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Evening star., 1921-03-27

Liberty-Union Review last Monday
evening presented the captain of the
guards with handsome sword. After
the meeting the guards were enter
tanned with an indoor picnic.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR
A Column Devoted to the Interests Of the Men Who
Defended the Nation Land and Sea-

american Legion and ninety-three
units of the Womens Auxiliary was
ihade during the week ending March
- Missouri Department of the Le-
Rion led with five posts chartered and
massachusetts reported twelve new
UNITS fhere are now l0.272 posts and
Z.-32 units of the Women's Auxiliary.
Aid In Distributing Victory Medals.
10 complete the issue of the victory
medal granted by the United States
government to American partic,-
pants in the world war, IA group of
oi1ctrs and field clerks have been de-
'"'itn by the War Department to de-
Note their entire energies toward
stimulating interest in these awards
ana facilitating their distribution
Col. Charles H. Martin will direct the
work While it is estimated more
nan 4.ooo.0Oo persons are entitled to
ne victory medal the total number
mus lar issued is less than 500, 900.
'uest of Rainbow Veterans
Representative Walter r. Leinber-
ger of California, who served with
'he a2d regiment overseas, was the
guest of honor Monday night at a
meeting of District of Columbia Chan
| Ter of the Rainbow Division Veterans
ne MADE strong plea for all ex
, service men to use their franchise
for the residents of the District he
suggested that the veterans make IA
Combined appeal to Congress and
other Legislative bodies for a change
from the present conditions.
ofhcerS were elected as follows.
President. Edwin J. Stubbs: vice
president. Elmer f. Neagle; secretary
treasurer, Walter ID. Roney; sergeant.
alarms. Bernard V. Rhodes; execu-
,, tive committee, Ralph S. Kiefer, Leroy
A. keene and Winfield s. Lynn; j.
Bentley Milford. press and publicity
officer.
The following committees were Sc
! lected to arrange plans for the Rain
bow Hippodrome, to start April %. on
| the lots facing Union station plaza
Finance. Edward J. Mahan and f. F..
Neagle; construction, f. J. Stubbs and
b. V. Rhodes; tickets, William H. Kay.
L. A. Keene and r. S. Kiefer; pub
licity. J. B. Mulford; general and spe-
i cial, NJ. NJ. Marcus and w. D. Roney;
! advertising, w. S. Lynn. The next
| meeting of the chapter will be held
| in it's f street dug-out the evening of
April 4.
Evening star., 1921-03-27

The dance and card party under the
auspices Of the D. c. Officers Party
will be repeated April Z at the Raj
eigh Hotel.
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woMAN's BENEFIT ASSOCIA.
TION-MACCABEES.

Mrs. Elizabeth Rule, past commander
Of Mount Vernon Review, entertained
her friends at luncheon and five hum
dred last week. Among her guests
were Miss Anna Singles. Mesdames
Gregory, Champagne. Stokes Schulze,
Palmer and Cutler.
Mrs Lille Hall, musician Of Ma
tional Review. with the assistance Of
several members, is preparing to
present Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party
in April
Evening star., 1921-03-27

Victory Review tomorrow evening will
have an entertainment and card party.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
REBEKAH LODGES.

Dorcas Lodge. No. 4. gave a st. Pat
rick's party after it's meeting Thurs
day night. The guests included Off
GERS of the Rebekah Assembly and
the Grand Lodge. Features Of the
program were addresses by Mollie r.
Edmonston, president Of the Rebekah
Assembly. and Grand Master Wolfe.
1t was decided to postpone the five
hundred party, scheduled for March
30, to a later date. The Rebekah de-
gree will be conferred April Z. A
heart social will be given April IA at
1922 G street southeast. the home OF
the noble grand.
Martha Washington Lodge will have
its annual visitation Thursday even
ing.
Members Of Mount Pleasant Re-
bekah Lodge gave a dinner party at
Odd Fellows Home Tuesday after
noon, a feature to be continued by
the other Rebekah lodges. the pro-
ceeds to go to the general fund or the
home association. Those present. In
cluding invited guests. were Grand
Master Bert v. Wolfe. Mr.. and Mrs:
Eugene Ohlander, Mr.. and Mrs. David
r.. THOMPSON, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bus
pey. Miss Rebecca w. Hendricks of
Philadelphia, Miss Otelie Taylor, Mrs.
LYDIA Bender. Thomas A. Robbins and
Mr.. and Mrs William l.. Zeitler. SON.
in-law and daughter Of the grand
master.
Evening star., 1921-03-27

