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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21
Uses Theatrical Makeup And
Is Taken For A Negro
When He Holdsup Propri-
etor of Dance Hall.
SHOT AND ARRESTED
Painted Face Fools Police
Who Send Him To Hospital
For Colored People Where
Deception Is Uncovered.

A new wrinkle in crihinology
was uncovered Saturday night Ian.
8. when two supposed Brown
Skin" M groes held up the a.
mack Dance ball at Pine and Jeff
erscn avenue. According to the
police report the men went to the
hall. which is on the second floor
and ordered every one to hold up
hands Oae man gathered about
$45 90 while the other held the
gun.
oe Davis the proprietor. sta
ted to an Argus reporter that the
men came up thu stairs like aay
other Negroes who were going to
the hall, that the first one drew the
gun and told him to hold up his
hands, while the other grabbed a.
bout SOS 90. the nights receipts
and escaped. When the man with
the gun started down the stairs.
Davis says he reached for his gun
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21
NEW NEGRO BANK.

Chicogo. Ill The Binga State
Bank opened its doors TO the pub
lie on Monday the 3rd OF January
IL was a red letter day in the his
tory OF this city. 100 people
deposited more than $50. ooc
This large amount added 10 the
deposi turned over to the ne v i'm
stitution by the Binga private bank
raised the total deposits Tor the day
OF the comfortable sum Of $2oi.
900. Jesse Binga is the President
Of the bank. Charles S Jackson is
The Vice Pres den, and c. N.
Laugston is the Cashier. The
bank is located at the corner OF
State street and goth Place. right
in the hsa't Of the business section
OF the sdme3 Back Belt
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21
Monument Erected to
Lincoln's Sweetheart.
Defendants of Emancipator's
Friends Honor Ann
Rutledge.

Petersburg, III. January o.
The grave OF Ann Rutledge. sweet
heart oil Abraham Lincolo, who
lies buried in Oakland Cemetery
here, was marked Saturday with a
beautiful granite monument pu--
chased by defendants Of those who
were intimately acquainted with
the great emancipator when he
vas located at New Salem. The
monument replaced a small crude
stone. roughly hewn, inscribed
Ann Rutledge," and which has
been the only mark to the final
resting place of the girl who was
nearer and dearer to Lincoln than
any one else in his early days
The new stone is a msssive one
Of dark Quincy granite and is in-
scribed with the following verses
from Edgar E.re Masters Ann
Rulledge"
"Out OF me. unworthy and un-
known.
The vibrations OF deathless mu-
sic;
With malice toward none, with
charity for all
Out OF me forgiveness OF mill.
ions towards millions.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21

searched for the most satisfactory
woods. Proper tools had to be de-
yised and made. Glue had to be OBJ
tanned. There were no railroads in
Utah in those days. The problem was
not IN e.sy one. 1t developed that the
best wood grew three hundred mills or
more south Of the city. 1t was hauled
the entire distance, over rough roads
and through the wilderness by OK
teams. Glue was made by boiling
strips Of owhide over fre-pots. About
one hundred men were employed.
Some of the immense pipes of the
great instrument were 81 feet long.
But music was what they wanted and
have il they did. The organ is said to
be tie sweetest-toned and the largest,
saw one, in the world.
"The -hginal organ has been re-
built and enlarged until it now has
seven divisions. the main organ being
90 feet wide, 20 feet deep and SIS feet
high, having. over 1000 pipes. The
mechanism is electrically driven, nearly
two thousands magnets being em-
ployed in the control of the vast tonal
resources of the instrument.
at hasn't a rival in America. It's
music is beyond description. You
must hear it for yourself"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21
A Wonder Of America
Organ Bri,t Il Pioneer Days Has no
Rival

Referring to the popularity of the
great stadium concerts in America s
metropolis, one OF which was attended
by 1900 people, and the demand for
high-cilss. serious music, the New
York Herald gives the Mormon Tab
ernaclc organ at Salt Lake City crca.
for having stimulated demand among
other churches fer improved organ
construction.
Under the caption, "The Wonders
of America" T. T. Maxey writes of
THE Great Organ of the Mormons:
Music and song nave long played a
prominent part in the expression OF
religion. The Latterday Saints are no
exception to the rules. President
Brigham Young believed it impossible
to preach the gospel without good
music.
an the early ffiies plans were laid
for the building OF suitable organ for
their great tabernacle in Salt Lake
City. The forests OF the state were
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21
SOUTHERNERS ARE
PEEVED AT INVESTI=
CATION
IDIStRANCHISNG OF NEGROES is GIVEN HEARING
Black and White Thunder Clash in Meeting Before Com
gressional Committee Refuse to Have Pictures
Taken With Negroes -

