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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
CITY

Factories. wor,aonses. Mte Floors
5000 SO. FT.--ONE STORY
Railroad siding power; possession
J. l.. Stevenson & Son :FIie' rue plS. a.
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NEW JERsEY-sUBURBAN
wESTMOST
WOODRIrRY

81 LOCUST AVE. Westmont- n, J-aIx
rooms and all convenienceH: house md
lot hOx2O0. Apply JOHN McMA STER Ar
locust ave. Westmont. N. ] -
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
George Bernard Shaw Says
He Has No Intention OF
Coming To This Country

(By The Associated Negro Press
New York, Aug. 25.-George Ber-
nard Shaw, in reply to letter to
Oswald Garrison Willard editor of the
Nation, in which the writer was ask
ed if he intended visiting the United
States, said:
81 have no intention of going to
prison with Debs or taking my wife
TO Texas, where mobs snatch white
women from out of hotel verandas
and tar and feather them. If 1 were
dependent upon martydom for a re-
putation, which happily am not,
could go to Ireland. It is a less dan
gerous place, but then the voyage is
shorter and much cheaper You are
right in your impression that num-
ber of persons are urging me to come
to the United States But why on
earth do you call them my friends
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
After Visit With Wife
Prisoner Returns To Jail
And Is Awarded Fifty Cents

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Dublin, Ca, Aug. 25-Tom Lawson,
colored, who escaped from the Lau-
rens County Jail several days ago
when he was allowed to go outside
to cut weeds around the jail, under
guard, returned late last Saturday af-
ternoon, calmly walked into the sher-
ifs office and announced his arrival.
Despite special efforts to locate the
fugitive, he had escaped apprehension.
Sheriff Watson promptly landed him
behind the bars, placing half dollar
in the mans hand, presumably re-
ward. The Negro stated that he "just
couldn't resist the opportunity" to
visit his wife and family again and
that now that he had seen them he
was ready to go back to Jail.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
CLEVEREST CROOK
KNOWN TO POSTAL
AUTHORITIES jailed

Savannah, Ca, Aug. 25.-Win Webb
Colored said by officials to be one
of the cleverest crooks who ever
worked the post-offices for a series
of sums aggregating as yet an in-
determined amount, is in the county
jail here on charge of raising
money orders at least twelve, possib-
ly many more Georgia postoffices.
Webb was arrested by the town mar
shall at Thunderbolt last Friday even
ing and turned over to federal Of
ficers He will be given a hearing
before Commissioner George Richter
probably and is said to have confess
ed that every charge made against
him and asked that he be tried at
once.
His plan was to buy money order
for $1O0 or a dollar and few cents
and raise it to $S, $1S, $40, $11 or
even 500 and realize on the raise,
tearing off the margin check in every
case, his pen work, it is alleged, was
unusually skillful He claims to have
learned the art from a white man
while he was porter on the Frisco
line at Kansas City.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
EVANGELIST TARRED
BY IRATE IOWIANS

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Aug. 2g- -Infuriated
by alleged unpatriotic remarks con
cerning American dead in France, a
mob said to have included number
of ex-service men last Wednesday
night seized the Rev. w. L. Wilford,
an itinerant evangelist preacher, at a
tent meeting, forced the man into an
automobile and carried him out into
the country to apply tar and feathers.
AS the tar was being poured over his
head, the man is said to have promised
TO leave town and was released with
out further abuse. The police have
issued an order discontinuing the tent
meetings.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
Ku Klux Klan Will
Admit Women Members
Says Imperial Wizard
(By The AssooiaIea Negro Fressj


(By The Associated Negro Press)
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 25-Announce-
ment has been made by William JOS
eph Simmons, Imperial Wizard of the
knights of the Ku Klux Klan, to the
fact that at the meeting of imperial
kloncillium of the organization held
here last week it was unanimously
voted to admit women into member
ship in the Ku Klux Klan and the
constitution Of the order was amended
to read that the order from this time
forward should be composed of male
and female persons" instead of male
only as originally appeared in the con
stitution of the organization.
81 am now at work preparing the
details concerning the admission OF
women into the organization" said
Colonel Simmons Saturday, "and with
in the next two or three weeks l will
have the complete plans ready for the
admitting of women into the organi
zation"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
National T. 3. Association
Names COlOred Man AS
One Of It's COnsultants

