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VOL. NO. XXXI. NO. 47
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Band Bent On Lynching Is Foiled, As Prisoner Is Removed
NATCHEZ, Miss., Aug. 31. —A mob of fifty or more men stormed the Adams county jail early last Thursday morning in search of John Burke, charged with assaulting a 60-year-old white woman at Pine Ridge near here but failed to find- Burke and the alleged leader, Cecil Collins, was arrested.
LYNCHING AT HOUSTON A NEW ANGLE
While awaiting the filing of a formal charge against Collins, Dtp uty Sheriff Clarence Roberts, who placed him under arrest, announced that- warrants were expected to be sworn out -against others be
(N. A. A. C. P. Service) N E W YORK, August 31 — “An unprinted story of the lynching of a colored man in Houston by policemen of that city, Hist prior to the Democratic convention, seems to have been known by all the newspaper men in attendance, notwithstanding. It was on account of the correspondents that the rope beeing was smothered over by the authori ties. It would not sound nice, they
lieved to have taken part in the ; decided, for the world to know that attack on the jail. Houston policemen violated the The men, armed with shotguns vet' lynch law that the south has and pistols, entered the jail as of- b*-« ii trying to square for years, beers were quickly assembled to -a night or so before the Con
rep* 5 ! the attack but the excitement vent ion'opened a cop and a Negro in evidence here since Burke was ,j rHl i shots at one another. Roth arrested, subsided when the mob VV( .,- ( . hit and taken to a hospital leaders discovered Burke had , V !ut.- the officer died. Later the been spirited away to another jail. sam ,. n j g ht live of the dead cops Guards were maintained about uni!«>rmed companions went to the the jail following the attack to hospital where the^still unconsciprevent possible further trouble. OU8 Negro had been taken, re A special term of Circuit court mo ved and hung him from a bridge has been called for September 12, nea ,- the outskirts of the city. His by Judge R. L. Corbon, at the re- body was cut dowm the next morn
quest of District Attorney R. E mg
Bennett for Burto V lri,l ; ■ That tbe cop8 had dolla it . II,., . \ spread “over the inside of the city. Charges Are riled Houston’s Mayor, it is said, in the Against Mob Members dilemma, thought to bespeak thc advice of four other Texas Mayors
NATCHEZ, Miss., August—Af I
K. C. ‘GORILLA MAN’ CAPTURED, IS A MEXICAN
Pullman Porters Will Go On Strike, New York Report
KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 31 — Kansas City’s thrilling "gorilla man” mystery is solved due to quivk work of officers from Number t> station who last week captured the shaggy, ambling creature, whose swaying, hent-over manner of locomotion gave ilse to the rumor that a’ wild man was loose. The man, a Mexican who gives hiname as Vincente Robblez, of Sonora, Mexico; 1 was brought to General hospital No. 2, suffering from an enlarged hernia, which caused him to walk bent almost double. Police say that he existed on refuse and out of garbage pails for the past year, and because of Ids illness has been unable to seek Sid from ids own people. Robblez is unable to Speak Cnglish but after having been operated on, told an interpreter that he io not aware of Ids actions for quite awhile and is unable to remenibei much about himself except his name and age. When the suspect was taken to the hospital he was a fearsome fig ure as his hail* was long and unaept, and his beard rough ana bristling. Citizens who have reported seeing the strange figure' at var.ous times are quite relieved since ins capture.
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on how to hush up or keep quiet abou{ the cops as the lynchers
. ^ _ . Only one reply contained a sug made against C. C. Collins, John g es tj on thought worth while. That
fidavits charging conspiracy were
Hall, Jphn Llbeito and Forrest j ^ sa j t j ji aV e come from the Hailey by Deputy Sheriff Clarence n , a ,. or 0 f Dallas. It suggested any
P. Roberts, charging that these men, together with a number of others who were identified and against whom affidavits were made, were members of the mob which attempted to storm the Ad
ams county jail about Thursday morning in John Burke, alleged tempted to attack a
white woman. IHHH When the mob appeared at the 11 contession.
other five men be pinched and held until after the convention
ended.
