 1928," the current colored revue on Broadway. It is produced by Mr. Lew Leslie, formerly manager for Florence Mills, the little brown songbird who has passed on. The revue is built around a four-star group of headliners. Miss Ward is one of the Big Four. The others are Bill Robinson, known to millions on the Keith Circuit, as "Bojangles," the dancing demon. Then Johnny Hudgins, the blackface comedian who is the idol of America and Europe. And last, but not least, Adelaide Hall, one of the foremost Negro comediennes in the show business. Believe me, it's fast company Miss Ward is traveling with. But she is keeping right up with them. And how? How Did She Do it? We all want to know the cause of things. Whenever we see a man or woman win unusual success, we want to know what carried them to the top. Well, it isn't hard to explain the success of Aida Ward. The first reason is her popularity. She has a sweet and magnetic voice. It is not a powerful voice but it can be heard anywhere in the theater. And it draws every listener to her heart. It arouses sympathy in its true sense of fellowship and oneness. It makes the fellow in the orchestra seat feel that although he has never met her, he knows her just the same and that she is a fine person to know. Made Song Popular Take, for instance, her popular song, "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." By her strong personality she made this song popular all over the United States. There is nothing wonderful about the words of the song. There are traces of humor in them, but the tune is nothing to brag about. But during the first weeks of "Blackbirds of 1928" on Broadway, Aida Ward sent the audience home humming that tune. It was the same story night after night. Pretty soon the radio people woke up and now the song is on the air all over the country. The phonograph people followed suit. Very shortly the people all over the country who had never heard of Miss Ward or "Blackbirds" were singing and dancing to this piece. Miss Ward "made" the song, and a lot of people say that the song "made" the show. 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JENKINS "I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME" Start Training Your Child Early Says Mrs. Ayer It is quite a common thing to find well meaning people who have never been able to pursue any definite course of useful endeavor in life. A. B. There are those, on the other hand, whose purposes are large enough, but who lack ability to find the resources by which their aims can be executed and realized. Failure to reach certain ends may not be the work of blind fate but Rev. C. F. Jenkins not be the work of blind fate, but may come from sheer lack of ability to discover and use such available means that would stir our inner impulses and lift us out of an uneventful routine. The ship that plies an ocean may have a definite port in view, but to leave out of a voyage the compass is to leave behind one of the most valuable means to a successful journey. Living, today, becomes so complex and varied in its nature there is hardly a chance to find a moment's freedom from the many things that are to be done. There are peculiar responsibilities which we cannot escape; there are many calls which we are obliged to answer. But everything that befalls us is just an item in the process of life. Our reaction depends upon the basis of our security. There is, of course, nothing in this world worth while outside of living, and we may add, living well. Life, as important as it may be, can never be so significant as the way it is lived. This fact is verified in Jesus. Don't Wait Until Your Boy or Girl Gets Too Old. By Elise Johnson Ayer There is an idea that bringing up the child is solely the work of the mother. But that is all wrong in this day and time when mothers as well as fathers, particularly among Negroes, have to work out to help enlarge the income. 1 With rent and grocery bills to pay and clothes to buy, the average Negro family wouldn't fare so well if the mother as well as the father didn't go out to work every day. Mrs. Elise Ayer as well as the father didn't go out to work every day. So fathers as well as mothers among our people should give attention to the training of a child and moulding its future. Most of our folks marry early and as a usual thing have pretty large families. There is nothing against this practice except that the parents ought to give more time and study to training and developing the children they bring into the world. If we don't devote time and study to the bringing up of our children, how can we expect them to grow to be happy and useful men and women? In advising parents on the care and management of children, I always make it a point to give them the best information from the foremost experts in child welfare. Advising a Young Wife A young wife asked me one day, "When do you think I should begin to study my little girl, Mrs. Ayer." "Why my dear girl," I said, "you should have begun to train for your job before your little girl was born. You and your husband have a big whose very character overshadowed the soul of St. Paul. The whole of our time is taken up in various ways; we are constantly combatting the elements that would destroy us, we are ever tackling problems that may not readily yield themselves to our disposal. At one time we are the dwellers of peace, prosperity and sunshine; at another moment we have slipped, utter disappointment and probably bitter