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Kills Woman, Rips Out Husband s Eye Chicago's Most Popular and Widely Read Weekly v-— “ CHICACO. SATURDAY, MAY 6th, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENtT EIGHT PAGES Keen Interest In Race For Whip’s Prize Auto REVOLT SPLITS SO. PARK M. E. CHURCH CHARGES TRICKERY TO BISHOP Trinity Secedes From M.E. Connection When Or. Bryant is Placed In Charge A tangle oi < hureh politics has -plit south Park M. 1 iliurcii asunder. The entire niembef'-hip of Trinity M. I i hureh. 30th and Prairie Ave„ which wa- merged with Syuth Park ■ •ertrrrrr+i at TTff iTrent mnfervnee m efuaing to accept the merger, has bodily seceded from the Methodist connection. The Rev Dr t; \\ Baber, pastor of the Trinity Church, has handed in his rcsigna t ion. The merger oi the two churches is said to have been made at the behest <n Rev G R Rrvant, pastor of South Ram Church. Dr Bryant, pleading that his church edifice at 13rd St., and y,, R:,rk \ve , would be demolished to make room for the widening ot South Park Ave., asked that his con gregatkin lx- transferred to the Trinity Church and that the Rev G. \\ Baber pastor oi Trinity ( hureh, be made his r, -i.tant pastor Mis sugestion was approved and the rhange made Trinity Balks Indignant over the fact that their . hureh building had been taken from t ,,, without consultation, and their p;i*tor mad** subordinate to Dr Bry ae'. the entire membership of Trinity C'hu' h has refused to accept the ac ;t,m of the conference. ('l arges in trickery and connivance : -c being "iv hi made against Dr. R' lilt and Bishop F. D. F.eet, white, ho presides over the diocese It is aj.0 ,.rgi ,| that Dr. Bryant knew he d to leave the South • ok location at the tinie of the con ■ •.■•tii lion of the boulevard. and • tallied" Dr Baber at Trinity <*!iurch hold it intact until such a time as I ■ R.i vant should be ready to assume lee tortile there. Dr Baber is , , alled a victim of church poli tics _ Beet Jim Crow Bishop? Main complaints have been regis tered against Bishop Dee! who is re membered as having instituted a “iim now" dining room for non-white >. achers w hile a member of the faculty at i,,nirnon Theologh al Seminary and i lark I niversity. Atlanta. Ga He is al-o said to be very fond of the use of the word “nigger." Born in Florida, I rinity members contend he repre ,,t the true Southern spirit, and has always taken exception to Dr. Baber's straightforward attitude. Trinity Thrived Under Baber Trinity Church grew and thrived under tin pastorate of Dr. Baber al t beyond expectation. He estab || I,.,| and instituted a complete com munity program with many depart 1, nis' including a day nursery, free medical and dental clinics, and food awl lodging for the poor. With a membership of 300. Trinity con tributed $401) to the general confer Aid. Jackson Calls Halt To Race Slurs In Movie Houses -—-— As a result of an amendment to Chi- j i ago's moving picture ordinance intro- j duced by Alderman R. R. Jackson ; and pas-id hv the city council, no permits in the fnture will be issued 1 ior the exhibition of pictures which 1 tend to hold up to Torn certain races. I ‘Oder the new amendment a ban I has been put on pictures which use the title "kike." "dago." “nigger," "turk," "mick." etc. The complete 'ext of the amend ment introduced by Alderman Jack- i son is as follows: Section ln27. Immoral pictures— permit not to he granted. It a pic ture or serie- of picture- ior the -bow ing or exhibition ot which an applica tion for the permit n made, is immoral Ot. obsW‘8*. M'.. h«lds..up Ip -vttMb-oi ridicule any nation or the people there of. or portrays any riotous, disorderly nr other unlawful scene, or has a tendency to disturb the public peace, or contain term-, title-, phrase- such as "kike." dago." "nigger." "wench,” "turk." “coon. "shine," "mick.” "darkey," etc., which reflect opprob rium or ridicule on a race, nation, re ligious sect. denomination or consti tuted authority ot the law. it -ball he the duty of the General Superintendent of Police to rctu-e such permit, other wise it -hall he his duty to grant such | permit. $5000 Verdict For Widow Of Riot