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VOLUME XU. NO. I2 ' ^ RICHMOND, VIROWIft.'SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 16.1924 |3. IQ^^yiLPRlCE.
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President Promises
War Dept Inquiry in
Houston Martyr (Bases
Receives Petition with 120,000 Signa*
tures Gathered by N. 7\. &• P» and
Replies (Bordialiy to Delegation
President Coolidge has promised a a
inquiry by the War Department iut >
the cases of thb 54 men of the 24th In
fantry, still imprisoned in Leaven
worth Penitentiary for their allege-.!
share in the Houston Riot ol' 1917.
President Coolidge made this prom
ise in the presence of a delegation
representing the co ored people of tire
country, affer James Weldon Johnson.
Secretary of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People
at noon on February 7th presented the
petition signed by 120,000 names asl;
ing for executive clemency for the
men.
The President listened attentively
to Mr. Johnson’s address presenting
The petition, and replied cordially to i*
and to the delegation of representa
five colored citizens who had come K
Washington for the occasion.
The President declared he would re
fer the cases to the War Department
;.nd if he was empowered to take any
action in behalf of the men, he would
do so.
After the interview with President
Coolidge in the White House offict
bui'ding. Mr. Johnson called upon Sen*
tor Arthur Capper of Kansas and Refi
resentative Martin Madden Chairman
of the Committee on Appropriatrons ol
the House of Representatives, ano
loth these Congressmen promised they
would add their voices to those asking
favorable action by the President.
Mr. Monroe Trotter. Secretary oi
rhe Equal Rights League, headed a derc
gation of five representing that body
and spoke eloquently in behalf of tire
imprisoned men. Mr. Trotter submitt
ed to the President letters and resold
tions from Senators and Congressmen
urging pardon for the Houston Mar
tyrs.
Mr. Johnson, in commenting upon
the work which culminated in tlse pre
sent&t.4on of the petition to President
Coolidge said:
“February 7, 1924. was an epoch-mak
ing day a day on which not only a
great effort was made for justice to the
Houston Martyrs but a day which
marks the greatest actual piece of co
operation yet achieved by the various
»ace agencies.”
The delegation, and tbie Commute?
it represented are as follows:
THE DELEGATION.
James Weldon Johnson. Secretary
National Association for the Advance
riont of Colored People; S S. Booker
of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, rep
r s nting 3 000 college students: Rev.
L K. Willmms of the National Bap‘
' t Convention. representing 2 93S57H.
RepMsts. (Represented bv Rev. Dr.
Thomas;) Nahum D Brasoher of the
Associated Negro Pr s : A. Phil in
Randolph. Editor “The Mesenger” and
rpresenting The Fr onds of Negr
Freedom; Archibald H. Grimke of
Washington D. C. distinguish d
American, former U. S. Minister to
Santo Domingo and Spingarn Medal
ist; Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham of the Nat
ional Race Congress; Mrs. Daisy Lamp
kin of the National Association of Col
ored Women (Sick and could not at
tend;) J. E Mitchell. Editor .‘The St.
Louis Argus” representing National
Negro Press Association; Robert S. AD
bott. Editor “The Chicago Defender;”
Bishop J. S. Caldwell of Philadelphia
representing the A. M. E. Z. Church;
Channing H. Tobias. New York City of
the Y. M. C. A.; Robert L. Vann. Editor
“The Pittsburgh Courier;” Carl Mur
phy Editor, .‘The Baltimore Afro
American;” Cyril V. Briggs Head of
“The Crusader News Service” repre
seating the African Bldod Brother
hood; Dr. M. C. Dumas. President. Nat
ioua1 Medical Association.
THE COMMITTEE.
E. W. Abner Supreme Commander,
Amerilan Woodmen; Sadie Mossell
Alexander. Gu.nd President, Delta Sig
ma Theta; J. W. ALtorki National
Grand Commander Ancient York M<s
ons: C. R. Blake. Jr.. Order of Nobles
ot the MysCic Shrine; Eva D. Bowl is
\ oung Women’s Christian Associuti m
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1 Nannie H. Burroughs President, Nat
ional Training School for Women and
j Girls; C. E. Bush, National Order of
| Moasii Templars of America; W. S.
| Cannon, Supreme Grand Master Inde
pendent Benevolent Order; It. K
Church, Lincoln League of America;
James A. Cobb. Special Assistant U. S.