Grand Master Wolfe and COM
mittee composed of Senator Ihomas
Sterling of South Dakota. Senator
Duncan Fletcher of Florida, Grand
Grand Treasurer William T. Galliher
of the Grand Lodge of the District and
+. w. Bradford, grand representative
of the Grand Encampment of the DIS
trict. called during the week on Presl-
dent Harding at the executive office
and invited him to be present as
guest and speaker at the 102d ami
versary of the order. to be held in the
Central High School auditorium the
evening of April IS. The grandsire of
the order, Joseph Oliver of Toronto.
Canada, will take an important part
in the program. as also will Past Grand
Sire Pinkerton of Massachusetts.
Mount Rainier Lodge of Maryla nd
will confer the second degree for
Phoenix Lodge Thursday evening in
the lodgerooms of Phoenix Lodge.
Members of the order from Maryland
are expected to accompany the de-
gree team.
Central Lodge. No. /, paid frater-
nal visit to Sarepta Lodge of Alex
andria during the week and confer
red the second degree on class OF
ten. At it's next session the hrst de-
gree will be conferred. and the even
ing of April a roll call will be held.
At the meeting of Columbia Lodge
Past Grand Master Thomas w. Fowl
err spoke of incidents in connection
with his sixty-three years of active
membership in the order.
Excelsior Lodge. No. II. and Friend
ship Lodge. No. 12. will meet each
week, in order to confer degree work.
The extra sessions will be devoted to
degree work only.
Services will be held at the North
Carolina Avenue NJ. P. Church, Sth and
B streets southeast, Sunday evening.
April 3. Every Odd Fellow and Re
bekah has been urged to attend.
Evening star., 1921-03-27

Calanthe Lodge, No. IL. will confer
the rank of Page upon a class of
eight tomorrow evening.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
H.ar. Of swindlins scheme.

Legion Gains a. Posts.
A gain of forty-four posts of the
Evening star., 1921-03-27

United Chapter. No. 20. is giving an
informal dance at the Washington
Hotel Tuesday eve. April S.
Evening star., 1921-03-27

Matron Esther v. Cross Of Temple
Chapter. No. 13. announces a large
class for initiation tomorrow even
ing. Past Patron John F. May will
confer the degrees.
Evening star., 1921-03-27

After the meeting Tuesday. Fidelity
Chapter. No. 19. had an Easter party.
Refreshments were served in the ban
Quet hall, and dancing followed.
Evening star., 1921-03-27

Brookland Chapter. No II, will
give a dance Saturday night at the
Brookland Masonic Temple.
Evening star., 1921-03-27

Miriam Chapter, No. %. will have
work at its meeting tomorrow night
at Masonic Temple, sth street near
F northeast, Wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1921-03-27

Columbia Chapter. No. Is. will give
dance Thursday evening in the
Arcade small ballroom. Edward T.
Strobel. Is in charge
Evening star., 1921-03-27

Tho last monthly dance Of Almas
Arab Patrol will he given at the
New willard Hotel Tuesday evening.
with two ten-piece' orchestTas fur
nishing the 10Y music and the Jazz.
4he really great patrol feature of the
Evening star., 1921-03-27

Bethlehem Chapter. No. 7. at its
last meeting was entertained with a
solo by Mrs. Dean and readings by
Messrs. Ford and Goodwin. The chap
ter Will give masked dance April
streets northeast
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The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
FAILURE OF U. S. IN HAITI LED
TO REVOLUTIONARY CONDITIONS
National City Bank Official Says Country Was
Pacfied in 1918, But Lack of Well
Defined Plan Wrought Havoc

