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The Indianapolis Recorder, Saturday, August 19,1933

The INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER Published Weekly at Indianapolis 518-20 Indiana Are. LI. 7222

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peculair ambition attributed to the type of citizens referred to here, might be of some benefit to the Honorable jurist later on. To Sheriff Charles Sumner, we venture to impart the information that the entertainment scheduled to be staged by this outfit Saturday night outside the city limits in Marion County, is similar in character to a previous one found by police to be too indecent to be tolerated in Indianapolis. « That being the case, it should also be too repugnant a program to be permitted elsewhere in Marion

county.

•The urgent duty now devolves upon the Sheriff and his capable

staff of deputies to protect his con-j You may have been to the land of

stituency from any such intrusion! Nod,

by the contemptible pansies or any i But you should have‘seen Rhap-

other organization of its kind. | sody of God.

That these people are deter- To hear those church folks sing

RHAPSODY OF GOD On the twenty-eighth of May, not at home did people stay. For they went to see that wonderful play. Seeing this show they did not re-

gret,

For it was given by Miss Lottie

Offett.

She has just finished school finding nothing to do, So she writes some plays and presents them to you.

THAT SUNDAY SERMON

The sermon as preached to mem-

bers of the group in Indianapolis Sunday morning by a visiting pulpiteer of the new school, was a useful performance in spite of the fact that the discourse was somewhat

disappointing in substance. Limited to references to the Ne-

gro’s many shortcomings economically, industrially, educationally and socially, the message, as a whole, was little more than a truthful recitation of well known facts.

mined for mere personal gain to insist upon insulting decent men and women by parading before the latter a pitiable group of allegedly confirmed degenerates^ is seen from bold advertisements of coming pansy show. We are confident that the Sheriff will use his influence to protect the public from any further abuse of the nature complained of here. It suffices in conclusion to observe that the responsibility of curbing the upstarts, rests now with Judge Baker and the Sheriff of Marion county.

DEACONESS HOME CONFERENCt

Christian songs

Memorize them and you’ll never go

wrong.

It was a beautiful play founded on the Heavens above j Let us put your name on The Book of Love. How pretty the robin chirps in

Spring

You should have been there to hear the angels sing The Fool Hath Said There is No

God

He may learn to sing and pray some day before he Is laid beneath the sod. Written especially for Miss Lottie Offett. —JIMMIE GREENE Terre Haute.

CRUSING ‘ROUND’ BL LEE JAY MARTIN

Ideals and opinions ex. pressed In thla column are those of the writer, and are presented without regard- to their agreement or disagree* ment with the editorial polic* es of The Indianapoll* Re corder—The Editor.

THE ELKS are within our gates. Let’s give them royal Hoosier welcome, a week of Hoosier hospitality,pleasure and recreation. We will lose nothing by giving our visitors the best of treatment; they will pay for what they get, but we must not fleece them. We may want them again and It is no easy task to get a big convention like that of the Elks to come to a small town like ours. After we have given the Elks our very best, and they have returned to their homes, you on the receiving end get together and give Guy U. Blaine and his hard working committee at least a vote of thanks for bringing their bretherns to our city. “Hello Bill”! the Column wishes you complete and unlimited comfort and pleasure during your st^y in “Naptown” the “Cross Roads of America”.

A general conference in interest of the local African Methodist Episcopal Deaconess Home is

And there was none of that type(to meet in Indianapolis

of thought injected into the discourse to give it originality, a circumstance that relegated it to the status of the ordinary every day

sermon.

Of course, there is the creditable fact that it was especiallly well

delivered.

But it is equally true, that as a special message ostensibly calculated to embuc the audience with the vital spirit of racial solidarity, substantial co-operation and sympathy cf purpose in all things dear to our aspiring race, it was regrettably weak and ineffective. In sum, there was nothing in the speaker’s talk capable of firing members of his race with renewed eeffort and a fixed determination to discard its traditional inferior complex and numerous other self-re-tarding peculiarities; take hold of opportunities being presented and carry on in spite of aparently insurmountable obstacles.

next month. Much effort is being put forth by officers and members of the congregation to make the meeting a successful one. The Deoconess Home is one of many institutions in Indianapolis that is wonthy of liberal suppoht fsom all good Christian people. Many of the inmates of the home are on record as having, during their time, contributed much to the civic life of this city.

NEW ALBANY, IND.

