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ft KQy !Q Happiness 30,000 Homer ro Pol. V. No. 2 ENCOURAGE YOUNG 1 PEOPLE TO SPOON IN CHURCH SAYS EDITOR (Special to The Tribune) Spokane, Wash,, March 31.—Young people should be encouraged to make love in church, Dr. Owen G. Brown | of Los Angeles, editor of the Adult | Publications of the Baptist Church, | declared in an address at a Baptist I church conference last night. “Allow your Baptist young people’s union meetings to be courting bees," he told the assemble pastors. Dr. Brown said Mt courting should be encouraged at Mirch functions to help the young pepple "make matches among in the midst of good Christian influences.” "Do %ou believe that our young peryple ought to be encouraged to tspoon at their meetings.” Dr. Brown asked the meeting after stating his view’s. The response generally was affirmative. NEGRO HEALTH WEEK WILL BE OBSERVED APRIL 2-8 INCLUSIVE (Associated Negro Press) / Tuskegee Institute, Ala., March 1 4. —ln accordance with the request of the Annual Tuskegee Negro Confer ence and in co-operation with the National Negro Business League and other influential organizations, an in vitation is extended to the following organizatons and agencies to unite, from April 2nd to Bth, in the obser ance of the Eighth Annual National Negro Health Week; Da’ly and week ly newspapers, health journals, the United Public Health Service, State boards of health, the National Medical Association, state medical associa tions. the National Tuberculosis As sociation, state tuberculosis associa tions, the American Red Cross, the National Association of Graduate Nurses, the American Social Hygiene Association, the National Child Wel fare Association, the National Asso ciation of Colored Women’s Clubs, the National League on Urban Condi tions Among Negroes, the Young Men’s Christian Association, the Na tional Association of Teachers in Col ored Schools, the Associated Negro Press, the Negro Press As sociation, Inter-Racial Commission, Bishops and other officers of religious denominations, Annual Church Con-! ferences and Associations, secret so cieties, insurance companies, Farm ers’ conferences, farmers’ Improve ment societies, churches, schools and other local organizations. As done last year the United States Public Health Service has prepared the Health Week Bulletin. Copies of the same may be secured by applica tion to Tuskegee Institute or to Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, the United States Pubic Health Service, Washington, D. C. At a meeting of representatives of a number of national health organiza tions held at Tuskegee institute. Jan uary 20th, the foiowing program for Health Week was approved: Sunday, April 2nd. —Sermon and lecture day. Health sermons and lec tures by ministers, doctors and other qualified persons. Urge the carrying out of the Health Week program. Give reference to health information and urge co-operation with organized agencies. Emphasize mother and in fant welfare week to reduce high in fant mortality. Monday, April 3rd. —Hygiene Day, Personal and community hygiene talks by doctors, visiting nurses, so cial workers and other qualified per sons. Social hygiene and education and venereal disease control measur es should be considered in special meeting®. Health films, slides and exhibits should be used wherever pos sible under proper supervision. Tuesday, April 4th. —Fly and M(j squito Day.—Destroy the breeding places of flies; also mosquitos. Talk on the possibility and danger of di sease being spread by insects and rats, and describe the methods of de stroying them. All homes, markets, bakeries and food establishments should be screened against flies. Wednesday, April sth. —Children’s ! GENERAL CONFERENCE C. M. E. CHURCH WILL BE HELD IN ST. LOUIS (Special to The Tribune) St. Louis, Mo., March 31.—The big attraction in St. Louis from a religi- ‘ | ous standpoint is the approaching | General Conference of the Colored | Methodist Episcopal Church to be I held in May. It will be remembered that the General Conference was held in this city eight years ago and bring ing it back so soon testifies to the royal fashion in which St. Louis peo ple entertain the representatives of this great and growing church. It is thought that this will in many respects be the greatest Con ference the church has ever held. Bishop R. S. Williams of Augusta, Ga., is the Senior Bishop. The Quad rennial sermon will be preached by Bishop N. C. Cleaves of this city. The Episcopal Message will be de livered by Bishop R. A. Carter of Chicago. Bishop C. H. Phillips of Nashville will deliver the Consecra tion Sermon. Dr. N. Ls Smith and Lane Taber- [ ! nacle Church, are making large pre j paratlons for the entertainment of this Conference. □ □ TUCSON □ □ Mrs. T. A. Long Mrs. Tom Hall of 78 West Cushing street, entertained in honor of her sister, Mrs. Harry Brown o' Chicago. The house was beautifully decorated with ferns and cut flowers. The two tables were beautifully aranged with bowls of