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The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
Howard's Letter

Howard's letter is in part as follows:
received your letter OF November
q upon my return from the West
where | have been almost the entire
time since the dose OF the campaign.
4 confess 10 you that | have blood
IN my eyes Tor the National Assooil-
ton ior the Advancement of Colored
People and Others who have used them
with sinister designs to defeat some
OF the best friends that we have in
particular and the nation IN general
The purpose OF this letter is 10 call
attention OF you and other outstand-
ing statesmen to the fact that the
National Association for the Advance
ment OF Colorcd People is purely a
Negro Democratic organization and
has always been found on the side of
the Democrats in the final analysis
MS organization was Used by Bob
nelson and others, and you owe your
defeat to no other agency. | corrected
the evil III Wilmington and il | could
have gone into the Dover neighbor-
hood on the following Monday, !
could have saved the day but | had
an engagement 10 fill Tor Senator Ere
lnghuysen and you know it was inn
possible for me to do so.
Now, may call attention to the
fact that whatever legislation or what
ever else is done for the colorcd people
OF this country ought certainly to be
done and done promptly, but | insist
that none OF ii ought to be done
through or by reason OF the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colorcd People or any Of its sym
pathizers.
Il therefore think that it should be
the policy Of the leaders OF the party
like you to absolutely ignore and give
the back OF your hand to such men
as Nelson, James Weldon Johnson,
w. +. B. Du Bois, Robert l.. Nann
or Pittsburgh and others OF their ilk.
Thcrr should be no quarters and
while treating every colored man with
fairness and looking we'll TO the inter
est of our group, these political Boil
shevists should be annihlated as the
basest of ingrates.
"(Signed) Perry w. Howard"
In Mr. Howards letter to Senator
DUPONT, it was stated that copies were
being sent to Senators Frelinghuysen,
Mccormick, Watson and Moses, also
to Attorney General DauPherty. who
it is to be presumed would be inter
ested in the charge by Mr. Howard
that Messrs. Nelson. Du Bois, James
Weldon Johnson and Vann are poll
teal Bolshevists." Copies of Mr..
Howard's letter were furthermore sent
10 Charles Adams, chairman of the
Republican National Committee and
Continued on page 81
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
FEAR XII KLUX MAY
SEIZE GOVERNMENT

Seryice.)-Declaring that the Negros
race in America is faced with thd
grayest danger in the campaign Of thd
ku Klux Klan for political powci
and the capture of State and Federal
Governmental machinery, the Africanl
Blood Brotherhood, from its national
headquarters at 2299 Seventh Avenuei
New York City, sent out a call for a
united Negro front against the inside
ious menace of ku Kluxism. The
statement warns that what has hap
pened in Italy, where the Fascist has
conquered power, may easily occur I'M
the United States unless effective steps
are taken in time to stop the rapid
spread Of Ku Kluxism
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
War Department.
"Thc Adjutant Generals Office.

he AdJutant General once
"WASHINGTON. D. G. Nov. u,
1q22.-1he Secretary OF War directs
me to acknowledge, with thanks, the
receipt OF your letter embodying a
translation OF certain statements pub
lished in a German weekly paper oil
New York City and sad to have been
uttered by all American officer named
Edward J. LcBlanl, relative TO the
presence OF colored French soldiers III
Germany.
In reply gu arc informed that. be
cause considerable correspondence on
the subject had been received by the
War Department. the commanding
general OF the American forces in
Germany made a very careful inyes-
tigation OF the question. and in 1921
submitted complete report OF condl-
tons incident to the use OF colorcd
troops in Germany by the French
which Indicate Mat public statements
concerning the matter were cNagger-
ated. The report stated in substance
as follows:
"There were in the Army Of Occu-
patton some French colored troops,
natives OF Africa, composed OF such
races as Arabs, Algerians, Moroccans
and SO forth. Such sexual crimes as
were committed were individual and
rare, not differing in degree or proper
tion from those committed by the
Germans themselves, and the French
authorities, as shown by the records,
have been diligent in investigating
such cases and Furnishing the guilty.
The report concludes with the state
ment that the wholesale atrocities Of
every nature alleged in the German
press to have been perpctratcd by
French colonial troops. were consid-
cred false and intended for political
propaganda.
In view of the fact thus elected
by the investigation, ii is not believed
that the alleged utterances as quoted
in your letter have any material foun
dation, and, incidentally, there is not
now nor ever has been an officer of the
American army named Edward J. Le-
Blank or Leblanc. However. your in
terest in the matter and the spirit OF
Americanism which prompted its pres
entation is much appreciated by the
department Very truly yours,
"B. H."
ROBERT c. DAVIS,
"The Adjutant General.
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HELLO GIRLS" s"
ARE MEHACED BY
Ne VI VICE De N

