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Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
NEGLECT TO hang
PRISONER RAISES
MOOTED QUESTION

Baton Rouge, La, Feb. 17.-Lonnia
Eaton, colored man the sheriff forgot
to hang may be dead, legally.
Attorney General Coco frankly ad-
mitted he didn't know; but reports
from Ouachita parish prison, where
Lonnie has been taking in, legally or
Illegally, his regular three squares"
a day ever since his execution was
mislaid by Sheriff Grant, February
18th, do not indicate that his appetite
has suffered because of his possible
demise.
Sheriff Grant wrote the governor
that in the press of civil and Grim
inal matters he utterly forgot the
mandate to put Eaton, convicted of
the murder of a white man, to death
on that day. The sheriff didn't know
what to do about it. He had no war
rant to execute his prisoner on any
other day, and asked for instructions.
The governor turned the matter
over to Attorney General Coco, who
is raking the law books for prece-
dents. 1t was said the once-in-jeop-
ardy principle of law might prevent
any execution.
In the meantime, Eaton is physical
ly alive, and the board of pardons
still has before it an application for
clemency in his case.
The attorney general issued state
ment that from investigation of the
case as member of the board of
pardons he believed that Eaton
should not be hanged" He added
that had he known the date of execu-
tion had been set he would have
called Governor Parkers attention to
a request for reprieye and commuta-
tion of sentence made by Sheriff
Grant, who had asserted that to hang
Eaton would be "a travesty on JUS
tice."
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
CHICAGO PUZZLED
BY GIRL BANDITS
CLEVER SCHEMES
(By The Associated Negro Press)

10y Inc associated Negro PreSs)
Chicago, Feb 17.-Lure of Chicago
caharets that called 19-year-old
white girl away from the home where
she was the protege of a Detroit mil
lionaire, and made her bandit queen
in the Vincennes hotel, eliminated in
a police search for Peggy Reed
Thomas Jones, Colored, arrested as
he was looting the home of Mrs. Dora
Levine, told the police the story.
Peggy Reed" he said. SIS 10 years
old and very good looking. She was
reared by a Detroit millionaire, who
took her from an orphanage when she
was 10 years old. She lived in Detroit
until two years ago, when she came
to Chicago to visit friends.
Jones said he did not know the
name of the Detroit millionaire, who
had been "Peggy's" guardian. The
name Reed is believed ficticious. One
night, Jones said, the girl told him
she and her friends visited the "black
and tan" cafes and caberets of the
South Side. Peggy" became dazzled
by the bright lights. Shortly after
returning to Detroit she ran away and
came back to Chicago.
Since that time, Jones continued.
she has been living on the South Side,
residing in the places that lured her
into their midst, and leader in a
series of rot!beries in which the total
loot was valued at between $4,000
and $4,000.
Jones confessed to being the girl
bandits first lieutenant He named
and pointed out more than 100 places
robbed by him, he says, at her orders.
To the Summerdale police he is
known as the bedroom burglar" be-
cause he stole clothing and jewelry
from sleeping apartments while their
owners were in other rooms Usually
the robbery took place during the sup
per hour while they were at table.
q A part of the loot-that in Jones'
possession-has been recovered, and
most of it identified by its owners.
Jones said that the girl took most of
the proceeds of his robberies, pawned
the booty and kept the money. "She
said she had the money in safe
deposit vault, and we'd divide when
we had a pile"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
SUPERIORITY NOT
A MATTER Of COLOR
SAYS White TUTOR
(By The Associated Negro Press,

(5y The Associated Negro Press)
Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 17-What is
superiority? Is it a matter of color?
A woman professor in an eastern
school thinks not, and she proceeded
to tell her class and the Leader com
ments most Interestingly on her point
of view and what happened following
her expressions.
"She said that physically perfect,
well educated, intelligent Negro, of
sterling moral character undoubtedly
is superior to physically imperfect.
unintelligent. uneducated, low-moraled
white man. This by way of emphasis
of her biological point that the claims
of the individual, plant, or animal,
cannot be submerged or lost in the
claims of the mass, whether plant
species or human races. The point
she stressed was that the question in
such cases is not of the race in its
totality, but individual specimens of
the race.
This was not in Mississippi county
Arkansas, hut in a large medical col
lege in a large, and by courtesy, in.
telligent, educated and civilized city
of the Atlantic seaboard. 1t might be
supposed that medical students con.
cerned exclusively with the study OF
biological factors would listen to such
a verbal illustration and grasp its pur.
pose and point. It might be supposed
that medical students would have in.
telligence enough to sieze the essen
tials of this ustration-merely tc
drive home the scientific point-and
make it available to more advanced
knowledge and thought
"The supposition would be all
wrong The class-sophomor be IL
noted-could not at first believe il
had heard the professor right. But
the more her words were recalled and
pondered the more convinced the
students became that they had re
membered correctly. She had de
clared in perfect excellence that as q
biological conclusion a good Negro il
better than bad white man. The
students held meeting. They de
cided they could not in justice tt
themselves listen to any more in
structing of that kind They pro
Tested. They demanded that the as
sistant professor retract the teaching
apologize to the class or resign.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
GARVEY'S PLANS
UNKNOWN IN AFRICA
SAYS NOTED AFRICAN