“Accordingly, from the story, the police of Houston picked up five
2 o’clock ’ l0 ' a! vagrants on the lynching search of clia, 8 e > t0,< * them to behave ot
FT. HARRISON C.M.T.C. BOYS BREAK CAMP
to have at- wol tld get the link after 60-year-old war d, otherwise later let loose,
and oven made one of them write
jail Deputy Sheriff Roberts, after telling the members that the man had been removed to a place of safety by Sheriff Walter Abbott, ordered the men to disperse.
As far as any of the newspaper men know, that was the end of the
Houston beeing.” oOo-
The farmer has an eight-hour
I’he command of the officer was working day—eight hours in the
forenoon and eight hours in the'
not obeyed immediately, but be
fore tnere were any further de- afternoon,
velopment Chief of Police M. P
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Light travels inconceivably fast until it reaches a human mind.
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6.0.P.LINE-UP SMOTHERS
HEGRO LEADERS, REPORT
Capital Rumor Says, Lily Whites, Democratic Bolters Of
South In Alliance For Hoover And Against Negroes WASHINGTON, D. Aug. 11 1 aid and Benjamin J. Davis for bar
(ANP It is u.> .Teeret that Lily Hring Federal jobs was a part of White Republicans and Democratic j the plan to bring about the elirnin
bolters in the South have formed at ion of the Negro,
an alliance with the hope of carry Friends of Perry W. Howard in ing Dixie tor Hoover by complete- particular are asking why the U.
eliminating the Negro, accord-1 Attorney General’s office did
Ing to a report emanating irnm „ 0 t take seriously the charges of Demonatic sources in this city. job-bartering mouths ago.
That this new combination of po
liticul strange bedfellows has been
Another reason Negroes through
effected and has epter* d into :i out the country are raising the cry well planned campaign based pri-j of persecution is that while white manly on intolerance and race Republican National Gommitteeprejudice is not denied by the Hoo-’ rnen in l,i e «outh are known to ver forces. ' i have made many thousands of doll-
. . . ars trafficing in Federal positions.
While the (!. O. P. I« lo extend not one hai been |„ dlMed P
out stretched arms to the colored
voters in the Northern and border Among th*» Washington corresstates, they are to be frozen out j wl, ° boldly assert that of all political activities in that Li, y w »ite Republicans and Dem lection of the country where they ' ocra J K - bolters have (used in the
alone have loyally supported Re-|” out . 11 elin,i, iate the Negro is
publican candidates for the presl-1T*' A , H . ui )^ ey ot tl,e Brooklyn
deucy in appreciable numbers in
years past.
This piece of “strategy” is said to meet with the full approval of the Hoover managers; for they
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Patronage Probe In Miss. To Be Renewed
Mem to possess hallucinations that I CLARKSDALE, Miss., Aug. 31.— by catering to Lily WhitAsm the Further investigation in the fed-
O P. can bring about the dls- oral patronage situation win be made, integration Of’the “Solid South” in jit was revealed here last week when November. ] j. H. Cook, United .States district Trained political observers who attorney, announced that an investiShow no reluctancy In writing gation in the northern Mississippi about this newer condition in the district had been ordered by the desouthern states, are of the opinion [ pnrtment of justice at Washington. that the going into Mississippi and ooo Georgia by Mrs. WUlebrandt, as ] Still it must be confessed that
slstant U. S. Attorney, and push-, the cotton in an all-wool suit looks
charges against ferry W. How-j sheepish.
