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A PECULIAR CASE ON SECOND STREET.
Minnie Brown In Jail. "George Walters A Star Witness.
Episcopal Church Welcomes Negroes.
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BISHOP STIRES
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THE ISSUE.
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(Special by John Mitchell, Jr.)
On last Monday, Judge T. Gray
Jaddon had a most peculiar case be
’ore him, which was postponed until
)ctober 2nd. A commotion was
bused in the neighborhood of Sec
nd and Duval Streets, the scene of
nany tragedies, Saturday afternoon
vt about 3 o’clock. Two colored men
vere chased, being suspected of hav
ng participated in the robbery of
dary Smith, a crippled old colored
voman. The charges on the Police
3ourt docket read as follows:
The Record
George Walton, colored, 18, labor
fr, Virginia, 800 N\ Second Street.
Jid unlawfully and feloniously make
in attempt upon one Mary Smith and
lid by force and violence assault
is*ith a deadly weapon, to-wit: a
isistol, steal, take and carry away
510.00 in United States currency
'rom the person of said Mary Smith, j
Witnesses: Mary Smith, J. J. Smith,
B. Anthony, E. A. Kelly, J. C. I
Soldsby. j
Minnie Brown, colored, 29, domes- ]
tic, Virginia, 806 N. Second Street.
Jn warrant, is this date a suspicuous
rharacter, suspected of a felony, to
wit. Witnesses: A. B. Anthony, J
. Smith, J. C. Goldsby.
The Other Charge
Minnie Brown, colored, 29, 806 N.
Second Street. „ .
Emanuel Wright, colored, 19, 816
fl. Second Street.
Did unlawfully assault and by
orce and violence did steal, take and
arry away from the person 810.00
n United States currency, the money
md property of one Mary Smith.
Witnesses: Mary Smith, J. C. Golds
>y, T. A. Kelly, J. A. Smith, J. H.
Jurham. , . , , .
Minnie Brown, charged with being
trunk and disorderly.
Changed Residence
By the continuance no evidence
vas‘ adduced. Sergeant Frank I.
Gentry was active in the case. It
was stated that Mary Smith was
low stopping at 900 N. First Street,
ith Mrs. Maggie Anderson. Mary
,mith is an aged woman, a cripple,
iiparently about five feet tall. She
cets along with the aid of a cane.
Vith her head bandaged and a
aborious movement ass she walked,
he was an object of pity. i
The Man Came
Her statement is substantially as
E" vs: On Saturday morning about
o’clock, a man came up to her
and she asked him who he
ed to see. He said, “I want to
ee you.” She replied, “No, you do
iot want to see me.” He then
nocked her down on the trunk wid
ook a rag and stuffed it in her
nouth. knocking out her only two
eeth in the struggle. The rag be
ame bloody. He struck her on the <
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DE PRIEST REPLIES TO SENA
TOR HEFLIN
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 22.—Ways
and means of playing polities and
getting “your share of the patron
age” was the theme of a talk given
here last night by Oscar De Priest,
Negro Congressman of Chicago, be
fore the Colored Republican Club.
“Don’t take pay as a campaign
■worker,” he said, “if you are paid
Election Day, you can’t go to a party
council later and claim it still owes
you something.”
Citing his own experience as an ex
ample, he declared:
“I worked two years and spent
$15,000 of my money doing pre
liminary work for Bill Thompson,
now our Mayor. When I started he
asked me how much I needed, and
I told him nothing—that when the
pie was cut I would point out my
piece. I did.”
Paying his respects to Senator
Thomas Heflin, of Alabama, the Ne
gro Congressman remarked:
“I saw in a paper the other day
that Tom Heflin, the Senator from
Alabama, said if I showed up in the
Senate rest rooms he would throw
me out. Well, just for that I’m going
over there and see if he’s big enough.
I’m not looking for trouble, but I’m
not going a block out of my way to
avoid it.”
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DR. BLACKWELL ADVANCES
Dr. J. H. Blackwell, the popular
South Richmond physician attended
the session of the Grand Lodge, A.
F. and A. M. at Warrenton, Va., and
was honored with the position of R.
W. Junior Grand Deacon. His
friends here are congratulating him.
Mr. J. B. Smith, 608 N. First
Street, who has been indisposed for
several weeks, is out again.
