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The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
CTVITAN CLUB ASKS
MORE PROPERTY ,
FORPLAYGROUNDS
Appoints Committee to
Make Survey and Plan
Extensions.

Immediate acquisition Of more
property for Fairgrounds for wash
ington children is asked by the
of directors of which yesterday ap-
pointed a committee to make a sur
yey of the school and public play
grounds of Washington with the
view to plans for their development.
The committee is made up of 8. T.
Cameron, chairman; Benjamin w.
Murch. Thomas Grant and Ernest
Greenwood.
In addition to making a survey
Of local conditions. the committee
is instructed by the board to COM
municate with authorities In other
cities and incorporate in its report
a description of various playground
systems adopted by communities
throughout the country.
Will Ask Desperation.
II the report Of the committee is
adopted by the Civitan Club, other
civic organizations, churches and in
dividuais will be asked TO Cooper
ate with the plan.
In speaking of the playground
situation in the District, s. T. Cam
eron, chairman Of the committee,
said: Washington is far behind
most of the big cities in this coun-
try In providing for children's rec
reation. In many sections the chill
dren have no space in which TO
play except the streets. while in
other sections they use property
which has been loaned by private
individuals and which may be sold
at any time. In some sections. also.
the property belongs to the schools.
and sooner or later will be needed
for additional buildings.
What we are interested in more
than anything else" continued Mr..
Cameron. lis the acquisition by the
District Of property which can be
dedicated solely 10 playground pur-
poses. We do not care whether
Congress app-opriates money to buy
this property. or whether funds
come from organizations or individ-
uals. The thing is to get enough
Fairgrounds to keep the children
on OF the streets and to get ground
which can never be used for any
thing else
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
Rural Life Conference at
Fredericksburg Normal

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. July !.
A rural life conference Is announc-
ed by President A. B. Chandler, jr.,
director Of the summer school at
the State Normal School here, for
July %. Two sessions will be held.
Division superintendents, school
trustees. members of the board OF
supervisors. representatives and
others interested in the problems
of rural life are invited to attend.
The tentative program includ"s ad-
dresses by Superintendent Harris
Hart, President A. b. Chandler, jr.;
Mrs. B. B. Munford, president Co.
operative Education Association; Su-
perintendent Blake 7. Newton. Sem
ator c. O'Connor Goolrick, DR.. w.
J. Young. Miss Eula D. Atkinson,
DR.. Charles G. Maphis, DR.. E. @.
Williams, State health commits
sioner: Superintendent J. II. G lies.
representing U. S. Bureau of Educa-
ton; Pearl NJ. Hicks, representing
rural nurses, and others.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
YOUNG ROMANCE
ENDED BY COURT
Marriage of 15-Year-Old Boy
And 19-Year-Old Girl An
nulled by Judge.

Another ''boy-and-girl" romance
has been put an end TO by the Dis
trict Supreme Court.
George F. Simons. who went 10
Rockville, Nd, on September ?
1919, when he was but Is. and got
married. was granted an interlc-
cutory degree Of snnulment yester
day by Justice Hitz in Equity Court
eainst Mrs. Irms v. S:mons. who
was l9 at the time.
The suit was filed April Is last
through the boys mother, Mrs. Mary
V. Simons. The wife declared that
she knew her husband was under
age. but did not find out that he
was only Is until some time after
their marriage. Attorney NJ. III.
Doyle appeared for the boy husband.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

States Marine Band will play several
patriotic airs.
Notable among the celebrations
will be those held by the Piney
Branch. Takoma Park and Petworth
citizens associations.
Congressman to Speak.
Athletic events, a parade. and
night fireworks will feature the
Finey Branch affair. Edgar B. Hen
derson. president, has promised the
residents an elaborate program
Representative Ira G. Hersey. of
Maine. will be the principal speaker
at Takoma Park. A Big parade, fol-
lowed by community singing, will
be given by the residents.
An elaborate program of patriotic
and athletic numbers has been ar
ranged by the Petworth association.
1t will be the associations thir-
teenth annual celebration Of Inde-
pendence Day.
start With Parade
The days sports will be launched
with a patriotic parade. which will
form on Quincy street. east and west
Of New Hampshire avenue and on
New Hampshire avenue facing
Quincy street. Those in the march
will assemble at $50 a. m. and the
parade will start at 10 o'clock sharp.
The Congress Heights Catholic
Club will give its sixth annual
fitting tournament tomorrow at the
big Fourth of July celebration to
be held at Congress Heights. The
winner of the tournament will
crown the prettiest girl attending
the celebration. Queen of Beauty.
Other events on the program for
the sixth annual celebration are an
address by Representative Sid
ncy Mudd: field events, dance and
two baseball games between teams
of the Potomac League. The fitting
contest will start at o'clock and
the winners. besides having the
honor of crowning the queen will
divide 500 in cash prizes.
The committee for the celebration
Is composed of James Fowler, chair
man; Andrew Jarboe. chief marshal.
and the following judges: August
Bender. Thomas Dean. Albert Sans
bury. ]. Henry Kirby. Jesse L. Heis-
kell and J. Green.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
Landlord lDith Throat Cut
Dies of Blood poisoning

