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VoEume xlvli No. Ill RICHMOND; VIRGINIA; SATURDAY; JANUARY 25 1193(0 2 S@ctEoin;s= FRICE HVE OENTS ATTORNEY ALFRED COHEN VIEWS THE TREND OF SEGREGATION. DEATH KNELL OF RESIDENTIAL SEG REGATION HAS SOUNDED AND THE ^OBSEQUIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN U. S. SUPREME COURT. Although the United States Cir cuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court have sounded the death knell of Rich mond’s racial segregation ordinance, one of the city’s attorneys has told the writer that he will certainly car ry the case on to the Supreme Court at Washington, D. C. We will have uo objection to attending the obse quies and interment of that ordi nance at Washington, D. C., as we have a black suit of clothes and a band of crepe to put around our hat. The writer has been to Wash I ington, D. C., before .the Supreme Court of the United States and wit nessed the interment of Richmond’s first segregation ordinance. By this I mean to say in all seriousness that the Supreme Court of the United States at Washington will close its doors on the city of Richmond’s pe . tition. I am sure that the City Council in ordaining the ordinance was dom inated by a vociferous minority of our citizens, as three of their num ber have told the writer before, and since they voted, that they believed the ordinance unconstitutional, but in voting for it were carrying out the wishes of their constituents. A survey of the better sentiment of the larger portion of Richmond’s citizens has proven to the writer’s satisfac tion that these latter citizens did not want the ordinance passed. The Committee on Ordinance was informed by the writer before the ordinance was passed that by a sim , pie contract of not over ten words * a restriction, such as is now found in a large number of deeds of bar gain and sale, signed by all property owners on a block, would limit oc cupancy to either the white or col ored race, within the block, for a period of twenty-one years, and that the United States Supreme Court had hold such a limitation valid. It is now, and has therefore always been, within the povcer of either race to exclude the other from occupancy of a residence, if disposed so to do, within any block in the city of Rich mond. It was, therefore, an unfor * tunate thing for the City Council to pass the ordinance and cause an ex penditure of money to attack it and have it declared invalid. J. B. Deans has had the honor, distinction, and the courage to have had the enforcement of the ordi nance stayed by a Federal injunction. The writer has never entertained any doubt that the judges of our local courts, had they been appealed to, wou! ' have followed the same course as the Federal courts have done in declaring the ordinance un constitutional, but on appeai by the city to the Supreme Court of Vir ginia, and from that court to the Supreme Court of the United States at *V ushington, D. C.... several years would pass" by before a tinal decision of the .alter court was had. It took six years by that course—from 11)1 i to 191.—to have that august tribu nal .:i .Vashingten declare Rich moi vial segregation ordinance passed in the year 1911 unconstitu tional, in the *.ase of Warley vs. Buchanan. Hence by appealing to the Fed eral court:, wil.wn less time than one year, J. IJ. Deans wall have a final decision from the Supreme Court of the United States at Washington, D. C., that the city’s ordinance is in contravention to the sixteenth amendment of the United States Constitution and therefore worth less. In order that this may be ac complished, the lawyers of J. B. Deans must oppose the granting of a writ of certiorari by the Supreme Court of the United States to the city of Richmond on its appeal to that tribunal for the writ, which writ is in plain language a command to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals to send all papers in the case up to that high and honorable court to its decision. FOUNDER’S DAY AT HAMPTON The address at the celebration oi Founder’s Day at Hampton Institut< 1 will be delivered by Dr. Angell, pres | ident of Yale, on Sunday, Januarj ; 26th, in Memorial Chapel, it wa< [announced by Dr. George P. Phenix [acting principal of the Virginia in stitution. The program this year wi:l bt simple. The exercises will be in the , hands of the Senior Class and the , usual Founder’s Day luncheon to in vited guests is to be omitted FcandeFs Day will be made a home day for the Hampton group. The program begins Saturday evening when the Armstrong league meet* for its annual historical program ir Ogden Hall. On Sunday at 10 A. M students will march to the graves of General Armstrong and Dr. Fris sell. This ceremony will be fol lowed by the address of Presidenl Angel! in Memorial Chapel. In the afternoon there will be a reception, when workers and students may meet the Hampton trustees, who will be at Hampton at this time. TEACHERS TRAINING AT WIL BERFORCE APPROVED BY STATE Wilberforce, 0.