Big Mass Meeting—Big Mass Meeting
Everybody Invited—Admission Free
DR. GEORGE C. PARKER
The Man of the Hour
At Williams Temple C. M. E. Church
19th and Everett Streets
Sunday, September 29th, 11:30 A. M.
Armstrong High School Auditorium,
3:00 P. M.
He is a scholar, preacher, ex-sol
dier and journalist. The meeting at
the high school is in the interest of
the Colored Methodist of the city.
Rev. R. M. Williams, D. D.,
Master of Ceremony.
Music will be furnished by the
Sabbath Glee Club and the Sunny
South Quartette, and the choir of
the Williams Temple Church. The
White Methodists have been invited
and will take part on the program.
Prof. Joseph Matthews, Director
of Sabbath Glee Club.
Don’t for get to hear Dr. Parker
at Williams Temrlc Sunday morning.
Rev. W. David Wood, pastor.
NEGRO WANTED HERE CAP
TURED IN NEW YORK
Frank Smith, Sought By Local Police
In Murder Investigation, Is
Located.
New York, Sept. 18.—Although
i Frank Smith, 28 years old, a Negro,
who said he had no home, pleaded
guiltv and has no police record, he
was ‘held in $50,000 bail to await
trial when he was arraigned before
County Judge Alonzo G. McLaugh
lin, in Brooklyn today, because As
sistant District Attorney Kopff told
the court the authorities of Rich
mond, Va., wanted Smith in connec
tion with a murder investigation.
Smith was found asleep on the
grass at Fort Greene Park on Au
gust 29th, and when he told the po
lice he had neither money nor job,
was arrested as a vagrant.
When he was searched at the po
lice station, a new pair of pants was
found under his coat and a glass
cutter in his pocket. The police
learned that some one had cut the
window of Frank Sillins’ Tailor Shop
at 1516 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, and
Sillin, according to the police, identi
fied the pants as part of the loot.
The charge against Smith was
raised to burglary, third degree, and
he was indicted. Then the request
from the Richmond police to hold
Smith for extradition.
EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE MEETS
Thfi. seventh annual conference of
riurch workers among colored people
l the Third Province will convene
t the St. Philip’s Church, St. James
nd Leigh Streets, Rev. Junius L.
aylor, D. D., rector, Tuesday, Wed
esdav and Thursday, October 1, &
nd 3, 1929. The officers of the
inference are: President, Rev,
dgar C. Young, M. A., D. D.; Vice
resident, Rev. Junius L. Taylor, V
i.; Secretary, Rev. Edmund B. Trot
lan; M. A.; Treasurer, Rev Thea
ore Richardson; Necrologist, Rev
. S. Thomas. „ ..
A.rch-deacon J. S. Russell, the
reat Episcopal churchman and edu
itor, of Lawrenceville, Va., will cle
ver the sermon Tuesday at 8 r. M.
'ther prominent Episcopal church
ien are on the program. Arrange
lents have been made by the local
nmmittee to entertain the delegates.
marriage reception
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Daniel
wish to announce their marriage re
ception on Friday evening, October
4th, from eight to ten o’clock, Porter
Cottage, Virginia Union University.
All friends invited. No cards.
Mrs. Lula 0. Logan has returned
after spending a pleasant week with
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida B. Sensa
baugh, of Portsmouth, Va.
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Junius Randolph ‘Black
Bottom’, and Reggie
Vaughan in Gun
Battle.
Junius Randolph was in the Police
Court last Monday morning before,
Judge T. Gray Hadden, charged with
feloniously shooting Reggie Vaughan.
A double barreled shotgun with two
empty and two loaded shells were on 1
the desk. Sergeant Dan W. Duling j
and his squad heard the firing Sun- •
day afternoon and found Randolph j
and Vaughan engaged in what
seemed to be a death-struggle.
Vaughan had a revolver firing at
Randolph, and Randolph had the gun
firing at Vaughan.
The former scored for the shot j
struck Vaughan in the face, one
entering his eye. He is in the hos
pital. Randolph was uninjured. The (
sergeant said he had been unable to
find out whether the affair was oyer i
whiskey, women or about something
else. He and his squad did not get
in range of any of the bullets.