(By, The Associated Negro Press)
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, Aug. 25-
Mr. Monroe N. Work, Director of the
Department of Records and Research
of the Tuskegee Institute, and Editor
of the Negro Year Book, has been
named as one of the Consultants in
Statistical Studies by the Directors
of the National tuberculosis Associa-
ton. Among the others who are
serving in this capacity are: DR..
Leonard P. Ayres of the Cleveland
Trust Company, Cleveland. Ohio, DR..
Frederick S. Crum, Assistant Statis-
tician of the Prudential Life Insur-
ance Company, Newark, N. J., DIR.
VIM H. Davis, Chief Statistician for
Vital Statistics, Department of Com
merce, Washington, D. c., and DR.
Louis I. Dublin, Statistician of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York City. OF the eleven per
sons composing the consulting Board
Mr., Work is the only representative
of the Negro race.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
REPORTS FROM TEN
COTTON PRODUCING
STATES ARE FAVORABLE

Chicago, Aug. Notwithstanding
many drawbacks, the crop of Central
and North Texas appears to be in
fairly satisfactory condition. The fx-
tremely hot winds in Texas, Judging
from reports, did not check boil Wee
vii activity to the extent that might
have been expected Bool worms are
also complained Of Wet weather IN
Georgia was favorable for weevil ac-
ltivity. The crop of Arkansas seems
to be doing well, although deteriora-
tion, due mostly to bool weevil, has
been severe in some locations, while
drouth caused further damage to
Others.
Fruiting, it is reported, has been
fair to good, and most sections report
a fairly good bottom crop already
assured, but many state that this is
about all the crop that will betmade.
Cultivation was excellent, and this
has been a big factor in the progress
of the crop thus far. The future of
the crop is probably more dependent
upon bool weevil than of any other
thing.
Dry weather to the point of damage
from drouth, it seems, is regarded as
the most favorable condition for the
crop from this time forward This
would hasten maturity and probably
also check weeyil. Fields as a rule
are clean, labor is plentiful and the
plant healthy looking The above re-
port is based upon replies received
from correspondents of the Associat-
ed Negro Press, covering 1872 counties
and parishes in 10 principal cotton
producing states.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
TRAFFIC IN PHOENIX IS CRIPPLED BY
ONE OF The MOST SEVERE RAIN STORMS
EVER WITNESSED in THIS SECTION

to the city where they secured shell
ter with friends. Their home was
damaged but the family was safe.
1t is estimated that over 700 fine
homes in the neighborhood of the
Capitol were flooded and the damage
is placed at 100000. So far as known
no lives were lost, but the damage to
growing crops, gardens and homes is
great Bridges were washed out, bales
of cotton were seen floating down the
canal and many were made to think
of the great Mississippi floods of
which we read.
The National Guard and State High
way Department have small army
of men at work clearing the State
House and keeping guard to prevent
entrance of all save employees and
workmen The City Fire Department
is busy pumping water out of the
basement and otherwise assisting in
clearing away the debris left by the
flood. By far the greatest damage
was done to the State House and it
will be some time before an accurate
account of the damage can be given.
To make bad matters worse, an
other great rain descended Tuesday
evening and residents in the West
end were terror stricken. To think
that just as they were about to get
their homes cleared, another flood
was to come. All makes OF auto
mobiles were seen here and there.
stuck in the mud and service cars
are busy towing them in. Oldtimers
say its the worst flood that has
struck Phoenix in Twenty years. Pa
raphrasing the immortal John Jasper,
we will add that the rain does de-
scend on Arizona, Phoenix in parti-
cular.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
]. OGDEN ARMOUR
TAKES OPTIMISTIC
VIEW OF FUTURE