Washington d.. c Jan. "a
For the first time..in number CT
years. Congressmen from the South
who are holding their member
ships because Of disfranchisement
Of Colored Americans, had their
feelings hurt" and became notice.
ably peeved. in the hearing before
the Congressional Committee.
The hearings. which were re-
sumed Immediately after the holi-
days, have been filled with start
ling events, from thunder of
white Sou,herners answered by
thunder" OF dark Americans, to
the wild howl OF Southern con-
gressmen refusing to have their
pictures taken of committee meet
ings. with Negroes as back
ground as they put it.
An ong those who have offered
evidence before the committee are
James Weldon Johnson, William
Pickens, Walter F. White. Jam IS
A. Cobb. and George H. Murray.
All officials OF the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People.
William Pickens, field secretary
always courteous but painfully
Frank, seemed to get the goat
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21

and began shooting The first
shot hit the robber in the shoulder,
who yelled, o Lord Don't kill
me. Davs says he kept on
shooting and out OF five shots he
hit the man three times. The po-
lice report mentions only two, the
other being a wound on the right
ear and the side OF the head.
The wounded robber ran on Jeff
erson and west on Lawton, pursu-
ed by Davis and Policeman Bauer
and Dundon. 10 Beaumont where
he was captured
Has Theatrical Makeup.
So deceptive was his makeup
that the policemen sent him to
Hospital no. s, for Colored, where
DIR. Winson, on examination found
that the robbers brown skin
was only a greased paint Of the
kind used by theatrical performers
and its wearer was a white man.
He gave his address as Frank Wet :
err OF 1902 Stoddard Street.
Other is Real Brown Skin"
The other man, who escaped
with the money. was real brown
Skin. His name is Leo Alex
ander. alias Gimp 1919 Lin
den street. He was arrested in
the Union Station Tuesday night.
with only thirty cents on his per-
son. Both men have prison rec
ords This is The first instance in
the history OF crime in ST. Louis
where white man was found to
have used any other than black
face makeup to deceive the victim
and fasten the blame on some Ne
gro. 1t is a question how much
the deception has been used.
81, Louis Argus
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21
Ri .AINE TALKS TO
COLORED CITIZENS
State Executive Mas Given Big Ovation


However. want to call to a.
merican History To witness to the
proud fact that Uncle Sam has
made no more loyal citizens than
my people.
We have joined no secession.
We have been a party to no re-
bellion.
We have been guilty OF no
treason.
Docs the record OF the Ameri-
can Coprt record a single case ol
a black man convicted OF treason
and hanged as traitor?
Though onr ancestors were born
slaves OF yonr ancestors under this
flag we all love 50 well. and we
are proud OF the fac; that we have
usver placed the stain OF disloy atty
upon its silken folds OR moth
ers nave glst;y given up thc'r
brave sons 10 fight in every Ma
tional War for the defense OF the
tountry and the honor OF the hig.
end ,bravely and we'll have our
boys fought Tor tom ght. many oi
them sleep among the Poppies in
Flanders Fields as the guarantee e
to Uncle Sam OF our loyalty and
the proof Of our love. We are
prold that the Black man in
Am sricahas never let the old flag
touch the ground
All we ask is liberty. security
an opportunity u educate GU
children and chance 10 work in
peace aud live ia comfort.
We are happy most Noble Gov
efnor. in believing that by your
good grace and wise rule our
people in this great state are to
have these priceless blessings
vouchsaied to US Sir. we pledge
you and your government our 10y
atty and We shall b. happy to do
all within our power to make your
administration the brillia mt success
we believe it will be.
G w. Glover and Mrs. Matte
Green sang A banquet followed
in the g A K rooms Mooona Az
enue.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21

