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Vol. 2.—No. 47 _CHICAGO, ILL., SATffiDAV, NOVEMBER 20th, 1920 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS
BY WHITE
PARAMOUR
SEE PLOT TO
SEGREGATE
RACE
Proposed Redistriction of
City Wards to Cut Re
presentation in Half,
Is Claim
In keeping with the wish of the
electorate of the city of Chicago, tile
regular Council' Committee has be
gun their work of re-districting the
wards of the city. In this new jerry
mander this committee, which i
composed of Democrats, plan to give
colored people two wards in order
that their representation in the city
council would not he lessened when
ihe fifty-ward plan will be put into
operation. Under this new plan, the
territory that would be turned over
to colored people will extend from
26th St. to 43rd St., and front Went
worth to the lake.
Bither Objects
The Assistant Corporation Counsel
Bither, who is also the Committee-1
man froth the Third Ward. 6tr« dr
fired serious objections to the (jiuo,
oil's original pfan. If is said that. be.
gave as his reasons for his opposi
tion the fact that Negroes were
“crossing their line11 and “invading
white territory” when they went be
yond 39th St It i, believed that
pressure is being brought to bear
upon Bither by the Kenwood and
Hyde Park Property Owners’ Asso
ciation, which associatioi has >o bit
terly objected to colored people liv
ing south of 39th St. lie otfered
another proposition which would
only give Negroes one ward and con
sequently one alderman I his plan
would cut off the white residents
north of 31st St . west of Wentworth
Ave., south of 39th St., and east of
Cottage Grove Ave.
Bither After Thompson Support
Bither has shown an unusual
eagerness to put his proposition of
segregation through. He is trying to
enlist the support of the Thompson
administration. There is a possibil
ity of his plan going through
Major R. R. Jackson, up to this time
is the only one of the big politicians
to see the joker in the Hither plan
and to register vigorous protest
against its adoption.
“Big Guns” Make Statement
In an interview with Alderman
Jackson, a Whip reporter was told
that udder the original plan for two
wards the race would greatly benefit.
Alderman Jackson also stated that
colored people would have at least
757c of the votes in each of the pro
posed wards and therefore would not
only have an opportunity to have
two aldermen, hut two ward commjt
teefnen as well. Alderman Jackson
said tliat he would do all ill his power
even if it cost him his coveted place
in politics to prevent colored voters
from being hoodwinked. Ex-Alder
man De Priest, speaking for himself
and Asst. Corp. Counsel Edward H.
Wright, said that they agreed with
the Bither plan for one ward only be
cause it would consolidate the col
ored vote and in addition it would
not prevent Negroes from moving
into llyde Park and eventually con
trolling it by their majority of votes.
DENIED COFFEE, SHOOTS
CLERK, ROBS CASH REGISTER
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 17.—Sta
rydos Christos, white, saw fit to refuse
an unidentified colored man a cup of
coffee in his restaurant at 10th Ave. and
J4th St., North, here last week. As a
result Christos is dead, and the hungry
one has escaped with the contents of
Christos’ cash register. The assailant is
said to have become infuriated at Chris
tos’ refusal to serve him,
SEARCH SOUTH FOR CABINE1
MEMBER
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 17.—If
was disclosed here today that the Re
publican landslide on election day ha>
opened the eyes of the Republicans tc
the possibilities for the Republican party
in the South, when Republican leader;
prepared to deal the Democratic South
another blow by selecting a member foi
Harding’s cabinet from below the Ma
son-Dixon line. The largest difficulty
which presented itself was the selectioi
of a Southern Republican of cabinet
caliber. Prominent among those men
tioned were A. T. Hert. of Kentucky
and Jake Haroon, of Oklahoma.
IhER UNIN'VITED
GUEST WAS HER
HUSBAND
Springs Surprise When He
Walks in on Ru naway
Wife and “Other
Husband”
An unexpected guest called upon Mrs.
Eva Booker, alias Eva Brown, 3800
Rhodes Ave., Monday night. It was her
deserted husband. Sinclair Booker, 3244
Rhodes Ave. Mrs. Booker and William
Brown were conducting a little love nest
in the "Baby Doll" apartments at 3800
Rhodes Ave., where they masqueraded
as man and wile. Brown loved his way
into the heart of Mrs. Booker away back
in the Creole city of New Orleans,
where Booker and his wife lived undis
turbed until Brown made his appearance.
