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The Washington times., 1921-11-01

Visiting in Washington to learn
how Washington physicians work
the game Of keeping their patients
in need of prescriptions. This
famous doctor halls from Roanoke,
Va, says NJ. SPALDING, and has
little chance to collect for pre-
scriptions because of the large
amount OF moonshine corn liquor
sfloat in that region. If he can
encourage the manufacture OF Gel.
lar hootch there he may take in
some coin. One of his missions
Is to visit few OF our Congress
mems cellars that he may proper
ly advise his patients on how to
keep the cellar stocked.
The Washington times., 1921-11-01
METHUSELAHS BIG MISTAKE

1t is quite evident that Methu-
selah made an awful mistake. Our
old friend, JOSEPH S. Mccoy,
Government actuary and wizard
of figures, discovers that if the
Bibles oldest man had put 81 out
at 6 per cent compounded annual
ly, when he was 2l years of age
he would have been worth S977,-
157,900,000, ,000,O00,OOO,OO when
he died.
This is a mighty good ad. for
our banking institutions. They
pay around 3 per cent on savings,
compounded annually, and even
that would have made Methuselah
the richest man in the history OF
the world.
We can't help blaming Methu-
sclah for not having done it, too.
II. c. l.. were unknown in "them
days" Methuselah's wives dress
cd in fig leaves, which cost him
nothing, and there were absolutely
no millinery bills. His breakfast
foods were not manufactured by
trusts; he didn't buy meats from
the Beef trust or flour from Min
neapolis millers.
But the point is that lots of US
are doing as did Methuselah. We
are not saving anything and when
we reach our allotted years ouc
relatives may have to put up the
money to bury us. It's not a bad
idea to stick away all you can in
a savings bank and let it draw
good interest.
The pOmpOus Scottish laird met q
farmer one morning and observed
"Well, Sandy, you're getting very
bent. Why don't you stand up
straight like me?"
"Eb, mon," replied Sandy, "d'ye
see yon corn field?"
~ do" said the laird.
"Ah, WELL" said Sandy. "ye'lI
notice that the full heids hang doom
an that the empty ones stand up"
ROCKVILLE NUT.
The Washington times., 1921-11-01
HARPERS FERRY.
SUGGESTING A NAME.

It's very hard TO find one word
Expressing all we've seen and heard.
I've scratched the gray hairs off m,
bean"
To find "A name for Heard and Seen
The ones who send in puns are punsters
The ones who write for fun are funsters
The critics OF girls clothes are dudster,
While those who feed the goat are
cudsters.
Though some are shy we're not all
"shysters.'
The name that fits us all Is
PRICESTERS.
Bill Price should get that loving cup"
From 1t no other lips should sup.
SAM SIMPLE.
The Washington times., 1921-11-01
SURPRISE FOR TEACHER.

The teacher was discouraged
over a Ounce OF boy in the class.
To see what the boy would do, she
said:
Here's twopence; go and ask
DR. - to give you twopence
worth of brains
With a dull look the boy said
to the teacher:
shall I tell the doctor they are
for you?"
Jay GEE.
The Washington times., 1921-11-01
BILLBOARD SIGNS.

Nanny, the o. G.'s wife-What's
good "sign" that something punk
has come i'm for the column?
Office Goat-When you see "Bill
bored"
HARpERS FERRY
The Washington times., 1921-11-01

Look for money, and you can
SOMETIMES find il. Look for
fun, and you can nearly AL
WAYS find Ii. Look for trouble.
and-IT'S A CINCH.
G. j. MENASCO.
The Washington times., 1921-11-01

(The cup donated by the Ar
cade, and to be voted to the most
popular contrib at the big dance
Thursday night, can not, under
the rules, go to the editor. 1t is
for one of the fine bunch of men
and women who really make the
column.)
The Washington times., 1921-11-01

There was a young lady named
SHINES,
Who went to the beach for her
swiDis.
While she didn't get these
She showed us her knees
And sometimes more OF her limbs.
BOHUNKUS.
The Washington times., 1921-11-01

+. "SOMETHING OR OTHER"
Some BARRIERS have 20 scrape
pretty hard for a living.
Fiction.-The baggage man took
the trunk carefully off the truck and
tonderiy placed IL In the baggage
car.
LIES little jokes.-ThOse who
pause long enough between drinks
10 tell you how debauched the other
fellow Is.
Something you will never hear
"Yes Mrs. Blanks baby won the
prize because her baby was better
looking than mine. The judges were
absolutely fair and impartial"
The world seems fairly safe for
b taxxocracy.
Sweet are the uses Of prosperity.
Fiction.-'I enjoy an ice cold
plunge every morning."
No one will object 10 a coaled
winter.
TODAY'S SERMOSETTE.-If a
man approaches you and bOasteth
loudly of his patriotism and virtues,
lock your Liberty bonds up and
throw the key I'm the lake.
PAUL WHITE.
Just one of the crafty addressed
letters delivered to the editor TO-
Gently:
The Washington times., 1921-11-01