failure to overcome us. There are moments when even the best we have done stalks about our conscience as the very thing we should not have done. Under the pressure of circumstances there are two attitudes which we can assume; that of giving up, falling out of rank, forfeiting life's claim; the other is to fight it out at any cost. The former is easy and most natural; the latter requires strength which is not always in our immediate possession. We may overcome our circumstances or they may overcome us, all depends upon the source from which we draw our strength. Paul, the Apostle, Stephen, the Martyr, Bunyan and Milton saw the eternal glory of God under conditions that have completely overwhelmed and destroyed others. Paul was a prisoner when this text was written, but long before this time he had learned many valuable lessons of trust; he knew the very source of his security and anchored his dependence there. His thinking held within the bounds of righteousness whatever the opinion of others; his soul marched forward whatever his lot. He rejoiced in beholding the image of his Master. In a dark, dingy prison he saw the brightness of his Lord's glory and he was satisfied that Christ had given him strength. job on your hands and you ought to be prepared to handle it right." "Of course, you are closer to your child than your husband, but he must remember that his duty is as great as your duty. "How old is your little girl?" "Two years old this March," she replied. "Well, your child is in the most critical period of its life right now, and has been ever since it was born. The first two years, my child, are the hardest." "There are so many mothers just like this young girl that do not realize that the health and physical safety of their children is in the greatest danger, all of the time, during the first two years. But it is exactly in this period when the vast majority of Negro mothers have so little time to devote to their children. Therefore, with small interest and little training, they are apt to find the child a burden. 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The other said: "I want some dogs to hunt with in the jungle." The third said: "I want to refresh myself." And Ouende gave to each what he wanted: to the first, a horse; to the second, some dogs; to the third, a woman. The three men went away. But the rain fell, so that they had to stay in the jungle for three days. Meantime the woman prepared food for them, for all three. The men said: "Let us return to Ouende." And they went. All three of them then asked for wives. And Ouende willingly changed the horse into a woman, and the dogs into women. The men went away. Now, the woman who came from the horse is greedy; the women who came from the dogs are spiteful; turn your work over to someone else, no more than a surgeon can perform an operation with someone else's hands. You must develop more skill in handling your children than parents used to have in the old days. You must throw away the rod and develop skill in appealing to the intelligence and better nature of your child. Of course, co-operate with the school authorities, but don't forget that five hours a day under a teacher with 50 other children is not enough training for your child. You've got to jump in and help during the rest of the 24 hours the child is at home. Find out what are the best things for your child to play and work at after school. $ \textcircled{1} $ It's a mighty good thing social workers and playground specialists have provided healthy and educative programs for children or else many of our young people would be trained very badly. Pitfalls for Children You will notice as your child grows older that more and more of its time is spent away from home. Well, that's the time you've got to watch him or her mighty close because there are a thousand pitfalls in the path of young people. In your joy at seeing your child grow up, don't forget to watch it more closely than ever. Your job isn't done until the boy or girl has reached manhood or womanhood. 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Only one Policy to a person. but the first wife, she whom Ouende gave to one of them, is good; she is the mother of the human race. Isn't that a beautiful story? But here are some proverbs from the Haussa, Masal, Sesuto and other black nations that are quite as fine as any ever invented by white people: "A man is hated according to his wealth." "Who goes slowly goes far." "When you find a safe road, follow it a long time." "An afternoon of happiness is worth more than a year of misery." "A lie will give blossom, but no fruit." "Silence is healthy." "He who does not worry about living will die without illness." "He who wants to beat his dog will always find a stick." "Our own sore does not hurt when we scratch it ourselves." "There is no cure for old age." "The only secret a tatler can keep is the one he doesn't know." Here is another story "The Hare and the Earth." that you will enjoy: "The hare said one day to the Earth: 'Don't you ever move? You always stay in the same place.' 'You are mistaken,' replied the Earth. 'I move faster than you do.' 'We'll see about that,' returned the hare, and he began to run. When he had run a long way he stopped, feeling sure he had won, but found that he still had the earth under his feet. He began again and ran so hard that he fell exhausted and died." These are just samples of the many excellent things you will find in "The African Saga." It contains the genius of the African peoples and ought to be widely read by our people. There were 757,181 Negroes in the United States in 1790. Almost 60,000 of them were free. Three Negroes are serving the United States as consuls abroad. 