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Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01
PROFESSOR COLLINS WILL SPEAH
BEFORE MEMS BIBLE CLASS
SUNDAY

Professor Collins, principal of the
high school at Imperial will be the spe-
cial speaker Sunday at the Men 's
Bible class. His subject will be: 1.-The
Sterling Towner Bill'' Prof. Collins
is cminently qualified to speak upon
this bill, and should have a large hear
ing.
President Thacker promises that the
male quartet shall be on the job again.
There viii be the usual song and patri-
otic service. The Bible lesson led hv
Bob Worthy will be based upon Matt.
7:l.-o9
Since the first of January arc aver
age attendance at the Mems class has
been above the so mark Come and
help us push it over the 100 mark Come
once, always a booster.
I
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01
TWO DAY BRIDE Is
HELD FOR DEATH
OF HUSBAND
United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April Mrs. Reid
La Pard, bride of two days, is held at
the county Jail today ON suspicion of
murder, as the result of her husband S
death under mysterious circumstances
La Pard died after an illness of two
hours late yesterday. An autopsy will
be performed to determine whether or
not death resulted from nat eCal causes.
La Pard was p and his bride 20.
Arthur G.. Foster, said to DC Il friend
of Mrs. La Pard, is also held for invcs-
toation.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

First Church of Christ, Scientist holds
all services in the new ElkS hall, cor
ner Sixth and State streets.
Sunday school at $3.50 II. III.
Sunday morning service at ll:oo
O clock.
Subject: - unrealitv.
Wednesday evening, Testimonial
meeting ut 8 o'clock.
The reading room is located in the
Davis Building, corner Fifth and Main
streets. and is open daily, except Sun
davs and legal holidays, from II
o clock noon to t p. m.
All are welcome to the services and
tho reading room.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01
Personal Mention

The J. r. Garrens have purchased a
home on He'll avenue and will move in
10 it next week.
Mr. Charles Rowe and daughter, Miss
Minnie Rowe of Minnesota are week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Balies G..
Walker.
The Jasper school bonds carried yes
terdav with a vote ot - f0r aHa u
against. T. b. Holt was successful caH
cidate for trustee winning over Dir.
Church.
Mrs. Victor Stirling, Mrs. A. Y. Sin
kleter, Miss c. Ritchey, Mrs. William
Coberly, Mrs. c. r. Prince. Mrs. W. T..
Cunningham, Mrs. J. f. Hay, Mrs. J..
X Griffin, Mrs. Ira ID. Aten, Mrs. l..
D. Sherman and Miss F. d. Hay of Cal
ipatria. were noted among guests at
the Fitzgerald breakfast this morning.
Among well known club women of
Brawley at the Barbara Worth break
fast today were Mrs. Kenneth Oliver,
Mrs. w. II. Best, Mrs. Albert Hail. Mrs.
Ramsdell, president of Brawley Wom-
ans club, Mrs. s. Z. Anderson, prcsi
dent Brawlev Mothers club, Mrs. Guy
Pearson. Mrs. Carl Phillippi and others.
From Holtville, Mrs. G. ID. Hartshorn,
Mrs. Fred Jarboe; from Imperial, Mrs.
G. Il. Collins and from Calexieo Mrs.
Luman Ferrill. Dozens of others were
in attendance from Imperial Valley
towns whose names were not recorded
for want of time.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01
CHURCH NOTICES
METHODIST CHURCH

sunday school at 9:45 n. m. Glasses
for all ages. j. ID. Foss, superintendent
Morning worship ut ll:oo clock
Subject OF the sermon: 'Spiritual Sen
sitiveness.
Enworth League at $50. Topic;
.sOpen Mine Eyes That ! May See.
Leader Miss Lucille Hume.
Evening Service Of song and sermon
at 7:3O o clock. Young people s choir
Subject of the sermon: An Earnest
Request.
4 cordial welcome is extended to yot
to attend the services of the church.
ARTHUR f. SCHULTZ, Pastor.
1-t-l
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01
Best Materials Used

The cord material used in the the longest staple
that be bought and the tire being cured air bags
takes all the stretch of the Cords making tire Of maxi
mum strength and durability. We do not believe better
tire is produced by any factory at any price.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01
Improved Design