Victim Mrs. Laura Hardwick of 6730 Lang- j lev Ave.. widow of Paul Hardwick.; who was killed by a mob. during the j race riot in tTin ago, July 29, 1919. oh- • tained judgment in the Circuit Court I ni Cook County, presided over by Imige Thomas (, Windes in tin -um 1 a iye thousand dollars ($5,000.00). j Mr- Hardwick, through her attor nev. William J. Latham, tiled suit; against the City of Chicago, to recover | -tatutory damages i:i the sum of five; thousand dollars ($5,000.00). Paul Hardwick, waiter at the Pal mer House Hotel, while en route to In- work. July 29, 1919. wa- shot and billed h. a moh compos'd ol tliirtv or more persons I’he killing took place in the heart of the loop at the corner of \\ abash and \datn« Sts., about the hour of 6:30 A. M. Tie judgment obtained by Mrs Hard<■ i k - 'he full amount allowed by the -tatutrs. and the largest award ed in arc of the damage cases growing out of the race riot of 1919. Associated with Attorney Latham were Attorneys \\ illiant II. I emple and Afajor John R. Lynch "WON'T RESIGN”—LINC ATLANTA. Ga , May <r—In reply | to a question as to whether he would resign from the National Republican | Committee, as has been rumored, I Henri Lincoln Johnson emphatically ; a n swc red_J^tMjj2£—ll£££ll^L— ence. South Park with 2.000 members sent $800. Until a new church building ts se cured meetings have been announced for the church at the People’s Move ment Club. 3140 Indiana Ave — Jfc Chicago, Illinois, 4-26-22. This is to certify that The Chicago Whip, 3420 So. State Street, Chicago, 111., has this day purchased one brand new, latest model, 5 PASSENGER PAIGE TOURING CAR which is to be given away absolutely free as one of the many prizes in The Whips Everybody VV.ii-.” $3,000.00 Grand Prize Distribution. WOODLAWN MOTOR CAR SALES & SERVICE CO. 6136 Cottage Grove Avenue. HUSBAND SEES WIFE MURDERED Jealous Lover Sneaks Up Behind Pair, Slaying Wile, Wounding Man In Eye Crazed by the green-eyed demon of jealousy, James Gillums pressed his knifp blade to tlie heart of Mrs. Min nie Moore, 15 W. 27th St., and as she fell .dying at her husband's feet, Gii •>1>M onf Moore#S left eye with the .still bloody knife blade. Follows Couple in Darkness GiWums, who lives at 2705 Federal St., followed the couple under cover of darkness Saturday night from there home at 15 W. 27th St. As they neared the corner of 31st and Dear born Sts., Gillum sprang from the darkness and attacked her. As she struggled he stabiied her. the blade passing through the In r tip of her heart. She fell dying at her husband'9 feet. 1 \ As her husband sprang to her de fence. Gillums slashed at him with the ine knife, <t il I dripping with the blood from Mrs. Moore's heart. The Made ripped through Moore’s left eye, tearing it from its socket. Gillums then fled in the darkness, but was later captured. Mrs Moore’s body was rushed to the Provident Hospital, where it was found that she was dead. At the coroner’s inquest Monday morning, Gillums, wJio is said to have beep in love with Mrs. Moore, was held for indictment by the grand Jury on a charge of murder. Stowaways Hide Among Bananas BALTIMORE, Md., May ft.—Fif teen men and boys ranging in ages from 18 to 28 years, were taken from the Jamaica Trading Company's boat Bella " as they were attempting to enter the (rnited States as stowaways. When the boat docked, the stowaways attempted to conceal themselves among bunches of bananas. JACK’S IN AGAIN [ Invisible Part Of Rian To He Thing Of Past, Says Goblin HOUSTON, Texas, May 6.— George B Kimbro, Jr., grand goblin ot the Ku Klux Klan here, when asked Friday' ahont the report of the grand jury. authorized a statement in which ‘he declared: ‘Tt is my personal opinion that, in tune, the invisible part of the Ku Klux Klan will be a thing of the past.’’ Unruly Begger, Refused 20c, Cuts Man’sFaee Henry Berry. 