It was then that Mrs. Booker deserted
her husband and 5-year-old boy to come
to Chicago with Brown.
Booker retained the services of Ally.
Rfchard K. Westbrooks, of the law firm
,,i Kiris &■ Westbrooks, to unravel his
marital tangle. Atty. Westbrooks lo
cated the errant lovers and visited their
nest Monday night in company with
(looker. Officer William ITolmes. ftf the
Cottage Drove Station, and the ever
present Whip reporter, where he ob
tained a full confession from Mrs.
Booker concerning her infidelity.
Booker says he dipesnt want his wife
hack, he only want, freedowP from her.
Divorce proceedings will be instituted at
once. ;
To Try Dr. Robin
son on Confidence
Charge
Dr. Albert R. Robinson, known as the |
“black Edison,” will appear before Judge i
George Barrett, of the Criminal Court,
Nov. 27. on a charge of operating a con
fidence game, alleged against him by
some dissatisfied person, who is said to
have assisted Dr. Robinnson in the pros
ecution of his patent. Dr. Robinson is
well known as an inventor, and for the
past twenty years has had a stormy ca
reer in his efforts to retain his patent
rights for various inventions. These
fights have on several occasions gone as
far as the Supreme Court, and have at
tracted flic attention of some of the best
lawyers in the country. Dr. Robinson's
inventions are said to involve many of
the improved appliances now used on ]
electric and surface car lines.
The inventor is a familiar and spec- :
itacular figure on State St., with his high - !
I powered, brass-trimmed automobile of;
j European make and model.
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CLAIM AFRICANS ARE
THE ONLY REAL JEWS
_
NEW YORK CITY. Nov. 17—B. Le- j
vitin, writing in the “Jewish Forward" 1
here, tells of his d|scovery of a strange
cult of “black Jc*s” which he found
with headquarters at 2.167 7th Ave., here.
Mr. Levitin evidently believes there is
some merit in the creed of the cult, who
claim that Esau, the ancestor of the Af
rican races, was swindled out of his el
dership by Jacob, the reputed ancestor
of the Jewish race through the “mess
of pottage” incident related in the Bible.
On this basis, the “black Jews” claim to
be rightfully the “chosen people of God."
GIVES BIRTH TO QUARTETTE
JOAQUIN, Texas, Nov. 17.—Dr. E.
A. Rushing of this town reported to the
authorities last week the birth of four
boys to Mrs. William'Harris, colored,
near here. The report states that the
boys are well formed, healthy, and weigh
an aggregate of 26 pounds.
N. A. A. C. P. Asks Investigation
of Florida Riot
NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 18.—
The National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People makes
sensational charges that nearly 60
people had been killed in the Florida
election riots The Association has
directed a letter to Atty. Gen. Palmer
asking for federal investigation and
claims to have procured evidence of
the illegality and murder already in
hand to disqualify the entire vote of
the state. As to what disposition the
Atty. General will make has not yet
been determined.
HOW CLEO SLJ^W BOB ANDERSON
Would Suppress
Whip And Jail
It’s Editors
It was reported by several people of
prominence, more or less, that the Bos
ton Dentists, and Drs. Dewell and
Henry, successors to Wood Brothers,
both located at 35th and State, and who
maintain branch offices at 47th and State
and 31st and State, were seeking to have
warrants sworn out for the editors of
the Chicago Whip, and Federal aid had
been sought to have the publication sup
pressed. This is the reaction from the
news stories that The Whip has carried
containing complaints registered against
these establishments.
Newell and Henry Sued for $25,000
Mrs. George Mitchell, through her at
torney, Richard E. Westbrooks, has fded
suit against the above named firm for a
large sum, and other suits against both
of these establishments are pending. In
an interview with the editors they stated
that The Whip was exposing methods
used and practices adopted, in the inter
est of humanity, and that threats of tail,
or jail itself, would not swerve them in
their course, because they felt that they
were right.