The heavy the Western Giant Cord has been
so designed that it will nearly twice long
ordinary before the non-skid effect The high
square tread provides perfect traction and the weight OF
the resting the rubber SO tight that
punctures, snags, etc., almost unheard of.
With ordinary tires after the tread through there
is large amount of tread rubber the sides that has
not been used With the Western Giant Cord all the tread
rubber is put up on top where it can be utilized.
cups in the center of the massive tread
together with the high taperng bars at the sdes form
non-skd design which holds securely slippery pave
ments and provides safety without the of tire chains
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01

The J. r. Garrens have purchased a
home on He'll avenue and will move in
10 it next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01

! -yeps with Elmer to the fight too.
During the fight the big brute Hank
was fighting knocked him down for q
row and the third man in the ring who
wasn't fighting counted ten times be-
fore Hank would fight again. Oh Ma,
/ like to see fights fought" Isn't it
lust like q girl?
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01
ST. PAuL's EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. NJ. Il. Crawford, Rector.
Fifth Passion) Sunday in Lent.
April ,, 1929.
Church school 9:45 Il. m.
Choral Evensong and sermon 1:30 p.
Ia.
Friday, April Z, 1922
Holy Communion 1000 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01

And speaking of baseball, the Press
is going to be mighty popular place
during the summer and fall months
when the ball fans congregate to hear
the results of the big eastern league
tits. The United Press leased wire
VIII 90 the trick and it's going to scoop
the city sheets by hours and hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01

Elmer took Mary to boxing match
t 'other evening and this is the letter
Mary wrote her Ma about the battle
:" John McDook fought fight at the
Garden flpnt neadu,larters last night
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-01

Did you ever play baseball on a
windy day? That what El Centre and
Calexico did last Sunday on the home
lot Rail birds say that those gusts of
wind contributed largely to the bumper
crop of tallics. A ball game on a
blusterv day is any team $ game. We re
praying that the sky masters give us
calm and placid Sabbath afternoon
tomorrow when Bragg's followers meet
their ancient rivals, Calcxico, in the
second game of the valley championship
series. AS q matter Of civic pride, we
are asking q large delegation to go
down and help El Centre win. Let s
go.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
THANKSGIVING IN The COMMUNITY

n total loss because of lack of rain.
Most of the lakes have dried up and
there is practically no irrigation. Corn
and peanuts are the main crops,
though the tapioca plant and sweet po-
tatoes are also raised. None of these
articles have been grown throughout
the territory since March, 1921, and
since the natives have no money, they
have been unable to avail themselves
of supplies coming by boat from the
Transvaal. Even this grain has been
held at the prohibitive price of 50 per
bushel.
AS result, large numbers of peo-
pie have been dying since last April
the number will run into many thous-
ands before the harvest of April, 1928,
says Mr. Pointer. Then, il there is
another crop failure at this time-as
is not unlikely according to experts
it will be necessary TO raise millions of
dollars for food if wholesale disaster
is to be prevented.
The Portuguese officials in Inham-
bane, Mr.. Pointer reports, are help
ing little but nothing commensurate
with the need and suffering. The
Board of Foreign Missions has sent
from it's headquarters, $50 Fifth ave-
nue., New York City, enough funds to
purchase grain to keep the members
of the Christian communities alive un-
til spring; it has no funds available
for more extensive relief
This Inhambane section of Africa
has for many years furnished some
100000 young men annually for work
in the mines around Johannesburg.
When the effects of the famine were
first felt, there was a rush of men to
the mines, but it was necessary to
turn away many thousands. Many
mines have been working only part
time owing to strikes and number
have been flooded during the disor-
ders and cannot be operated for some
months. 1t was noticed also that the
young men are not returning from Jo-
hannesburg after year or two in the
mines, as is their custom, but are re-
manning until the famine is over
The Board of Foreign Missions has
also received word from Or. ]. c.
Stauffacher, missionary in Inhambane,
that "you can travel n days journey in
any direction and see several people
dead or dying from starvation by the
roadside. Last week on our farm at
Kambini five were found dead before
they could reach us. A little boy come
to me yesterday and wanted to sell
his little sister for two sacks of corn
because he was hungry"
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
$4,000 Bar Pin
Found; Returned
By Working Girl

