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VOLUME RLVII, NUMBER 88.__ RICHMOND, VA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1930_ $2.00 PER YEAR, FIVE CENTS PER COPY,
Lynching Bees Continue To Hum In The State Of Georgia
Mammoth ^Parade
Here Tuesday -
The Convention Committee of
Richmond Lodge No. 12, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Teindeer
has obout completed its plans for
the entertaining of the 8th annuel
convention, which meets in this city
September 14th to 17th, inclusive.
Tehy have made extensive prepara
tion for the entertaining of their
delegotes an dvisitors. Reports com
ing into the headquarters indicate
that there will be a large gathering
of delegates and visitors. Excur
sions are being run from many
points in the northern section of our
country. Many bands will be brought
to Richmond to feature in the pa
rade on Wednesday. The Newark
band, with others, will be worth lis
tening to. The Richmond Lodge No.
12 Reindeer band has received a re
quest to play for the inmates of the
City Home on Sunday evening. Sep
tember 14th. Delegates will be ar
riving in the icty Sunday and Mon
day by train, buses and private con
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GETS MASTER’S DEGREE
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MISS MARTHA SMITH
No. 2 West Baker St-, who receiv
ed the Degree of Master of Arts- at
the Summer Convocation at the Uni
versity of Chicago. Miss Smith is
a member of the faculty of Va.
Union University, Department of
Mathematics.
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SARATOGA HOTEL MEN JOIN
N. A. A. C. P.
New York, August 29.— Members of
the staff of the famous United Sta
tes Hotel at Saratoga Springs, Sew
York, have fodwarded to the Nation
al Office of the N. A. A. C. P. $27.00
in memberships as an expression of
their interest in the work the N. A.
A. C. P. is doing. These member
ships were gained through the ac
tivity of Mr. H. J. McKinney, secre
tary of the French Lick, Indiana
branch of the N. A. A. C. P. In his
letter of transmittal of the member
ships, Mr. McKinney expresses the
hope that other hotel men will follow
this example and help carry on the
work which the N. A. A. C. P. is do
ing. til
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HARTFORD BRANCH N. A. A. C.
P. FIGHTS RETURNS OF WILLI
AMS TO ALABAM
New York, August 29.— Governor
JJohn H. Trumbull | of Connecticut
has held in abeyance the return of
Johnny Williams, charged with the
murder of a white girl in 1928 at
Abbeville, Alabama when it was dis
closed at a hearing at the Connect
icut State Capitol on August 12th
that Williams had not vet been indic
ted by a gdand jury and on the
ground that the charges were not
properly attached to the warrant.
The fight to prevent return of Will
iams to Alabama where it is feaded
he will be lynched and wherp it n
felt certain, he cannot possibly re
ceive an impartial trial has been led
by the Hartford branch of the N. A.
A. C. P. Attorneys Benedict M.
Holden and Howard P. Ddew were
retained in Williams’ behalf
Attorney Holden expressed a will
ingness to sign an agreement to hold
Williams in the Hartford county jail
under bond of $10,000 pending fud
ther developments in the matter of
■rendition proceedings
The case of Williams has aroused
intense interest in Hartford. The
Govednor's office was crowded dur
ing the hearing, most of the specta
i > s being colt red persons interested
u. the case..
Hot On The Trail Of
Hoosier Mobbists
N. A. A. C. P- GIVES NAMES
OF LYNCHERS TO INDIANA
AUTHORITIES
New York, Sept. 5.— The National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People both through its Ne
tional Office, and through its Indiano
branches is pushing the cases against
the lynchers of two colored boys in
Marion, Indiona, on August 7
The Association has forwarded to
James M Ogden, Indiana Attorney
General, eight additional names of
persons reported by eyewitnesses as
having been seen participating in the
activities of the lynching mob* bring
ing the total number of such names
submitted to twenty-seven
Mr Ogden has informed the N A
A C P that he was having two repres
entativ^s to attend the sessions of the
grand jury inquiring into the lynch
ing J'-l
f'ollowingtne presenting oi a peti
tion to Governor Harry G. Leslie, G.
of Indiana, urging dismissal of Jacob
Cambell the Sheriff of Grant County
who left his prisoners be taken from
the jail. Attorney R. L. Bailey, of
the Indianapolis branch of the N. A.