Just one of the crafty addressed
letters delivered to the editor ro-
Gently:
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
ALPHA PHI ALPHA
Will MEET IN CITY
OF baltimore
(Hy The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Fress)
Washington, D. c., Jan. 2O-The
Alpha Phi Alpa fraternity with %
Undergraduate chapters located at the
leading colleges and universities
throughout the United States, new
undergraduate chapter just set apart
at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio,
and seven graduate chapters located
in the principal cities of the United
States, including New York, Detroit,
ST.. Louis, Kansas City, Louisville,
Norfolk and Baltimore, at its 18th an
nual convention held in Kansas City,
December 9th to S1st, 1920, gave ap-
proval to the application for the estab-
lishment of three additional chapters
of the fraternity, one of which is to
be located at the University of Cali
fornia The Kansas City convention
also gave. it's approval to the con-
tinuance of the go to High School,
Go to College" movement which was
luduS vi dlSu anu SOi well COuuuClCu NY
the fraternity during the spring of
1920.
The Alpha Phi Alpha is the pioneer.
college fraternity among Negroes,
having been organized at Cornell uni
versity in 1906, and it is interesting to
note the development of fraternity life
among Negro college students, thero
now being some seven or eight ma
tional Negro college fraternities and
three or more national Negro college
sororities.
The 1921 meeting of the Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternity will be held in Balti-
more, Md, December 9th to 31st,
1921. The headquarters of the ma
tional secretary, Norman L. McGhee,
is at Howard university, Washington,
D. C.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
PHOENIX TRIBUNE

Ladies and Gents in the Southwest,
A few words to say to you;
But instead Of great long address,
I'll write only line or two.
II you are of US and we are OF you,
And want to be in harmony and tune,
There's only one. thing for us to do
That's to buy The Phoenix Tribune.
A great paper, I'll say,
And you1l say so, too,
So don't wait any longer, get it today,
Take it home and read it through.
Five cents copy isn't so bad,
If you care to know the news.
For it's the best thing you've ever
had
To prevent your singing the blues.
Three months at time you can sub
scribe;
Six months, or per annum, We pre-
sumo;
For it matters not where you reside,
You'll be sent the Phoenix Tribune.
So wake up people, don't be asleep,
But always be anxious to read.
For this is VOW we all should keep,
Regardless to color or creed
Why, certainly, reading is the thing
to do,
If done by the light of the moon;
For if history and science don't ap-
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Subscribe for the Phoenix Tribune.
By Theo. R. Drake, $40 South Third
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
INHUMAN FATHER
IS KILLED BY HIS
LITTLE DAUGHTER
(Ry The Associated Negro press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Greensboro, N. c., Jan. 20.-A homi-
eide took place at Merry Oaks when
Dennis Stewart was shot and instant
ly killed by his 17-year-old girl, Alta.
The coroner was summoned and an
inquest was held. 1t developed at the
inquest that Dennis was the most
brutal father in the country. The
trouble started when he beat the girl
with stick of wood over some trivial
matter and she left home, returning
clothing that night and with big
hickory whip whipped her unmerci-
fully for about an hour, according to
the testimony of the girl and broth
er, and about noon the next day he
gave her another beating and swore
he was going to kill her and the rest
of the children before night, at the
same time showing them his pistol
with which he said he would kill
tllcHl ADOul U ClOCh lie SIdTL6u III
again and the son, Phil, went to the
rescue of the girl and he made for
him and ran him out of the house.
Just >as he reached the porch, Alta
seized gun which stood behind the
door and shot him through window,
the load striking him squarely IN the
back. He crawled a few feet to the
door and died. The verdict of the
coroners jury was that he came to his
death from gunshot wounds from a
gun in the hands of Alta Stewart in
defense of her own life Stewart had
run off his two older sons by his cruel
treatment and it was stated by his
neighbors and children that his wife's
death was caused by his mean treat
ment to her. The girl that did the
killing was in a pitiable plight, body,
head and limbs SCARED and swollen
ana she couldn't walk without assist
ance.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
N. A. A. c. P. Will
FORCE HAND OF KLU
KLUX KLANNERS
(By The Associated Negro Press)

