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VOLUME XLI.NO. 25 ■ RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. SATURDAY. MAY 10. 1924 _PRICE, FIVE CEMTS
PRES. COOLIDGE’S
NOMINATION SURE
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PLEDGED DELEGATES TO
REP. CONVENTION ELECTED.
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, <Candidate Hiram Johnson Loses Ail Along the Line***Eariy Re*
ports Indicate Qalitornia Has Deserted Him*••Republican
Voters Solidly Behind Massachusetts* Statesman.
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A sufficient number of delegates
have already been elected from the
several states to make the nomination
of President Calvin Coolidge in the
Republican National Convention next
month an assured, fact. He carried the
Republican primaries in Maryland
May 5th against an uninstructed dele
gation. His vote in Baltimore city was
overwhelming. He won in Illinois and
in Indiana and the latest reports from
California, Senator Hiram Johnson’s
own State indicates that he U leading
there.
iAt the time of going to press, the pri
mary vote in California was as fol
lows: „ .
Hjram Johnson, .235,316; Cool
idge, 2 72,309; Coolidge’s plurality,
?6,993.
)l'R ARE FLOGKiED IN JAIL FOR
HCRDEHI OF MRS. SMITH.
(Preston news service.)
POPULAR BLUFF, Mo., May 8.—
Henry Smith and three others, two of
whom are women, are being held in
jail here in connection with the fatal
shooting of Mrs. Henry Smith, wife
of the formed, at her home south oi
here. Mrs! Ida Duckworth and Miss
Augusta Burnett and Smith and Oliv
er Burnett are the persons held in
jail. •;
LILLIAN KING DIES OF BURNS.
(Preston Newt Senrloe)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—Mrs.
Lillian King, aged 45, was fatajly burn
ed while ill in bed at her home in
Warner Street, last Thursday after
noon. She died in the Casualty Hospi
tal a few hours later. It Is thought
that the woman accidentally set fire to
her bedding and was in too weakened
a condition to extinguish it before it
reached her.
VIRGINIA UNION WINS ANNUAL
TRIANGLE DERATE.
(By Chester L. Washington.)
Richmond, Va.—The paramount de
bating ability of Virginia Union Uni
versity orators was permanently estab
lished last Friday, when Union won
unanimous decisions from the judges
in their portion of the annual triangu-'
lar debate; triumphing over Lincoln |
at Union and outpointing unmistak
ably over Howard at Howard. The de
baters the Kappa Gamma Chi Debating
Society.
Under the diligent tutorship of Prof.
C. M. Maloney, aided by the former
orators, now seniors, Messrs. C. L.
Franklin, L. R. Best, and G W. Hicks,
an octet of sound thinkers and point* d
speakers we.-e developed to exouuud on
the important subject, ,‘Should ibe
United States Join the World Court
Under Provisions as Stipulated by
President Harding?”
“ Before a large and appreciative
audience at Richmond the sterling
speakers W. H. Payne, J. R. Golden
and J. T. Cartel Jr.. with W. H. Spur
lock outpointed and outwitted Lin
coln’s best debators and won a unani
mous decision. They proved conclusive
ly that the U. S. should enter the
Court.
An unbeatable trio engaged Howard
in Washington and swamped the Capi
tal City debaters with a veritable show
er of undeniable facts and sound logic
coupled with good speaking. Messrs. R.
T. Daniels. J. Raymond Henderson and
H. M. B. Lee, together with Alonzo
Mulberry took Howard by surprise
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and brought glory and honor to Union
by their pronouncements.
Howard also lost unanimously to
Lincoln in Baltimore, which makes
Union the undisputed winner of this
year's great Triangular Debate com*,
posed of H—U—L.
FOSTERS WARN NEGROES TO
QUIT AN ALABAMA TOWN.
f Preston New# Service)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala1., May Tacked
to trees along the Hargrove road about
seven miles from Tuscaloosa for a
space of about four mileS|, officials
found several posters signed by ,‘The
Great Black Cross," and warning the
Negr.o residents of the section that
they must move.