Churches and Citizens Will Aid
The many churches of the city have
expressed their hearty co-operation with
The Whip in the great and fearless cam
paign for the good of the people, and
have rallied around them in this battle.
Letters are piling into offices of the insti
tution daily, and public sentiment runs
high against the unethical white dental
parlors who seek wealth at the expense
of black people.
RETURNS AFTER 23 YEARS
IN LIBERIA
NORFOLK, Va„ Nov. 18.—Mrs.
Annie Wheeler and family have re
turned to the states after 23 years’
sojourn in Africa. They arrived on
the British steamer Skegness from
Dakar. Mrs. Wheeler, in speaking of
her experiences, said that she had left
America more for the purpose of
finding a place where she and her
family could enjoy real freedom from
the prevailing prejudicial customs of
America. "However," she said, “I
have determined to return to tlm
place of my birth and aid in whatever
way possible my own people in free
ing themselves from the present con
ditions in this country."
•
Sentence Affirmed
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 18.—
The Supreme Court of this state af
firmed the death sentence passed on
Charles Wimberly Dec. 31st in the
Criminal Division of the Circuit
Court. Wimberly was convicted of
murder in the first degree of the kill
ing of John Jackson.
Forced Attentions Result in Assault
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 18
—W. H. McClintock, (white), of Fort
Worth,. Texas, attending the 'Oil
Men’s meeting here, may lose his
left hand as a result of a fight which
occurred when he attempted to force
his attentions upon two girls who
were en route home.
DOUBL£*WE© DING
AROUSES BIG
ROAR
_I
But Color of Contracting
Parties Means Nothing
to Judge Heap in .
Morals Court
Murmurs of resentment and cries of
protest on the part of white representa
tives of certain women’s clubs and wel
fare associations filled the air in Judge
Arnold Heap’s branch of the Municipal
Court last Thursday morning when a
double marriage ceremony was per
formed. The racial identity of the con
tracting parties caused the uproar.
Charles White, of 740 E. 45th St., was
married to Amelia Phillips, white, of
Terre Haute, Ind., and John Arthur
Triplett was married to Hazel Rose,
white, of Indianapolis. Ind. It appears
that the four had established and were
maintaining a love nest out south, u^itil
interfered with and haled into court by
inquisitive neighbors.
The social workers (white) who
throng the Morals Court insisted that
that part of the law which decrees mar- j
riage in such cases had no application
.where white women and colored men
were involved. Asst. State's Attorney
Prank C. Schraeda recommended that as
all parties were entitled to the penalties
and benefits of the law alike, there was
no basis for altering the law on account
of the color of the skin. Atty. Richard
E. Westbrooks, of the law firm of Ellis
(t Westbrooks, took charge of the case
for the defendants, and the ceremony
was performed in due order, the protests
of the white welfare workers to the con
trary notwithstanding.
EXPEW NEW RACE
RIOTS IN NORTH
CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE, N Nov. 17.—Fol
lowing the alleged assault upon two
I white girls here, and the murdering of
their escort, last week, by two men, un
identified. who later escaped, residents of
this section are preparing themselves for
indiscriminate reprisals and race riots.
Feeling is very high.
THIS MOLE WAS TOO
FAITHFUL
MACON, Ga., Nov. 17. — Richard
Marcus, alleged maker of illicit whisky,
is languishing behind the bars here be
cause his faithful old mule knew too
well the way from Marcus' home to his
still.
When Marcus saw prohibition agents
coming to raid his still last week, he
made his getaway, leaving his mule and
wagon behind. The officers mounted
the wagon and clucked to the mule, who
forthwith and without guidance, made
her way to the still. Marcus is held in
default of $2,000 bond. . _
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Another Victim [
of the “Painless
Dentists** |
On Wednesday, November 10th,
Edward E. Robinson, 3006 Calumet
Avenue, heeded the glaring and al
luring signs ot
the Boston Dcn
t a 1 Parlors at
35th and State
Street and be
cause his tooth
was aching de
cided to have it
drawn by the
“painless'’ meth
od so blatantly
advertised
by their electric
signs. He went
m and an old man dentist examined
his mouth and turned over the “pa
tient” to another more younger and
fitted to the task of “painless” ex
traction a la Boston, which seems
from all accounts the hospital route
for the patient in the end.
