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NEGRO CONFESSES
MURDER DURING
RACE TROUBLES

Through the arrest and confession
of Judge Tate, 81 year old, colored,
800 East Thirty-eighth street, the
police have cleared up the murder Of
Joseph Powers, white, 325 West For
ty-second place, a street car conductor,
during a riot the morning Of July %.
A coroner's jury had decided Pow
ers was the aggressor and ordered
William Henderson, 4017 South Wa
bash Ave. and Henry Renfree, 32l1
Vernon Ave, Negroes, released.
Soon afterward Lieut.. John Norton
and several detectives heard Tate
knew about the killing and arrested
him. He confessed to Assistant States
Attorney Thomas E. Reilly and Mar
win Wnson, an Investigator.
Henderson and l were together at
Root street and Emerald avenue the
iuorn ne of July 20 when three white
n.en across the street started toward
u.s." he said. zone went back to the
curb while the other two advanced.
Then one fed. The other man struck
me and knocked me down. I 60 up and
stabbed him, then ran"
At the time Of the murder Tate
wore a mustache, but since had shaw
ed it of to make his identification
harder, he said. Tate is being held.
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in behalf of his oppressed people, is
the most interesting and remarkable
story Of modern times. Those who
may have to travel hundreds Of thous-
ands of miles to hear that wonderful
story, will be richly rewarded for their
efforts. The race has only one VIM.
Monroe Trotter and he is in the fore
front Of the races great organization.
The recent World War, the Colored
Americas part in that war, together
with some recent race conflicts in this
country since the war, have combined
and, as it were, have "shot" the race
question to the very front in the
thought and life of our great country.
And now, as never before, is the most
opportune time for Colored Americans
to come together under their own ap-
pointed leaders, and by united effort,
keep our cause to the front until we
shall have made America a safe place
for US to live in.
Meet US in Washington, September
%, "a, and rs.
Yours in behalf of the N. E. r. L.
BYRON GUNNER,
Chairman Executive Committee.
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The vote was very light and on the
whole many good and fair minded men
have been nominated, whom we hon.
estly believe as members of the Con-
stitutional convention will be fair and
just in passing upon the civil and the
political rights Of all of the citizens
of Illinois.
The /. and R. won out at the pri-
maries with both hands down.
The voters in this city turned their
backs on Mayor William Hale Thomp-
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BETHEL LITERARY SOCIETY

After song and prayer by ]. Q.
Adams, newly elected chaplain of
Bethel Literary Society, last Monday
eening, the members and friends pres
ent listened to an interesting talk de-
livered by President Sandy W. Trice,
relative to the work to be pursued
next season which begins in October.
DR.. W. d. Cook installed the newly
elected officers proceeding with very
interesting talk and promising his
support toward the growth of the
society. Refreshments were bounti-
fully served and a real get together
spirit was shown by all present.
Watch The Broad AK for anounce-
ment of the fall opening of Bethel
Literary Society.
REV. W. D. COOK, Pastor.
SANDY. W. TRICE, Pres.
]. W. BELL, Secretary.
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4 NATIONAL
RACE CONVENTION

