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Woman Mysteriously Refuses to Prosecute Assailant
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Read, Think
and Act.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
SAYS HE DOES
NOT CONSIDER
KLOXA MENACE
Amazes Delegation Of Citizens
By Frank Statement Of
t Hi* Opinion.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct K —
President Harding’s attitude on the
question of the Ku Klux Klan was re
vealed to a delegation of citizens who
appeared at the White House to inter
cede in behalf of the members of the
24th infantry now serving sentence for
rioting in Houston in P>17.
In the course of the conversation
with the spokesman of the delegation,
the Ku Klux question arose.
The President startled his hearers
by saying: I do n**t believe that the
present day Klan IiK«• the Klan of i860
is hostile to Negroes.”
The members of tin delegation did
not attempt to argue the question with
him. and were excuse*!
I Clinnin Denounces Klan
As he completed investigations into
the working oi the local Kit Klux
Klan, Col. John V Clinnin, first as*
si ,taut Cnibd States distri* t attorney,
mad* a remarkable statement relative
t*» the doctrine of iare hatred dissem
inated by the Ku Klux:
Race Riot Danger
Numerous complaint* have been re
ceived inviting attention to the fact
that a puhlu demonstration by the
Klan might result ill a bloody rare riot
in which many live would be lost and
thousands of dollars’ worth of prop
erty damaged for wliy.li the city and
county would bi- li< Id responsilde.
Col. Clinnitt said "These complaints
hay* been under investigation.
"There is nothing in the charter of
a sinisttr or mystic nature." lie d<
• rlared, "hut it i- apparent that mull
brrship is .Ultomatirally h.rrred to Ne
groes, Catholics and lews
\nd then
It is unfortunate that an organiza
tion of this kind should be instituted
at this particular time, v. Ik n the world
i- seeking to recover from the shell
hock sustained in the world’s war "
Urges Golden Rule
In the reconstruction period, the col
onel aid, iln country should turn to
the Itible and its teachings for a guid
ing impulse hack to the doctrine of
the Golden Rule. The history of the
world, he declared, is "replete with in
cident- where might has triumphed
over riglu and crime mocked at
mercy .j.' . ,
" The discovery of America by Chris
topher Columbus,” he continued,
"opened the way for a country ami a
people wlipc with foresight beyond
iuim'kii conception, were the first to
c re ate a nation beneath a Hag of free
dom, which had for its basic rule the
declaration of independence. Who
ever interferes with these happy dis
positions is an enemy to society."
Ire continuing, the colonel mentioned
that it was Toussaint i-’Ouverture, a
Negro in Santo Domingo, who wrote
the first doctrine of Religious freedom
to be proclaimed on this continent; be
spoke of heroic acts of Negro soldier^
in the Civil, Spanish-American, and
World wars
Indicts “100% American" Phrase
"Shall any one class or line of ilc
1 >cent be accorded the right to copy
right a title of 100 per cent American
ism?" he asks. "The ashes of the
Jew, the Protestant, and the Catholic
mingled in the ashes of <j* ranee as the
American flag was carried into Ger
man)—"
Then swinging into an indictment
of the methods of the organization, he
declared:
"Organizations which have for their
object the usurping of powers of gov
ernment. either executive, legislative
or judicial, are against public policy
4 Class prejudice, hatred, persecution
discrimination, whether against color
or creed, by corporate bodies Vor indi
viduals, can bring hut one result—riot
disorder, anarchy. The courts are out
tribunals Whoever resists the de
cision of these tribunals or seeks fc
self-kdniinistcr the law strikes a blow
at all of our liberties and places us a
the mercy of passion and Violence.
Appeals to Reason
"It is’to lie- lipped that the bettc
judgment of the American people wil
discourage the organization of fratcr
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Fleeing Hubby, She
Jumps 2 Stories,
Is Unhurt
Fleeing in panic from her hit hand,
Mrs. Lydia Chapelt jumped from a |
window at her home on the second
floof of a house at 40J1 Federal St.
She alighted on her feet on the ground
be*low, apparently unhurt.
Mrs. Chapel! was later taker} to tlit
County Hospital where it was found
that she was severely shaken up. but
-had suffered no serious injury. She L
under observation of physicians there.
She says she was fleeing from her
husband who was beating her. Cha
pel! is under arrest
GLOVER'S RANDS
ORDERED Off
LODGE'S CASD
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Chief Ranger Of Forester*
Restrained From Further
Handling Funds.
