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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
THE. ASSASSINS OF SIR WILSON
SMILE BEFORE DEATH.
Friends at Prison Gates Sing and Play
For Two Murderers.

Ioi L W.
London, Aug. 10.-Joseph O'Sullt.
van and Reginald Dunn were hanged
this morning in Wandsworth Prison
for the assassination of Field Mar
shall Sir Henry Wilson on June 20.
A crowd Of about fifty Irish men
and women, assembled outside tn.
Jail at o'clock an hour before the ca,
ecution. They sang hymns and pray
ed for the souls Of the condemned men.
Both men submitted quietly to DO
ing pinioncd. They were escorted
simultaneously from their cells to the
scalfold, where: rs they met, they
smiled cncouragingly at each other.
Both met death unflinchingly.
The mourncrs outside included tho
sisters and brothers of Dunn and o.
Sullivan. The layman who led the pray
ers announced that masses for the re-
pose OF the two mems souls were be-
ing said in various churches through.
out London
O'Sullivan and Dunn were captured
by the police after shooting 1bwn
Field Marshal Wilson as he was alight
ing from an automobile at the door
of his home in London. The field mar
shall was in full uniform having lust
returned from a war memorial mveil.
ing at which he delivered an address.
When arrested, the assnssins gave
fictitious names but their identity
was established by Scotland Yard,
which showed them to be former SOL
dierS and Dunn q member Of the Irish
Rcpublican army. The crime was as.
cribed to feeling against the field
marshal following the Announcement,
that he had become military adviser TO
the Ulster government.
lhelr trial was speedy, the SELL
tcnce of death being pronounced TWEEN
ty-SiX days after the assassination
and the jury requiring but three min
utes to reach its verdict. This consti.
tutcd record in the dispatch Of q
criminal case in England. Subsequent
ly the Court OF Criminal Appeal and
the House OF Lords refused to consider
appeals, and only yesterday reprievo
was denied by Home Secretary Short.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
LIVING IN A SERIOUS AGE

1 want you to realize that you AT.
living in a serious age. You are living
in serious time. You are surrounded
by a serious race OF people--a people
who are thinking all the time. who ara
doing all the time.
George Harris talks about his inIei.
ton to live here and die here and 10
be what he wants to be. do not gain
say he is going to die here, but all of
you know the kind of death we do get
here. So that I quite agree with him
that he is going to die. He is wercom1
I to that kind of death. When I die T
am going to die for something noble,
for something that is worth while. I
am going to die fighting for a grand
and glorious ideal (applause) and that
ideal is country Of our own, q gov
eminent Of our own, nation Of oul
own. (Applause.)
George Harris calls me an alien and
George Harris is supposed to be .
graduate of Harvard. An alien is one
who enters q country on his own ac-
count without any invitation, and who
1omicilcs himself in that portion Of
the country because of his own DESIRE
That cannot be said Of Marcus Carve,
l never desired to be born in the west
ern world, my desire was to be born
In the land Of my fathers, but all
agalnts my will, all against my stub
born protest, somebody seized me,
shackled me and made me HELPLESS
took me away from my own native
land and brought me into his own
country. How dare you say, therefore
That l am an alien? A German Amori
can is an alien because he came min.
vited. The Irish.American is an alien
because he came unlimited; the Anglo
american Is an alien because he came
an1nVited; But there is no Negro
IN the Western world who is
an alien. (Great applause.) If this
so'called newspaper editor had any |
sense he would know and realize this: !
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18

George Harris Of New York Writes
Article to Prejudiced New York
World Miscontruing Motives
Of the Interview-Is Scath'
ingly Denounced by Mr..
Garycy-Editor's Mama
Very Unpopular Among
Thinking Negroes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18

Garvey Denies Allegation That lilo Has
Formed an Alliance With Ku kluA
Klan-Says Race Problem Cannot
Be Solved by Vaporings of Men Like
Harris and Dubois or by What NJ
groes in the Past Have Done-Cnn
Only Be Solved by Ability to Copo
With Present Day Situation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
HARRIs'S ARTICLE CRITICIZED.

have very little time to go into
the history Of Mr.. George Harris be.
cause part of 1t is wrong, and when he
goes pack to school he will be able to
correct himself. But want to say
TINS: the learned editor and Harvard
grduate as he calls himself tell us
that Negro was with the expedition
That went to California to discover
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18

