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This may be our last battle.
We believe that it is the beginniDg of our final triumph.
JOHN MITCH^L. JR
MAY 17.1923
VOLUME XL1, NO. 30
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1924
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
PRESIDENT
NOMINATED.
—
FIRST NEW ENGLANDER TO RECEIVE THE HONOR-COLORED
DELEGATES FROM GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI SEATED.
Credentials Committee Confirms Action.—Great Principles Enunciated.
Party Organization Strips for the Fray—Dawes of III., For Vice President.
Harry Wills Toys With
Bartley Madden in
15-Round Bout.
Brown Panther Fails to KnocK Out Tough Irish
Heavyweight, But Gets Clean Decision on Points
NEW YORK, June 10.—Harry
Wills, the “Brown Panther of New
Orleans,” won the decision over
Bartley Madden, Irish boxer, in their
fifteen round bout at the Queeufr
boro Stad1ium in Long Island City
last night. It was, a gruelling battle
with Wills not only failing to knock
out or knock down his opponent,
but with Madden furnishing moat Of
the excitement by making an unex
pectedly strong finish.
Wills forced the fighting at the
start and punished Madden severely
at close quarters, but the Irishman
hung on desperately and his awk
ward. style -®|f fighting seemed to
prevent Wills from landing a finish
mg blow.
As the fight wore on Madden be
gan to show better, while Wills ap
peared, to be tiring from his own
efforts. By the time of the tenth
round Madden was standing toe to
toe with Wills and, while the Irish
man’s blows had little effect on the
giant brown panther, the crowd
cheered Bartley for his plucky
showing. Wills redoubled his ef‘
forts in the last three rounds, and
though he battered his opponent,
Madden stuck by his guns to the
finish.
A crowd of close to 20,000 per- ]
sons turned, out for the opportunity I
of seeing Wills in action. Not all
the gathering was in the arena. The
fans hung from telegraph poles over
looking the arena and crowded near
by housetops which offered a view
of the ring. The outer rim of the
new arena, that section of the plant
holding the $2 admission enthusiasts
filled first and quickly once the sale
of these tickets opened. By the
time the main bout started, however
- not a vacant seat was to be seen in
the arena.
Tommy Wint, colored middle
weight, knocked out A1 Studdy in
the fourth and, last round of the
opening preliminary. In the second
bout, Sandy Seifert disposed of Tom
Lazuka in two rounds
Jimmy Slattery, Buffalo light
heavyweight, carried off the decision
over Jack Lynch, Arizona boxer, in
a fast and interesting six-round bout
Slattery clearly excelled his rival in
every round, but Lynch showed
gameness in standing up under pun
ishment and earned the plaudits of
the crowd as he left the ring. The
final bell found Lynch on the floor <
at the count of two from a terrific
right to the jaw.
Tommy O’Brien, Milwaukee light
weight scored a knockout over Pete
August, of Bridgeport, Conn., when
the referee stopped the fight in the
ninth round to save August from
further punishment. A shower of
hooks to the jaw battered August
into helplessness, but he did not take
a count, the fight being stopped as
he hung helpless on the ropes in a
neutral corner.
' The round-by-round story of the
Harry Wills-Bartley Madden bout at
the Queensboro Stadium Monday
night follows:
ROUND 1.
Wills chased. Madden into a comer
twrfce, Handing both hands to the
head without a return. Madden cov
ered cautiously, but took four up
percuts to the bead. Madden land
ed a right to the jaw. Wills pun
ished his opponent about the body
at close range. Wins used hig Tohg
reach to good advantage and kept
Madden backing away from his
drives to the bead and body at the
close of the round.
ROUND 2.
Willis pummeled Madden about
the body as they wrestled along the
ropes. Madden landed a long right
to the head and then clinched. Wills
battered his opponent about the ribs
with powerful rights. They ex
changed light blows to the head.
Wills was warned for holding as
they broke from a clinch. Madden
was hanging on persistently to avoid
Wills’ sweeping right at the gong.
1
ROUND 3.