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Charles Marshall Mrs. Ray Love entertained Tuesday nipht in honor of Mrs. Mose Loss and son Jack, Toledo, Ohio. Others present were Mrs. L. Liggins, Toledo; Mrs. Ross’s mother. Mrs. Lertha Buckner and son, Chicago; Mrs. Lola Elliott, Columbus, Ohio; Misses Costellia Carter, Nannie Mucker. Lillian Williamson, Kathjyn and Margaret Webb; Mesdames Lucas Welch, Rufus Stout, Thedford Walker, Phillip Woods, Jennie Carter, Alonza Jenkins, Frank Simpson, Sew Albany. • Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. J. H. French, Pastor—Sunday schooi, 9:30 a. m.; service was conducted in Corydon, at a basket meeting. The last

The N. A. N. M. (National Association of Negro Musicians) have been in our city for the past week and from all reports they have been well pleased with their stay here and I am quite sure that all those who have followed the activities of this select group have been pleased with the visitors. They opened last j Saturday and Sunday with community singing in the theatres and churches including many specialties from nationally known artists. Yes we should also give a toast to Mrs. Lillian LeMon and her energetic committee for bringing this “upperbracket” convention to our no mean

city.

| n fk.i- _ ta+ * -rnnomic quarterly conference of this conln their present state of economic j ference year will be held Sunday. Be-

and physical hopelessness it is very desirable that the appreciative phblic should rally to the support of these people in their old age and make things for them as pleasant as possible during the rest of their

lives.

For having freely cast their bread upon the waters for the good of others like the ardent

It was a splendid chance missed j c hurch workers they are reputed to

by the speaker, a young man of letters and high intelligence, to make for his special sermon in Indianapolis a timely message from

Lhe pulpit to his people.

Himself a fitting example of effort expended in the right direction the young pastor would have done well to steer clear of old defunct dogmas such as he had to offer Sunday, and give his hearers something new to think about. He failed

to do this.

Instead of drawing numerous hictures of the dark sides of Negro life, the churchman should have made a mark for himself by suggesting methods by means of which solution of the problems of the race may be attempted and ef-

fected.

The Negro was never as much in need of sound advice, honest guidance, and helpful inspiration as he is today. The call is for a member of the race to step forward and point the way out of the wilderness of confusion, not to find fault only. That is not constructive enough. Our people want to be told what to do, how to do it and why they should form the habit of doing things themselves, for themselves. It is only a biased mind that gives credence to the riduculous thought that the Negro is incapable of taking car of himself without assistance from the outside. Apart from the unsoundness of the theory it is the wrong thing to drill into the minds of our people, especially at this time when much is being done to inject into the group the habit of doing its own tninking. The time has come when the group, if it is to march side by side with other people’s in progress, must cease to listen to such hum-

bug.

have been, it is very appropriate that it should be made to return to them through the co-operation of a generous public. And there are many ways in which to contribute to the happiness of these old people. An occasional basket or two laden with good things to eat would be appreciated by the old folks. Then, there Is the necessity for warm clothing during the winter and numerous other useful things that could be thought of to make the inmates of the home feel they are far being forgotten the more fortunate fellow citizens. A ton or two of coal, donated to the Institution now and then by citizens able to do so, would be a wonderful treat indeed; one that not only the Aged inmates of the home would appreciate to the highest; the whole A. M. E. congregation would be thankful for such a gift given to the cause in a true spirit of charity. It is to be hoped that the conference will not only be a largely attended one, but that it will be productive of substantial result in interest of the aged inmates of the

home.

Citizens of Indianapolis, without regard to denominational differences should do their full part to make the meetnig the great success it deserves to be..

tl el will celebrate its 77th

aiy beginning August 20, at 8:00 o’clock. A program each night. * Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Moore and Mrs. Nannie Kinchlow have returned from Muncie, Indiana, where they attendf d the State convention. * The Ladie’s Aid gave a pie social at Mrs. Carrie Manuel's, which was a success. * Fred Hobby is leaving for Johnstown, the last part of the week. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. BcaJine entertained

the out-of-town guests at their home tnis week. * Rev. J. J. Moore of Second Baptist church, Sunday morning,

subject, “God is Calling”.

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, fifty miles southwest of Birmingham, on the Black Warrior River, home of the hundred-year-old Alabama State Univeristy and the State Insane Asylum, has blackened the souls of its 12 thousand people with a near

aim i vers- trip pie lynching, one victim surviv-

ing, evidently demonstrating to Scottsboro folk how to perform Alabama’s so-called justice. Since this “Black River” country is “John Henry’s” home it is pity he couldn't have happened along just as the Instead of drawing grusome hieto mete it out. It is plain however

CONNERSVILLE, IND.

