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VOLUME XLVI NO. 3-J
RICHMOND .VIRGINIA. SATURDAY AUGUST 17, 1929
PRICE FIVE GENTS
U. S. Gircuit Gourt of Appeals to Review Segregation and
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Democratic Primary Rulings by Judge Groner.
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City Attorney James E. Cannon
and Assistant City Attorney Lucius
F. Cary on Monday, August 12, 192U,
tiled an aopeal from the decision of
Federal Judge D. Lawrence Groner in
granting an injunction restraining the
enforcing of the Negro segregation
ordinance because of its unconst it u
tionalitv in that it violates the 14th
Amendment of the Constitution of the
United States. The appeal will come
before the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals and w ' be heard in
October. . , .
Should that court sustain Judge
Groner, the matter will end, as there
can be no appeal unless a writ of
certiorari is granted upon which it
can be reviewed by the Supreme Gourt
of the United States. Last Tuesday
Assistant Attorney General entered
an appeal from the ruling of Judge
Groner in the Democratic primary
case of James 0. West. J. B. Dean.'
is the plaintiff in the segregation
case.
CHEAP FIRST CLASS SERVICE
The Yellow Cab Co. has startled
this section by its radical reduction
in rates with the same super first
class service. Call a Yellow Cab
anywhere and from any phone, ride
in it, check up the distance you ride
and find out how surprised you will
be. To bring the matter closer home
to you. note the prices and distances
from any point. No zones to worry
you. Twenty-five cents is the mini
mum price. You can ride one and
one-quarter miles in any direction
•you choose for that amount.
* If you wish to go further, the
meter 'will keep an accurate check
and you pay only two cents per pas
senger of five for every additional
two-thirds of a mile you and your
companions choose to ride. The
large “Yellows” carry six passengers
at no additional charge per passen
ger. This is as cheap as street car
and bus service. Some people think
it is cheaper, for you are not con
fined to a given route. You are
the judge of what streets you travel
and also the direction in which you
go. j
You get out at your destination,
right at the door or gate. You can
ride from Harrison and Grace
Streets to Sixth and Grace Streets
for 25c, from Tenth and Main
Streets to Adams and Broad Streets,
from Broad Street Station to Boule
vard and Floyd, from Seventh and
Broad Streets to Twenty-fifth and
Broad Streets, from Ninth and Main
Streets to the Mosque with four
other companions for the same 25c
on each of these designated trips. It
only costs 45c to ride from Seventh
and Broad Streets to Broad Street
Station. This is 7c per passenger
in a party of five.
Read the advertisement in this is
sue. Send in your call to Boulevard
6644 for either a Yellow Cab or for
additional information.
REMARKABLE SINGER
(Special by John Mitchell, Jr.)
I was at the Fifth Street Baptist
Church last Sunday afternoon to hear
the famous Sabbath Glee Club, of
which the well-known Joseph Mat
thews is the leading character. Ho
was presenting Miss Ethyl B. Wise,
an unknown singer, so to speak, she
being noted for her soprano voice. A
sweet-faced, modestly retiring girl of
medium build and of pleasing appear
ance faced the audience.
No One Ready
No one seemed to be ready for the
surprise that she sprung upon a large
audience that had come to greet the
Sabbath Glee Club. Miss Wise has
a voice of transcendent sweetness. J.
Harold Brown, who accompanied her
on the piano was a master with that
instrument. Any one would have
known that regardless of the fact that
he had been given the 1929 Harmon
award.
Many Languages
But to Miss Wise. She sang in
English She sang in French. She
sang in Italian. She sang in German,
all from memory. She danced on top
of the scale and then soared above it
with no apparent effort. When she
came down and bowed to the audience,
pandemonium broke loose, even though
all of us were within the sacred pre
cincts of a church. I am not versed
in music, but I am a master at listen
ing and in appreciating good music.