5 Phillippans 4:13 The first Negro Benevolent Society in the United States was the Union Benevolent Society organized by free Negroes in Lexington, Ky., in 1843. Dr.Hartman said: Fight Off INDIGESTION and Mr. Powell ```markdown ``` "I AM a circus clown and about two years ago began to have severe attacks of ingestion—I thought I would have to give up. 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The lines of the hat when properly fitted, bring out the real charm and personality of the wearer. These cold days of fall have sent women to the store or cedar chest for fur coats, and then to the department store or millinery shops for suitable hats. Styles in millinery for fall have assumed shape, color and texture. The trend is toward more colorful and expensive hats this season, with the small, close-fitting shapes in the lead. The new hat, when held in the hand, seems a mere nothing. Crowns are so shallow, the back line so long, brims so twisted, tucked and draped, that the real fashion and dash of the hat is not apparent until it is adjusted to the head. The small helmet is quite popular. These have little or no brims, although some have narrow ones turned back in uneven lines. There is little or no trimming except of self material. For chic evening wear, there is nothing smarter than the close fitting cap. They fit the head snugly and are usually made of sequin. Gold or silver lace may be used with the same effect and less expense. The sequin cap with jacket of same material makes a striking ensemble for evening wear. Our thoughts are now turning to the smart affairs of the winter, when one usually looks one's best. You are quite safe in wearing a turban for formal evening wear, especially if it happens to be of gold or silver metal tricot, wrapped around the head. A motif of sequin may be added. The felts are still quite in demand, but the Soleils (pronounced So-lay) are fast gaining favor. The women are no longer satisfied with cheap felts and are demanding more personality in their hats. The eyes are not covered, features are not hidden any longer, an open countenance has become the vogue. This does not mean in the least we must overlook types. Some of the new lines are quite unbecoming to broad features. This must not be unobserved. Select the style that is most be- coming by all means. 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Use it for ten AGENTS AND DEALERS Co-Operate With Your Physician Says Dr. Little "Styles for Different Types." For afternoon wear there is the draped velvet that is very rich in color and extremely smart with the velvet afternoon frocks. As for color, brown is the outstanding color of the season, especially the golden shades both light and dark. The burgundy shade of red, now called "Red Robin," is the decoration of one smart shop. Vanilla adds flavor to the group of new colors and is a shade that almost refuses to be described. Co-Operate With Says Do By Dr. George W. Little The trend of medicine today is to make the workings of the human organism and the actions of drugs common knowledge. When your physician prescribes for you he must depend as much upon the resistive powers of your body as he depends upon the drugs in the prescription. PETER H. This fact is not realized by many people. A patient may have a weakening disease such as tuberculosis. He seeks from the physician not how to cure himself, but some kind of a pill or liquid medicine, or injection which will remove the disease without any effort on his part! This is pure foolishness. It is like putting gas in a car and trying to drive it without spark plugs. If there is no fire to burn the gas, there will be no work done. Therefore, the first step to health is having faith in and co-operating with your doctor. Obey his orders. If he tells you not to eat pork—don't eat pork, that's all. Remember he spent years in training. He has been qualified by a strict examination to handle the responsibilities of his profession. If the patient understands the body processes, it is possible to arrive at this desired co-operation. If it can be shown to the patient that by eating pork he or she is taking into his or her already feeble digestive system one of the most dif- skin 10 shades 10 seconds derful new creme" days. If not delighted, money cheerfully refunded. 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In Your Physician r. Little ficult meats to digest, then he will not eat pork. The body processes are complex and the art and science of medicine embraces many fields. It will only be possible to skim the surface of the question at hand. Yet it is the whole purpose of these articles to dispel all fallacies and keep from making obscure, that which is obvious. No man who is actually sick can expect a complete and speedy cure unless he approaches his problem with intelligence and co-operates with his physician. Health means peace of mind, success and the enjoyment of life. Give it its full value. Do not bargain for your health: buy it at any price, no matter how high! With health your earning capacity is increased, your vigor at its height. The man that should receive your highest consideration is the man who can guide you into healthful, happy