containing clause permitting the sale
of land to aliens, resulting in the inn
mediate acquisition by American COM
panles of hundreds of thousands of
acres of the richest lands in Haiti.
Then Came Slavery.
'The American marines then insti-
tuted the corvee, which was actual
physical slavery. The prophecies of
the Germans had come true. The
Americans had stolen their lands and
reduced them TO slavery. This was the
cause of the bitter warfare waged
against the occupation"
The fact was brought out in both
the testimony of Mr.. Farnham and Mr..
Evans that the cause of the landing of
American marines was not disturb
ances by the Haitians, but the fact
that France had violated the Monroe
Doctrine by landing her forces in Hal
ii to protect her interests there against
Germany, which was using her large
interests in Haiti as base for opera
ton against France and England in the
West Indies.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
Southern Senators
Assail Harding for
His Birmingham
Speech i'm Which He
Made Plea for Ne
grOeS.

Washington. Oct. 81. President
Harding's speech on the race question
at Birmingham was described as "un-
fortunate" by Senator Pat Harrison,
Democrat, Mississippi, in IA statement
which he issued Thursday.
Harrison's statement declared that
the Presidents speech advocating po-
litical economic equality for the Ne
gro put forth theory that sis i'm
practicable, unjust and destructive of
the best ideals of America"
Senator Watson, Democrat, Georgia,
also issued a statement in which he
declared it was "a great pity that Il
northern man, holding the highest of
flee on earth, should 90 down into the
South and plant there fatal germs in
the minds of the black race"
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
DENVER, COLORADO. SATURDAY. OCTOBER % l91

be considered Il possibility, but that
the black men must have an increased
political, economic and educational
opportunity If the American nation is
TO live true to its traditions of democ-
racy.
Mr.. Harding was received with Il
succession of intensive demonstra-
tions. For mile he rode through
crowds in parade, Il roar of cheer
ing accompanying him. He was
cheered nearly minute when he APP
peared to speak at Il luncheon, and
he received repeated applause as, at
tired in cap and gown. he addressed
students of Birmingham-Southe col
legc, and then, wearing n Masonic
apron, lie laid the cornerstone of II
new Masonic temple.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
What Advertising
Does
West Indies.

~O PARAPHRASE the poet. full
many Il business enterprise is
L born to blush unseen" because
the owner failed to advertise its open
ing and the "long felt want of the
buying public that it came to fill.
There is no wisdom in starting bus
mess. unless the consumer is made to
learn what special interest it is to him.
or her, as is more apt to be the case
TO visit and patronize that particular
establishment.
The excuse for many business men
who do not advertise is that they do
NOT want to pay the rates for big
advertisement. In starting a business
of any kind the item of advertising
should be taken into account, as one
of the overhead expenses, as neces-
sary to the wellbeing of the business
as rent or clerk hire or insurance. Ad-
yertising is a legitimate outlay of cap
ital, which if judiciously laid out
should bring in a return in the form of
trade and patronage.
Advertising to produce the best re-
suits should be written so as to con-
vince the reader that it is to his par
ticular interest to buy the article ad-
vertised, or to visit the establishment
in question. If the enterprise is a new
one its superior advantages to those
already existing should be emphasized.
Whatever the speciality offered as an
attraction, it should be stated in such
a way as to leave no doubt in the mind
of the reader that it will be to his in
terest to secure it.
When the promoter of new enter
prise is counting the cost, he should
always include advertising as an in
dispensable feature and as continu-
Gus feature. Even if his advertising
is not on such large scale there is
much to be gained by the cumulative
effect of keeping his business ever in
the mind of the reading public.-New
York Age.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
White Woman Halts
Servants Funeral
Displeased When Preacher
Doubted That He Had
Been Saved and
Said So