Harris Ridiculed for Making Capital
Of Fact That Garvey is an Alien
No Negroes in Western World
Are Alien, Says Garyey, as
They We're Brought Hero
=" Against Their VIII.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18

George w. Harris is Alderman fer
the 21st District (Harlem.) He was
graduated from Harvard in 1909,
for'two years in its law school
and OH the advice of Booker II. WASH
ington took up journalism. After an
apprenticeship with the Boston Trans.
cript he became editor of the New
York News, leading Negro newspap.
err
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18

Mr.. Harris writes as fol ,ows:
head-Garvey ignorant Of Negro his
tory, declares harris.
Prominent New York Leade. Of His
Race Says "Alien" Misrepresents
Them Damnably.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
PROBLEM MUST BE SOLVED By
PRESENT CONDITIONS.

That Is what the Universal Negro
Improvement Association is endeavor
ing to do. But let me tell you this:
1t pays some men to keep an attitude
like that. So long as Negroes are
being lynched in the United States OF
America certain organizations will nj,
ways find reasons to exist and reasons
10 pay few fellows fat salaries; so
that 1t is to their interest to do ever,
thlng to perpetuate lyncbings If they
want to have those salaries confirm.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
MOVEMENT MUST BE LED BY
INTELLIGENCE

a movement like the Universal Ne.
gro Improvement Association must be
led by intelligence; must be led by
diplomacy; and-I say this: it does not
pay us in America to offend any OF
ganized group Of which men because
we are still a dependent race. Let me
tell you this: that every second white
man you are employed, by in New
York city or in the United States OF
America, is q Ku KluX man, who is
either actively, physically or spiritual
ly q member of the Khan, and If fell
lows like George Harris continues I.
aggravate well-organized white organ
1zations like the Ku Klux Khan that
have policy and program, millions
OF us are going to pay the cost Of it i.
The Ku Klux Khan has a program.
White people when they get together
fifty or hundred million strong al
ways have program, and If we aggra
Vate them to the point where they say
Iffese Negroes are getting too fresh,
TOO 1mpertinent, too ambitious and,
therefore; we are going to mete out to
them what they deserve" do You
Know what will happen? Throughout
the Southland-and especially the
Southland-millions of our men. wo.
men and children will suffer day in
and day out because Of the senselesl
propaganda Of fellows like George Har
ris up North, whose words really mean
absolutely nothing because they have
NOT even the manhood to 60 one mile
below the Mason.Dixon line and give
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-08-18
CITES HISTORY OF BLACKS

lie does not know that the black
Americans have played this vital mart
in American history from its pre-
historic beginnings down to the plan,
ing OF the Stars and Stripes at the
North Pole by Commander Peary witt,
ms black companion, Mat Henson, by
his side in 1909. He surely cannot
know of the 10th Calvary in the In.
dlan Wars with General Custer nor CT
the1r black companions at San Juan
Hill in 1898 with Theodore Rooseye,,
nor does he remember the service of
the Hell Fighters" the "Buffalocs'
ana their 100000 black American com.
panlons in the World War.
when he says that "Amcrica is q
white mans country" he does not take
INTO account that black men to the
number OF unnumbered millions gave
25O years Of unrequited toll and mar.
tyrdom as slaves to the settlement, the
industry and present wealth of the
south and the nation. We say again
mat this interloper among colored
americans damnably misrepresents
them. BY all rules Of right and reason
or history and Of Justice this Is their
country. BY all the things that men
noid dear they are going to preserve
inns as their common country AMI
they are going to live, and if need 10
dle, to preserve this as their common
country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12
Son of Founder of Jorddns
Chapel Recalls It's Splendor
Paul ". Jordan of Chicago, in Reminiscent Mood, Lists Some
of the Pioneers Who FEequented H. Il Suggests ag pG Its