ways. He ranks with the man of God. He stands amongst temporal things as your minister stands among spiritual things. Bad Blood This is a much misused term. It covers a multitude of sins, so to speak, and for this reason I select it. The blood is a fluid which supplies the tissues with nourishment and defends the tissues against infection. Under a powerful microscope it is seen to be made up of many small bodies floating in the liquid, although to the naked eye it appears only as a red fluid. These small bodies can be divided into three general groups: red cells or blood corpuscles, white cells or leucocytes and finally blood platelets. The red cells give the blood its color and carry nourishment to the tissues in the form of oxygen and complex chemical substances formed from the digested food. The white cells fight disease in the body and keep the blood clean. The blood platelets are said to have much to do with the clotting of the blood. These three elements swim in a fluid called the blood plasma. In a drop of healthy blood there are five million red cells and five to seven thousand white cells. When a poison or a germ attacks the body, the blood fights against it by forming substances that will counteract or neutralize the poison or germ. (Note: Dr. Little will be glad to answer any questions about health, sickness and care of the body. Make your letters short and to the point. Enclose a stamped envelope addressed to yourself. Send all letters to Dr. Little in care of the editor of this newspaper.) Liberia, a Negro Republic on the west coast of Africa, was founded on July 26, 1847. Its total area is 40,000 square miles. It has a population of 2,000,000, all Negroes. Abyssinia, an empire in the northeastern corner of Africa, is inhabited by 11,000,000 and ruled by a black Empress. The population of Haiti is estimated to be about 2,500,500; mainly Negroes. There are 180,000,000 black people in Africa. "HOW LONG- HOW LONG BLUES" VOCAL with PIANO & GUITAR My Own Lonesome Blues 1191 How Long—How Long Blues 75c Voice, Piano, and Leroy Carr Guitar by Scraper Blackwell (Aggravol'in Papa) Ready For the River Jimmy Noones' Apex 1188 Forevermore Fox Trots, Vocal Chorus Club Orch. 75c Four or Five Times Fox Trot, Vocal Chorus 1185 Every Evening (I Miss You) Fox Trot 75c Jimmy Noones' Apex Club Orch. You're Going to Leave the Old Home, Jim! Lulu 1193 Careless Love Blues Voice, Guitar Jackson 75c I'm Gonna Start Me a Graveyard of My Own 1164 I'm a Bad, Bad Man Voice, Guitar Jim Jackson 75c "They supply the funds that enable us to make our newspaper more interesting and entertaining by the A. by LEROY CARR Electrically Recorded As' your dealer to play these records for you TODAY. If he can't supply you write to us direct. From the Editor's Desk A friend of mine stepped into my office the other day for chat. He was enthusiastic about the Illustrated Feature Section. "This is a wonderful idea!" he burst out in open, and rather embarrassing, admiration. There were many more words of praise from him to which I listened calmly. "I quite agree with you," I said, "that this is an excellent idea. For the first time in the history of Negro journalism, the Negro public is being given a first class magazine section with their favorite weekly newspaper. "But you don't want to shower all of your praise on the editorial staff. "True, we may deserve considerable credit for getting together interesting reading matter and catchy illustrations. "I'll grant you that. But you want to remember that those who are really making this feature section possible are our advertisers. "Without them, you know very well, we couldn't stand the tremendous expense of this magazine. VOCALION RECORD no.1191 EVERY lovin' man knows what it means to have his sweetie go away and leave him all alone. He gets to feelin' blue, disgusted and mean, wondering how long he'll have to wait for her to come back. That's just the way Leroy Carr feels when he tells you how he's waitin' down at the railroad station for his good woman. You'll get a big kick out of this great record. On the other side he sings and plays "MY OWN LONESOME BLUES" another low-down number. Ask Your Dealer to Play Vocalion Records Manufactured by The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., Chicago addition of this feature section." He looked at me thoughtfully for a moment, and then: "By George! I think you're right about that." "I know I'm right!" "But after all," he continued, "you have to admit it is the readers of the feature section that render the final decision. The readers' patronage of the advertisers in turn makes the advertisers patronize you." "Quite right," I agreed, "but the advertisers first have to take a chance—invest their money—before they see any returns. "If the readers buy the goods these companies advertise, the companies will buy more space, and we, in turn, will be able to print more stories, features of interest and pictures." "And," my friend cut in, "If the readers do not buy the goods advertised, the companies will lessen their financial support and your feature section will grow smaller and smaller until it vanishes." "That," I agreed, "is the exact situation. We cannot afford to print 16 pages of interesting reading matter, at an expense of several hundred dollars an issue, and give it way." "Well, then," he concluded, "the readers themselves are the ones to finally decide whether they want this feature section you are giving