ITS YOUR JUDGE

RESPONSIBILITY BAKER-SHERIFF SUMNER

HAUGHVILLE, IND.

Mrs.

Misses Hattie Belle Craig. Jeraldine Craig, Russell Craig, William Junior and Arthur Leftridge spen* Sunday in Anderson. * Mrs. Jennie Hamilton, Walton. Kentucky, has returned home after visiting relatives and friends. * Mr. and Mrs. Creed Harris and son Billy Creed and Mrs. Agnes Howe motored to RogersviUe, Tennessee and spent the week. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Harris’ father. Samuel Rogers. * Rev. Charles D. Douglas, Mrs. Carrie Green. * Rev. and Mrs. Wiliam Riddell, Mrs. Elizabeth Lane, Mrs. Mary Rogers. Mrs. William Posey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hamilton, Mrs. Carolyn Floyd, Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Coleman and Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Rogers were visitors in Muncie. last week, attending the' Baptist association. * Miss Thelma Janice Bailey is slowly improving, after a tonsil op-e’-ation at the Fayette Memorial hospital. * Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks. Mr. end Mrs. Joel Overstreet. Mrs. Howard Shepherd. Indianapolis; Dr. and Mrs. W. T. (Bailev and son Walter Charles. Frank Gill, Marion; Mr. and Airs. James Bailey. Elizabeth Isom, Martha Emery. Mrs. William Butler, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hopkins and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Aiger Hopkins and children, Richmond; Misses Mary rnd Grace Jones. Limn. Ohio, were called here by the death of Edgar Wallace Butler, who died August fi. at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Butler. * Funeral serv5 res were conducted Tuesdav at the Mount Zion Baptist church with Rev. Charles D. Douglas, officiating. Burial was In Dale cemeterv. • Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Fiizaheth Huey who died Sunday. Tuesdav August 15, at the Mount Zion Baptist church by Rev. Charles Dougins, who died at her home, 818 West Fifth street after a three weeks illness. Mrs. Huey Is survived by the husband. Robert Huey; mother, Mrs. Grace Rogers; stepfather, Samuel

Rogers and a brother, John

Lawrenceburg.

that the influence of the State Insane Asylum is greater than that of .the -State -University on the minds of many of Tuscaloosa’s natives. How long will the good citizens of Alabama tolerate such acts. We plead not for the guilty but for

law and order.

From all indications, Indianapolis’ pansy dance promoters are among the most persistent lot of would-be-mischief makers this city has ever known. Blocked by order of police from staging any more of their programs of bold depravity here, these citizens' are about to shift activities of the so-called “Boys Will Be Girls” aggregation to a country club on the far west end of Marion

county.

Virtually driven from this community by vigilant law and order enforcers as a result of widespread indignation voiced against he outrage by decent citizens, the pansy exhibit crowd i« now bent upon pestering county authorities with its savage program of nasty nuisance; push down the throats of Marion county officials their debased system of public entertainment. / .

As a public duty, this newspa-’ Mrs. Betty

per deems it essential to call the attention of Judge Baker of criminal court to this manifestation of n«k?d Impudence on the part of

imrpoters of the scheme.

^here is a possibility that this bn a/ advanced fact concerning the

H. D. Pnr.ilps ".ncl Scott

Eberhardt

Mr. and Mrs. Cain Smiley and Mr. and Mrs. Keys, North Sheffield avenue, have returned from a motor trip to Tennessee. Robert McDaniel, son of Dr. Robeii McDaniel, Connersvlle, Pennsylvania and Carroll Goodlet, Omaha. Nebraska, both students of Howard university, were guests of Misses Porter, this week. Miss Ruby Pryor, with a party of f ■ lends motored to Terre Haute,

Sunday.

Miss Mary Olivia Mitchell, liLiarian at Fisk university, Nashvi le, Tennessee, will come this week to spend her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Elzie Mitchell, 1065 North Pershing avenue. Miss Beulah Walker, Louisville, was guest of her aunt, Mrs. H. D. Phillips, enroute to her home from

Chicago.

Two Chartered buses filled to their capacity with Haughville folk, left Saturday evening at 7:00 p. m., for a day’s sight-seeing at the Century of

Progress exposition.

Mrs. Rowena Buchanan who has l een ill for the past three weeks is convalescing at home, 902 North

Sheffield avenue.

