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Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
RACE LOSES STAUNCH
FRIEND In Death OF
DIR. ]. B. GAMBRELL

By The Associated Negro Press)
Little Rock, Ark, July I'm the
death of DR.. ]. B. Gambrell, Baptist
denomination has lost one of its most
conspicuous figures, and the South
one other most valuable citizens. DIR.
Gamble was one great southern white
man who arose above race prejudice
and had so much OF the religion of
the Lord Jesus Christ in him, that he
considered all men as his brthren He
was true friend to the Negro race,
and during the time that he served as
president of the Southern Baptist
Convention, did all in his power to
have that great organization to take
hold of the hand of their weaker
brother and help him on his feet.
Speaking on the race question sever
al years ago, before the Mississippi
legislature, he was quoted as saying
Il would not strike man, under me,
if l should kick man, would select
a governor, and not a man who could
not help himself"
He was a great preacher, and teach
er, and took pride in saying that he
learned to preach by preaching to a
Negro congregation, in fact, he said
that one of his first pastorates was a
Negro church. The colored Baptists
of this country share with their white
brethren in theri grref that they feel
in the loss of that great man, for he
truly was a Prince in Israel.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
COLORED MASONS OF CHI
TURN OUT 5000 STRONG
IN ST. JOHNS DAY PARADE

(By the Associated Negro Press)
Chicago H., July Fully six
thousand master masons representing
every branch of the fraternity in Chi
cago, where in the line of march Sun
day, June 26th, when the lodges of
Free and Accepted Masons on the
south side of Chicago, held their st.
Johns Day celebration
Nearly five thousand members of
the blue lodge were in line. The
Grand Master, Thos. H. Samuels with
provisional Grand Lodge was in full
charge. The acting members of his
staff were J. E. Bish. D. c. NJ; ]. Dod-
son, S. W; R. J. Madison, S. B: NJ
Coyington S. S.; Chas. Willis S. S;
Phil Williams, G. P; L. Wigley, G. S.
B; S. Mathews, marshal and Sus
Nrantly, G. Tyler
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
LIBERTY LIFE NOW
READY FOR BUSINESS
WITH AMPLE CAPITAL
(By The Associated Nevro Press)

(By The Associated Nevro Press
Chicago. July Liberty Life In
surance company has gone over. Chi.
cagoans are proud of its achievement.
On June Both it deposited with the
State Insurance Commission, $780,
100000. the states requirement for an
old line insurance company.
THE liberty Life is the second old
line insurance company which the
race has developed successfully dur
ing the current year. 1t maintains pa
latial offices in the Roosevelt Bank
building. President Gillespie an
nounced that operations would begin
in three states Immediately. He stated
the awakening of our group to pres
ent day commercial opportunities is
evidenced by the splendid support
given the Liberty Life during even
these times of financial stress. $780,
100000 is a lot of money" quoth he,
'but Liberty Life has succeeded and
will now stand as monument TO the
Negro's belief in his own business
ability"
President Gillespie has supported
himself with an intelligent. capable
group Of young men and a bright fu-
ture is predicted for Liberty Life.
Among the officers are:
Frank L. Gillespie, president; W. H.
Lee, R. L. Brady, B. L. Williams, Jno
L. Slaughter and David Manson, vice
presidents; Geo. w. Holt, treasurer;
w Ellis Stewart, secretary; James H.
Jones, assistant secretary; B. II. Car
ry, director of agency; Earl Dicker-
son, general consul.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
SHREWD White MAN
FLEECED CHICAGO
BLACKS OF $4,000. 600
lBy The Assoeiated Negro presal


