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Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
Stiff Sentence Given
Crap-ShOOter By Judge
In Memphis Tennessee
(By The Associated Negro Pressl

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Memphis, Tenn, Oct l. Henry
Lewis, alias Cricket, frankly told
Judge Harsh and jury last Wednes-
day that long ago he got tired work
ing for living and since that time
had followed the profession of crap
shooting. The jury was equally frank
with Cricket and almost as speedy in
its action as he had been with the
bones. They found him guilty Of
having broken into the w. T. Farley
store on South Main street Three to
ten years isthe penalty, and in an
nouncing it to Cricket Judge Harsh
added, ut will be long time before
you will do much more craps-shoot-
ing" adding that he would indorse on
the mittimus a recommendation to
the parole board that Cricket be held
the full time and not be paroled at
the end Of three years.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
Big APPROPRIATIONS
ASKED TO ELIMINATE
CERTAIN INSECTS
(By The Associated Negro Press)


Washington D. c., Oct. 1.-The ma
tion's grasshoppers are in for hard
time if congress enacts a bill intro
duced by Representative Raker of
California, which would authorize
100000 to eliminate the hoppers. Mr..
Raker also proposed appropriations of
$4,000 to kill plants poisonous to live
stock and $15O,OOO to destroy insects
which kill trees.
"All of this is very WELL" declared
a philosopher of folly" as he was
waiting for his street car at the cor
ner of Fourteenth and You streets
"but what are they doing on the hill
to destroy the insects that run ram
pant into the homes of colored citi
zens, and take their occupants out
and string them up to trees?
81 was just wondering" he contin-
ued, whether the congressman desir.
es to save the trees from other in.
sects, so there will be enough trees to
go around.
1--WE have a great set of people in
this country. They get excited over
almost anything but one of the very
fundamental things in the constitu
ton of the United States, the protec
ton of life and property.
There is stew upon stew about
bootleggers and thousands of dollars
are spent monthly to keep people from
getting little sip, which may be all
right enough; and the government, in
the twinkling of an eye, can get regi
ments of troops into West Virginia tc
stop a miners uprising, but the trou
bles of Negro citizens are laughed al
and brushed aside with an Indifferent
wave of the hand.
"Well," he said finally, cts long
lane that has no turnl'"
Fair enough" said the auditor, and
they separated to get their respective
cars.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
DISARMAMENT MAY
MEAN CANCELLATION
OF ENGLAND'S DEBTS
Especial to The Tribune)


New York, Sept. 30.-A suggestion
that American spokesmen in the limi-
tation of armaments conference be
authorized to offer to cancel the in
dehtedness of France, England and
Italy in return for agreements by
those countries to disarm, is advanced
in letter to President Harding, made
public today by its author, ]. A. H.
Hopkins, executive chairman of the
committee of 48.
Mr.. Hopkins advised submitting to
the three great powers in the form of
an "ultimatum" the following state
ment:
1--WE will not cancel your indebted
ness gratis, nor are we content to
postpone longer the payment of the
overdue interest. But if you and the
Japanese delegates will agree to dis
arm or agree on a uniform and pro-
gressive ratio of disarmament, Amer
lea will join with you in so doing and
will cancel or reduce your indebted
ness to the American people to the
same ratio. There is, however, no
other way in which the American peo-
pie will consent either to cancel OF
reduce your financial obligations"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
TWO-BITS FROM WOMAN
RESULTS in SHOOTING
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Atlanta, Ca, Oct Charged with
shooting at bill collector during an
alteration involving 25 cents, Daisy
Cooks, colored woman of A Rhodes
street, was Tuesday afternoon held in
cell at police headquarters in de-
fault of 500 bond
The arrest was made at the woman's
house following charges preferred by
the collector, w. G. Waggoner, CT Col
lege Park. Waggoner stated that in
August he sold the woman bottle of
perfume valued at 81, and collected so
cents. Two weeks later he said he col
lected 25 cents more, and on Tuesday
afternoon had gone to the woman's
house to get the remainder.
In the argument which resulted, po-
lice were told Waggoner threw a
brick at the woman She then seized
a pistol and fired at the collector, who
thereupon left the house. Waggoner
was released on copy Of charges al
leging disorderly conduct.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
GAMBLERS GIVEN
SIX MONTHS Church
SENTENCE BY JUDGE
Especial to The Tribunel

