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This may be our last battle. We believe that it is the beginning of our final triumph.
MAY 17, 1923 JOHN MlTCl-iE-LL, JR
PRICE. FIVE CEiVi a
EIGHTEEN GOVERNORS
ARE MEMBERS OF
KU KLUX KLAN
(Preston News Service.)
Newark, N. J.f Aug. 31.—According
to information obtained by a clever
newspaper reporter at a recent meet
tog of the ku klux klan in this section
a very prominent ot.zen was speaker
of the evening and during his address
he pointed out tbie wonderful progress
the organization had made. He declar
ed that at present 18 governors of
states are now members of the klan
and| that the membership now totals
more than five million members in
all parts of the country. As far as the
reporter was able to learn several
clergymen were at the meeting and
made short talks.
One speaker declared that it was not
the intention of thb klan to make any
attack on Negroes of this country,
but the purpose was to teach the Ne
groes to stay In their places in keep
ing with the fundamental principles or
the klan in its endeavor to insure
white supremacy. He pointed out that
the Negro was incapable of self-govern
ment as has been evidenced for cen
turies past. It Is the religious and
bounded du■ v cf the American wlititc
man to nurture and protect the Neg:o
and to s«e that he stays in his place.
The klan does not intend any harm to
Negroes. All they want them to do is
to stay In their places. This, he de
clared was the plan as related to Japs,
nese, Chinese, Jews. Turks. The klan
in reality is thfe best friend that these
people have In this country. The klan's
mission is to stabilize government
put down general unrest and perpetu
ate the principles of true American
ism.
Man Shoots Wife as
She Walks in Sleep.
(Predion News Service.)
Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 23.—Mrs. Effie
Reed, Is in the Grady hospital in a
serious condition as the result of a
bullet wound received last Wednesday
night at her home when her husband
mistook her for a burglar and fired at
her. Reed told the police thjat bis wife
was walking in her sleep and when he
awoke he mistook her for a burgular
in the dark and fired’. No arrest was
made.
HIGH Bill OFFICIAL
ENDORSES PLAN
Tn referring to the plan for the va
cating of the receivership and the re
opening of the Mechanics Ravings
Bank, a high offictirfl in one of the
leading banks of the city in n letter
received Thursday. August 30. 1923,
writes among other things:
“I think your plan Is ^ happy
solution of tlie problem, if it can
be carred out.”
The people to carry it out are the
depositors. Notify those who have
not . already signed.
I UR HOP HIDOH HERE.
’ Bishop j. J. Higgs of Christ Episco
» pal Church, Washington has been in
p the city lecturing and left last Supday
night for Danville, Lynchburg and
Charlottesville, from which last named
place he will return’ to Washington.
Ho was accompanied by Mr. E. E.
Mitchell, representative of the Modern
Education and Religious Bureau.
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ence wishes position in good Job
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G. U. O. OF ODD FELLOWS
BI-ENNIAL SESSION HERE
Mayor Ainslie Delivers Welcome Address—Imposing
Street Parade-Grand Banquet-Order Prosperous
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The 15th annual session of the
District Grand Lodge, KX U. O. of
Odd Fellows met Tuesday, August
28, at 10:10 at the Fifth Street Bap
tist Church, Grand faster W. T.
Stewart, of Newport News, presiding,
A. T. Shirley, of Herrington, Va.
Secretary. The body opened In rit
ualistic form Routine business way
transacted.
THE PUBLIC MEETING.
The public meeting was held Tues
day morning. Rev. Dr. J. H. Bin
ford introduced Hon. George Ainslie,
Mayor of Richmond, who delivered
the welcome address. Response by
Brigadier General W. B. F. Crowell.
General Crowell expressed regret
that the Mayor was forced to leave
before he could respond,. Brother J.
Henry Peters. Jr. spoke on behalf
of the lodges. Response by Mr.
Thomas M. Watson. Mrs. Bettie
Clay delivered the welcome address
on behalf of the Household of Ruth.
Response by Mrs. Alma D. Layton.
D. G. M. N. G. Mr. James W
Thompson welcomed the body on be
half of the fraternal organizations.
Response by Mr. Fred D. Wheelock.
The gavel presentation was by Fred.,
W. Pemberton, the same was accept
ed by T. S. Collins, of Norfolk.
The Grand Master called upon Rev.
J. H. Binford, D. D. to sing. “The
(Continued, on Page 8)
DR. TENNANT’S VACATION.