them. By spending their dollars judiciously they can continue to have an interesting, entertaining and educational weekly magazine." "And," I said, as he rose to go, "everybody—editors, advertisers and readers—will be the gainer." Some Charming Ladies of the Stage A Here is cute little brown JOSEPHINE BAKER and the Italian Count who manages her business. When it comes to charm, Josephine has her share. SO PETITE! THE BALLET ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION Our Weekly Verse Our Weekly Verse FALL DELIGHTS By Heba Jannath Winter walks on velvet feet With Holly in her Hair, While Spring peeps up in the Crocus Cup And Summer's face is Fair. But glance at Autumn's claim to Fame— The firmest of them all— For every Treat that's hard to beat Culminates in Fall— There's Nuts and Grapes and Apple Pie Misty, Brisk or Brilliant Sky. Gold and Scarlet-painted Trees, Winds that flay you; Winds that Tease. Far over the Fields and Steeple tall The Wild Duck's pensive passing call; At any Southern County Seat The Colored Cotton-pickers' Ball With always more than you can eat Of Partridge, Pork and Possum meat! Sure—Every Treat that's hard to beat Culminates in Fall! My! My! My! M. "What kind of brown is this?" Why, it's JULIA MOODY, of course, late star of Lucky Sambo Company. THE FILM MAKES A SUCCESS IN THEATRE. Yes, it's ETHELYAND MURRAY, one of the stars in Miller and Lyle's big success, "Keep Shuffling." No Blindfold Cigaret Tests for Gertrude Saunders Here is the vivacious GERTRUDE as the star in "Red Hot Mama." "FRONT"—A Short Story By Roscoe Wright A Passing Incident in a Boston Hotel. By Roscoe Wright The night clerk at the Hotel Strathmore tapped a bell on his desk; the captain of the bell hops shouted "Front." At once, Buttons Brown, colored bellman, whose turn was next, stood forth waiting. "Ice water in 576." Buttons received the command. He was off in an instant. He knocked on the door of Room 576 and entered in response to a feminine "come in." The sole occupant of the room, a girl of probably 24, was in bed. Buttons caught a swift glimpse of A FRENCH LOVE DROPS An enchanting exotic perfume of irresistible c b a r m, singing or hours like lovers beach to part. 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When the package arrives, pay the postman only $1.50 for this special formula. Use it seven days. Then if you are not delighted, return it and your money will be refunded without comment. Mail the coupon below today. The Thomas', Dept. MK, 844 Rush St., Chicago, Ill. Please send me, postage paid, one package of Thomas' Special Formula No. 99 Fast Fair Grower. On arrival, I will pay postman only if I will return it. If I will return it and you will at once refund my money. (Print name and address with pencil.) a black, sleeky bobbed head behind a copy of "Paris Nights" which she held in one hand—her other hand fingered, rather nervously, a smouldering perfumed cigarette. Brown went swiftly about his business, of filling the carafe that stood on a side table in the room. He turned to leave; a rather sweet voice with the slightest tinge of southern accent halted him. "Wait a minute, boy—here's a dime for you." Something about that voice sounded familiar. A lithe, pink-white girlish figure jumped out of bed and went to the dresser to get some change out of a Python-skin bag. The girl stood before him—every line of her delicately rounded body was visible through the filmy, canary-colored step-in she had on. Proffering a dime, she faced Buttons who recognized her at once and gave a start of surprise. "What in hell are you doing here?" she greeted icily. "Well, I'm dammed sorry to see you." "You ought to be—what are you doing? Passing?" "Don't be silly, boy, if I wasn't passing I wouldn't be in this hotel. "I was sick of niggers and sick of being classed as one—I tried to get away from all I ever knew, but everywhere I go one turns up—you, for instance." "Well, Miss White Lady, you won't have no trouble out of me. Keep your change and good night!" In a few minutes Buttons was again seated on the bench down in the lobby. He sat at the end of a row of grinning, chocolate-colored bellmen with a fierce scowl on his face. The boy next him ventured, "What's the matter, Buttons, no tip?" Silence. And then, "That sure is some broad in 576, ain't she?" "Yes, I guess so," Buttons replied dryly. "You guess! Are you blind, man?" More silence. Buttons was thinking. His fellow-worker continued, "She registered here last night—I took her things up for her. She's really nifty, though . . . Did you notice those legs? . . . Oh boy. . . I wouldn't mind . . . myself. Say, I hear that she's been having callers in her room already. Don't know how true it is, but I heard old man Lucas, the house detective, telling the clerk that he was going to catch her if she stayed here long enough." "Well, I don't think she'd be above having them," Buttons asserted. He then left the bench for a minute and went over to the tobacco counter merely to end this conversation. Bob Brown, before his "Buttons" days, lived in a small Virginia town. At that time he was "dicty" and had for his pals such boys as John Geter, the drug store clerk, and Dr. Landon's son, Oliver. Oliver Landon and Bob Brown were inseparable chums until Oliver met Margaret Blackwell. Landon liked her because she was the lightest and prettiest girl in town—she could pass for white anytime, and because she was so gay and always ready for a little