tBy The Associated Negro Press)
Chicago, ILL.,. July The cooper
ative Society of America and Harri,
son Parker, its chief promoter are in
trouble again Litigation has been
started that seeks to Dust Parker from
his place as supreme dictator of the
organizations destiny and to throw
the concern into the hands of re-
ceiver.
According to the charges in the
bill presented in the petition $4,000
investors have sunk over $4,000, 900
in the project and that Parker is
making frenzied efforts to sell 50 OOO,.
600 worth of certificates which, the
petition states, will probably be di-
verted to the advancement of his
private ventures to the extreme det-
riment of the Cooperative Society's
interests.
Colored people are credited with
having invested more than $4,000, 900
in the Cooperative Society with a
strong likelihood It is asserted by the
petitioners, that they will lose every
penny of this large sum of money
before the end of Parker's rope is
reached. The petitioners further
charge that the 120 stores of the
company in the city of Chicago are
being operated at monthly loss of
$4,000.
This is another instance" said a
prominent colored business man who
does not care to be quoted, "of col
ored people putting their unbridled
confidence, into the offerings of the
white men. This man Parker has
succeeded in parting 900 or 5000
colored people from money they are
not likely to ever see again. They
have done this at the expense of
strong, legitimate business organiza-
tions like the Binga State Bank, Lib
erty Life Insurance Company and the
Nile Queen Corporation. I hope their
experience with this man parker will
cure them of this habit"
The petitioners, mostly whites, de-
clare that they will leave no stones
unturned in their effort to make Par
ker. disgorge what they call his "ill
gotten gains"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
KANSAS CRYING
FOR HARVEST HANDS

Kansas City Mo-, July 7.-Mobiliz-
alton of the labor army which moves
northward from Texas to Dakota ev-
cry year, cutting the wheat as it rip
ems, is beginning here. Through the
free employment agency maintained
by the Federal Department of Agri.
culture, working in cooperation with
the state free employment bureaus,
thousands of men are sent every year
to the localities where they are need
ed most and warned away from the
places yhere there is abundant labor.
The demand began in earnest
about June Is and to date, supply and
demand have been about normal here
and have offset each other fairly
well.
From Forth Worth, Texas and Lit.
tie Rock, Arkansas, where the Fed
eral employment bureau maintains
temporary field offices" have come
reports of about 1000 surplus men,
These men are now being directed to
Oklahoma where the wheat harvest
is underway. Hutchinson, Kansas
has asked for eight hundred men and
Wichita wants. about 1900.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
BLACK man WILL BE
RECORDER DEEDS
SAY. LATE REPORTS
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Washington, July 7.-Eenry Liz
coin Johnson, of Atlanta, Ga, has
reen nominated for Recorder of
Deeds for the District Of Columbia.
President Harding in sending the
name of Mr.. Johnson to the senate
created a distinct surprise in political
circles and none were more surprised
than Col. Johnson himself. He has
let it be distinctly understood that he
was not a candidate for office and
that under no circumstances would he
resign as a member of the Republican
National Committee To the A. N. p.
representative, Col. Johnson said: I
Knew nothing of this and am not yet
sure / will accept. I must first talk
the matter over with my loved ones
here in my family My desire is to be
of the greatest service to my people
and l will yield nothing in principle
for public possession" group of
southern Democratic senator's have
announced that they will oppose the
confirmation but it lis certain their op-
position will not prevail Washington
and the country are watchfully wait
ing for action upon the Registrar of
Treasury. Some wise. politically,
profess to feel that the insurgent
movement threatened by 100 Repub-
lican congressman and led by Rep.
Ansorage may cause a revival of in
terest by the powers that be.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
A. F. OF |. Agrees TO
ADMIT NEGROES ON
Equal TERMS
lRy The AasoeIated Negro Pressl

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Denver, Colo, July Z. Especial Cor
respondence.) Upon reading the ex-
ecutive councils report presented the
first day of the American Federation
of Labor convention one felt it to be
a great pity that so important con
vention should take place without
submission to it of a unified program
OF some sort for the advancement of
the labor movement
The text of 13O resolutions submit
ted by delegates was made public in
the printed proceedings of the second
day-after which no resolutions are
introduced under the rules without
unanimous consent The same feel
ing Of helplessness followed a perusal
Of them. There were bright spots
here and there, but no programmed
even the materials cut of which to
make a program. Some criticize the
leaders of the A. F. of L., and charge
them with hot leading, but here is
one spot where every delegate has
the opportunity TO at least present his
ideas for the advancement of the
movement.
Not only that, but the labor move
inent is confronted with the gravest
nricfe ~ Sc b;-tor,, Tbo-o -. hoo-
plenty of congratulation at the con-
vention on the splendid manner in
which the movement has come through
the crisis thus far, but nothing re-
sembling a comprehensive plan of
campaign for that part Of the panic
period that is to eome-probably the
most severe part Of it. The nearest
thing 20 a program presented to the
convention was a series of resolutions
submitted by the electrical workers
delegation and a dozen other dele
gates, including ]. W. Kline of the
blacksmiths, Martin Ryan of the
Railway Carmen, Joseph W. Morton
of the stationary firemen and James
]. Forester of the Railway Clerks.
One man prevented the convention
from considering a resolution con-
deming the Ku Klux Klan, although
the delegates seemed overwhelmingly
in sympathy with the denunciation of
the organization He was William
L. Hutcheson, International president
of the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America.
A bleak feature of the resolutions
was the presence of four or five pleas
from colored workers in various lines
for admittance to the unions The
A. F. of L. is on record for racial
equality and urging all the interna-
tional unions affiliated with the A. F.
of L. that excludes Negroes from
membership and the federation has
no power to interfere with the auton-
omy of the internationals. Samuel
P. Gompers was elected president.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
ATTY ROBT. L. FORTUNE
WINS HIS FIRST CASE
IN LOCAL COURTS