New York, Oct 20.-Rev. Henry
Parker assistant pastor of the Eben-
eZer Baptist Church, is an OutspOken
minister, and when he believes that
his members serve white folks better
than they serve God, he says so, even
if it happens to be at funeral.
Thomas Vass, over 60 years old, died
Mt the home of Norman +. Nelson in
Flushing this week. Nass had served
the Normans since slavery, and the
white family took charge of his funer-
al, bought lot, and a casket and ac-
companied the remains to Ebenezer
Church, where Rev. Mr.. Parker in his
sermon said something like this
Brother Vass was baptized in this
church; he always spoke well but he
didn't come here any more" Mrs. Mel
son said the clergyman's Grafton ran.
Il don't see many of his friends here
today. 1 guess they had a good rea-
son for not coming. l do not believe
Brother Vass has been saved. l am
not sure, but l am very doubtful, in
deed, brethren. Yes, l am very doubt
full" repeating the last phrase again
and again.
At this point the wife of Norman
arose and said that her servant Nass
was good and loyal and she was sure
he had gone to heaven.
HE was loyal" went on the preach
er but he served only you"
This was to much for the white
family, who had the services ended,
and got the undertaken to take the
body to the cemetery where Norman
himself read the burial service. There
was no further need for Rev. Mr.. Par
lier, Norman said.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
Tulsa Policeman
Bares Plot to
Kill and Burn

TULSA. Okla. Oct. 1I.-Elisha
Scott of Topeka, Kan, one OF
the attorneys retained by the
Tulsa riot victims, has n signed affi-
dayit i'm his possession that when pro-
duced will throw an entirely new light
on the insurrection carefully planned
by the whites here on May 81 last.
1t is the confession of II former
Tulsa policeman, Van Il. Hurley
(while) and consists of twenty-one
pages. Hurley, who was honorably dis
charged from the force and given
splendid recommendations by his cap
tains and heutenants, names several
prominent city officials who he de-
clared met in downtown office and
carefully planned the attack on the
segregated district by the use of air.
planes. He gives in detail descrip-
ton of the conference between local
aviators and the officials.
After this meeting, Hurley asserted,
the airplanes darted out from hang
ars and hovered over the district,
dropping nitroglycerin on buildings
setting them afire. When questioned
regarding Instructions from police of
ficials shortly before the riot, his an
swer was as follows:
"They gave Instructions for every
man to be ready and on the alert and
if the niggers wanted to start any
thing to be ready for them. They
never put forth any efforts at all to
prevent it whatever and said if they
started anything to kill every b
son of b they could find" Gus
tafson, who was chief of police at the
time was later dismissed.
"On the morning of June 1st they
gave me orders to go over to the Ne
gro district" Hurley said. "There was
bunch of rogues, the lower class of
white people, stealing and robbing and
bursting open trunks and carrying off
stuff. Well I found conditions un-
speakable in the way of robbery. l
arrested eight and turned them over
to the patrol, but that is the last |
ever saw of them or heard of them. l
don't suppose they ever reached the
Jail"
Hurley says drays came later and
moved the stolen articles away de-
spite the fact that the Boy Scouts
guarding the district had strict orders
to permit only Red Cross cars. 1t was
the former policeman's opinion that
members of our race fought in self de-
Tense However, he punctured his re
mark with an exception among those
who came to the courthouse to avoid
the proposed lynching of Dick Row
land.
The confession also involves a we'll
known police official. He is Captain
George G. Blaine. Hurley stated that
Blaine rode in one of the airplanes
that hovered over the district during
the riot.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
Negro Brute"
Proves to Be
Prominent White
Kentuckian

Lexington. Ky, oct. 19.-Following
the publishing of reports thruout this
section, inflammatory articles under
heads BLACK Brute Assaults Little
White Child" "AIob Forming To Lynch
Negro Brute When Caught and other
such headings, the articles giving the
story of small white girl who stated
that Il Negro had criminally assaulted
her while she was playing near her
home here and following the arrest of
ly escaped the hands of mob that
secured the country for miles around,
the thoro grilling of the white child
by the police officers resulted in the
little girl finally admitting that no
Negro attacked her, but that white
man, aged fifty years and member
of one of the most prominent white
families of this section was the one
who assaulted her.
The man whose name has been sup
pressed by the papers was rushed to
Frankfort upon orders of Circuit
Judge II. C. Stoll, for safekeeping. The
girl stated that she had placed the
blame on a Negro because the white
man had threatened her with death
should she tell of his relations with
her.
The mother of the child, noting her
soiIed clothing, questioned her as to
the cause and it was then that she
stated that Negro had assaulted her.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
English to Form
Anti-Lynching
Committee