Dr. and Mrs. Albert A. Tennant
vWted Indianapolis, Tnd. In^t week
and this week are attending the Na
tional Medical Association ’in Saint:
T/oufs. Mo. He was granted recipro-l
cal rights to practice h;s profession
in Indiana. He writes that the va
cation is enjoyable.
DU, KINO GOES TO CALIFORNIA.
Rev. T. J. King. D. D4. pastor of the
Fifth Street Baptist Church left. Ths*
Tuesday by way of Washington to at
tend the National Baptist Convention ,
at Los Angeles California. A speela!
train was to have left Philadelphia
with Dr. W. F. Graham and the Pblln
delphla ministers, hut the arrange
ments were not consummated and so
Rev. Dr. King got with the Rev. W
H. Jernlgnn party from Washington.
Rev. Dr. L. K. Williams of Chicago
III.* Is president of the Convention
and the indications are that he will,
be re-elected.
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ARCHBISHOP HIGGS SPEAKS.
Archbishop J. H. Higgs of the Christ
Episcopal Church of Washington, D.
C delivered an address last Sunday
afternoon at tJbfe Fifth Street Baptist
Church to a deeply intene&ted audi
ence upon “The Possibilities of the
Negro in the South." Incidentally, he
•spoke of the handicaps in the North
referring especially to the housing and
moral conditions as they affect that
section. His inference was that it was
best for the Negro to remain where
they are. Remarks were made by Rev
Dr. T. J. King; Edittor John Mitchell
Jr., and Prof. Hancock of the Virginia
Union University. Tlie latter went iu
to the discussion In some detail and
declined to commit himself upon the
question of migration, explaining tbn»
| he was not advised in specific cases
'Just whore “the shoe pincWed the in
dividual.” who migrated from the
Southland.
Archbishop Higgs and - his associ
ate Mr. E. B. Mitchell left last Sun
j day night for Danville, Va
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THE I/OTT CAREY CONVENTION.
The Lott Carey Convention is in
session this week at Homestead Pa.
Many of the leading divines have le^t
here for that point where a most suc
cessful session Is expected to be held.
Thle trouble between the Liberian Gov
ernment and the fnissionary depart
ment of this great organization is ex
pectcd to be adjusted. Rev. Dr. A. A. j
Graham, tbo correspondent and repre I
sentative of the Convention, who visit
ed Africa is the "storm centre” in the
contest, leavin gout a disgruntled mla
slonary In Africa, whom he alleges is
the cause of all of the trouble.
IDEAL SOCIETY CONVENTION.
Delegates tio the Eleventh Annual.
Convention of the National Ideal Bene
fit Society will leave the city Monday
morning at 11:65 o’clock from Broad
Street Station. IV F; and P. Railway
for Philadelphia.
The Supreme Ixnlge will open Tues 1
day September 4th. 10 o’clock A. M.
Mr. A. W. Holmes, the Supreme Grand
Master has arranged for a special cor
to take the large deWjafion from
Richmond and Vicinity.
—Read The Plane* and keep In
formed in raoial matters. ,
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
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—General Contractor Robert P.
Archer, 1008 N. 8tb stretet was stricken
with paralysis Wednesday, August 22.
in his left sijde. He tyas been very
much Indisposed and his friends hope
for his complete recovery.
—Fillmore Smith, Esq, editor of
The Industrial Watchman of Pater
son, N. J., called on ue this week. He
motored here and was on route borne.
—Mrs. Adelaide G. Thompson and
Hiss Maary Scott have been visiting
Niagara Falls and Toronto, Canada
this week. They have had a most
pleasant sojourn in tbls northern
clime and are already much improved
in health.
—Funeral Director C. P. Hayes. Mr.
David Gilpin J. W. Randolph and Dr.
George W. White left this week for
!New York in their automobile? and
I will remain until next week’ Dr
White took hjs initial trip in his new
Buick, which he had purchased and
hod delivered to him the day before.
—Mrs. Lucy S. Fleming and Mrs
Elizabeth View of Philadelphia Pn ,
were in the city- last week attending
the St. Luke Convention.
—Messrs. J. H. Taliaferro of New
port News. Va.. and N. I Palmer of'
Hampton. Va.. are In attendance a! j
the Annual meeting of the Odd Fel-!
lows.
—Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jones.
South Boston, Vn. are delegates to the
Odd Fellows and Household of Ruth
Sessions.