DANVILLE. Va July al. II.
Cassel, who on June was cut in
the throat by A. A. whittier, il is
alleged. died from blood poisoning
at his home today. having left
the hospital nearly two weeks ago
apparently on the mend whittier
was rearrested on a murder charge
today and later was released or
$4,000 bond. A Coroner's jury will
conduct an inquest Tuesday.
Cassel bought the house occupied
by Whittier and gave him thirty
days to leave. The time expired
and Whittier said he could not fin
anbther house. There had been
several warm exchanges between
the men. the last, q is alleged, re-
sulting in blows AMI the drawing
OF a knife by Whittier.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
Weather Man
Playing Usual
Franks on 4th

Going from te sublime to the. RI
diculous, the weather man yester-
day predicted generally fair weata-
er for the sweltering popuiace Of
the District and announced that
Yellowstone Park was experiencing
a snowfall.
Washingtonians will picnic on
the Fourth under cloudy skies,
with probable thundershowers, ac-
cording to the forecaster. Gentle
variable winds will be noted on
that day but there will be little
change Of temperature.
While Washington's maximum
temperature registered 81 degrees
yesterday, residents Of Helena,
Mont. were sporting overcoats to
combat a Temperature
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
APARTMENT THIEF
USES FIRE ESCAPE

Climbing up a fire-escape to force
a rear window. thieves entered the
apartment OF A. r. Richmond, 14fs
Park Road northwest, early yester-
day morning and. after ransacking
the rooms. escaped with clothing
valued at $50, and IS in cash, ac-
cording to the police.
Thieves entered the home Of J.
A. Purcell. 232 Fourteenth stree,
northeast. early yesterday morning
and stole a pocketbook containing
$40. according to the police.
Beatrice Haywood. 645 Florida
avenue. reported the loss of So
while on a Ninth street trolley car
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Winters, 636 E street
southwest. reported the loss of SSs
on Seventh street, near Pennsyl.
vania avenue northwest. yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
MERCHANT SEIZED
ON THEFT CHARGE
Baltimore Man Said to Have
Obtained Goods by Opening
Bogus Store Here.

Samuel B. Pierson, 81. was ar
rested in Baltimore yesterday oy
Detective Sergts. Darnell and Pratt,
Of the local police force. on
charge that he stole large quanti-
ties of dress goods for sale in his
Baltimore store by having them
shipped to a temporary ONCE con-
Quoted under an assumed name IN
the Kresge Building in this city.
Police have obtained evidence
they say. Of two shipments from
here to the Baltimore store, and
also have records of other ship
ments to Persons headquarters
here.
, The charge of grand larceny was
preferred by George Cohen Of New
York City.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
University of Virginia
To Celebrate Fourth

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. July 2.
The program Tor the Fourth of
July celebration to be held in the
University of virginia's summer
quarter was announced by Dean
Chares G. Maphis today. r. Gray
Williams. a prominent member OF
the WINCHESTER, Va, bar and presi-
dent of the Handley Endowment
Board. will be the principal speaker.
The Declaration of Independence
will be read by Dean Maphis.
The exercises will be held in the
new McIntire Amphitheater at 7.3o
Monday evening. The student body
will form at the rotunda in groups
according to their States and march
to the amphithcater. over 1900
students are already enrolled.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
NEW VETS POST
ENROLLS SIX MEN

The Retired Enlisted Mems As
sociation at its regular meeting
last night admitted six new mem
bers. Michael E. Kelly. John
O'Hearn-. John Sinkens, John
Throne, John Fitzpatrick and Rob-
ert Flanagan.
The association. composed of vet
Grams who have seen foreign serv-
ice. although only recently orga-
nized has $50 members. There are
at least 1000 in the District eligible
for membership whom the society
is seeking to enroll, Vice Com
mander S. Silverman said last night.
Edward Grant is commander of the
organization.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
P.O..DEPARTMENT p.
PLANS FIELD DAY