A. C. P., reports a flood of editorial
comment and articles on the lynchirig,
and the conduct of the sheriff and
the prosecutor which, in Mr. Baileys
opinion, have had a wholesome ef
fect upon local public opinion.
Reports just received from Marion
indicate that the situation is sail
quite tense at Marion. We are infor
meed that many of the lynchers are
very apprehensive and that it would
take only a small amount of grilling
to make them confess. Feeling a
mong both white and colored citizens
of repute of Marion is still one ot
great doubt as to whether anything
will be done by the local authori
ties and the conviction is even more
stronglv expressed that real results
will come only through your office.
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR REFUS
£S EXTRADITiON OF TOWNSEND
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 11.—-(Bj
The Associated Negro Press.)—Gov
jrnor Horton refused to grant the
{extradition of Dr. A. M. lownsend,
5>i., and his son, Dr. M. Townsend,
Tr., at the hearing held here Thurs
lay afternoon.
Dr. Townsend and his son were in
dicted in the State of Indiana on
(Lharges of conspiracy to commit a
felony, to wit murder and murder by
^.gent, in connection with the murder
jof E. D. Piesron ,auditor for the Na
Vhich Dr. Townsend, Jr., is secretary,
jtional Baptist Publishing Board, of
(on April 16. Extradition papers were
ent to Governor Horton, but due to
he fact that the governor was at
that time busily engaged in his cam
paign for the democratic nomination
for er-election as governor of the
state, he postponed the hearing until
he had completed his campaign activ
ities.
Thursday found a brilliant array
'of legal talent assembled represent
ing both sides. After hearing the
testimony of both sides, Governor
Horton refused to grant the extra
dition of the Townsends, due to the
fact that it had not been proved that
either was in the state of Alabama
at the time the murder was com
mitted.
Friends of Dr. Townsend, many ol
whom predicted that he would not be
extradited, were profuse in their con
gratulations and reaffirmed their be
lief of his innocence of any connec
tion whatever with the murder of the
auditor, whom Dr. Townsend, in a
statement sent to the recent jubilee
session of the National Baptist Con-1
vention, held in Chicago, declared j
he differed only as to methods.
The failure to extradite Dr. Town
send will perhaps have an important
bearing on the trial of George Wasn
ington, alleged Indianapolis gunman
charged with committing the murder,
and Dr. B. F. J. Westbrook who is
under indictment on a charge of con
spiracy to commit a felony to wit,
murder. Washington is in jail at
Scottsboro, Indiana, awaiting trial,
and Dr. Westbrook, prominent Indi
anapolis minister, is out under bond
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PLAYS ’POSSUM AND SAVES HIS
LIFE.
Vicksburg. Miss., Sept. 12. - (Bvj
The Associated —T* .-i
Would Bar Colored
Bathers From Na
tion’s Playground
Ncm York, Sept. 5.— An investiga
tion of the attempted segregation of
iNCgroes from bathing beaches in
front of hotels at Alantic City, N. J.
undertaken by Walter White, Acting
Secretary of the National Assooia
tion for the Advancement of Colored
Reople, discloses that- the attempted
segregation has no justication in law
inasmuch at the beach belongs to all
people.
Returned to New York from his
visit to Atlantic City, ifilr. White
made the following statement:
“There have been no proper bath
ing accommodations for colored peo
ple in Atlantic City since the closing
of Wall’s bathhouse. Although by
.the terms of the city charter, the
beach front belongs to all the peopn
and may be used by them, some of
the hotels have employed special col
ored police to direct colored people
away from the beach in front of the
hotels, to a less desireable part where
there is no shade under the board
walk and where such shade can be
had only by renting beach umbrellas.
“The special police, uniformed and
paid by the hotels, had no authority
to expel colored people from any part
of the beach, but many colored peo
ple who did not know their rights
moved away when these police re
quested them. Some of the colored
policemen declined to do this work
of segregation.
“Unfortunately many colored peo
ple in Atlantic City hold political
positions or are in some way employ
ed by the hotels or through the polit
ical poweers that be. and therefore
have failed to raise their voices in
protest. But the mass of colored
people in Atlantic City resent this
silence on the part of colored leaders
and still more resent the illegal at
tempt to deprive them of their bath
ing privileges.
Mr. White while in Atlantic City
spoke with Congressman Isaac Bach-,
rach, brother to Mayor Harry Bach
rach who admitted endorsing thee
segragation program, and the Con
gressman denied having received the
.protests against it. Thereupon Mr.