Madison colored men and wom-
en-. meeting in the G A. K room
Of the capitol last night. were sd-
dressed by Gov. ]. ] Blaine The
new executive was given a big o.
ya,ion. lie held an informal re-
ccption ai,.r bis speech. shaking
hands with all Of them.
Gov. Blaine pledged himself 70
condnct the states government On
a basis Of liberation. liberality and
progressiveuess. lie also said
child labor shoulc be prevented
and that employment OF women 10
Industry should be reduced 10 the
minimum
II desire TO make this an ad-
m;nisiraiion OF construction. and
not one OF destruction, he de-
clarcd
] Anthony Iosey Aadison, re-
sponded. ]. N. Wilson presided.
Several other speakers were: !:
Mesdames Clara Montgomery
Milwaukee. Ms. and Minnie b
Taylor Racine. Wis. who in p
said
II am uttcily unable 10 express
10 the Toll my deep appreciation
for the honor you have shown me
tonight And yet l recognize it
Is not so much honor 10 me as a
gracious recognition of my people.
Your invitation TO me to appear
upon this program at this august
inaugural occasion, reminds me OF
another historic invitation gwen
by your ancestors 10 mine more
than three hundred years ago
II was then that my people were
invited TO leave their lar away ma
tive land ard come to your shores.
We came upon your invitation, at
yonr expense. as your guest and
we remained because OF your in
sistance. So that whatever a
problem my people are to your
people j, is problem OF your cfe-
alton and making
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21
Tennessee Has Been Free
From Lynching For z Years.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Say what
you may, Tennessee for once in
her life. is in a class to herself.
For two years this state has not
had lynchiog. Is it on account
of the colored race growing better.
OF can It be rather said it is on ac-
count oi the strict enforcement OF
the law: Yes. it was upon the
strict enforcement OF the law, on
a strong state executive .--Chatta-
nooga Defen5er.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21

OF the Southerners more than any
others.
DIR. Pickens brought out the fol-
lowing facts
In the election OF me mbers OF
Congress. one man in George.
outvoted 4 men in Pennsylvania, -
or 5 men in Caliiornia-or 6 men
IN Kansas, Or 7 men in COLORADO,
or Smen in Deleware, omen in
Indiana, 10 men in New Mexico.
This showed up the unfair polii-
ical dealing Ct the South, and this
extra voting power OF the one
white man in the Sou,h is due 10
the disfranchisement OF Colorcd
people. There is just one state
worse than Georgi, in this suffrage
failure, the state where was bosn
South Carolina.
Unfortunately the scandal is
not only national, it is information
al. United State citizens are
taunted the world over with the
hypocrisy OF pretending that they
enjoy Republican form OF gov
ernment when, by force, fraud and
violence. Colored citizens are de-
prived OF. the ballot and are mur-
dered in cold blood when they
claim this perogative OF their mae-
hopd and womanhood.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21
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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21

And the benefcient face OF
nation,
Spinning with justice and truth,
+ am Ann Rutledge who sleep be-
meath,
Beloved OF Abraham Lincoln,
Welded to him not through u
nio1.
But through separation.
Bloom forever. o republic
From the dus, OF my bosom
January I. iS55-August IS.
1885.
Henry b Rankin OF Springfield,
who has done much to mark the
numerous places in Illinois assoc
ated with the life of Lincoln was
largely responsible for the mark
ing of Ann Ru,ledge's grave.
The ceremony accompanying
the marking OF the grave vas
simple.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-21

Mr.. Donald Roberts. OF St.
Louis Mo. is visiting his mother
Mrs Amanda Roberts.
, 1921-11-02
Get Together"
In Third Month
At Hippodrome

Get Together,r Charles DrIing,
hams seventh annual wonder show a,
the New York Hippodrome, has now
entered its third month. after enter
taining n greater number Of people
during the closing weeks of October
than ever before have seen a Hip.
podromc spectacle at this season O!
the year. So great indeed has been
the popular favor OF "Get Together
that the half million mark In attend
ance will. be turned within a few
days. moro than two weeks in adj
vance OF the time this mark has been
reached by any previous production.
Mr.. Dillingham; announces a condn.
uation Of the engagements of Fokine
and Fokina In their own ballet con.
ception THE Thunder Bird" and of
The Rcd Shoes" the ice ballet from
Admiral's Ice Palace, Berlin, with the
Incompatible Charlotte. queen of ali
skaters, Katie Schmidt, Paol
Kreckow. Howard Nicholson, Steele q
Winslow and a corps Of skaters as
well as the variety artists who in
clude Bert Levy. Ferry Convey, the
Three Bobs and their marvellous crow
"Jocko." the Five Kaeths, Marceline.
Moron & Powers performing elei
plants. Matinees OF "Get Together,
are given daily.
, 1921-11-02
ohio TO CLASH
WITH MAR00NS
Will Try to Turn Chicago
Back in Battle Next Satur-
day; Title at Stake.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Nov. 1.-Two
leaders OF western football will clash
next Saturday when Ohio State. con-
oueror OF Minnesota and Michigan.
invader Chicago to try to turn back
the Laroons. successful twtsters OF
the Princeton Tigers tail. Tho en-
rarement may go a long way toward
dpciding tho Big Ten championship.
This will be the second invasion of
Chicago by tho Ohioans. who last
wear barely finished In front OF the
Maroons by n Z to 6 score. Chicago
Is rated as far stronger this year
than iast-both collectively and indi-
veualiy-while Ohio State. with prob
ably better team play, is without the
services Of fits nil-American halfback.
Pete stinchcomb. and other letter
MEN OF n year ago.
Buckeye scouts regard the Maroons
az Ohio's hardest opponents this
year. They say Chicago Is far
smarter than last fall. while though
its line Is smaller. It is much more
active.
TO offset Romney. chicngo's bril-.
liant quarterback. Wllce has Johnny
Stuart. his star sophomore haifback,
who distinguished himself in the
Michigan game. The Ohioans. how
ever viii depend moro upon team
play than upon individual brfliaEcy.
The work OF Noel Workman, who
Aucceeded his brother "Hoge" at quar-
ter Will bear watching.
This Ohioans probably WIFI have
s6mething new in the way Of an at
tack FOR Chicago's benefit. 1t Is said
hare. wh1e their limo which has with
stood the pounding OF both Mime
sofa and Michigan, ~ expected TO get
is acid test against the Maroon of
Tense Ohio may have a slight adj
vantage IN the line In weight. but
not enough to make much difference.
, 1921-11-02