When the old Independent was pub
lished as a daily, my mother was its
editor. Mr.. Fred Mag (still living 1
think was its owner, Col. Hadley re-
porter. Mr.. and Mrs. Cullaton looked
after the fortunes of the Pal in those
days, Cal Johnson, its reporter.
How many in Richmond know who
named the city park? 1t was Mrs. Jor-
dan. Shortly after Col. John F. Miller
purchased the property he requested
my mother to give it a name. She
choose "Millers Glen" afterward call
ed by everyone Glen Miller. Later the
city bought the grounds, and such a
howl there was, | wonder if anyone
could buy it now?
Mother was quite in demand during
her active years, and usually was a
part of all social movements, being a
fine reader and poet.
RiIey's Tribute.
James Whitcomb Riley, who attend
ed her funeral, as one of the pallbear.
ers, and was a sincere friend, wrote
these lines to her shortly before her
death: ITO Mrs. D. NJ. Jordan the poet
paramount"
Dear singing friend, your genial
rhyme
Is sweet to me, as summer time.
As sweet, and pure, and Oh so rare,
AS Heaven might be were l this
moment entering there.
These two singers have passed on
They surely have found each other
over there, and Heaven can't help but
be a better place, as a result of theil
presence. OF one thing | am positive
my mother, ever loving and patient
must be among the angels.
But let's get back to my subject
Who was it wrote the Indianapoli:
! News articles? Can it be possible n
the memories of the old timers the oil,
drug store corner takes precedence tt
fathers old location? Will RicnmonC
ever have such a place again? Never
James J. Jordan was born in Gin
cinnati, O., Feb. s, 1927. For years h,
drove a huckster wagon all o%ver-north
! ern Indiana, established in Richmont
in 1852, and for 3S years was at hi
store, No. 526 Main street, almos
every day. He died on June 2. 1896
His reputation for oysters extended
I all owe eastern Indiana and western
Ohio, being the first to offer fres!
ones in Richmond, bringing them b,
stage from Cincinnati.
Where the Mighty Gathered
Our store was the loafing place o
every man in the county who was any
body. Its nightly gatherings wer
representative of Riehmond's best an,
oldest families, men with big brains
whose word was their bond, the me-
Richmond car point. back to wit
pride today.
Many of them had worldwide repu
%tationsy such men as Governor Olive
Z. Morton, Gen. Sol Meridith, W. "
Dudley, Tom Browne, Judge Bickle
Judge Peele, Milton Gaar, Judge Fo1
A. L. Pogue, Judge Abbott, James N
Starr, Jesse Meek, Hick Page, job.
Bridgeland, Nathan Morgan, Jane
Van Duzen, Will Roney, William Dol
mer, Charles Burchernal, Tom Bennett
William Cain, John McGraw, Tor
Greene, John Lowe, Stephen S. Stra
ton, Joe Tiff, James l.. Morrison, Majo
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12
IS DEMANDING
GOVERNMENT SETTLE
STRIKE, SAYS SOLON
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Conjec-
ture is divided among the advance
guard OF house members now return
ing 10 Washington as to the legisla-
tlon the president will ask to broaden
the executive authority in the event
OF failure of his negotiations for end
ing the strike of the railroad shopmen
anc the strike of the coal miners.
Inc house will resume activities next
tuesday after a six weeks adjourn
ment, and the majority leaders have
definitely abandoned all plans of
weekly ~three-day recesses until the
senate has disposed of the tariff bill.
While fearful of going to extremes
IN the enactment of clarifying legisla-
ton to enable the federal authorities
to handle such demoralizing situations
as have resulted from the two great
strikes now in progress, there are
many congressman who state that the
general public is demanding perma-
nent relief, through legislation, from
conditions which are brought about
by labor ~upheavals in the great basic
industries Most of these members OF
congress have been at their homes for
the past six weeks and they have
sounded out public opinion by per
sonal contact with their constituents.
Public Urges Action.
The great majority of people | met
while | was at home, workers, farm
ers, business men and professional
men, told me they favored compulsory
arbitration of labor disputes" remark
ed a congressman from n of the
middlewestern states who has just re.
turned to Washington.
"Fhfs opinion has crystaliZed In the
last few weeks, at least in my district,
which is a typical middle-western one,
with the spreading Of the fear that
there will be an acute coal shortage
during the winter and the additional
menace of paralysis of transportation
lines.
THE general public, with the in
stinct of self preservation, is demand
ing immediate and decisive action on
the part of the federal government to
end a situation which has become in
tolerable to them. The people are
also blaming the railroad and Goa
strikes for the holding up of returning
prosperity, which they all believed was
'jutt around the corner when tho
railroad shopmen walked out.
Wrath is Menace
This congressman, anu many otneIS
looking at the situation from a polite
al angle believe that withholding Of
necessary legislation for the handling
Of labor disputes, thereby mourning
the wrath of a large part of the gen
eral public, represents a menac equa
TO the enactment of legislature which
would stir up bitter opposition on the
part of organized labor.
Several Indiana congressman have
privately stated that it is their inten
ton of supporting all legislation pro
posed by the president, but it is mo-
certain by any means that the presi
dent can command any considerable
part of his party following in congress
in the event he asks for drastic au
thority to handle the present disturb
ing situation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12

