This may be our last battle. We believe that it is the beginning oi our finaUriumpL ^
MAY 17,1923
VOLUME XL1, NO. 32
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1924
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
THE KU KLUX KLAN GREATEST ISSUE
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION STRIKES—LEAGUE
OF NATIONS PLANK CAUSING TROUBLE.
SISTER P. HARRELL IS
mLY FINED IN
NORFOLK
Followers of Woman “Evangelist’
Create Near-Riot in Courtroom.
.NORFOLK, Va., June 20.—Squads
of ipolice reserves and firemen of En
gine Company No. 0 were massed
around police headquarters Friday to
■control frenzied white and colored fol
lowers of Mrs. Mabel Harrell, ,'evange
list” on trial for receiving compensa
tion for her “healing." She was fined
$250 by Justice Spindle after an hour's
hearing. Her manager, Rev. Moses
Madden, colored was dismissed. An
appeal was noted.
COURTROOM CLEARED.
Just before the trial started and
■soon after Mrs. Harrell had entered
the courtroom nearly fifty colored wo
men leaped from their seats and start
^ed shouting and yelling “Amen.” Po
flicemen in court were ordered by Jus
I tice Spindle to clear the room of all
f colored people. *
When the colored people lined
Court Street on the east side, Justice
Spindle appealed to Fire Chief F. C.
Petty and Engine Company No. 9 was
ordered to stand by and pump wat
er on the crowd blocking the street if
there should be any further denionstra
tion. Police then scattered the crowds
driving them off Court Street.
APPEAL IS NOTED.
EA's Attorney John G. Tilton, repri
nting Mrs. Harrell made his prelim
ary remarks, laughter and moans as
of persons on the verge of a “relig
ious attack” were heard in the white
section. The case was stopped and all
spectators sent from the courtroom ex
cept officers, lawyers anil newspaper
men.
Immediately after the decision of the
court, and appeal was noted and bond
was fixed at $500.
A telegram was received tod y by
the police from St. Louis, Mo., in
which was stated Mrs. Harrell had no
police record in that city but Madden
was believed to be a race agitator.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
I wish to announce to the public
that I will open an up-to-date printing
ce and will serve the public in the
cient manner in which I have serv
it for the last twenty years. Prompt
d courteous service, consistent, with
e lowest possible prices. All work,
rge or small will receive my person
attention from beginning to deliv
No disappointments. 704-710 N.
rst Street. Phones Ran. 2804-J or
dison 4862.
—L. C. MILLER.
A CORRECTION
\ Eenobia Gilpin who made a week
trip to Riehmbnd will not corn- |
e her internship in Freedman’s
tpital until October 1 1924. She re
led to Washington. D. C.. Sunday
esume her duties carrying with
St. James Gilpin Chambers, who
erwent an operation Tuesday. Dr.
in passed the District Medical
rd with a high rating,
hen completing her internship,
will return to Richmond and take
Va. State Board Examination
re stie expect* to practice her pro
inn .
UNIVERSITY. PRESIDENT FLAYS
JtU KLUX KLAN
(Preitor New« Servlet)
PHILADELPHIA,— Pa., June 27
—Following his dissertation on Prohi
bition, Dr. Nicholas Butler, President
of Columbia University, New York
City, has paid his respects to the K. K.
K., in language that cannot be misun
derstood.
“Those persons who persist in niani
testing intolerance towards men and
women of a race, a color or a creed in
which they themselves do not believe
are essentially uncivilized,” said Dr.
Butler, in a letter of felicitation to the
Negro National Educational Congres.'*
which opened here last week.
‘“Those who would advance civilita
tion,” Dr. Butler continued, “must la
bor in season and out of season to re
sist and check that persecuting tendeu
cy, which is a mark of barbarism and
which now manifests itself in lynch
ing, now in prohibition and now in tho
cowardly and unpatriotic activities of
the Ku Klux Klan. Every liberal will
wage war on this spirit of persecution
until a sound and truly liberal oduea
tion drives it from the human heart.”
NELSON WILLIAMS, A. M. SPEAKS
Richmond Va., June 24, 1924.