The posters contained the figure of,
a member of the organization wearing,
a high, pointed round hat, with either,
a feather or helmet flare to the rear,
riding boots and a belt in which a dag j
ger is carried. The face is not hooded.;
“We are worse than the Ku Klux
Klan, so look out," says the poster. Be
neath the figure is the declaration:
“We Mean Business, Every Negro
Must Move.”
During the past week several hun
dred Negro residents of the community
received from the organization
through the mail, dated April 19th, |
warning them to depart from that sec
tion. Sheriff N. K. Kyle is making an1
investigation.
A FINE ENTERTAINMENT.
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Golden Branch, the female depart
ment of the Young Men’s Lore and
Union Club, No. 1, celebrated their
third anniversary and Installation
exercises on last Tuesday night, the
6th inst. at the Southside Independ
ent Hall. A fine program, which
consisted of short speeches, solos,
and trios was well arranged andi
conducted by the mistress of cere-1
monies, Mrs. Mary Kalles. The Y.
M. L. and U. Band interspersed the
program with excellent selections.
Mr. R. L Haden installed the offi
cers for the ensuing term.
Refreslnnents were served abund
antly by a large number of waitress
es and the occasion was one grand
affair
Rev. Dr. White Here
Rev. Thomas H. White, D. D.,
pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church of
Jersey City, N. J. was in the city
this week. He came on a business
trip to Washington, D. C. and ex
tended the same fo this city. He
called on us and reported conditions
as prosperous.
Dr. Gregory at General Conference.
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Rev. M. F. Gregory, D. D., pas
tor of the Hood Memorial Temple of
the A. M. E. Z. Church is attending
the General Conference of the A. M.
E. Zion Church which convened at
Indianapolis, Ind., Wednesday, May
7th. During his absence the pulpit
here will be occupied by able divines
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NORTHSIDE GUN CLUB
TO HOLD FIRST SHOOT
Our first shoot of the 1924 series
will be at Garden City (on Brook
Road) Thursday, May loth, 6:00
o’clock P. M. Public Invited.
John H. Gee, president, 917 W,
Clay St.; John T. Mosby, secretary,
906 Turpin St, Richmond, Ya.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS:
—Mrs. 0. M. Duncan, who has been
visiting in Miami, Florida, Havana,
Cuba, Jacksonville, and Durham, pass- j
ed through the city to New York.
—Mr. and Mrsi. W. M. Bowman oi
South Boston, visited their sister, Mrs.
Rosa D. Turner. They were on thei?
way to Newbur& N. YM to visit their
children.
—iMiss Mary B. Harris, who has
been quite sick is rapidily improving
at her residence. 422 Shafer St.
Mrs. Edward Taylor, of New Ro
chelle’ N. Y. and Mrs. Lucinda Good
win, Florence, S. C* were called to
the city on account of the illness
of their sister, Mrs. Belle Austin who -
is now some what improved.
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Mrs. Emma P. Adams, of Ithaca,
N. Y spent several days in this city
as guest of'her daughter Miss Erma
E. Adams, 716 N. Fifth Street.
Mrs. S. S. Baker, of North Seventh
Street is visiting her sister in Phil
adelphia. She will also visit New
York before returning home.
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M. E. Overton, at City Point, Va.
is still under the care of his physi
cian. He fractured a bone in his
right ankle, in Petersburg and has
since been laid up from the injury.
Columbia University of New York
has conferred the degree of Master
of Arts upon Nelson Williams, Jr.,
of this city and he has received his
sheepskin to that effect.
Mr. W. T. Gray is doing a' pros
perous business at 8 W, Leigh St.
He sells large quantities of gasoline
and does a huge repair business. His
many friends are supporting him.
—Dr. J. L. Peters may he found at
the Palm Variety store on First Street
opposite the Catholic Van De Vyvei
College and his musical talents may be
secured there too.
They are all going there now. “The
Browns” reputation for the finest
grade of photographs at the most reas
onable prices has caused this. You can
also get first class out door orders fill
ed promptly. He will tell you the best
time of day for this class of work. Read
their advertising announcement and
give them your work.
—Dr. A. H. Robins Second and Mar
shall Streets will save you more money
than you imagine, if you will call there
and state to him your ailment. His 100
in-1 remedy is a marvel. It works
quickly and checks and cures the most
acute cases. His prices are so arrang
ed as to suit your pocket-book.