Time-Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day, September 1925, 1919.
Plaee-Metropolitar Al NJ. E.
church, 18th St., N. W. between 18th
and 10Th, Washington, D. C.
of-National Equal Rights League
of U. S. A.
For - Making America Safe for
Americans"
By-(a) Plan for National Race De-
Tense.
(b) Program Of Rights Protection
through enforcement of Amendments.
(c) decentralization of Cause Of
Race.
Features-(s) Delegate VIM. Trot-
ter's report Of Trip to Paris.
(b) First-hand reports Of Race Con-
fiicts in Texas, Washington and Chi
cago.
(c) Experimentation Speak
ers.
Delegates-Branch Leagues, active
or non-active. Also new branches,
race persons everywhere being auth
orized to form local leagues at once
to send delegates-All religious, fra
ternal and other bodies subscribing to
principles Of League for Equality Of
Rights. Delegate fee S1.00.
InfOrmation-Address inquiries to
J. l. Neill, Sec, 900 7. St., N. W.
Washington, D. C., or VIM. NJ. Trotter,
81 Cornhill, Boston.
InyitatiOn-Coms, Colored America,
to Prepare for Safety and Liberty
Form Local Leagues, or affiliate your
present organization.
AetiOh-Make Sunday, Sept 21st,
SAFE Amarica SUNDAY and 0uarzsl
place held mss eleetInrs nnd sand
delegate % ~safs Anss3es Gown
ton.
Rev. y, ". MsoFs, psBB,l pes, y
4, TayloF, Ssgg hlssg so heyl y
,ss-sii, &, n. Wee PFeslalHtai Rev
n aasEss, n ~ ehalfhaft tsf
s Z, psi a VI Nbslefl n tisHsl
6gssalfsII n Wfiksfl y " w fisas
#feH
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Boston, Mass.-The slogan ITO
Make America Safe for Americans"
as the object of the 18th annual Meet
ing of the National Equal Rights Lea
que to be held in the Metroolitan A. n
E. Church, 18th St., between L and NJ
SITS, Washington, d. c., Setember %
rs, has met the hearty approval of the
race. Endorsements of this object for
the convention have been received at
the Office of the corresponding secre-
tary here from all quarters.
Hence the League has decided to
ask the entire race to hold stimuli
taneously all over the country, mass
meetings demanding a "Safe Ameri-
ca" on Sunday, Setember 2lst, and
asking the favor of Almighty God in
the struggle for our rights. 1t is sug-
gested these race meetings be called
by Equal Rights Committee of citi-
zens or of the church and, each meet
ing constitute itself a local league,
send delegates to the NATIONAL
CONVENTION FOR A SAFE AM
ERICA of the Equal Rights League on
Setember 23rd.
Such a Spontaneous nation wide
movement will certainly impress our
fellow Americans and the government
that we, as a race, are determined to
get equal rights. Let "On to Wash
ington for September 1925" be a ma
tional race cry and we shall win by a
united spirit. We certainly need to
be banded together for protection
now. Secretary ]. L. Neill, 900 T. St.,
N. W., will supply all desired infOr-
nation.
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TRANSFER NEGRO
POLICE BECAUSE
OF RACE FEELING

Further friction between white ard
colored policemen Of the Fiftieth st.
police station caused the transfer of
three colored patrolmen: William P.
Mccall, Charles R. Rowell, and Waldo
l. Baston.
A month ago the three patrolmen
faced charges Of disobedience to or
ders before the police trial board be-
cause they insisted on their "corsti-
tutional rights" too strongly. The
charges, signed by Acting Capt.
Michael Lee, specified that Mccall,
Rowell and Baston had insisted on
sleeping in beds in the dormitory pro-
vided for white policemen.
After the hearing the men were put
back to work, as they were needed
to help quell the race riots. The case
is still under Amusement. Subsequent
lly the board made an investigation
and found that the race feeling was
still strong in the station. The trans
fer order was the result. Mccall was
sent to the East Chicago station and
Rowell and Baston to West Chicago
avenue and Desplaines street, res
Ipeetively.
Nauau urill;au' 49, r1,~run~pur-s~'
|slIE - lhS naddIe - taa ellaf - -
|Iios, and i = hard - believe that he
De ~ fayos ~ dFaWing tbe seller flne ~
|ihe p0lles department.
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A CALL FOR ANNUAL MEETING
ISSUED BY REV. BYRON GUNNER
FOR SEPTEMBER BARD.

Hillburn, n. Y.
By the consent and authority Of the
president and the executive commit
tee, | hereby issue this call for the
Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Ma
tional Equal Rights League, to con-
vene in the city of Washington, D. c.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
of September %, "a and rs, 1919.
All branches of the National Equal
Rights League are entitled to repre-
sentation by as many delegates as
they may desire to send; all former
members of the League, or former
members of any branch thereof, and
all other organizations or race bodies,
religious, fraternal or civic adopting
the principles of the league may be-
come voting members Of the conven-
ton by offering proof to the creden-
tials committee, by means Of creden-
tials or otherwise, establishing this
fact and by payment of the registra-
ton fee of one dollar for each dele
gate.
1t is vitality important that Colored
Americans get together as speedily as
possible. 1t is equally important that
said getting together should be under
the direct auspices of the great Ma
tional Equal Rights League, the one
race organization that was foremost
in getting the cause of the oppressed
Colored American clearly presented to
the World Peace Conference. Let all
organizations become affiliated as
above provided.
William Monroe TrOtter.
The only unhampered ColOred Am
erican who went to France in the
interest of our oppressed people was
that matchless hero, VIM. Monroe
Trotter of Boston.
The account of Mr.. Trotter's "un-
der-sea-passage to France, and his
marvellous achievements while there
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COL. BEAUREGARD F. MOSELEY
WILL REMAIN AT THE OLD
IDLEWILD HOTEL, THIRTY
THIRD ST. AND WABASH AVE.