Wills mauled Madden about and
resumed the more determined offen
sive. The big fighter winked to an
admirer in the crowd as he pum
meled the Irishman’s side. Madden
landed a short right uppercut but
took four rights to the jaw in re
turn M£d,den landed a right to
the heath They spent most of their
time clinching. Madden’s left found
Wills’ jaw twice. They were locked
in a clinch at the end of the round.
ROUND 4.
Wills drove Madden to the ropes;
with a fierce attack to the head.
Wills took a long left to the ear,
hut complained to the referee that
Madden was prolonging the clinches.
Madden took a stiff jolt to the head,
and absorbed more punishment at
close range. Madden showed some
aggressiveness and brought blood to j
Wills’ mouth with a right hook just
before the gong ended the round.
ROUND 5.
Madden backed away from a vi
cious right, but was mauled about
the body as they rushed together.
Wills took a left hook to the head,
but rushed his man to the ropes
with both fists swinging to the
head. Wills battered Madden about
the jaw, and the Irishman seemed
groggy. Wills missed a vicious right
at the close of the round.
ROUND 6.
f
Wills drove his right to tlhe body,
but Madden covered quickly. Wills
rushed in quickly and sank both fists
into his opponent’s ribs. Madden
stabbed lightly with his left to the
| jaw, but sought the clinches fre
quently.. Wills punished Madd,en
about the body, but Bartley ducked
most of his swings. Wills shook
Madden with an attack to the head,
but the Irishman stuck to his guns.
ROUND 7.
Madden missed with his right and
backed to a corner as Wills landed
a rabbit blow with his right. Mad,
den blocked a vicious right, but his
ear was split by a sharp left. Mad
(ontinued on the Sixth Page.)
“COLOR LINE” HELD LEGAL FOR
D. C. PROPERTY.
District Appellate Court Holds White
Owners May Exclude Colored.
(Pre*tor New* Sente*)
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 13—The
“Color Line” may be drawn in restrict
lng the sale of property here, accord
ing to an opinion handed down last
Monday by the District of Columbia
Court of Appeal®. White property own
ers in any-neighborhood, who fear that
an invasion of colored residents might
take place unless they are bound in a
solemn, contract to exclude oojored peo
ple, may get' together and bind them
selves not to sell, rent, give away, or
in any manner transfer any property
to colored persons, and the appellate
court held such a document or coven
ant is binding and cannot be held for
haught by one of the signers who takes
a notion to disregard it.
The decision arose in the case of
John J. Buckley, who sued Irene Hand
Corrigan, (white,) to prevent the lat
ter from selling a house in S Street,
Northwest between New Hampshire
Avenue and Eighteenth Street to Hel
en Curtis, a colored woman. The lower
court issued an injunction preventing
the sale on the ground that it was a
breach of the covenant signed by 30
owners of nearby property. Mrs. cur*
tis appealed but the appellate court
row holds that the restriction against
her is valid.
The appellate court took notice of
the fact that it was lawful for colored
residents to exclude white people from
their localities, their places of business
and places of pleasure, and no one pro
tes?ed sgainst the exclusion of white
people. Therefore, the court stated it
was just as lawful for the while people
to exclude colored people. ‘Segregation
does not imply inferiority.” the Appel
late Court stated. Segregation was the
result of agitlation by both white and
colored persons, the court stated and
therefore, one race has the right to ex
elude the other.
Dr. Emmett J. Scott, treasurer of
Howard University, Recorder of Deeds,
Arthur G. Froe; Attorney Perry W.
Howard, it is saidi have purchased
properties close to the enjoined resi
dence, and Washington folks are won
dering whether the decision will l»e far
reaching in its effect. It is believed
however, that attorneys for Mrs. Curtis
will carry the matter to the U. S. Su
preme Court and that, as a well known
attorney said , “it is not probable hat
U S. Supreme Court precedents wilt
affirm the decision of the District of
Columbia. ”
PLAN MILLION DOLLAR RACK
CORPORATION.