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—Henry Mallory doesn’t talk much
He leaves his good market supplies and
other ,‘grub” to talk for him. Every
thing strictly fresh and as cheap as
anywhere in the city, when everything
else is taken into consideration.
—Prompt service always available
and It is unsurpassed by any other es
tablishment in the city. Of course refer
enCe is made to A. D. Price, the alert
Runreal director and liveryman.
Whether for the matrimonial a(ltar, the
railway station, the elite entertain
ment or the hospital or the grave-yard,
you find him ready to serve you.
—Tiredness after you have slept all
night indicates some bodily weakness
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT 25C.
PER HUNDRED.—(Planet Office.
HAMPTON CELEBRATES FEFTY
'' SIXTH ANNIVERSARY.
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Gov. E. L. Trinkle of Virginia Declares
in Favor of Justice to Negroes—Dr.
Jl J. Tigert Pays Tribute to Dr. R. R.
Moton— Mrs. Henry A. Strong Pre
sents New Home Economics Practice
-Home.
Hampton Students Give Addresses and (
Demonstrations BedgrsLqrge
EnthtwiwrtteHUM and
Through Chorus and Glee
Club Singing Win New
Friends.
*’ (By Wm. Anthony Aery.)
HAMPTON) Va., May 8.—The fifty
sixth anniversary of Hampton Insti
tute brought together a large company
of prominent citizens^ including Gover
nor and MrS. E. Lee Trinkle of Rich
mond; Dr. John J. Tigert U. S. Com
miBsioner of Education; Dr.~ Robert R.
Moton. principal of Tuskegee Institute
Miss Frances Greeley Curtis, of Bos
ton; Dr. William A, Neilson, president
of Smith College, and Mrs. Neilson;
Francis G. Pfeabody 4 of -Cambridge.
George Foster Peabody of New York;
and almost the entire Hampton Insti
tute Board of Trustees, with the ex
ception of Chief Justice Taft, the preei
dei.-t., who was detained in Washington
on account of illness. Under the lead
ership of Alexander B. Trowbridge oi
New York a "Special Hampton Party'
of 100 guests came to the Hampton An
niversary.
Dr. James E. Gregg principal of
Hampton Institute, who presided at
the closing exercises of the anniver
sary, stated that it has been the fre
quent custom at the Hampton Institute
anniversary celebration to have the
presence of the governor of the Com -
monwealth of Virginia.
JUSTICE FOR NEGROES.
Governor Trinkle was received with
a rising greeting from an audience
which filled, Ogden Hall to overflow
ing. He said that he had come to Hamp
ton Institute to express through his
presence a deep interest in the wel
fare of this institution. He frankly
confessed that he had no dream of
Hampton Institute performing any
service even approximating what he
had experienced. He expressed his own
appreciation and that of all citizens of
Virginia for the presence of the North
ern visitors. He said that Virginians
are not unmindful of the generosity
which has been shown by many people
to Hampton Institute. He stated that
the work of Hampton Institute has
been productive of excellent results in
the training of colored people for citi
zenship.
"I am interested,” he said, “in his
address to the Hampton students, “in
the development of your race. I am in
terested in seeing that justice is done
you and a square deal Is meted out un
der every condition and every circum
stance. I am glad to tell you that Vir
ginia aa a state is interested, in her col
ored people. The last General As
sembly gave a larger appro
priation for capital outlay to the col
ored school at Petersburg than any in
stitfution, white or colored, in the
State of Virginia. There is no reason
why the white and colored races
should not be real friendJ. There is no
reason why they can not and should
not work together in an advantageous
way.* Each should strive to treat the
other justly and fairly.”
J. J. TIGERT SPEAKS.
Doctor Tigert refuted the statement
that America no longer ofTers oppor
tunity for ambitious youth to rise to
high positiop. He briefly outlined the.
DEMPSEY’S MANAGER
CONFIRMS STATEMENT
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Will Sign Paper to Meet Colored
j Heavy-weight.
