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VOLUME XLIII. NO'. 45
RICHMOND VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER if, !S2fc
PRICE. FIVE CENTS
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GOV. BYRD GOES AFTER THE LYNCHERS
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Grants Petition to Hold Up Fight at Philadelphia
The Injunction Given by Superior Judge Against Dempsey-Tunney Battle
Indianapolis, Ind , Sept. 13.—The j
petition of the Chicago Coliseum |
Club for au injunction to prevent
the Jack Dempsey*Gene Tunney
world’s heavyweight championship
bout at Philadelphia, September-23,
was granted tontglit by Judge Clin
ton H. Givan, in superior court here.
Judge Givan held thut the owner- 1
ship of the contract by the Chicago i
ciub. represented a property right.
He sa d turther that although a
prize light is not sanctioned by In
diana law, and, that an Indiana
court cannot properly take judicial
cognizance of a contract lor a
‘ prize fight, contrary to Indiana
law,” the State does recognize .prop
erty rights and that is what he
construed the contract to be.
•Judge iGivan’s opinion, rendered,
after a day of wrangling by attor
neys for Dempsey and the club, did,
not mention the manner in which an
Indiana court’s injunction would be
operative in Pennsylvania, where, the
Dempsey-Tunney fight is scheduled, |
to be held.
B. E. Clements, .president of the
Col seum Club, and Sol Esarey.and
James A. Faxabaugh, ^Clements’ at
torneys have maintained, during:the
hearing that courts of Pennsylvania
would be bound constitutionally to
enforce the Indiana injunction,;ai- ;
though sharp issue has been taken
on this contention by llocal disinter
ested lawyers.
Clements asserted, that the Indiana
injunction will he made the basis of
a Pennsylvania action to stop :the
fight.
Philadelphia. Pa., Sept. 11.—Tex
Rickard, promoter of the Dempsey
Tunney fifth!, does not believe the
action of Jud^ge Clinton H. Givan,
of the Indiana superior court, will
be operative in Pennsylvania.
Granting of the injunction by the
Indiana court to prevent fhe fight, I
R'ckard asserted, would, have no ef
fect on his plans foT the bout, which
he stated, rapidly were nearing com
pletion.
* I am going right to the limit to
put the fight on as planned,:’ said
Rickard, * and I see no reason why
it should not go on.
' Before signing Dempsey, l -went
thoroughly into the claim of the
Chicago Coliseum Club and was con
vinced it was without merit. The
club promised Dempsey a million*
dollar purse, but did not put up a
nickel. It tried to hold the chi$n
pion up.
* I am unfamiliar with the legal
aspects of the Injunction suit, and
was not represented at the hearing,
by counsel. I do not see, however,
how the Injunction can be operative
in Pennsylvania.' I
Atlantic City, N. I., Sept. 15,—
Gene Normlle, manager of Jack
Dempsey, tonight expressed the view
that the granting of an injunction
today to the Chicago Coliseum Club
to prevent the Dempseyt Tunncy
heavyweight championship fight
would not interfere with the hout,
Normlle pointed out that there was
the right of an appeal from an in
junction and does not consider the
present proceedings as obstructive
to the holding of the fight.
GODDEN WEDDING ANNIVEfWAItY
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Harvey will
celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary
of their marriage Wednesday, Sep- ]
tember 29, at 9:30 P. M„ at their
residence, 1210 North 33rd Street. '
Friend^ are invited. No cards.
Pres. R. C. Woods
Resigns His Post.|
Brilliant President of Va. Theo.
Seminary and College Goes
to Ohio-*71 Fine Record.
.. I
Placed Institution in High Rank.
Lynchburg, Vau,
Sept 13—.Dr. R. C.
Woods, President
at Virginia Theolog
ical Seminary and
■College, has accept
ed appointment as
Director ot the
Religious aud So
cial Research of
me rvegro. witn neanquarters at
Columbus, Ohio, under the auspices
of a special commission. A liberal
fun,} has been provided to make a
special study of the religious and
social phases of Negro life, dealing
especially with the SNegro who has
migrate^ to the great-centers, taking
in such cities as Chicago, Detroit.
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, St.
Louis and other mid-western cities.
In addition to the study of these
problems provided for, it is contem
plated to render financial assistance
to worthy church organizations in
these centers, that have established
themselves in their respective com
munities as constructive working
units, teaching proper ideals of ree
Ugion, life and citizenship. It is
planned to encourage Industry, thrift
and conserpative teachings as odJ
posed to the rise of bolshevism and
socialism in congested American
cities.
Other excellent offers in Nashville
and Chicago have been made to Dt.
Woods'.
Columbus is accepted because of
the advantages offered as a univers
ity center and the mass at data for
the work available there.