Y. W. C. A. NOTES
The Phyllis Wheatley Branch of
the Y. W. C. A., a member agency
of the Richmond Community Fund,
announces its Fall Setting-Up Con
ference for committee members on
Friday, September 27th, and Sunday,'
September 29th. The conference
opens with a supper meeting on Fri
day evening at the Association Build
ing. Wiley A. Hall, executive of the
Richmond Urban League, will address
I the conference on Social Service
I Work and the Y. W. C. A.’s relation
Miss Henrietta D. Barrett will
give a brief talk on “What the Girl
Reserve Department Means to the
Association.” Miss Floretta Carring
ton and Mrs. Lucretia W. Jordan will
render musical numbers.
On Sunday the conference will
meet at Garden City at the home of
Attorney and Mrs. J. C. Robertson.
The program will include a discussion
on the theme: Tracks or Milestones
led by the executive and the commit
tee chairmen; an open discussion on
“How Far Are Secretaries Responsi
ble for the Work of the Association”;'
an inspirational talk by Miss Lucy
R Mason, General Secretary of the
Y. W. C. A., and a ceremonial di
rected by Miss Jean L. Pace.
Miss Jean Louise Pace, of Atlanta,
Ga., comes to the staff of the Phyllis
Wheatley Branch as Girl Reserve
Secretary and Director of the Health
Education Department. Miss Pace
succeeds Miss Helen B. Hudson, who
has accepted a position as Extension
Secretary with the Y. W. C. A. of
Flint, Michigan.
I The various committees of the
Branch are busy with plans for the
I fall program. The opening meeting
of the committee of management was
held on Thursday evening, Septem
ber 19th, at which time reports on
the West Virginia Conference were
made by Miss Cassie R. Carter, Mrs.
J. R. Mayne, Mrs. Mary E. Carter,
and Miss L. H. McFall.
The Vesper Service of the season
will be held at Second Baptist Church ■
on Sunday, October 6th, at 4 P. M.
Rev. Joseph T. Hill, the pastor, will,
deliver a special address. j
The Industrial Committee and the:
Industrial Council held their first
meetings during the week, when
plans were perfected for the opening
of the Industrial clubs on October.
The Educational Committee has
arranged several classes for the fall
and winter season and will announce
the schedule of same within the next
The classes of the Health Educa
tion Department will reopen about
the middle of October and will again
be conducted in co-operation with the
Health Education Department of the
Central Association.
The Girl Reserve Department will
hold a Setting-Up Conference for
High School clubs on Saturday, Octo
ber 12th, from 10 A. M. to 5 P. M.
The formal opening of both high and
grad© schools clubs will follow this
conference. , , ,,
Miss I. Belle Boyd entertained the
members of the Blue Triangle Club
of Girl Reserves at tea on Monday
the 23rd. The club will meet for re
organization on Monday evening, the
30th, at 7 o’clock.
FORUM CLASSES READY FOR
FALL TERM.
Indications point to a large en
rollment in the Forum Classts. for
the fa1’ quarter which begins next
Wednesday night These classes arc
primarily for instruction in the use
of correct English and have been very
popular. The agendum for October
is announced as follows): Lectures
and drills on vocabulary enlargement
(o,ccent and sounds of vowels); first
half of month will bo devoted to a
review of "The Adventurous Life"
and the second half to review of
"Star Stuff Out of WhJch Wo Are
Made.” September llth is social
night and the Editorial Review takedi
'place on the 30th. Class meets at
the Fifth St.. Baptist Church
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Sparrow of
602 North Elizabeth Street will leave
October 2nd, over tho C. and 0.
Railway for Cincinnati; Indianapolis
and Chicago. While in Indianapolis
they will be the guest of Mrs. Spar
row’s niece; Mrs. J. A. Brown.
Returning they w!U visit Knoxville
Atlanta, Columbia, S. C. and Hen
derson; N. O Mrs. Sparrow Is very
prominent in social and fraternal
circles and collaborated with her
husband In the publication of an
interesting booklet on the historic
points along the Southern Railway;
between Richmond and West Point.
Mr. Sparrow Is Porter In charge of
this route.
ELEVEN NEGROES ATTEND
BLACKSHEAR SERVICE
Pastor Avoids Direct Mention of
Race—Six Detectives at
Brooklyn Church.
“I took special care to avoid mak
ing any reference to negroes in my
sermon,” the Rev. W illiam St. John
Blackshear, rector of St. Matthew’s
Protestant Episcopal Church, Mc
Donough Street and Tompkins Ave
nue, Brooklyn, told reporters after
the morning service yesterday. Last
week he announced that he discour
aged the attendance of negroes at
his church.