The first annual Citizens Military Training Camp for Negro youths of the U. S. Army Fifth Corps Area, was held at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind . August 1 3o Tlte camp closed Thursday of thir week, the boys having been issued checks- for transportation to their respective home. This was the first C. M. T. C. held in the country for Negro youths. WIrle tin* enrollment was not up to expectations, or such as is planned for next year, the camp was reported as a success by ofi'i eials. Col. Horace P. Hobbs, Post Commander, says the boys made t highly creditable showing, and* most of tlie hoys signed applica tions to return next year. Prizes were awarded as follows: FTrnest Rice, Indianapolis, best soldier, silver medal; Clarence Washington, Paducah, Ky., best all round athlete, silver medal; Lit uair Holt, West Virginia, bronze medal, athletics, and Alex Memfee, Paducah, Ky., bronze medal, athletics. Maynard Harris, Terre Haute, Ind., silver medal for boxing; Robt. Cunningham, West Virginia, bronze medal for boxing and T. G. Dobbs, West Virginia, bronze medal for boxing. Duain Hill and Willis Hor tier were given sharpshooter medals. John Cheatham, Youngstown, O., was awarded a silver medal for itts essay on “Citizenship.” This medal was given by the Civitan Club of America. The other medals are sponsored by the War Department; Fifth Corps Area. All youths of the Fifth Corps Area comprising the states of Indiana, Ohio, W. Va., and Kentucky, who pass the requirements are eligible to enter the C. M. T. C. The camps are held annually for thirty days. The Fifth Corps Area camp for colored youths, will likely he held every year in August at Fort Harrison. The government pays the expenses of the boys to and from camps. All necessary expenses while in camp are borne by the government. The camp was sponsored by The Recorder and obtained through the aid and co-operation of Senators Watson and Robinson and Congressman Updike. Next year it is planned to enroll about five hundred youths from Indiana. Ohio, W. Virginia and Kentucky. Parents of youths betweeti the age of 17-24 are advised to send their sons on this commendable educational and vacation outing at no expense to the parents and a great benefit to the boys. “Let’s Go For 1923.” oOo
The real yellow peril is a yellow streak. - *
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.— (ANP) A Philip Randlph, in a statement made public Saturday, confirmed the report that the Brotherhood of Sleeping Oar Porters of which he is the organizer. Intends to call a strike at the first practicable moment. He expects to have a conference with William Green, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor at an early date. Mr. Green advised against the strike which was scheduled to have taken place several months ago, and has steadfastly adopted, a closed door policy against Negro labor. Randolph --aiid his followers are fighting a so-called “yellow dog” contract which Randolph says the Pullman Company is using to entice porters away from his union. Porters are said to he made pro in
ILL C. Of C.
Woman Sentence To Six Months In A Graveytird
Chicago Ward Leader To Suc-
ceed Ed Wright On
111. C. Of C.
GADSEN, Ala., Aug. 31.—(ANP) —Mrs. Rhoda Kyle, convict id of the illegal sale of liquor, was the recipient of a new form of punishment here this week. The judge sentenced her to six months! hard labor in the local cemetery. Previous jail sentences for pro hibition offenders have done little to curb violations and the court decided to try something new. So Mrs. Kyle was given a “job,” pulling Woods in the cemetery.
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KKNTLAND, Ind., Aug.
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CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 31.— Gov. Len Small Monday ap-
pointed Dan Jackson, Repub- N eJldv Godson, Otis Hines la n d ! lic‘in Ipider of the Third ljf ‘* s1er Smit h i a11 Indiai
. , Ucan It acitr n tm l mi U were injured when the au™ ... ises of better wages and working ward, as a member 01 the Illl- which they were driving turned
nois commerce commission, j (m ‘ r here., The injured men were Jackson’s political ally, Oscar XATratote
conditions in this new contract.
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An economist is a man who tells I t L „ v ., you what to do with yo n- money j De Priest, IS at present ail I ven t ion. after you have done something else assistant commissioner.
v. ith it.
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U. S. GRABS CONTROL OF LIBERIA
Jackson succeeds Edward Two Men Held On H. Wright, whose resigna- Narcotic Changes
tion was asked by Gov. Small
WASHINGTON, August 31.Practioally complete control of the
on the assumption that i UU^^trecTlnd sTcox, own"; "ot Wright is in poor health. The a poolroom at 756 Indiana AVe. last
appointment of Jackson be-1 Y fcdnt!Sday nlght ’ wh * n lhey ralded a _ _ comes effective Sept 1 and - VSLSSSS
continues until Jan. 1, WheniBorner, 519 N. West street was also Gov. Small goes out of of-i held - The men were examinee by
[federal narcotic agents, J. J. Keene
’ | end E. S. Crews Cox is held orj high
Ally Of Mayor Thompson 1 bond.