Harry Wills in the Lime*Ii£ht**‘The Road to For•
tune Open lor the ** Brown Panther**
Tex Richard Announces Qhoice***Qontest to be
Staged in New Jersey^Pubiic Demands Fi&ht.
Next September is the Month.
life of the late President Harding, who
was born in a log cabin, w rited on a
railroad became a trombone-player,
worked as a tramp-printer, and final
ly bought a small newspaper on three
hundred dollars of borrowed money.
He also referred to the uphill climb of
Calvin Coolidge and to the address
which Dr. Robert R. Moton, a Ham
ton graduate and a self-made man, de
livered as one .of the principal speak -
ers at the dedication of the Lincoln
MemorWL f ■ ■ - y - «• •• ' '•
EVANGELIST JOEL KING WILL
CONDUCT MEETINGS HERE.
Rev. Joel King, of Temple College
Philadelphia, Pa., the great evangel
ist and poet, will conduct a revival
for two weekh at Independent Hall,
South iHichmond, Va., beginning
Sunday, May 11, 1924 at 3 o’clock
P M. Rev. King will speak direct
to Christians the first we^;, second
week to sinners, hypocrites and back
sliders. Everybody invited to attend
these meetings.
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O’NEILL’S PLAY TO BE DISCUSSED
AT MEETING OP LA CRITIQUE
At the regular meeting of La Cri
tique tonight Eugene O’Neiill’s famous
play entitled “Ail God’s Chillun Got
Wings” will be discussed. The subject
will be opened by Mr. O. Mi. Washing
ton of Va. Union University. Mr. Wash
ington is in a position to give a broad
and scientific criticism of the play bt,
cause of his literary training, artistic
talent and aesthetic depth of appreci
ation. This play has caused a great
deal of discussion of the various phas
es of the race problem. Few people
have approached the play in a scientif
ic and unbias attitude of mind. As is
the policy of most of La Critique mem
her? the svMtct will.be dis ussed d»s
passionately and calmly tonight. The
meeting is at the Y. M. C'. A. building
at 8:30. The public Is cordially invited
to this meeting.
A Card of Thanks.
Dr. and Mrs. John H Hayes of
Asbury Park, N. J. desire to express
their sincere thanks ,to their friends
for their kind expressions of sym
pathy- at -the. death of their seven,
monthsrold son, WJendell Robert
Brooks Hayes, on April 19, 1924.
WILLIAMS LODGE OF ELKS EX
CURSION TO BAY SHORE, MON
DAY, JUNE 2, 1924. Come and Go
With Us—F. B. Miller.
UOL. WOODCOCK SAYS “BLACK
VOTE IS LIABILITY/'
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(Proton Neva flerrioe)
ANNAPOLIS, MD; May 1.—In an
address to the Republican Women's
Club of Anne Arundel county here last
Thursday afternoon Col. Am as W. W.
Woodcock U. S. District Afcorney at
Baltimore, declared the solid black
vote M l liability rather than an as
set toX Rep^Vpaxty In Mary
land. He said in part:
• We are in minority. But why? One
reason is the Negro. Don’t misunder
stand me. I would not recede one iota
from tbe idealism of the early Repub
lican Party, which gave the Negro the
right to vote. In those sections of the
State where there are many Negroes
it fs the most obvious argument "for
skillful and unscrupulous leaders to
use against us. Therd U no appeal
quite so powerful as racial prejudice.
“Tbe sad fact is that, while the white
people do not Join the party because
of the Negro, the Negro has. in turn
ceased to vote. So we are hit from both
sides.
“If the Negro does not believe in Re
publican policies he ought not to re
main in the party. I think the fact,
that the party gaVe him his freedom, j
or gave his ancestors freedom, is not,
a reason for remaining if he ceasees to (
believe. I ©imply call attention to the
fact that bis supposed allegiance makes
Democrats of many who are Republi
cans at heart, and that he is no longer
voting the Republican ticket.
“In fairness to him, he has every
reason to be dtegusted at promises j
made him by unscrupulous leaders
which were never Intended to be ful
filled. The Republican party ought to
make the same kind of appeal to him
as it makes to other voters—to his in
telligence and idealism.