Attorney Robt. L. Fortune of Okla
homa, who came to Phoenix several
months ago and opened law offices
in the Irvine building. 35 East Wash
ington street, had his first criminal
case last week in the Justice Court.
His client, John Farrell, was charged
with firing shot at Deputy Sheriff
Bill Williams, which if proven, would
have meant several years in the pen
itentiary.
Attorney Fortune, who comes high
ly recommended as a lawyer, held a
conference with his client and advis-
ed against admitting another attor-
ney into the case. Mr. Fortune stated
that he came to Arizona to help his
race and build up a reputation for
himself and he thought this could
best be established by handling his
cases alone. He succeeded in win
ming the case for his client and has
been the recipient of hearty congrat-
ulations from admiring friends. He
is permitted TO practice in all courts
in Arizona and is anxious to get in
touch with any of his people who may
need the advice and services of race
lawyer. He may be reached by writ
ing Box S97, Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
GEORGIA HAS FINEST
NEGRO BANKING HOUSE

GBy the Associated Negro Press)
Savannah, Ca, July THE Savan-
ah Savings and Real Estate Corpora
tion, one of the largest Negro bank
ing houses in the city, was opened
last Monday smorning at CASTOR and
West Broad streets. The building is
7S by 100 feet, and is of four stories.
The structure is Of concrete and steel
and is finished with terra-cotta trim
mings and faced brick. This is one
of the largest and most imposing
structures on west Broad street and
is in the heart of the Negro business
district.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
ENGLAND TO TRY HAND
AT COTTON RAISING

(By the Associated Negro Press)
London, England, July IA sum
of 91 00O,OOO normally $5.OOO,OOO is
to be placed by the government at
the disposal of the British Cotton
Growing Corporation for the develop.
ment of cotton-growing within the EN-
pire. This announcement was made
by Mr. Churchill, the colonial secre
tary, at the banquet of the British
Cotton Growing association.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
FLAGSTAFF
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BY Mrs. EsteIIe Wallace


The Willing Workers club met
Thursday afternoon with Miss Naomi
Tabron and spent a pleasant after
noon in sewing, after which the hos
tess served delicious luncheon.
Rev. VIM. Young of Roswell was in
the city Sunday and delivered a
powerful sermon to the congregation
at the Baptist church
The Rev. ]. B. Bell of Phoenix, ar
rived in Flagstaff Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Lucille Johnson OF Phoenix is
a recent arrival in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Billingslea en-
tertained Sunday with delightful
dinner at their hospitable home. The
guest list included Misses Helen Har-
per Vance and Naomi Tabron, Mrs.
Caroline Watkins and Mrs Estelle
Wallace.
Among the out of town guests who
spent the Fourth of July in Flagstaff
were Mr.. and Mrs. R. Strobe of Wins
low, Mr.. Chas. Lewis of Phoenix, Mr..
Sylvester Doss. of Ashfork, Mr. and
Mrs. P. Taylor of Radon and Mr..
McCool of Winslow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Polk entertain
ed with Fourth of July party Mon
day evening. there being about TWEEN
ty guests present. The evening was
spent at whist, after which the hos
tess served delicious refreshments.
All left declaring they had jolly
good time.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
WONDER OF 10th CENTURY
DISCOVERED IN PARIS

(By the Associated Negro Press)
Paris, France, July Professor de
La-personne, of the French Academy
Of Medicine, has found girl of fif-
teen in France who has teeth in one
of her eyes. This girl has suffered
with her eyes since her first birthday
and her parents consulted Professor
Lapersonne. Submitting the child to
an x-ray examination he found small
teeth in perfect shape in the orbit OF
the left eye.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
M f SA
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BY AIphonso Robinson

