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—THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JULY 9, 1927 _No 43
HON. JOSEPH F. HAAS
By far the beat and most popular Recorder that Cook County
has ever had, whose vast army of warm friends scattered
throughout this city and county are already putting him
in the running for his same responsible position in 1928.
Laying all jokes aside, Mr. Haas today is the most popular
German-American residing in this city or Cook County.
BULLETIN No, 12.—PROTECT smoothly talking strangers. Our best
YOUR PROPERTY FROM thieves are invariably well dressed.
THE SHOPLIFTER Cash no checks for them. Play safe
- and insist upon cash with order.
By Chief of Police Michael Hughes Valuable merchandise displayed on
■ tables or outside a showcase is an in
Bcware of shoplifters. vitation to a shoplifter. You are sure
A strict observance of the following to suffer if you permit strangers to
suggestions will safeguard you against handle your wares without the aid of a
the theft of merchandise. salesperson.
d .. * . . t . • Do not permit any person caught
Be on the lookont for suspicious ^ \ J “
stealing to go without notifying the
characters loitering about your place,
police. They may be wanted by other
particularly women accompanied by merchants
small children. „ . , .
Remember a shoplifter in jail is a
^ atch the stranger who carries a investment for yourself and every
coat, traveling bag or suitcase. The other merchant.
coat oftentimes is used to conceal
stolen articles and many bags and suit
cases are equipped with false bottoms. Pittsburgh, Pa.. July 7.-^-YVhile
Shoplifters reap their biggest har- crossing the tracks of the Pittsburgh
vest during the noon lunch period and and Lake Erie Railroad at Portvue
shortly before closing time. An un- station Thursday afternoon, Ernest YYr.
guarded counter spells disaster for any Pollard, aged 45 years, of 6322 Franks
tradesman. town avenue, was struck by a passen
Beware of prosperous looking and ger train and instantly killed.
HON. JAMES G. COTTER
Assistant United States District Attorney for the NorthemDU
trict of Illinois. Mr. Cotter is one of theniost £I
sistants in that office and he is constantly trymg so«e |f *he
most far-reaching and important cas« m the Umted States
courts. Saturday, he departed for D
an important secret mission and was right hack in hi
in the Federal Building on Tuesday morning with his mouth
closed much tighter than a 4teel trap.
The Colored Citizens of Pine Bluff, Ark
ansas and throughout that State, Covered
themselves Over with Undying Glory Last
Sunday in Welcoming the Hon. Herbert
Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, Director
of Red Cross Flood Relief Work, Selected
as Such by President Calvin Coolidge.
The Best Members of Both Races, Vied With Each Other to
Do Honor Unto Secretary Hooyer, Who Loudly Praised the
Relief Work Accomplished by the Colored People, During the
Terrible Floods in the Southern States.
One of the freest, whole-heartiest
expressions of inter-racial good-will
that has ever been witnessed in the
state of Arkansas or Pine Bluff was
seen here last Sunday afternoon at a
meeting for Secretary of Commerce
Hon. Herbert Hoover, arranged by
the colored citizens of the state.
Hundreds Attend
Hundreds of white and colored per
sons rubbed arms and shoulders with
out a sign of prejudice at the meeting
on the campus of the State Normal
School. The mob spirit, which has
characterized the state was forgotten
upon this occasion which the colored
Americans arranged to pay a tribute
to the nation’s official fpr his conduct
of relief work in the great flood.
Acknowledgment of the race’s pres
ent and appreciation came in the form
of a huge sterling silver loving cup,
presented by Prof. R. E. Malon§, su
perintendent of the branch Normal. On
the cup was engraved the words of
appreciation from the doners.
But probably the outstanding event
of the meeting was the fact that Prof.
C. C. Neal, superintendent of the Ar
kansas Haygood College, near here,
carried away the big applause with his
speeclP just prior to Hoover’s talk.
Especially* did his comparisons of the
Negro and the white -race receive
round after round of applause and at
one time stopped the show.
Notables Present
With Secretary Hoover were Gover
nor Martineau of Arkansas; James L.
Feiser, chairman of the Red Cross;
Harvey C. Couch, chairman of the Ar
kansas flood commission and state Red
Cross director.
Two brass bands from Little Rock
furnished the music, Professor R. E.
Malone, superintendent of the State
Negro Normal, was in charge of the
program. Atty. A. F. Jones, promi
nent local lawyer, made the opening
address, welcoming the party to Pine
Bluff.
Mayor W. L. Toney of Pine Bluff,
next on the program, praised not only
the work of Mr. Hoover in bis relief
campaign, but accredited the race with
remarkable ability to act and co-oper
ate in the time of need.