(By The Associated Negro Press.)
Chicago, Feb. 17.-Charles w. Chap
pelle, president of the African Union
company, Secondi, West Africa-the
Gold Coasts in the United States
and spent several days in Chicago
recently, accompanied by Joseph l..
Jones of Cincinnati, Ohio, secretary
of the African Union company. This
company has been formed since 1914,
and besides engaging in general con-
tracing, ships mahogany, cocoa and
other products of Africa to American
consumers.
Mr. Chappelle is native Ameri-
can, and a man of intelligence and
interesting personality. In an inter
view for the Associated Negro Press
he declared:
Africa is the land of promise.
The people of the United States are
always agreeably surprised when they
actually know what we are accom-
plishing in Africa We have every
thing along the gold coast that you
have in America and with that we
have freedom without reservation" ("
Mr.. Chappelle then produced the
African Red Book" published for
the purpose of showing just what is
going on there, and the information
in commercial achievement, and the
Illustrations Of the men and women
Iof success, their places of business
and homes are really amazing.
I'VE hear talk here about heather,
cannibals, deserts and wild animals,
iall of these may be there but we
hear more of it in America than
there where we live
Asked whether the people of the
Gold Coast were enthusiastic about
any kind of universal movement,
Mr.. Chappelle replied: Tt may be a
good thing, but we know nothing of
it there
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
COLORED PRISONER
PROMISED A FAIR
trial IN GEORGIA

Sylvester, Ca, Feb. ia resolu-
ton addressed to Governor McCray
of Indiana pledging every protection
and impartial trial for Mace Giddens,
held in Indiana for murder of
deputy sheriff of this country, was
adopted here by a citizens mass
meeting.
Governor McCray had sent a repre-
sentative, w. A. Guthrie, to the coun-
ty to investigate conditions before
acting on an extradition application
in the case. Guthrie was given a
copy of the resolution to carry back
to the governor.
Attorneys for Giddenss in Indiana
opposed extradition on the plea that
he would be in danger of lynch law
if sent back. The citizens of Georgia
are anxious to have Giddens re-
turned, but it is said the opinion in
Indiana is that even if the colored
man is given trial it will be prac-
tically legal lynching.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
GEORGIA ATTORNEY
CONES BACK With
STRONGER WORDS

! (By Ths Associated Negro Press.)
Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 17.-Hooper Alex
ander, United States district attorney
for the northern district of Georgia,
has stirred the entire state, and at
tracted the attention uI the enire
nation. He has recently been MAX
ing a series of statements in language
that cannot be misunderstood, deplor-
ing and denouncing the lawlessness
in certain sections of Georgia
Because of these statements, re-
gardless of the fact that they are
filled with truth, number of news
papers of the south have taken Mr.
Alexander to task. They have ac-
cused him of playing to get favor
with the Republicans, so as to retain
his office. He has come back with
q statement that the position is not
lucrative" as money goes these days,
and that he has only withheld his
resignation for the last year through
loyalty. He retorts with the state
ment that if those who criticize him
will "let me tell them a few of the
things that are going on, they also
would be Mortified, and instead of
throwing the weight of their paper
in favor of the disgraceful things that
are going on. unwhipped of justice,
they will join in my protest"
The Macon News, daily, comes
back with reply, which plainly
shows that there are sections of the
white South where it is not desired
that the truth be known, regardless
of how horrible conditions may be,
there are those who wish to shut
their eyes TO the terrible lawlessness,
and even when a brave Official and
respected white citizen like District
Attorney Alexander comes to the
front, they wish to put cotton in
his mouth" After paying this high
tribute to Mr.. Alexander:
'Mr. Alexander holds a high office
and when he speaks a great deal of
Importance is attached to what he
says. He is a man of culture and
intelligence. He does not belong to
the radical school"
The Macon News makes this wall:
IF Mr.. Alexander could have seen
the two column headlines on the
front page of the New York Tribune
which featured the publication of the
story in New York city he would
have had rather different idea, and
it was just such course which led
to the comments made in the Macon
News.
"The New York Tribune has many
merits, but it is one of the most viru-
lent and unreasoning critics of the
South we have in this day and time.
1t has tradition behind it which
makes it the principal lair of the old
time abolitionists and it never over
looks an opportunity to lambaste the
South.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
CRIMINALS should
NOT BE CLASSED BY
APPELLATION, AYERS
(By The Associated Negro Press.)