1t was announced in the last issue
of this paper and also in another col
umn of this issue; that Col. Beaure-
gard F. Moseley would in the near
future open up the Huntington Hotel,
at 37th st. and Langley Ave, over
looking Ellis Park; but the latest dope
is, that Mr.. Moseley bought the hotel
last week for $4,000 and sold it this
week for $4,000, making $4,000 on
the deal.
So as stated above he will continue
to conduct the old Idlewild Hotel at
Thirty-third st. and Wabash Ave.
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CHIPS

Mrs. Sadie Hart, 4841 Federal St.,
has for the past week been attending
the session Of the Grand Court of
H. of ]. Springfield, III.
Justice is not dead, but perfidy, per-
secutiOn and prescription is just do
ing double duty. Justice will awake,
and then there will be. some lively
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son and as a result, he will not be able
to have one thousand new policemen
to draw their pay each month OF of
the pockets of the taxpayers.
The eye opener Of the day was that
Col Franklin A. Denison ran three
hundred votes ahead of Hon. Walter
H. Wilson in the first senatorial dis
trict, and that Hon. Edward H. Morris
nosed out ahead of Rev. A. J. Carey
in the third senatorial district Of ILL
nois p.
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AN america SAFE" SUNDAY

RACE URGED TO HOLD
MEETING SIMULTANEOUSLY
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ON
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 81. FOR
PROTECTION OF OUR LAND.
EACH MEETING TO CHOOSE
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL
GATHERING FOR A SAFE AM
EMICA" SEPTEMBER 23TH-25.TH
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Fhs ylFslHia s6fietF Nll h6la ~
lgeSHlsF Hishfllf Resila6 a. aaee asslt
Hi Welhesaaf Efetlhf Sci lsiHhkt ~
Iafs iFfsa Il Be llibsElil
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COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON AND HON WALTER H. WILSON
NOMINATED DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN-
TON FROM THE FIRST SENATORIAL DISTRICT; HON Ed
WARD H. MORRIS AND REV. A. j. CAREY NOMINATED FOX
DELEGATES FROM THE THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF
ILLINOIS,
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scrambling, lodging things coming
home to rOOst.
James A. Quinn, who for nanv
years was one of the leading Demo
cratic politicians, nj the 21st wa-i. in
the god old days when Garter H.
Harrison was the head mayor Of Chi
cago, who is now connected with the
H. H. Hart, the Shirtmaker and Hab-
erdasher, 76 W. Randolph St, Ashland
block and knowing thousands Of peo-
pie. Mr.. Quinn is able to sell more
shirts and fancy neckties. than any
other individual on the street.
Mrs. Hester Barnett, 321O Federal
Street, has for many years been a
steadfast supporter of this paper. She
has the friendship and the fullest
confidence of many of the very best
white persons in this city and for
many years, she has never violated the
trust which they have reposed in her.
Mrs. S. E. Mcdonald, 1923 S. Ash
land Ave, Morgan Park, has a nice
little country place at that number.
She has lots of chickens, ducks,
squads and pigs and Mrs. Mcdonald
has promised to lay aside several
spring chickens and two or three doz-
en- nice fresh country eggs for the
editor.
A. R. Cooper, 21O S. Main St, Find
lay, Ohio, manufacturer of CoOper's
Electric High Arch Shoe, is meeting
with great success in that line Of
business. Several wealthy white
in Chicago have been ne
gogiating with his in an effort to in
duce him to open up an establishment
in the down town district in this city.
1t is a pleasure to state that Mr..
Cooper is a subscriber to this paper.
NJ. T. Bailey, 1888 State St., mana
ger Milton Mercantile Agency and
president Bailey Realty Co., has Just
from a trip through Indiana
and Kentucky. While in Indianapolis,
Mr.. Bailey attended the grand session
of the National Grand Council, A. U.
K. D. of A, as well as being highly
by his many friends IN
Attorney and Mrs. James I.
Philip, Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Carter,
Mrs. Sullivan and daughter.
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THE FLIVVER AND THE FLY