In 'fifteen years of T>r. Woods’
'connection, the institution has made
great progress. Coming to the
'school When there was one incom
plete building, he leaves it with six,
four of them commodious brick
structures, two of them excellent
residences, one as president’s home
ami the other teachers’ cottage. The
original building was completed at
considerable cost. All buildings
have been modernized, equipped with
[steam heat, hot and cold water factl
ities. An outlay of more than two
hundred thousand dollars added to
the fixed assets.
The institution now meets thirteen
of the sixteen requirements for grade
A college, which necessitated an
expenditure of morn than ten thou
sand dollars In laboratory equip
ment. While several thousand more
had to be expended to meet the re
quirements. The faculty was In
creased from twelve to twenty eight.
Salaries have been Increased to
meet the requirements. Student
body, that numbered about two hun
dred, now approximate five hun
dred. Fifteen years ago. It. cost leas
than ten thousand dollar^ ($10,000)
annually to operate It, now .costs
more than one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000) annually to oper
ate. A tenfold Increase. The in*
stitution now enjoys a high ranking
by the rating: boards,
j The good wall u'f the splendid -white
'citizens of this »city'has proved to be
one of the best assets of the institu
tion. Dr. Woods expressed himself ]
as .keenly mindful and appreciative !
, of'the consistent and moral, as well
(Continued on page 4j)
IN MEMORIAM.
;South Richmond, Va., Sept. 14, 1926
1 In loving memory of my son and !
j'oiir brother, i-angston L. King, who j
•deported, this lire -four years ago,
j September 13, l!&2’2:
j‘**Not now, but 1n the coming years,
r It may be in the better land,
iWeTl read the meaning of our tears, *
I Ah., then, up there, we’ll under
| Btamd/’
Mother and Fiither,
MR. and MRS. L. L. KING.
"As time goes on and faces change
And loved ones from us sever.
Some may fail to think of thee;
I Dear brother, we forget thee
never.”
1 Sisters,
FRENCHIE and BERTHED.
HARTSHORN TO HAVE A
• KINDERGARTEN
!
For some time there has been felt
the need of a Kindergarten for the
.colored children of Richmond. This
'great need has not been met by the
public schools of the city and thus,
it is with considerable pride that
charge of Hartshorne. there has been
llshment of the first Kindergarten
in Richmond.
Since President Mullison has taken
rliarge of Hartshorn, there has been
considerable pressure brought to
bear upon him for the establishment
of this great child-training depart
ment. und. as a result, he has defi
nitely promised that the department
will open on November 1st, the late
ness of the opening being due to the
necessity of redecorating the room
and buying the necessary supplies
incident to its new beginning.
Children, both boys and girls, will
be admitted to the Kindergarten at
the age of five years. The tuition
will be $25.00 for the full year. It
may ®e paid In full or In two in
stallments of $12.50 each: the first
Installment due on November 1st
and the second on January 31st.
( Mrs. Mullison, wife of the Presi
dent. will be the teacher. She 1s
well prepared for this work as she
I was engaged in kindergarten teach
ing in the NoTth before heT mar
riage.
I President Mullison will be glad for
those who wish to enter their chil
dren to write him concerning their
Intentions.
Governor Harry Flood, Byrd offered
a reward of $10U01'00 supplemental
to the $ 100.8 b offered by the Wythe
County officials for the arrest and
conviction of the lynchers of Ray
mond Bird, the colored man who was
forcibly taken from his cell in the
jail at Wytheville, Va . dragged
down aim road for about nine mikes
and hanged to a tree. It is alleged
that he was shot and killed before
being removed from the jail. The
reward will be operative tor six
months.
lir Hi. A. Allen spent a pleasant
week’s vacation recently at Smith
field, Va.
Mr. J. B. Willis, the popular tailor
sand Mr. C. V. Kelley toured to At
lantic City, N. J. and Philadelphia
ireeently.
'You may stumble an<j fall and get
up again, but should you fall to get
up. Funeral Director A. D. Price, Jr.
•will be on hand to give you the best
attention his line of business affords.
Your friends will find in his large
warehouse caskets for the rich and
poor, from the beggar to the Pres
ident, and the service rendered is in
•keeping.
Mrs. M. E. .Jackson, of New York
City is spending her vacation with
Mrs. H. J. Westray, at 103 East
Leigh Street.
Mr. T. R. Scott has returned to
the city from Woodford, Va., where
he spent his vacation with "his rela
tives. He will be glad to see his
many patrons at 727 N. 3d St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Powell, of !Idle
woot] A va., have returned home
from a recent motor trip North and
are giving a card party in honor of
their little daughter, Mary.
The local chapter of the N. A. A.
C. V. will hold a meeting Sunday
evening, 6 to 7, at 00 Clay Street.
The recent intelligence tests, which
have raised a furore in school -cir
cles "here will be discussed.