The southside will soon be the real
redfght district of the city if houses
of prostitution continue to increase
within its limits. \ new house opens
every few days and such house is
equipped with Il bevy Of fallen girls
These girls are almost all white and
they cater almost exclusively TO white
men but here and there we find one
which invites any and all who have
two or. three dollars. The north east
corner Of Thirty Fifth and South
Park Ave. is the latest site of prosti-
tuition and the old Boulevard Cafe is
now den if iniquity.
In Syndicate.
The Boulevard Hotel is across the
street from the Roosevelt bank and
the Liberty Life Insurance Co, just
one block removed from South Park
NJ. E. church, the telephone company
has its Douglas Exchange Just few
DOORS removed from this place and
hundred OF young gin9s mass 10 ~ n:
this den and rub shoulders with the
vilest people in the e.Uy. Ih1 p.,p,.e.
tor of famous and colorful cabaret
is involved and the graft collector of
the district below Twenty Sixth s..
is also one of the proprietors. A fam
Gus woman Of the ctty's underwood
is also linked in with this hell hole
1t is reported that this place, located
at 800 Z. 35th street, is protected by
the syndicate.
Letters received.
The Chicago Whip is in receipt of
several letters informing and com
planning of the character of this hotel.
1t has been suggested that a move for
a special grand jury be made and
general airing be given these eond
iiions. The Illinois Vigilance Assoeia-
tion is beginning to concentrate on
Southside Vice and surprising condi-
tions will be revealed.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
COPS ROUGH ON BISHOP
OF ALMIGHTY GOD''

NEW YORK CITY. Dec. 10
Archbishop" Samuel d. Oliver, OF
the Church of God Almighty is be-
ing held in Jail here in default of
$500 bond, charged with soliciting
funds for a charitable organization
without license. The Archbishop"
was arrested at his home, 1870 Full
ton Street, Brooklyn.
When arraigned in court, he ex-
planned to the judge that he was
raising 100000 to establish col
ony on Beulah Farm, Vienna, Ohio,
where he would reign supreme.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
SENATOR WOULD RAISE
Shaft TO "MAMMIES"

WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 10
The memory of "the faithful colored
mammies of the South would be per-
petuatcd in bronze or granite under a
resolution offered by Senator Will
liams, Democrat, of Mississippi,
The measure directs the chief OF
engineers of the army to select a site
and permit Jefferson Davis Chapter
No. 1850 of the United Daughters
OF the Confed~racv to erect such a
monument in Washington as gift
to the people of the United States"
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
SMITH SHOOTS
MRS. MOSLEY;;
IS KILLED
Calumet Avenue Home
Is Scene of Shooting
and Killing

William Mosely came to the rescue
of his wife, Mrs. Gladys Mosely, in
their home, 1920 Calumet Ave-, late
Sunday night, and killed her assailant,
Edgar Smith, 90, of 3553 Grand Blvd.
He blow Smiths brains out with
Smith S own pistol.
Smith appeared at the Mosely home
about midnight looking for his wife,
Mrs. Smith. She had been away from
home all Sunday afternoon and even
ing, and Smith had been told that she
had been seen with Mrs. Mosely.
Attacks Woman
Smith confronted Mrs. Mosely in an
angry mood, and charged her with
conspiring with his wife and arrang-
ing meetings for her with other men.
He also declared that some of the
meetings took place in Mrs. Mosely's
home. When he asked Mrs. Mosely
where his wife was, Mrs. Mosely pro-
fessed ignorance. Smith then insisted
on searching the house, believing the
woman to be hidden there. When Mrs.
Moscy opposed the search, he became
furious and drew u pistol.
Mosely Rescues Wife
A struggle between Smith and Mrs.
Mosely ensued. In the course of the
struggle, Smiths pistol was dis
charged, the bullet striking the woman
in the left arm. At the sound of the
firing, Mosely rushed into the room
and wrested the pistol from Smith,
who seemed to be under the influence
of whiskey. Smith continued to strug-
gle, and Mosely took deadly aim, and
pulled the trigger. Smith fell dead,
shot through the head.
Miss Dollie Rhodes, a roomer, noti-
fled the Stanton Ave. policemen. Of
ficers Dillon, Dennis, and McDermott
rushed to the scene and placed Mosely
under arrest. Smith 5 dead body was
removed to the undertaking firm of
Kersey, MCGOWAN and Morsell.
A coroncr's jury Monday exonerat
ed Mosely, declaring that he slew
Smith in self defense.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
Many Aspirants

