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_ „ PRICE, FIVE CENT! VOLUME XLV, NO. 37 _ M ' — »■ - — II I TrTWM—BUJr'""1" 'If ' 1 ■' ' - - - -■ .. ♦ •+* U Uf *"Jk 4V *'• Sylvester Medley Faces a Lunacy Commission. Crazy or Not Crazy, the Issue. Willingham’s Alienist to Decide the Question. --- - - - - - ~ ~ --1-- - ~ " — On motion of his counsel, Attorney ] Charles W. Moss, Judge Julien Gunn i of the Henrico County Circuit Court has ordered a commission of lunacy for the 2Sth Lust, to determine the sanity of Sylvester Medley, the 17* year old colored youth charged with the murder of Samuel E. Grimmell. 16 years of age, wounding both Mrs, Neliie L. Haskins and Henry H. Grimmell. It is understood that the commis sion will consist of the same alien ists who examined Willingham, alias Winnegan, the Isle of Wight colored man charged with murder and who was later electrocuted. SOUTHERN PATRONAGE SCANDALS * New York Times, July 18th) The Brookhart committee, investi gating Federal officeholding in^ the South, may be prevented from spreading Mississippi scandals on its records now that a special Federal Grand Jury at Biloxi has indicted Perry W. Howard and others. How ard, an Assistant Attorney General of the United States and leader of Mississippi Republicans, car. prob ably not be required to testify be fore a Senate committee while an in dictment hangs over his head. In strumental in obtaining tb ■ Grand Jury action was Howard’s colleague, Assistant Attorney Genera! Mabel Willebrandt; and already Washing ton. cynical in these things, is point ing out that the effect of the indict ment is to defer testimony in the case until after the election. Previous revelations have stressed with more force than for years the shocking state of the Republican j Party in the South. Howard him-; self, known to the National Commit- j tee as “the smartest negro in poli- ] tics,” was on Rush Holland’s pay-j roll at $250 a week while Holland j was gathering Southern delegates] for Mr. Hoover’s campaign mana- j gers. Howard it was who told the ' Senate campaign fund investigators that he would go through with Hoover at Kansas City as soon as he saw he had not been “double crossed”; meaning that the “lily white” faction in Mississipi had not been favored by the Secretary of Commerce. No double-crossing ap pealing, and Howard’s dominance in Mississippi being maintained. Missis sippi did go through at Kansas City and was with the winner. The specific charge against How ard is that he and others levied an assessment against a Deputy United States Marshal amounting to one fourth of his salary in return for securing the man’s appointment. This is violative of a strict statute. . Trial may prove the innocence which Howard stoutly maintains; the fact of the indictment may check the Brookhart committee in part of its activity and keep some Republican scandals away from the public dur ing the campaign; but more and more these facts are becoming ap parent to the people of the country: (1) Republican patronage and delegate conditions in the South must be made decent. (2) Until they are. Republican national nominees, selected by Southern vote, cannot expect the support of the respectable white and i Democratic elements in the South. PRESIDENT BOWLES RETURNS President A. M. Bowles, of the “Al” Smith Democratic Club of this city, has returned from New York, where he had a satisfactory consulta tion with the Democratic leaders there. M. Alphonso Norrell accom panied him. The purpose is to or- j ganize headquarters here for Vir ginia and North Carolina and to. secure as large a membership of col-1 ored voters as posible. 'Tf *r>. : | • i - , Mr. Fred Chisman, of Hampton,1 Va., was in the city last week. Rev. E. C. Smith Inspects New Field Metropolitan Bapt. Ghurch Officers and Members Greet Him. i _ Want Him to Take Charge Sep* tember 1st, 1928. ___ Rev. E. C. Smith, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, South Rich mond, and pastor-elect of the Great Metropolitan Baptist Church, Wash ington, D. C., was in Washington la.?t Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Smith motored there last Friday, the 13th itist , upon invitation of the Official Board of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, and remained until Monday afternoon, the Kith inst. While there they were guest at the White Law Hotel. On Friday evening the Official Board conferred with Rev. Smith on REV. E. C. SMITH matters of acceptance. In