Editor Mitchell,
Your timely and terse editorials of
last week, “A Remarkable Tribute"
and ,‘What Does It Mean?” should be
republished for emphasis on two or
the most fundamental questions of
the present day. One referring to the
dark blindness of Richmond as a com
munity in recognition of efficient pub
lic service rendered by competent men
as in the case of Director Saville and
many others in the past.
The other one strikes the top-root of
the Negro’s social and educational wel
fare in this country. Every Negro and
white man in North America, who has
interest in the rise of Negro education
should read it again. If we knew the
truth we shall be free. Richmond
needs the truth right now. Negro edu
cators and schools need it also. RinS
it out. "We are both at home.
Yours with interest.
—NELSON WILLIAMS, JR.
501 North Third SA.
“CLERGYMAN” DEFINED BY
WITNESS.
(Preston News Service)
NEW YORK, June 24.—James
Thomas, a Negro, testifying yesterday
in General Sessions at the trial of two
Negroes on a charge of robbing him
of $35.00 two weeks ago tol' Judge
Talley and fie jury that there was a
difference between a “clergyman” and
a “minister of the gospel.” as he de
scribed himself.
He said that an ordained clergyman
was a man who rode on trains on "
clergy tickot, hut that ministers of
the gospel did not “accept of such ad
vantages.” It is not recorded whether
Thomas qualified as an “expert” wit
ness or not.
KLAN AIDS NEGRO CHURCH.
(Preston News Service)
TRENTON, N. J.. June 26.—Alarm
and ndignation which spread through
the congregation of St. Phillips Bapt
ist. Church, a Negro house of worship
at Broad Street Park last night, when
a delegation of Klansmen entered in
the course of the service, changed to
astonishment when ene of the intrud
ing hand, announcing himself as “Mr.
Hobson, kleagle of Mercer county.”
said the county klan had donated $50.
'00 towards the church’s building fund.
In an address to ttie congregation,
this man denied the klan was antagon
istic to Negroes. He said *,we ask yot,
to aocept this contribution to encour
age Protestant Christianity among Ne
groes . ”
William G. McAdoo Leads the
Field—Alfred G. Smith's De
voted Following Making
Game Fight.
•-4^- —
Some Bitter Animosities Developed.
I The Democratic National Convent
ion met in Madison Square Garden,
New York last Tuesday at 12:45
o’qlock with 1400 delegates present al
though only 1,008 delegates were al
lowed under the rules. This was
brought about by the custom of some
States doubling their quotas by send
ing “split vote” delegates. By this
means many contests are avoided.
The two-thirds rule was sustained. If
the majority vote had been maintain
ed, William G. MeAdjoo would have
been nominated as a majority of the
delegates are pledged to him.
THE OIL LEASE QUESTION.
His employment as counsel for E«
ward J. Doheny, the oil magnate at
$100)000 per year has done much to iD
jure his chances of nomination and if
nominated is believed will bring about
his defeat at the polls. While no di
rect wrong-doing is charged on his
part, it would throw him on the defen
sive from the start and many of the
real issues of the campaign would be
over-looked in his frantic efforts to de
fend himself. Mr. McAdoo’s bitterest
opponent is Governor Alfred H. Smith
of New York, the controlling influ
ence in Tammany Hall and a devout
Roman Catholic.
THE KU KLUX KLAN.
This has brought to the fore-front,
the Ku Klux Klan, which organization
is now engaged in politics. The Catho
lics, Jews and Negroes are banned and
condemned by that ox-ganization as fct
ing unable to comply with the require
ments to be 100 per cent Americans.
As a result, a demand is now being
! made that Democratic Nat. Convent
ion reenact its decoration of 185b
against the Know-Nothing Party
which party was almost a dupilicat a oi
this Party on the race issue.
SOME OF THEIR WANTS.
They want Ku KIux Klan inserted
for Know-Nothnig. The compromisers
are endeavoring to have a mild censure
without mentioning the Ku Klux Klan
hv name. “AT Smith’s followers will
not agree to this and there h:ngee u
tale. If the anti-Ku Klux Klan ele
ment Is strong enough to have this
plank inserted, it will mean the
strengthening of the Smith boom. The
situation in New York is such as to
cause the average Republican to smile
It is also declared that with a condom
nation of the Ku Klux Klan will c-ome
a swing of the Negroes in the North
to tin? Democratic ticket.