Hale Woodruff, professor at Morehouse college, Atlanta, Georgia, will come this week to spend his vacation v/.th Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Mitchell. Mack Pope and daughter, St. Louis, who have been the guests of his narents. Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Pope, North Traub avenue. He was accompanied home by Hadley Hanna. On Friday night August 18, a grand quartet will be sponsored by the Peerless Four quartet and the Trustees of Caldwell Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal Zion. Rev. R. M. I avis, pastor; Henry Jones, chair

man.

During the week end, August 12. Lewis and Mrs. OUie Thomas had a party of two buses and went to Chicago. On Sunday morning the party went sight-seeing throughcut the Main sections of Chicago. All visited the World’s fair and many

visited friends and relatives.

Mrs. Celia Johnson on Elder avenue and son, Roy Jbhnson have returned from Jackson, Mississippi,

after visiting relatives and friends.

Bivens,

MARION, IND.

Mrs. William Wrlgnt and Mrs. Ireland Lindsay. New Albany, were house guests of Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Battle. * Services were largely attended Sundav at the Second Baptist church. Rev. 'Battle, pastor, delivered two soul-stirring sermons. Morning theme, “Echoes from the Convention”. 3:00 p. m., an inspiring and uplifting Family program was rendered. Evenine subject, ’‘Christian Communion’’ * Rev. and Airs. Battle have returned from Muncie, where they attended the Indiana State Baptist convention. Others attending were Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Williams. Mrs. Ellen Johnson, Mrs. Emma Will*ams. Mrs. Eddie Ward and daughter, Mrs. Marv Robinson. * An enioyable gathering was the annual Jones-Shoecraft reunion held Sundav Aneust 6. at the Slate Masonic and Eastern Star home at Weaver. For more than forty years Grant Countv and visiting relatives and friends have looked forward to this outing, vhlch was largelv attended. The exexutive board held a business session at ten a. m. and the following efiicers were named for the ensuing '’ear:—president, John H. Jones of Muncie; first vice-president, Job*. F. Jones of Peru: second vice-presi-dent. John L. Shoecraft, Ft. Waynecorrseponding and executive seeretary, Mrs. Estella W. Nxikes, Marion; treasurer, Fred E. Jones, Marion; eeneral arrangement committee:— Fred 15. Jones, chairman and Arthur Wilson of Weaver. The place for rext meeting will be announced later. • Entertains Friends—Miss Phyllis Ponds very pleasantly enertalned friends in honor of Rev. and Mrs. w illtam Oglesbv of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Tuesday evening, at her home. The evening was spent at .-'nady Creek. The group returned to Miss Ponds’ home, where refreshments were served. * Rev. H. E. Stewart, pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church, has returned from Chicago, where he accompanied his wife and daughter, who will visit relatives and friends tl ere several days.

THE EDITOR of this paper calls our attention to the fact that the committee in charge of the NRA program in this city has appointed only one colored person on any committee or assigned any work to any of our group, I have been so interested in the success of the program until I had forgotten that I was any different from any other plain American citizen and being such, naturally I felt that I along with the the race was counted in on the program, and I still believe it, in spite of the littleness of the local committee in failing to recognize our group. _

ALL IS NOT lost however, for Henry Hopskin of North Rural Street tells me that his employer has reduced his seven days a week to five with no reduction in pay, and has employed additional help. Ralph McWilliam’s work week has been reduced and his pay increased. Henman Bush, who has been working,once in a while, tells me he is now on full time. Many tell me of improvement in wages and working conditions. There are also complaints, but few. __So as long as our workers are treated fairly as cited above, all is not lost, even though we, through the smallness of the local NRA committee are forced to sacrifice a few ballyhoos trying to make the front page.

BRASS BUTTONS and a six shooter does not make a policeman, but Jack Hadley (Jackie Boy) as called by his sister, and the above combination plus a blue uniform and puttees, make one of the best policemen that ever patrolled the In diana Avenue beat. Kind, coureous, considerate, but not lax or afried in the performance of his duty.

THE AWNING on the wall shop is on the south side of North Street just off the corner of Indiana Avenue, there near by, is also a hole in the wall shop operated by some young men that appear to be doing a wonderful business In soft drinks, tobaccos, shoe shining, etc. Admire these young men and wish them success. How much better to attempt to make your way in life honestly than to be in the shoes of young Landers of New York City, now sentenced to die for murdering for money.