White pointed out that numbers of
colored people had been molested by
the special police and that fear 0
losing jobs was keeping some colored
citizens silent. Congressman Bach
rach expressed resentment that out
siders’ should meddle in the segre
gation issue.
At a recent “harmoiny dinner,”
held in the colored section of Atlan
tic City, Mr. White reports. State
Senator Emerson Richards said plain
lv that it was absurd to try to exclude
colored people from the Atlantic City
beaches, that the “harmony dinner
should have been held among the
local white citizens, and t^at white
people were not forsaking Atlantic
City for Canadian resorts as repor
ted!^ because of colored bathers, but
in order to get liquor. At this din
ner Mavor Bachrach assumed res
nonsibilitv for endorsing the segre
gation efforts, Mr. White reports.
Mr White said in conclusion.
“The legal right in the situation is
clear. It is entirely with the color
ed bathers. AH colored visitors to
Atlantic City should know and act
upon this information.
traordinary cunning saved the life of
Tames Donald here Monday when he
was ambushed by a squad of officers
who were seeking him for shooting
Assistant Game Warden
ord, white, in the legs with bird
The game warden had encountered
Donald hunting and commanded him
o halt in the woods. Instead of
throwing up his hands, Donald took
a shot at the officer, stinging his lep
with the shot. The officer limped to
his car and returned to the city for
help. With several other officers tie
sought out Donald and met him
'again near Mint Springs Bayou.
Donald was in his automobile when
|he became aware that the posse of
Icops was closing in on him. But he
idetermined to fight it out and empt
Sed a pistol at them, hitting no one.
jWhen the policemen became aware
that Donald was out of ammunition,
they closed in on him, firing a fusi
lade of shots. Donald slumped over
the wheel. The officers rushed the
car andgra bbed him, expecting to
find a badly wounded man. Instead,
Donald had pretended to bp shot to
ceep them from 'tootii'0’ at him fui"
thfr • a>V had thereby is kf'r
Nation’s Metropolis
Extends A Rousing
Welcome To Nat’l
Church Body
New York, Sept. 10—“Count
your many blessings,
Name them one by one;
Count your many blessings,
See what God hath done.”
sung by thousands, with “The Larg
er Christ” as the theme, and relig
ious fevor predominating character
ized the opening session of the Na
tional Baptist Convention of Ameri
ca in this city today. John Wesley
Hurse of Kansas City, Mo., pastor
ing the largest Baptist Church west
of the Mississippi, the presiding of
ficer, called the feeting to order in
the .Salem Church at 7th Avenue
and 129th Street. They are to- be
here for five days observing the
Golden Jubilee and celebrating the
fifty years as a denominational unit.
“Go ye therefore into all the world
was conspicuous on the programs an
the badges worn by the thousands of
messengers. Coincident w^ith the
meeting of the parent body that has"
been functioning for a half century,
since it was organized down in Mon
tgomery Alabama in 1880, is the Wo
men’s Auxiliary to the Convention.
Mrs. M. A. B. Fuller of Austin, Tex
as, is presiding over this session.
Mississippi furnish one member and
.Kentucky the other to play their
conspicuous parts in the devotional
services in the early morning hours,
while the introductory S3rmog was
delivered by Dr. C. P. Madison of
Norfolk, Va., with Rev. M. Sears of
Birmingham, Ala., as an alternate.
Four of the leading states in the
South therefore, with one western
state, gave a fitting background to
the beginning of the week’s work.
New York City offered the place.
Those observers of religious history
declare that it was befitting to come
here to celebrate the fifty years,
session in the city where Mrs. Katie
B’erguson, a member of the race, or
ganized the first Sunday School
The opening session during the morn
ing was a kind of a femorial to those
fallen, stalwart, denominational lea
ders and deep-water Baptihts who a
half century ago founded the Con
bentiton. With bowed heads and
moist eyes, men and women stood
while blessings were invoked upon
these departed ones in fervent pray
ers. A long list of men of other
years was presented: notable among
them the late E. K. Love from Sa
vannah, Ga., Gearge W. Lee of Wash
ington, D. C., the late John Jasper of
Richmond, Va., the late Wm. J. Sim
mons from Louisville, Ky., the late
JR. H. Boyd formerly of Texas, but
the pioneer, builder and constructive
genius of Nashville, Tenn., the late
Edward P. Jones of Mississippi, and
John Edmund Wood of Kentucky,
who fell practically in harness, were
just a few of the hundreds who play
ed their part on the stage and passed
on, leaving those who are assembled
here to reveiw their work, pisent the
progress made and lay plans for fu
ture activity.