New York. n. Y, Nov. 17.-She was
Just a poor working girl, but that did
MT make any difference. She couldn't
be nor feel dishonest, What was not
hers, what she did not work for-well,
that was somebody else's, she wanted
and could have none of it. And, by the
way, she was not white.
Miss Winifred Jones, $40 Warren
street, Brooklyn, employed as n dress
maker by Joseph & Co. Mt 20 West
Fifty-seventh street. was on her way
home when she glanced down at the
curb and saw something shining in the
trash. She dug it out 1t proved to be
a diamond bar pin worth $4,000.
For two days Miss Jones read the
papers. hoping that the owner of the
pin would advertise for it. No such
item occurred and the girl took the pin
to the police, who after examining the
records found that Dreicer u CO.,
Fifth avenue jewelers., had lost the pin
early in 1919. 1t was returned to them
The bar was of platinum, set with fifty
half-carat diamonds and three large
sapphires, one at each end and one in
the center.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25

NNE of the very beautiful customs
that has developed out of the
general spirit of thanksgiving is
the holding of appropriate and I'M
nressive services in the various
churches of the city on the Sunday
preceding Thanksgiving day. With
special music, special preacher ana
n special thank offering these services
have become inspiring beyond the aN-
erage religious services. To very
great extent the day is given over to
the melting of religious creeds ana
differences into our grand furnace Oh
tolerance and worship since union
meetings embracing many denomlna-
tions becomes the rule This is as it
should be. In recent years righttui
feeling of alarm has arisen over the
growing numbers of non-church-goers
and many have been the conjectures
offered and remedies suggested by
those who view in the condition par
tial decay of our Christian Ideals. Be
this as it may, what better day could
be chosen to set in motion picture Oh
ottractiveness and beauty that will
draw men, women and children once
more to the mercy seat of God III CIV
ilization is to be worthy of its desls-
nation then the Church must be given
81 larger part in the worlds affairs.
And the Church must be understood TO
mean simply the Body of Christ. 1t is
not a man-made institution ana 1or
this reason man is too apt to misinter-
pret it's true mission. 1.-THE Kingdom
of God is within you" within you in
song, within you in poetry, within you
in industry, in life or death. There Is
not a person in Denver but what has
cause for offering up praise and
thanksgiving next Sunday. Saint ana
sinner, Jew and Gentle, Catholic and
Protestant alike have received their
blessing. They have then common
duty to discharge to Him who giveth
all. Let Sunday next be your church
going day, and as for the churches, let
them throw wide their doors to all.
Let next Sunday be but the beginning
of a church-going program to last
through the year. Let next Sunday
be but the beginning of welcome eff
fort on the part of the churches. Let
us on that day forget the teachings OF
creed or denomination and admit into
our heart of hearts the simple lessons
and teachings OF Him who said, "Thy
will be done" 1t should be glorious
day, day of rejoicing, of prayer ana
song. Inherit the kingdom prepared
for you and praise Almighty God for
His illimitable favors.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
Hero Saves Ship at
Sea

New York, Nov. 23.-Filled with
stirring story of the magnificent hero
ism of Sam Christopher, Negro attend
ant, who rescued single-handed from
the blazing hulk of the yacht Viking
in the harbor of Port of Spain, Trini-
dad, an hour before dawn, Oct. 26th,
strange animals, jungle motion pic
lures and scientific data of incalcula-
BILE value, Prof. William Beebe re-
turned recently on the steamer Mara
val from nine months expedition in
South America wilds with party from
the New York Geological Society.
The fire occurred while the vessel
was lying at the Port of Spain, Trini-
dad Sam Christopher is said to have
performed prodigies of valor while the
rest of the crew and expedition looked
on useless from terror.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
N. A. A. C. P. Tele-
graphs FL Hardin g
Asking Protection
for n egrOes in
Texas
Says Situation in Breckin-
ridge Demands Dyer
Bill Enactment.

On receipt of news from Texas that
Mexicans and Negroes We're being
driven from their homes in Breckin-
ridge, Texas, and that the Mexican
government had protested against the
lynching of its national in the United
States, the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
Immediately teIegraphed President
Harding renewing its demand for
enactment of the Dyer Anti-Lynching
Bill and asking federal protection of
colored United States citizens in the
danger zone. The telegram which was
signed by James Weldon Johnson is
as follows:
"National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
respectfully calls your attention
to international situation created
by lynching of MeXicans as well as
Negroes in Texas and again urges
that Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill be
endorsed by administration and
enacted by Senate in order that
the federal government may prop
erly deal with this humiliating
and dangerous situation.
"In the meantime may we re-
spectfully urge that federal pro-
lection be extended to colOred
United States citizens of Breck-
inridge, Texas, who are being
driven from their homes by
threats of violence.
(SigneO
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON,
Secretary, National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie"
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
Famine in POrtu-
guese East Africa