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Chicago H., Aug. 25-Optimism and
belief that the business world would
soon be back to "normalcy" were ex-
pressed by ]. Ogden Armour during
his report as chairman of the finance
committee of the Institute of Amer
lean Meat Packers. The report and
its accompanying address had been
looked forward to by the packing in
dustry as an Indication of what could
be expected during the coming year
TThe finance committee is among
those who are optimistic" Mr.. Armour
began. I'VE see Improvement in the
last four months and believe firmly
that the tide of business has turned
Nevertheless, conservatism and eau
tion should continue to be the watch
words during the coming year.
eve are on the same road today
as we were a year ago, but with this
difference; the end of the road seems
to be in sight At any rate there are
evidences that the worst of it has now
been travelled and that the going will
be less difficult from this point on,
especially if the lessons which have
been learned in the last years have
been forgotten. Wages must be made
to conform TO present day standards.
War time living costs compelled great
wage advances, but the movement
back to normalcy shown by living
costs in the last year has not been
reflected to any great extent in pack
ing house wages. While all other
major industries have been getting
their wage rates readjusted to peace
time living costs, the packing indus
try wage rates remained almost sta
tionary, more than twice their pre-
war height.
"The fact that periodical balances
are again appearing in black ink
ought not to be taken to mean that
the red ink which has been in con-
stant use for two years can now be
throws away. Just as the packing in
dustry was the first to suffer from
postwar readjustment, so it is hoped
that it will lead the procession into
prosperity. The meat packers did not
fight liquidation. Many other basic
industries did, and some have sue
ceeded in staving it off even to this
time They can not continue to do so,
however, and eventually they will have
to go through the same process this
industry has gone through. The result
will be that when many industries
are in the throes Of readiustment the
packing industry will again be out in
the clear with a reasonable chance
for doing business on a profitable
basis"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27

Never again can it be said that it
does not rain in Arizona. The rain
descended, the floods came and the
winds blew and beat upon the city
of Phoenix and great was the de-
struction. On Sunday night, people
living in the vicinity of the State
Capitol were forced to abandon their
homes and come to the county court
house and the Y. NJ. c. A. for shelter.
The great canal broke and all resi-
dences in the capitol addition were
flooded. The State house grounds
were flooded and the basement and
second floor were covered with mud
dy water. The damage to State re
cords and other documents that were
kept in the basement ut the capitol,
is irreparable Damage to the grounds
and furniture amounts to about $780,
900, it is said.
affected by the flood as most of the
water went through the restricted
district and played havoc with those
lpalatial homes. Oakland Place, new
sub division just few blocks north
of the capitol, was submerged and on
Monday morning looked like q great
lake. From Sixteenth avenue to
Eighteenth avenue, Van Buren, street
to all appearances was rivulet. Rev.
and Mrs. o. B. Simmons and family
were in the flooded district near Six
Points, and were forced to leave their
home and come to the City Hall for
shelter They remained in the City
Hall all night and on Monday morn
ing went to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Smith, 21 East Madison street
street where they secured rooms. Mr..
Gilchrist and family, who also reside
in the vicinity of Six Points, left their
home on Friday evening and came
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
GUARD JAIL With
MACHINE GUNS TO
PREVENT LYNCHING
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Barnstable, Mass, Aug. 25.-( (SPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Four
machine guns were set up here about
the Jail by forty artillerymen who
arrived from the national guard sum-
mer- camp at Barnstable. last Friday
night to aid Sheriff Rosentha1 to
guard three Colored men who We're
under arrest charged with highway
robbery and criminal assault on q
young white woman here earlier in
the week.
The troops came after the sheriff
had appealed for the additional pro-
lection when he learned that a mob
of Negroes was forming to rescue
the prisoners and another mob or
whites were gathering to repeat their
attempts to lynch the suspects John
Dies, Benjamin Gomez, and Joseph
Andrews. The white mob of 200 men
and women made an attempt to get
the prisoners.
The Negroes have been identified
by Miss Gertrude Butler and William
Eldredge as the men who held them
up and criminally assaulted the young
woman. Dies and Gomez heve been
held in $4,000 bail and the third was
arraigned Saturday.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27

have done better this year than at
any time in the history of fraternal
orders.
BY close investigation Of the Pill
grims, Odd Fellows, House Hold of
Ruth, Masons, u b. Fs, American
Woodmen, Seven Stars of Consolida-
tion, Knights and Daughters of Tabor,
Golden Chain of the World, Royal
Family, Heroines of Jericho, Order
of the Eastern Star and Courts Of
Calanthans, it viii be observed that
we as a race, have more than $3,0O0,-
600 in cash in the white mems banks
in Texas. l commend their leaders
for their business ability and acumen
At o'clock Friday evening a great
patriotic drill was held by the dele
gates, conducted by w. M. Wyndon
The installation of officers was held
at Emancipation Park The G. L
o. 0. F. and H. H. o. R., closed the
session with Peace, Happiness and
Prosperity. The next Grand session
will be held in Dallas, Texas, firsl
week in August, 1922.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
Tried To Cross Ahead
OF Fast Passenger Train
Five Killed, Nine Injured