this con ference the Board members were unanimous in their vote for Rev. Smith to- accept the call extended, and take up the work officially as pastor as soon as possible. All articles of acceptance submitted by Rev. Smith were unanimously agreed upon and signed by the Official Board. On Saturday a large limousine car was arranged for the pastor-elect and his wife for sight-seeing. Four hours were spent in visiting historic points and places ®f interest. Satur day evening was spent in receiving friends at the hotel. At 11:15 A. 51. Sunday morning [the church was fill to its utmost ca pacity and it was estimated that more than 500 people were turned away. i Rev. Smith congratulated the church on its past history and achievements, spoke in glowing terms of the late Dr. Norman, and stated that he was resigned to the will of the Lord. He said that if the Lord wanted him to remain in Richmond he would gladly remain, and if He wanted him to come to Washington he would gladly come. At this point he asked the choir and congregation to sing “If Jesus Goes With 51e I’ll Go Anywhere.” He then proceeded and delivered a forceful message from Matt. 9:20-21. Subject: “Touching Jesus.” He recommended the divine touch as the panacea for the ills of the world. At the close of the service the pastor-elect and his wife were sta 'tioned in front of the rostrum on the door to receive congratulations, and i it is estimated that more than 1,500 of the members personally asked them to come to Washington and take up the work there, and. at the same time pledged to them their hearty support. The afternoon was spent in re ceiving friends and a brief drive around the city. The evening services were equal | in interest to that of the morning. '•‘Moving In God's Name”, was the [subject used from text Samuel 17:45. Rev. and Mrs. Smith were entire ly pleased with the conditions which they found. It is the desire of the church that Rev. Smith take up the [work officially around September 1st. I To this suggestion Rev. Smith de clined to commit himself. It is un derstood that no formal understand ing has been reached with the people of his Richmond charge, other than a unanimous vote was passed by that church to have him to remain with them. Rev. Smith has already received communication from many leading divines in and out of the State urg ing him to accept the pastorate of this great church made famous by the work of the late Dr. Mose W. D. Norman. James Gray, of 708 Bates Street, who was injured in an automobile accident on the Petersburg Pike some time ago, died last Tuesday as a result of this peculiar happening. It is stated that the car in which he was riding struck a container on the side of the road and the contents i of it splashed over him and his com panion causing acid burns from which he died, due to exhaustion, i Coroner James M. Whitfield is seek ing further information concerning this peculiar case. IN MEMORIAM In sad but loving memory of my darl ing son. Dr. Frank Edwards Nelson, who died July 23rd, 1927 : Twelve months ago. dear son. Since God h*is taken you awav, But your mother you left behind, Thinks of you each day. I little thought when you left home That I would never see you alive, lhat you so soon in death would sleep And leave me here to mourn. I have had my share of sorrow, I have suffered an awful loss. But for the sake of Jesus I will try to bear the cross. —Devoted Mother, Mary V. Nelson Our dear, affectionate brother,' Dr. Frank Edwards Nelson. We were happy with our brother, In our home not long ago, As we lived and talked with pleasure, j For we loved each other so. Sadly missed, —Dr. T. W. Nelson, Harvie L. Nelson, Alva M. Johnson, Maytne N. Fowlkes. By his dear friend. Sadly iniss^d, —Julia. Great Republican Leader Suspended Tbe Mississippi Lilj-ibites Score Heaiily~Ga$e Postponed until No?. 6th~Colored Voters ol Country Aronsed—!iU Strike Back Id DodMIdI States. PLOT CHARGED BY HOWARD Six Accused of Patronage Traffick ing Are Arraigned for Pleas at Bixoll, Miss. (Special to The New York Times) Washington, July 17.