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Vol. IV, No. 28
LU DEFEATS MD 310
RECEIVERS FOR
DEFUNCT BANK
SOUGHT IN COURT
Following on the heels of his suit
filed last week jn the Municipal Court
against the Union Laborers Bank on a
Christmas Savings Account claim.
Attorney Charles H. Houston on
Wednesday filed a bill in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia,
askiiig that a receiver of the bank be
appointed to take charge and wind up
its affairs.
lir addition he made claim against
the shareholders of the bank, alleg
ing that they had associated together
and actively participated in the busi
ness of the bank as partners. If his
contention is sustained by the court,
it means that each shareholder will
be individually liable for all the debts
and obligations of the bank. Such a
decree by the court would fall like
a thunderbolt on many members of
the community, as it is rumored that
not a few of our wdll known citizens
would be caught in the crash.
The Union Laborers Bank for some
time operated on the comer of Four
teenth and T Streets, Northwest. It
suspended operation last August, and
has been out of business ever since.
A committee of shareholders has
offices now at 1113 U Street, North
west, but no banking business is done
there.
Attorney Houston’s suit will proba
bly be argued some time in December.
Accuse Daughters
of Murdering
Father
Mrs. Teresa Freeman, 23, and her
sister, Mrs. Annie Timberlake, 21, of
2709 Eleventh Street, Northwest, are
held in the Rockville jail on a charge
of murder in connection with the
shooting to death of their father, John
Green, a well-to-do farmer of Chevy
Chase, Md., about noon last Satur
day.
Confession
Mrs. Freeman is said to have con
fessed the killing. She says she fired
to protect her sister who was being
attacked with a stick.
Another version of the crime is
that the shooting resulted from a
quarrel over possesion of some furni
ture. This is the ^tory of the affair
told by Miss Mary Wrack, a niece of
Green’s who was at the scene of the
murder.
Miss Wrack said that the two
daughters met at the family place last
Saturday and prepared to move the
furniture to Washington. Green re
turned about noon and upbraided
them. The three were upstairs.
Miss Wrack, who was downstairs,
heard a shot fired, she said, and ran
into the yard. Soon afterwards, she
said, Green fled into the yard. He
ran toward the barn, followed by
Mrs. Freeman, who fired three times,
one shot taking effect in his heart and
another in the back. The body was
then hidden.
Mysterious Phone Call
Police of Montgomery county were
summoned to the place by a telephone
call from an unknown man, who told
them that a murder had been com
mitted and the body hidden.
Green's body was found hidden un
der crates, boxes, and old carpets, in
the basement of his home by Sheriff
Clay Plummer and Deputy Sheriiff C.
L. Howard, about 2:20 o’clock Sunday
morning after a long search through
the dark and deserted house.
Sheriff Plummer located Miss
W rack at 2709 Eleventh Street,
Northwest. From information ob
tained from her, he arrested Mrs/
Freeman in a hotel on New Jersey
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TOP—lnserts: Left to right: Captain Crudop, Lincoln. Miss Cr- ^noper, Miss Ida Winston, and Miss Margarette Buford. These three young ladies hiked from their home town
of Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the big game, “Jaaz ' i o . . ncoln, and an outstanding factor in their victory.
CENTER ROW: Former football star-; of How “H” just before the game.
BOTTOM—View of some of the low
Citizens of Bloomingdale
Start Own Paper to Keep
Section “Pure White”
In order to continue their fight for
a “pure white’’ residential section, the
citizens of Blomoingdale, acting on
the suggestion of a Christian(?) min
ister at their last mass meeting, last
week published the first issue of their
own propaganda paper. "The North
Capitol Citizen” is the name of the
new publication and its entire news
columns are practically devoted to
gossip about the sale of property to
colored buyers.
The editorial staff is made up of
eight men who live in this section.
The duty imposed upon these editors
according to the editorial in the “Cit
izen,” is to serve the interest of the
five thousand property owners who
will “wateh "with eager interest for
first-hand accounts of the cooperation
which their executvie committee may
receive in-the great fight which it has
undertaken and which it is so suc
cessfully prosecuting for the good o f
the community.”