TURNING OFF of Northwestern Avenue we drove through the treelined, dark but inviting Roach Street. I say inviting because beautiful, vari-colored lights flickered from the windows of stately and cozy houses their dancing rays seemingly saying: "Welcome’ Welcome’ as they flittered across your face. We were soon placed in a position to see if those light rays were telling the truth, for we became lost. We inquired of a lady, pleasing to look at, that in, as pleasing as we could see in the dark, as to our destination, she re-

gretted that she could not direct us but informed us that the number she was just leaving was 1040. I made myself a committee of one and began to search farther before I would inquire again. A group of kindly folk offered their services and were able to direct us to our destination. The rays of the beautiful lights seemed to grow merrier and say, “I told you, you were welcome”.

A HIGH CHURCHMAN GONE

The occasion was the fortnightly meeting of the Princess of Omara, Mrs-. Arthur Mason entertaining and-when Mrs. Mason entertains it is not to be sneezed at, it is not to be looked at, It is to be “ate” and “ate”. Arthur Mason bought all the cigars the storekeeper had which lacked one of going around, of course we could not blame Mr. Mason for the shortage. He said that he would have had a supply but he did not know that D. O. G.’s smoked. We were called in from the porch and service began course after course was served and still being served when I left, in fact the hostess reached out the door as I was leaving to hand me my last course. Thanks a lot Mr. and Mrs. Mason and the good and hospitable folk of upper Roach Street, you too J. H. for the buggy ride.

The passing of Dr. J. E. W. Bowen removes from us a high churchman noted through his denomination for philosophical learning and disquisitional skill. Dr. Bowen was qmong the first of colored men to receive the degree of Doctor of philosophy from a great American University. His degree did not connote merely three years preparation for research work in some narrow specialty, but a broad comprehensive study of philosophy on the old theological foundation. Dr. Bowen stood among the very first ranks in his denomination for philosophical understanding and his ability to unravel and defend the tenets of the great Methodist Episcopal Church. It is no disparagement of other colored celebrities of the Church to say that he belonged in a class by himself. When it came to ability and skill in defending the policy of the Church, they stepped aside and let him pass. Forty years ago when the bishopric was sought as the crowning ambition of the leading ecclesiasts of piety and learning, he was put forward by his white colleagues as being worthy of this high honor. At several annual Conferences he came within tantalizing distance of

the covted goal.

But race prejudice, even in those days, kept him from the king row

departments of the Church’s activities, other colored men were elevated to high posts which had church-wide function. But now not a singles colored man holds a primary place throughout the whole connection barring of course, the two colored bishops with circumscribed fields. Dr. I. Garland Penn, whose parsing was noted in these leases, was the connecting link between the old and the new dispensations. Since his day the tendency in so far as the functioning of colored men throughout the Church has been on the downward grade. Many of the younger issue are men of intelligence, energy, resourcefulness, devotion to the welfare of the church of their persuasion. But limitation on race lines is written all about them. They lack the boldness and daring of Bowen,! Mason and Lyon. A new brand of church statesmanship is in the making. There is deep down in the white mind of the church the thought that at some day, early or later, the colored brother must needs be set apart, in his own separate household. The new leadership senses this undertow of sentiment. This separative idea is by no means limited to the Methodist Church. Most of the religious denominations are being bored with their colored membership. There

He was an unconditional candidate I is lack of that early zeal for the

for the bishopric and was accepted and voted for as such. In those days

NEXT WEEK the Orphans Home , the bishopric was an unconditional 2401 North Keystone, will hold a office. In the latter days when race

Home Coming to which all former residents will be invited. Various games will be held In the afternoon and an entertainment at night. The program is chucked full of mirth and merriment, those who attend will have no cause for regret.

Black 'ft News Vol. 3 Kittenville, Miss. No. 29

READER GETS BALLED UP AND BAWLS OUT SOME BODY A line of type, In wrong place. R. D. Gilliam says, It’s a plump disgrace.

MITCHELL, iND. Mr. and Airs. Oonrad, Evansville, v. ere week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Robinson. * Mrs. Ruth f- leppe and children James Otto, Junior ^and Delores. Regrena are visiting her parents. Air. and Mrs. Austin Bonus. * Air. and Mrs. Austin Bonds annoiince the marriage of their daughter, Miss Lillian Bonds to Henry Woodruff, Indianapolis. The bride and groom are making their home with the bride’s parents to 222 North First street. • Air. and Mrs. Allen Anderson, Bloomington, were guests • •I Mrs. Eliza Irvin. * Allen Jackson c.t the C. C. C. camp was the dinner guest of Miss Francis Berry. * Miss Irene Boman returned home, after visiting Airs. Hershal Boman, who has been in ill health for sometime. Her brother, Hershal Boman returned with AMss Boman to visit his mother. * Bismark Duvalle gave a surprise party in honor of Miss Pearl Tilford. Dainty refreshments were served.

prejudice has crept even into the House of God, general superintendents are chosen with a limited understanding that they are to serve certain races, regions and languages. The Church has chosen, not two bishops who are colored, but two colored bishops. Bowen, had he succeeded, would have been, not a colored bishop, but a bishop who

happened to be colored.