—The Fed eral Government today suspended Perry W. Howard, negro Republican National Committeeman from Mis sissippi, as Attorney for the Depart ment of Justice, and James W. Hub bard, Deputy United States Mar I shal for the South District of Mis sissippi. Both were indicted in Biloxi, Miss., on the charge of having .received $1,500 as payment for an 1 appointment in the United States ' Marshal’s office. This is the first direct result of the inquiries by the Department of Justice and the subcommittee of the ,'Scnate Postoffice Committee into the alleged bartering of patronage in Southern States. Howard was arraigned here today on complaint of United States At torney Leo S. Rover, on telegraphic advices from Mississippi. He pleaded not guilty before United States Com missioner H. C. Turnage and was re leased on $2,000 bail! He was charged with eonspira^fi to violate the w.^. jyiohibitin<r of Federal offices and ot receiving $1,500 for the appointment of A. P. Russell as a Deputy United States Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi. He was ordered to ap pear at Jackson, Miss., on November 5th. 3!ames “Lily White” Opponents. Howard said after his suspension that he was being made a martyr to the cause of negro leadership. He blamed the indictment on his “lily white” opponents in Mississippi pol itics and asserted that he^ had no knowledge of the cause o: the in dictment. Howard, Hubbard and others were indicted as the result of charges pre sented to the Grand Jury in Biloxi, .Miss., following an investigation by Mrs. Willebrandt, Assistant Attorney General. The inquiry which pro duced the charges was initiated by George L. Sheldon, former Governor of Nebraska, now living in Missis sippi, who heads the “lily white' faction which for years has sougnt to oust the group of negroes from Re publican control in that State. The Senate subcommittee delayed its investigation into the sale ofi Federal offices in Mississippi pend-| ing action by the Grand Jury. It has power to investigate the barter ing of all Federal patronage and in tends to resume its investigation in I the Southern States very soon. The committee has received re ports of alleged widespread miscon duct in the appointment of post-| masters in nearly every Southern' State. It was said today that these reports indicated a very serious situation in North and South Caro-! lina, Tennessee, Alabama and Texas, The charges sent to the committee in letters, if verified, it was stated, would bring very sensational de velopments which might lead to many indictments. Some members of the House, it was alleged in the reports received by the committee, had taken part in postoffice transactions which were being criticized. Six Plead Not Guilty. Biloxi, Miss., July 17.—As a parade of witnesses passed through the Federal Grand Jury room here to add to the accumulation of evi dence relating to alleged trafficking in patronage by State Republican leaders, interest shifted from what was happening behind the closed doors of the jury chamber to open court, where six of the seven persons thus far indicted were arraigned for pleas. . , . , I His arraignment was accepted by, Sidney E. Redmond, negro attorney of Jackson, as an occasion for a broadside at his political enemies, whom he charged with bringing about the indictment of himself, his brother, A. M. Redmond, Scott Hub bard, Deputy United States Marshal, and Ed L. Patton, negro Republican; leader. The four, with Perry W.1 Howard, negro National Committee Iman and Special Assistant Attorney General, are charged with obtaining1 $1,700 for the appointment of A. P.' Russell to the Southern District Mar-! jshal’s force last year. I 1 Redmond succeeded in obtaining an order from Judge Holmes trans ferring the cases against himself, his brother and Patton to the Jackson district for trial at the November term of cour 'bbard. in entering a plea of no4 /, raised no objec tion to trial J. C. Tannehill, former Mar?’ ‘ Summerall, and William A. r. Postmaster at Wiggins, indi :oin'ly with Pat ton in eonnr • ith the appoint ment of Mi also pleaded not guilty. Mr. and M D. Archer, Mrs. Aurelia Goo'’ n Aurelia Riddick and Mr. Fr: mith, of Norfolk, Va., passed *h the city Mon day, returnir' i a motor trip to Washington. Funeral Di> - A. D. Price, Jr., has added an n M arm on limousine car to his ( He is ready to serve the pin keeping with his First M r. «r ‘ • sar* •> r tlaKrbe* ts t br-t jtiifl Edward Wcig yen tence for Killl Jos. Valentine Edward Wright, who shot £Bd killed James Valentine May 80, 1928 with a shot-gun and who wounded Phyllis Roberts was tried in the Hustings Court last Monday with Judge W. Kirk Mathews presiding. The row was over whiskey. Wright was fouad guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to the Virgin ia penitentiary for life. iWork^. 