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Vicksburg, Miss, Aug. 25-Charlos
Brown, driving truck with trailer
behind loaded with human freight,
attempted to cross the railroad tracks
ahead of northbound Yazoo & Miss
issippi Valley passenger train, one
mile north of Anguilla, Sharkey
county Thursday afternoon and as a
result Brown, another white man and
three colored were killed, and one
white and nine colored were injured
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
TAILOR BURNED TO DEATH

(By The Associated Negro Press)s
Groesbeck, Texas, Aug. 25-Martis.
Jackson, colored, age Is, was burned.
to death in tailor shop here last
Tuesday He went to sleep on a
pressing table and rolled over in some
gasoline and when he awoke he at
tempted to light the gas heater, which
ignited his clothes. Several white
men were severely burned in putting
out the flames He made the above
statement to DR.. j. ]. Williams just
before he died.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
RACE RIOT NARROWLY
AVERTED IN ATLANTA

tBy The Associated Negro Press)
Augusta, Ga, Aug. 25.-Three per
sons are dead and eight are known
to have been wounded in a clash here
late Tuesday between whites and
Negroes. The disturbance began with
the killing of Ben T. Hightower,
manager of a local wagon works, by
Walter Smalley, Colored chauffeur,
who later ran amuck, firing indis-
eriminately at white persons before
being slain himself The known
wounded are all white men, although
two Colored are reported to have
been wounded, and an unidentified
white woman, was the their victim OF
the shooting. Bands of armed whites
quickly gathered when reports spread
of Smalley's outbreak, but threatened
violence against other Negroes cap
tured on the streets was prevented
by the intervention of the police.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
TRIPLE EXECUTION IN NASHVILLE

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. p5-For the
first time in the history of the state,
a triple execution was held at the
penitentiary Wednesday morning when
three Negroes, Hamp Gohiston of
Memphis and Chester Graham and
Will Allen from Jackson, paid the
extreme penalty for crimes commit
ed in Tennessee. Each of the men
was condemned to die for the murder
of white persons.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
SLAVERY LOCALIZED IN AFRICA

(By The Associated Negro Press)
New York, Aug. 25-Slavery is about
to be legalized in Portuguese Africa,
according to The Nation. The Por-
tugese government has. granted the
Mozambique Company, commercial
concern, absolute power over $4,000
square miles of territory in East
Africa-a district larger than England
and Wales combined with pcpula-
t4bn of over 100000
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
Colored Man Produces
First Bale OF Cotton
For 1921 In Mississippi
fBy The Associated Negro Presst

lBy The Associated Negro Presst
Greenyille, Miss, Aug. 25-The first
bale of cotton of the crop of 1921 was
received here last Friday. The bale
was produced at Gracek, thirty-five
miles south of Greenville on the plan
tation of Lee H. Sparkman, colored,
and was consigned to the Staple Cot
ton Cooperative Association, Hubert
Crosby, manager of the association
here, classed the cotton as strictly
middling evith staple of l S-16. The
cotton has splendid color.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
PROMINENT TEXAN DENouNcEs
Ku KLUX ORGANIZATION
(By The Asgociated Negro Press

(By The Associated Negro Press)
San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 25-Col
w. S. Simpkins, professor of law at
the University of Texas, and a leader
in the original Ku Klux Klan, last
Tuesday, before the San Antonio Bar
Association declared there was no ex-
cuse for the present day Khan, as there
was in the days following the Civil
War.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-08-27
BODY RIDDLED WITH BULLETS

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Kingston. N. Car, Aug. 25-A mob
of L5OO armed men recently captured
Jerome Whitsfield. colored, charged
with attacking white woman, and
after hanging him to tree, riddled
his body with bullets.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-06
LIQUOR PRESCRIPTIONS
ARE HELD AT MINIMUM
Commissioners Haynes Will
Permit Physicians 100
Each Three Months.
APPLIES no ALL ALcoHoLrcs
Prevents Indiscriminntc Sales of Isrrr
I" ALLEGED AilinE-Heduction In
Taxes Noted Result OF Fewer With
drnwHIs, ~
my Associated rress.l

