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YOI, VIL—No. 27.
ELKS DEFY GRAND EXALTED RULER
Federated Club Women In Session
Yakima Host For Three Days Convention
Of State Federation Of Women's Clubs
YAKIMA, June 29.—1 t is doubtful whether any other organization
observes parliamentary law as strictly as does the State Federation ol
Colored Women's clubs, which began its 11th annual meeting, a three
day session, in the Dunbar hall this morning. Thirty-one delegates, rep
resenting 16 clubs were on hand for the opening session and 19 more
are expected to arrive this afternoon
Parliamentary rules were closelyt
follcwed in the general session when
severz] corrections were made to the
minutes read of the executive board
meeting, held earlier in the morning.
In opening the general session the
chaplain, Mrs. O. Washington, led the
devotionals. Then the state song, “O
Washingten,” was sung with fervor. |
Three Prizes Offered ‘
. Mrs. Amanda Jackson of Everett
headed the credentials committee and
was assisted by Mrs. Helen Smith of
Tacoma, Mrs. D. Woods of Yakima,
Mrs. D. L. Harril of Spokane and
Mrs. M. Harris of Seattle, Mrs. N. J.
Asberry of Tacoma, state president,
whe was in charge of the meeting,
appointed Mrs. Minnie Bell of Seat
tle, Mrs. Flora Dawson of Yakima
and Mrs. Ira Grady of Tacoma on the
resolutions committee. They will
biring in their report at the final ses
sion.
Delegates evidenced much interest
this merning in the three prize con
tests, with wexhibits in connection
with esch. A hove chest, which had
been filled by members of the or
ganization with everything a “hoper”
could wish for, is to be awarded Fri
day night to tha member who has
sold the mest tickets in the popular
ity contest.
A silver loving cup, which is to be
awarded to the club making the best
showing in the art exhibit, is going
-to cause the judges plenty of worry,
for it will be hard to vick the best
- exhibit. . There .avgeplacues, lamp
shades, beautiful embroidery work,
hand decorated china, patch quilts
and the like.
Bible Contest Also '
These exhibits. which are open to |
the public, also include embroidered
pillow cases which will be awarded as
a prize in the Bible contest. The
delegate giving the greatest number
of correct answers to questions taken
from the books of Luke and the Acts
will win this prize.
Reports of officers and reading of
the recommendations will take place
in the early part cf the afternoon and
are to be followed by an interracial
program. Mrs. Glenna Norwood of
Everett will gpeak on the Negro -club
woman. Mrs. €. C. Sims of Yakima
will talk on Negro music and com
position, Mrs. M. F. Du Bois of Yaki
ma will discuss the Indian woman of
today and Mrs. Mattie Oliver of Se
attle will report on the Jewish wom
en's council. 2
Instead of having the welcoming
exercises at the opening session, this
! convention will have its exercises on
the opening night. Highlights of
tonight’s session, which will be pre
sided ‘over by Mrs. Anna Seott, first
henorary president, will include wel
coming addresses by Yakima mfinici
pal, ¢hurch and club officials and »
response by Mrs. Mattie Oliver "of
Seattle. Mrs. N. J. Asberry of Ta
coma will deliver the president’s an.
dress at 9 p. m. A collection for the
edueational scholarship fund will be
teken. » ;
Numerous reports will be given to
morrow and nomination of officers is
slatad for 8:30 in the afternoon. At
3 o’clock the Yakima group will lead
in the singing of spirituals. The eve
ning session will ‘be devoted to an
educational program with Mrs. D. L.
Ha as miltro*a of ceremonies,
Spea:n will be Mrs. Minnie Bell of
Seattle, Mrs. Glenna Norwood and
Mn.\,é..}lolmu of Everett, Mrs. Wor
ther Hamilton and Mrs. C. H. McCabe
MiTßee: L { e
Will Tour Valle
Club reports and roum; table dis
cussions are’ scheduled for Friday
morning, with- miemorial services,
completicn of unfinished business
ond election of officers on the after
noon docket.” This will be followed
by the adoption of resolutions, instal
lation of officers and awarding of the
hope ehest. silver cup and Bible prize
by Mrs. Idella Ropln:on. &
Vancouver Unveils Bronze Memorial =
To Beloved Negro Life Guard
VANCOUVER, B. C, June 27
(Special)~~ln clear view of the |
humble abode and proud domaiu
where for thirty-six years' “English
Bay Joe” reigned supreme in the
hearts of adult and juvenile Van
couver, the rank and file of its eitl
zenry. gathered Friday evening to
honor the memory of the beloved
life guard.