Denver, Colo, Sept 30.-Julius Ep-
stein and Louis P. Parue were today
sentenced to attend church every Sun
day for six months as punishment for
gambling and keeping a gambling
house. The sentence was imposed by
Judge George w. Dunn of the county
court, following a plea of guilty to
the charge. Evidence in the case
against the men was taken last Fri
day, but passing of sentence was de
ferred until today.
Calling the men before him, Judge
Dunn announced that they had,
pleaded guilty to violating the laws
of the state and that the court, on
consideration, had decided to fine
each of them $4OO and sentence them
to six months in jail
"The Jail sentence will be suspend
ed, however" he continued, ION con-
dition that you report regularly once
a month to this court, giving a full
account of yourselves and letting the
court know what you are doing In
addition, you will be required to bring
certificate showing that you have
attended church services regularly on
Sunday"
He paused to ask the two men what
their church affiliations were. Pardue
said members OF his family attended
the First Presbyterian church and
Epstein replied that he was Jew.
"This may be peculiar SEN
tence," added the judge, "but it is
the view of she court that if you are
sincere in your statements of regret
that you have defied the laws of the
state, regular church attendance will
help you reform your ways"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
HOLY ROLLER DIVINE,
GUILTY OF IMMORAL
RELATIONS WITH Girl
Especial to The Tribunel

Lancaster, Ohio, Sept. 3d. Rev.
Frederick Frazier, Holy Roller minis
ter, was found to be guilty of having
contributed to the delinquency of IL
year-old Laura Pratt by jury in
Judge Van Snider's court today. Sen
tence was deferred.
The girl was the first witness to
takes the stand.
She testified that Rev. Frazier had
induced her to accompany him to
the church conference in Mason coun-
ty, West Virginia, and that they made
the trip in an automobile She de.
clared that the pastor frequently
made advances to her on the journey.
At the home of the head of the
Holy Roller organization the girl
said Frazier entered her room during
the night.
Rev. Frazier on the stand denied
the charges.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
SENSATIONAL CASE
ENDS when BLACK man
PAYS $4,000 BALM
Especial to The Tribune)

Cincinnati, o., Sept. 3G,-It has
leaked out that Baxter McRary, veal
thy citizen of Lexington, N. c., put up
$4,000 in order TO settle out of court
suits of H. B. Warner, white, against
him for alternating the affections Of
Mrs. Warner OF this amount, $4,000,
it is said, will be paid to Warmers law
yers, and the remaining $4,000 to Mr..
McRary's lawyers and to pay the court
costs.
Warner is also said to have put up
$4,000, $4,000 of which goes to his
wife and the remainder to pay her at
torney's fees and court costs.
1t is reported that Mr.. McRary feels
that he has saved 100000 by settling
the case out of court. The whites it
is said, had planned to ruin him by so
arranging matters with Mrs. Warner,
his only witness, that she would not
testify. Altogether they planned to
make the case cost 100000.
Not Safe in Lexington
DR.. I. Garland Penn, friend of Mr.
McRary and an official of the M. E.
church, in which Mr.. McRary is an
ardent worker, has just returned from
Lexington, N. c., and reports that it
is not safe for Mr. McRary to return
home yet. Mr.. McRary, himself, is
anxious to go back because Of his
poor health here and because his busi-
ness affairs are tied up in his home
city. Mob violence, however, is
threatened, should he return.
The case attracted considerable
publicity last spring when Warner
sued lis wife for divorce and sued
Mr. McRary for $4,000 damages
charging him with stealing his wife's
affections.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
White Tennesseean Held
On Charge of Criminal Assault