wASHIEGTON. Nov. J-Despite
new Treasury regulations allowing
physicians 10 issue an unlimited num-
Der OF prescriptions for beer. they
VIII be held 10 the old MAXI OF
100 prescriptions every three months.
Commissioner Haynes said today.
Regulations covering physicians
prescriptions. Mr.. Haynes explained
limits them to 100 "A quarter. and will
apply whether the doctors prescribe
whisky. wine or beer. or some or All
OF iheso remedies. Mr. Haynes added
that he saw no reason for changing
the old rule.
Twelve-Miiiion Drop In Revcnue.
"a decrease OF about $4,000 600 in
taxes collected on nonbcyerage dis
'il!cd spirits. during July, Angus.
september az compared with tn. cor
responding months o, last year was
announced today by Mr.. Haynes.
During those months or this year.
revenues derived from this sourc.
amounted TO sl5.3s0.Gf7. ax COMPARED
with S27.l0s.3il during tho Same
months last year. This reduction. Mr.
haynes explained. was caused by a
ial!lng-on in the withdrawals nj AL
'"hol ana so-callcd nonbcvcrare dis
'"led Splits from warehouses. there
b"nE a reduction OF moro than 8 900
withdrawal permits in September as
compared with previous months.
Another difference on the ouas,io,,
or medical beer developed today he.
tween the Internal Revenue bureau
and the prohibition unit.
Limit Doctors "a, Inn
Tho Treasury's new rcc,i,,io,.
covering tn" use of beer FOR moJIc,l
PURPOSES place no limit upon IN.
number Of prescriptions for mi.
r''nedy ii physician may write. How
ever. according - Prohibition com.
missioner Haynes. the pr,scrip,Ion
rules which have been In force for
some tlnis ana limi; a doctor Ia loo
alcoholic Prescriptions eyer mr..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-06
NEWLY FOUND CAVE Isl
ONE MOST BEAUTIFUL
IN VIRGINIA VALLEY
NcG Gaze Is Expected to Be
Open for Visitors by
1922.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.]

lSpcciai TO Inc Times DispatCh.1
WOODSTOCK. VA. Nov. 5.-Re-
meath the orchard belonging to The
Nen Orchard Company. situated on
the Southern Railway general miles
south OF Mount Jackson. adjoining
the famous Turkey Knob Orchard.
lies cave so magnificent in it's sta
iactitc and stalaGmitc formations
that prospcctors, well acquainted with
the other famous cavcrns in the VAL
Icy. have pronounced the Nef Cave
the most beautiful thus far discov-
cred
twenty-five subtcrrancan rooms
and Erottocs have been explored. and
Il number arc Yet to be opened. The
crystal formation throughout the
cave is unusually brilliant. among
which is cataract formed by a mil
non years of erosion In the limestone
strata. and TWO lakes. which srintil-
iatc ana sparkle like bowls OF price
less gems. This undeyeioped won
neriand has recently been purchased
ny Hunter Is. Chapman. of this place.
ana j. j. Manor, of New Market. and
the purchasers hope to have the cave
open 10 the public in the sprinr OF
iG22
me beautiful Luray Caves and tho
Endless tayerns Of New Market hay,
ALREADY given the Valley Of Virginia
world wide no,oriety. The OPEN
'ts u 'h's third su6tcrranean world
OF heahty VIII greatly enhance i;a
fame
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-06

months still are In effect and. de-
spite tho beer regulations. that
maximum Will BIO maintained.
On tho other hand internni rev.
enue officials declared tonight that
the opinion of former Attorney-Gcn-
eral Palmer lesalizing the use Of
beer as medicine, but overruled the
prescription reg llations as II held
'hat me treasury might limit the
quantity or the frequency OF alec
holic medicines. but not both. The
question from the standpoint of the
regulations will be definitely settled
soon, II WAS said
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-06
CROCERS INTERVENE IN
PACKER PROCEEDINGS
District Of Coiminbin Supreme Court
Issues Order Allowing pnr-
tlclpn ton.
Iiay Aseoclated press.l

WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.-rcrmis-
sion to intervene in the packer
enforcement case was granted the
National Wholesale Groccrs Associa-
ton today BY Justice stafford. OF the
District OF Columbia Supreme Court.
The court recently denied "a motion
Of the government to strike out an
order permitting the southern Whole
sale Groccrs' Association to Inter
venc, but did not act At that time on
the application OF the National AS
ISOLATION The Intervention granted
today. the court asserted. was for
the same purpose and to III. same
extent as allowed the Southern AS
ISOLATION. merely TO be heard in on
position 70 any proposed. change in
the decree divocing the packers from
nonallied Industries which would
deprive the wholesale rrocers OF the
protection now obtained by that de-