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Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
Rev. Sir w. ]. J. Byers Again Heads
Knights and Daughters of Tabor for
California a~ArizOna Jurisdiction

The Grand Session Of the Sir
Knights and Daughters of Tabor just
closed in this city last Friday, will go
down in history as one of the best
ever held. Elaborate preparations had
been made to entertain the delegates
and everything was carried out with
clock-like precision
Rev. Sir w. ]. J. Byers, chief grand
mentor, called the session to order
Wednesday morning at o'clock. All
grand officers answered the roll call.
The various committees were appoint
ed, who at once went to work. The
annual message of the Chief Grand
Mentor showed he had given much
time and thought in the past years
work. His recommendation were all
accepted and adopted. The report of
the Chief Grand Preceptress was full
of information and was adopted.
Representatives of the order were
present from all over the southwest
and coast points.
A public reception was held We'd
nesday at the church on behalf of the
Tabernacle, Temple and citizens Of
Phoenix. at which time the following
program was rendered:
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
RAY
BY Archie Lewis

Mrs. Forest Burney of Phoenix ar
rived in camp last Sunday and has
joined her husband. She is favor
ably impressed with Sunny Side. The
Burneys will occupy one of Nose
Davis houses.
Mr.. Walter McKelvey returned last
week from California, where he spent
several weeks resting and sightsee-
ing.
Mrs. Reuben Reed, who has been
quite i'll is much improved, and hopes
to be herself again in few days She
is up and about, although she is still
very weak.
Mrs. E. A. Henderson returned last
week from Superior, where she has
been the past few days on business.
"Yours Truly" received a letter from
John Burton, who left here about a
year ago for France. John is sta
toned at Brest, France, and is wait
ing for the time to come when he will
set sail for the dear old U. S. A..
John says that France is alright, but,
oh you, Arizona! His last words are:
'I'u be home too sweet; the tooter
the sweeter."
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
LEAVES $4,000
TO HOUSEKEEPER
ALSO GARAGE { AUTO

NEW YORK, July 2S.-A colored
housekeeper, for thirty-five years in
the service of Oliver B. Wood, Cam
den business man, benefits by his will
to the extent of $4,000, his residence,
motor car, garage and contents of the
home
To the Cooper Hospital Camden, is
left $4,000, while the residue of an
estate valued at more than $150,0OO
goes to friends and neighbors.
The housekeeper, Annie Blackstone,
is the chief beneficiary of the will,
which was probated today.
Wood lived for many years at 312
N. Srd street, Camden, and held much
of the stock of the Hardwick & Magee
Carpet Company. He had been re-
tired for many years.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
BAT NELSON SAYS
JOE CANS WAS THE
GREATEST F|GH IE R
Especial to The Tribune)

NEW YORK, July 3O.-Battling Mel
son, former lightweight champion of
the world, was asked the other day:
who was the greatest lightweight?
The nan who asked the question ex-
pected Nelson to admit with becoming
modesty that he himself was the great
est of them all But Nelson answered
quickly:
Joe Cans was the greatest light
weight of them all, and he nearly got
me in the last fight Only the bell
saved me- He was cleverer than them
all and he could hit. Oh, boy, how he
could hit"
Wasn't Mcfarland cleverer?" was
asked.
Listen" said Nelson, emphatically,
Don't insult the memory of that poor
dead colored man by comparing Nc
Farland to him. | tell you that Cans
was the best and cleverest of them
ALL"
Which goes to show that ring ami
mosities do not last. Cans probably
punished Nelson more than any man
he had ever met, but the old battler
liked and admired him more than all
the rest.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02

]. E. Walton, Los Angeles, c. G. S.;
A. E. Bomar, San Diego, V. C. C. r.;
Warren Woods, Los Angeles, c. G.
T.;
Allen Smith. Phoenix, G. P. P;
Matte Trice, Phoenix, G. O. NJ;
E. r. Swain, Los Angeles, C. O.:
Emma Cunningham, Los Angeles,
C. G. P;
Lottie Prescott, Los Angeles, C. l.
s.
Following the election a public in
stallation was held and swell ban
quet was served.
Chief Grand Mentor, Rev. w. j. ].
Byers, left Saturday for Prescott, Arl-
zona, where he will visit the Chapter
before returning to California. The
other delegates and visitors also left
Saturday evening over the Southern
Pacific for their homes in California.
The Grand Session was held at the
Second Baptist church and all dele
gates and visitors expressed them
selves as we'll pleased with the man
ner in which Phoenix entertained
them
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
IS AFRAID
CANNOT HOLD TITLE
DRAWS COLOR LINE
Refuses to Risk His Title to the
World Championship by Match With
Wills-ssfety First-His Sparrng
Partners Before Willard Fiasco
Were CoIored Boxers and Jack
Knows How Hard They Punched