Among those who aspred for the
presidency OF the convention were;
DR. ". II. Moses of New York. DR..
W. Z. Parks, DR.. p. James Bryant OF
Atlanta, Ga, and DR.. q. W. Norman
At the beginning OF the ballottng,
it was evident that the fight for the
chair made vacant by the death OF
DR. c. Z. Morris, would be a spir-
tied one. When DIR. W. B. Parks en-
tered the race. DIR. Moses withdrew
his name, in favor OF Dir. Parks, who
had served for several years as vice
president under DR.. Morris. DR.. z.
James Bryant then also yielded in ia
yor OF DR.. Parks.
DR.. Norman of Washington, d. C.,
then threw his strength to DR.. Will
liams, who was lett alone against Dr.
Parks. Other candidates had i'll the
meantime thrown their strength to the
successor OF the late Dr. Morris.
Voting began at ESQ Friday after
noon, and canvassing was not COM
plete until near midnight. A final can
vass showed that DR.. Williams had
won the election by the narrow mar
gin of thirty-nine votes.
DR.. Parks was then unanimously
elected vice-president He declined
this honor, however, in favor of the
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, of Louisiana, who
was elected without opposition.
Los Angeles was picked as conven-
ton city for next year.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16

his return to New
York from Wash
ington, made the
following state
incnt on t Il G
abandonment o +
the Dyer Bill by
I h c Republican
party:
"Thc fight for
the enactment of
the Dyer Anti
Lynching B i'll
was abandoned
by the Republican
majority on Mon
d ay, December
4th, in the last
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
ANNOYS LANDLADY, CUTS
HER AND HUSBAND

Albert Watkins, 3S, and his wife,
Mrs. Mary Watkins, 4543 Evans Ave,
were painfully, alth ough not seriously
cut by Harry Jennings, roomer in
their home Wednesday. Mrs. Wat
kins complained to her husband that
Jennings had made severa. advances
to her. When both husband and wife
confronted the man, he attacked them
with knife, later making his escape.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
RESCUES Wife BLOWS OUT NAN 5 brains
FRICANS MIX
BLOOD OF ZOO
CIRLSIN MORTAR

In Africa in the last century king
Of Ashanti, wishing to secure the favor
OF the gods for his palace, had 200
girls put to death, and their blood
mixed with the mortar for the new
cdifcc. In Mexico, where human sac
rihccs were very common, the rain
god was propitiated by the sacrifice
OF children, and to insure a good har-
vest men and children were sacrificed
to the spirit of corn.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
MITCHELL SIGNS TRUST
DEED FOR 100000

RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 16-In
order to protect the depositois of the
now defunct Mechanics Savings Bank,
John Mitchell, former president, has
signed trust deed for 100000 in ia
yor of the bank and the Knights of
Pythias. The trust deed is secured by
real estate owned by Mr. Mitchell
worth approximately S23l,000. Mr..
Mitchell complains that the receivers
have delayed auditing the books.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
FIGHT JUST BEGUN

Mr.. Williams says that his fight on
Louis b. Anderson has just begun and
his success in bringing the injunction
against the house Of prostitution
shows to his friends and supporters
that he can do things and that Louis
b. Anderson could do the same il he
cared and could do it with much more
ease than an individual citizen.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
Farwell Protests to Mayor