It was .2: unveiling of the Joe
rtes m rial drinking fountain,
bed -at Alexandra Park by citl.
ze u‘d the Kiwanis Club,
C lIN LIVIREIRED
A A’ewSpaper ke Péople Read, Love, and E’&‘pecf4 0
FISK TO MERGE
WITH MEHARRY
SAYS REPORT
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 30.
The merger of Fisk University and
Meharry Medical College will take
place in the near future, according
to reports here.
Both schools are located in this
city and with the addition of a law
and theological school the new Fisk
would become the largest university
of the south.
Additicnal funds raised last week
amounting to some $15,000 have al
ready assured Fisk of the $1,000,.
000 endowment fund which the new
president, Dr. Thomas E. Jones, has
been campaigning to raise during
the past year.
Fisk was founded in 1855 by the
American Missionary Association
and Western Freedmen's Aid com
mission. It is now owned by an in
dependent board of trustees, com
posed of white and colored men of
the south. In the past it has laid
emxannu upon its college work, its
academy and its music department.
Meharry Medical College was
founded in 1876 by Gene Hubbard
through the gift of the five Meharry
brothers, Until recently the school
was a part of Walden University,
now Walden College, which is own.
ed by the Freedmen’s Board and
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Freedmen's Board in 1915 made
the institution independent and ap
pointed a board of trustees, the
majority of whom are members of
the Methodist Church.
Outside of Howard University, Me
harry is the only medical institution
for colored students in the country.
Hubbard Hospital, a well equipped
institution, is maintained in connec
tion with the school which graduat
ed over 100 physicians, dentists,
pharmacists and nurses this year.
Wesley Samuels Will
‘Recover from Poisoning
EVERETT, Wash.—The conditioni
of Wesley Samuels, 2214 Wetmore
Avenue, who was rushed to Provi
dence Hospital early Tuesday morn
ing, in a serious condition as a result
of poisoning, was reported excellent
by hospital attendants at 1:30 a. m.
Wednesday. He will recover.
Samuels, who had been ill, accord
ing to information to authorities, was
reported to police as missing be
tween 8 and 9 p. m. Monday.
His parents expressed considerable
coneern over his disappearance and
police instituted a search. Shortly
before 4 o'clock he was found unecon
scious on the porch of the J. H. Ju
leen home, 3429 Colby Avenue, by
Mrs, Juleen. He was taken to the
hospital in a Jerread ambulance.
Baptist Body Meet
In Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—With hun
dreds of delegates from all parts of
the country present, the congress of
the National Negro Sunday School
and Baptist Young Peoples’ Unions
got under way at the Ryman audito
rium Wiednesday at 10 a. m. The
welcome address was delivered by
Mayor Hillary E. Howse.
As the folds fell from the monu
ment at the hand of Mr. Charles D.
Bruce, Kiwanis past president, the
assembly sang, with impressive rev
erence, the strains of “Old Black
‘Joe."
Inseribed on the granite stone,
which bears a bronze bust of Joe
Fortes and three cherubs, symbolical
of his devotion for children, are
these words: ]
“This Fountain, qu%od by the
(itizens and Children, Co.operating
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1927. ¢
Sixteen Families Live
In Sixteen Rooms
NEW ORLEANS, La. (ANP)
—Pestilence and starvation were
discovered in New Orleans by
General Allison Owen, in charge
of the clean-up campaign of the
associatioh of commerce.
In a building of sixteen rooms,
9x12 feet .acl. 16 Negro fami
lies, ali with children, were herd
ed. Each family ate, cooked and
slept in the stall allotted to it,
for which a weekly rent of $2.50
in advance was charged. There
was no ventilation, Lighting was
by candles or kerosene. Oil
stoves served for cooking. Dis
carded tin cans served as toilet
facilities. The owner of this flat
is a Christian white gentleman.
NEW YORK BANS
NEGRO SHOWS
ON BROADWAY
NEW YORK, June 30.—1 t is now
certain that the curtain has at last
dropped on colored shows on Broad
way in New York.