Those Who Know
I approached those who know music
and its intricacies about here. They
told me that she had ascended to “E
flat”, whatever that means. I learned
that she is a graduate of the Howard
Conservatory of Music, and teaches in
Maryland She has not been abroad,
and is now spending the summer at
Hampton Institute, where Prof. Brown
is substituting in place of Prof. R. N.
Dett. Mr. Brown is director of the
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music.
As for Miss Wise, she will never lack
for an audience at the hands of those
who noted her transcendent display of
musical ability and the astounding
flexibility of her voice.
Had Volume, Too
It may be well to add that she has
the volume and that she filled that
spacious church with her melodies as
easily as she continued her exhibition
of her mastery of the measures above
the scale at “E flat”. At the con
clusion, the accomplished Fifth Street
Baptist Church organist, Miss Flor
ence E. Fields, accompanied her in
the rendition of “The Crucifixion.” I
Mr. and Mrs. K. C, Morton aocom
panied by their sister Mrs. Fannye
M. Drew and her little boy, Earl
returned to the city after a d.f!lig'nt
ful motor trip to Philadelphia.
Atlantic City, Red Bank and New York.!
While in Philadelphia they were the
house guest of their aunt, Mrs. A. B.
Garrett.
PECULIAR CASE AT OLD DUTCH
MARKET
(Special by John Mitchell, Jr.)
Samuel Windley, colored, was in the
Police Court last Monday, charged
with stealing $75.00 in currency from
the Old Dutch Market, Seventh and
Franklin Streets. The evidence sub
mitted by Sergeant L. R. Kellam
showed that seme one had tampered
with the cash register, abstracting
$75.00 therefrom. Windley, who clean
ed fish there, dressed poultry and the
like, was suspected. When called to
the office, he told the officer where to
look to find the money.
Money Found
The amount was found and then
the warrant was sworn out for Wind
ley’s arrest. Mr. Paul Nesser is in
charge of this department and he had
assisting him another white salesman,
who answers to the name of R. E.
Holdselar. When Windley was placed
on the stand, he said that he had been
assigned to this department by Mr.
Schmidt, who is in charge of the
store, contrary to the wishes of Mr.
Nesser. He said that he did not have
access to the cash register.
Took It Out
Mr. Holdselar and Mr. Nesser had
access to it. He saw a check sticking
out from the cash register and called
Mr Holdsclar’s attention to it. He
had seen Mr. Holdselar go to the cash
register and take out something and
throw it over to a point, where he
had told Sergeant Kellam he would
find the money. Just as he had ex
pected the officer located the money
and charged him with stealing it.
No Need To Steal
Windley’s wife said she worked hard
and that the two of them made a
living which kept them from want and
that her husband had no need to resort
to such practices. Samuel Windley
had a good reputation, not having
been in any trouble before. Judge
T. Gray Haddon listened carefully to
the evidence and upon the plea of
Windley’s counsel dismissed the case.
MR. BRAGG’S INJURY
Further information concerning D.
P. Bragg brought out the fact that
he owns a thorough-bred setter and
a pointer. It was in the middle of
the night that he heard them fighting
each other and he went out to part
them. In doing so, one of them snap-;
ped at the other, the fangs missing
the dog, for which they were intended,
and landing in the leaders of Mr.
Bragg’s arm. Apparently aware that
he had bitten his master unintention
ally, he went off and laid down. Dr.
White reports the arm as being in
good shape.
One of the dogs cost Mr. Bragg ap
proximately $140.00 and the other
$165.00. He could not stand for that
much money being chewed up even by
his own dogs.
NATIONAL IDEALS
The sixth annual outing to Bay
Short Buekroe Beach, on Tuesday,
July h, was greatly enjoyed by all
who were fortunate to atte'nd. This
being the largest Ideal outing in six
years. The committee was warmly
congratulated by the C. & 0. train
officials because of the most orderly
outing of any.
Several applications for charters for
new lodges to be organized this week.