The automobile is a factor IN COM
munity health and sanitation.
True, it is noisy and at times belches
out fumes and Odors which are any
thing but pleasant or agreeable. But
properly handled the auto, from a
health standpoint, is q factor Of safe
". Why? "Flivvers" do not breed
flies. An alley fringed with row
Of garages, once private barns hous-
ing the reliable family horse, or the
more aristocratic carriage and pair,
is no longer breeding flies by count
less millions
The old familiar and omnipresent
manure box has practically vanished
from sight, even where barns and
stables still exist. And as each man
ure box was an ideal breeding place
for the dirty, dangerous house fly, the
most exclusive resident districts of
the city were by no means exempt
from these nasty little pests.
The horse is a noble animal and has
performed and is, still performing
~ wonderful service for man. But when
il comes 10 fly production, any old
family horse can be the direct means
Of producing more flies in thirty days
than all the automobiles in the State
Of Illinois could produce in hundred
years.
When Mr.. Jones auto bumps and
seriously Injuries foot passenger on
the street, both the owner and the
machine come in for a good hard cuss-
ing from everybody. But when the
same Mr.. Jones kept a pair Of horses
II what is now his garage and the
flies bred in the piles Of stable manure
which his horses produced, started
an epidemic Of typhoid fever in his To-
cality; or killed a few Of his neigh
bOr's babies with dysentery; no one
damned either Mr.. Jones or his dis
ease breeding flies. You see, the peo-
pie Of those days did not see the con-
nection between the alley manure pile
and the sick baby only a block away.
OF course, with the light we now
have, even with horses in as general
use as they were before Mr.. Ford
flooded the town with his FLYERS, pee
pie wouldn't stand for open manure
boxes. Still, We must hand it to the
auto as an agency that contributes to
community cleanliness; besides, as a
medium for rapid transportation for
private use, it has the good old family
horse faded into the dim and imper-
eeptible distance.
There is also another health side
70 the automobile-the big outdoor,
fresh air and sunshine side. But those
who have automobiles know al about
this And as nearly everybody has
an auto Of some kind or other. there
: no use Of discussing the matter
where there are 50 few people who
would be interested.
Moral: A gasoline tank in the hack
yard Is better than the open manure
box N the alley.
II the baby Is not thriving and
growing as Z should. see your doctor
OF 50 % the nearest Infant welfare
Staten for advice
There are several millions Of people
N this eoG1t-y who eouls never get |
10 Hsavsa- Il S. Peter demanded that |
theT sh0E q birth ee-tifcs,e IN order |
- gain aimisxi0a-
ErssIigszs medical irS5ecton of
,ehooI ehI4ren helps tie so-ealled |
haekwzrd eh7dr4" INTO ne forward |
iAsG- Good PAyzieal eoadiiOn means |
-ogrsas n nEtal training.
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Cook County Districts
DEMOCRATIC

DEMOCRATIC
Dis
trict-
Levy Mayer.
n. A. Mcpherson.
2-Francis A. Hurley.
Michael F. Sullivan.
3-M. D. Hartigan.
James A. German.
John E. Traeger.
George P. Latehford.
5-William J. Lindsay.
William P. Casey.
6-oseph E. Flanagan.
Joseph H. Stanger.
mo candidates.
9-Charles ]. Michal.
Robert E. Cauley.
Frank ]. Walsh.
Michael K. Sheridan.
l3-ohn J. Poulton.
Frank Foster.
15-S. E. Pincus.
Dennis A. Koran.
17-Thomas F. Frole.
Michael Iarussi
l9-Martin ]. 0'Brien.
Michael Rosenberg.
FLAMES F. Hardy.
John F. Higgins.
23-Thomas D. Garry.
Richard F. Shay.
IS Joseph Burke.
w. E. Nicols.
27-Ernest D. Potts.
Edward ]. Corcoran.
29-Edward Stenson.
Edmond L. Mulcahy.
3l-Donald L. Morrill,.
William c. Burns.
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coming January and the following
Democratic and Republican delegates
were nominated in this city and
throughout Cook county:
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Vol. XIV. September o., 1913 40. B!
Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug.
10. 1902, at the Post Office at Chi
cagO, Ill, Under Act Of March 3, 1879
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REPUBLICAN