One reason advanced for the issu
ing of the paper is to combat the
growing sentiment against the prop
erty owners in the Bloomingdale sec
tion and keep up the morale of the
citizens, many of whom it is claimed
have lost hope of stemming the ex
pansion of colored citizens into that
section.
The paper has a total of 21 adver
tisers. It is on the shoulders of the
advertisers that the real burden of
carrying the paper will fall. How
long sensible merchants can be in
duced into paying for the carrying
on of a racial propaganda especially
when many of them are openly seek
ing the business of the colored people
who are already in this section, re
mains to be seen. It is alleged that
many of the advertisers were scared
into placing their ads in the “Citizen”
by threats of a boycott by the whites.
However, as it is almost a sure thing
that the whites will lose their fight,
many of these merchants may be kill
ing their own future. Because if they
support the fight now against the col-
Avenue, Northwest. She and her
husband are said, to have spent the
night there. Mrs. Timberlake was
also taken into custody.
Mr. Green owned considerable prop
erty in Chevy Chase, Md., where lie
lived. He operated an 100-acre'farm
and did a considerable trucking busi
ness. He had seven daughters. His
wife died recently.
xired property owners, when the sec
tion is occupied by a majority of
colored people as it surely will be in
the near future, these merchants cer
t’iu f*fcannot expect these colored
/ ‘ ^*%Qport them then.
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The staff ot tmr^ Capitol Citi
zen is composed in the main of a
group of clerks. Two lawyers are
in the group. The complete staff and
their occupations as listed follows: P.
W. Pritchett, 2651 N. Capitol Street,
sterotyper, G.P.0.; C. L. Mendel, 119
R Street, N.E., clerk for the South
ern Railway; George Melling, 66 T
Street, Northwest, Attorney, Navy
Department;- George R. Huttel, 49
Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest,
toolmaker, Navy Yard; Jesse W.
Morgan, 47 Seaton Place, Northwest,
”v Editor, G.P.0.; H. K. Murphy,
Island Avenue, Northwest,
Southern Railway; Al
'S V Street, North
west, 4*- '-aw, Century
F ’’idir.y ( y Rhode Is
land Av-. !€( Ser f..' ~ ’'lace
not given.
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The advertisers .
of the “pure white” wt.
J. P. Kuttner and Sons, Ha.
1841 First Street, Northwest.
McCurdy and MacWhorter, auto sup
-plies, 1418 North Capitol Street.
11. C. Maynor and Co., real estate,
2105 Rhode Island Avenue, North-
West.
R. A. Humphries, real estate, 808 N.
Capitol Street.
Perry and Walsh, undertakers, 29 H
Street, Northwest.
A. G. Vignan, dry goods and notions,
North Capitol Street.
Motters Market, 2007 First Street,
Northwest.
Milton R. Ney, women's store, Pa.
Avenue and Bth Streets, Northwest.
Highview Variety Store, 61 Rhode Is
land Avenue, Northwest.
S. L. Wasserman, taylor, 7 Randolph
Place, Northwest.
J. Maury Dove Coal Co.
American Theatre.
Liberty Theatre.
Family Shoe Factory, 80 Rhode Is
land Avenue, Northwest.
F. B. McGivern, pure food store, 1727’
North Capitol' St.
Reservoir Shoe Repair Shop, 1906
First Street, Northwest.
T. FT Costello, undertaker, 1724 North
Capitol Street. f
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WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1924
Mammoth Throng, with Chic Sty?;
Forming a Rainbow of Brilliant ><ors
Witnesses Big Howard-Lincoln Game
The great football classic which was
played at the Amercian League Park
here Thursday, Thanksgiving Day,
without a doubt, drew one of the larg
est and most colorful crowds of the
kind ever assembled in America.
Coats, hats, and everything. They I
were all there and in a variety that;
made the huge concrete stands re
semble a human rainbow. Every
woman seemed as if'she were a man
akin for some Parisian modiste. No
sporting event in America, regardless
of race, carried more color than this
football classic. This annual sporting
event has, in a comparatively short
time, grown from an ordinary foot
ball game to be the premiere sporting
event of the year. Graduates and
friends travel miles to witness the
annua) contest. Some come from far
off California so great is the attrac-1
tion.
Fur coats, and automobiles of every I
description were as plentiful as cali- j
cos and open-top buggies at the once •
popular camp meetings. Livered:
chauffeurs graced-more than one of |
these cars.