This leads to the observation that there has been great apostacy from Christian doctrine of brotherhood in these latter days. Then colored brethern were made to feel and believe that they were full fledged members of the Christian house of faith. Now their white brethern look upon them as merely stepchildren in Chirst. When one thinks of Bowen, Grandison, Mason, Scott, Lyon and O’Connor, one is led to the memory of a period when colored methodists felt and acted on the feeling that the Church believed in the communion of the saints, without regard to race or color. Bowen marked the high tide of this era of Christian brotherhood and equality. He was the white man’s candidate for a prince of the Church. Mason was made head of one of the most important

proselytism of the brother in black for this or that particular denominational mode. Such is the spirit of the age and the tendency of the times. It must be regretted that Dr. Bowen’s scholarship was of the absorptive rather than*of the creative type. He left nothing in permanent from the sustain his scholarly reputation. In this connection, it might be remarked that no colored man of any denomination, has yet made any worthwhile contribution to religious thought or theological discussion. Perhaps it is too much to expect abstract scholarship, in any field, where the mind is tom by agitation over racial cruelty and injustice. Dr. Bowen devoted his life with its splendid powers and equipment to the moral and spiritual life. To no worthier end could any life bedevoted. His is a worthy example for the rising generation with enlarged educational opportunities and advantages. The religious estate still needs to be efficiently developed and controlled. The Negro race -has -unusual emotional and spiritual endownment. It requires young men with singleness of purpose and detachment of devotion to give it efficient and orderly expression, else it will spend itself in wild dashings like the unharnessed waters of Niagara Falls.

MODERN COMMUNICATION REACHES OUT TO FIND MAN % Radio, the telephone, and the highway patrol were made use of recently to locate a man who had left his home in St. Louie by aut« mobile for some unknown destt nation in Kansas. The night afte* he had left, his home caught fi* and was burned to the ground. A neighbor used his telephone tt notify Miss Margaret Hauser, St Louis toll operator, of the emef gency. The only information hi, was able to supply wae that the man was traveling west on Highway 40, and had expected to spend the night at a tourist camp. The telephone operator called a number of tourist camps, but without suo cess. She did not have his automobile license number, but upon receiving a detailed description ot the man, his family and hie automobile, she then called the state highway patrol headquarters at Jefferson City and asked that office to radio this description to their scout cars, requesting that the automobile he stopped and the man asked to call the St. Louis operator. The St. Louis Automobile Club later Informed the operator that the automobile would probably he beyond Kansas City by that time, so ehe called the Kansas state highway patrol and they, too, broadcast the Information. A Kansas highway patrolman stopped the man near St. Mary’s, Kansas, and he received the bad news and returned home at once. *

SAVES TELEPHONE UNE BY SHOOTING WIRES OFF POLE

During a recent rain storm, it was reported that high water had washed out a pole on a telephone line owned jointly by an oil and a telephone company near Graham, Tex. J. C. Jones, of Albany, Tex., a telephone employee, and a man employed by the oil company, went out together to investigate the situation. They discovered the flood threatening to sweep the pole, with wires attached, down the stream. Unable to reach the top of the pole, to release it from its wires, Jones secured a rifle from his car, took careful aim, and one by one he shot the insulators off the crossarm. in this way he released the wires so that they swung high above the current.

SAN ANTONIO’S TELEPHONES HAVE RAPID GROWTH

ROCKPORT, IND. Anna Clark Miss Farthina i\orr;s has returned from Bloomington, where she taught in Teachers’ college. She is now’ in Chicago attending the World’s fair. * Ruth Alcunt is home from Indianapolis, guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alount. * Many people at-•»-nded the Boonville fair. * Charles Crawley, Sam Calhoune. Hershel Ciawley, John Granderson, Lawrence Samuels, Katie Samuels, Rawls Calhoune and Trueman Gill were guests at the party, given by Blue’s of Boonville, Thursday night. * Harry Walker and Nettie AlcGee, Princeton, were guests of George Allensworth, Sunday. * Miss Gail McAtee, .lulls Taylor. Sam Kindal, Wilson Taylor and Rev. Richard Holmes attended Dade’s Park races, Saturday night. * Alice Lee, Davton, Ohio, is the guest of her parents, Alonzo Lee and Mary Lee.