Toledo, O., July 2S-Jack Dempsey
new heavyweight champion of the
world, has announced that he will not
make match with a Negro. He,
therefore, has barred Harry Wills
from fight for the big title. Demp
sey's sparring partners at Toledo We're
Bill Tate and Jamaica Kid, both Ne
goes, but Jack hadn't defeated Willard
at that time. Willard drew the color
line as soon as the title was handed
to him by Jack Johnson in Havana
Cuba, so that he established a prece-
dent for Dempsey. C0rbett, before he
conquered John l.. Sullivan, boxed
sixty-one rounds to a draw with Peter
Jackson, the greatest Negro heavy
weight that ever came here from a
foreign shore. Corbett, Fitzsimmons
and Jeffries, as champions, refused
to risk the title in bouts with Colored
men, but Jeffries finally was forced to
come out of retirement in futile eff
fort to regain the championship from
Johnson at Reno, the latter having
won it, from Tommy Burns in Aus
tralia.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02

and are accused Of being the aggress-
Ors
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
N. A. A. C.P. Calls
Wilson's Attention
TORecent Outbreaks
Especial to the rrIhunel

NEW YORK, July 21.-1n connec-
tion with the race sfots in Washing
ton D. c., the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
Today telegraphed President Wilson
warning of the danger of such out
breaks elsewhere. The telegram call
ed upon him as president to condemn
mob violence in the national capital
and as commander-in-chief of the
armed forces of the nation to enforce
military law The telegram is as fol-
lows:-
July 81, 1919.
Woodrow Wilson, President OF the
United States,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
In the name of twelve million Ne
groes of the United States, the Nation
al Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People respectfully calls your
attention to the shame put upon the
country by the mobs, including Unit
ed States soldiers, sailors and mar
rines, which have assaulted innocent
and unoffending Negroes in the nation
al capital Men in uniform have at
tackled Negroes on the streets and
pulled from streets cars to beat them.
Crowds are reported by New York
Times to have directed attacks against
any passing Negro by cries of there
he goes" The effect of such riots in
national capital upon race antagonism
will be to increase bitterness and dan
ger of outbreaks elsewhere. National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People calls upon you as pres
ident and commander-m-chief of the
armed forces of the nation TO make
statement condemning mob violence
and to enforce such military law as
situation demands.
JOHN R. SIIILLADY, Sec'y.
National Association for the Advance
mont of Colored People.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
HEAR THIS, 0 SOUTH
lCharlotte. N. C.. News

"The South must conceive of the
Colored man as part of the South
calling for its social and racial and
religious help and worthy of all it can
do to make him a better citizen in
every department of his being"
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
Baptist Minister
Leads Georgia Mob
In Recent Outrage
(ey Associated Negro Press)