KTEW YORK, Nov. 30, 1922. A
IN story of famine that -dd threatens reo ems
the life of at least 1,o00,Ooo ma
tives of Inhambane, Portuguese East
Africa, was brought to New York Of
flee of the Board of Foreign Missions
of the Methodist Episcopal Church to-
day by the Rev. J. d. Pointer of VIII
more, Ky, who is just returning on
furlough from missionary service in
that country. Rev. and Mrs. Pointer
have spent ten years in Inhambane
and are now to have years rest in
Wilmore, KY. Mr.. Pointer was for
merly a pastor in Louisiana.
According to Mr.. Pointer, the famine
area extends about 300 miles north
and south and about 100 miles inland
from the coast. About 100000 peo-
pie live there, of whom some 5000 are
Christians. The 1922 harvest, which
usually comes in March or April, was
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
DIR. NORMAN
FAVORED FOR
HIGH POSITION
Distinguished Washington
Pastor in Lead for Presi-
dency of the National Bap-
tist Convention.

ORGANIZATION was effected this
l week looking to the election of
DIR. NJ. w. d. Norman, famous
minister and pastor of Metropolitan
Baptist Church, on "R" street, this
city, to be president of the National
Baptist Convention. The executive
head of the National Body of Colored
Baptists is the highest position in the
church and is coveted by the leaders
of the faith among the colored people.
Local Endorsement.
DR.. Norman, who is IL great favorite
among the local churchmen, was in
dorsed last Monday in an enthusiastic
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
French Negro
Opposes Revolt
OF Pan-Blacks
Proposal of Communists
Meets With Disfavor,
Deputy Says.

Paris, Nov. 23-"French Negroes
will take no part in the Pan-Black rev
olutien preached at the recent meet
ing of the Communist internationale in
Moscow" said NJ. Candace, a Negro
deputy to the French Parliament from
the island of GuadalOupe.
'They know that the Bolsheviki wish
to use them for their own purposes.
AS soon as they have done the work
the Communists will abandon them to
white dictators. Among the Negroes
represented in Moscow those of Amer
lean nationality formed the largest
part because at present they represent
the most dissatisfied element of the
Negro race. We have heard that the
black mans life in the United States
is surrounded with hundreds of veXa-
tious restrictions. In France it is diff
ferent Here the color line does
not exist and Negroes enjoy equality
in law as well as in fact"
NJ. Candace, who uttered these
words, is one of the ablest orators in
the French Parliament. For years he
has been Il member of the Chamber of
Deputies from the West Indies. With
broad, high forehead, deep bass
voice and profuson of hirsute adorn-
ments on his face, he reminds one
somewhat of the famous black leader,
Toussaint L'Ouverture, who founded
the republic of Haiti. He has become
Il well known figure in France.
Braise Diagne, deputy from West
Africa, colleague of NJ. Candace, has
hard words to say against the Pan-Af-
rican agitation initiated by Marcus
Garvey in the United States. a feder-
alton of Negro republics in Africa
would be impossible, he says because
it would have to group together peo-
pise as different as the British and
the French.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
South Carolina Man
Harding AppOintee

Greenville, S. c., Nov. 17.-Seymour
Carol, recreation director of the
American Red Cross at the U. S. Vet
Grams hospital here, recently received
n telegram from President Harding
asking him to serve on a committee
to cooperate with the American Ma
tional Red Cross and the Near East
Relief Commission in its new national
relief program under the direction of il
general committee of which former
Postmaster General VIII p. Hays is
chairman.
AS delegate from the southern di-
vision, Mr.. Carroll attended the ma
tional convention of the American Red
Cross which convened in Washington.
He was the only Race representative
mt the session. While there, it is re-
ported, he was called into conference
with Judge John Barton Payne, for
mer member of ex-President's cabinet
and now chairman of the central COM
mittee of the Red Cross, who praised
the Race for the part it has played in
every program that the Red Cross has
put over.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25