New York, Jan. 20.-In statement
James Weldon Johnson, secretary of
the N. A. A. C. P, says:
''The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People will
force the Ku Klux Klan into the light.
The Imperial wizard of the Klan is
on the defensive. He will soon be on
the run.
Evidence of the activities of the
Klan was placed before the house
committee on the census when repre-
sentatives of the Advancement asso-
citation testified there.
AT the meeting in New York on
January 8, when the Ku Klux Klan
was discussed, Colored people CON
tributed $1,5OO.OO to the Associations s
fight.
"Colored people throughout the
United States are urged to obtain all
Klux Klan and its activities. Such in
formation, if sent to the Advancement
association at 70 Fifth avenue, New
York, will be transmitted to the fed
eral department of justice and laid
before the United States congress"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
CARRIERS REFUSAL
TO remove HIS HAT
CAUSES Big fight

Augusta, Ga, Jan. 20.-Harry Ogles-
by, of Atlanta; John ]. Goldwire, of
Griffin; Wilmer Singleton, of Keys
vile; JAS Beck, of Savannah; How
ard Lindley, of Atlanta; Edward Sim
mons, of Savannah; Allen Paden, of
Adams Run; Hiram Miller, of Savan-
nah, and Palmer Morrison, of Atlanta,
all Negroes, were held by United
States Commissioner Charles ]. Skin
ner, Jr.. in $1,000 bonds, each, to
answer to federal charges of assault
and battery upon the person of a
United States mail carrier"
All of the accused are students of
the Payne Institute 1t was stated
before the commissioner that because
he refused to remove his hat while in
Payne Institute, William E. Wilhelm,
an eighteen-year-old white boy, and
special delivery messenger for the
Augusta postoffice, was assaulted by
eleven pupils of the school, ranging
in age from sixteen to nineteen years.
1t is said Wilhelm was struck in the
face and his hat knocked off and that
the letters he was carrying were scat
tered about the floor.
The details of the alleged assault
are as follows: Upon his first round
to deliver a letter to an address at
the Institute, the white boy entered
the hall and delivered the letter. AS
he was about to make his exit, a
student approached Wilhelm and said:
Take your hat off, boy" Wilhelm
did not remove his hat. Others went
to the aid of their fellow student and
began battering the carrier, whose let
ters dropped to the floor. 4 woman
is said to have picked them up.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
Value OF ALIFE
PLACED At $1,000
BY ALABAMA JURY
(By The Associated Negro press)

(5y The Associated Negro Press)
Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 2o-$1 900 90
for life lost by criminal negligence
was practically the verdict by the fed
eral jury in the recent case of ]. B.
Carter against the Central of Georgia
railway.
The plaintiff had asked for S25, 900
damages, as compensation for the
death of Taylor, who was killed June
II, 1917
The jury by its verdict sustained
the contention of the plaintiff that an
engineer who is looking along the
track from an engine must of neces-
sity see any object the size of man
on the track. and that his testimony
that he did not see such an object is
open to controversy.
Another plea sustained by the YER
dict was that though railroad en-
Rloyes are not bound to keep look
out along the track for tresspassers.
yet II trespasser is discovered and
no warning IS given or attempt made
TO stop the train, the railroad is re-
aponsible.
Simon Taylor was employed by the
railroad for splitting cross.ties, for
fuel at pumphouse near Goodwater.
The plaintiff alleged that in order to
carry ties across the railroad track
and thus discharge his duty, he was
consequently not trespasser at the
time it was alleged that he was killed.
1t was further alleged that he was
struck without warning, after being
discovered on the track, and that even
admitting that he was a trespasser
the plaintiff was entitled 10 damages.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
jim CROW POSTS
AUTHORIZED FOR
COLORED VETERANS
(sy The Associated Negro Press,

Wy Tic ASSOCldLcd negro FTeSSJ
Worcester, Mass, Jan. 20-The or
ganization of separate posts for Col
ored men was authorized at the first
meeting of the council of administra-
tion of the Massachusetts department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Efforts
will be made to encourage all Col
ored men who saw foreign service in
Uncle Sans armed forces, establish
such posts.
In authorizing the organization of
Colored veterans posts, the council
acted in accordance with the regula-
tions of the national department,
which refused to allow Colored men
to join white posts, and vice versa.
Council members will make cam
paigns in their own sections to in
terest men in the plan. In Worcester
this work will be done by John Trump,
representative of Worcester veterans
on the council.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
REPEAL JIM CROW
LAWS ADVOCATED
BY SOUTHERNERS
(sy The Associated Negro Press)