Is n email wonder critics wanted TO
see the Old Gold machine deliver the
goods.
1t took real defensive football to
stop the hard running and passing
Notro Dame attack. but the Iowa
team did ito TO Z. This game
marked Notre Danes first defeat.
in moro than two SEASONS. Iowa be.
csmo a good team over night. It
was scarcely a surprise TO see Coach
Jones men ~outcisssed tho Illinois
eleven. but a victory by the decisive
score OF IL 10 2. with Illinois never
threatening the Iowa goal. was
hardly expected. Iowa's stock took
another jump.
Now the football critics are la
menting tho fact that the remainder
OF the schedule gives no opportunity
for Iowa TO meet Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin. or Chicago. That Is un-
fortunate. but. Indiana, Minnesota,
and Northwestern may still put
Iowa out OF the race. Meanwhile, It
behooves Wisconsin, Chicago. Mich
, fgan and Ohio State to tear each
others championship hopes to pieces
while the Hawkeyes watch the per-
Torrance IL Iowa Is to have a clear
title to big Ten honors this sea
son
The Hawkeyes clash with Mime.
sofa next Saturday at Minneapolis
and are regarded as strong favor.
ties.
, 1921-11-02

tor Emmanuel monument.
The train bearing the body arrived
in a suburb OF Rome last night. be-
ing met by the mayor and members
Of the municipal council.
The ears Of the train were virtual
~ filled with floral tributes to the un-
known soldier. more than 500 wreaths
having been placed aboard by the au-
thorities of nearly 100 towns through
which tho train had passed on its
trip from Aquileia, northeast Of Ven
ice. to Rome.
This morning the car carrying the
body was brought to the central sta
tion in this city and royal and off,
cisl Italy IN to pay homage to the
unknown. The king and queen as the
chief mourners. stood with bowed
heads as tho coffin draped in the
~tricolor was carried from the train on
the shoulders OF eight valorous non
commissioned officers to the waiting
gun carriage
The heavy gun carriage laden with
Its symbol OF a nations grief drawn
by eight artillery chargers rolled
.eaviiy along the line of the cortcge
az great throngs watched silently. BY
its side walked as an escort of honor
the little moro than a score of men
decorated with Itaiy's highest mill
tary honor "the gold medal for va
lor."
Following the religious service. the
king followed by the assembled dig
nitaries OF state left tho church for
the Quirinal. There the procession
was dispersed.
Meanwhile the body of the unknown
soldier was laid in state on the cata-
fslque. The doors were thrown open
for tho public and thousands passed
through the edincs every hour,
, 1921-11-02
HI THE TRIBUNE'S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS
Country
Teams Race Al
Urbana NOU. 5


URBANA. III. Nov. Coach
Harry gu a been putting his cross
country team through some stin
training In preparation for the big
triangular meet here next Saturday
against Michigan and Ohio State.
Captain Deusenbery and his team
that won the big Ten title last sea.
son have been covering the hve-mile
tour nround the Illinois golf course
In ~ minutes Fat and are IN excel.
lent condition.
The men who will make up the
Illinois team are: Captain Deusen'
berry. Wells. Swanson. McGlnnis,
Scott. Wharton. Yates, Thrasher and
Patterson. all but two being letter
men in cross country running last
year or IN tho distance runs during
track season.
Reports from Columbus and Ann
Arbor indicate these team win be
strong.
Illinois will meet Purdue here Nov
ember IL. This will be followed by
the conference meet November 10. at
Indiana.
, 1921-11-02
IOWA ELEVEN CONCEDED GOOD CHANCE At GRID TITLE
ARE STRONG FAVORTEs OVER MINNESOTA SATURDAY