Jackson’s political allegiance is] oo.>
Republic of Liberia by the United to Mayor Thompson, who also! J| H H O T H I Ifl
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terms of a $5,000,000 loan agree i ineut ’ He w:is ^meted ward com-
ment negotiated simultaneously mifteeman last spring in the pri
with the Firestone rubber conces- ni:u T which lias been under inves-j
editor!-1 tigatioii for months by the special
sion abroad,” prepared by
al research reports, give a United Erand jury, which also took eogni-j States financial advisor, nominated [ zance of gambling conditions in j and subject to removal by the •i 16 territory where Jackson and [ President of the United States. Priest rule. • j. power to dictate the Liberian gov- Jackson will have a voice in the!
CHURCH HOLDS CONVENTION
The 19th Annual convention
toms of that country, ami have
general supervision over its finati '' ,rll i> a iiies in lii- s new position. His ciai affairs. appointment is the latest hi nu I( , . . | I*, . ,i ' ’ tm-rous changes in the personnel J'J}*" »p~rw«« Ufl the con, ? dl , nmllsa , on Co , Kra , lk P.’ .l. 0 ' „. l , he 1- smith resigned to n,n for the
Biblu e<>nfert-nt;e ot Christ T
now m session has created gi eater
interest in the study of ih** than any pivvious meeting ni
kind neld here.
frontier force—-the only standing
senate and was barred because he
n,Hilary unit in the interior- u,ej act t , d huse duntri , raHon , <, he named by the president ot ,-ompuiiies uiuier his jurisdie Liberia only alter the appoint- tion J
ments have been recommended bv
the President of the United States. According t'o political observers The loan agreement calls for the it indicates the continued alliance advance of $5,000,000 to Liberia by | of Mayor Thompson and Gov. the newly organized Finance Cor- Small and perhaps strengthens the
faction .repudiated at the polls in
poration of America for a period of forty years at 7 per cent annual interest, and the funds are to be used to refund outstanding obligations of the Government, bearing, 5 per cent interest, and to finance
internal improvement. oOo
the uprising last spring. Wright followed the leadership of Fred
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It begins to look as though Chicago’s crime had a permanent
wave in it.
It’s a pity so many men get a college training without a college i Sharp practice will not cure dull education. times.
Smith For President Camp Attracts More Easterners
NEW YORK, August 31.—Inde-1 the Eastern division. This area inpendent Smith-for-President clubs I eludes ! the states of New York, are springing up in various sec- York, New Jersey, Connecticut, tions of the east. Some of these Massachusetts, and Rhode island, organizations are made up for! Mr. MijzeUe is well know’n in Harcolored voters who heretofore vot- Jem, where he has been active poed the Republican ticket. The New li >!<’ally. He is a lawyer with offiJersey Independent Republican ‘ ^ a t 3(10 Broadway,
club, Smith-for-President, is mak
ing an active canvass for the Democratic ticket in New Jersey. B.
B. Taylor of Englewood is president, and D. H. Taylor is secre-
tary.
PHILADELPHIA, August 29.— Mercer L. Lewis, a popular attor-
ney of this city, has been named State organizer of the Smith-for-Presidqnt Colored league. He plans
The People’s Progressive Politic conducting an active campaign al league has it is headquarters in throughout Pennsylvania
Philadelphia. The officers are: The Rev. Thomas D. Atkins, president; Lionel A. Francis, secretary-treas., and John W^/ Pprks, chairman of the Campaign committee. This organization is said to have a large membership composed of colored voters throughout Pennsylvania. The Afro-American Republican lotgue, through Harry Daveuger, chr., has offered to work in Delaware for Gov. Smith and Sen.
Bayard.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29,|—Ralph E. Mizelle of this city has been named Regional Director of the Smith-
BOSTON, ''’Mass., Aug. 29.—Dr. Wm. Worthy, a well-known and influential physician of this city h hs^ resigned from the Republican City committee and announced his inteution of supporting Gov. Smith
for president.
In gjving his reasons for leaving the G. -O. P., Dr. Worthy said: “I believe-Gov. Smith to be an honest and efficient public servant, whose record speaks for itself. There is no doubt in my mind that the Republican party has broken faith with our group, and that our means ot redress is to use our ballot
for-President Colored league fori against the party.