After the moaning recess the Wo
men’s Auxiliary opened their session
at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church,
No. 58 W. 135th Street near Lenox
Avenue. Regular devotions char
acterized their opening period. New
York gave her welcome tonight when
city, state denomination, professional
business ad representatives from oth
er religious bodies gave words of
welcome. Hr. E. D. Bowles, presi
det of the New York State Associa
tion, with his officers and co-workers
were hosts for the occasion, and the
local committee made up for those
groups, resented their well-arranged
D., of Galveston Texas, presided.
Delegation— National and Interna
tional
Every state in the Union is repre
sented on the Pnror-e-+ r^
«laor across to thia, the Empire Stalf
and from the extreme south down in
Florida, as well as from the far
north and middle west, they ore here
Canada, Mexico, South and Centtral
Americo, Liberia and other foreign
countries sent messengers and mes
sages. , .
While the exact enrollment was no*
officially announced, the recording
secretory with liis assistants vere
Informed by tV< enrollment comm
Report Of Grand Session 1.0. King
David Shows Splendid Progress
The exercises Monday night at Mt. |
Pisgah Baptist Church marked the
opening of the convention. The wel
come address was delivered by Po
lice Judge T. W. Ross, of Gordons
ville, Va. It was the best it has been
our pleasure to listen to in the his
tory of the organization. Other unm
bers on the program were well ren
dered.
Tuesday morning the gavel was
sounded, convention called to order
and all the Grand Lodge officers re
sponded to the roll call, except Rev
>Iansfie^ Washington, Grand Wor
hy Preiate, who had answered the
>oll call above. Rev. R. L. Harrison,
bf' Gordonsville, Va., was appointed
ito act as Grand Worthy Prelate.
After the regular routine of busi
ness, at 1:30 P. M., the Bible Circle
exercises, under the direction of Mat
rons Mattie Ellis and Mary Lips
ombe, of Louisa, Va., were held. The
ongs and recitations by the little
ones were enjoyed by all.
The parade took place at 3:30 P.
M., headed by Williams Lodge Elks
band of Richmond, Va.,a nd the Uni
form Rank of the Imperial Order of
King David. Miss Julia Robinson, as
Litte David, in her uniform, Captain
Hester Friend and Flag-Bearer Re
becca Terrell, were at their best and
|the center of attraction.
Then came a car, beautifully deco
rated, containing the Grand Worthy
Ruler and Grand Worthy Scribe, fol
lowed by members of the Order at
tired in white, the men wearing white
jtrousers and dark coats. The white
citizens, in the business section along
he line of march served those in
| ine with cool lemonade, which was
jvery refreshing.
The Grand Lodge, in regular .ses
sion ,voted special thanks to the cit
zens for their hospitality and other
jcourtesies extended to them, also to
Police Judge T. W. Ross for his
^wonderful address, he band gave a
(concert at the church that night and
it was largely attended.
MRS. A.
G. TAYLOR, Founder and G. W.R.
Communist Groups Erases
Color Line
PARTY NOMINATES NEGRO FOR
GOVERNOR.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 4—(CNA.)—
Joseph H. Billups, a Negro worker of
this fcity has been nominated for
governor on the Communist ticket.
This is the first time that a Negro
has been nominated for governor in
Michigan. Another Negro worger,
Wil iam Nowell, has been nominated
for a candidate to congress in the
second congressional district and
Haywood Maben has been nominated
for state senator in the third dis
trict. These worger candidates are
running on a platform which de
nounces the recent waves of lynch
ings and mob terrorism against the
Negro workers and calls the Negro
and fhite morkers to organize into
class struggling organizations to
fight against all persecution against
the working class.
The platform includes a social -in
surance bill for the morkers and
states that millions are unemployei
arri that little relief is in sight The
b, are noi making any prepara
relieve the workers from
•lie ~
MOB MEMBERS FACING FED
ERAL COURT TRIAL.
Chickasha.—(CN&) — Eighteen
of the 22 white defendants
charged with conspiracy to de
stroy government property as the
outgrowth of rioting, in which
Henry Argo, Negro, was fatally
wounded last May, were bound
over yesterday for trial in federal
court.