Attorney 1907-1915. Dean. Howard Um
versity Law School; George W. Cook,
Professor Howard University; B. J.
Davis, Grand United Order of Odd
Fellows; Dorothy Hendrickson.
Secretary. Kappa Gamma Kappa,
John Hurst Bishop. A. M. E. Church:
Henry Lincoln Johnson Lincoln Lea
gue of America; Robert E. Jones, Birh
op M. E. Church; Isaac Lane, Bishop
C. M. E. Church; ''J. A. G. Lu Valle
Editor. “The Washington Tribune;”
Kelly Miller, Dean Junior College How
ard University; FTed R- Moore, Editor
‘The New York Ag’e;” Edward H. Moi
rfs. Grand United Order of Odd Fel
lows; W. H. Miller, Grand Secretary.
Scottish Rite Masons; Ruth Logan
Roberts. Alpha Kappa Alpha; ErnmeA
j. Scott, Secretary-Treasurer Howard
University; C. R. Taylor. Secretary
*Phi Beta Sigma; Maggie L* Wa’Jcer.
Secretary-Treasurer. Independent Or
der of St. Luke; Sadie Warren Owner
‘The New York Amsterdam News:'
J. Finley Wilson Grand Exalted Ruler!
Independent Benevolent and Protective,
Order of Elks of ihe World; J. C. i
i Woods! Pres. National Baptist Conven
i lion Unincorporated.
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—Mr. Charles Poole of 1705 Maury [
street left the city this week for Wash
ington on business. Last Thursday
night a fine entertainment was given
at his home and a grand time was
had by the ladies and gents present, j
In Memorlam.
TRAYNHAM—In sad and loving mem
ory of our dear husband and father.
Thomas Timothy Traynham who
parsed away on:1 year ago. February j
15. 1923.
Gone, dear one to eternal rest,
Gone to the st ent tomb.
Left our little family hearth
Ours is a house of gloom.
But we kriow you are waiting for us.
On those hills cf shining gold
A glittering crown upon You brotv.
For you are one of the Saviour s fold
WIFE AND CHILDREN.
REV. CLAIBORNE PASSES AWAY.
The funeral of Rev. J. S. Claiborne,
a well known and respected citizen
of South Richmond who departed thiB
life February 1st). 1924, took place
Monday afternoon the 4th, from the
Second Baptist Church Rev. C. C.
Smith, the pastor officiating. The inter
ment was made in Mt. Olivet, the col
ored section of Maury s Cemetery •
,‘Servant of God well done.”
His sop Mr. Henry B. Claiborne and
family 'extend thanks to their many
friends for kindness and sympath.,
shown during the illness and snbse :
fuent death of h:s father.
Mrs. Gertrude Claiborne, who it
now in Albany. N. Y.- attending the
bedside of her sick mother, Mrs. Sadie
Weaver, of 42 Menroo street, reports
her mother much improved.
—A Friend.
Roanoke. Va. Feb. —The Virginia
State Republican Convention held hero
Tuesday, February 5th was a distant
contrast from what was expected and
to that h Id at Norfolk a few years ago
where it is a lege:!, colored delegates
were excluded. Party harmonly reigned
supreme throughout the all-day so u >n
in which colored delegates, legally
elected were allowed to participate.
Only one contest was filed, in the cite
of the colored and white delegates » i
Petersburg the committee on credent
j ials refused to seat the white delegates
I because the district convention was
' held' in a private hotel where colored
people were not admitted. In the early
stages of the convention* the nomina
tion of the candidate for Congress was
seconded by a ccloretl delegate Mr. W
B. F. Crowell from the Sixth District,
whe also spoke at length on the desires
of the colored American and receive!
the first round of applause for the day.
Numerous resolutions were introduced
and adopted, endorsing the present ad
ministration and also calling for strict
er enforcement of ‘he laws regardless
of race, creed or color. C. Tiffany Toli
ver was one of the colort-d delegates
from the Sixth District.
LEADER OF THE LILY-BLACKS
SURRENDERS.
Roanoke. Va: Feb.—A miost interest
ed spectator and one who journeyed
here from Richmond to look on at the
I Republican State Convention, was At
I torney Pollard,, the famous leader 01
I the Li'iy Black Republicans of Virginia.