Eleven negroes attended the ser
vice. Lieutenant Joseph Scheidler
and six detectives of the Gates Ave
nue station were present to prevent
any demonstration.
In his sermon the Rev. Mr. Black
shear cited several incidents in the
life of Christ to justify his action in
discouraging the attendance of ne
groes. “Although Christ preached
love for all,” he said, “there were
times when even Christ refused the
company of certain people.” He then
related the story of the man from
whom Christ exorcised a devil, but
whom He refused to accept as a
disciple. , ,
The general theme of the sermon
was that a man should have “the
courage of his convictions.” The
title was “Christ, the Creative War
rior,” and the text was from St.
Luke 22:36: “Then said He unto
them, but now, he that hath a purse
let him take it, and likewise his
scrip: and he that hath no swordj
let him sell his garment and buy
one.” The sword, the Rev. Mr.
Blackshear said, symbolizes truth and
cuuiage. .... i
“We also must stand by the con
victions of our conscience and what
we believe to be right.”
He went on to say that every one
should follow his own race in mat-'
ters of religion, and that no one has
the right to intrude one’s self upon
another socially, as in church af
fairs, outside of religious sernces.
‘In the middle of the service two
negroes walked ostentatiously down
the center aisle to seats in the front
of the church. A detective slipped
into a seat behind them.
After the service the negroes gath
ered in front of the church. The
one negro woman present, M^.
Emmy Hadley, of 469 Tompkins
Avenue, said that she was not a mem
ber of the church, but had attended
the services during the past six Sun
days. “I live near this church, she
said, “and' will not walk to any
other^
T. A. P. Morton, of 12 Utica Ave
nue, one of the negroes present, said
he had attended the service to see if
any active measures would be taken
to bar negroes.—New York Times.
Announcement has been made that
Miss Thelma Smallwood was married
Thursday, September 19, J929, to
Mr. William H. Davis, Jr., the well
known wholesale and retail fish deal
:HURCH “COLOR LINE”
DECRIED BY STIRES
Bishop, Calling Situation in Brook*
lyn Parish Regrettable, De
nounces Snobbishness.
WON’T DISCIPLINE RECTOR
Church Has No Rule on Subject, but
All Are Brethren in Christ, He
Says in Blackshear Case.
Bishop Ernest M. Stires of the
Diocese of Long Island, has written
to James Weldon Johnson, secretary
af the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, re
garding the alleged request by the
Rev. William S. Blackshear that no
negroes join his church, St. Mat
thew’s in Brooklyn.
In the letter, which was made pub
lic by Mr. Johnson, Bishop Stires
says he believes “ecclesiastical snob
bishness is un-Christian” and that
“all true Christians are members of
one family in Christ.”
The main sections of his letter are
as follows:
Calls Situation Regrettable.
“In discussing the most regrettable
situation which arose in connection
with a reported announcement of
the Rev. William S. Blackshear of
St. Matthew’s Church, Brooklyn, I
desire to say first of all that I be
lieve that the principle and policy
which, should animate and govern
every church is the principle and
policy which we believe to have been
taught and practiced by our Lord
jlesus Christ. Any form of ecclesi
astical snobbishness is un-Christian.
“Let me say that in my judgment
the Rev. Mr. Blackshear would fully
agree with this statement. In a let
ter to me he completely denies ex
cluding colored people from St. Mat
thew’s. He further states that he
nas assureu me vviuicu tviumum
cants of St. Matthew’s of the most
cordial attitude on his part and on
that of his people, that they are
deeply respected and that it is hoped
that they will continue to be valued
parishioners of St. Matthew’s Church.
“He further states that he has ex
pressed the hope that other colored
people in that section of Brooklyn
would connect themselves with one
or the other of the excellent parishes
composed of their own people. He
confesses that he has given this ad
vice for three reasons; that he and
his vestry feel that it is desirable to
take that stand as a matter of parish
policy; that he feels that such a
course would strengthen the two col
ored parishes, who need and should
have the help of their people, and
that he also believes that they would
inevitably have a much larger op
portunity in such parishes for the
fullest use of their abilities in paro
chial activities.
Wants No Color Lino.
i “I admit that this statement doe*
not entirely avoid the suggestion of
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