Breaks Off Tooth
The young man made an attempt
and then three more, and at each
attempt only broke the tooth off
nearer the gum. Each vain attempt
disproved in no uncertain manner the
glaring signs which said "painless"
dentistry, as Robinson experienced
the most excruciating pain at each
attempt of the “young” dentist. The
yong man then, according to Robin
son, turned the patient over to the
old man dentist and he had his fling
at the now lacerated jaw of Robin
son, but to no avail, and Robinson
had to cry quits on the operation, as
he was blinded and faint from the
pain.
Jim trowea at uowpiown urate
The South Side “painless” dentists
then sent Robinsoii to their down
town office and, according to Robin
son, as others, he was shunted off
into a side waiting room evidently ar
ranged for “colored people only” and
compelled to wait upon the conveni
ence of the dentists who were evi
dently engaged with white patients.
The “expert" painless dentists then
looked at the tooth and told Robin
son that his tooth was too broken
and gums too sore for him to try it
and that he had better go home and
come back next Monday, that is, five
days hence. This advice was given
despite the fact that his gums were
sore and lacerated.
Paid for His Experience
He had paid $1.00 for the half ex
traction and then was compelled to
go to a colored dentist to get the
proper treatment of the tooth and to
be free from “Jim Crow” reception
rooms.
Bishop Tyree Dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 18
Bishop Evans Tyree of the A. M. E
Church, died at his home here or
Monday. Bishop has for many year;
been a prominent figure in the activi
tics of the A. M. E. Church and wa!
one of the strongest characters 01
the bishop’s bench. j
UNDERWORLD CAREER ENDED
DY JEALOUS LOVER'S
BMI
Last Chapter of Wierd Tale of Blood Money and Wild Women
Ends in Death of Spectacular Character
Murder culminated the final act in a tragedy played in the flat of
Cleo Weir, white, 31 E. 28th St., Apt. O, when she shot and, fatally
wounded Robert Anderson, a well known character in Chicago’s black
and tan underworld. The shooting occurred early Saturday evening in
the presence of two other women (white), and another male companion,
who composed the death party in the Weir woman’s fateful apartment.
Information obtained through underworld channels paint a weird
picture of blood money and sordid social conditions. It appears that
Anderson had been receiving money from a white woman whose only
name obtainable was Ada. Previous to his friendship with Ada, Ander
son had been known as an intimate friend of the Weir woman, who had
an apartment in the American building, 28th St. and W abash Ave.,
phich she later closed to come to live with Anderson at the 28th St.
address.
Associates of the slain man say that he received large sums of
money from Ada on the strength of his protestations that he had.broken
off from Cleo Weir.
Child Belong?
Julius Underwood, 3206 Forest Ave.,
appeared before Judge Kickham Scanlan
last Thursday morning, asking for the
custody of his wife's child, and charging
his wife, Mrs. Odessa Underwood, 3022
Cottage Grove Ave., with desertion and
adultery. Mrs. Susie Johnson, mother
of Mrs. Underwood, came from Bir
mingham, Ala., to testify in behalf of
her daughter.
According to testimony offered by
Mrs. Johnson, the child was born one
month before the marriage of Under
wood and his wife. In spite of this fact,
Underwood presumed that the child was
his, until it developed in court that at
the time of the birth of the child, a man
was in jail for assault upon Mrs. Un
derwood.
The court decreed that the child
should remain in custody of its mother.
Underwood was represented by Atty.
Sol. Clanton, and Mrs. Underwood was
represented by Atty. Lawrence A.
Newby.
“HANDS THAT DO THE
WORK”
Upon the door of the New York Den
tal 1’arlors, they of “painless methods,"
appears a gold-painted hand with this
inscription beneath it: “Hands That Do
the Work.” The door upon which this
sign is painted opens into the museum,
now in process of completion, which
the New York Dentists will introduce
into the South Side. This museum, it is
said, will contain specimens of human j
interest. It will not contain something,
however, that the public should know
about. Anyway, the sign reads, “Hands
That Do the Work," and it appears in
gold letters. We have heard some peo
ple state that those hands caused them
untold sufTerirg and some financial mis
ery. We ’.how that those gold hands
will do one thing and do it well, and
that (f extract many good dollars from
black people. We also know that the
hands of the main establishment wave
Negroes into a small segregated room at
their main establishment at 135 S. State
St. Yes, they segregate you.