excitement. Bob thought Oliver too good for Margaret and tried to dissuade him from her—Bob had heard rumors that she was going about with ofay fellows on the side and on the q. t. Landon became madly in love with Margaret although everyone said that she cared nothing for him beyond what she could get from him—and that was plenty. Finally, Margaret suddenly left Kingsville and went to Boston, Massachusetts. She didn't as much as tell Oliver goodbye. She had, however, said that she was tired of being colored and was going to look for big stakes among white people. Landon grieved for weeks after her departure. Bob attempted to console him by often saying: "You won't be sorry, Oliver—some day you'll find out that she was no good anyway!" But Landon was unconvinced. But Linton was unconcerned. About a year later Bob Brown left Kingsville. He, too, went north to Massa- PARIS NIGHTS HELEN BMITH The sole occupant of the room, a girl of probably twenty-four, was in bed ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION chusetts to attend school. He failed in his studies at Boston university and got in with a crowd of poker players and pimps. Finally, he degenerated into a bell hop. The last words Landon had said to his chum were: "Bob, if you ever find Margie let me hear at once; maybe she'll take me back, as I'll always love her." Bob promised that he would do this. Several nights after Buttons had taken the ice water to Margaret's room, he was again on night duty. This night he noticed that old man Lucas, the house detective, was plainly agitated about something. Then, too, Bob heard one of the bell hops say, "They'll get that jane in 576 before long." He decided to watch every move that Lucas made that night. About midnight Lucas left the lobby and went up in one of the passenger elevators. Buttons went to the rear and took the freight elevator up to the 15th floor. He looked down through the corridor on which the door of Room 576 opened and saw old man Lucas stop a small stepladder such as the housemen use for hanging curtains. The sleuth was directly in front of the door of Room 576; he peered through the transom and smiled—a grim smile of satisfaction and self-satisfaction. Buttons was elated. Old man Lucas then got down off the ladder and placed it aside. Taking a bunch of keys from his pocket he fitted one into the door of Room 578, which adjoined 576 and was vacant. He entered. Buttons rightly concluded that Lucas would get into Margaret's room by way of a connecting door between the two rooms. He placed the ladder in front of 576 and peeped over the door. Framed in the transom, as if in a picture, he saw a sight that caused him to thrill with pleasure. There was Margaret, thinly clad, and a young man of the college student variety, by no means completely clothed—both much confused. Old man Lucas watched the couple sternly, with one hand in his hip pocket. His coat was opened and one lapel was thrown back to display the police badge that he always wore. Buttons waited to see no more. He swelled with primitive sense of having been avenged. He made his way to the hotel writing room. Securing an envelope and a sheet of paper, Buttons commenced to write. "I have seen Margaret. She is going away on a vacation and will be gone for a long, long time. Forget her, old top, as she is not worth thinking of. Your old pal, Bob Brown." Love Always Changing Says Julia Jerome Marriage Fails Because People Won't Admit Facts. By Julia Jerome Folks, you can't nail love down and dissect it like a scientist examining a butterfly. And yet that's just what most of us try to do. No wonder so many of us have troubles of the heart. Let me tell you, the more you try to catch love and examine it, the more it evades you, slips out of your hands, mocks you and flies tauntingly away. As I had occasion to tell a girl a short while ago, "Dearie, you mustn't try to catch love; just take snapshots of it in flight. "For you'll find, my child, that love is a living thing; always changing; never the same this year as last, and scarcely the same today from yesterday or tonight from this morning." She shook her head doubtingly, like a whole lot of other people I know, because people of inexperience are hard to convince. Love Always Changing But, believe me, I know a thing or two about this love game! You lovers want to get the idea out of your head that anything is permanent and absolute in this world. You can bet your last dollar that anything that's alive is changing all of the time. And I think it's a good thing that love does wax and wane. That's what brings drama, adventure, romance, comedy and satisfaction into life. If we neglected love as soon as we achieved it because we were sure of it, love would die mighty soon. You know, girls, I have an idea that so many marriages are failures because people get an idea that love is never going to change. Whenever you see a couple successfully married, you can lay a big bet that the wife and husband both have taken a great deal of pains to 9 make themselves agreeable to each other all along. For a love relationship cannot stand still. It's either got to go forward or backward. Both parties have got to keep on their mettle, be interesting as individuals and understanding as partners. Any time you see a divorced cou Continued on Page 15 LUCKY GOLDSTONE $ DRAWS THE MONEY LIKE A MAGNET The LUCKY GOLDSTONE is causing a sensation. 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