flowers and ribbons and daintly hand-painted place cards. Cov ers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Alves, Mr. and Mrs. Manier, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, Mr. and Mr 3. Long, Mr. and Mrs. j Glover, Mr. and Mrs. H. Nelson, Judge j and Mrs. Cross of Nogales, Mrs. F. Graves Mrs. C. Holston. Sgt. Long, Mr. Ed Brown Mr. 0. Stanley, Sgt. Howard of Nogales, Mrs. Harry Brown, and the hostess. A duet title “Who Knows,” was sung by Mrs. Manier and Mrs. T. Long, accompanied .by Mrs. G. Long. Mrs. Manier also delighted the guests by reciting several selections from Dun bar. I Health Day. Health programs, stor- ' ies of modem health crusades, pa- j rades, etc. It is suggested that on or {•before this day, school buildings and j premises be put in sanitary condi tons; and, if programs are rendered in school buildings, parents and pat rons be invited to attend. Some part of the exercises of this day should be devoted to the commemoration of J the birthday of the late Booker T. , Washington, founder of the National ‘ Health Week. Thursday, April 6th.—Tuberculosis Day—Talks by doctors, visiting nurs es, social workers and other quali fied persons. Explain that Tubercu -1 losis is not heriditary, but spreads . through carelessness; that treat ment should begin early. Emphasize ■ for prevention. 1,. Good cheer; 2, good food; 3, fresh air; 4, proper liv- I inug. Friday, April 7th. —Church ' Day— Clean churches thoroughly inside and • out. Clear the yards of all rubbish, ! etc. Put toilets in sanitary condition. 1 It is suggested that the health enter -1 tainments or meetings for informal talks on the week’s program and the Saturday general clean-up follow the day’s work. i Saturday, April Bth. —General Clean up Day.—Complete all cleaning of homes,, buildings and premises. The , community supervising committee shoud prepare, through its secretary [ a report of the results of Health I Week and send copy to newspapers and co-operating organizations. It is suggested that a committee - be organized in each community to ; supervise the carrying out of the c above program. Tuskegee Institute - will appreciate suggestions for mak i ing the campaign a success, and will <■ be glad to furnish or co-operate in l . helping any individual or group to s receive the necessary health litera >ture. Address, R. R. Moton, Princip al al, Tuskegee Ala. KLANSMEN PLEDGED | TO RETURN BULLOCK TO UNITED STATES (Associated Negro Press) Hickory, N. C., April 1. —Speaking before a large audience in Hickory last night. Dr. Arthur Talmadge Abernethy of Asheville, lecturer for the Ku Klux Klan, referred to a case in which he said Governor Morrison was refused extradition of a Negro by Canada and asserted that one mil lion Klansmen from Maine to Texas have been pledged to see that the Negro is returned to North Carolina for trial. “And this will happen in the next 90 days” he added. DR. E. C. MORRIS, D. D. RESIGNS POSITION HE HELD FIFTY YEARS (Special to The Tribune.) Little Rock, Ark., March f ■ . —On f account of ill health and other duties, Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D., who has been president of the trustee board of the Arkansas Baptist College for 50 years, resigned at the recent board meeting held at Baptist headquarters, Little Rock, Ark. Dr. Morris was one of the founders of the Arkansas Baptist Col lege and its first president. He was succeeded by Dr. Lawton of Missouri, who w'as succeeded by Dr. Garnett, now of Gary, Ind. The present presi dent, Dr. Jos. A. Booker succeeded Dr. Garnett, and has been at the head of the school for more than thirty years. For the last few months, Dr. Morris has been ill from overwork and the denomination feels that he should be relieved of some of the ar duous burdens which he has been | carrying so long. Dr. Moris has been president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, the oragnization which owns and controls the college for forty years and president of the National Baptist Convention the larg est organized body of Negro people in the world for twenty-seven years. He has pastored one church at Hel ena, Ark., for forty-three years. He will most likely devote his time now to the work of the National Baptist Convention. It is not known whether I he will retain his position at the head j of the State Baptist Convention ,but in all probability he will round out his fortyone years which will end in November this year. □ □ BLYTHE, CALIF. □ □ (By Rev. J. M. Robinson) We are glai to report that the flu is leaving our town and the people are going about their duties as usual. Mr. E. Louder is up and around, after a severe case of pneumonia. Mrs- Bulah O’Neal has quite recov ered from her recent illness. Services at the A. M. E. Zion church on last Sunday were well at tended, and the Young People’s So citey of Christian Endeavor is gain ing in numbers every Sunday. Pre | siding elder E. M. Clark was here last Sunday and held his quarterly meeting. He delivered two able ser mons were very inspiring. 