6y AlpnOnSO ROBINSON
The Rev. Edward Jones, recently
elected pastor of Mt. Calvary Baptist
church, delivered a wonderful ser
mon to his congregation Sunday
morning and another at the evening
services. The attendance was large
and all enjoyed the pastors dicourse.
Rev C. ]. Johnson of Los Angeles
was in the city Sunday and delivered
an address to the people of Mesa at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon He or
ganized a branch of the U. N l. A.,
and every one is taking hold with a
determination to make it go. Watch
Mesa outstrip Phoenix in this line.
We do things in Mesa.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Richardson have
moved into their new home in East
Newell avenue.
Mrs. Jean Johnson who the past
two weeks has been confined to her
bed with illness, is improving.
You can find cool spot at Mrs.
Scott's ice cream parlor in East New
ell street. She serves ice cream and
cold drinks.
You can get quick delivery and
sanitary groceries at e. H. Swats
grocery store in North Morris street.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
U M A
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Ry Miss Luretta Featherst0n

=
By Miss Luretta Featherston
Mr. and Mrs. Greer left last week
for California where they will make
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor left last week
for the coast where they will spend
the summer.
The Somerton branch of the U. N.
l. A. and A. c. L., held a meeting
Tuesday evening at the Baptist
church The officers of the society
are sparing no pains to make the
Somerton branch success. The
meeting Tuesday night was well at
tended.
The overflow of the Colorado river
has caused deal of excitement
among the people of Yuma valley.
Every man available has been work
ing night and day building levees to
prevent the water from flooding the
valley. Many residents have moved
to higher ground for safety.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
NATIONAL CONVENTION
COLORED WOMEN TO BE
HELD IN KANSAS CITY

(By the Associated Negro Press)
Kansas City, Mo-, July THE col
ored Woman's National Republican
League has issued a call for ma
tional convention of Negro women to
be held here during the week of Au-
gust % to 27th. Efforts are being
made to have every state represent
ed
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09
BOIL WEEVIL PLAYING
HAVOC WITH COTTON
IN MISSISSIPPI

(By the Associated Negro Press)
Clinton Miss, July 7-Continuous
rains the past week have been very
deleterious to the welfare of the cot
ton crop. The long hot spell before
the rains began had about wiped out
the boil weevils, but with the coming
of the rains and cloudy weather they
returned with increased numbers and
are practically destroying all the
forms which the plants are putting
on.
Other crops are looking well and il
is believed farmers Of this communi
ty will make enough foodstuff to sup
ply all their needs for another year.
In the meantime the rank and file
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09

White men brought the black slave
to the shores of America and row
they are sweating blood because they
have a race problem" on their hands.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09

To buy or not to buy automobile
rides this summer and do without or
have coal next winter is the question.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09

1t takes two sixpence to make a
shilling, but two fools will not make
wise man no matter what comes to
pass.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09

Keep your ears closed to flattery,
0, you men of the aspiring soul. and
your eye blind to the glitter of crowns.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09

In the meantime the rank and file
are hoeing their corn.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-07-09

M. Harding changed bis mind.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-10-06

to buy for Fall. Let us help you? Whet
nance! QUALITY, STYLE, VALUES
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-23
APPLE CROP SHORT.

West Fir9inia's fruit crop this
year will not exceed the tenth of
an average yield. according to Is. b.
Davis OF Clarksburs, special agent
of the State Department of agricul-
ture. who has made reports to Com
missioner James II. Stewart.
MIR. Davis is an orchard specialist
employed by the department and
his work brings him in close con-
tact with fruit growers throughout
the entire State.
"The fruit crop will not exceed
one-tcnth of an average yield in
West Virginia." said Mr.. Davis. 81
have been in close touch with the
fruit growers and am confident the
crop will be unusually light. There
are practically no peaches and the
apples are not much better off.
Heavy, late frosts swept the entire
State this season and the fruit grow
erS have been hard hit.
SO great is the fruit shortage
that exhibits for the State fair were
assembled with the greatest difficult
,ty. and in order 10 assure entries
'oi 'hS SusSh lliC "CrC
placed III cold storage immediately
after the Wheeling Fair.
Developments OF recent wears
have demonstrated that it is practi-
cally impossible to raise croDs of
either fruits o. vegetables without
careful atte:.i-n to spraying.
cars a-.:,, ,ontinued Mr.. Davis
crops cou'd bc rai,.pd without re-
course TO SD aging. Each. year. how
ever, finds It more and more u,ili-
cult to get a crop oi any kiiri with
out spraying. One of the reasons
given FOR this steady .;rcayc ci
and tree insect is the depletion OF
forests. In former timh.." sections
the insects which worked Oh forest
trees have been driven, by necessity
TO orchard trcec. Whether this is
the actual reason or not. the fact re-
mains thai spraying has become alb
solutcly necessary and the success
full gardner does not attempt to get
along without it,
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-23
PLOTS IN CHICAGO,