Jackson, Tenn, Oct. Roscoe
Phillips, white, is held on $4,000
bond charged with attempted attack
on girl from Malesus, this county,
and his case will be presented to the
grand jury, which is now in session.
1t is charged that on the last night
of the West Tennessee Fair the al
legged attempt was committed. Horse
men are said to have heard the
screams of the girl and rushed to
the scene, where they held Phillips
till an officer could arrive. Phillips
stoutly maintains his innocence. The
case will likely come up for hearing
in criminal court during next week.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
M. E. Church South Asks
That Term ''South" Be Dropped

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Hannibal, Mo-, Oct. IA proposal
to remove the geographical adjective,
South" from the corporate title of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, is made in a resolution adopt
ed by the Missouri Conference of the
church. before the adjournment of its
session here. The recommendation
which was embodied in a memorial to
the general conference of the church
is that instead of the word South
some word shall be used "such as will
adequately and properly define the
genius and spirit of our great world
wide Methodism."
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
ARMAMENT CONFERENCE
WILL BE REPORTED TO
negro PAPERS, AMP.
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Washington, D. c., Oct 1.-The ma
tion's capital is beginning to thrill
with anticipation with reference to
the proposed Conference on Limita-
tion of Armament" which begins here
Armistice Day, November IL, and will
probably continue for six months.
During the conference, Washington
will practically be the center of the
world" There will be gathered here
the worlds greatest diplomats and
political stars.
There will be recreational side,
and to look after these matters, a civ
ic committee of one hundred has been
appointed. A number of our well
known citizens have been placed on
this committee. Among them are:
Dr. Emmett J. Scott, secretary-treas-
urer of Howard University; Col. Hen
ry Lincoln Johnson, proposed Record
er of Deeds; Atty. w. L. Houston,
member of the Board of Education;
Rev. DR.. D. E. Wiseman, pastor of the
Lutheran church; Prof George w.
Cook, dean of the School of Com
merce and Finance, Howard Universi-
ty; DR.. w. A. Warfield, Surgeon in
Chief of Freedman's hospital, and
Atty James A. Cobb, former Assist
ant District Attorney.
There will not only be number of
distinguished colored diplomats pres
ent from various parts of the world,
but there will be scores of people from
various parts of the United States,
who have AN interest in the confer
ence.
A. N. P. Will Cover News
In keeping with the policy of the
Associated Negro Press to give the
people of the country first-hand in
formation, from our viewpoint, Sec
retary of State Charles E. Hughes has
been informed that the A. N. p will
cooperate with the conference in
matters of news, and will maintain
headquarters at the Whitelaw Hotel.
The following reply has been re-
ceived from the Department of State:
Department Of State
Washington
Receipt is acknowledged of your
letter of September 13, in which you
state that the Associated Negro Press
will have in Washington during the
sessions of the Conference on Limita-
ton of Armament a staff of CORE
spondents desirous Of giving your
reading public information concerning
the Conference. The Department is
glad to convey appreciation of your
expression of good will.
II am, sir,
Your obedient servant,
For the Secretary of State:
(Signed) Alvey A. Adee,
Second Assistant Secretary.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
HARDING CONTINUES
TO give SMALL JOBS
TO COLORED PEOPLE
(By The Associated Negro Press