1 Services at St- Paul Baptist church , were well attended on last Sunday. . Deacon White, like the Apostle Peter ■ after witnessing the transfiguration, l confessed that it was good for him to i be here. The pastor preached a pow i erful sermon at 11 o’clock and all were made happy. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Evans inVited , the pastor. Rev, J. M. Robinson to dinner Sunday and he enjoyed a | sumptuous repast in this hospitable | 1 home. Mrs. Evans is one of those old ( time cooks and she certainly knows how to prepare and serve a good meal. After dinner, the party visited at the home Mr. and Mrs. O’Neal- Rev. A. > Johnson joined the party at this place > and a very enjoyable afternoon was ' spent. * Mrs. Wise the newly wed, has been - indisposed, but is now able to be up -1 Mr. W. N. Bell and daughter, Miss i Geneva Simms, of Ventura, Cal., are ) here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Young. - This home was visited by the stork - and is blessed with a bouncing baby girl. Mother and daughter doing fine. PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1922 RACE PROBLEM MAY BE SOLVED THROUGH RECENT INVENTION (Special to The Tribune) Rio Janiero, Brazil, March 31. — There will be no further difference in color of peoples of the earth if the claims of a young Brazilian scientist, who says that he had dis covered a process by which colored people can be turned to a pure white, are true. Brazilians, who know no color line and whose country and gov ernment are made up of the best brains and greatest abilities of his citizens regardless of color, are re ported to have heralded the announ cement of a means to change the col or of people with scorn and derision but it is thought that the claims of the young Brazilian scientist will meet with a different reception in the United States where more than ten millions of American citizens are held in a condition of near-slavery simply and only because of a difference in color which they inherit from their remote ancestors. Professor Pedrose, the scientist, al so lays claim to an invention by which the dead can be brought back to life. An American tourist, repre senting some strong ' United States financial interests, is. reported as stating that Prof. Pedrose can have ready an ample financial backing if he cares to bring his two great in ventions to the United States where it is thought that his first invention will finnally solve the vexing race problem and where his second inven tion will be greedily purchaed by rich men and women who, by their money, attempt to hive their heaven while on earfh. DR. ROBERT R. MOTON SIGNALLY HONORED BY CHICAGOiANS (Associated Negro Press) Chicago, 111. March > I. —The Chica go Business League was host at a brilliant banquet given in honor of Dr. Robert R. Moton here last week. The dinner which was held in the Appomatox Club brought together Chicago’s most representative citizens to do honor to the president of thel | National Negro Business League. The Chicago Association of Commerce, the Chicago Booster’s Club and the May or joined in messages of welcome to the national organization to hold its convention in Chicago next August. I Dr. Moton made a stirring plea for support of racial business and ex pressed himself as being pleased with what he saw of Negro business here. He visited the Chicago Defender building, the Nile Queen Corporation, the Liberty Life Insurance Company the Associated Negro Press and other local institutions. On Saturday he was a guest at luncheon at the Black ! stone, Chicago's premier hotel. Dr. Geo. Cleveland Hall and Claude A. Barnett accompanied him. o QUIZ MONTANA SENATORS f (’Associated Negro Press) Helena, Mon. March ‘<l. —The Pleas i ant Hour Club of this city has sent communications to the two United - States Senators representing Mon tana concerning their stand on the , now famed Dyer anti-lynching bill . which recently passed the lower na -1 tional house. Senator Myers’ letter was non-commital. 1 o j WAGE FIGHT ON NEWSPAPERS i s Detroit, Mich. March } 1. —Local l colored members of the theatrical pro -3 fesslon have started a fight on the newspapers of the city claiming that > they are giving undue and unfair pub licity to criminals in which Negroes , are participants. The angry actors 3 are calling attention to small space the papers have given the criminal j action of white ministers in their col . umns as against the scare headlines 3 they givg Negro cases. 3 .