Fourteen hundred sticks OF dy-
mantle 5 inches in diameter and 10
inches long and 100 sticks OF INT
were seized last Monday by police
following the capture OF five dyna-
Iii the act of bombing a shoe
repair shop.
One of the prisoners was shot i'm
the side by police, who had sur
rounded the shop for 10 hours fol-
lowing Il mysterious tip that it was
to be bombed ,Richard Burke, 23
years old, the wounded man was
carrying the bomb when the five
approached the shoe shop, after
parking u stolen automobile two
blocks away. Forty detectives hid
den in neigilboring buildings sur
rounded the bombers and ordered
them to surrender. Instead Burke
hurled the bopb and the explosion
tore the entire front out of the store
threw David Krcnan, the owner,
and his family from their beds up
stairs and broke windows for
blocks around.
After questioning the prisoners,
Chief Hughes said the arrests would
clear up scores of bomb explosions
during the last six months and in
volvc number Of union officials.
An investigation is also under way
TO determine how Burke was able TO
obtain the stock of dynamite and
INT.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-23
KEEaEY AND MOONEY SURRENDER.

Frank Kecncy and Fred Mooney,
leaders of the United Mine Workers
OF America surrendered last Sunday
mt the Governors Office in Charles
ton, after q guarantee of protection
and were taken to Williamson
where their trial may begin at
once.
They are charged under indict-
mcnt as accomplices in the murder
of Dan Whit and Ambrose Goslin,
two non-union miners who werc
killed in the trouble in that section
last May.
The surrender seemed to have
been arranged for us several people
were present at the time.
Keeney and Mooney maintain
they are innocent and that they
have nothing whatever to do with
The murder of the two men.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-23
METHODIST MISSION WORK,

How extensive is the work pro-
NOTED Ey American women in for
cisn missionary fields is indicated
in report of activities OF the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society
,of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
which will be made at a meeting
of its General Executive committee
at Wichita, Kansas, October 25th to
November Isl. The society has 62O
missionaries in India, Burma, NAL
apSis. the Netherlands Indies, Phil
lippine Islands, China, Korea, Japan
Africa, Mexico, South America,
Italy, Bulgaria and France, accord
ing to this report. 1t supports 994
boarding schools, ,45S day schools
three college departments and nine
English schools. 1t furnishes liter
aturc in nine languages besides
English. II takes care of 2O9,569
patients in hospitals and dispen-
Sarles. Its property in foreign
lands is valued at $3,215,470. Mem
bcrS of the society in the United
States number 326,950, with auxil-
iary societies bringing this up to q
total of 539,O12. Last years con-
tributiOnS ran over So. coz. 600.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-23
ID
THIRD LIFE TERM,

w. II. UIolly) Griffith, whose
trial for the murder of Ira RouSh,
en- January 18th, last has been in
progress at Point Pleasant. last week
and part of this week, was found
guilty Of murder in the first degree
last Monday by the trial jury, with
recommendation for life sentence.
While Griffith was serving life
sentence in the State Penitcntiary
at MoundSville, having been CON-
victed of murder he made his cs-
capped early last January. The
night of his escape another prisoner
was killed. When Griffith was re-
captured, he was charged and con-
victed Of this murder for which he
received second life sentence. 1t
was while he was at large that he
murdered Ira Roush, a riverman
near Point Pleasant, for which he
has received his third life sentence.
Griffith is a desperate character
and it is curious to note that in
three trials for what seemed to be
cold blooded murders three life
sentences were passed upon him.
or course each case was tried OH its
own merits and the jurics found
accOrdinSly.