(Pre§ton News Service)
DURHAM, N. C., June 12 —With an
authorized capitalization of one mil
lion dollars, the National Negro Fin
ance Corporation was formed hero at a
meeting of prominent race men from
various sections of the United States re
cently.. it is announced. Maj. R. R. Mo
ton, principal of Tuskegee Institute,
was elected president. Durham will be
headquarters.
The purpose of the organization it is
said, is to lend financial aid to worthy
and responsible Negroes throughout
1 tbe United States to assist them in
opening up or improving business. One
of the prime objects is to encourage
race men and women throughout the
oountry to enter the business world.
Plans have been worked out, it is
said, and in the near future a campaign
| will be launched by the corporation
among Negroes of the nation to secure
j contributions to the ,‘loan fund. Stock.
I will be issued to those contributing.
PRESIDENT HIM
COMMUTES UOIISTl
MARTYR SENTENCE
NEW YORK—MN. A. A. C P. Ser
vice)—President Coolidge has di
rected commutation of sentence of
Tohn Hudson, former memfoer of the
24 th Infantry.. a llte^eptenca
-fbr allfegad pvrtbnpaAtKra the Hofi»
ton riot of 1917, It 'was announced
by the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, the
commutation making the life termer
eligible for release this year.
The release follows action by the
N. A. A. C. P. ,in behalf of this man
, whose. case was not reviewed by the
board of officers recently appointed,
because he had been transferred to
a hospital for the insane. He was
still in the hospital at the time the
clemency 'board was in session at
Leavenworth. Shortly after the of
ficers had finished their work, Hud
son was declared sane and trans
ferred badk to Leavenworth Prison
to complete his life sentence. When
these facts "were brought to the at
tention of John W. Weeks, Secretary
of War, by the N. A. A. C. P. he
took the matter up with President
Coolidge. As a result the following
letter to the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
has been received from the War
Department:
"Referring to your letter of the
17th instant, relative to the case of
John Hudson, a general prisoner con
fined at the United States Peniten
tiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, I am
directed by the Secretary of War to
inform you that the sentence of
confinement of Hudson has, by
direction of the President, been re
duced from life to twenty (-20)
years. The Warden of the Peniten
tiary has been so advised.”
As Federal prisoners are eligible
for parole after serving one-third of
their terms, the commutation to 20
years makes Hudson eligible for pa
role this year. This increases the
number of commutations to 55.
THETA CHAPTER PRESENTS
ITS SECOND ANNUAL PLAY.
(Prr«ton Newi Service)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 13.—The
Theta Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Al
pha Sorority, Ohio State University,
presented its second annual play at the
Chamber of Commerce auditorium. The
play. “A Full House,” was a farce of
three acts, given for the benefit of the
piano fund of the Y. W. C. A.
The Sorority girls’ effort last year no
suited in one room of the Y. W. C. A.
being completely furnished. The char'
aoters in the play were all students at
Ohio State University except Alonzo
Mangrum, leading man, and Miss
Mable Jones, asthetic dancer.
Mr. Mangrum is an ex-student of
Temple University and Miss Jones is a
graduate of the Veetoff-Sereva School
of Dancing, of New York. Miss Jones’
specialty being Indian folk-lore dances.
Between the acts Miss Jones rendered
numoers which were enthusiastically re
ceived. Prof. J. Cleveland LeMouns
was at the piano. The principals in the
play were coached by Miss Laura Camp
belil, assisted by Mesdamea Jessi* Glov
er and R. A. Johnston.
The patronesses were: Mesdames N.
R Allen, C. W. Bryant, R. C. Carter. L.
i H. Godman; R. A. Johnston, J. E. Wil j
liams and J. H. Wilson.
WHITES TERRORIZE COLORED
HOME BUYERS IN KANSAS CITY
(Preiton fJtwi Service)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 13—The
bomber has returned to Kansas City. Be
ginning with demands three weeks ago
and cnflminaiting in a bomb thrown Sat
urday night, terrorism against -Negro
home buyers has burst forth again.