COLORED PEOPLE REMEMBER
There can hardily be any doubt
about that for the colored people imvc
Civil War and 1'liey still remember the
terrible meaning today of the Ku Klux
Klan in the southern states. The
"dark horsrti” are hoping that the con
vention will become deadlocked with
one of their numl*er holding the key
to the lock. The League of Nations is
sue is also causing trouble. The tre
mendous majority for Warren G. Hard
ing on that issue has convinced the
average citiaen that the American
people believe now in attending to
their own business.
e I
THE LEADING "DARK HORSE.”
Woodrow Wilson was elected upon a
platform, “ be kept us out of war.”
Despite the fact that Theodore Roose
velt deoflared repeatedly that his policy
w
was the surest one to get ns into war,
he was elected and the prophecy of
that renowned New Yorker came to,
pass. Senator dtelstpp of Indiana
seems to have thfetwait show or any ct
the dark horses, but it is known, that
his State Indiana is the hot-bed of
the Ku Klux Klan, although there is
no positive evidence that he personal*
ly affiliates with them.
NEW HOSPITAL.
Help ns to get a new hospital. To
think of it 75,000 colored people in a
city with a hospital which they can
call their own which can only acconv
modate 25 patients. No, no, no, we
will not stand for this hut will come (
together as a loving race should do |
' and give our little mites to either re* l
build or purchase another site. It
every coloredi person in the city . o?
Richmond would give $2.00 apiece wt
could erect a magnificent hospital
which would be a credif to our race.
The committee in charge is very
much encouraged and it is believed
j that they are going to receive checks
from every church in the city of.Rica
ni< ml. ever/ business firm and ever.'
organization. The committee will
flood tire ci*y with leliers and it is be .
I I'eved Ini every well *!• aidrig vvomr.r
and man in the city with a race pride ^
heart will give willingly. Remember
the beautiful words of our Lord. He
said: “It is more blessed to give than
to receive.” When the workers come
to your doors don’t refuse them, but
give willingly. They have buttons to
sell at a dollar each for adults and
twenty-five cents each for children.
| They have cards which hold ten dollars
each and also votes which are being
sold by the agents at fifteen cent3
each.
Let us give to everyone who comes
to us in the behalf of the Sarah G
Jones Memorial Hospital. Look at the
good that she has done in the past and
that sl*3 is doing in the present. You
can purchase your button at any of the
doctors or ministers in our city. We
are asking that you will purchase a
button at once and wear it in order
fhat von may advertise the campaign.
We ask especially that the clubs and
organizations in the city will please
send a donation at once and a special
pledge to help put the proposition
over.
When this hospital is completed we
can sav that it is a colored hospital
and not a white hospital that takes col
ored nationts. We have the most won
derful indorsements that any colored
campaign has had in the state of Vir
ginia. The campaign will continue
throughout the month of July. We are
asking, that every family in the city
of Richmond will purchase these but
tons at the earliest convenience for the
children as -well as the grown people.
We have the most wonderful site in
view, which is appropriate for an in
stitution of this kind. If there is a
man or n woman in the city that be
lieves in charitable work they should
be interested in this undertaking in
behalf of our own race. Let us all
join hands and work together in this |
campaign and make it the grandest
campaign that has ever been in the j
state of Virginia. On the night that j
these reports come in we expect for .
this to be one of the grandest jubilee I
nights that has ever been held in the
c’ty of Richmond by the colored peo
ple. We are asking the public ki gen
erftl to make this a grand success, also
your prayers.
Most respectfully,
The Committee in Charge.
Stokes, president; Rev.
W. T. Johnson, secretary; Mr. B. L.
Jordan, treasurer; Messrs. J. M. Fras
ier and C. Griffis, Campaign Managers.
ALLEGED AX WTELDER DENIED
CHANGE OF VENUE.