mis-, Amanda Virgins and many others,
who would handle the flops and flap
pers of the present day without gloves.
Should this letter bring favorable
comment, it will please me later on to
write you again, when l will touch the
doings of the younger set of fellows
who met at Jordan's Chapel crowd
OF boys, none of whom was bad, but
not one of them would think of letting
a fly light on him.
Now with kind regards to DIR. and
Mrs. Mendenhall, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Taggart, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hutchin.
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Coe, Frank
Fox. Hop Becker, Frank and Henry
Youngflesh, their sister, Mrs. Henne-
gan, and all the boys and girls I'll
nev forget, l must come to a close,
asking you to remember me, now and
then, as one who often thinks of you
all, and the old home town, but seldom
is permitted to drop in on YOU. Again
with best wishes, | want to be forever
Affectionately,
PAUL w. JORDAN,
(Better known as Zeke).
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12

Lacey, Oliver Jones, Henry U. John
son John L. Rupe, Lee Yaryan, DR.. Hib-
berd, DR.. Weist, John Robbins, Judge
Lysle. David Hoover, ]. M. Coe, John
w. Grubbs and countless others, whose
names can only be found now on the
headstones of Earlham cemetery.
The above named c~ongregated night
ly at fathers store, and believe me
there was nothing left to talk about
when they went home. Jim Jordan's
oysters were always best with these
fellows, served in any style by either
Bob Mccoy or Bill Hudson. The tur-
tie soup in the summer time was just
as good, both accompanied with Dave
Horner's famous butter crackers. In
all my travels have never found oys-
ters that tasted as good as fathers. He
certainly knew how TO keep and serve
them.
The Old Oak Pump
Old timers, have you forgotten Jim
J~ordan's? Tell me, don't you recall
the old oak pump on the curb, the iron
cup, where the water was always cold
on the hottest days and the horses
drank coming and going. Jordan's
chapel it was called by many, as the
crowds came on Sundays even in larger
numbers and stayed all day.
1t seems to me a movement should
be started in Richmond to purchase
the old chapel. The city should own
it. A reading room made of it in hon,
or and memory of the men who shap
ed the town in the beginning. tablets
and portraits should be hung on the
walls, giving each pioneer a place
When complete, it would be a hall OF
fame. ! doubt if ever again the towr
will produce such men. Richmond's
settlers were real men and
have a fine portrait of my father.
would be glad to contribute for tn;
above purpose.
| visited there a year ago, wen
over many parts of the old town, ant
noted many changes. However, OF
my old home street, | noticed tn.
old Phillips hotel and Wilson's black
smith shop still There; and also tn,
library, and pardon me, met Meb Cul
bertson, who said / was one of tn,
worst kids in town, but | know shI
didn't mean it. She was like one O
our family, never missed one of til.
shows in our back yard, and say, asl
Meb if the shows the Jordan boy
pulled off were not real ones, anything
from a balancing act to rope walking
My brother, Bert, was some rope
!, walker.
Recalls Teachers.
l could go on for ever, so many il
cidents of the past come back to me
[ but. who would be interested? Their
are a few back home whom | believ
will read this letter with interest,
few whom il will tend to mellow.
1t will take them back to the day
2 of long ago when the men were meI
and the women queenly, and beautiful
the boys and girls, real ones, fuller {
t fun, and having plenty of it. TIL
school days with Miss Test, Mari
: Jones, Sophia Marchant, Maggie Der
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12