Arthur Burrage Farwell, president
of the Chicago Law and Order League,
addressed a protest to Mayor Thomp-
son and the chief of police Monday.
declaring that city policemen and fire.
men were creating a candal by using
city time and facilities in waging
campaign against the proposed new
constitutio
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
POLICE SEEK PARENTS
OF DESERTED BABY

Police of the 48th St station are
seeking the parents OF a lusty two
months-old baby found in a hallway
Saturday at 124 f. dist St. The in
fant was found by Robert Duncan.
20 z. 44th ST. who was visiting
friends in the building.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16

Saving opened headquarters at 1929
Indiana Avenue, Mr.. Williams has be
gun his campai4n in earnest against
Louis B. Anderson, present incumbent,
and is preparing TO tear the mask off
of the vice and prostitution which has
so disgraced the Second Ward under
the rule of Louis b. Anderson.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
WAR DEPARTM' 7
FINDS AFRICAN
HORROR A LIE
Black Soldiers on the Rhine
Acted as Other Troops
There

WASHINGTON, D. c, Dec. 10
In letter recently written by Adju-
tant General Robert {. Davis, the
War Department makes it known that
stories Of the BLACK Horror" ON the
Rhine cmanating from German
sources, have been officially discrcd-
tied by the War Department.
The letter was written in reply 10
an inquiry by one Jonas Lippman
who had forwarded to the Adjutant
General translation OF a German
n.agazinc, in which an article was
written declaring that IF America
hnew,' the Yank doughboys would
return to the Rhine, this time to iIgh;
the French.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
DR. WILLIAMS
NAMED LEADER
Of BAPTISTS S
BY The Rev. w. NJ. Bennett

At the end of a session rcplete with
dramatic incidents, Dir. L. ~ vii
liams. DID, pastor OF Oliyet Baptist
Church. of Chicago, was elected presi-
dent of the National Baptist Conven-
ten in St Louis, Friday The Ma
tional Baptist Convention is the larg-
est religious organization, Protestant,
in America. DR.. Williams is pastor OF
the largest Protestant Church on
earth, His membership numbers TO-
GOO.
The sessions were held at the King
Theatre, in an exclusive white resi-
dental district. At the opening OF
the convention the residents OF the
district made a protest against the
and violence was threatened
A special detail of police was ordered
to guard the sessions, but no disorder
occurred.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
WILLIAMS KEEPS
HIS PROMISE;
CLOSES A DIVE

According TO his
promise made to
certain women 8
clubs recently to
close on his own
initiative certain
houses Of vice and
prostitution on the
southside, Virgil
iniams, candi.
date for Alderman
Of The 2nd Ward
made good and Sc
cured the closing
of one of these
houses this week
by injunction. This
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16

PLAYED FALSE,
SAYSJOHNSON
Republicans Quit Fight;
Double Crossing Dyer
Bill Supporters
By James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson, secretary
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colorcd People, OH
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16

session OF Congress. The Bill had
been called up for consideration on
Tuesday, November 28th. 1t imme-
diately became the object OF filibus-
ter on the part OF Southern Democrats,
which was the most naked and brutal
exhibition OF its kind ever made in
the Senate. A flibuster is generally
carried on under some sort OF disguise,
but Senator Underwood OF Alabama.
the Democratic leader, stated plainly
and bluntly that the purpose of the
hlbuster was to prevent any consid-
Grafton whatsoever of the Dyer Anti
Lynching Bill and that the Demo-
cratic side. would not allow any Gov
ernment business whatever to be car
ried Oh until the Republicans agreed
to abandon the Bill not only during
the extra session, but even during the
short session.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
Shortr..dge Loyal to End

The flibustcr was carried on from
Tuesday through Saturday, December
2nd, during which time the Southern
Democrats would not even allow the
adoption OF the record of the SEN
ate's proceedings. Finally, on Satur-
day night a caucus OF Republican Sen
ators was held which was largely at
tended and the question OF the aban-
donment of the Bill was discussed
hotly for more than two hours. The
attendance at the caucus dwndled un-
til there were some twenty-five or
twenty-three Senators left. 4 vote
was then taken and the majority
agreed to abandon the Bill. There
were nine Senators who voted to keep
up the fight until the 4th of March,
il necessary. Among these was Sena-
tor Shortridge. who has charge of the
Bill and who led the fight on the
floor.
Before the Republican caucus, the
secretary conferred with Senators
Lodge, Curtis and Watson, the three
Continued on page p
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16
ORGANIZATION GROWING

spite Of Louis B.
W llinms.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-16

has been done in
Anderson, says Mr..
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-26