:
Of almost unbelievable brutality and
injustice has come to light from Geor
gia In the form of a sworn statement
by Colored clergyman. 1t tells OF
the lynching by a Georgia mob of a
Colored man 72 years old, his offense
being that he defended two Colored
girls from attack. The affidavit fol.
lows:
Il wish to inform you OF an out.
rageous lynching which occurred at
Milan. Ca, May IA. 1919, Telfair coun.
ty, Mr. John Williams, sheriff.
On May "a, at ! o'clock at night,
John Dandy and Lewis Evans, white.
went down into the COlored peoples
section of the town and went to the
home of widow, by the name of En-
ma McCollers, who had two daugh
ters. They knocked, but the occu-
pants refused TO open the door, and
Dandy shot through the organ and the
machine. That frightened the girls
and they ran out to another old lady's
home.
Her name was Emma Tisber; she
ia a widow with two little children.
The white men went after these col.
ored girls; the girls ran under the
porch and hid These white men
broke down the door and tore up the
floor. The old widow lady got fright
ened and ran and jumped in the well,
and the children screamed for help,
Brother Berry Washington, 72 years
old. ran out with his shot gun in his
hand. When he got near the hall~he
met both of the white men.
John Dandy, 25 years old, with
wife and two children, asked the old
man what he came out for. He said
ITO see what was the matter with the
women and children Then John Dan
dy fired at him and said: 81 will kill
you, old man.
The old man fired and killed him
John Dandy first. He fell with his
pistol in his right hand and a cigar
ette in the other, and flask of liquor
fell out of his pocket. The other white
fellow lewis Evans) ran. A. Strick-
lin heard it.
Another Colored man came out and
advised Washington to go uptown and
wake the chief of police and give him
self up. The policeman's name is Mr..
Stuckey He sent Washington to Nc
Crae Jail at o'clock on the night of
the oath. He stayed in Jail until Sat
urday night, the 25th, at II o'clock
"A mob of rs or 100 took Washington
out of jail and brought him back to
Milan. They carried him to the same
spot where he shot Dandy and lynched
him. He was hanged to post, his
body shot into pieces and left hanging
there until o'clock Sunday morning,
May 26th. He was lynched because
he protected his own women in his
part of town. White boys came down
there late hours of the night and dis
turbed the peace and happiness of the
colored and white people.
'They ordered every colored person
TO leave town Saturday night. Poor old
men, women and children left their
homes before dark. Not colored
person spent the night in their homes
Saturday night nor Sunday night Up
to May 27th this had not been pub
lished in any of the Georgia papers
1t was so disgraceful. Please publish
that white Baptist minister directed
the mob"
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
JACK JOHNSON IS
TRAINING GENERALS
DOWN IN MEXICO
Especial to The Tribune)

LOS ANGELES, Calf, July %. -
Jack Johnson, former heavyweight
champion of the world, is in Mexico
City acting as athletic trainer for
party of Mexican generals, according
to p N. Snyder, Los Angeles contrac
tor, who has just returned from a six
months tour of Mexico.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02
Benediction.

Benediction.
Thursday evening Rev. w. J. J.
Byers preached an inspiring sermon
at the church after which an offering
was collected of $27.1O. A portion of
this sum was turned over to the
church as a testimonial for the work
of the congregation in entertaining
the delegates.
The officers of the Grand lodge cleo
ted for the ensuing year Were
Rev. w. ]. J. Byers, San Jose, c. G.
NJ;
Amanda Brown, Los Angeles. G. H.
P;
Mabel Gray, Los Angeles, V. G. P;
f. L. Flewellen, Phoenix, V. G. M;
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02

and are accused of being the aggress.
ors
Detectives Taken for Rioters
A number of police officers have
been injured, and in two cases report
ed killed. This is due to the fact that
the officers were in plain clothes and
in rushing upon the Negroes or into
their homes were taken by them to
be rioters. There has been consider
able shooting from automobiles, but
in the darkened streets it is hard to
tell whether the occupants are white
or Colored.
Attack Howard Theatre Patrons
A crowd of whites began a new of
fensive Monday night against the Col
ored people leaving the Howard The
atre and the result was that dozen
white men were badly beaten up in
the melee, and policeman said to be
the crack pistol shot of the metropolis
tan force, was severely wounded.
"Teach Negroes a Lesson
The opinion was abroad Monday
that the police were unable to cope
with the condition and it was for this
reason that scores of young men,
chiefly in the uniform of soldiers.
sailors and marines, took it into their
hands to, as they said, teach les
son" to the Negroes. The center of
the conspiracy was at two huts, main
tanned at the Y. NJ C. A. and the
Knights of Columbus on Pennsylvania
avenue. 1t has been from these huts
that groups of white men have sailed
forth in search of Negroes.
Secret Society Claim
So desperate has been the retailia-
tion of the Negroes who have been
attacked that the whites are claiming
that the Colored men have a secret
society known as the "Boule," the
members of which have agreed to
stand out against the white popula-
tion if occasion arises.
Appeal to the Commission
In an appeal issued by District Com
missioner Brownlow Monday night, he
clearly indicates who he considers the
aggressors in the trouble. The appeal
read as follows:
"In common with every good citizen,
1 am determined to do everything hu-
manly possible to prevent recur-
renee.
81 call upon every citizen to exer-
else his full influence to this end.
"The action of the men who attack
ed innocent Negroes cannot be too
strongly condemned, and it is the duty
of every citizen to express his sup
port of law and order by refraining
from any melting conversation or the
repetition of melting rumors and
tales"
The balance of the appeal is taken
up with notification of the police and
military detail and request that peo-
n1a stav off the sfranfS
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-02

Song, America" -................. Audience
Invocation
Welcome Address
Piano solo Mrs. l.. A. Walker
Welcome on Behalf of Colored Citi-
zens of Phoenix Mrs. A. c. Caldwell
Vocal solo ......-.-.-- Mrs f. L. Flewellen
Response on Behalf of the Grand
Session ........------..Sir w. J. ]. Byers
Song, Battle Hymn of the Repup-
lic'' Audience
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
knights of Pythias Meet.