It has been officially given out
from down town theatres that they
will not use any more colored com
panies with colored women and only
short-order colored men teams now
and then. P
Both the Loew and Keith circuits
were forced to bar the colored fe.
male acrtesses bcauge of the gigan
tic protest from prominent white
women here, who in their protests
claimed that the shapely forms of
the colored girls tranced their hus
bands and sons to such an extent
that it has caugsed much domestic
trouble. A Mrs. Marcus Van Doren,
of West End Avenue, in a heated
personal protest in a down town of
fice said under the pressure of in
dignation, that her husband and her
neighbor's sons have been making
4 and 5 o'clock a. m. home ever
since the colored women have been
playing on Broadway.
Mrs. Annie Fergie, of Riverside
Drive, came in at the same time and
also entered a mild protest but with
out specificattons against colored fe
male shows. She said that in her
opinion all of the colored actresses
should keep themselves in their
places—that’s in the kitehen, where
they are most usful and even then
we are not safe.
But at any rate, a sudden damper
has already been placed upon color
ed shows on Broadway with female
actresses for next season. In fact,
an unwritten edict has been issued
that is already effective.
Texas Negro Town May
Dissolve Corporation
HOUSTON, Texas—-A vote has
been taken as to whether or not In
dependence Heights, a suburb of
Housten, will disolve corporation as
a municipality. The municipality is
entirely controlled by Negroes. Its
mayor and all other officials are Ne
groes, At present the ¢ity is in the
hands of a receiver, but it is thought
that its financial conditions is such
li::):tdthe charter may” now be abol
ed.
N. A. A. C. P. Convention
In Indianapolis, Ind.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Delegates
from 27 states registered for the 18th
annual conference of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, which cpened .a sev
en-day program Wednesday.
They were welcomed by Governor
Ed Jeckson at the opening massmeet
ing. The principal adatess was made
by Ju Ira W. Jayne of Detroit.
Me were read from President
Coclidge and from Moorefield Storey,
president of the association.
Harlem Promoter “Busted”
NEW YORK.—William H. Roach,
owner of the :amous Renaissance Ca
lem Apartmedts and who won’admi
ration by rising from a window wash
er to the control of nearly a million
dollars in real estate, has disap.-
:euud. leaving debts estimated at a
alf million dollars.
Virginia Fair, Oct. 18-22
SUFFOLK, Va.— The Tidewater
Fair 'Association, an organization
Gt P bl
t s o annual fair
he O:t‘ober 18-22.
?lullh' is qmuted for Tom and
sells stock on the open market,
URBAN LEAGUE
SAYS RACE GAINS
IN EMPLOYMENT
NEW YORK, June 30.—The Na
tional Urban League summarizes
employment conditions as follows:
While reports from New Jersey,
Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Mary
land, Virginia, Oregon, Michigan,
Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsyl
vania, Arkansas, Massachusetts and
New York showed little change in
the employment status of Negro
wage-earners some little advance
was reported for both Negro women
and men, The notable improvements
were reported from Cleveland, Plain
field and Boston.
In Cleveland there was a “slow
but steady increase in opportunities
offered men in sxilled work.” Two
openings in positiops formerly held
by other workers were reportd and
placergcnu showed a decided increase
ovolx;{ hose of the previous month.
In Plainfield, N. J., a concern manu.
facturing metal toys gave employ-‘
ment to 50 eodlored girls, and re
ported that their work was very
shtisfactory. In Boston 25 new
openings were obtained in hotels
and 15 factory 3lacements were se
cured in jobs thal had not been fill
ed by Negroes. From Texas word
came that Negro labor was regain.
ing many places occupied by Mexi
cans, and many ¥ities reports activ
ity in the building trades,
The American Federation of Mu
sicians protested against and there
by removed diseriminatory practices
against Negroes in dining rooms and
hotels during its annual session in
Baltimore, Seygial years ago this
same organization's insistence
brought about similar results in St.
Louis.
Running onl‘y three months, a
local labor union of longshoremen
in Newark has a membership of
1,500,
Convicts to Be Given
Freedom for Flood Fight
BATON ROUGE, La., June 29.
Remission of sentences under the
most liberal interpretation of the law
will be the reward of several hun
dred prisoners at the state prison
farm here, officials declare.
In many cases remission of sen
tence will amount to dismissal from
the penitentiary as the time off in
cluded will 'amount to more than the
remaining time to be served H. C.
Pitcher, general manager of the pris
on, said Tuesday.
The reward not only will extend to
those actually engaged in work on
the levees, but to the women whao did
their part behind the lines, working
early and late in porviding coffee
and food to the men on the ramparts.