- All who read The Tribune are well c pleased with the great race paper. f Keep the grand old paper coming to Blythe. We are lost without it. KU KLUX KLAN CAN’T INCORPORATE IN STATE OF COLORADO (Associated Negro Press) Denver, Col., April 1. —The incor poration papers and filing fee pre sented recently to Secretary of State Carl Milliken by the Ku Klux Klan of Colorado were returned to the signers today. The refusal of the Secretary to grant incorporation papers followed the opinion of Attorney General Keyes that the purposes set forth in the petitions were too indefinite. BLACKS HOLD JOINT MEETING WITH WRITES IN ATLANTIC CITY (Special to The Tribune) Atlantic City, N. J. March 1— The Atlantic City Chamber of Com merce will meet with representative colored citizens of the resort on March 24 when it holds its regular monthly session at the Atlantic City Yacht Club for the purpose of dis cussing closer business co-operation between the white and colored people of the city. Much of the misunderstanding and friction between the races is due to the fact that the white man does not know enough about the colored man They really need to become better acquainted. Although the two races rub elbows on the street every day, the white man knows very little of the finer qualities in Negro busi ness life %nd character. The idea of an inter-racial meeting was suggested to Samuel P. Leeds, president of the Chamber of Com merce by Attorney James A. Light foot, the leading colored lawyer of ! the resort and one of the most repre sentative citizens of the community. In speaking of the joint meeting At torney Lightfoot said; “The Negro must learn to advance his own cause. He'can do this by faithfully and fear lessly presenting the facts in his civ ic and national life that relate to his advancement. These facts must be presented to the people who need to know the most.” , At this meeting a careful presen tation of the Hotel Fitzgerald plan will be made. The Hotel Fitzgerald soon to be erected will cost approxi mately one million dollars and will be the greatest undertaking of its kind ever attempted by colored people Since this hotel will be the equal in appointment and equipment of any of the great hotels along the beach front, it will advance the commercial interests of colored people in the re sort a thousand per cent and will also be an inspiration to every color ed person in the country. o □ □ | YUMA-SOMERTON n— □ (By Miss Bertha Johnson- Mrs. Johnson of Yuma was a visitor in Somerton Jast Sunday. Mrs. O. BroVn, Miss Tabron and Miss Augusta Tullis of Somerton spent Sunday in Yuma. Mrs. Hattie Smith left last week for California, where she will make her home in the future. Mrs. Cat ton of Yuma spent Sunday afternoon in Somerton. Mrs. Knowles attended services at the Pleasant Hill Biptist church last Sunday. A delightful surprise party was giv en at the home of Miss Luretta Feath erston, in honor of Miss Augusta Tul lis. Mrs- Tullis, Miss Tabron, Miss Featherston and Miss Augusta Tullis made a trip to Mesa and spent the afternoon kodaking. Mr. Frank Waters will leave Sat urday for his home in the east- The U. N. I. A. of Somerton is still progressing. The B. Y. P. U. of Somerton - is be ing well attended and the topics are interestingly dicussed. AN EXACTING PASSENGER “I understand your cook has left.” "Yes,” replied Mr. Chuggins, "we tried to show her every kindness, tut i she says the way I drive a car makes her nervous.” MYER SAYS PEAK OF DEPRESSION IN COUNTRY REACHED (Special to The Tribune) Albuquerque, N. M., Mar. 31. —The peak of the depression in this coun- < try has been reached and business i is returning to normal, Eugene Meyer ] Jr., managing director of the war t finance corporation told businessmen in an address here last week. ] "I do not mean that boom times i are returning,” Mr. Meyer said. “In- i deed, we do not want to return to i boom times. There reactions are too painful. But it may be said with ■ confidence that the sheep and cattle i growers of the west are now in a i position to operate on a favorable basis and one that will prove profit- . able under economical methods of operation.” - ~ A total of $300,000,000 has been loaned by the corporation since the enactment of the agricultural relief law, he said, $60,000,000 of which has , been advanced to the livestock in dustry. Os the latter, about $7,000,- 000 has been loaned in New Mexico. He received a telegram while here r in which the Washington office ad vised him of the repayment today of $700,000 of loans. 1 □ □ LOS ANGELES ' □ —□ By Mrs. Gladys White Walthall The Phys-Art-Lit-Mo Club gave their second annual fashion show at Union ’ Labor Temple last Monday night, 1 which was an eloquent tribute to our < 1 women and a credit to the city of Los Angeles. It was a show worthy of appreciation and admiration. Every ’ one was interested —father, mother, ’ daughter, son and sweethearts —be- cause each saw for himself and her self what is appropriate in dress and what is fashionable in clothes. On .Saturday, March 11. Miss Eu-' ’ nice Roan of 1559 East 22nd street, gave a party which twenty of the 1 young smart set were present. The ' party was by the way of announcing the engagement of Miss Blanch Webb 'to Mr. Lewis Woods. The bride ! elect is the charming and accompiish ! daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Webb. ' At 11 o’clock p .m. a Western Union telegraph messenger arrive*} at the door and presented a telegram con -1 veying the news of the engagement. 1 Captain W. W. Gladden, U. S.