Several candidates were conferred
the rank of page at a meeting last
night of Damon Lodge No. 4, Knights
of Pythias. Earl Williams, new dis
trict deputy, is planning to have the
various deputies of the lodges in the
county meet with him Monday night
to make plans for the district conven-
ton. He is also planning trips to
Athena, Hermiston and Helix in the
interests of the lodge. The local lodge
will have a special entertainment at
the regular meeting next Monday
night in observance of Armistice Day,
November IL. The affair will honor
the returned service men who are
members of the lodge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Prosperity In Idaho.

Southern Idaho has become a
lender instead of borrower" says
w. l.. Thompson who returned yester-
day from tour of Idaho and eastern
Washington with Elliott Corbett
Every section we visited reports un-
precedented prosperity. In the Pay
cite section, where a prune is raised
that is shipped green, the growers are
receiving s110 ton. There have
been big crops and big prices in the
fruit growing districts. Apples around
Spokane. however, have been hit by
the frost and it is estimated that
about 20 per cent of the crop was
lost. '--Oregonia
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Miss Smiley Makes Rcport.

Out of 234 pupils examined in sthe
Lincoln, Rieth and some grades of the
Athena schools, 139 were defective,
according to report made by Miss
Florence Smiley, county health nurse
at the conclusion of her work during
the past month. Miss Smiley says
that she finds that in the outlying dis
tricts. the children's teeth show me-
glect. She says, however, that the ma
jority of the children are well nour-
ished. Ten homes were visited
through the schools.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Mary Ankeny Pope Hurt.

Mary Ankeny Pope, small daughter
of Colonel and Mrs. Frances Pope, was
painfully injured last Saturday morn
ing during the severe wind storm be-
tween $3.50 and 10 o'clock. when a
large tree, blown down by the force
of the wind. crashed through the
bathroom window of the Ankeny res
idence. Pieces of shattered pane
were thrown with a great deal of force
into the room, striking the child and
cutting her seriously about the ankle
and knee. She will be unable to walk
for at least a week. but DR.. Keylor,
who is in attendance. predicts no per-
manent injury.-walla Walla Bulle-
tin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
wolford Witnesses Being Heard.

The trial of Mrs, Maggie Higinboth-
am VS.. d. C. Wolford is in its second
day in circuit court today. The wit
nesses for the plaintiff were examined
this morning but some are yet to be
brought into court This afternoon
the first witness for the defendant
was examined. 1t is expected that a
continuance of the case Will be neces-
sary owing to the failure of all the
witnesses to apepar as yet. The case
involved breach of contract on a lease.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04

Holders of 4 per cent bonds of the
first and second liberty loans are urg-
ed by banks to bring in their bonds
at once If they desire to have them
converted into bonds drawing Ia
per cent. The final interest coupon
on second loan bonds is due Nov. Is
and on the converted first loan bonds
on December Is. New bonds, bear
ing the higher interest rate, may be
obtained in exchanging for bonds with
the remaining coupons attached.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Rainfall Is Half an Inch.

! Pendleton saw the sun once more
when the temperature rose to 81 to-
day. The barometer says 29.S2 and
the minimum temperature is 81. Half
an inch of rain fell yesterday and last
night. Major Lee Moorhouse gives
the report.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Chief Game Warden Here.