' The charges arose from the
burning of an army truck used
by national guardsmen in an at
tempt to disperse a mob around
the Grady County jail here, which
was bent on lynching the pris
oner.
Among those held for trial was
G. W. Skinner, husband of the
woman Argo was accused of at
tacking. Skinner stabbed Argo
as he lay dying from a wound in
flicted by a bullet fired by one
of the mob as the rioters struggled
to take the prisoner from his cell
placing the entire burden of the cri
sis on ehe workers through wage
cuts, layoffs, part time work, and
speed-up.
i Many mass meetings have been
held for these candidates and hun
dreds of workers vave turned out
nd have heartily endorsed the plat
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Another Taken From
Officers And Lynched
Darien, Ga., Sept, 8—George
Grant, Negro, was lynched by a
mob of approximately 200 men to
day after being taken from the jail.
According to reputs Grant was one
of a trio of men accused of firing
upon and fatally wounding a police
officer and injuring three others.
The cause of the trouble is unde
termined but it is believed that an
argument started between a bank
wachman, R. J. Anderson, and two
cooloretf men who were loitering a
round in the vicinity of the bank. A
fulisage of shots ensued and the of
ficer was wounded and the colored
men escaped.
A searching party was formed at
once and followed the men into the
swamps- Upon closing in upon the
hidden men they opened fire, and
Robert Freeman, Police Chief, fell
dead. J. W. Fisher, citizen and J.
H. Collins a deputy office were
wounded in the exchange of shots
with the Negroes.
The National Guardsmen, A Sher
iff's Posse, and a mob of several
hundred, began a round up of the
hidden men in the swamps. The
National Guardsmen succeeded in
capturing Grant who it was claim
ed ws the one who wounded Watch
man Anderson. They turned him
over to local authorities and he was
immediately palced in a cell. Before
the guardsmen left the jail, a mob
entered and in the presenc of the
National Guard, the sheriff and de
puty officers, Grant was taken and
lynched.
Three others are held in jail at
Savannah, and re believed to be im
plicated in the shooting. The blood
hounds which are being used by the
authorities and the mob are search
ing the swmps in an effort to find
another member of the ’’arty who
it is believed was a party to the
shooting.
After the lynching, the National
Guardsmen left Dareen in the cus
tody of local authorities, it having
been under military rule until Grant
was captured and lynched.
Aside from the inadigntion of
the whites over their casualties, and
the shame, disgrace and loss to the
colored citizens of the village, every
thing seemed to be somewhat quiet
and no further disturbance appear
ed in view.
National Ideal Benefit
Society At Phila., Pa.
The Eighteenth Annual Session
of the Supreme Lodge National
Ideal Benefit Society, Inc., was
held at Wesley A. M. E. Z. Church
September 2, 3, and 4, 1930. The
Annual Report of the Supreme
Master, A. W. Holmes, of Rich
mond, Va., its founder, showed the
organization to be in good flnan
! cial condition, with an increase
in membership of more than two
thousand, and over six thousand
($6,000) dollars added to the
treasury, with no indebtedness,
notwithstanding a national busi
ness depression.
Nearly three hundred officers
and delegates were in attendance.
They were welcomed to the city
by the mayor’s secretary on Tues
day evening, and on Wednesday
afternoon, aboard the city Yacht,
“John Wanamaker,’’ were taken
for a cruise on the Deleware
River. On Thursday afternoon,
as guests of the Wanamaker
store, they made a tour of the
massive building, concluding with
a concert in Egyptian Hall, and
an address by the manager of the
store. After the final session on
Thursday evening, they were ten
dered a banquet by Philadelphia
District, of which Mrs.' Ellen B.
Taylor is Deputy. Sheridan H.
Nichols was chairman of the local
committee, Jessie B. Taylor Sec
retary, and Mrs. Maude A. Morri
sett, chairman of the program
committee. The 1931 Supreme
Session will be held in Newport
News, Va.
COMPETITIVE DRILLS;
AWARDNG PRIZE CUPS
Committee is respectfully request
ing that all homes in the line of
marcr will be appropriately decora
ted. At 9 P. M. grand lodge recep
tion and ball will be furnished by
Refreshments will be served. Sub
; scription one dollar. Attendance of
-the public will be highly A.ipr. • at “i
in this mammoth affa r