CHICAGO, Nov. THE Univer-
sity OF Iowa for 20 years vainiy
striving for the western conference
football championship and many
times within the shadow OF the
championship goal but kept from
crossing tho line through a whim
OF fate. this year has turned out a
sr!diron eleven which Ia conceded
TO havo as good n chance for the
title as any big Ten" team
A score Of years q the wearers
Of Iowa's Old Gold battled their way
through an undefeated season to
the highest honors in middle west
ern football. Since then, the Hawk
eyes gridiron followers have on
three occasions. blown their bubble
OF hope so full OF championship pos
sibilities that they scared high in
the clouds of expectancy only to
drop with n thud when IN 1907 a
missed goal rom touchdown lost
tho title 10 Wisconsin, in 1913 when
tho eleven scored more points than
n team in the country but failed
in important games by narrow mar
gins. and again in 1919 when two big
games Hcrp lost-onosby two points
and another by three. Each time
Iowa was on the verge OF victory
as the final whistle blew.
All this timothe Hawkeyes WIRE
winning half or more than half
their conference games. Each year
Iowa was n championship possi-
bility that somehow failed to come
up to expectations. So when 1871
rolled around and Iowa was rated
scarcely the equal to Illinois, Ohio
State. Michigan and Wisconsin 1t
, 1921-11-02
First IN NeDs
Of All EDents
FOOTBALL GIVEN
UP BY COAST PLAYERS

SAN FRANCISCO. Nor. 3-Amzs-
can football has been returned to IA
vor IN h high schools OF the San
Francisco Athletic league after sew
ersi years OF rugby football.
Up TO this ear only rugby football
was played by the hish schools In ths
league Recently the board Of edu-
cation decided 20 permit American
football and Immediately eight schools
organized elsvens.
his high schools deserted ths Am
srican game originally when the two
big California universities, Stanford
and tho University OF California
switched about ten years ago. Three
years ago Stanford followed California;
back into h American football ranks.
, 1921-11-02
COLORADO GRID
TEAM SATISFIED
Chicago Virtually Ran Them
Of Field, Eleven Says on
Return to Boulder.

BOULDER Colo, Nov. 2.-Chi-
cago oufpiaycd ms. virtually ran US
Off our feet from start Of the game
TO finish thereof" Is the almost un-
animous verdict OF the University
OF Colorado football players on their
return from Chicago. whore they
were defested last Saturday by the
University OF Chicago, IS 20 O..
Chicago rcsorfed to an open
game" according 20 one player. AS
for limo plungfng there was little
Of It. they did not make a half n
dozen first downs throughout the
contest. Proficient rs we were sup
posed 10 be with forward passing,
our defense against 1t was next TO
nothing.
, 1921-11-02
TiJden to Glue
Up British Play

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. Avn
liam It. Tiiden II. American lawn ten
mis- champion. said here today he did
not expect TO go to England next year
to play In the British championship
which he has twice won
Tfldcn said he looked for moro dc
termined competition for the Davis
cup ext year and as a consequence
had decided to give UP the trip to
England
, 1921-11-02
Jap WeLter Wins
from Billy Trout

Ell PASo. Texas, Nov. 2.-Matty
Matsuda, Japanese ,welterwoight wres-
tier. won two falls and a match from
Billy Trout Of Kokomo. Ind. here last
night. Trout took the second fall with
a stepover toehoid. Matsuda took his
first fall with a hammcrlocls and the
third with a series of flying holds
which left Trout groggy. The men
weighed less than 145 pounds ring
side.
, 1921-11-02
Horemans Plays
Wonderful Game

CHICAGO. Nov. 2.-Edouard Hore-
mans gave two superlative exhibitions
in the second and third competitive
blocks OF his match with Kohl Yamada
Of Japan. here last night. He won
the first block 400 to IL. averaging
so, and took the night session 400 to
1888. averaging b71.7. He nov leads.
1900 to sos.
, 1921-11-02

WATER POLO PLAYERS TRAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2.-water
polo players of the San Francisco
Olympic club are practicing for the
national championship tournament to
be held IN New York in February.
1922. Tho olympians held the ma
tiona1 title in 1920.