'Vashington, true to its tradition,’
"it do itself in furnishing
’lran ’ ■ me entertainment for its
an s of visitors. While The of-
.. .s are not known, conserva
ti. timates place the attendance:
between 18,000 and 20,000. A little
over half of this crowd was made up
of local people.
The main problem of the visitors
w-as to find good food and a place to
sleep. So farr very few complaints
of not being able to obtain accommo
dations have been heard. Local busi- |
ness men measured up to every ex-1
pectation.
The crowd this year is the largest
in the history of this event. The
handling of this greSt throng by the
local police was complete in every
detail. The crowd filtered in and fil
tered out without any mishap or dis
order. This year, the University of
ficials provided sufficient ushers to see
that everybody got the seat he paid
for. This was a big improvement i
over past years.
While the majority of rooters were
for Howard, Lincoln was not without
its followers. In fact at times it j
seemed a» if the big crowd was non
partisan. Good plays on both sides,
were well applauded.
' AU in nil, the great classic of 1924 (
goes down in history as one of the
greatest racial events of a generation.
HIKE FROM CLEVELAND
FOR BIG GAME
Three pretty Cleveland, Ohio
misses, enjoyed the big game pos
sibly more than any one else be-
cause they were so anxious to see
it that they walked all the way
from their home city to Washing
ton. These young girls left Cleve
land, November 12th and arrived
here noon, November 25th. They
experienced many thrills on their
hike here. The distance traveled
all total was 510 miles.
The three young ladies are: Miss
Margarette Burford, Miss Corean
Cooper and Miss Ida Winston.
They are membebrs of the Phi Del
ta Sorority. This club is composed
of business girls of Cleveland.
They stopped at the Y. W. C. A.,
while in the city. .
Details of the Game
By H. Scott'
Again another "classic” has been re
corded in the archives of athletic his
tory. Again the roaring “Lion” of
Lincoln has humbled the snorting
“Bison” of Howard. Records reveal
that only on one .previous occasion has
a more decisive score been made than
the 31 to 0 victory of the Lions of
Thanksgiving, 1924.
All Lincoln From the Kick-off
The first Lincoln touchdown came
early in the first period. The visitors
had advanced the ball far into How
ard’s territory from the kick-off, but
when things looked real serious for
the locals, a forward pdss was at
tempted by Lincoln which Payne in
tercepted. However, Howard was
forced to kick after failing to gain
on three downs. Grasty broke through
and blocked the kick and Lancaster
recovered the ball for Lincoln on the
6-yard line. The Bisons put up a
stubborn defense and held for downs.
Dodson kicked out of danger to Lin
coln’s 40-yard line. On the second
play. Anderson tossed the oval 18
yards to Lancaster who raced over the
line. Crudop added the extra point
from placement with Byrd holding the
ball.
Lancaster Speedy
Two touchdowns were counted in
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the second quarter. After many ex
changes of kicks. Gras* -ked an
other of Dodson's punt .
30-yard line which C-.
on the 12-yard line but <.. •
side. Two line buv. rained
and Goodman hurled the
Crudop who was downed on Howa<u
one-yard line. Bal Taylor took it over
and Crudop’s toe completed a perfect
7 points, bring the total to 14. Lan
caster shortly thereafter scored again
when he picked up a Howard fumble
and raced 47 yards across the goal
line.
After this score, McLean received
the kick-off for Howard and ran it
hack 38 yards,.being tackled by Byrd
with a clear field in front of him. A
pass, McLean to Braden, accounted
for Howard’s initial first.down. Kicks
were exchanged and Long received a
pass from McLean for another first
down. The Howard stands were wild.'
Unsuccessful attempts’ to split Lin
coln’s line were tried. Braden then
took another pass from McLean and
carried the ball to Lincoln's 3-yard
line. Oh the next play Brooks was
off-side and Howard was penalized 5
yards. This penalty robbed Howard
of an almost sure touchdown. A pass
fell into the end zone giving the ball
to Lincoln just ns the first half ended.