414 Louisiana St. C. B. Jefferson and L. H. Taylor, Props. The Rev. W. L. Tuck will con duct the revival services beginning [on the first Sunday in August, at Clover. Va. at the church of which Rev. J. B. Barksdale is pastor. | Things are yet alive at Shiloh. On [the third Sunday in August, 3:80 P. M. there will be held a great platform meeting at the church, ben efit of Missions. The speakers will [bo officer? and teachers of our var ious Sunday Schools and others. Shepherd Children’s ; Day Sunday, July 88 Children’s Day Exercises of tbe Im proved Order Shepherds and Daughters of Bethlehem will take place Sunday, jnly 22,. at 3:30 r. M. at tlm Mount Vet pe.n Baptist Church, A1! Shepherd' \tid friends are invited. C.RAVFT, FTDD NOTES. Gravel Hill Baptist Church, Hen rico County. Va ., Rev. TV. L. Tuck nnsfor.—Sunday School was good last Sunday with Supt. C. V. Brown at her nost of duty. At 12:30 Chil dren'': Day wag observed. A large number of children played their parts well. The'r recitations, duets and solos were enjqyed by all who were present. At 3 p. M. Rev. James Tyler preached for Building Club No. 2. Ho brought a good message. On last TVednesday night we had a glorious prayer service. Don’t for get these services. Our pastor will soon be on his vacation. Our sick is very much improved. Pray for our success. J. M. Anderson. Reporter. DR F. W. TVTDDTAMS AT THE ERENEZER CHURCH AUGUST 5. There will he a snecial service at Ebenezer Bapt'st Rhtirch. corner Judah and Leieh Rfreets, Sunday August 5th at 5:00 P. M. under the ausnlcec of the Church Aid Society and the Negro Ran^t OM Folks jjcrmn Rev. E. TV TV'IHams nastor t,f Fourth Baptls^ Cburcb wRl deliver rbe address, grMec4-’ “TT-o ♦be Pi^i-"-n *n TTi- Pbureh”. Dr. W. TT. gfnkos na^nr: Robert-Thurston, clerk’ .T. S. Ro-^rg end Georee D. Branch, committee. A WHITE MIX’S PREDICAMENT. WOMAN GOT S.XO OO. \ irliftfi nioji Tvhn chiMVdf] V+fia d}core*?or and no iud<rmor,t. found ' himself in rather a peculiar prodi'’ I 'imi'nf lasf Thursday morning *p ih° I Polio'5 Court Tnd'ro John 1\. Tngi-om ■ JTo had pwm-n on* a warrap* for Charlotte Hargrove, a brown-skip hut enmelv gVi upon the charge or c.-ooPjinr efrV dollars from h*m. He dr. lrti«il that she oolio'tod him and tha* ho wopr in 1414 E. Broad S+. near .TaM \11ov, a disreputable noiehho”hnod The other nart of the reoital d'd not fake the pains to admit. Charlotte claimed that she was unwilling and a« he did not e-ivn her a dollar she took the money from his breeches, which were not at that t'me being worn bv him. T-s* whv T esl*o Baker was in a bedroom with Charlotte Hargrove was not satisfacforfally explained to Hi= Honor, so he sent Charlotte to tail for six months and ordered Les lie Baker, the white man. locked up and turned ever to the Health De partment. This means for the white man. the dreaded “blood test.” Both nf the parties found themselves in the Police Court pens. STUDY NEGRO HISTORY. A splcnd'd opportunity is offered those who desire to study Negro his tory. Registration Wednesday, Aug. 1 a* Fifth St. Baptist Church, 8 P. M. or call R. C. Mitchell, Randolph 2213. Class two yearg old. “Flim Flam” Game Gets Many Victims Judge Ingram Takes a Hand* *36 Month in Jail Given Qrook. Johnson Morris, 507 N. Seventh Street, was given 36 months in jail Friday, July 13th, by Judge Ingram in the Police Court, upon several charges of “flim-flamming” colored folks. The Police Department scored heavily in the apprehension of the colored sharper who has been active in this city in fleecing colored peo ple out of their money and personal effects. He gave his residence as I being at 507 S'. Seventh Street. He had two names—Johnson Morris and Lee Wood. One of the warrants read: Johnson Morris, C., 25, Lab.,, Va., 507 X. Seventh Street. On war rant did unlawfully obtain by false pretences and misrepresentations the sum of §10 in U. S. currency with intent to defraud the said Joe Bur gess. Witnesses Charles Bui *gcss and Joe Burgess. .Arrest made by S. W. Reams. Morrison V. ood, whichever you’ choose to ca! 1 him, had been up on this charge before, but whose case, had been continued, had a way of. approaching colored men, who want-! ed work. If a chauffeur, he would1 offer them a profitable chauffeur’s job. If a waiter, or house servant, he would vary the employment ac cordingly. but he would tell his pros pective victim that the people want ing a man desired him to appear in uniform. To secure this it was necessary to make a deposit in an