POLICE OFFICER VICTIM,
The buyer who suffers this time is
Patrolman Smothers, who has pnrchas
ed a cottage on the southwest corner of
Montgaljl Avenue and Twenty-fifth
Street. For a number of years Twenty*
fifth Street has been the “line" on
Montgalt although on the other ave
nues the "line" has been as far south
as Twenty-Eighth street. Demands
formulated at a meeting in the Twenty
five hundred block were addressed to
the police commissioners and the chief
of police recently.
NOT DISCHARGED.
The police offices neither discharg
ed Patrolman Smothers nor advised
him to sell, as requested in the demand
it is said. The bomb was thrown be
tween the Smothers house and another
home and two windows were broken la
the officer’s hoihe when the bomb ex
ploded.
Fifteen years ago Negro homes were
bombed for appearing anywhere cn
Montgall avenue. In other sections
where Negroes have evpanded to the
south and west there have been bomb
ings, but the progress of .he population
has not stopped. It is believed that this
latest demonstration of terrorism is
but the preliminary to the moving
south on Montigall Avenue, which is
now one of the “show” residential
streets.
—Peter Haill the “Boohhlack King,”
at 511 1-2 North Second Street is doing
first class work.
Mrs. Alberta Stevenson and her|
little son, Joseph, spent the week in
Danville, Va. last week, visiting i
their many friends.
—Mrs. C. P. Hayes returned from
Kittrell, N. C., last week after attend
ing the commencement exercises at
KTttrell College in company with Rev.
Dr. James S: Hatcher, wife and Mrs.
Cora Valentine. They took the trip by
automobile route.
—Rev. T. J. King, D. D., pastor of
the Fifth St..Baptist Church left for,
Brooklyn. N. Y„ last Thursday to at-1
tend; the New England Baptist. Conven
tion, where he is to deliver a special
sermon to that great organization
Come and go with us MONDAY, 3 P. M.
on our SUNSET aud MOONLIG-H'i
OUTING down the James. We will
land on pleasant grounds, returning to
the city at 10 P. Ml. Adults $1.00. Chil
dren 75 Centd. Refreshments and Musi
cal program. Under the auspices of the
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
JMLK. JJUJJNJNIC'S KOADSTEK
The Buick SH|oadster of Attorney W.
F. Denny was stolen from the garage
at 412 E. Jackson Stretet some time
Monday night by some one, who broke
into the place for the purpose. It was a
1922 model and the State license was
10304; City, 7121. A reward was offer
ed for its return. It wais later found
down-town where it had been abandon
ed after it had been used by theparties
who took it away.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT 23C.
PER HUNDRED.—Planet Office.
ENJOIN KNIGHTS OP PYTHIAS
FROM HANDLING MONEY.
(Preiton New* Service)
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 12.—An
injunction restraining officers of the
Knights of Pythias, who were in state
convention here, from directing the fin
ancial affairs of the organization and
from holding the annual efiection of
officers in any manner other than pre*
scribed in the constitution of the orde£
was granted by J'udge Lattimore last
Tuesday.
Dallas is the home of the three offi
cSjts named in the mandatory injunc
tion. They are: W. St Willia, grand
chancellor; J. E. S
of reoords and
all, assistant keeper of records and
seal. Bonds were set at $1,000 each.
The injunction was granted upon the
petition of J. W. Sanford, C. H. Thom
as, R. & Watson, B. Hames and Calvin
Carlton. , , .
MRS. KATIE SMITH AWARDED
$250 IN CIVIL DAMAGE SUIT.
(Preston New* Berrioe)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.i June 13.—
Judgment of $250 was given by a jury
in the Third Division Circuit Court
here Monday to Mrs. Katie Smith who
filed suit against T. E. Williams, a bus
operator, for injuries received when
she was knocked down on Broadway,
July 23, 1923, by one of the buses oper,
ated by Mr. Williams.
(Mrs. Smith charged that she had
been permanently injured internally be j
sides suffering a sprained knee and
serious bruises. She asked $2,500 dam
ages.
LITTLE ROCK MASONS TO BUILD.
(Preeton New* Sendee)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 13.—A
permit was issued Tuesday to the build
ing committee of Protho Lodge No. 281,
F. and A. M., for building a new Mason
ic Hall at Twenly-Sixth Avenue and
East Third Street at a cost of $4 000.