Great White Way in the Black Belt—
At the corner of 35th and State Sts.,
that miniature white way, lights flash
and dance, and huge electric signs
scream their wares to the hosts of good
peopie who chance to pass, mostly col
ored. At 3457 S. State St. the New
York Dentists ply their trade, and have
stretched a large sign diagonally across
the busy corner in order that the world
may know how to reach them. The_ signs
spell “Dentists.” and__thc little window
screamers spell promises of painless
methods, etc. None of these signs state
that they segregate negroes in their
downtown establishment, and that they
have several suits pending against them
for malpractice.
To Build Hospital
PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 18.—A
committee of prominent citizens
headed by Dr. Dudley G. King and
•Mrs. Daisy E. Lampkins, is making
a strenuous campaign to faise
i $75,000 for the purpose of opening the
i first hospital operated by our group
in western Pennsylvania.
Go to the weir *iat
| Those who claim to know say that
mlj/giftMraniiiiU'''--i
[terns with Cleo Weir, and had not
i only returned to his old love, but
| had given her $15 of the money she
[(Ada) had given him. This Ander
son denied.
To prove his break with Cleo Weir,
Anderson called a taxicab and took
Ada with him to force a denial front
Cleo. Arriving at the residence of
Cleo Weir, he went to her apart
ment and broached the subject. Cleo
is said to have denied that she said
that she had said that the $15 given
her by Anderson was Ada's money,
but admitted that Anderson had
given her $15. Her admission of this
fact aroused Anderson’s anger. He
struck her, knocking her down, and
attempted to strike her again, when *
she escaped and ran to her dresser
drawer and secured a pistol. Point
ing the pistol at Anderson, _ she
pulled the trigger, but the gun missed
fire, and her first efl/>rt at murder
failed.
“Fire Again; You’re Not Game
Evidently not believing her inten
tion to shoot him, Anderson shouted,
"Fire again; you’re not game." .The
Weir woman fired the second time,
this time with deadly effect, the bul
let striking him in the abdomen.
At this juncture two members of
the death party, whose names' are
withheld, made good their escape.
Ada rallied to the situation, called
a taxicab, and conducted the
wounded man to the Provident hos
hospital. _
He died Sunday afternoon. Cleo
Weir made no effort to escape, but
waited calmly until the police ar
rived. She was held by the coroner’s
jury on a charge of murder.
Anderson is said to have been mar
ried several years ago to a Miss
Hazel Hutchinson, of St. Louis, who
now resides in the vicinity of 41st
St. and Indiana Ave.
PHILADELPHIA MINISTER
LOSES SLANDER SUIT
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 17.—
Rev. Charles Blackwell, pastor of the
Central Baptist Church. 23rd and Lom
bard streets, this city, last week brought
suit for slander against one of his for
mer ? "istants, the Rev. Pinckney P.
Samue . The pastor said that Mr. Sam
uels reflected on his integrity in the ad
ministration of the church funds in the
presence of a congregation of 200 or
more people. The defendant based his
charges on reports brought him by sev
eral members of his congregation. The
verdict was rendered for the defendant.
Second Murder Blamed On Feud
MONROE, La. Nov. 18.—The
body of Bynum Gray, a respectable
citizen of this community, was found
riddled with bullets almost in the
j identical place where Richard Nelson
mysteriously met his death several
weeks ago. Gray’s body was found
| at Calhoun, Ouachita Parish. It had
I been penetrated by three loads of
; buckshot Leeman Crawford has
been arrested technically charged
with the murder. , '
Suitor Shoots Sweetheart
LOUISVILE, Ky. Nov. 17.—Un
requited love caused B. Morris, aged
SO, to shoot ahd seriously wound Miss
Florence Paxton, aged 30, 436 S.
Tenth St., of this city. Miss Paxton
was removed to the City hospital in a
precarious condition.