Tlu* Cook County Circuit Court at ;
its September term issued an order'
restraining Roh< rr I*. Glover. Chief
Ranger of Court » General Robert El
liot, Ancient Order of Foresters, from,
further handling the funds of the
order.
Suit was brought by Henry Goins,
Samuel Alston, and George R. Wood
son, representing, the Foresters, asking
that Glover be ordered to release the
funds of the organization, make art ac
counting b*r money received, and re
train from further collection^.
According to the hill filed by Goins,
he with \lsti-i and Woodson had been
authorised 1<* handle the financial af
fair*. of the I nresters and to hold tin
funds In spite of tlii- authorization,
however. Glover continued to make
con I rafts, create obligations, and to
collect rent - die flu- organization from
it' property.
This property. located at 4f»44-4o4h
Champlain \ venue, was rented for;
$275.00 per month. According to
Goins, Clover kept in his possession!
all accounts, leases and hills relating
to t hi - property, depositing the funds
in the Binga State Bank as his per
sonal account
When Glover was pressed hv the of- S
{trials of the lodge t«. turn over to the!
trustees the lca-es and papers relating!
to the property, to- promised to do so,;
hut continued to evade the issue, never!
complying with the ordc r
Takes Control of New Building
When the Foresters bought their
new building at 4.158 State Street, j
'Glover at onee#assumed control, ;»nd
without authority, entered contracts)
with various parties for work and im
provement lie thus,spent 55,000, ac
cording to Goins. Through these un
law fill and unauthorized acts tlu* funds
of the organization were reduced from
I$30,000 to $5,000, said (Joins.
On the strength of the representa
tions made, the court enjoined Glover
from collecting any rent, handling any
money, or otherwise interfering with
the financial alfairs of the organiza
tion. With Glover, Frank W. Taylor f
and Frank E. Crittenden were named.
On other occasion Glover has been,
charged with hazy mishandling of
I funds in connection with Quinn
j Chanel. Institutional Church, the l*or
I ter Estate, and the trusteeship of the
1 Atigolus Building. v U
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USES BLAZING GASOLINE
; ' DRIVE PRISONERS
: FROM THEIR CELLS
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i NEW ORLEANS. LA., Oct. R.—
Riotous scent s occurred here last week
j when Captain Archie Rennyson
I (while) attempted to remove five pris
! oners from their evils and put them in
foul dungeons. ,
TM prisoners refused lo he removed
(and1 stood the jailers at hay with
broomsticks and cudgels.
Prison authorities finally overcame
, their resistance by saturating the place
with gasoline ami setting it afire. The
Haines arose and enveloped the cells
where the men were, confined. All
j were badly burned.
A. M. E. Clergymen Return From London
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Photo by Underwood ft Underwood, N. Y.
A group of bishops and ministers, with their wives, on the White Star Liner Adriatic, dock
ing at New -York. They are returning from the London African Methodist Episcopal and I
A. M, E. Zion conference, to which they were the American delegates.
Steals Bolts of
Cloth, Wraps
Them About Him
One of the most unique methods of
robbery wa - revealed Wednesday
night when police of the Stanton Ave.
station, assisted by operatives of the
Keystone Detective AgMicy, arrested
Samuel Waddcl. 340b State St . and
Lewis Jackson, 3912 State St
Waddi 1, who was arrested in the
men’s washroon} at the'A venue ILiild
ing* 31st St and Indiana Av« . bad
wound ;• complete bolt of cloth around
bis ln*l> underneath his clothes. He
had just stolen the bolt from the
Australian Wool Mills, in the ground
floor of the same building.
Waddcl was trailed to the home of
Lewis Jackson. 3912 State St., where
Jackson v ;• found to have hidden in
,i trunk $700 worth <d fine woolens, all
of which were stolen. %
It appears that the two were in the
habit of entering a ’tore just before
closing time. While onc^ engaged the
attention of the salesman, the other
would make off'with a holt of cloth.
They are said to have plied a brisk
trade in woolens through the neigh
borhood.
Waddel was given three months in
the bridewell. Jackson, who is thought
to he the brains of the affair. wa.«
held for the grand jury.
MAURICE MAYS CASE IN
SUPREME COURT AGAIN
KXOXV1LLK. TENN.. Oct. 8.r
TIu* Tennessee- Supreme Court again
has in its hands the case of Maurice
Mays, who i- charged with the death
of Mrs. Bertie Lindsay (white).
In it' new light for the life of the
condemned man. the defense has $u<
reeded in establishing what is thought
to lie a perfect alibfc w\tteutioft ha?
also been called to attacks of a simi
lar nature upon other white women
, Responsibility for these attacks ha?
been laid on other men, who have sinc<
i paid the penalty.