J
(Pretton New» Berrlfla)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 28 — \
motion for a change of venue for
Frank Owens charged with attacking
F. W. Warren and F. M. Hawkins, j
with an ax and robbing them, was de
nied by Judge Fort in Circuit Court
hero Thursday. Attorneys for Owens
in the motion contended that the pub
Me mind is so inflamed in Birming
l'c.'/r. by new.:p tper auonuts of the ax
murders that a lair tri;-l cannot be
obtai^nd.
Owens, who according to officials,
has confessed the attack, entered a
plea rf ]•(* grill> by reason oi hmn
ity when the trial opened. His case
was set for two week ago but was
postponed when he injured himself in
a jump from the high window in the
court room.
COR DELE (GA.) METHODISTS
FAVOR1 UNIFICATION.
(Preston News Service.)
CORDELE, Ga., June 27.—Follow
ing a strong appeal Sunday morning
for unification of the northern and
southern branches of the M. E. Churcn
before a large congregation by Rev. n,.
0. Heathf a vote on the question was
taken which resulted in 101 to 13 fav
oring the move. There was a largf
number of people in the congregation
who did not express themselves eith
er way on the question, but it is
thought a large number of the mem
bers of the congregation favor the
move.
CEPHAS—WILSON.
_ m
Mrs. Bettie G. McCraw announce the
marriage of her cousin, Mary Eliza
beth Wilson to Mi. Frank E. Cephas
Monday June 23rd, 1924 at 7 P. M. Rev.
W. H. Stokes performed the ceremony.
Reception Monday July 7, 1924 from
8 P. M. to 11 P. M. at their residence,
815 M FJrst Street. Friends invited
No cards,
year.
MAN KILLED AND OTHERS ARE
INJURED AT INDIANOLA, MISS.
(Preston News Service)
INDIANOLA, Miss., June 27.—One
man was killed and two other persons
were wounded as the result of shooting
and stabbing affrays in Indianola and
nearby towns Saturday night. A
Gus Davis was stabbed to death. JS
woman is said to have admitted th«
slaying. She is in Jail. Two persons
were wounded when a man ran nmnck*
on the streets late Satnrday nigh*. The
wonnded me* will r#«ov«r it 1b «aii.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS:
Rev! Dr. L. C Garland, paator of
Union Baptist Church, who was con
fined to his home last week, is able
to be out again.
Mr Linwood, Eggleston of Wash
ington; D. C. paid a flying visit to
the city last Sunday.
Rev Dr. W. L. Ransome, pastor
First Baptist Church of South Rich
mond, baptized 27 candidates last
Sunday morning at 12 o’clock,
Miss Nathalia Binford, who under
went a painful operation at St.
Phillips Hospital, has returned to
her home, 111 East 17th Street,
SouthaHe.
Mr. H. B. Claiborne left the city
last week for New York to spend
the summer. -
Mr. Charles H. Robinson, of 215
E. 17th Street is somewhat indis
posed this week.
The Sarah <3, Jones Memorial
HospitaJ drive .is now in full swing.
Mr. James M. Frayser is in charge.
A tag day has been scheduled and
it is hoped that much money will be
realised from this source.
Mrs. Mabel McCrea spent several
days in the city visiting her sister,
Mrs. Julia H, Dawson. She left
Thursday afternoon for home
I
The Weisberger Company is mak
ing a run on Palm Beadh suits at
$12.50. Hundreds of suits have
been sold as a result of the drive 1
and they are all finely tailored. Send
in your orders for what you want.
Parcel Post and, express bring this |
great emporium to vour door.
I
Rev. Dr. A. A. Graham, of Phoe
bus was in the city this’ week. He
is still suffering with his hand, but
is sow trying Chiropractic with good ■
results.
Dr Robins’ remedies will do what !
he says they will do. Read the ad
vertisement and get relief. That 100
in 1 is one of the most remarkable
remedies ever made in this country
and it acts almost instantly. You !
will save both pain, time and money '
by keeping a bottle handy. Be sure
and ask for the one having full ,
strength.
Dr. Hayden is the “old stand-by.” ;
His advertisement reads like a fairy
tale, but he has lived in Richmond
so long that thousands are ready to
testify as to the efficacy of his rem!
edies.