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 1. Throughout
the entire west, there is great disap-
pointment in the Republican admins
tration. Everywhere l went the col
ored people wanted to know, what is
the matter with President Harding?"
Thus spoke Col. John R. Marshall,
connected with the Illinois prison
board, and a former colonel of the
famous Illinois Eighth regiment. Col
onel Marshall had just returned from
tour through the west that took him
to the Pacific coast, and all of the
principal cities along the coast. To
the Associated Negro Press represen-
tative he stated that the same condi-
tion exists everywhere.
What do you think ought to be
done, Colonel?" asked the interviewer.
Every Republican United States
senator should be informed directly
of conditions, and urged to take the
matter up with President Harding.
"Then, there should be a national
meeting of citizens, and a permanent
committee of five from each state
should be formed, to make a national
political committee, and this commit
tee should work for the establishment
of political justice.
There can be no winking at present
conditions If the Republican nation
al administration does not bestir itself
and change its policy toward colored
Americans, they will lose threefourths
of the votes in the election of 1922. 1
can see nothing different"
Colonel Marshall on Patronage
"In the matter of patronage, there
are no places that could be offered
that will satisfy the colored people if
there is not change of southern pol
icy. Northern citizens, where votes
count, are with the south in this mat
ter. Thus far there have been no po-
sitions, just jobs offered"
Incidentally, Col. Marshall is among
those who was offered a Job in the
agricultural department, at salary
of $2,5OO year, to which the Col
onel replied very emphatic, but
courteous military mo"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
Entire POPULATION
OF BLACKS DRIVEN
FROM SOUTHERN TOWN
tBy The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. l. The
Negro population Of Montlake, a min
ing village on Waldon's Ridge, 20
miles from here, was driven out of
that community by infuriated white
residents this Afternoon, according to
Information received here last Wedn-
esday night.
The trouble is said to have resulted
from the shooting of Edna Barnett
12 year old white girl, and three
younger sisters, ty Negro girl. Ed
ma Barnett was brought here to hos
pital where she is not expected to
recover. Jewell Clipper, the young
Negro girl accused of shooting the
Barnett children, and her father,
mother and brother were brought to
Chattanooga and placed in jail.
The shooting OF the Barnett girl is
said. to have been a sequel of a num-
ber of disputes between white and Ne
gro residents on Montlake over the
right of precedence at a spring, near
which the clipper family lived. 1t is
alleged that the Clipper girls mother
had told her children to shoot the
white children in any quarrel at the
spring and that when Jewel Clipper
saw the Barnett girls taking water,
she ran from the house with shotgun
and opened fire.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
ATLANTA'S BAD MAN
shot FULL OF Holes
BY POLICE OFFICERS
Especial to The Tribunel


Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 30.-"The Rat"
feared as the cleverest and most dam
gerous Negro criminal in Atlanta, was
cornered in his hole beneath a house
in the Negro section here and shot to
death in battle with 10 policemen.
Jewelry and valuables worth $780,
900 are believed to have been stolen
by "The Rat" during the last five
years in Atlanta. Stolen jewelry
worth $1,000 was found in his pock-
cts.
"The Rat" was a weasoned yellow
Negro about 80 years old, who used
his superior intelligence for crime.
Only once before had he been captur-.
ed, and that was due to the bravery
of city detective who knocked away
an automatic revolver the Negro
showed into his face. That time "The
Rat was sentenced to Is years i'm
prisonment, but escaped less than
month after he had been sent to the
chain gang. "The Rat" boasted that
he never again would he captured
alive, and he made good his boast.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
Education of Children
Great Problem Confronting
Parents Says Lecturer

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 1.-The great
problem which confronts parents is to
give their children an education which
will fit them for life," said Rev. B. r.
Holmes, president of the Holmes In
stitute, last Sunday morning in deliv-
ering lecture in Warren Chapel A.
M. E. Church.
The wave of crime which is sweep
ing the country will continue" he
said, until the city and state solve
the problem of reaching the unreach-
ed class"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
Louisiana Mob Avenges
Death OF Station Agent

Columbia, La, Oct. ASSASSINATION
of Sidney Mannheim, station agent and
telegraph operator in Columbia last
Tuesday by a Negro who crushed
Manheim's skull with stone and es,
capped with the contents OF the sta4
tioh's cash drawer, aroused intense
feeling, and Gilmon Holmes, colored,
declared to have confessed his gut,
was taken from authorities late that
night and lynched by mob.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
North Carolina Celebrates
With Lynching Bee
(By The Associated NEGRO Pregsl

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Greensboro, N. c., Oct. Ernest
Daniels, young colored man was
taken from the Pittsburgh Jail early
Monday morning by mob and hang
ed to a tree five miles from that
town.
1t is alleged that Daniels was found
in the room Of young white woman
Friday night. He escaped from the
house when the alarm was given, but
was arrested Saturday and it is al
legged confessed. He was placed in
Jail at Pittsburgh, and this morning
about o'clock a mob overpowered
the jailer, w. H. Taylor, and seized
Daniels. An automobile tire chain
was used to hang the Negro
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
Body RlddIed With Bullets