? (5y The Associated Negro Press)
Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 20-That the
committee on interracial relation
ships. of which prominent state
and city officials, 1acges, ministers
of both races, philanthropists and
social workers, has been asked to
consider the question of repeating
the Jim Crow laws Of Georgia, is
reported here on reliable authority.
The repeal OF these laws would
allow both races to ride together
without separation on railroad trains,
street cars, elevators and other public
conveyances. Would do away with
the Colored people coaches, on rail.
road trains, the Colored section on
street cars. and elevators for Color
ed people in office buildings.
What action the committee took
on the subject, if any, is a matter
OF speculation. There Is one report
that some of the highest officials
on the committee were in favor of
the repeal Of the Jim Grow.
The committee was formed for
the purpose OF eliminating friction
between races. Its object is to
consider complaints as they arise,
recognize them if the people are in
the right, and endeavor to remove
quietly and without publicity, the
source OF the complaint
One OF the forms of race equality
Vpon which leaders of the race are
strongly insisting, il is understood, is
the discrimination" against members
OF the race on railroads, street cars,
office buildings, elevators, and in
hotels, restaurants and theatres.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
PROMINENT SEAT IS
ASSIGNED MISSOURI
negro LEGISLATOR
(ey The Associated Negro Press)

(5y The Associated Negro Press)
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 20-Walter
NJ. Moore of St. Louis, the first Negro
in the history of Missouri to be
elected a member of the lower house
of the legislature, has been assigned
prominent seat in the hall of the
House of Representatives by Com
missioner of the Permanent Seat Of
Government Judge Louis Ratliff.
The seat assigned to the st. Louis
representative for the session is No.
rs and in the first row on the main
aisle and directly facing the speaker
1t is position in the house that is
always much sought after, particular
ly by old members who expect to take
an active part in legislation and may
frequently desire recognition of the
speaker.
Representative Moores desk was
buried in flowers when he was in
augurated.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
CRIMINAL THINKS
PROVIDENCE WON'T
PERMIT HANGING
(By The Associated Negro Press)

Wy ING HSSOCidteu Ne9To FreSS)
Chicago, Jan. 2O.-"They can't hang
me, God won't let EN-" said Grover
Cleveland Redding. foremost figure in
the "Abyssinian riot" her last June.
Redding had been found guilty and
sentenced to hang together with Oscar
McGavitt, his chief lieutenant, for par
ticipation in the street >brawl in the
heart of the Colored section, at which
Robert L. Rose, sailor, and Joseph
Hart, a cigar clerk, both white, had
been killed, and Patrolman Joseph
Owens, colored, severely wounded.
The other five defendants were
found not guilty. They are: Harry
Lee, Edward Rush, James Briggs, Den
mis- Brown and Allen White.
The riot occurred during a parade
led by Redding and Jonah, and or
ganized for the. purpose of recruiting
Negroes to the Back to Abyssinia"
movement, of which Redding was the
head and self-acclaimed prophet of
God
Exercises followed the parade and
Redding burned an American flag at
the corner of Indiana avenue and
Thirty-fifth street Rose, who was in
uniform, interfered and was shot
Mob hysteria followed, in which Hart
o1cn claim
Throughout his trial Redding
feigned insanity and it was necessary
to tie him down on several occasions
when he tried to fight with court at
taches.
Redding's insanity plea was shat
tered Wednesday when DR.. William
TO- Krohn, state alienist, testified Red
ding had admitted the deception to
him as his only chance to escape the
rope.
Many people have expressed the
opinion that Redding is really insane.
His actions and speech are very err
ratio. Redding handed Colored re-
porter the card of one of the assistant
states attorneys and told him that
the states attorney was his lawyer.
One of the defendants asked the same
reporter. ito go and see my boss and
have him come get me out" They
seemed to have no comprehension of
the extent of the charge against them.
They are simply people of low in
telligence and it is said that white
agitator known the country over as
Jonah who was their leader and
who was arrested at the time of the
riot, in which he was one of the chief
paraders, but who was later released,
fired them with the folish zeal which
led to the trouble. Jonah is said to
be still organizing Abyssinian move
ments throughout che country.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
CHICAGO BAPTISTS
PURCHASE $4,000
Church BUILDING
10y The Associated Negro Press)

icy The Associated Negro Press)
Chicago, JAN 20.-From a residence
prayer meeting organization to an in
corporated religious body, worship
ping in an edihce valued at $3.50, 100000
may sound like fiction, but it is the
actual story of Pilgrim Baptist church,
Chicago.
The congregation has recently pur-
chased the magnificent Jewish
Temple, Indiana avenue and East
Thirty-third street, for cash con-
sideration of $75,O00.0O, and the open
ing week has just closed. DR.. S. E. J.
Watson. who became pastor of the
church only last May is responsible
for the success. A number of the
leading officers of the church, includ-
ing DR.. E. C. Morris, of Little Rock,
president of the National Baptist CON
vention; DR.. Jordon, secretary of the
foreign missionary board, and Mrs.
Layton. of the women's division of
Philadelphia; together with the lead
ing white Baptist officials of Chicago,
ministers of various denominations,
business men and the public generally
assisted in the opening.
The building is modern in every
particular, has an unexcelled location,
and is another strong bit of evidence
of what the migration is doing in the
North
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
BLACK BILLY SUNDAY
WILL Write A BOOK
FOR negro BAPTISTS
(By. The Associated Negro Press)