Track and field games for en-
ployes Of the Postofice Department
win, be held on the Monument
grounds Saturday at $3.50 o'clock un-
DIRE the auspices of the P. o. d,
Athletic Association. An invitation
has been extended to Postmaster
General Hays.
Edward F. Robertson. president
of the association. assisted by the
entry committee, William Hastings,
John A. Neiss and Ray L. Grinstead.
has arranged a program, with events
for men and women. The judges
are FORMER sportsmen now employed
In the Postoffice Department, J..
e. Kondrup and John Doyle. of the
Third Assistant Postmaster Gener-
ais Bureau. and c. II. Ourand. OF
the Office Of the Comptroller
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
Plan Old-Fashioned Fourth

FREDERICKSBUR Va. July 2.
AN old-fashioned Fourth Of July
celebration will be given in Spot
sylvania County. on Monday, near
Wrights Mill, beginning at 10
o'clock, with speaking. baseball
games and other amusements, good
things to eat. such as whole roast
beef. fresh-water fsh. old countr,.
ham. fried chicken. etc. At $50,
Mine Run will cross bats with Will
derness baseball team.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
WOMAN INJURED
IN 2-STORY FALL

Falling 20 the ground from the
rear porch Of the second floor Of
her home early yesterday, Mrs
Clara King. I years old, s11
street southeast. sustained fractures
of the hip and leg, and decorations
and contusions OF the head ana
face. She was taken 20 the casu-
atty Hospital. where her condition
is reported serious
Darius Arnett, is years old. 1909
Eleventh street northwest. was in
jured about the hands when the
motorcycle on which he was riding
collided with an auto truck of II
newspaper once yesterday at Thsr-
teenth and C streets northwest. He
was treated at the Emergencv Hos
pital.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
FELIX LAKE SUED
BY TWO statesmen

Felix Lake. local investor. $500
Wisconsin avenue northwest. was
sued yesterday in the District Su-
preme Court by J. NJ. Parker and
c. B. Hazard to recover s31.15o al
legged due them as commissions on
contracts to sell real estate.
Through Attorney William A.
Richardson. the plaintiffs allege
that on April Lake engaged them
to negotiate a contract OF sale for
the Denver. Balfour, Aurora-Coro-
nado and Dupont apartment houses,
valued at a total of S735 900. for
which they were to receive COM
missions amounting to S23.15o. The
plaintiffs claim to have lived up to
their agreement, but say they were
not paid
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
DEPARTMENT STORE
WORKERS TO PICNIC

Employees of Lansburgh & Bro.
and Kings Palace will picnic next
Saturday. July .. the former going
to the Sixteenth street reservoir
grounds. where a series Of fieic
events are on the program, and
the latter journeying to Chesapeake
Beach.
The Kings Palace outing will. be
under the auspices Of the Employees
Mutual Benefit Association, and u
series of athletic and aquatic
events have been arranged. The
Boy Scout band. under the leader
ship of James Kidwell. will enter
tain the Lansburgh employees with
concert in the evening.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
Summer Quarter Opens
Tuesday at Research u

Research University will open for
the summer quarter Tuesday. offer
ing a variety of subjects in the
day and evening classes. The quar-
ter will end September is.
Additions to the faculty will be
noted. including DR.. Henry Pearson,
Shakespeare's dramas and English
literature; DR.. John c. Hall, mathe-
MATES: Frederick ellis, foreign
trade development of the United
States; Alton r. Hodgkins. business
correspondence and business law; w.
5. Deffenbaugh, educational admins
tration; and J. c. Muerman. educa-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
Lewis Family in Reunion.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. July
members of the Lewis Associa-
tion of America, Inc. began arriv-
ing today to attend the second an
nual reunion, to be held on the olu
Jimmy" Lewis place. "Fairview,"
near Ivy, this county. July As. Be-
tween $50 and 200 members are e1-
pected to be present and twenty
four large army tents have been
stretched to house them.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
st. GabrieEs PetDOrth
Church to GiUe Carnival

The first annual carnival of st.
Gabriers Church. Petworth, will be
held on the parish grounds. at
Fifth and varnum streets north
west. beginning next Saturday ann
ending July 1S.
Parishioners worked every night
of last week and will continue to
the date of the opening, erecting
stands and arranging attractions. A
feature of the carnival will be a
large dance hall. nearly completed,
and the carousel.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
Suitland Seeks Bus Line.