—Wilberforce Ui i versity is one of the forty-one Ohio colleges that have been approved for teacher training in one or more fields by the Ohio State Department of Education, according to an annonce ment of January 14, made by the De partment and published in the 1929 JO educational directory of the state of Ohio, just issued. In the list of aproved colleges Wil berforce University is ranked with Ohio State, the University of Cin cinnati and Western Reserve in of fering traing for the teaching pro fession. KING DAVIDS SHOW REMARKABLE PROGRESS. • THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF KING DAVID’S ANNUAL STATE MENT At the close of 1929 all claims were paid except the claim of James Pcttus, whose mother. Mrs. Mamie Pettus Craft, died two years ago, in February. She was a member of Star Hope Lodge No. 112, Prince E.l ward County, Virginia. have ad vertised for him four tSQ^s, but he has not been found. Ai^Tne know ing tiie v hereabouts of Mr. James ! eUus wil please notify him that the Imperial Order of King David is still holding $100.00 for him. the death claim of his mother. Every death claim was paid promptly, some within 24 hours after notification. The Imperial Order of King David lost during the past year 93 mem bers. Total amount paid $8,825.00. We have added to the Order 1,278 new members. We have a balance to our credit in the various banks of Richmond over $19,000.00. We take this opportunity to thank all of our members, co-workers, and deputies, whose names are too num erous to mention, for their faithful work and loyal support, and pray that God’s riches blessings will rest upon them. Mrs. A. G. Thompson Taylor, Grand Worthy Ruler, Miss Mary M. Scott, Grand Worthy Scribe, Mrs. L. P. Southall, Assistftnti Home Office 20 W. Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia. I General Smuts in Race Meet. Washington, D. C. — Between luncheon at the White House and 1 dinner at the British Embassy last , Wednesday, General Jan Christian ■ Smuts, former Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, confered for two hours with a gToup of twenty white and colored Americans at How ard University on the progress and condition of the Negro and of the inter-racial problems in America. Tfte conference was arranged by the Phelps-Stokes fund and President Mordecai W. Johnson, and was held in the Moorland room of Carnegie Library, which contained a precious collection of Africana and Negro lit erature. General Smuts stated that it was one of the most interesting and helpful half days spent during his life time. I The condition and development of the American Negro were presented in five to ten minuate summaries under the following heads: religion, by President Morueeai W. Johnson; education, by Dr. J. M. Gandy, Presi dent of the Va. Normal and Indus trial College; health, by Franklin 0. Nichols, of the American Social Hy giene Association; woman’s position, by Miss Nannie Burroughs, Principal of National Training School for Wo men and Girls; industrial relations, by Eugene Kinckle Jones, Executive Secretary of the National Urban League; agricultural development, by T. M. Campbell, Agricultural Ex- • tension Service of the U. S. Gov ernment; political status, by Prof. Kelley Miller, and inter-racial rela tions, by Dr. R. R. Morton of Tuske gee Institute. At the conclusion, General Smuts, himself, addressed the conference, focusing upon the American race question and his new understanding of it as a result fo the conference. He was particularly impressed with the advances made by the American Ne gro, for which information he was deeply indebted to this conference. , IN MEMORIAM AMMONS—In loving memory of my husband and our father. James H. Ammons, Sr., who departed this life ten years ago today, Jan uary 23, 1920. Our dearest one, why did you leave Your loved ones and home so dear? And left us here to mourn and grieve. While you have naught to fear. Just ten years ago you left us, dear, And left us all broken-hearted, But your form and life are just as dear As k was the day -we parted. Wife and Children. Hampton Institute's Qhoir l\ill Sing In Foreign Lands. (Cleveland Council Admits Colored Nurses and Interns to Hospitals.j i New York City.—The Cleveland City Council on January 13th passed unanimously a resolution which open ed the city hospitals to Negro nurses and internes, according to informa tion just forwarded to the N. A. A. C. P. by Charles W. White,; member of the executive committee of the Cleveland Branch. The resolution was introduced in the City Council by Dr. Walz, eighty-year-olo Council man from the West bide of Cleveland who was loyally supported in advo cating passage of the measure by the three Negro members of the City Council, Messrs. Clayborne George, Lawrence 0. Payne and Dr. LeRoy Eundy* « ■* Tne resolution instructs the City Manager of Cleveland “to make such appropriate arrangements as shall afford to all citizens ot Cleveland . . . an equal and resonable op portunity to receive training as nurses or internes at the Cleveland City Hospital.” It further provides that “such opportunity shall in no event be denied or abridged on ac count of the race or color of anyone seeking such training.” Mr. White writes the N. A. A. C. P. that the resolution was approved by the Direc tor of Public Welfare, Dudley S. Blossom, by City Manager William R. Hopkins, and by Law Director