Columbu, La, Oct L. Gilmon
Holmes, a colored man, arrested last
Thursday on charge of numbering
Sidney Mannheim, station agent here,
was hanged by mob at II o'clock
tonight, the body then being riddled
with bullets and set afire.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
Color Question May Come Up
In Disarmament Meeting
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Sydney, Australia, Oct, Oct. lit
is now considered extremely likely
here that federal minister will at
tend the Washington conference on
disarmament and the Pacific prob
lens. The color question is given as
the reason for Australia's desire to
attend the conference.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
GAMBLERS CIvEN4 CHURCH. SENTENCERY JUDGE COLORADO
MRS. MARY B. TALBERT
PRES. N. F. c. ". C.,
ISSUES STATEMENT
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Buffalo, N. Y, Oct 1.-The Freder-
ick Douglas Home, in Anacostia, des-
tined to be the great shrine of colored
Americans, as Mt. Vernon, the home
of George Washington, is to the coun-
try at large, will soon be dedicated,
probably with the President of the
United States as a speaker on the
program, according to Mrs. Mary B.
TalEert, who is in direct charge of
the interests Of the home.
In a special statement, directed par
ticularly to the women of the race,
throughout the country who have as
sumed the responsibility of complete
restoration of the famous estate, Mrs.
Talbert says:
"The dedication of our Douglas
Home will occur the Saturday follow
ing the biennial meeting at Richmond
at which time we hope to have the
President of the United States and
other prominent men and women
present.
Contracts have been let for the
complete restoration of the home and
have assumed the indebtedness
which the contract calls for, believing
that the club women will rally in this
our last great effort for the complete
restoration.
"Will every state president have her
corresponding secretary or recording
state secretary send to me complete
up to date roster of clubs ending Aug
ust 81, 1921, containing names and
addresses Of both presidents and Sec
retaries of clubs. While this will en-
tail some work upon the secretaries,
the greater task falls upon me.
Il want every club affiliated with
our National to have part in the res
toration of the Douglas Home. l am
not doing this thing half way but ex-
pect to have every part of the house
and grounds restored including the
drive way so that our national head
quarters may be worthy of us as
great national body.
when you consider that this is the
first great effort of any organized body
Of Negroes to perpetuate any land
mark belonging to a colored person,
save the Harriet Tubman Home, we
should deeply appreciate what it
means. Later on l will ask you to
send relics in the form of battle flags,
slave bills of sale, or anything else
that is contributive toward the history
of the Negroes in America. We shall
have there Hall of Fame on the
wall of which will hang the portraits
of famous men and women.
"These pictures will be placed in
the Hall of Fame by vote of the Ma
tional Biennial. In word let this be
our great National Museum where
white and black may come to study
the history of the Negro race in
America"
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01

Many white southerners are still
Working diligently to preserve the Gin
tegrity of white blood" A Texan was
recently arrested and fined in Chicago
for endeavoring to make date with
an unwilling Negro woman.
Phoenix tribune., 1921-10-01
nice TO HIS Wife
She SUES FOR DIVORCE
CHARGING CRUELTY
Especial to The Tribunel

New York, Sept, 3O.-John Buess-
man, instead of being cruel to his
wife Martha, as she alleges in her
bill for separation, asserted in Court
today that he was the acme of gal
lantry.
In proof ofthis he offered state
ment in which he swore that he had
washed" bathed and dressed her,
comEed her hair and manicured her"
This, he answered was true lover-like
consideration.
He also denied that he had whirled
her ten year OLD boy by the seat Of
the trousers. The son, he said weighs
80 pounds, while he is non-athletic
bookkeeper, standing five feet six
inches.
The court reserved decision.
He was too nice. So nice that she
was nearly killed with kindness, hence
the charge of cruelty.
Colored people? l should say not.
What colored man would play and
fool around female person that
long?