Governor Praises Negroes
Governor Martineau in his speech
paid further tribute to the race. He
cited countless occasions wherein Ne
groes of the state rendered steady and
efficient aid when Arkansas was vir
tually inundated in April.
Then came the speech of Professor
Neal of the Arkansas Haygood College.
With the poise and forcibility of a
genius, he raised his deep voice to at
tract the notice of the large crowd, and
began his speech and for half an hour
was the center of attraction and the
secretary of commerce of this vast na
tion found himeslf listening with
interest to every utterance. And to
reveal that he was impressed he men
tioned and complimented Neal for his
talk.
Following a short talk by Mr.
Feiser, Red Cross chairman, the main
event got under way and when Mr.
Scipio Jones, well known Little Rock
attorney, arose to begin his speech,
preparatory to presenting Secretary
Hoover, a deep hush fell over the audi
ence. The introduction was brief and
Hoover swept directly into his talk.
Given Ovation
Bareheaded, his face shining in the
sunlight, he stood there before that
crowd and for half an hour he talked,
man to man. And when it was over,
Hoover was accorded an ovation seem
ingly impossible from such a crowd.
Several minutes after he had finished
the applause was still ringing in the
air.
It was Hoover’s first public appear
ance in Pine Bluff.
Immediately after the celebration
Secretary Hoover and his party left
Pine Bluff for Southeast Arkansas,
from where they will later go to Lou
isiana and Mississippi on their inspec
ion trip.
RACE WINS IN TOMS RIVER
SCHOOL FIGHT
(Preston News Service)
Trenton, N. J., July 6.—School
boards of the state of New Jersey now
know that classification of school pu
pils by groups must be on grounds
other than religion, color or nationality.
The State School Commissioner, Dr.
John Logan ordered reinstatement in
the schools at Toms River the Negro
children who had been put in a special
class in an old delapidated building at
South Toms River last fall.
Negroes Stand Up for Rights
Negro residents of Berkeley and
Dover townships resented the action of
the school officials and protested vigor
ously against this malignant segrega
tion of their children. So intense was
the feeling aroused by the action of the
county school authorities that the case
was carried to the State Supreme
Court, and was brought to the atten
tion of the State Legislature by Sen
ator Alexander Simpson, who conduct
ed the prosecution in the second trial
of the famous Hall-Mills murder case,
and who submitted a bill in the senate
prohibiting segregation. The measure
however, died in the committee on
judiciary. The decision of the Supreme
i Court has not as yet been handed
down.
Whites Try Demurrer
Several days ago a demurrer, filed
to upset the court petition, was dis
missed as being without merit and the
school authorities were told by the
court to present such defense as they
had not later than July 1.
Negro Pupils Backward, Claim
Defending their action in the pro
ceedings before Dr. Logan, the school
authorities argued that the exclusion
of the Negro pupils from the Toms
River school was because all were from
one to three years below normal and
so unruly and insubordinate as to con
stitute a menace to school discipline.
The parents of the children attacked
that contention and knocked it sky
high and declared that the building to
which the Negro children had been
sent was inadequate and dangerous to
their health. Dr. Logan stated that he
did not agree with the parents that the
building was inadequate. He even said
that its facilities were better than in
some of the other schools.
Dr. Logan Makes Ruling
Ruling on the exclusion of the Ne
gro pupils Dr. Logan said: “In the
commissioner’s opinion the exclusion
from a certain school and Segregation
in a school by themselves under a
colored teacher, of all those tuition
pupils in a certain district who are
colored, together with a number of
colored pupils from another district,
inevitably raises the question or pre
sumption that color is the peculiar
characteristic constituting the basis of
exclusion. Such presumption is not
rebutted by proof on the part of the
school board of certain mental or tem
perament characteristics of the colored
pupils. Unless it is also proved that
such characteristics are peculiar to
such colored pupils and in no way
shared by the white children who were
left." V
Whites Claim Victory
The order of the Commission of Ed
ucation to the Dover Township board
of education to reinstate the thirty Ne
gro children alleged to have been seg
regated on account of color has been
hailed by the school authorities as a
victory. They declared that the order
says: “shall reinstate the colored chil
dren in the Dover Township schools
until such time as the contract between
the Dover board and the Berkeley
board terminates.”
They claim that inasmuch as the con
tract terminated June 1, 1927, this
board has no concern over the matter
whatever. The "contract will, in all
probability, not be renewed for the
next year for either the whites or the
Negroes with Berkeley Township.