Mr, James W. Thompson is pulling
down the structure adjoining h.is
present residence at 104 W, Jackson
St. and will erect a new dwelling.
| He has been in poor health, but is
improving. Mrs. Thompson, who
was indisposed for so long a time
is now' looking as well as ever she
d.id.
. Mr John A. Hines has completed
the improvements at the offices of
the Supreme Council, I. O. of St.
Luke.
Direct information concerning
►the Mechanics Savings Bank situa
tion will no doubt be available by
our next issue. Satisfactory arrange
ments are about completed.
—Miss Irma B. Denny ha3 return*.1
to the city after a very pleasant stay
of 3-weeks attending the Commence
ment Exercises of the West Virginia
Collegiate Institute and v's’ting
friends in other parts of the State of
West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.
Williams Lodge, Elks now propose
to tear down the iron front porch
and erect one with a porch portico
or open floor on top. The base ball
club played the Krederlcksburg
Frogs last Tuesday in that city and
lost out by a score of 13 to 3. They
played the penitentiary team Wednes
HIS DEEDS DF
COLORED 16IMS
A belated story of war heroism by a
Virginia colored boy came through the
mails from Washington today.
This history told how Willie G.
Hurdle of Denver—a smalLcommunity
near Suffolk,was awarded the Croix de^
guerre with a bronze star November.
24, 1218. It was stated at the adjuWffr
general's, offlee today that bis record
shows that he also won the D. S. C
Adjutant-General W. W. Sale today
received from General Robert C. Da
vis, adjutant-general in Washington a
report of Hurdle which the general
asked to be added to the list of Vir
ginia soldiers who had been decorated
by a foreign government,
i The communication from General
Davis quoted the French government
which awarded the croix de guerre, as
having shaped this citation about Hur
die, who was a private in the third ma
chine gun company. 370tb Infantry.
Ninety-third division.
,‘A very courageous soldier. Septem
ber, 1918, he went to the assistance of
a wounded man belonging to another
company, risking his life in so doing
and carried him to the dugout, thus
giving his comrades a splendid evi
dence of courage."
Word that two more Virginia Negro
es received the French Croix de
Guerre with bronze stars for braverv
in action during the world war arriv
ed at the office of the adjutant-general
today from the war department.
Thevare: Hugh W. Givens, private
Company K. 370th Infantry. Ninety
third division, who lived in Staunton
at the time of his enlistment and
Charlie T. Monroe, sergeant, head
nuarters company, 370th Infantry.
Ninety-third division of Meversville
Va.
Givens’ citation reads as follows:
"Liaison agent with remarkable brav
ery and devotion. From the 27th of
September to the 12th of October. 1918
be went out constantly despite the
fire of the enemy, to carry orders to
the troops, and he always accomnl’sh
ed hi? missions, in spite of extreme
difficulties, bv day and night.”
Monroe’s citation follows: “A brave
and valorous soldier. On the 25th of
September 1918. at Mont des S’nges
during an enemy attack, when all his
comrades had been wounded, he rema.n
ed at bis post and did not, cease fir'ng
with his gun. thus preventing the ad
vance of the enemy. -
*ftv nnd won here with hands down.
Both, of course. were on the inside
rf that institution.
The funeral of Mrs. Nantife Stovall
Smithea took place from the First
Rantist Church last Rundav evening
at 1 o’clock. Rev. W. L. Ransoms
nreached a very sympathetic sermon.
Resolutions from various organiza
tions were read. A very impfessive
«nlo was sung by Mrs. Fannie YouilT
Bailey The remains we?e interred,
in Evergreen Cemetery.
RMITHEY—Aaron Smithev died
et the residence of his niece. Mrs.
uTorv H. Branche. Friday night.
Tune 20. 1924. H»s funeral service
""•s conducted by Rev. Vaughan a$\
fhn Seven Pines Baptist Church 1*
Henrico County, Va . of which he
was a member for 30 .years. Rev.
Vaughan’s text was. "Tea though I
walk through the vallar of the shad
ow of death. I will fear no evH."
The remains were laid to rjsst In the
old family pla£ at the faemes^uul In
Seven Pines. 7