During the whole flood fight only
two prisoners attempted to escape
out of the hundreds of convicts who
were free on the levees and could
have bolted for liberty at almost any
time. The two almost immediately
were recaptured.
Methodist Bishops Meet
To Plan Union
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Bishons of A.
M. E. Church 'and A. M. E. Zion
Church are in council here.
The A. M. E. bishops epened their
council at Bethel Chureh, the Rev. J.
C. Anderson, pastor, Tuesday morn
ing. Bishop A. L. Gaines preached
the opening sermon,
The A.' M. E. Zion bishops are
holding a separate meeting. but a
committee headed bv the Rev. W.
Jones is meeting with a committee
from the A. M. E. Church, headed by
Bishop J. Albert Johnson. to . work
out a program of unification of the
two churches. v
Final word of the unification of
the two churches must be said by the
general conference, but the commis
sion meeting this week will not onlx
a?lfect tthe name, bg..wiflmmkle d"
effort to rearransze the Episcopal dis
tricts so that no Zion snf’ho’ A. M. E.
bishops will be in the same state so
that schools with two denominations
wfl# be consolidated wherever pos.
sible. 2 § 1
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delegates to the Nationa oei
‘tion 0“. olored YOS B¢ VXR
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only one year old, will have represen
tation from 36 states,”
“Drinking Sticks”
Home in East Africa
WASHINGTON. The Na.
tional Geographic Society claims
to have found the grandfather
of the straw through which
Americans sip sodas and -other
soft drinks. It is the “drinking
stick” of Jubaland, on the East
African coast.
Yak trees of Jubaland have
cavities in their !ru:kl in which
rainwater collects ‘and is pre
served for months. It is impos.
sible to dip the water out, so the
natives and travelers carry
“drinking sticks” to sip through.
The “‘drinking stick” 'is two feet
long, half an inch in diameter
and has a hollow center as big
as a pencil.
GIRLS CONFESS
PLOT THAT LED
TO KANSAS RIOT
COFFEYVILLE, Kans.,, June 27.
—Colored Americans have been con
ceded one of the most significant
victories over the intrigue of un
scrupulous white to incriminate the
race as the easiest way to clear
themselves of vile erime.
From the witness stand in Jus
tice C. L. Jukes's court Saturday
afternoon at a preliminary hearing
under a two hour grilling Margaret
Akers a 17.year.old white high
school girl, unfolded the story of
how she and a ecompanion, Julia
Mooney, 19-year.old high school girl,
had engaged in a lewd affair with
three white men, and to offset dis
grace plotted and blamed the crime
upon “Negroes.”
Conscience stricken she unraveled
the sordid details of the offensive
deed and positively identified a 30-
year old white shoe salesman, Ira
Kennedy, the father of three chil.
dren, as one of the men responsible
for her disgrace and the accusation
of innocent colored citizens, result.
ing in a race riot in Coffeyville,
March 18.
INDEPENDENCE, Kas., June 30,
- (Bpecial)—lra Kennedy and Julia
*Mooney, charged with being a prin
cipal and an accessory in an attack
upon Margaret Akers in Coffeyville
Kas., the night of March 17, Wed
nesday were bound over by C. L.
Jukes, justice of the peace to the
distriect court for trial. The deci
sion followed a preliminary hearing
here last week. '
' Bonds of the two were set at
| $5,000.
Pass Bill to Check
“Jim Crow” Schools
CHICAGO. (ANP) Diserimina
tion against Negroes who seek ad
mission to certain schools of learning
in the state of Illinois was struck a
death blow last week when the gen
eral assembly passed, by a vote of
88 to 1, house bill No. 278, intro
duced by Revnresentative Charles A.
Griffin last Mareh.
Mr. Griffin’s bill was prompted by
the continued refusal of schools of
chiropractic and other specialized
institutions to admit Negroes.
Mr. Griffin’s bill provides that no
school in the state shall be consid
ered ‘‘reputable and in good stand
ing” which refuses applicants solely
on account of “race, color or creed.”
“Black Herman” Arrested
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Charged
with practicing medicine without a
license, Herman Rucker, known as
“Black Herman,” magician and fa
kir, was arrested and held under
SIOOO bond.
37 Nations Oppose Slavery
LONDON. (PNS) According to
advices received here, the League of
Nations has received notifie at
its hw Gon:(n, that 37
nations have the league’
vention for the worldwide ob@llzllon
of slavery.