Harold S. Burton. “This action comes after many years of spasmodic but relentless urging and insistence,” writes Mr. White, “and I anticipate that it will mean a great deal to Cleveland and other localities.” This action by the Cleveland City Council causes that city to take its jlr.ce with New York^ City, where, within recent years, a successful fight was made to secure admission of Ne gro nurses, internes and physicians in the New iork City hospitals. Re cently, provisions were made in Bos ton for |he admission of colored nurses to certain hospitals in that city. LENDON O. BRYANT WANTED Valuable information awaits Glen :lon 0. Bryant at The Planet Office, Richmond, Va. He is described as being .6 feet 3 inches in height, and weighing about 190 pounds. He was i student at. Virginia Union Uni versity last year. KING DAVID INSTALLATION The Imperial Order of King David tvil hold its installation exercise Fri iay night, January 31, 1930, at 8 j’clock, at Sharon Baptist Church. A special program has been arranged. \Ve are asking the officers and mem 3ers to be on time. The public is invited. Mrs. A. G. Thompson Taylor, G. W. R., Miss Mary M. Scott, G. W. S. I SENATOR OTIS F. GLENN OF ILLINOIS TO ADDRESS MAM MOTH MEETING IN HONOR OF NEGRO CONGRESSMEN The acceptance of Senator Otis F. Glenn, of Illinois, of the invitation to deliver the principal address at the national Negro History Week demon stration in honor of the Negro Con gressmen in Washington on February 10 gives added assurance of the tri umpnant success of the undertaking. The interest is increasing from day tc c -V. Perrons are daily expressing thfc'i to participate in this t;’:bral:rn. ,,rcrf hac come from all three liv ing former congressmen saying that they ’-'ill be present. Honorable H. P. Chertham, of North Carolina says !vrt Ahe effort is a most timely one ■• hi h he keenly appreciates, the Honorable Thomas E. Miller writes that he has already decided upon the rrhjcct of bis address, the Honorable John E. Lynch writes that he has re arranged all of his engagements so as to allow full participation in the demonstration, and the Honorable Oscar DePriest, now member of Con gress, most heartily approves the step and is giving the promoters every assistance and encouragement possi: ble. Preparation for the celebration of Negro History Week at other points in the country is; going forward with much enthusiasm. Public and pri vate schools throughout the South are working out special programs adapted to their own peculiar needs. Such schools of both races here and there in the North are also active, and South have modified their sched The literary and religious societies of the churches both in the North ules for the year so as to give the whole time on the second and third Sundays of the month of February to appropriate exercises emphasizing significant achievements of Negroes. I - Mr. James A. Jackson, of the De partment of Commerce, was in the city on official government business last week. Mr. Jackson gives valu able assistance and advice to business executives and has rendered invalu able service to Race businesses. EOYCE RALLIES MINERS TO THE STRUGGLE (Crusader News Sendee) West Frankfort, 111.—William A. ( Boyce, Negro acting President of the1 [National Miners Union, spoke here last night at a huge meeting of white and Negro miners. Today, a thousand more miners walked out on strike, thus spreading the fight of the workers against the mine bosses who are backed by the State and the official United Mine Workers fascist gunmen. At the stiritz mine of the Cos grave company, three hundred and fifty men, and at the fayloi’, No. 5 mine in Franklin "ounty, five hun dred men, are now’ out on strike against wage reductions and for the Supreme Head of the Order of Calanthe Dies in Indiana. According to telegra plhic advices, Supreme W orthy Counsellor E. G„ Tldrington of Evanston, Ohio died at his home early this week. He was Supreme Vice Chancellor of the Supreme Lodge of Pythlans also. Union. ~ I demands of the National Miners About a thousand militant miners in Taylorsville, the center of hottest struggle, and some four hundred in Ziegler, are being discriminated against by the operators in league with the U. M. W. A., which is mob ilizing scabs for the big Peabody company. The two graft leaders of the com pany unionized U. M. W. A., Fish wick and Lewis, are still quarrelling 1 in the Sangamon County courts for control of the check-off, which means $300,000 a month pure thievry for | them, wnile the miners are starving, miners are determined to make an Discontentment is growing and the. end to the check-off and tQ both1 Lewis end Fishwick. Y. W. C. A. ANNOUNCES TWO \ CLASSES Last year the Education Commit-' tee of the Y. W. C. A. offered a Cur- 1 rent Event class conducted by Prof. R. W. Logan. We take plasure in making now the similiar announce-' ment that Prof. Logan will conduct a class in Current Events in the As sembly Room beginning Wednesday, January 29, 1930, at 7:00 P. M. ; Those who were in the clas last year know how they were kept in formed on the topics, local, national, and international, which were claim ing the popular attention. If you were not in the clas