Crudop's Toe Accurate
In the third quarter, Lincoln added
ten points to her total. An inter
cepted pass by Morgan and three con
secutive first downs wi r -I and
Lee carrying the ball plc j_incoln
close enough to the goal f 'T Crudop
to score a placement kick from the 22-
yard line. Byrd continued his spec
tacular work after Howard had tried
many incomplete passes and" raced
around Long'for 44 yards and the last
touchdown of the day. Crudop added
his fourth point-after-touchdown from
placement.
Lincoln tried hard in the final period
to reach the 42-point mark, which was
the margin of Howard in ’2o^Le* cov
ered 60 yards on an intercepted pass
but stepped on the line about mid
field.
Excel in Every Department
In every department of play, Lin
coln excelled Howard. The local's line,
a veritable stonewall in every game
played so far this year, failed to
measure up to the opponents’ line.
While Dodson got off a number of
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Washington’s Best
Advertising Medium.
ALPHA PHI ALPHA
WILL MEET IN
■ NEW TORN
New York City—The important
factor college fraternities play in the
life of Negro college men and the in
strument of service in promoting the
progress of our race and nation will
he more definitely impressed upon the
minds of the Colored people of our
country this year as the result of.the
pian<hpw being made for the coming
Seventeenth Annual Convex jn of
the Alpha Phi Alpha Fha* to be .
held in New York C' >h«
27th to 31st, inclus- red N r
man L. McGhee ’-.■..e t>. <r»fa,, .
of the Frater'. .
Raymond ” OthB" National
Prcsider Alpb- Puj AlpJ>a
Frat' ni ,'• ' ' tn- h'- of the othe—
y .-; < the officers of
, ( ■ New York City,
. .. nu'; t jent a most construe-
11 ' it.^ , for the coming conven
in .w York City.
!• predicted that the attendan e
reach a thousand this year. Tl s
~ a fair estimate of attendance since
there are more than 2000 members •
the Alpha Phi Alpha living within a
radius of 300 miles of New York City.
The railroads of the country ha'♦
again granted rates cf one and one
half fare on the certificate plan for
the round trip to the members of tin.
Fraternity, and dependent member
of their families.
The Eta Chapter of the Alpha P* i .
Alpha Fraternity at New York Chy
is making extensive plans for the a -
commodation of all those who atte> d
♦he convention. Dr. P. J. Anderson,
' T’r ddent of Eta Chapter in New
t • has just announced that W.
’ : ’0 , Wet 136th Street, he -.
♦ • irn oft < Housirg
tttod y Thomas
B. V. • 't., .0. jventl Avenue, is
Chairman «. ,blicity*Connnitt« -.
Delegates and visitors to the Conve -
tion will be adequately provided f- ><
by these committees. . L
The importance of college fratf
nities can be seZh" !h *their various
activities. Among the very uses J
movements they have inaugurated a t
"Go to High School—Go to College^
by. Alpha Phi _ Alpha; “encoura; •
resiling of literature of N^gro.a -
thors” ; by the Omega Psi Phi; t-e^
“Guide ‘ Right’’ movement by , the
Kappa Alpha Psi.
Baptist Women
To Meet
The Women’s Auxiliary of \:e G< -
eral Baptist Convention of the Dis
trict,- Mrs. A. C. Williams, preside! t,
will hold a monster mass meeting at
the Florida Avenue Baptist Church,
Fla., Avenue and Boher Street-,
Northwest, Rev. W. A. Taylor, pas
tor, Sunday at 3:30.
Among the prominent persons • t
the program to address this meetit-j.,
is Mrs. S. W. Layton, president of tH
Womens Auxiliary of the National
Baptist convention, who will deliver
the principal address. Other spep. -
ers arc: Rev. Jas. A. L. Washington,
Dr. W. A. Taylor, Mrs. J. Carter, a> d
the Rev. Dr. W. H. Jernagin, presi
dent of the General Baptists conven
tion and vice-president of the Nation
al B. Y. P. U. and Sunday School
Congress.
Musical features of the progrt n
will be a so Ip by Mrs." Genevieve Mor-,
choirister be auxiliary convention,
and a duett K by a Mrs. Gatewood.
Mrs. Eliza Wright is president of t- e
committee on courtesy. . _
Although the meeting is to be a
kind of a get-together affair of miss
ionary circles in Baptist churches n _
the city and vicinity, the public is i-’-
vited. The president of the auxiliary,'
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