He showed keen interest in all that
transpired at the convention and in h';s ,
address delivered to the members end
friends of the Leal Club at their audi
torium on the evening after the convey
turn, Mr. Pollard said that lie Iras made j
up his mind to cast his lot once again
with the party and a! andon t'hie leader j
sit ip of .the rebellion. He was forced .0 j
make this decision, lie sa’d. because of j
the absolute harmony at me State Con-1
vention. the courteous treatment of the
colored delegates and the friendly ex
preostons of Hon. C Bascom Sic nip
curing an interview at the White
House a short time ago.
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TO WAGE STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN
That the Republican Party is prepar
ing to make a strenuous campaign in
Virginia dining the coming election
has been assured 11s by C. T. Toliver
now the accredited leader of the State.
Mr. Tiolivier presented a very complete
sketch of the political condition of the
colored voters of the State at the Li*,
coin League Convention at Chicago
and was assured every bit of co-operat
ion diesired. He now asks that every
colored leader in the various districts
get in touch with him at once and re
port the number of active and unqual'
tied voters of their district as well as
what is needed to assure republican
success. Since the easiest and most
practical way to reach the peopl e with
information is through the colored
press. Mr. Toliver also asks that tne
district lenders Inform him of the co’
ored paper wh'ch has the largest cirri'.
Won in their terrborv so that can.
riPgn publicity oould be properly dis
tributed .
fJ. Cl PRESENTS
HHC1DS1
RECITAL HERE
;
Hare-Richardslon Recital at Armstrong
Auditorium, Monday*-February 25tli.
Harold Bauer was right, when he
said, “Anybody knows America
wouldn’t have any music if it weren't
tor Women.” And now the women or
Richmond are proving this statement
true in fostering and sponsoring the
Hare-Richlardson Recita/1 which is he
;ng directed by the Young Women’s
Christian Association.
These Artists areof the highest
standing and are well known to mus c
lovers the country over. Maud Cuney
Hare, pianrste author and lecturer, is
a product of the New England Conser
vatory, Boston, where she received
high marks in both literary and then
retical studies. Mrs. Hjfre will accom
pany Mr. Richardson abd give a bne*
history of the numbers Tie will sing.
,‘Mrs. Hare played helpful and eympa
thetic accompanents.’’—Plrilllip Hale
Boston Herald.
J
William TI. Richardson. Bariton^ !
began his musical education with,
George H Woods of Boston later with ,
Arthur Hubbards. For the pa«t few j
years he has been Artist-Pupil ef The a-1
i'ore Schroetler- the celebrated Boston
vocal instructor and coach.
The program will consist of Operatic,
and Modern Songs with- Music Tad;s.
It is truly a Recital that is Different.
Both Artists will appear in costum -s
“I do not think there lias ever be • a
a country whose musical d(3veiopmeii
i.as been fostered so exclusively by
women as America.”—Damrosch.
Women of Virginia and Richmond
csually go a step farther, and the com
mittee responsible for these Artist**
coming are counting On you to make :t.
one big success.
The General Admission is 50 Cents.
Place—Armstrong Auiltorium. The
proceeds will go to your Richmond
Girl Reserves Summer Camp and Co"
forence Fund.
Maud Cuney Hare and Wi’liam IT
Richardson will have no need to say
“Richmond acks Appreciation." Feb
:miry 25th. Monday.
t
On last Sunday afternoon at the Ves j
per Service, Mr. Benj. F. Vaughn made
a vsry splendid and instructive ad
iress. on .‘The Interracial Commission
and its Work.” Race Relations Day be
ing featured by the Religious Educa
tion Committee- Mr. Vaughn as the
speaker of this occasion, brought to the
pudience much food for thought on the
vital questions that confront us as a
race and how lxith races must work for
the adjustments of these questions.
Card of Thanks.
Richmond, Va.. Feb. 7.—I wish to
use this medium in expressing my ap
preciation to the Armstrong Senior
nurses for their liberal purse presenl
pd to me Friday February 1st. and
their presence in my sick chamber
which filled It with profuse sunshine
Yours truly.
OPHELIA MACKINS.
1119 Denny Street.
Miss Mary Ransome, of 1507 De
catur Street, who has been indisposed
for the past two weeks, is convales
cing.