then we invite you to come on the above mentioned date and look the class over. Concerning Prof. Logan’s ability we need say nothing. ' He has the chair in History and Government at Union and holds the Master’s Degree in History and Government from Williams College. Williams College as doubtless you know is noted for its Institute of Politics. Prof. Logan is widely recognized as a student and observer of affairs. His writings have appeared in the leading Reviews in this country and abroad. A CLASS IN PRACTICAL SOCIAL' SERVICE WILL OPEN MON | DAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, ' AT 5:15 P. M., AT THE Y. W. C. A. The course wil be given by Mrs, June Purcell Guild, a member of the; Council of Social Agencies. A Re- j port on a Survey of Conditions! Among Negroes of Richmond, by a committee headed by Mrs. Guild has just been published. We mention this | that you may know how valuable and serviceable this course will be for all who have an interest in public welfare and especially thise who see there a field for active personal ser vice. For those of us already en gaged in social work, the modern methods that will be discussed by Mrs. Guild wil be of immeasurable value. i No tuition, registration fee for each class $1.00. For further infoi' mation call Madison 2547. JUNIOR LEAGUE NOTES Miss Dorothy Chapman gave a : lovely paper on the subject, “Citi- 1 zenship.” Sunday, January 26th, at i League rally. Please help this wor- i 2:30 o'clock, will be the Junior 1 thv rausp I Rev. R! M. Williams, B. D., will i preach the anniversary sermon of ] the Emergency Club Sunday morn- j ing at 11 o’clock. You will be great- < ly benefited by attending the morn- 1 ing service. Mrs. E. C. Eldridge, ] president; Carrie Guriy, vice-presi-t dent; Mrs. Lillis Kenny, secretary. 1 DETT’S CHOIR TO TOUR EUROPE DURING MAY The Hampton Institute Choir, di rected by R. Nathaniel Dett, wifi tour Europe during the month of May, it was announced today by the officials of Hampton Institute. The unusually successful appear ance of the Hampton Choir in Car negie Hall, New York, two years ago and last year in Symphony Hall, Boston, and the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, brought to Dr. Dett’s organization unanimous praise. In view of this accomplishment friends of Hampton and others, in sympathy with the Negro's creative capacity, have made it possible for the choir to fulfill an important mission abroad. It is felt that the singing of Dr. Dett’s choir in Europe will have a large international and in ter-racial significance, especially in those countries with African posses sions. The capacity in music which the Negro is manifesting under the opportunity for development Which is now being offered in the United States would, it was felt by backers of the trip, be an important contri bution to good will. The Hampton Institute quartette will have a part in the project. INTERRACE MEETING DRAWS CROWD IN "OLD VOL" STATE Leaders Discuss Mutual Problems at Annual Meeting of Tennessee Interracial Committee Nashville, Tenn.—“There is no such thing as a superior race, though there are superior individuals within ;ach race,” was the statement of Rabbi Julius Mark, in his key-note address before the annual meeting of the State Interracial Committee in this city a few days ago. “The il lusion of race superiority is a fal lacy,” Dr. Mark continued, “and gives rise to a great deal of trouble. People should learn also that race prejudice is not instinctive but ac quired. Consequently it can be eradicated.” Robert E. Clay, state Rosenwald agen and associate interracial secre tary, reported that interracial com mittees throughout the state are con tributing largely toward the erection of Negro schools. Judge Dewitt com mended the work being done to se cure uniform justice for both races, and Dr. Bishop told of the state-wide health campaign that is being carried on. Other subjects considered were institutional care, parks and play grounds, the welfare of colored wo men and children, and student inter racial activities. The need of bet 'or transportation facilities was fea ured and will form one of the Com mittee’s major objectives in the com ing year. More than sixty persons were present^ representing all parts of the state. The following’ officers were elected ’or the ensuing year: Chairmen, Dr. James E. Clarke and Dr. R. T. Burt; recording secretary, Dr. J. A. Lester; ;reasurer, Hon. J. C. Napier; chair man Interracial League, Dr. W. J. Sale, state secretaries, J. D. Burton md Robert E. Clay. JIMMIE STREETER ON tONG James W. Streeter, Jr,, is in Rich nond, enroute on a hike around tihc .vorld under the auspices of the Mijb ary School at Dayton, Ohio- BP. started from the north coast of Alas ca and has traveled down the Pacific :oast and into Mexico, undergoing nany hardships and privatfona on the vay. He must finance his own trip ind repcii, to the school from each itate or country visited. He is now jreparing to go to South America md has appeared before many ihurches here. Sunday he will visit tft. Moriah and other churches here, le has a very interesting story to ell and is an intelligent speaker, tfr. Streeter is a world war veteran.