~ HE National Association for the
Advancement of ColOred People,
L 40 Fifth Avenue, New York, to-
day announced news of the impending
organization of a committee of leading
Englishmen to consider the question
of lynching in the United States.
Among the leaders of public opinion
in England who have become interest
ed in the subject are the famous nov
elist and historian, II. G. Wells, who is
coming to America to attend the Dis
armament Conference; Harold j. Las
Xxi. lecturer at the London School of
Economics; C. Z. Scott, editor of the
Manchester Guardian; the Rt. Honor
able ]. II. Clynes, leader in Parliament
of the Labor Party, and John III. Har-
rs of the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines
Protection Society.
Among the names mentioned as pos
sible chairmen of such a committee in
England are the following: Lord
Henry avendish-Bentinck, Bishop
Gore of the Church of England, Pro-
fessor Gilbert Murray, Viscount Bryce
and Lord Hugh Cecil.
1t is further announced that through
Sidney Webb, chairman of its advisory
committee the British Labor Party's
support has been pledged toward the
ending of color discrimination in labor
and in other lines of endeavor through
out the world.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
DETROIT NJ. A. A. C. p. ORGANIZED
JUNIOR BRANCH WITH 500
MEMBERS.

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, 40
Fifth Avenue, New York, today an
nounced that a junior branch compris-
ing 500 children had been organized in
Detroit, Mich. The junior branch is
designed to acquaint young colored
Americans with the traditions and the
history of their race and to give them
n pride in its achievements.
Organization of the Detroit junior
branch N A. A. C. p, has been in
charge of Mrs. ]. p. Young of that
city.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
Methodist Episcopal
Leaders to Meet
Hope Result of Gathering
Will Be to Arouse Spiri-
tual Forces Thruout
the World - Color
Problem to Be Dis
cussed at First
Nights Session

n ETROIT, MICH, Oct. 2S.-The
Rev. DIR. Il. J. Wade, ID. D., cor
responding secretary of the Com
mittee on Conservation and Advance
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Chicago, announces n national confer
ence of the church to consider its
world wide missionary and benevolent
interests to be held in the Central
Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit,
November 10, 16, and II, 1921.
The purpose of the conference DR..
Wade said, ''is to assemble Outstand-
ing representatives of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for three days of
thanksgiving, prayer and council. The
conference will be held for informa-
ton, inspiration and deepening of the
spiritual life of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. 1t is expected that
thru this conference America and all
the world will hear the solemn voice
of a church reiterating its loyal de-
votion to Jesus Christ as the hope of
the world, at time when the spiritual
IOTCeS Ol lllt NOIlu
The committee in charge has timed
the conference with regular meetings
of boards of Home Missions, Church
Extension and Education, the Council
of Boards of Benevolence and meet
ings of the bishops. All seats at the
conference will be assigned and re-
served. The following groups are be-
ing invited: all of the Bishops of the
Church, District Superintendents,
members of the Council of Board of
Benevolence, members and staff of
constituent boards, the editors of all
of the great Methodist newspapers,
five pastors and five laymen from each
Episcopal area in addition to members
of the boards.
coIored Men Will Address Opening
Nights Session
The first nights session will be de-
voted to the discussion of Race Rela-
tlonship in the United States. The
meeting will open with thirty minutes
of music by Mr. Harry L. BurleiSh,
the famous Negro Composer. This
will be followed by an address of
thirty minutes on the question of
present Day Negro Thought to be
presented by DR.. Emmett ]. Scott,
secretary-treasurer of Howard Uni
versity, Washington, ID. c., and lay
man of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will discuss the subject, The
Methodist Church and the Negro
This will he the greatest gathering
ever held between the quadrennial
of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. Three thousand Metho-
dist leaders from all over the United
States are expected to assemble and
at the same time Michigan Methodists
will meet and have the privilege of
hearing these leaders on world wide
problems and their solution.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-10-29
Negro Must Have
Political Rights,
Declares Harding

birmingham. Ala, Oct. 26.-North
and South, whites and blacks, were
admonished by President Harding to-
day to put aside old prejudices and
pretenses and set the face of the ma
tion courageously toward construc-
tive and permanent solution of the
race problem.
In a sweeping presentation of his
views, the President declared social
equality between the races must not