Wills’ Terms Accepted
by Firpo*’Fight in July
Forfeit is Only Hitch
Argentine Gables He is Willing to Fight
for Raymond Syndicate*"Says Battle
Will Be Staged Near Stamford, Gonn,
Montgomery, Ala.. Feb. 9.—Begin
ning with Pafron’r* Day, Thursday, fol
lowed by State Educational Day Fri
day and c osing Saturday with Founti
(r’s Day the Semi-Centennial exercises
at the Alabama State Normal School,
founded at Marlon. Alabama In 1874
by the late William Burns Paterson
vhH> served os principal to the date of
Ids death March 14, 1915. completed Its
varied and interesting program with a
pageant depicting “Fifty Years at Stare
Normal.” These impressive exercises
showed tbe beginning of the schoofl at
Marion, Alabama with its original
name, Lincoln Normal University the i
first commencement, the preparation
and opening of the school at Montgom
ery^ interesting sch'ooTj activities dur
ing the forty-two years of the incum
Uency of the founder the death of Prof
I'aterson, the administration of Pro
fossor Paterson, the administration of
I’rofcx-sor Paterson's successor Dr. J.
W. Beverly and tire present werk of
Dr. George Washington Trenholm, sue
cescor to Dr. Beverly and now pre?'
I cut•
The address on Thursday to the pa
Irons was delivered by John W. Aber
crombie. State Superintendent of Edi
cation, who emphasized the function
of the Normal School in a state’e pro
gram of Universal Education. On Fri
day morning addresses were made by
Hon. W. W. Brandon Governor of Ala
bama and President E. M. Shackle
ford of the State Normal School at
froy Alabama.
The feature of the Friday afternoon
program was the state educational sym
posium on the theme: ‘Mutual Conrti
‘miHerr of State Normal and the other
Educational Agencies to each other m
the prcgiam for Negro Education in
Alabama.” Short addresses were made
by M. IT. Griffin. (Montgomery;) T. T.
Thompson. (Lafayette;) S. S. Black
burn. (Prattville;) M. A. Blackwell, j
(Montgomery;) ,T. B. Calhoun (Sel !
ma:) A. H. Parker, (Birmingham-> |
W. J. Edwards (Snow Hill;) C C Ca ■
or. (Talladega College;) James Wilson ,
(Normal;) and A. F. Owens foe’mT
University.)
The entertainment features of the,
Sem'-Centennial included the Faulty j
Varsity Boys’ Basket ba’ 1 game won by
the Varsity 31-16 cn Thursday afto
pocn the Waiter Quarterly Social or.
Thursday night, the lyeeum concert by
James Wilson Cornet Soloist of the A
and M. Institute at Normal and the
State Normal Band on Fralny night
the Tuskegee, Alabama State Girls’
Basketball game won by Tuskegee 17
II on Saturday afternoon and the
Alumni Luncheon.
With several hundred Alumni anh
friends from various parts of Alabama
present, the fiftieth birthday of Ahi
bama State signalized the beginning of
a larger life for the institution made
possible partly by the pledges from the
Alumni of a substantial sum toward
the erection of a boy’s dormitory.
H. COUNCILL TREHOLM.
“SOMETHING DIFFERENT.”
MAUDE CUNEY HARK,LECTURER
AND PIANIST, AND WILLIAM H.
RICHARDSON, BARITONE TO AP
PEAR IN A ‘COSTUME RECITAL’
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH.
AT ARMSTRONG AUDITORIUM
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FIVE COLORED CHILDREN DIE,
IN BURNING HOME.
Father and Small Child Escape in
Orange County Blaze.
Orange. Va.t Feb. 13—The most fata’, j
fire in the history of Orange County)
occurred neat here early this morning
when the house of Richard Poindexter ,
•dored, burned to the ground.
Poindexter and his six children |
were odeep in upstairs rooms when ,
the flames which originated down
stairS burned through the door of his
room awakening him. He tried to
arouse the five children who were In
the ncxt room but was prevented by
Llio flames. So abandoning his efforts
to reach them, he had the 6-year aid
girl who was in the room jumped from
the upstairs window. The chiid escap
ed practically unhurt. Poindexrer suf
fered a compound fractures or tn«:
right leg.
The five children in the other room
langing in age from 3 to 18 years per
ished in the flames.
—Mr Robert Smith an' sisicr
Mrs. Yeadon Ready, of Jamaica, N
Y. are visiting their mother. Mrs.
He tie Smith, of 729 W. Leigh St.