(Ey The Associated Negro Press.)
Washington, D. c., Feb 17.-An ap-
peal to the newspapers of the coun-
try to guard against designating as
''ex-service men" burglars, holdup
men and other criminals without
proper. investigation, was issued by
Secretary Baker
He. declared that the expression
was becoming increasingly common
and that in many cases investigation
would prove that the persons referred
to had never been identified with
the nations armed forces.
''It is popular just now for Grimm
ais to plead that they served in the
army or navy in the war in the hope
of gaining sympathy" Mr. Baker said.
when these people are so styled
there is a great injustice done of men
who may properly pride themselves
in being 'ex-service men,"
Colored Americans throughout the
country are interested in this appeal
from Secretary Baker for the reason
that it eminently shows the objec-
tionable psychology of always label
ing everything with which a Colored
person is connected as Negro" just
as the "ex-service man" newspaper
statement brings reproach upon the
soldiers, the other brings, sometimes
unwittingly, but more frequently in
tentionally, reproach upon all colored
people
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People pre-
sents Anita Patti Brown, known
throughout both North and South
America as the Bronze Tettrazzini.' .
This noted singer is by no means 4
stranger as her soft, sweet soprano
voice is heard in many American
homes, singing ''Villanelle" and many
other popular selections for the
Columbia records.
This rare treat will lie presented
March 10th at. the High school audi
torium at 800 o'clock. Admission,
soc, 75c and $1.00
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
ATROCIOUS crime
laid AT DOOR Of
kLU KLUX KLAN
(ey The Associated Negro Press.)

(5y The Associated Negro Press.)
Monroe, La, Feb. 17.-An unidenti-
fled white man, nude and dying, his
skull crushed and his flesh burned
from his waist down, was found in
the woods. The man, believed to
have come here from Houston, died
without regaining consciousness.
Evidence that coal oil had been
poured on his body was found and a
smouldering fire near by indicated
the man had been thrown on it.
Tattoo marks, "W. L." and the
name Of IL. Coleman" a Houston
firm, in the hat band, were the only
marks of Identification. Some think
the Klu Klux committed the deed.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
IS
CHARGED AGAINST
BLACKS BY BLACKS
(By The Associated Negro Press.)

(By The Associated Negro Press.)
Springfield, Mass, Feb. 17-Charges
of race discrimination by Negroes
against Negroes were made here with
the filling of four suits for s400 each
against John Hall, proprietor of a
barber shop. The plaintiffs alleged
that Hall declined to serve them for
the reason that he might injure his
white trade
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
COLORED MINISTER'S
Find IT DIFFICULT
TO secure PASSES
(Ry The Ass0ciated Nearo Press.

(By The Associated Negro Press.)
Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 17-Rec-
ognized ministers are in protest at
the ruling of the railroad clergy bu-
reau recently in limiting their privi-
leges in the way of reduced rate
tickets over the various lines and
forcing all to submit to stringent
regulations in applying for and Sc
curing permits for such tickets. Col
ored Ministers Interdenominational
alliance of this city had the matter
before the organization.
Railroad authorities have ruled that
colored preacher applying for per-
nit for reduced fare must present
some evidence that he is in reality an
authorized minister of the gospel and
represents some genuine religious or
ganization. This ruling was made be-
cause of discovery that numbers of
Negro men have been adopting the
calling of a preacher on their own
account and using the title of "Rev-
erend," thus self-bestowed as a
means to secure the privileges of
genuine ministers when desiring to
travel on the railroad.
The regular pastors of Colored
churches have taken this ruling as
reflection upon them all and they are
seeking 10 have the order rescinded.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 17-Samuel
Moore, a Negro, started panic last
Wednesday night out in Neptune ave
nue., by running through the street
and shooting off an old Springfield
rifle. When arrested he said he
meant no harm, but merely was
discharging the gun to show GER
tain crowd Of whites, who were hos.
tile to him, that he could protect
himself against their attacks. He
was held by the police on a charge
of shooting with intent to kill
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19
TEXAS BLACKS 7. I'm
TO DEMOCRATS IN
PRIMARY ELECTION
(By The Associated Neqro Press)