Mr. James B. Page, Chairman of
the Deacon Board, of the Fifth Street
Baptist Church and Mrs. Corn Smith
were quietly married, Thursday, Sep
tember 9. 1926 by Rev. I. H Hines,
pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church.
The deacon gets his meals at home
again now.
The Improved Ord.er of Shepherds
and Daughters of Bethlehem have
been in session in Philadelphia this
week, with Mrs. Ora B. Stokes pre
siding.
Mr. J. H. MdGfrew, secretary of the
National Council of the Y. M. C. A.
with headquaiters in Atlanta. Ga.,
was in the city this week. He is
looking well.
Mr. <keorge W, Morris, Mr. Charlie j
Morris and Mr. I... R. Dickerson, of
Nesting. Va. called on us. Editor
Mitchell promised to speak al Nest
ing. Thursday' afternoon, September 1
10th.
Mrs. Delia Williams Bankett, Field
3erretary of the I. O. of St. Duke,
iias returned to the city after spend
ing her vacation with Mrs A B. Toy
■*f Colonial Beach. Va. Her hnshanji
Mr John Bankett motor*. 1 to th’
txacta and accompanied* her 1 /me.
AIKS. GERTRUDE D. HATCHER.
u
Mrs. Gertrude L. Hatcher, the ac
complished wife of Rev. James S.
■Hatcher, author **I Cannot Drift”,
pastor Third Street Bethel A. M. E.
Church of Richmond, Va., who, with
Mrs. Bulah Berry, wife of Dr. L. L.
Berry, pastor St. John A. M. E.
Church, Norfolk, Va , Leader of the
| Virginia Annual Conference, leads
| the Virginia delegation of Women to
Mhe Quadrennial Convention of the
• Parent Mite Missionary Society
■ which will convene at Columbus, O.
'next October.
! Mrs. Hatcher is greatly beloved
tnnd highly respected by the wonien
! of this State. She 1b a State officer,
i Secretary Treasurer, of The Young
People’s Department of the Virginia
Annual Conference Branch, of which
Mrs Jennie Hinter is president.
Mrs. Hatcher was a delegate to the
last Convention, which met in Brook
lyn N. Y. in 1923.
me ininsiuimry oocieiy or nurd
St. A. M. E. Church takes pride in
the leadership of Mrs. Hatcher, both
in her local church and, in the state
delegation. She has been a great
help to us in our church work here.
She is a product of the Ann Arbor
High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
and of Wilberforce University from
which she graduated in 1911. She
is a most helpful wife and helpmate
to her husband, an Ideal mother, a
wise administrator and an untiring
worker.
On September 2, 1926 at Farm
ville, the State Missionary Conven
tion of the A, M. E. Church, by se
cret ballot, gave her a large majority
of the suffrage which resulted in her
being the first to receive the highest
number of votes. On the same bal
lot Mrs. Bulah Berry received the
same number. ,
—(By Annie E. Johnson, Vice Pres
ident Missionary Society, Third St. ,
Bethel A. M. E. Church.
rbAVGUorvi) ci/osm
;
The Southside Playground held its
closing program on Friday. Septem
ber 10th. A large crowd gathered 1
to witness the exercises of the chll
dron Each child taking a part wore
a beautiful paper dress, which was j
made on the ground flames, folk
dances and stunts were the chief .
features. The children were well !
trainee under the management of
Miss Florlne Cogbill. The playground
has certainly played a great part In
the community In training the chil
dren for future citizens.
National Ideal Society
jMeets-Phila. Stirred.
I ' *
\ IUth Annual Session 33,000
Enrollment and Assets of
I $60,000 Reported.
(By L. C. White.)
PHILADELPHIA, PA., September
9—With a banquet In the lecture
room rf the Allen A. M. E. Church
l«it 17 th and Buinbridge Streets,
J given by the Philadelphia convention
lin honor of Supreme Master A. W.
13oIme#s the 14th Annual Segsion of
the National Ideal Benefit Society
was brought to a clcso. It is the
opinion throughout the brotherhood
that this was the most successful
session in its history and judging
[from the public ^statements cf g.-:ch
outstanding citizens as AssLtaiit l'.
» S. District Attorney E. ..Washington
, Rhodes, editor of the Philadelphia
j Tribune; Hon. Samuel B. Hart, a
member of the Pennsylvania State
Legislature and Mr. W. H. Fuller,
holding a similar position, judging
by the expressions from these and
others who spoke publicly in the
meetings, namely. Magistrate Ed
ward Henry, Mrs. Maude Morrisette
as well as by the splendid hospitality
which the delegates nn,i visitors en
joyed throughout their stay In the
city, the people of Philadelphia were
profoundly impressed by the pro
ceedings of this meeting.