Prominent New Yorker Dies
NEW YORK CITY. Oct. 8.—W
ID. Brown, ;i prominent undertaker
12.115 7tli Avenue, died here last weel
I after an Mines- of several months. Mr
Brown was 58 year- of as;e, and hai
; Been prominent in business here for 51
I years lie was a prominent cljurcl
and fraternal titan.
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PLEAD FOR HTR!
INFANTRYMEN AT
WHITE ROUSE
Large Delegation Seeks Pardon |
For Soldiers Convicted
Of Rioting.
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j WASHINGTON, Oi l X \ dele- !
I gaiion ot thin> leading color'd men I
and women, loaded b\ Janu \\ • Idnn i
[Johnson of Nr-' York. -«« « r* l:i r\ * *i ;
the National Association for the Ad
I vanceinent of Colored lYoplc, i in
; Washington 1 *- iring a petition signed
! by 2)0,000 naim-s to President'J larding
asking him l" pardon <»1 members ot
'the 24th C. S Infantry (colond) now
I serving long tinu sentences in Leaven
worth prison, convicted of rioting at
| Houston. Texas, in August, PM7.
(President Harding has grant'd the
j delegation an audience on W din -day
[ morning, September 28. at 10:30.
I Upon his arrival in Washington,
I Mr. Johnson issued the following
statement:
“Although nineteen colored iddi« i>
were banged and 01 sentenced t » life
and long-term imprisonment after the
Houston riot Vugust. I*> 17. colored
people in the Cnited States felt little
disjmsed to appeal for paidoit and
clemency for tiny realized such an
appeal would be fruitless.
’ Now, however, under a chajiged
administration fifty thousand dena
tures have hecn appended i" -uch a
petition circulated by the National
Association for the \dvaneement ot
Colored Poop!- , and colored \m* >
ieans are looking to President Hard
ing to retire-s what thee i\ - 1 and t
have felt to I" undue sc\ it v < \ i j
cised against i regiment with*such a
record of soldierly In a ring. cnuragi
and devotion i the 24th C. S. In-]
fantrv.
• “ I hi* personnel or tin- deVgalmn |
is sufficient guaranty of the wide
spread and general desire lor a par
don among eolored people throughout
the country."
In the delegation with Mr. John
son, are Major Mr* ton, principal of
Tuskcgee Institute; Emmett J. Scott
special assMant to the Secretary of
War during the World War: Profes
sors George \\ Cook and Kcll\ Mil
I ler of Howard University: Vehibald
; If. Grinik<\ preddertf of the Washing
, ton branch. National Association for
Continued on Page 3.
Lasso Young Girl,
Drag Her Behind
Speeding Auto
K INSTON, X. C.. Oct. 8.—One of j
the most brutal atrocities ever perpe
trated in this State occurred when sev
eral young white men threw a lasso
>\ < r the head of Minnie Whitehead, a
twelve-year-old girl, snatched her from
i buggy in which she was sitting, and
dragged her 200 yards behind an auto
mobile.
I'he men then coolly stopped the car.
disentangled the bleeding and bruised
body of the girl from the rope and left
her unconscious in the road.
She is so badly injured that physi
cians say she cannot live.
Her assailants have not been iden-j
l i Tied.
NAB GARY MAN 10 j
ALMOST STARTED RIOT
Leo Cole, who almost precipitated a
riot in Gary, lud., last week by kill
ing Policeman Julius Gunther, was
captured in a rooming house at 4400
Dearborn St., Tuesday afternoon.
He gave tip when four detectives
pounced upon him while he was still
in bed.
In an inside pocket of a coat hang
jug on the wall the detectives reported
finding a loaded .38-caliber revolver.
The capture ends the search of a
self-appointed c itizens' posse in Gary.
On the night of the murder hundreds
of nun were looking for hint. He es
caped by begging a ride to Chicago.
“I won’t go back,” said Cole.
Tm going to light extradition.’’
FRUSTRATE ATTEMPT TO
HOLD UP LINCOLN BANK
A lone bandit was frustrated in his
attempt to rob the Lincoln State Bank.
31st and State Sts., Monday.
The bandit entered the bank and ap
proached the cage where Miss Mae
Burke is employed as teller. As he de
manded the money in sight, she scoop
ed up $15,000 in cash and tied to an
other part of the bank, screaming for
help.
The bandit then beat a hasty retreat,
pocketing his revolver. I To was not
captured.