1026 E. 49th St., was accosted by a beggar at 50th and State Sts., Sunday. When he refused to comply with the beggar’s request for twenty cents, he drew a knife and slashed Berry across the face. Berry was placed in the County Hospital. HOT DRIVE FOR PRIZES ON SOON Names 01 First Entrants And Standings On Page 4 Ot This Issue Intense interest is being shown in The Whip’s big voting election in which a beautiful $1,570.00 Paige auto mobile and hundreds of dollars in Big Cash Prizes will be given away to our readers of The Chicago Whip. Men, women, boys and girls are sending in their nomination blanks with their own name or that of a friend on them and asking just how to go about winning the prizes of their choice. All of these prizes—even the line $1,570.00 Paige, car—and an abundantly guaranteed cash prize to every active participant will be given away abso lutely free to all who take part and cash their spare moments that would otherwise be wasted for the next few weeks. You can’t possibly lose in The Whip’s $3,000.00 "Everybody Wins” Grand Prize Distribution. It doesn’t cost one cent to enter and win the very biggest of the prizes, and if you do not land one of the bigger awards, you will be paid in cash for whatever effort you may make in the election, as advertised in the announce ment. Never before has such a liberal of fer been presented to people of Chi cago and surrounding country. Never before has such an alluring and generous proposition been launched. And it is plainly evident, by the rapid ly increasing interest shown, that the ambitious readers of The Whip are going to take advantage of this op portunity. Some idea of the keen en thusiasm with which some of The Whip readers are sending in their nomination blanks is shown in ex pressions made in statements to the campaign manager during the little preliminary chats which occupied most of his time during the past few days One Is Incredulous “Is The Whip actually going to give away all that long list of prizes and the $1,570.00 automobile—simply in exchange for getting votes?” asked an incredulous voting lady who called yesterday. "That's all it takes." replied the campaign manager. “Votes—votes alone will win. All you have to do is to get them. They are given free by vote coupons appearing in every' issue of The Whip and with subscription payments." Costs Nothing to Enter "Does it cost anything to enter?” another woman inquired. "Not a cent.” he replied. "Why you (Continued on page 4.) ATTACHES THEATRE’S RECEIPTS Jack Tells Cafe Owner He Knows No Such Thing As Moral Obligation Jack Johnson is face 'to face with the courts again. This time he has been called to answer William Bottoms, of the Dreamland Cafe, who avers in a suit filed last Thursday in Cook County Superior Court, that the famous actor pugilist has damaged him to the ex tent of $10,600 Paid Jack's Fine Bottoms, who filed his suit through Atty. Harold J. Mosely, recites that prior to Johnson's release from the United States prison at Ft. Leaven worth, he received a letter from John son, asking for a loan of $1,000 with which to pay the fine imposed upon him following conviction on a white slavery charge. He also wanted money with which to buy himself clothing, jewelry, etc., to “start himself in the World again," according to Bottoms. Gave Him $6,000 After several visits to Johnson in prison, Bottoms finally contracted with him, a few days before his release, to turn over to him $4,500 in cash. Thi in addition to what he had alreads given Johnson, amounted to $6,000. In the consideration of this “loan" to the former champion, Johnson is said to have agreed to engage Bot toms as his manager, and to make Dreamland Cafe his headquarters. Ac cording to the agreement Bottoms w>a to manage Johnson until he was re paid the $6,000 he Had advanced Jack, receiving a fixed percentage of the receipts from each of Lil Artha’s en gagements, whether on the stage or in the ring. Changes Attitude Bottoms further recites that Jack entered the agreement in the spirit of full co-operation until he breathed the air of freedom. Once a free man. however, his attitude changed. Im mediately upon arrival in Chicago, he visited the Dreamland Cafe, stayed less than thirty minutes, and leaving the cafe, filled an engagement at the (Continued on page 3.) Shoots, Beats Up Man Who Caused Arrest Charles Johnson, 5 W. 21st St., ap peared at the home of Isaac Johnson, 28. 4210 Evans Ave.. 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