—Mrs. M. M. Lomax accompanied |
by Master Vivian Smith. -Mrs. Annie L.
Brown of. New River Depot. Va.. and
Mrs. Charlotte Allen, of Ellerson Va
are attending the sessions of the
Household of Rutb..
— Mrs. Ida B. Atkins of Hampton.
Va.. is visiting the city, the guest of
Mrs. Margaret Lipscomb.
—Mr. Charley Poole paid a short
visit to our city Saturday and return
ed to Raleigh, N. C.. last Tuesdny. |
—Mrs. Virginia Wilson and Mrs.
Mary E Stives of Rochester. N. Y.
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alexan
der Baugh. (
—Mrs. J. P. Crawley returned to the
city last week from White Sulpha.' i
Springs, W Va., where she spent the
summer.
Mrs. Susie H. Robinson. Mrs. An- I
rtie E. Blackwell and Miss Martha 1
I
Fowlkes are attending the Lot Carey
Convention at Homestead, Pa.
Mjfeses Lillian Lewis, Lottie Ol
phin, Grace Whlker, Florine Cogbill,
Mrs. M. J: Washington, Prof. J, H.
Blackwell, and Mr. W. H. Fox re
turned from Christiansburg this week
where they attended the Sunday
School Convention.
—Mr. and Mrs. Orbin Dean arrived
in the city last Saturday after spend
ing a week in Roanoke, Va. They look
much Improved after their stay In the
Magic City.
—Mrs. Celestine F. .Cooley of 180*1
Everett street, Southslde left the city
last Sunday morning for a weeks stay
with her many friends in the north.
Mrs. Cooley will visit Washington
Baltimore. Philadelphia and Atlantic
City before returning.
Mrs. Rose E. Jackson, of 207 E.
17th Street will leave the erty Sun
day morning to spend a week at Bay
Shore Hotel, Buck roe Beach.
Mrs. Laura H. Irving and children
J. Allen Irv'ng. Jr. and H. Celestine
Irvibg are now located in Philadel
phia, their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sully, 1915
Decatur Street, entertained nt dinner
last Tuesday evening in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Layton, Mr. and
Mrs. Deroy Layton, MSss Bessib Car
ter and little Alma T^aytoij. of Me\l»
wood, Va. Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sully, Mr. and
Mrs. Wfebster Dean, Mr. Hansloy
Burford., Mr. Charles Robinson, Mrs.'
Mamie Fowlkes, Miss Rose Sully, Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Cogbill and MWs
Phlla McGillery. A delightful even
ing was spent and all enjoyed them-.
selves.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jone*. of
Washington, D. C. were entertained
fit the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
E. I^ewis. of 2519 Bainbrldge Street
last Wednesday evening. Friends
and old acquaintances of Mr. and
Mrs. Jones were present. Solos, duets
quartets and recitations were ren
dered. An all-round Jolly good time
was had. Refreshments were served
abundantly.
(Preston News Sorv'ee )
Pittsburgh, Pa. Aug. 30.—Attorney
K. F. Phtilllpg was In Pittsburgh Thurs
lay and Friday on business In connect
Ion with the formation of a new pnb-,
Hcity concern and other interests oft
lationnl importance. Attorney Phi’, j
lips left for Harrisburg late Friday,
light where he spent Saturday and
Sunday before returning to Washing-:
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'Senator Bruce Against
the Dyer Bill.
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CPr.it.n Kiwi Service) |
Baltimore. Md., Aug. 23.—'*1 am a 1
Democrat from the South and. tradit
ionally in fnvor of retaining as large
police power in thfe individual states
as possible,” declared Senator Bruce '
in expressing his opposition to the
>>yor Anti-Lyncbing Bill. "On the oth
er hand I am more strongly opposed
to the barbarous practice of lynching
ana x am in ravor or eradicating lynch
lng. My method will be for the state*
to (leal with the problem individually
by effective action. What I think
should, be done is for a large number
of leading men. white and colored, in
the southern states!, unite in a written
appeal to thto governors of those
states to recommend to their legisla
tures the passage of some uniform
law that, in addition to the penalties
prescribed by the ordinary law of the
land for homicide, would impose se
vere penalties on an pumic servants
concerned with administration of jus
tice who-refused or failed to protect,
to the full extent of their ability, a vie
tim of lynching.”
! He also said, “I favor the law al
ready enacted in some sections— a
fine against the county in which' a
lynching is permitted to occur, -the
fine .to go to the family of the victim.