10Y UG HSoOSidbCQ tNCSTO
Austin, Texas, Jan. 20.-To make
an accurate Negro Baptist Year
Book, giving record of what the
Three Million Negro Baptists in
the more than $4,000 Baptist Church
es and Sunday Schools are doing
is the stupendous task that has
been coming to DR.. ]. Gordon McPher-
son, better known throughout the
country as the BLACK Billy Sunday"
formerly field Evangelist of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention, one of
the most versatile and interesting
Negro writer's of the day. At the
annual session the National Conven-
ton recently held at Columbus, Ohio.
DR.. Mcpherson, was placed in charge
of the Department of Publicity as
Director, and for sometime he has
been buisuy engaged in gathering
statistics, and other useful, data, sur
veys and general denominational in
formation both National, and from
the various states. One of the
special features of the Year Book
will be the Mipisters Official Direc-
tory, giving the name and correct
postoffice address of thousands of
Ministers; directory of the National
and state conventions officials, in
cluding foreign missionaries, thus
making the book compendium of
useful information.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
COLORED EMPLOYEES
HOLD DINNER DANCE
AT HOTEL STATLER
(Hy The Associated Negro Press)


st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 20.-About 500
Negroes attended a dinner-danee in
the ballroom of Hotel Statler, given
by the hotel management to its Negro
employees. In addition to the en-
ployes. lawyers, physicians and busi-
ness men were invited.
The grand march was led by Lee
Johnson, lobby porter, who was also
chairman Of the committee on ar
rangements. A footman in red velvet
and gold braid greeted the guests as
they entered the ballroom through
the employees entrance. The hotel
management deemed the dinner-dance
such success that it is planning to
make it an annual event.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
FRENCH DEPUTIES
SAY WILSON WAS
INCONSISTENT
(By The Associated Negro Press)

10Y nc ASSOSidtCQ iNCSTO TTCSSJ
Paris, Jan. 20.-In the chamber of
deputies during a debate on Algiers,
Deputy Andre Berthon said he re-
gretted that the nations had not raj
lied to the doctrines of President
Wilson.
'He ought to have commenced by
regulating the question of the blacks
in the United States" interjected
Deputy Molinie. There is no such
question among us"
There also is in America a certain
Imperialism" NJ Berthon replied. 81
was panied during the war at seeing
American officers refuse to salute
black officers who were fighting in
the same cause for civilization and
justice"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
Worlds Record Is
Established By A
Colored Bricklayer
(By The Associated Negro Press

Elberton, Ca, Jan. .20-What is be-
lieved to be a new worlds record was
hung up here by Jim Meriwether, Col
ored, who laid 10000 brick by actual
count in two hours. That was rec
ord of 100 bricks per minute for the
entire two hours. 1t required twelve
able-bodied men to wait upon him.
He is laying the vitrified brick on one
Of the main thoroughfares of Elber-
ton.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
ALL RACES should
NOT BE REPRESENT
IN CABINET, AYERS
(Ry The Assoeiated Nearo Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Chicago, Jan. 20.-Charles Nagal of
st. Louis, former secretary of com
merce, whom the German-American
conference named as one fit to repre-
sent the German-Americans in the
cabinet, said in addressing the Ma
tional Conference of State Manufac-
turers' association: WED need forty
or more men in the cabinet to repre-
sent all the races in our country, and
there would be hot time when they
got together. Racial groups should
not be represented in the cabinet"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-01-22
LOUISVILLE SCHOOL
SUES FOR S3O,OOO;
AWARDED $4,000
BY The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Louisville, KY; Jan. 20.-Louisville
State University, Colored institu.
ton, received $1O,000OO from the
estate of DR.. J. s. Anderson, Indian
DOCTOR" who died at Somerset last
year. The amount was awarded the
university by decision of the Pulaski
County Circuit court The university
had sued the estate for $30,O00.00.
which he had promised to donate to
the institution and had died without
fulfilling the promise.