• ■■line me iinsi meeting or the or
der was not held until Tuesday
morning, September 7, most of the
200 delegates from Virginia, Penn
sylvania and the District of Colum
bia arrived in Philadelphia Monday
and Monday night. This enabled the
Hoard of Directors to hold its an
nual meeting on Monday night.
This meeting was held at the homo
of Sister E. B. Taylor, 72r> S. 16th
Street, an(j was taken up with bus
iness of vital concern to the order.
Afte** the meeting a delicious supper
was served by Mrs. Taylor, the Phil
adelphia deputy and her co workers.
The sessions of the Supreme Lodge
and of the nursery were held in the
APen A. M. E. Church, of which Rev.
Mr. Stewart is pastor, September
7w9 inclusive.
The sessions of the first day were
feature^ by addresses of welcome
and response and the address of the
Supreme Master, A. W. Holmes. The
addresses of welcome were delivered
by Mrs Sarah Wilhelm and, Mrs.
Doeketry (white) of the juvenile
cortrr of the city of Philadelphia. 1
These ladles were introduced by I
Mrs. Maude A. Morrlsette, the only
colored woman who Is an officer .in1
the said, court. State Statistician.
Mr. Devis, represented Mayor W.i
Freelan{| Kendrick.
Mr. Davis paid a tribute of re
spect to the successful leadership of
Supreme Master A. W. Holmes, say
ing, ‘ I congratulate you upon having
formed such an organization as the
National Ideal Benefit Society to
help your people In the time of their
need.’ Here the speaker touched
briefly upon modern theories of evo
lution and criticized them severely.
He said also. ‘I have no faith in any
doctrine of race superiority or in
ferlority. as I believe the Bible when
it says God has made of one blood
all the nations to dwell on the face
of the earth. Continuing he said,
(Continued on page 5)
I BIG EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
AT BETHEL SUNDAY.
A Great Educational Symposium of
Negro Enterprise and, Racial Progress
will be held at Third Street Bethel
A. M. E. Church, Sunday night, Sep
tember 19, 1926, Rev. James S.
Hatcher, pastor. Prominent heads
of Negro Enterprises, Secret Orders
and. Distinguished Professionals will
appear on this program. Music by
tue leading Glee Clubs of Richmond.
Come and help us raise 1250.00 for
Kittrell College and connectional
claims.
lha program begins at 8 o’clock,
anil Is as follows: Processional, “Lift
Every Voice and Sing,” Bethel Choir;
Apastles Creed, hymn and prayer;
Tnfc Meaning of This Symposium,
Mrs. Alice Bov\scr; The Evolution
of Negro Dentistry, Dr. J. M. Tins
ley; The History and Status of The
Richmond Beneficial ln. uionce Com
pany, Mr. C. B. Gilpin; Music by the
Snbbath Glee Club, l roi. j
Matthews, director; The Accomplish
ments of the St. Luke Order, Mr. C.
V. Kelly; The Saint John Watehm-u
by Grand Master Wright.
The Offering, music by Bethel
Choir; The Negro Medicine Man,
from Root Doctor to M. D., Dr. A.
A. Tennant; The True Reformers!
an Inspiration, Mr. Lee Trent, G. M.;
Music, Richmond Male Choral Club.
Prof. M. P. Tyler, director; The Rise
of The Southern Aid, Society, Mr. W.
B. Allen; The Negro and Crime,
Lawyer C. A. McKenzie; The Policy
of The American Woodmen. Mr. G.
C. Grant; Music by St. Luke’s F*e
male Choral Club; Thanking the
Participants, by the Pastor. Dr.
jHlatcher; (Recessional. “Evening
Blessing,” Choir and Congregation.
Mr. N. B. Duke, the tobacco* mil
lionaire, has given over one million
dollars to educate Negro Youth thru
Klttrell College. Let us do our part.
Note Bene—Each speaker will use
ten minutes or less. Each person is
asked to give at least fl.oo. “Come
thou with us and wo 'wRI do thee
good.”
Committee: A. C. Edmunds. Thos.
Walker, Gertrude Hatcher, Janie
Mayes.
M'CINDA PRICE PAROI/ED.
Lucinda Price, wife of Funeral Di
rector W. A. Price arrived In this
city by automobile last Monday nf
ternoon from the Portsmouth. Va.
Jail, where she had been confined
upon a charge of selling ‘coke.’ She
was under a three year sentence, hut
was paroled and will be absolutely
free of any restraint whatsoever nf
ter next August.
Although she has been very 111
since her incarceration, she is now
♦ he ‘picture of health’ an(] her neigh
bora In Seventeenth Street express
pleasure and satisfaction at having
her with them again.
The success In securing her re
lease Is due to the persistent efforts
of a Norfolk attorney, who exjgessed
confidence In his ability to accom
plish the task.