zeal department of Shaw University
from 1898 to 1896; president for five
years of Roanoke Institute, Elizabeth
City, N. c., during which time he Off
ciated as pastor in his native state.
Then he was called to the pastorate
of EbeneZer Baptist Church, Ports
mouth, Va, and in four years doubled
the membership of that congregation.
From Portsmouth he was called to the
leadership of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church of this city, which is one of
the largest and most influential
churches in the connection. 1t has in
creased under his leadership from GOO
to 5000 and raised over a quarter mil
lion of dollars, paid all debts and now
has large bank balance to its credit.
He has appeared as n publicist, as ed
itor and author of several standard
church publications, and possesses
wonderful personality, affable In man
ner and sympathetic in disposition,
which endears him to all with whom
he comes into contact.
Broad PLATFORM.
The activities of the National Bap-
tist Convention are not new to DIR.
Norman. For years he has been prom
inently identified with the national
body and has contributed his fine &C.
clesiastical diplomacy to the settle
ment of many moot problems. He
favors the unification of all Baptist
forces in the country; the highest de-
velopment of the various boards to
point of efficiency in Christian serv-
ice; careful auditing in every eXpen-
diture and the installation of clearly
defined business methods in the con-
duct of the affairs of the denomina-
ton. Withal he presents the claims of
a logical, efficient deserving candi-
date to succeed the late, lamented DIR.
L. G. Norris. He will go up to st.
Louis with the strongest support of
any of the aspirants to the high place.
DIR. Norman located here as the head
of the National Baptist Convention,
would not only be in close touch with
the President, his Cabinet and MEM
bers of Congress, but he would be
tremendous force for good for Negroes
generally.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
Wilmington D ally
Newspaper Calls
Defeat of Layton a
Warming to Repub-
licans

Under the title, "Fair Warning"
Every Evening, one of the leading dai-
ly newspapers of Wilmington, Della,
in its issue of Nov. 13, issued an edi-
torial warning the Republican party,
because of the defeat of Delaware'S S
representative in Congress, DR.. Lay
ton, by cOlored voters. The editorial
bears out the contention made by the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People and editorial
ly by the Wilmington Advocate that
colored voters emancipated themselves
in the recent election. The editorial
in Every Evening says in part:
"It is an undeniable fact, elo-
quently revealed by the figures of
the election, that the Negro voters
of Delaware for once demonstrat-
ed their freedom from partisan
slavery. Representative
in Congress Caleb r. Layton
gained the strong disapproval of
Delaware Negroes by his opposi-
ton to the Anti-Lynching Bill now
pending in Congress. They pro-
tested in advance against his re-
nomination, but their protests
were insolently dsregarded. And
at the election of last Tuesday,
when the purely political contest
was very close, Layton went down
to defeat under an adverse major
ity of more than 5000.
Now fair warning is served on the
managers of the Republican party
in Delaware that the Negroes will
no longer consent to be mere par
ty chattels, but must be recog-
nized in accordance with their
numbers and their voting influ-
ence in the party"
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25
BISHOP VERNON HOME.

New York, Nov. 14.-Among the pas
sengers aboard the White Star Line
steamer Majestic which docked here
today was Bishop w. I. Vernon of the
A. NJ. +. Church, who returned from his
diocese in South Africa.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-25

meeting of the Baptist Ministers Con
vention, which is composed of 175 min
listers of the Gospel and $4,000 com
municants. Resolutions were offered
by DIR. William ID. Jarvis not only in
dorsing Dr. Norman, but pledging the
Baptist family of the District of Co
lumbia and vicinity to "invest its best
Christian endeavOrs to bring about the
election of DR.. Norman to the presi-
dency of the National Baptist Conven-
tion at its next meeting in st. Louis,
Mo-, Dec. 6, 1922"
Ideal Officer
Commanding in appearance, loved
by his conferers, learned not only in
the Scriptures, but in the rules of or
der; brilliant as pulpit orator, DIR,
Norman presents an ideal claim for
preferment. He has established Il vast
contact with the Baptist people
throughout the country. Born in North
Carolina, Aug. 27, 1867; educated at
the State Normal School, Plymouth,
n. c., and at Shaw University, receiv-
ing the degree of Bachelor of Arts
from the institutions he prepared for
his brilliant career by finishing up his
equipment with a special course at
Emerson School of Oratory at Boston,
Mass. Later the Degree of Master of
Arts was conferred upon him by Shaw
University and the Degree of Doctor
of Divinity by Virginia Seminary and
College, Lynchburg, Va. In 1912 the
Degree of Doctor of Laws was given
him by Guadalupe College of Texas
and 1920 from Frelinghuysen Univer-
sity, Washington, d. C.
DIR. Norman married Miss Fannie
Bridges, an alumnus of Shaw Uni
versity. He was dean of the theolog-