This shows progress.
The Supreme Lodge of the National
Ideal Benefit to hold its 17th annual
convent.on in this city the first Tues
day m September in the Home Office
Building, 210 E. Clay Street.
Mr. .••. W. Holmes, Supreme Master,
has just returned from New York
he went to Iook after the health
of Mrs. Holmes, who is doing nicely
at \ ir • nts Private Sanatorium. New
lork City. She is under the skillful
tiea Cent of Dr. U. Conrad Vincent,
I WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT
M.. and Mrs.. J. B. Booker an
noun 'e the marriage of their daugh
ter, Mary Stuart, to Alfred Douglas
Price, Jr. The ceremony was quietly
so.emmzed on July 2Gth, at the home
of the bride with Bev. Jos. T. Hill,
D. D., pastor of Second Baptist
Church, officiating.
A PECULIAR ACCIDENT
M. T. Gray was painfully injured
at his place of business, 412 N. Sec
ond Street, last Sunday He had taken
up a soft drink bottle hurriedly with
his left hand, when it slipped and he
caught it with his right hand jam
ming it against the wooden table. It
exploded and the glass badly cut two
of his middle fingers. Dr. D. Webster
Davis, who is an adept at this surgical
business, sewed up the gash, and so
well was the operation performed that
Monday afternoon Mr. Gray was
using his hand again.
Deacon I. H. Scott, who died after
a prolonged illness was buried last
Thursday at 2 P. M. from the Ebe
nezer Baptist Church. Funeral Di
rector A. D. Price had charge of the
remains.
Dr. E. R. Jefferson, the well-known
physician, is improving as rapidly as
could be expected at his residence, 706
N. First Street. He fractured his
knee cap.
Whether in town or out of it, R.
C. Scott will serve you. Remembei
that.
LIBERIA GOING FORWARD FAST
SAYS DR. TAYLOR
Tuckegce Vice-Principal Brings Good
Reports From African Republic,
and Also From the Gold
Coast.
(Special Correspondence) \
London. August 1.—“If I were still i
a young man, with my way to make in j
the world, I should unhesitatingly go|
out to Africa”, was the statement
made to me by Dr. R R. Taylor, Vice-j
Principal of Tuskegee Institute, Ala
bama, the great Negro educational
center, founded by Booker Washing
ton. He has just arrived in London
after a visit to Liberia and the Gold
Coast. He received a special invita
tion from the President of Liberia, to
give the Negro republic the benefit of
his experience and advice concerning
the foundation of a Liberian “Tuske
gee”, for which a sum of $$75,000 was
recently left by the late Miss Olivia
Phelps-Stokes, of the well-known
American family whose members have
, supported so many schemes for Negro
progress. I
“The International development of
Liberia is proceeding fast”, said Dr.1
Taylor. “There are larger appropria
tions for schools than ever before, and
the late Mr. James L. Sibley, the
American who is the Educational Ad
visor of the Government, whose tragic
death has just occurred, had their
complete confidence. These schemas,
and the building of excellent roads,
are now possible, President King ex
plained to me, now that border prob-i
lems and the hostility of the people
of the hinterland are questions of the ]
past. The activities of the ‘Fire-!
stone’ interests, who have already de-!
veloped about 55,000 of the million
acres assigned to them, have stimu
lated a number of the Liberian peo
ple to plant rubber also, and there is
I also agricultural development in other
1 directions.
I < “There is great enthusiasm for the
idea of a Liberian ‘Tuskegee’ among
all of the three sections of the com
munity, the Americo-Liberians, the
natives, and the Europeans. I was
able thoroughly to recommend the pre
liminary choice of a site at Kakata, j
situated on the fine motor road which
is being driven through the country,
at a point about 46 miles from Monro- j
via, the capital. It is thus easily ac
cessible, and is in the center of a
thickly populated district, while it Is
also at a spot where the territories of
three tribes, the Bassa, Pesseh and
Golas, meet. It is on rolling ground,
is well watered and the soil is good
and will do excellently for a'gricul-|
tural development and experiment. I
have little doubt that the scheme will
be approved by the advisory board in
New York to which I am reporting.”