"To the old timers of Richmond is
the salutation of n letter received by
the Palladium from Paul w. Jordan, son
of James J. Jordan, who founded "JOr-
dams Chapel" one of the famous meet
ing places of the founders of Richmond
two generations agO.
1t will recall to many nm old citizen
the days that are gone forever and the
names of the men who laid the fOunda-
dren of the present generation about
one of the old of the city.
The text of the letter follows:
Chicago, Aug. 9, 1922.
To the Editor:
Recently the writer read an article
in the Indianapolis News, in which
his name was mentioned. 1t told OF
the old drug store corner in Rich
i mond, at Sixth and Main streets, start
ed years ago by DIR Edward Patterson
and handed down from generation to
generation 10 various owners The
names of old timers who loafed there
years ago, were given, and finally
that the present owner of the store
had had an old beam in the building
replaced with a new one, on which the
names of many citizens were engraved
| so that coming generations would see
them when the old building was torn
down.
On Aug. s, the News had another
article regarding my fathers old place
of business, SIG Main street.
The reading of these write-ups took
me back home again. The names men,
toned (many of whom are dead call
ed back to me the days of long ago
and for a time, made me a boy once
more, so l was prompted to write this
letter.
l trust all my friends and compan
ions of the school day period viii
read it. 1t is intended for them.
am sure it will bring back memorie:
of happy days, and thoughts of friend:
who are no more.
Sixth and Main streets was m!
"diggins," as we lived on North Mar
ion, now called Sixth, just opposit
the library.
First Owner
My first recollection Of the old dru:
store mentioned above, was when ID
Muller owned it.
He was a queer little old fellow
and always on the job. l can see hin
now as he used to stand in the door
He always wore a short bushy bear
and spectacles, and looked very mucl
the part of a German doctor. W
boys played many a trick on old Do
Muller, he not being a very friend,
character.
1t seems as we grow older the tie
of long ago come back to US NOR
forcefully, and most of US lorg t
meet and greet the friends of othe
days. How joyous it is to live owe
again, if only for a few moments tn
youthful days, when cares were few
and every minute was full of fun, SOM
and laughter-days that will neve
come again.
My mother, whom all the old timer
will remember, used to say, "HoV
radiant the world looks when the hear
beats young" God bless her; sh
sleeps over in dear old Earlham, be
side my father and surrounded, l an
happy to say, On all sides, by thei
dearest friends, the old settlers o
Richmond and Wayne county.
No doubt many of the older citizen
: recall the mention of the name MI:
Jordan. D. Nj. j., she used to sign hel
l self. The old files of your office wi
show many contributions from her pei
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12

In Kiangsu Province, China, there
are SIS people to the square mile,
greater than that of densest population
of Europe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12
DARK COUNTY CLUBS
WILL SHOW AT FAIR

The pig club showing at the Darke
county fair this year will include the
Fat Pig club, the D~uroc-Jersey Pig
club, the Bly, lyle Poland China Pig
club, the Chester White Pig club and
the Spotted Poland China Pig club.
In addition 10 Inese the Poland
China Breed promotion committee
with the Darke County Agriculture so
ciety are offering a premium for pure
breed registered filters OF four pigs
each.
At l o'clock Thursday the boys and
girls of the Poland China Pig club
will offer their pigs at public auction
to be sold to the highest bidder.
At l o'clock on Friday the boys and
girls of the calf contest will offer theil
calves at public auction.
The boys and girls will demonstrate
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12

their ability to raise pigs when they
bring $50 pigs to the Darke county
fair Aug. 81 and 25.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12

Our earth's volume is 260, 1000, 5000 0
cubic miles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12
Lost GreenUilIe Machine
Found on Pike Near Dayton

GREENvILLE. Ohio, Aug. 12.-Ihe
car belonging to Miss Marjorie Mannix
daughter of former Judge Mannix,
which was stolen from West Fourth
street, Thursday. has been found aban-
doned on the Troy pike near Dayton
Common PIeas-New Casea
The Osgood State bank, Osgood,
Ohio. VS.. Estella Gavit and Charles
.Gavit. Action for money and six per-
cent interest from Sept. 16. 1920. Also
'.,Ie of real estate and foreclosure OF
mortgage.
Probate Court.
Minnie Sullenberger. administrator
of the estate of Ephriam Su~llenberger,
deceased, who was guardian of Edna
! Sullenberger ct al. filed first and final
account.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-12
FARMERS OF COUNTY
TO DISCUSS EXHIBIT

1t is expected that a large number
of Wayne county farmers will attend
the meeting to be held Saturday night
at the Wayne county courthouse to de-
termine upon the possibility of a
Wayne county exhibition.
The exhibition will consist mainly
of exhibits of livestock. grain, fruit
and vegetables. The object of the
meeting Saturday evening will be TO
determine the time and location.