“He shoujtd expect tbis and nothing
more. There is no menace of Negro
denomination in Maryland. It is not
intelligent for the Democrat to suggest
it."
COMING!! SOMETHING NEW,
SOMETHING’ DIFFERENT,
SOMETHING CAPTIVATING,
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Health Education Department pre-;
sents First Public Demonstration of
HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES,
Armstrong Auditorium, Monday, May
26, 1924, at 7:45 P. M. Misses
r Lucille Lewis and Hallie Edmunds,
Instructors. Mrs. Alice S. Bowser,
Chairman Health Education Com
mittee.
WALTON—Little Daniel L. Walton,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Walton,
died at his home, 114 East 18th St.
on Friday morning at 2:30 o’clock.
The funeral took place Saturday af
ternoon from the residence. Rev.
Dr. W. L. iRAnsome officiated.
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NURSERY ANNIVERSARY OF THE
NATIONAL IDEAL HENHQFIT
SOCIETY.
The Ideal Nurseries of Church
Hill will hold their anniversary ex
ercises at the Mt. Olivet - Baptist
Church. 25th and S Streets, Sunday,
May 11th. at 3:30 P. M. The chil
dren wtth their guardians will meet
at the St. Joseph’s Hall, 31st St.
between N and O, and march to the
church. An excellent program la
I being arranged. The public is cor
1 dially invited to be present.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 3.—Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight boxeit is pre
paring to suspend his motion picture
work following his conditional accept- .
ance of Tex Rickard's offer to meet
Harry Wills, the Negro fighter, in a
Jersey City bowl next September.
Jack Kearns! the champion’s man
ager, announced Dempsey’s picture
work woujld stop while the fight nego
tiations are being perfected.
*'I have wired Rickard our accept:
cm which la csatmtMiarmru sue
able puree,” Kearns said as he and the
champion were end a strenuous day on
the movie lot where Dempsey is acting
f6r the films.
The "sizeable purse” mentioned was
understood to include a flat guarantee
of $760,00(1, with a percentage of the
gate if Dempsey so elects.
Kearns has picked Labor Day for the
bout, but he indicated he would not al
low that preference to wreck the fight
plans should Rickard lngist on Septem
ber 6.
• Promoter Tex Rickard yesterday de
clined to divulge what Jack Kearns re
ferred to when be talked of the “size
able purse” quoted in the above dis
patch. The promoter, however, denied
emphatically that Dempsey would re
ceive a guranttee of $760,000 for boxing
Wills, adding that his agreement with
Kearns stipulates a percentage arrange
ment for the champion, and that
Kearns bad not asked, for such a guar
antee.
“Thiere won’t be any $750,00 purse for
Dempsey. I don’t know how such a
yarn started.” said Rickard.
The promoters also declared it im
probable that Dempsey was preparing
to suspend his motion picture work.
Rickard explained that his understand
ing of the film activities of Dempsey
was that the champion would be bound
by a contract to continue the picture
work until late in June.
J. S. SHEPHERD FALLS EIGHT
STORIES; MAY LIVE,
(Preston News Service)
RALEIGH), N. C., May 8.—James
Shepherd, of Henderson, working on
the Odd Fellows building job, was
seriously Injured last Wednesday after
noon when he fell down the elevator
shaft from the eighth floor to the
ground. He was rushed to the St.
Agnes hospital where it was said on
Thursday night that he is expected fo
recover, although he had not regained
complete consciousness after the fall.
Shepherd was unloading tile from
the elevator at the eighth floor when
the accident occurred. He rolled a
wheelbarrow full of tile from the ele
vator and while his back was turned
the elevator responded to a call from
the ninth floor. Shepherd turned
abruptly back to step on the elevator
and fell Into the shaft.
Faer was expressed that Shepherd’s
back was broken, but doctor* after
making as complete examination as
the man's condition would permit de
clare they are unable to discover any
broken boned,
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HELP WANTED. "" ‘"*
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and Secretary. One who has had
some experience in this kind of
work preferred. In writing, state
salary expected and nature of re
commendations available. Write or
apply to THE ANGLO-AMERICAN
FINANCE CORPORATION, 811 N.
4th Street, Richmond, Ya.