by The Associated Negro Press)
Houston, Texas, Feb. 17.-There
are signs which point to the danger
of the Colored voters, in this city,
capturing the machinery of the local
Democratic party. The present pri-
mary election is the innocent cause
Of the situation. And so acute is
the probability that local Democratic
Headers have taken serious steps to
bring about annument of the law.
This fact was brought to light last
Monday morning in the court room
of Judge Charles E. Ashe. where
eminent counsel contended that the
city had no legal right to bear the
expenses of the scheduled primary
election for the ninth of February.
Ordinarily the primary law would
have been allowed to go its way But
recently local colored leaders have
been shown marked disposition to
forsake the Republican ranks and
affiliate with the Democratic organi-
zation. Lily-Whitism is said to be at
the bottom of the desire This fact
was pushed out into the limelight at
last Mondays hearing before Judge
Ashe. Several colored men confessed
that they were bent ON going into the
primaries to make a fight for recog-
milton and a voice in government by
throwing their support to such Demo-
cratic candidates as had shown dis
position to give the Negro a fair
chance.
The democratic primary has been
heretofore purely white mans pri-
mary and as it operates here and in
other Southern states, has been prac-
tically the real election day, all actual
issues being fought out in the pri-
mary Colored voters sought an in
junction seeking to restrain any in
reference in their voting in the pri-
mary and the democrats moved to
annul the law, claiming that the pri-
mary was Illegal Messrs. ]. B. Grigs-
by, C. F. Richardson, Jr,, c. N. Love,
w. l.. Davis, VIM. Nickerson, Jr.,
Norman Dudley, Jr., and Perry Mack
were leaders in the movement.
Not few Democratic, leaders
would be glad of Negro support if it
were not for the fear that the col
ored leaders would finally take ad-
vantage of the power of a majority
vote and thereby capture the Demo
cratic organization This is too bitter
pill to swallow even by inference.
Hence there has been cry sent out
from Macedonia and Judge Ashe has
been called upon to come ard
with help to hold back the i'm. ling
"nigger flood"
1t is expected that he will render a
decision which will determine the
present primary law unconstitutional
and therefore imperative. If he has
the nerve" to do this the state SUI
preme court will uphold the decision
on for the public good" grounds and
thus save, for the passing moment,
the already besmeared face of white
supremacy" in the city of Boston
The colored citizens were repre-
sented at the hearing by R. D. Evans,
a.colored lawyer of Waco.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

Sylvester, Ca, Feb. It'd Smith,
well known Negro of this place,
shot and seriously wounded ]. E.
Bryant and Wait Garrett, two white
farmers about four miles northeast
of here. Smith was captured later
and taken to another county for safe
keeping. Garrett is not expected to
live.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

Tampa, Fla, Feb 17.-Colored peo-
pie CT this city are making an active
campaign for appointments of a city
physician, sanitary inspector and a
city policeman from among their
number. There seems to be a gen
erai feeling that they will be sue
cessful. These officials are to serve
among the colored population ii ap-
pointed.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

Thomasville, Ca, Feb. 17.-Bishop
H. Flipper was a. guest of honor at
a public reception last Tuesday night,
at which Mayor Mcintyre extended
the welcome in behalf of the city.
Bishops w. A. Fountain and William
d. Johnson were among the speakers
on this occasion. Bishop Flipper
spent most of his early life in Thorn
asville
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

Cotton is King. Cotton has been
our best friend How about cotton
harvester?
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

; The best section in the country for
the Negro is where he makes the most
of his opportunities.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

Perhaps if we begin to stand on our
feet, that will help some.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

Anything, ANYTHING, Lord, but
what we've got, ANYTHING!
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

1t won't bring Heaven, but it may
bring a change.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-02-19

March 4th,-Iess than a month
away.
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