REPUBLICAN
Dis
trict.
Walter H. Wilson.
Franklin A. Denison.
2-ohn J. German.
Frederick W. Bruder.
3-Edward H. Morris.
Archibald J. Carey.
NO candidates.
5-Morton D. Hull.
Abel Davis.
George A. Dupuy.
Rufus c. Dawes.
7-Frederic r. De Young.
Amos C. Miller.
9-David E. Shanahan.
Frank Trefl.
l1-William H. Cruden.
P. G. Baldwin.
I3-Douglas Sutherland.
Oscar Wolff.
AO-L1AhCob hAAiAG-
Otto F. Ring.
17-Charles Hoehler.
Anthony Pintozzi, Jr.
19-Harry A. Siegel.
William E. Burns.
2I-George F. Lehman.
Charles S. Cutting.
% William Ganschow.
Charles Woodward.
25-Willard NJ. McEwen.
NJ. A. Michaelson.
27-Frank Wengierski.
Joseph Parker.
29-Alexander H. Revell.
Charles H. Hamili.
31-Eugene H. Dupee.
William H. Beckman.
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Wednesday, the state wide prim-
aries were held to nominate delegates
for the Constitutional Convention,
which convenes at Springfield this
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EEssTigezs nedie4l Inspection of
seAooI eh1drsa helps tie sO-eaIled
-hsekwzrd eh1ar4" INTO ne forward
eiAsA Good PAyzieal eoadiiOa means
E1e-ss n neztal training.
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II the baby Is not thriving and
growing ss L should. see your doctor
OF 50 - the nearest Iutau, welfare
Staten for advice
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There are several millions Of people
n this e01atry Who eouls never get
% Hssvsa- Il s. Peter demanded that
they shOE = birth eegtIiczte in order
. Eaia 80
The Bourbon news., 1919-04-15
LEXINGTON RACES.

Ihe racing season in Kentucky for
1919 will be inaugurated at Lexing-
ton, Thursday, April "a, and during
the thirteen days of the meeting at
the historic Kentucky Association
track, now the property of the re-
Gently organized Kentucky Jockey
Club, ninety-one races will be decid-
ed. Of these ninety-one races, six
are stakes and number high-class
overnight handicaps. One of the
stakes, the Blue Grass, is for three
year-Olds at one mile and an eighth,
and is in the nature of a preliminary
to the Kentucky Derby. 1t will be
run on Saturday, May 8, the week be-
fore the Kentucky Derby, and to it
the two great stars-Eternal and
Billy-are eligible. 1t will afford the
opportunity for the first meeting of
these rivals as three year olds. Then
there is the Camden Handicap, al
ways a highly interesting race; the
Ashland Oaks, for three year old fl
lies and the Idle Hour Stakes for two
year old colts and geldings. The
horses that will contest at LeXing-
ton this year are among the best in
the land and the racing in prospect
is of higher order than heretofore,
for under the new ownership, which
is now entirely Kentuckian, the purs-
es are to be larger than ever before
In word it is to be the greatest rae
ing year.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

The Sunday schools of the city and
county should bestir themselves from
now on planning to make the coming
Go-to-Sunday-School-Day the best
Paris and Bourbon county has ever
seen. This will probably be the first
time any attempt has been made at
reporting the attendance of the
county Sunday schools.
How are we to know if the Sun
day schools are alive and doing we'll
if they do not report? Many county
schools organize the first Of April for
the summer months. All should be
in good running order by now.
After all is said the best and most
successful way to get out a big at
tendance is by going after the folks
with. an urgent personal Invitation.
Get them there with an automobile
if they cannot come otherwise. And
after you have gotten them there
plan to make your school SO attrac-
tive, interesting and helpful that
they will want to continue. When
the schools have done this they will
have fulfilled the spirit of the Co
to-Sunday-School movement.
And don't forget to telephone or
mail to THE NEWS every Monday
morning the total attendance at
your Sunday school on Sunday. We
want this news for the benefit of the
public, or we would not insist upon
having it.
The Bourbon news., 1919-04-15
TABLET TO MEMORY OF CON-
FEDERATE PRIEST-POET.

The unveiling of the tablet in
memory Of Father. Abram ]. Ryan,
peet-priest of the Confederacy, which
was to have taken place at the con-
vention Of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy held last week in
Louisville, was postponed until May
because Of the failure to receive the
tablet in time to have it mounted in
st. Boniface church, where the tab
let will be placed. The tablet is now
on exhibition on the messanine floor
OF the Seelbach Hotel. 1t is made of
solid bronze, three feet square and
bears the head Of Father Ryan and
the inscription, Father Abram ].
Ryan, Poet-Priest of the Confederacy,
March, 1886"
Probably there is no name in the
South whose memory is dearer to the
hearts of those who fought for the
Confederacy than that of Father
Ryan, whose ministration as chap