..f.F,E3 3ER MARLBORO. Md. july .
seed 81 passenger and freight trans
poFtstion between Suitland and
nekrpy points to Washington was
erfp rs sized at q meeting of the Suit
iaQt Improvement Association and
thts counittee was named to look
into q Proposition to have the Tide
vale line extend its bus system to
-thss community: w. H Harrison,
T, u Peach, George J. Hess and
W. NJ West.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

EDWARD KELLER
II the author of bill .Sw be-
fore the House District Cennit-
tee providing for the public
ownership Of WashinEten pub
lie utilities. Mr.. Keller believes
that all the utilities, tacIsdisE
the street car lines. the gas COM
pany and the electric power
plant should - nunictpaIly
owned and operated
Mr.. Keller was educated at the
Unfverstty of Wisconsin and
entered politics about ten years
ago He was elected to the as
senbly of the city of So. Paul
In 1910; was reelected In 1912,
and when n cemmission form Of
government was adopted I'm 1914
he was elected commissioner of
public utilities. He was re-
elected to the sane office I'm 1915
and 1918.
Representative Keller wa.
elected 10 Congress as nm Inde-
pendent Republican from Minne-
seta.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1921-01-29

especially among the tenant class, and
make menials out of producers, and
although we had 81 farm operators per
1000 population in 1910 as compared
with 81 among the whites, it is not i'm
probable that the 1920 census will re-
veal decided decrease. Conditions
that make meniaIs and industrial pa
riahs out of men who produce staple
crops valued at more than $500000,000
each year should be remedies, if pos
sible, and the remedy appears to lie
in the West and Northwest, where
land is cheap and where success de-
pends entirely upon the individual.
Possibly Il better representation than
we now have in the Departments of
Agriculture and Interior would also
greatly aid our colored farmers, and,
in fact, all classes of people.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1921-01-29
DIR. r. r. MOTION
URGES HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR
N EG r OES OF
S O u T III E r n
STATES

X MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 10.-In
W Il conference of federal and
state educational officials held
here in the Senate chamber last week,
DIR. r. X. Motion, principal of Tuske-
gee Institute, was invited to speak on
the subject of Negro Education, and
in the course of his remarks strongly
sion for higher education as well as
better vocational training for Negroes.
He said: THE country at large is
suffering because of the shortage of
well-trained teachers, and l am glad
that the federal government, through
the Hughes act, is cooperating
with state authorities in providing bet
ter teacher-training for both colored
and white people.
"This leads me to refer to the gen
orally inadequate provisions made by
our own state of Alabama as well as
other Southern states for the higher
education of Negroes, most of whom
become teachers.
secondary schools and colleges of Ala
bama have, L dare say, received their
training in other states, but this is not
true, judge, of the white schools. 1t
is my earnest hope, therefore, that the
day is not far distant when Alabama
will make the same provisions for its
Negro youth as are made for its white
youth in institutions like the Univer-
sity of Alabama and the State Poly
technic Institute of Auburn.
SIT is clear that the Negro is deter
mined that his children shall be edu-
Gated, and if this education cannot be
secured in his own state, the children
will be sent to other states. 1 cannot
but feel that it is the business of the
state to provide ample opportunities
for training all of its citizens.
'It is unfair to the Negro youth of
the state that If they wish to secure
higher education they must attend Il
private school here in the South or go
to Northern school to get the same
sort of training that the state provides
for its white youth.
Every time a young man or woman
of the Negro race goes North to secure
higher education the temptation to re-
main after the training is completed
is very strong, and in great many in
stances the Southern schools are de-
prived of the benefits of these we'll
trained and more intelligent citizens.
''It requires some courage for man
spending four or five years in a North
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1921-01-29
CHEYENNE, WY0.
NEWS