Constyrctlon of the new building lias
been started and the order expects to
have the structure completed by early
Fall.
BISHOP CANDLER CRITICISED.
(Pre«ton New* Service)
NASHVILLE. Tenn., June 12— ;
Bishop W. A. Candler is ‘.out of harm
ony with his own church,” in his oppo
sition to the plan of unification of the
northern and southern branches of
the M. E. Church, says Bishop E. D.
Mouzin in repQy to Bishop Candler’s at
tack on tie uniffcation plan.
Bishop 'Mouzin is a strong proponent
for unification with the nj rthern
branch and declares that the plan re
cently proposed by the northern branch
is the same as the plan propounded b>
the southern branch. He charges that
Bishop Candler has failed to study the
plan.
3 MEN FOUND IN STOLEN CAR,
(Pre*ton New* Service)
DANVILLE, III, June 12.—George
Turner, Charles Bradley and Eddie
IMorrow, all of St. Louis, were brought
here from Westoka, Thursday night
when they were arrested Wednesday
afternoon, charged with crowding auto
ists off the Dixie Highway. The ma
chine was found to be a stolen Willys
Knight of St. Louis. The men wiill be re
turned to St. Louis to answer violations
of the Dyer act, which makes it a pen
! itentiary offense to transport a stolen
I car from one state to another.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 11.—The
Republican National Convention con*
vened yesterday with Chairman John
T. Adama, presiding. He then named.
Theodor* E. Burton as tempos
ary chairman and Chat distinguished
republican leader arose amidst a>
plause. He delivered an address and
when Secretary of the Treasury, An*
drew W. Mellon arose, there was am
ovation, which lasted five minutes. He
acknowledged the greeting. The deliv*
ery of an addrtess by the temporary
chairman brought forth a speedy re*
cess. With the completion of the roll
by the Committee on Credentials and
the seating of the deltegateS, the body
got down to business with Hon. Prank
W. Mondell of Wyoming as permanent
chairman.
PARTY LOYALTY FIRST.
■ The attitude of the convention Is to
put a premium upon party loyally to
the end that party measures may be eu
acted into law'. The platform ha* been
skillfully drawn and the anti-Ku-Klux
Klan plank in a modified form insert
ed. The difficulty in selecting a vice
presidential candidate constituted one
of the greatest stumbling blocks to
the work of the convention. It is erf
dent that President Coolidge and his
manager will endeavor to make this
next election one in which only sturdy
republicans will be recognized.
READ OUT OF PARTY.
That is to say that men, who do not
stand squarely behind the platform de
liverances of the party will be virtual
ly read out of the party. Hon. William
M. Butler, the present representative
of President Calvin Coolidge is the
dominating figure in this convention
and his mandates are considered law.
HoiW C. Basoom Slemp gives no evi
dence what evler of his .‘lily-white*'
proclivities and he fraternizes with the
Negro group upon a basis of equality
that reminds one of former days of Re
publican supremacy.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
The feeling here is that the Republi
(Continued on Page 4
MACDOUGALL—CONLEY.
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Mrs. Julia Tonley announces the mar
riage of her daughter, Louarthur, to
Mr. Byron Stanley Mac Dougall,
Wednesday morning June the 18th at
ten o’clock; 13 1-2 West Leigh Street,
Richmond, Va. Friends inrited.
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS.
i
SO. RICHMOND. Va. June 7.—At ir
regular communication of Hobson
Lodge No. 23, A. F. and A. M., Masons
held at their lodge rooml June 2, 1924’
the following officers were elected: J.
U. Hobson, W. M*; Dr. J. H. Blackwell,
Jr., S. Warden; E. N. Simmons Jr.,
Warden; A. Qf Powell Secretary; W.
E. L. Smifh, Treasurer; Allie Black S.
Deacon; Webster Dean, Jrj. Deacon;
John Mason, Chaplain; C. P. Randolph
and Jacob Carter. Stewards; Dr. Q. W.
Moone. Marshall; Welford Finney
Tyler.