George a. Lawyer, chief United
States Game Warden. of the Bureau
of Biological survey. is in Pendleton
today from Portland. Mr.. Lawyer,
whose headquarters are in Washing
ton, ID. c., has been shooting ducks
in company with Carl d. Shoemaker,
state game warden. The federal Of
ficial will confer this week with
George Tonkin, formerly county game
warden, now with the district office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04

Twenty cases of traffic law viola
tions were prosecuted in the justice
court during October. a record for
that court. Most of the violators
were persons operating autos without
proper license. In every case convic-
tions were obtained. costing the vic
Tins SIS and SIS costs. Counting the
81 cases turned in to police court the
month developed II traffic cases, also
a record for the city and county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04

The longshoremens' strike in New
York city has operated to again de-
lay the sailing of the steamer ''Vau-
ban" on which Mrs. Charles Quincy
and Miss Sophie Igo are to go to South
America. A letter from Mrs, Quincy
received today said that latest woro
fixed the sailing date of the steamer
ait Nov. I. The two Pendleton women
were due to sail for Argentina on Oct
is and have been kept in New York
ever since due to the strike.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
lone Service Section Reports.

One hundred twenty four families
were served by the Home Service Sec
ton of the Red Cross last month, ac-
cording to the report of Miss Virginia
Todd, secretary. The sum of $91 was
loaned as financial assistance. Indi-
vidual financial aid given is generally
small and is merely for the purpose of
temporary assistance to disc charged
service men, or to families, according
to Miss Todd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
NJ. o. Bennett in Portland.

NJ o. Bennett, highway engineer for
the district east of the Cascade noun
tains, arrived at the Imperial yester-
day to attend a meeting of county Of
ficians of his district who are in the
city to consider road matters to be
laid before the highway commission at
the meeting today.-Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04

Mrs T.. T. Wade. president of the
Pendleton Civic Club, Mrs. James
Johns Mrs. Charles II. Marsh and
Miss May Harmon. county demonstra-
tion agent. are in Athena today 10
organize either civic club or home
bureau.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
VIII Move Into City.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Graham, who
live on a farm on Mckay creek, yes
terday completed the purchase of a
house at 635 Pine street and they will
move to the city to live in the near
future. The house was owned by d.
=. Hicks and the deal was consum-
mated through Livermore, Bickers &
Friedly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Heavy Snow i'm washinrton.

Heavy snow. with cold windy wea-
ther. is reported by Stanley Jewett,
of the U. s. Biological Survey. who
returned this morning from trip to
Kennewick. Washington. He says that
cattle are well provided with hay in
that region. The apple crop is suf-
fering from the cold, reports Mr..
Jewett.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
victory Payments Due in Week.

Local banks are accepting final
payments on Victory loan bonds now
and after next Tuesday. Nov. IL, pay
ments will be delinquent. The banks
made arrangements with many of
their customers to accept payments
on all the installments at this time
so heavy returns are expected during
the next six days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Snow Heavy at Gibbon.

Joe Holiday, who was in the
city yesterday from Gibbon, reports
that the snow in that region has been
exceptionally heavy this year. Many
of the trees had not yet lost their
leaves and they caught the snow to
such an extent that the branches of
the trees were broken by the weight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04

Colonel w. f. Yohnka, of Ritzville.
Washington. is a Pendleton visitor.
Colonel Yohnka, who is an auctioneer,
conducted the sale at the Gilman Fol-
som ranch yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Passes Through, with Alien.

U. s. Marshal Nebeker. of Denver,
passed through Pendleton today with
an undesirable alien who will be de-
ported to Australia from Seattle. The
marshal stopped off to greet his friend
Chief Of Police Al Roberts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Sues for Sisi ON Harvest Rim,

Anton Setter today filed suit against
William Harder for the foreclosure of
a harvester's lien, amounting to s164.
The plaintiff alleges that the forego-
ing amount is still unpaid for services
rendered. He also asks $50 attorney
tees and $3.50 cost of lifing the lien.
he is represented by Raley, Raley &
Steiwer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04

The school census. which has been
taken during the past two weeks in
Pendleton. is being checked over to-
day and the work of checking is ex-
pected to occupy the rest of this week.
No report on the consus will be avail
able for several days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04

Umapine branch of the Umatilla
county Red Cross sent In $110.95 to
headquarters recently. Milton sent in
$105 and Ferndale $40. Proceeds
from community kitchen at Free
water totalled $1O2.75. which was
turned over to the chapter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-04
Don Orput visits pcndleton.

Don Orput, organizer and director
of the Ellison-White programs. was a
visitor in Pendleton this morning on
his way to Portland. He has been
going over the southern circuit. in
GLIDING Utah and Nevada. MIR. Orput
was formerly yell leader and dramatic
coach at the University of Oregon. He
is making his headquarters in Port
land.