Such legislation in a few of the states
which have been most disgraced by
lynching, would remove all feeling of
necessity for anything like the Dyer
hill, and would also lie an advertise
ment of great material value to the
states adopting it.*” Senator Bruce is
from Marylan 1
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MTSICAL RECITAL.
There will he an Organ recital given
at the Sharon Baptist Church, Sunday
September 9th. at 8:30 P. M. for the
benefit of thb organ fum’. Messrs.
Joseph Matthews and- George Howell
will appear on the programme. Bring
a silver offering.
TAKE NOTTCC/.
. The R|pv. Robert M. Anderson
Evangelist, and pastor of Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church. Baltimore. Md., will
preach at the Pythian Castle Baptist
Church, Sunday morning and night
and every night next week. Public
cordially invited to hear tbfs "tall
gospel gwarop angel” of Baltimore.
HARRY WILLS CLAIAAS
THE HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP j
NPW YORK, Aug. 30.—Paddy
Mull ns, manager of Harry Wills, the
challenger of Jacli. Dempsey, yester
day tissued a formal statement in
which he claimed, the world's lusavy
weight title for Wills, and proclaimed
the colored fighter’s readiness to de
fend the title against any heavy
weight rival, Dempsey and Firpn pre
ferred. Mullins decided to claim .
the tittle an a public proclamation
when the State Athletic Commission
refused to declare Dempsey’s till*
vacated and to establish Wills as the
recognized champlbn, as Mullins had
• demanded on hts last visit to the
commission's office.
Mullins satki yesterday that he ha/A
only begun to act in hiss campalbia or7
behalf of Wills. The manager’s oh- •
Ject now, according to his admission,,
is to force a cancellation of the settndJ
uled bout between Dempsey and Lu>f»
Firpo at the Polo Grounds on Sep-*
tern bey 14. ,
Stabbed While Negroes
Gather to Resist Klan.
. (Preston News*Service.)
. Steubenville Ohio. Aug. 23—During
the recent klan war here between
klnnsmen and officials. Negroes fear,
ed that the klnnsmen failing to success
fully outdue the local authorities
might endeavor to vent their spleen by
uf tacking- Nok*oi s and accordingly
prepared to vigorously resist any in
vasion or attack upon' them by the
klan. It is said that Negroes prepared
their private arsenals for effective act
Ion and determined) to defend them
selves in a positive way against any at
tack.
Hu Klux Klan Loses
Charter in N. Y. State.
(Proton New* Servtre>
Albany. N. Y., Aug. 23.—The Knights
3f the Ku Klux Klan and the Kamel^r
are restrained) from acting as charter
?d and incorporated benevolent frater
nal organizations within tha confines:
>f New York state under a decision
handled down bv Supreme Court. Jus
tice Staley, last Tuesday night.
Judge Stayley supports the conten
tion of the state attorney general that
the incorporation certificates of the
twin orders illegally altered and falsi
fied to gl~e them powers of a “broad
and indefinite scope.” The act of in
corporators was held to ho illegal and
unauthorized and an imposition and
fraud upon the court which cannot un
d’er the requirements of the statute he
toleraten or excused. The names of
the particular organizations were re
placed by the words "men's fraternal
orders” nnd "women’s fraternal or
ders” before they were filed with the •
Secretary of States. The change, if
was held increased the organization’s
powers from a definite limitation to a
broad indefinite scope.
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Georgia State Officials .
Watch Mob Probio£.
fProntoft N’fwi Service'
Atantn. Oa Aug. 23.—Officials from
the Solicitor General’s office have beer
ordered by Governor Walker to go to
MilUdgevllle to attend the hearing of
•T. W N>n]en who is held !p connnee*
fon with nn nfleged moh invasion of
the State Reformatory there rec^nfiv.
The solictor general told the Dover
nor that he wrhed to co-operate to
the fullest extent of his authority t r
stamp out such alleged art? of lawla*-*
ness. . •
EYHOCTK TO CALIFORNIA.
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Evangelist Rev. Dr. W H. Sklpwith
now enroute to Los Angeles California
where he will preach Sunday. Septem
her 2nd. for Rev. Dr. M. C. Carter.
The National Baptist Convention of
which he is a member convenes in
that city September 5th to 10th. from
wliieh we expect to get some spiev
news. Evangelist Skipwlth is hooked
to conduct meetings in the«e part* for
the next two months.