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evangelists ;.n«t Bible students, butit wli’te and eoiured, tronn all se< tions
of ftic t'nite<t .States' are in itlend jnl-K With them there is the of tin Scriptures manifested, ' Bud is no Lvspeetor of persons. F.v.ry morning ul 10 o’c lock conference is opened with pi followed by] praise service, service is unusuaUy cdnducte; t- \MnigeIist Estetla Fukwdy and ministers asSi.f. > g her. In this lion of the c-i ''f< rence every on tains a spuiltiul refreshing, glory and pnvw, of (Jod ehnth T-s s upon t'o- peopl*-. Tin* s •«re very toin-ning as otie wit ess the n : i y fa'ces marked w ith if j< y. Ii c-a ■one baek t line- when Mu- old tupe p>.v r of (bid was once witnessed in eyeijv
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The Bibk* o-onft re nee begins
o’i lock eaeh afternoon and eontinues
up until -I 30. c.r 5 o’elocik. Th ■ Bible studies are conducted by i
T. Haywood, who is also presid-
ing Bishop of the National bod* Thfe Penteedstal Assemblies <■»' World, tin-. Large colored < are used in the studies, which i tlie Scriptures veiy plain to vvlio are interested in Bible si The instructions are free denomi nationalism, thereliy
the studies in-lpful to all Christians
who desire to attend. Any
allowed to ask questions on ill ble, or any subject that ca
answered in th*- Bible. One unusual tiling about
meetings is that all delegates representatives from out of tlie are given meals twice a day on
free-will-offering plan. Tin- enorm-
ity of this one feature can be ter understood when we. note
the registered delegation usually
run between 700 and 800 people permanent dining hall has been eently built on the church's prop-
at
erty in the tear of the assembly,
the cost of about $700.00. Evangelistic services are gen
conducted eaeh evening at " '
clock. Some of the principal s Jeak-
Lea-
ers are:—Elder Herbert Davis, venworth, Kan.; Eider E. L. Jackson, Denver, Opt. ; .Mrs. S. <3. Ligh .ford, New York; Bishop J. M. Turpin, Baltimore, .Md.; Bishop S. N. cock, Detroit, Mich.; Elder K
Smith, ('olumbus, 0.;^ Elder Austin
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ELKS 40.000 STRONG, TAKE CHICAGO
CHICAGO, August 28.— (Special) —Chicago welcomed the Elks here today in a fashion never before experienced. As the 40,000 members of the Antler Herd, wended their way through the streets i n their annual parade over 100,000 citizens looked on in amazement. The parade, which spread out over several miles and the cheering crowds presented probably as enlivening and picturesque a spectacle as Chicago has ever seen. Headed by a platoon of patrolmen, under the direction of Lieut. John Scott, and by the Eighth infantry, Illinois national guard, the parade, a magnificent sight, moved slowly down South parkway. Fort Dearborn lodge 44 and Great Lakes lodge 43 acted as escorts to the grand lodge officers. The big parade formed at 51st St. and Prairie Ave., and was martiale'd with precision of an army. Some 2,000 police guarded the line
of march.
Traffic Blocked
The procession did not move away until 1:30 o’clock, but as
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was drifting to the' assembling points. It took fully three hours for the Elks to pass the reviewing stand at 36th St. and Wabash avenue. Traffic was tied up for
hours.
The column marched north on Prairie from 51st to 46th St., east to South parkway and north to 32nd St., west to Wabash Ave., and south to the reviewing stand and on to 37th St., the ‘breaking up
point.
The parade was divided into eight divisions. The flfst was headed by Gen. Charles Redd, Capt. J. H. Williams, aide-de-camp, and Lieut. D. H. Jones, aide-de-camp
band.
Riding in an open car, dressed in a white flannel suit and waving at the smiling throng, was Grand
GOLUMBIA, p — (ANP)—As : t decision made H. Townsend ii Thursday, Ben jail to serve c sentence as a ic * viction of an .
white woman,
the hero or the . story as sensatii markable in its social significar which Victor I around the life o f*
the immortal Je p.