Put Thru Third j
Degree, Man Dies
of Heart Failure
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JACKSON. MISS.. Oct. 8.—-Gus
Davis, who wa* put through a most
grilling third degree to gain from him
a confession of murder, has died in jail
of heart failure.
Davis was convicted on the strength
of his confession and sentenced to I
die. He was in jail pending an appeal |
from the Supreme Court.
The trial of Davis several weeks ago
attracted considerable attention, ovi-1
deuce offered by the defense showing
that the prisoner had been taken to the
scene of the crime and left chained
to a tree all night in the graveyard
where his alleged victims were buried.
On the following day he was compel
led to >;t on a coffin, with pick and
shovel in his hands and told if he did
not confess that he would be required
to dig hi* own grave.
WOLFSQN SAYS
"POOL YOUR i
INTERESTS’
Must Put Money Together And
Form One Big Organiza
tion Is Expert’s Advice
Mr. M. E. Wolf
son, pro m i n e n t.
mortgage ban k e r
and wealthy philan
thropist, is aiding
the colored people
in their real estate
difficulties in many
ways. Mr. Wolf-4
son was born and
roared in Chicago
Hnd has always been
profoundly interested in
find saved many pieces of their prop
erty from being foreclosed against
when everybody else refused to lend a
helping hand.
Explains How to Pool Interest
Realizing how hard it is tor a col
ired man to secure a loan on his prop- ,
erty. he came to the front and in ap-j
pearances on the south side has made
dear hi.- position that colored people!
should pool their interests in one great j
•<>in ern which would be able to handle
their loans and mortgage*. He has I
preached and advocated the theories of
modern business before hi- many au
diences and has secured the respect
and admiration of the community for.
hi* brilliant ideas and uncompromising i
spirit. Mr. Wolfson i* a white man
and i* president of the Chicago Real
Estate Mortgage and Rond Corpora
tion. It is regretted that more white
men of Mr. Woltson’s caliber will not
take an interest in the greatest prob
lem of the day. The colored people
art to be congratulated on securing a
friend of Mr Wolfson's type, fie will
be found at his office at 139 North j
Clark Street and will take a personal
interest in the real estate difficulties j
and economic problems of the day.
WOMAN. BEATEN.
CBT, WILL NOT
PBQSECUTE
Is Said To Have Confessed
Theft Of Jewelry To
Church Worker
Chicago was startled last week by
reports of the brutal heating and
stabbing of Mrs. Mamie McCray,
3120 LaSalle St., at the home of Dr.
George U. Lipshulch, white, 1201 W.
Roosevelt Road.
Further interest was aroused in
the matter when it was learned that
no police action had been taken
against the woman’s assailant.
Mrs. McCray applied to the Dou
glas Employment Agency for em
ployment and was sent to the home
of Dr. Lipschulch. When his wife
missed jewelry, the girl was accused
of the theft. Efforts to wring from
her a confession were unavailing, t
At this juncture, Mrs. McCray
charged that the doctor, his sons, and
several young white men from the
neighborhood stripped her nude, beat
her about the body and head, thrust
scissors down her throat.
When it was learned that the po
lice had--imleen -no-ire-arm* 4+r.
Lipschulch, several agencies offered
Mrs. McCray legal aid. All of -this
she has refused, however, and has
absolutely refused to take any action
against her assailants whatsoever. ,
When arrested on complaint of
the doctor, Mrs. McCray was re
leased for lack of evidence. Since
then, however, it is reported that she
has confessed to a Mrs. Cone, a
,-hurch worker at the Salem Baptist
Church, 30th and LaSalle Sts., that
'he did commit the theft. She re
fuses, however, to confirm this con
fession.
No reason can be ascribed for her
•eluetance to appear against Dr,
Lipschulch.
SECOND VICTIM Of
BAPTIST SHOOTING DIES
XKW ORLEANS. La., Oct. 8.—
Mrs. Janie Miller, 830 Orange Street,
who was shot by her husband, Dave
Miller, in ITecrnan's Auditorium doi
ng the National Baptist Convention
utv several weeks ago. has died of her
wounds.
Mis. Miller was tin- snood victim of
he shooting, Dr. J. C. W. Boyd, of
Nashville, who was struck by a stray
mllet. having died shortly afterward.
Miller, who did the shooting, has
>een held for murder.
Kills Common Law Husband
NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 8.— ITer
nau Smith, 2400 7th Avenue, was killed
last week by Mrs. Carrie Williams,
with whom he teas living as her com
non-law husband. The killing is
dmuidcd in mystery and no motive is
known for the crime.
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