W. M. B. WADLEY, THE NOTED
SONG WRITER AND COM
POSER, CONTINUES TO
STAND BY THE BROAD AX
Mr. W. M. B. Wadley, 3644 Federal
street, who is one of the most widely
known composers and publishers of
everything in sheet music in Chicago.
“A Mother’s Plea” is one of his heart
touching ballads, which he has so far
produced and it has been sold in many
parts of this country.
His latest “jazz” hit, “Silent Cal
Coolidge,” orchestration, twelve parts,
25 cents, continues to be one of his
headline sellers.
Prof. Wadley has many other musi
cal compositions which are well worth
coming in contact with. He is always
willing to let the world know that he
always pays his subscription to this
newspaper on the first day of July each
and every year.
ON SHORT VISIT
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gamble of Jack
son, Miss., are spending a few days in
the city with the Lamberts and other
friends.
DR. WALTER N. THOMAS
Continues to rapidly regain his most excellent health, much
to the great delight of his untold legions of warm friends.
Dr. Thomas was brought home from Hot Springs, Ark.,
Sunday morning in a very critical condition, but at this
writing Dr. Dudley and other M. D.’c pronounce him far
beyond the danger line and that he is bound to pull through
and hold on to life for many more years to come.
There are very few better or more
prominent physicians in this city than
Dr. Walter N. Thomas, whose office is
located at 2359 South State street, and
who resides with his happy family in
a beautiful home of their own at 5233
South Michigan boulevard, and owing
to the fact that he has been working
so hard lately that although robust
and a fine specimen of humanity, his
health broke down under the heavy
load he was constantly carrying and
he decided to spend several weeks at
Hot Springs for the benefit of his
health, and instead of improving there
he seemed to grow worse -all the time
until finally his steadfast and devoted
wife Mrs. Thomas, and his sister, Mrs.
Johnson, decided to go to Hot Springs
and accompany him back home. They
arrived home last Sunday morning and
he was in pretty bad shape but being
under the direct care of Dr. Dudley
and plyty of other doctors, some of
them being high up specialists, they
snatched him back from the jaws of
death.
Therefore, if all sings do not fail,
it is easy sailing for him right now.
Dr. Thomas ranks with the highest
Masons in the state of Illinois. For
several years he has been worshipful
master of Garden City Lodge, No.
59, F. and A. M., and he is always
actively interested in every movement
for the benefit of the colored citizens
residing in Chicago.
His host of friends greatly rejoice
that the indications are that he will
still remain on this earth for a long
time.
NATIONAL ASS’N OF NEGRO
MUSICIANS TO MEET IN ST.
LOUIS, AUG. 20-26.
(Preston News ervice)
St. Louis, Mo., July 7.—Miss Daisy
Westbrook, convention secretary oj
the National Association of Negro Mu
sicians, announces that the ninth an
nual convention of that organization
will be held in St. Louis during the
week of August 20 to 26, inclusive.
Headquarters of the convention will be
at Central Baptist Church, Ewing and
Washington avenues.
Officers of the St. Louis Music
Association are: President, Grazia
Corneal; vice-president, A. Haskell;
secretary-treasurer, K. C. Jackson, cor
responding secretary, Hattie Howard;
Committee on arrangements for the
entertainment of the convention are:
E. D. Hamilton, chairman; Miss Daisy
Westbrook, secretary, 3946 W. Belle
place; George B. Jones, treasurer; and
Miss Myrtle Burgess, 3817 Cooke ave
nue, housing arrangements.
The Wanamaker awards, amounting
to $1,000, will be made at the conven
tion. A loving cup will be awarded —
the branch sending the most delegates
in the point of miles, i. e., Chicago, 285
miles, Los Angeles, 2,170. Chicago
has to send 8 delegates to beat Los
Angeles 1. A post office will be es
tablished at the headquarters. All mail
may be forwarded here.
BLIND BOONE WORTH $350,000
Springfield, 111.—After having earned,
it is estimated, more than $350,000
since the composition of his famous
piano solo, “Tornado,” in 1880, Blind
Boone, famous the world over as the
sightless pianist, appeared in his fare
well concert this week, in Virden, near
Springfield, III.
Following this concert Blind Boone
will retire to his home in Columbia,
Mo., to recover his health and enjoy
the fruits of his remarkable career.
Among the many valuable mementoes
in his home are his $1,000 diamond-set
striking watch and a Chickering grand
piano made entirely of oak.
COL. OTIS B. DUNCAN
Commanding the far famed Eighth Regiment of Illinois, who
urged Hon. Martin B. Madden to select Denton J. Brooks,
Jr., of this city to enter the United States Military Academy
at West Point