What Do You Think? The Indianapolis Recorder readers ar invited to express their opinions on topics of general interest, civic, political or what not in this column. Communications must be brief and to the point avoiding offensively partisan, denominational or personal subjets or statements regarded by the editoi as libelous. As an> evidence of good faith, letters must give the name and address of the writer, which will not be used if so desired.

BRAZIL, IND. Drucilla Barnett

Mrs. Adaline Faulkner died Sunday at 9:00 p. m. Mrs. Faulkner was loving and kind woman and a member of Second Baptist choir. Funeral was Led Tuesday afternoon at church. Rev. H. C. Franklin, officiating. She

and two sisters ter, ’

REFUTES “OXCART”

/CHARGE

"I will die the death of a mortal rather than live and eat from an oxcart,” declared the most honorable Lee Jay Martin, the Defenders of the machine monster. Look at him there public! Grab a photo of him for history sake. Don’t he look honorable and progressive! Very much so. “I am dying an honorable death, ’ he choked out with a hungry frown, as the once-unemployed stood by happily eating a sandwish from an oxcart, with a smile and looking

down upon him.

“Go on! Go on! “he says to the brave courageous dying tighter of oxcarts. “I appreciate this lots betsaid the once-unemployed,

on. Can he say so? Can he say we

In 1910, San Antonio had a population of 97,000 and a total of 6,000 telephones in service. Today, San

had them in oxcarts days? If wo ( Antonio has approximately 261,000 would go back to tna:, put we didn’t, i inhabitants, while the number of It is positive proof that machinery ’ telephones has more than quadru-

is carrying us back and back fast.! pled. I wonder if he was asleep when we passed oxcart station. Wake up. We are way past oxcart station, Martin, where we could eat, And now, not eating at all. So again it was the

best.

Slow down awhile on feeding this great monster that is pushing honest men into the streets making criminals out of them because of them. Man’s brains, never satisfied with the condition, they have put this country in they continue to partol these factories trying to give birth to some other kind of a machine so as to eliminate more of these laborers that are there that never had a chance to prepare themselves for more scientific work. And thousands coming out of the schools unprepared to face this monster with only common labor great as a weapon to battle with, to be placed with the rest of the army

leaves four brothers

j n nes la st m Lc,ui*s ^wiio ^ave^been ^Ts- being in the soup line and Ring here were beautifully enter- ^ sleeping on the bare floor, tained by Mrs. Thomas Jones, Mr. Martin cries out another hungry

and Mrs. John Grdner and Mr. and

Ali-s. Charles Johnson. * The sick members are much improved at this writing. * W. J. Rice of Indianapolis, state director of Negro Welfare gave a talk at Clay County Court house. Tuesday evening August 18. * Fred Ross, Lost Creek; Misses Ruth and Drucilla Barnett, Mrs. Bertie Jasper

r.nd Mr. Mordaunt and

■Bradshaw spent Friday at Turkey run. • Miss Elizabeth Oliver spent

week end in Terre Haute.

CHARLESTOWN, IND.

Rev. Doty who was expected at Second Bapt. church, didn’t appear: * Come to the Home-coming Sunday. If impossible to get here those who feel they have a personal interest in Charlestown send a donation to Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church. This is abou.t our only means cf financing our church, now, as we have lost so many good members. Fend donations to Rev. A. H. Davs, pastor, or W. N. Newbolt, church < lerk. Your names will be announced Send donations fo Rev. A. H. Davis, was in Hanover, Sunday. * Sister Patton and Mrs. Newbolt were dinner guests of Mrs. Hayden, Friday. * * * Mrs. Walker who is attending State •Jeachers’ college ^t Terre Haute, spent the week end at home. * Charleetown Ball team played New Albany Boys Sunday and lost to New \lbany. * Mr. and Mrs. Baniel have

d from Louisville to

Daniel's mother’s home, Mrs. Lang- [ ley. * Mrs. Newbolt spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Broaddus at .Locust Valley. * Mrs. Emma Mae Buckner and children and Esther Dyson were dinner guests of Mrs. Mary Taylor, Sunday. * Miss Elma X'eech was in Louisville, on business.

Monday.

cursing threat as the ignorant Harry Williet (so he says) goes by, still on his way, praying to the Supreme to please slow down the inventive vein of man’s brain Just for a while anyway, long enough for these unNorman fortunate ones that are unempteyed right now can receive once more the pleasure of providing food for his

wife and children.

