The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-01-30
AROUND THE COUNTRY
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Washington.-A movement for
William Howard Taft for presi
dent is the outgrowth of the re-
cent Republican national commit
tee meeting in Chicago.
Boston.-An assemblage of col
ored citizens in fremont Temple,
which had gathered to hold a SER
wee commemorative of the life of
the late Mrs. Geraldine Louise
Trotter, passed a resolution in her
name, appealing to President Will
son to ask Congress for an anti
lynching law, and for measures to
end discrimination against their
race IN the army, navy and in civil
life.
Atlanta, Ga.-Tax returns for
the year 1918 on all Negro prop
erty in the State of Georgia which
have been compiled by w. II.
Harrison. clerk in the office of
Comptroller General Wright.
show a total of 81 ,423, 40 worth
of property held, which amount
is an increase of $7,135,52S over
the returns for 1917.
Tuskeegee, Ala.-The 2Sth An
nual Tuskcegee Conference was
held here January % and %. 1t
opened with the annual confer
ence of Negro farmers which dis
cussed Meeting the Needs of the
Farmer in the After War Situa-
! ton.
Gary, Ind.-Creed w. Chiles,
former student of Tuskeegee In
stitute, has been appointed in
structor in manual training in the
Gary public schools. Mr.. Chiles
has the distinction of being the
first member of the Race to teach
a trade in the public schools here.
Washington, d. C.--American
soldiers who are in Europe will
: be given liberal furloughs before
returning home, so they may visit
Europe SO far as their private
means will allow.
Atlanta, Ga.-A campaign has
been launched by the A. NJ. f.
Church in this city to raise $780,
600 for educational work through
out the state. A committee con
sisting of presiding elders, pastors
and laymen recently met to for
mulatc plans for the raising of
the funds.
Washington, ID. C.-The first
open opposition to seating Victor
/ Berger, Wisconsin, as a member
: Of the house came today in a
statement from Rep. GiIlett, Mas
sachusettS, candidate for speaker
7 in the next congress.
, Mr.. Gillett said the refusal to
eat Berger should be the very first
J act Of the next house, because
= Berger was found guilty of
charges Of disloyalty.
| Washington, ID. C.-Postmasters
were notified today not to cash
; war savings certificates on which
, the names of owners have not been
) entered or have been erased or
: changed.
Under the regulations covering
, the sale and redemption Of the
| certificates they are not transfer
able and are payable only to the
original owners, except in case of
death.
Annapolis, Md.-The judgment
Of the lower court has been af-
firmed by the court Of appeals in
the case of John Snowden CON
victcd Of the murder of a girl.
Unless the Governor interferes
Snowden will hang in a month.
Atlanta, Ga.-Jim' Conley, who
escaped the fate Of Leo Frank by
confessing all he knew Of the
death of Mary Phagan here four
years ago was slightly wounded
by a police officer here.
/. New York.-Announcement was
made here today that the Nation
al Association Of Audubon Soci.
eties and affiliated organizations
will begin at once the work Of pro-
, viding for erection in New York
or Washington of a Roosevelt
: memorial bird fountain.
Memphis, Tenn.-A community
center" building as a memorial
| for Negro soldiers is being planned
. by leading Negroes Of tn city and
T campaign to raise $4,000 for
= this purpose was launched here