The swellest entertainment and ball
during decade of years was that Civ
en- by the l. B. p. O. f. w. No. 2S4 ut
Eagles hall, on Friday evening, Jan. 81.
The largest and most fashionable class
of our citizens attended. The music
was sublime Beautiful women and gal
liant men We'd with each to make the
affair one which will long be remem-
bered. 1t was the first public romp the
herd has had. We have reason to know
there will be others equally enjoyable.
Great praise is given Exalted Ruler
John A. Baker and other officers who
exerted every art to make this affair
credit to the Herd. Our young men
are interested in this benevolent order,
The membership is large. Social af-
fairs like that on Friday evening casts
splendor on the chivalry of our Herd
Mr.. Albert Taylor of Taylorsville
was severely injured Mt the C. & S.
shops and several ribs were broken,
and he was otherwise injured. Mr..
Taylor is receiving best attention at
st. Johns Hospital, and we look for his
speedy recovery.
Mr.. James Gaskins departed for Lin
coin TO join his wife at the bedside of
their daughter Mrs. Virgil Bowen, who
has been in dangerous condition since
the birth of child. Mrs. Bowens is in
a very serious condition.
The Mission Society of the Baptist
Church was newly organized during
the past week. Mrs. L. b. Mayo was
elected president. We expect results
from these good women in the mission
field. Work of the kind is needed in
our city. The active spiritual influ-
ence of Christian women will build
higher standard of manhood in our
community.
Rev. Brannon is expected in our city
to hold a series of meetings at the Sec
ond Baptist Church. 1t is truly hoped
our young people will attend every
meeting The reverend gentleman has
subjects of interest to youths. Let's
get out and prove our appreciation of
earnest efforts TO uplift.
Our young men have begun to no
tice the benefits derived by attending
the Civic League meetings and are
coming out regularly. That's right,
keep a-coming. We are trying to build
character as well as a community. The
Civic League is II true friend to the
60
try to live respected life can fear
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1921-01-29

practiced with genuine moral prlnci-
pies that will successfully pilot us
(avoiding dlsaster) across this trans
atlantic of time to the part of our an
ticipated millennium.
Just be n man, an honest man, n
true man; angels and saints are not
expected. The vicious individual is
only a four-flusher; his mind is never
susceptible to truth; he is like a knot
on a log, unnoticed and unlimited, be-
cause he will not strive in harmony
with the law of his being. AS long as
we refuse to be manly, as long as we
continue to cherish the passion of our
animal nature, we shall always be Ito
the dominant white race) objects of
ridicule and preys for angry mobs.
Why not be a man? 'Tis the call loud
and strong.
1t will mean more to you than mere
drifting along.
For it's manhood, true manhood. that
will give us a stand
In this tyrannical, treacherous land.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1921-01-29
SPENCER BILL TO
BEPUSHED In THE
NEXT CONGRESS
Measure Affecting the We'll
fare of Negro Race Like
ly to Become a Law.

~HE fundamental basis upon which
the race question must be consid-
- cred and determined is that the
colored man of the United States is
citizen precisely as the white man of
the United States is citizen. Each
is an American; each has proven his
loyalty to the principals for which the
flag stands; each has fought its bat
ties and shared in its victories; each
is entitled to the equal protection of
the law in his life, in his property, and
in his liberty. Equality of opportunity,
equality before the law, equality in the
| sight of God and not equality in social
relationship, is the demand and the
right of the coIored man.
Senate bill No. 1862. known as the
Spencer Racial Bill, was introduced
into the Senate of the United States.
April 81, 1920, by Senator Selden p.
Spencer of Missouri. The following is
an enacting clause: "That n commits
sion of nine persons, citizens of the
United States, be and is hereby ere
ated TO be known and designated as
fhe commission on the racial question
in the United States of America. The
commission shall be composed of three
white men from the South, three white
men from the North, and three colored
men,
This commission is TO be appointed
by the President of the United States
and confirmed by the Senate, who will
have authority to inquire into and
thoroughly investigate conditions sur
rounding the colored people in the
United States, and to make such rec
concentrations to Congress as will in
their Judgment relieve the Negro of
many of the embarrassing conditions
under which he now lives.
This bill is, perhaps, the best solu-
tion of the Negro problem that has
ever been offered in the Congress of
the United States. In it Senator Spen-
GER sets forth the wonderful achieve
ments of the Negroes fifty years of
freedom and challenges civilization of
the world for parallel. The passage
of this bill will mark the end of every
form of Jim-Crowism, race discrimina-
tion, segregation, disfranchisement and
other forms of brutality and injustice
against the Negro.
Senator Spencer, who has just been
reelected to the Senate by an over
whelming vote, is one of the ablest
men in the upper branch of Congress.
He is fearless champion of equal
rights" for all people, regardless of
race, color, or previous condition of
servitude.