The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-03-29

The president requested a orlsf
reprieve" to permit "the Attorney
General, at my request to examine
the records in the case,
MEMPHIS, Tenn Directors of
the Plymouth Community House
have issued an appeal for $4,000
to complete the work of aiding Neg
roes of Memphis with community
center.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa William
Robinson, for some time an acting
detective on the local police force,
has been made r regular detective.
SARDIS. Miss.--Boh Medford and
Barney Nance died at the Baptist
Memorial hospital in Memphis last
week. from gun shot wounds re
ceived in IA shooting scrape with n
Colored soldier, who has not been
apprehended.
BRUNSWICK, Ga.--A mistrial
was reported in the case of Ben
jamin Jordan. who on Dec 2nd last
shot and killed cx-Aldcrman r. f.
Jones (whitel. whom he found in
his home with Mrs. Jordan
ALBANY. n. Y.-Martin J. Healy
assemblyman from Harlem, has
introduced bill into the legislature
by which colored officers will com
mand the states colorcd military
forces.
CHICAGO. Ill.-Albert Hanson
filed petition yesterday with the
Supreme court. asking that Flbert
K. Robinson be restralncd from col
lecting funds 70 prosecute "a ten
million dollar lawsuit = He has al
ready collected 5000 600 Hanson al
leges his collateral being notes and
promises on railroad wheel invcn-
tion,
NEW YORK The National assn.
citation for the Advancement Of Col
ored People. through It's secretary,
John K. Shillady, Of New York. has
called the attention Of Secretary Of
Labor Wilson and the Pcnnsylvaniq
authorities of the wholesale depor-
tation from Coatesylllc. Pa, If men
who during the war were employed
in the various Industries, but who
aro now unemployed as n result Of
the shutting down Of these indus
tries.
PHILADELPHIA .Pa.-For the
| G~a4 - 81 6 l..
| delphia a colored common council
man Richard A Coopcr-is is a rncn,~
ber If the finance committee Of
that body.
SoNERVILLF. Tenn. White
people Of this city have issued m
order that no "Colorcd newspapers'
be circulated in the town. but that
everybody must read Tho Falcon, 4
local white paper.
0RANGEBURG, S. C.-Thc Bank
orE Life Insurance company was or
Ganized here with capital stock
Of 10000, to do general life in
surancc uslncss
WASHINGTON 49, Investigations
Negro migration 10 the North dur
ing the war. just issued by The De
partmeut Of Labor, indicate that
the total migration may have been
az great as $50. 900, extending over
period Of about eighteen months
during 1916 and 1917.
CLARK SBURG, W. Va.-Charr.
ing that Colorad people arc cxclud-
ed from grand jury panels because
/ of their race and color. John Eppcr-
son and Ethel Whitman. both Col.
ored, today entered pleas Of abate-
ment in the Harrison county court.
NASHVILLE. Tenn.--R. T. MAY
field, local lawyer, who recently was
disbarred from practice in the courts
Of Tennessee, has filed with the
court Of civil appeals. sitting at
| Nashville. application for rehcaring.
/ CAMP LEE, Va-The number of
I D. S. crosses and French decoro
tons displayed among soldiers re.
turning from France to this cama
testify to the bravery Of the COL
ored soldier.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss.-Bo1
Ingram. CHARGED with murder of
Green Brumley, wealthy white FEN.
er, whose death occurred after the
gun due. on Dec, 10, 1918, was &C