envelope with him. He would give them the name, oi some tailor to have his suit made and in sending him to the tailor he would make believe that he was re turning to him the envelope in which his victim had previously placed his money. But Morris would divert his attention and then substitute a similar envelope, in which was blank paper, while' he/(Morris) would re tain the envelope containing the money. Several of the victims appeared against him. One of them explained that Sergeant J. H. Harris had coached him in securing the arrest °f Morris. In one instance, one of his victims was too smart for him. M hen he asked him what time it was he made a guess and told him the time without directly looking at his watch. He saw him transpose the envelope. When he told him to get on a street car with him, he did so. M hen Morris leaped from the car in the middle of the block, he got off at the next corner and pursued him, making Morris surrender to him his $10. He later turned him over to a police officer. An aged colored man was induced ro go home and dress up. only to be fleeced of the little money he had. I FULTON NOTES Pastor C. A. Cobbs preached two excellent sermons at Mt. Calvary last Sunday. Several visitors were with us dur'ng the day. The T. E. L. Bible Class of which Mr. A. D. Dan iel Is teacher Is getting along very nicely and thev are appeal'ng to the members and friends to help swell the number atroady present. 8:00 P. M. our pastor began a series of sermons on the Life of Christ. The members of the con gregation are at liberty to ask and discuss questions. The fifth Sunday night he will show “Whv Christ took unto Himself the title, 'Son of Man’" The sermon will bo based on the “Silent Years of Christ." The Union Level and Mt. Calvarv Baptist Churches and Sunday Schools will run thei~ first annual excursion tr> Bay Shore on the 27th of Angus 1928. Adults $1.50, children under 32 years 75 cents. Rev. A. D. Clarke, a licensed minister of the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church ’’5 nov* the A?sis*an^ Pastor of the Fairfield Baptist Church, of Richmond. Va. Tf you want your clothes cleaned and pressed ra1! by to see us nl the Old Dominion Cleaning and Pressing f III RICHMOND'S OWN THEATER.ll ! , ITlAURELeMAIN sjs.^1 I |RUT^^>?^EOPLS FOR THE PEOPLE! 1 j l».Phone Mad.2793 "llin' AT THE MOSQUE THEATRE j Once more Gotham productions crash through with a genuine box office picture that is as up-to-the minute as the latest edition of a daily paper. • In ‘‘Bare Knees”, we have a topic that is “cussed” and discussed in every family in Amer ica—the modern flapper—G :d bless ' Yhi-—an chess ''Sr:/' AH the" in gredients of modern youth are -skil fully compounded here with a screen product that is entertainment plus. Virginia Lee Corbin is the aertess selected and she makes the most of it. Her work is marvelous in bare knees. 1 This storv is staged in Hanford, Va. Rudolph Schildkraut. Nothing can be said about this ' well-known and universally loved I character actor that is not already ' known. He is portrayed in role of the High Priest Caraphas in Cecil B. Do Mille’s, *‘lhe King of Kings,” the title role in "The Country Doctor,” and the feature part in "A Harp In Hock.” An important role was also his in "Young April.” In "The Main I Event” Schildkraut enacts the role I of the father of Johnny Regan, who j is the boy’s “Managing Dad.” He | tits the part in every respect. " ‘ ! LARGE CROWD AT MOSQUE. The reopening of the Main Street entrance of the Mosque Theater to the colored people has given general satisfaction to the theater-going ele ment of this part of Richmond’s population. No better evidence of this fact was needed than the mass of humanity that took charge of the entire balcony, with a seating ca pacity of 1,400 in this palatial play house last Monday night. Auto mobiles drove up and delivered guests and the street cars and busses were also used n hastening to see the up-to-the-minute caste and pro gram, which ha been arranged by the managemen for this occasion. At no time was here any gathering on the outside. Those who came went in with tickets previously se-' cured or pure] • cd 'hem quickly atj the booth pro • I for that purpose. Those who c . > ut hurried away and the whole :ene operated like I clock work. colored patrons! were pleased r . ;<■ was the Mosque management. h summer at ti-actions wi!’ e :r in these col umns regular]- ert’onuances begin at 2 P. M. an ' around 11 P. M.