Dr. Taylor also paid a visit to the
Gold Coast, where he was entertained
*»> . ^^fiSRSSrSSiRS1
Rev. Leroy Frayser Gets
New Trial in $500 Suit.
Waller to Press His Plea.
by Sir Ransford Slater, the British
Governor. He is very much impress
ed with the progress being made at
the Prince of Wales’ Government Col
lege, at Achimota. “Principal Fraser
and his staff have gained the com
plete confidence of both the Africans
and the Europeans,” he said. “The
period of suspicion has been outlived,
and most of this is due to the infiu
enco of the late Dr. J. E. K. Aggrey,
whose memory is revered throughout
the community from the Governor to
the smallest children. I was very
much impressed too by the favorable
attitude on the part of the Africans
to the British administration, as well
as the sympathetic attitude of the of
ficials towards the Africans. I found
there no word of bitterness or hos
tility. The Africans, too, all seem
o:.ger to learn, and the fact that they
can own their own land gives them a
self-respect which is most important.”
An architect by profession, Dr. R.
R. Taylor has been asked to draw up
the plans for the Liberia 'Cc/llege
buildings when he gets back to the
United States, if his recommendations
are accepted
Miss Aleas and Miss Inez, daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neal. 605
N. Second Street, left the city for a
ten days’ trip. They will visit their
uncle in Philadelphia and will spend
some time at Atlantic City and Nor
ristown.
Funeral Director Robt. C. Scott has
made improvements in his business
and is making others. Anyone of his
’phones will bring prompt service.
When you go to South Richmond
and call on “Clarence”, as his friends
affectionately call him, you will find
an “up-to-date” funeral director’s
establishment. He is as prompt in
service on this side of the river as he
is on the other side. Embalmer H. L.
Minor, the expert, is ever ready to
respond to a call.
“C. P.” means see C. P. Hayes. He
has the rolling stock and the service.
If you do not get both, it will be your
fault. He had five bodies laid out a
week ago and there was no hitch in
the service.
The suit of Alonzo C. Waller
against Rev. Leroy Frayser, which
resulted in a verdict of $500 dam
; ages against the preacher, was
! called in the Hustings Court, Part
’ II, Monday, August 5, 1929, to pass
on the motion of Attorneys T. Dix
Sucton and F. A. Kosher, who rep
resented the defendant.
Judge Wells set aside the verdict
upon the ground that Waller’s wife’s
letter of confession should not have
been admitted in evidence. A re
trial of the case has been ordered to
take place at the October term of
the court. Attorney Thomas I. Tal
ley represents Waller.
Funeral Director A. D. Price, Jr.,
left the city last Wednesday night at
10 o’clock on a honey-moon trip.
Mrs. Georgia A. Price is unknown
in the advertising columns, but she is
all known in the Price business. Faith
ful unto life and faithful unto death
is her watch word. Day or night, you
can secure service from this great
female sentinel.
I -
, When you say “The Johnsme”
everybody knows that you mean young
W. I. Johnson and “Babe” Johnson.
; They give service and prompt atten
tion.
IN MEMORIAM
In sweet remembrance of my dear
daughter, Dorothy Neal, who left me
eight years ago, August 21, 1921.
Dear little hands I miss them so
All through the day wherever I go,
All through the night how lonely it
seems
For no little hands to wake me out
of my dreams.
I miss them all through weary hours,
I miss them as you miss sunshine and
flowers, ,
Daytime or nighttime wherever I go,
Dear little hands I miss them so.
Just budded on earth to bloom in
heaven.
May her soul rest in peace.
Sadly missed and never forgotten.
—By Her Mother,
JANNIE NEAL.