The revocation o nor’s pardon was
Bess was convicted more than thirteen years ago of a criminal attack on a white woman. Since that time he has been in prison with the, exception of a few weeks
when’.# W
ot a pardon issued by Gov. Richards. This pardon was granted aft* er the white woman had arranged with the wife of Bess, through hef (the white woman’s) son, and a notary, John W. Timmons, white, & sign an affidavit, absolving Bess of the crime. •. 1
During the period of his release from prison, Bess was the subject of newspap-r editorials and drives were started in different parts ot the state to raise funds to set him on his feet again, so that the in* justice done to him by the state might be repaired. In the midst of this activity, and after several hundred dollars had been raised, rumors were heard to the effect that a move was on foot to have the white wo-
Exalted Ruler J. Finley Wilson. At ma n incarcerated for perjury in the right of itis car was that of I the first instance. This seems to the chairman and the grand treas- have frightened her, and she reurer, Alderman Louis B. Anderson, pudiated the affidavit which had Chicago; Gasper Holstein, New been used to obtain the release of
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Behind the grand exalted ruler’s car came that of the grand daughter ruler, Mrs. Ella G. Berry. Her
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Bess.
She claimed in her repudiation that she had not known, when she signed the affidavit, that It was intended that she absolve Bess of
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NATION! NEGRO VOTERS LEAGUE IS ORGANIZED
Movement Headed By Various Persons, Reputed To Be Concerned In Move To Form Negro Political Party
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Layne, St. Louis, Mo.:" Eider P. Bridgers, Brooklyn, N. Y. and others from various parts of
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Saturday, evening at 8 'o’clock, tor Haywood will give his illust"
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By CHARLES P. HOWARD (For The Associated Negro Press) CHICAGO, August 31.—More than 200 persons, members and leaders of various state organizaiions, civic and fraternal bodies, assembled Friday and Saturday at tlie Wendell Phillips High school, and organized a National Negro Voters League. J. Finley Wilson, named head of the organization, was empowered to name a committee of nine members to formulate interrogations to be put to the nominees of the major political parties as to their stand on questions affecting the American Negro, and to wait-on these nominees’
for their reply.
Personnel of this committee will ,be determined-this week by Wilson when it will be expected to get into (action forthwith. Judge W. C.
T1 theiIHuestem of Gary, Ind., was named ^ chairman of the national • commit-
talk on his trip to the Holy Land.
Tlie moving pictures shown were
taken by Elder Haywood himself and
they are interesting. .Last Sati evening the scenes shown were oosing his trip across the ocean New York to Jerusalem and his its around about Jerusalem, lehem, Joppa and Hebron. Saturday the reels will show his its to Galilee, Jordan, Jericho, maria, Egypt and Rome. No ac sion fee is charged. Seats fret. A heartv invitation is extended
all pastors and churches. Christ
tee, and Charles P. Howard, of Des Moines, la., secretary. These men, together with Wilson, will be among the nine to be chosen. Wilson set forth in a lengthy address to the convention its pur-
We ory loudly for a man of vision, and w'hen we get one we call him a visionary.
Temple has a seating capacitji about 1500, but at this time anticipate “standing room only.” Pastor
The man who blows his own horn is at the little end.
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Deflation is as bad for business as for tires.
pose in succinct terms. He said, among other things: “I seeTno hope for our political advancement in either one of the major parties. I deem it highly important as well as vi^l to our racial welfare that we take counsel of each other to the end that in our combined wisdom we may suggest a safe line of procedure to our racial group that when the campaign is over, the votes counted, and the President and all other national officers are installed, we may have a better day. I, therefore, recommend that we organize a national political league for the purpose of effecting a definite political pro- j
gram.”
A declaration of principles was formulated by a committee on olutions on which served W. Hueston, Indiana, chairman;. Chas. P. Howard, Iowa, secretary; Era! est G. Tidrington, Indiana; Carey V. Freeman, Florida; Wm. McDonald, Texas; D. W. Turner, Indiana; Zack Alexander, North Carolina; J. C. Bankett, Indiana; Lethia C. Fleming, Ohio; Grace Wilson Evans, Indiana, and Isaac H. Nutter, New Jersey. Officers of the National Ne| Voters League elected Friday we J. Finley Wilson, president, Ws ington, D. C.; Mrs. Grace Wi Evans, vice-president ,Terre Hant* Ind.; Chas. P. Howard* secretar *, Des Moines, la.f Wm. M. McDo'/ aid, treasurer, Fort Worth, *f« W. C. Hueston, chairman
committee, Gary, Ind.