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New York Delegation Tours Middlewest
To Prevent Change of National Convention
c:uc:mo, June 30.—(8y muc«'mfiw x
York Elks do not intend to sit seérenly %n‘ let t y
exalted ruler of the I. B. P. 0. E. ot W., “rob them of the co b
which is rightfully theirs,”” was the unt_lna“m by
York delegation ' that attended tlo_lllh:h tion this
week. :
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ard him I%m
to the highest o in
delegation from New “City,
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land, as a l!r'nn act one
promoted and inspired by selfish
ness,
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up lodges
and Brooklyn, in ol rogalia of
order.” Were the law effective
ave been possible, !
Another indication that the
would in no way hinder or i
the workl:{: of the convention
found in parade of 10,000
eloquent pleas fior' %o ~support
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national nnm‘:%-
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meeting place. . Wilson
made an enviable record as head of
the order and has through the power
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DIXIE ALARMED
BY MIGRATION OF
RACE CITIZENS
ATLANTA, Ga., June 30.—The
southern states are becoming alarm.
ed as a new wave of migration
among colored Americans is report
ed to be sweeping the south. The
exodus to the North has been de
finitely reported by authorities in
most of the southern states. The
situation is especially evident in
Louisiana and Alabama, and in
these states authorities gre debating
means of keeping their colored eiti.
zens.
The suggestion put forth as to
ways and means of stopping the mi.
gration have been wide and numer
cus, Seeing the necessity of giving
the colored American better treat
ment if they hope for them to con
tinue to live below the Mason, Dixon
line, plans for improvement of their
conditions have been especially
promiuent.
Another suggestion is the enact.
ment of legislation similar to Geor
gia’'s which makes it unlawful for
any labor agent to recruit colored
workers for any city outside the
state. Agents from Northern citles
are particularly active now, it is
said.
Another proposal would be to
make conditions more attractive for
the colored citizen so he would not
be lured away so easily by promises
of better jobs and more money in
the North. Best authorities in the
South admit living conditions for
the Negro are anything but desir
able,
The only way, it 18 pointed out,
for the Southern cities to keep their
colored workers, is to build better
schools, better houses and better
streets .in the race sectlons, and
higher wages and more money for
recreational purposes and public
parks.
The cities of Birmingham and
New Orleans are said to be losing
race population steadily and vigor.
ous campaigns have been launched
in both localities to check the exod
us. The labor commissioner of
Louisiana is authority for the state.
ment. Orleans will face a “crisis”
if the ranks of colored workers in
the employ of contracting firms are
further depleted.
Asks $15,000 Damages
Result Kansas Riot
COFFEYVILLE, Kan., June 27.
With the 90+day period following the
race rioting expiring Saturday the
Claim of G. W. Anderson, colored
for $15,000 damages against the city
of Coffeyville was filed with the city
clerk Friday afternoon.
Anderson, who is a brother of N.
B. Anderson, owner of the pool hall
which has figured so' widely in riot
stories, says in his claim that as he
was en route to his home from the
{'eoples Drug Store the night of
arch 18 he was hit in the jaw Izdn
charge of shot and severely wounded.
This is the first time that the
wounding of this claimant had been
made gub‘lic. Other Negroes wounfied
who have filed claims in the riot
shooting were his brother, N. B, An.
derson and Herschel Ford.
Wins N. J. School Battle
TOWNSHIP, N, J
BERKLEY TOW , N, Joe
Anotha:knhllnhh Nin{%nflflt u:in’t.
segrega n New Jersey schoo
was won here last week when % e
ker -of the supreme court dis-
I:lld a do-m:u} ct:. l" .‘3
on' > ¥ . n:
compel fileu M“%
and other race children to Is.
Former' Chorus Girl Of “Chocolate
Dandies” Is Wedded To ltalian Count
PARlS.—Josephine Baker, lithe
brown, eccentric dancer and enter
tainer who never rose h‘y:n( the
chorus ranks in America, riow
land, was married to Count Pepito
m Albertini, an Italian, on June 3,
r 21st birthday, she dnnounced
Monday.
" Thé marriage came as a climax
to her spectacular career here where
Best Adyertising Medium of
B m..m the Pacific
Northwest :
PRICE FIVE CENTS
she came nearly Lwo years ago wit!
mflmbon of the Caroline Du
“Revae Negre”, playing ten
at the Theatre Champs Elyses.
is starred nightly at the Mou
Rouge in the "Follles Bergete,
dance hostess afternoons at the
cias, and at her own night club
Montmarteey * "1 aoy A ik R
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