“Heads down”! The honorable Mr. Martin has passed beyond. A statue will be erected later not back to the oxcarts and more star-

vation.

I am very sorry that I offended a small minority of the population, the brained man that is not on the charity list right now. The country is in such awful fine condition.

ing to slow down on machinery. I wonder where these men once worked. Producircu goes on. Ma-

chinery must be doing it.

I would like for you to take a trip just around this town, make connection with such firms as Kingans that used to hire hundreds. The large farmer used to hire men. The breweries who used to send home hundreds when the whistle lew. In these foundries where there used to be hand mauls. Push buttons, now in factories wMere a switch is thrown that starts machinery that produces more in one hour than fifty men could in a day. Many others I could name. Confer with these inen and the workmen employment agencies to see what per cent they give in regard to machinery replacing man labor,

of unemployed thrown on charity on Taking these men out who earn account of the monster machine. money and also consumed some of There are millions of hungry these productions so that they could families in houses worse than those make more, replacing them with cattle arev because of that machine machinery that produces and not

monster that is taking their earning power, their hands away from them, that they used to earn the family food and shelter with, is the cause of all of this. These people don’t- want to hear anything about

consumes. To start to producing but cannot consume and then to expect the poor unemployed walking along the streets looking into old shop win-

more inventions of this kind thats dows where they used to work with driving them to crime. But the | n °t & cent in his pocket now on acnoted writer with his column in the i count of machinery laughed at by

greatest weekly of our city, thinks, wants it to go on.

Personally, I can present credentials from authorized institutions to the effect that I am qualified on engines, boilters and repair machinery, if I want to and did for some years, and could if I tried very hard to go back to shops. I wonder if he has any idea of how fast machinery can eliminate common labor. The big smouldering volcano that is facing us to day. Instead I am trying to teach people another one of the greatest issued that is

he the monster man-starver who has

Now I didn’t mean when I said facing the public today, as little slow down the patent office right I as great men like Mr. Martin think

now and go back to the oxcart days, although they didn’t have soup lines then”, as one of our writers wants you to think. I know that he has one of the great inventive minds we

'\iua.ny. - I»x,. have from his writings and smart Teturned from Louisville ^ to ^ Mrs. j sayings in our paper, and the show-

ing of what great progress he has made. I didn't mean that I was jealous toward them because I am not in th« brained class in invent-

FRANKFORT, IND. Mrs. Lula' Tapp went to Chicago, Sunday, to .attend the Century Qf Progress. * Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Weir and daughter went : to Lafayette, Wednesday. * Rev. Fanning preached in Lafayette, Sunday in place of Rev. Mayfield, escorted by Lester Cumr.ings, Senior. • Mrs. Tillie Lindsey went to Terre Haute for a twoweek’s visit. •

ing machinery of afraid like Mr.‘largest in history and was growing Martin who may be in one of those faster and more dangerous, or outstanding positions where it your president of these United would slow him up, as important States would not have had to issue

he is to the helping of the starving and unemployed. That is why to my mind he acted like any other coward, tried to hit from the back, and struck one who does pay something unto these wonderful charitable organizations that are carrying

taken his place asking him to consume what machinery is producing so it can run the next day. The product is not going any farther than the storage houses to lay and lay, waiting for what. If this NRA don’t succeed, its waiting there for that other insane monster to awaken in that millions of unemployed with their families starving and babies crying that have been robebd of their jobs with their hands that the great Supreme gave them, to go out to make an honest living

with.

When the monster awakens in the unemployed,, what man’s inventive machine brains have done to the greatest nation on earth will mean disaster. Let us all hope that the NRA succeeds and stops this great calamity. But we all come and go I guess just like Rome and Germany. A smouldering volcano can only expand so far then burst. Write of brains, Mr. Martin, before you write again on such matters you had better consult managers of factories and employment bureaus as to the real conditions and quit

, , ^ shooting at something that you an order mat was never done before ' know nothing of.

of it,—Fire prevention of life and property. And on my inspections of factories for years I only spoke in favor of you, unfortunate unemployed, when I see you fast being replaced by man’s brains by putting machinery in your place, instead of your labor. Brains, again. Please don’t starve him completely to

death.

The unemployed must be the

in history, in such a commanding way to stop it. Not once in oxcart history did this happen. A NRA through the country. And then our great writer, Mr. Martin stills says the rest of us are ignorant in want-j

I never said ‘‘go back to oxcart days”. I only said “ slow down machinery.” Man’s brains are star-

ving man to death. By Harry Willett.