« army retired, died Sunday, March 11th at ’ his home 1445 Dana street. Death 1 came suddenly and unexpected al * though Captain Gladden had been ill 1 with heart trouble for the past eight months. 1 On Saturday, March 4, Mrs. Aman -1 da Green of 1421 Central avenue, was found dead in bed by her daugh -1 ter, Mrs. Loretta Butler and Viola Thompson an adopted daughter. Mrs. Green had lived in Los Angeles for thirty nine years and was widely | known and loved by all who knew her. Mrs. Green is the mother of | three children, Loretta Butler, Cecil Jones and Adolph who died in their ’ youth. She was 63 years old at the time of her death. I Mr. and Mrs. R .C. Crump of Chi i cago, who are the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Richardson, ac- I companied by Mrs. C. Lewis are s spending the week end in San Diego. Mrs. H. W. Garret has been on the r sick list'for two months but is im proving rapidly. t o t PASSING IT ALONG “Do you ever suffer from loss of - sleep?” “I certainly ido,” said MrS. Glipping. “You don’t look like a victim of in -3 somnia." 3 “I am though- When the iceman, 3 the telephone bell or something else interrupts Mr. Glipping’s thirty-min - ute nap after the alarm clock rings in the morning lie’s a perfect bear at 1 the breakfast table.” o SOME USE FOR IT 3 “There are so many things that money will not buy ” somberly began Mortimer Morose. "And there are such a heckaofalot ’ more that it will buy,” interrupted J. 3 Fuller Gloom, “that I am perfectly t willing to accept at any time the $lO s you borrowed from me more than two years ago.” 5 Cents a Copy; $2.50 a Year ROSCOE C. SIMMONS N FAMOUS LECTURER ARRESTED IN “CHI” (Special to The Tribune) Chicago, 111., March 31. —Col. Ros coe Conkling Simmons submitted to arrest here last Monday night after he finished a lecture at the A. M. E. Church. Deputy Sheriffs with warrants for his arrest were in the audience short ly after Simmons began his one hour and forty minutes talk. It is said that the deputies were ready to serve the warrant at the end of one of the Colonel’s long sentences, but the church officials prevailed upon them to wait. When the Colonel had finished and about to leave the platform, two de puties formally placed him under ar rest. Simmons was arrested on a debt charge involving a6out SBOOO. Ar rangements for bond were being made.- WASHINGTON NOW HAS $600,000 THEATRE OWNED BY BLACKS (Associated Negro Press) Washingotn, D. C. March The New Lincoln Theatre is opened. More than . five thousand people loudly clamored for admittance at the formal opening last Monday night with the result that the 2200 seating capacity of the magnifeent $600,000 structure was taxed to the limit with a repre sentative audience of the best people of this city of magnificent distances and stately structures. % “Mutt and Jeff” was the attraction presented by the Connoly Colored Players and the performance sustain ed the judgment of the house’s prf> moters inthe selection of this delight* ful bit of foolery for an opening bill. The Connolly Players will be retain ed at the Lincoln for an indefinite period and will present standard dramas and comedy of the highest class. A release of the “Whlpper Reel Negro News” was a feature of the evening’s program and proved a ,' J revelation and positive sensation to the big audience. There were many out of town not ables present when the curtain went up on the first act of the comedy, ' many of whom were managers of theatres and newspaper men. Joe Ennis and Jack Garrison of the Cap itol Theatre; Harry Crandall and his execuitve staff; Nelson Bell of the Repubic; S. J. Hornstein of the Re gent Theatre, Baltimore; S. H. Dud ley, eastern manager of the T.0.8.A.; Billy Vale of the “Victory Belles Co.”; J. C. McCormick and Tommy Ryan, theatrical advertisers who handled the home publicity for the opening; Leigh Whipper of the Reel Negro Nems;” C. Tiffany Tolliver of the Micheaux Films; A. F. Brook, theat rical business man of Charleston, S. C.; C. E. Mitchell, banker of Charles eon W. Va.; N. D. Brascher, editor in chief of the Associated Negro Press; Finley Wilson, editor of the Washington Eagle; J. Vernon Gray of the “Howdy,” Edward J. Morris of the Scimitar Magazine and Melvin Chisolm, the noted magazine writer A were among the notables present. Between the first and second acts short addresses were made by Finley Wilson, J. A. Jackson of the Billboard H and Rufus Byars and Harry Crandall. Rufus Byars entertained fourteen of the notables at the Dreamland Case after the performance. o ON SECRET MISSION (Associated N t egro Press) Washington, D. C. March ?.V.— President Harding, in a communica tion to the senate, has declined to make public the specific instructions given to Brig. Gen. John N. Russell recently appointed American High Commissioner to Haiti, on the ground that it would not be compatible with public interest. The President's de clination was given out as a reply to a resolution introduced in the senate by Senator Walsh of Montana. Gen eral Russell left Washington for Hai ti last Saturday.