“SOMETHING DIFFERENT”
MAUDE CUNEY HARE LECTURER
AND PIANIST AND WILLIAM H.
RICHARDSON,’ BARITONE TO AP
PEAR IN A ‘COSTUME RECITAL’
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH.
AT ARMSTRONG AUDITORIUM
Lew Raymond, acting as matchmaker
for a syndicate eag^r to promote a
heavyweight battle between Harry
Will*, Negro chalSengtr for the title
and Luis Angel Firpo. South Ameri
can contender, yetterday announce 1
receipt of a cablegram from Firpo in
which the' Argentine boxer agreed to
terms offered him by Raymond. Tire
cablegram came to Billy McCarnc-y
Firpo’s local representative, and, after
ning decoded, was transmitted to Re
mond.
According to Raymond there is but
one hitch in the path of the actual sign
lng of contracts. Firpo wants a forfeit
of $50,000, which Raymond agrees o
post!, deposited to his credit in South
America or with the Latin-American
Consular officials here. Raymond, on
tbe other hand, announced he Is pre
rared to post the money with anv
bank In the United States and ha t
cabled Firpo to this effect.
Raymond said that Firpo agrees to
Ju'y 19th as the date of the proposed
contest consented to the guarantee of
$250 000 which Raymond, offered tlm
South American and also expressed
ratisfaction with a 25 per cent, interest
in the motion pictures.
At first Firpo held out for exclusive
rights to the motion picture revenu"
from South America but Roymono
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A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY.
A fine, up-'o-date Ice Cream Par
lor and Restaurant, combined for
sale. All modern improvements.
Good reason for selling Splendid
opportunity for right party. For
information, call at The Planet Of
fice, 311 North Fourth Street.
PLAN SHOW HOUSE FOR THE
COLORED PEOPLE OF CHESTER
Chester is about to have added to its
; laces of amusement a unique center
exclusively for its large and prosperous
co'oncd population. The Abyssinian
Progress:ve Association of Chester of
w hich Dr. KIrksey L Curd is president
pnd treasurer; Benjamin T. Empsor.
vice-president; Richard C. Maloy, secro
tary and manager; and John W. Bird
solicitor, owners of valuable property
rt the Central Avenue and Third St.
has as trustee entered into an agree
ment with Oscar C. Jurney and G. Har
:y Swnnsfield,, both of Philadelphia to
arrange for the financing and erection
of a theatre of a type, either for mov
ing pictures or vaudeville or both
with lodge rooms siores and a rature
development of a combined hotel and
office building. Mr. Richard C. Mal07
is formerly of Richmond, Va.
BOOKER—In sad but loving re
membrance of our dear mother, Mrs.
Ida J. Booker, who departed this
life one year ago, February 11, 1923:
‘'How we miss thee, mother, dear,
None can fill thy sweet place,
But we know you are waiting
To greee each of us some day.”
—CHILDREN.
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"There Is some truth in Modern
ist and there is some truth in Fun
damentalism, and possibly a ‘cross
twixt two’ would be nearer to the
truth than either,’’ said Prof. G. B
Hancock, of the Virginia Union
University, as he paid his respects to
the two great schools of theological
thought, in the opening remarks cf
his lecture on, "Evolution and the
Bible,” last Sunday night at the
Ebenezer Baptist Church
The service was held under the
auspices of the Ebenezer First Club,
and a splendid program was ren
dered, Prof. W. P. Epps, acting as
master of ceremonies. Music was
furnished by the Sunday School Or
chestra. Mrs. C. Bernard Gilpin sang
with her usual sweetness and perfect
execution. Prof Hancock was pre
sented by Mrs. Ora Brown Stokes,
who in choice language prepared the
way for the great treatise which fol
lowed. Prof. Hancock’s lecture in
complete text follows:
EVOLUTION AND THE BIBLE,
“Man is an instinctive investigator
and as such propounds questions with
out number with regard to every
phenomenon of life and existence. A3
long as there is anything in the uni
verse that man does n'ot understand
the tide of his questionings wilil never
ebb. This inveterate questioning of
man doubtless grows out of curio&ltv
hut curiosity is an instinct, and as such
has a survival value. The persons or
moderate curiosity will outlive those
who are indifferent and what is more,
V/ill live more completely. The mar
gins that separate man from man. race
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