Mathewson, all called here by the serious Illness of Miss Amelia Mathewson.
 Courtland E. Colver of the submarine base attended the Massachusetts Iee Dealers convention in Worcester Wed< nesdsy and Thursday
 Mrs. Richard Parker, who has bean 3 guest at the home of her son-in-law and daughter. MT. and sfrs c. H. L. Doyle, at Mt Airy, Philadelphia, arrived Tues day at the home of her son, Nelson Par. ker, in the village Mrs Parker was &C., companied by Mrs. Doyle and young daughter Lorraine, who will spend a week at the home of MT. and Mrs Par ker
 Miss Katherine Johnston of Philadel- phia arrived last week at the home of Mrs H. Singlewood Bisbing, who is ill at her homo near Red Top.
 The Long Cove auxiliary of the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church is to meet this (Tuesday) afternoon with Mrs Emil GunnislSy
 Mrs Aawrence Washburn. with her Ht- tle daughter Jean joined her father, Fletcher Wilson, of New York, here last week aS his cottage on the Bluff. which Mr. Wilson opened last week for the sea son. Mir. Washkum spent the week end and Sunday there with his family.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-26
COLCHESTER

Funeral services for Rev B. D. Rem ington were held in the Baptist church Monday evening at o'clock. The church was crowded. The services were opened with prdyer by Rev. 4. B. Coates, D. D., of Hartford. secretary Of the Bap- tist convention, followed by reading of the scriptures by Dr. Coates After 2 duet by Mrs. Bernice Chappell and Ed win R. Willette, Thy Will Be Done, lowed an address by Dr. Coates, a duet, by Mrs. ChaPpeIl and Mfr. Gillette, Only
 Waiting Benediction was pronounced by Dr. Coates. There were beautiful floral offerings. All places of baSiness were closed during ths services.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Strong, Mrs. Katie Tolcott and William Johnson mo- tored to Norwich Tuesday. A heavy forest fire swept over what
 is known as the Mill Hill wo0is Monr day afternoon and night ann burned
 over a large territory. The fire was
 about mile and a. half from the vil- lage.
 Arthur Chapman has broken ground for his new garage on tho corner of Norwich avenue and South Main street,
 monday. The building is to be 4oxSo
 and will be stesm-heated. Mrs. A. l.. Stebb1nS motored to Nor- wich Monday.
 Charles Perkins of East Haddam was
 a caller here Monday. F. L. Church of Willimantic was in town Morday.
 Mir and Mrs. John J Goggin lt'' l Monday for CoHinsville, after f 1 weeks stay in. town. 1 Joheph Kelley of New London, fore man on the state road job was a caller here Monday
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-26
WINDHAM

The Ladies Aid society served 2 bean supper in the chapel Friday evening in charge of Mrs. A. W. Clifford. Miss Doro- thy Brown, Miss Elizabeth Anderson and Mrs. L., P Oehrig. Some of the young people were waitresses. The tables were attractive with pink candies and flowers. Following the supoef. there was an ex- ceilent program including piano solos by Miss Brown. readings by Mrs. Clifford and tenor solos by Rev A W Clifford
 Miss Anna Bates, librarian at the Hartford High school, is to spend next week at her home here.
 The members of the local Poultry asso- citation entertained the Mansfield associa- tion one night last week.
 The League Of Women Voters held a successful food sale in the scho6ihouse Saturday in charge of Mrs. R. G. Water ous Mrs H. c. EathroD and Miss Grace Bates. The proceeds were about SEQ.
 Mrs. P. A. Borton has gone to Jaffrey, N. H.. to spend some time with a Putnam friend.
 Mir and Mrs H C. Lathrop attended the wedding of Miss EfiGa5eth Kingsbury of South Coventry and Carleton P. King of Wiilimantfc in South Coventry Salur- day evening.
 John Beokwith is moving this week to one Of the Weir houses The house he vacates is to be occupied by a man who is to work for Adam Lafrabee. Miss Ahis of Waterbury was recent guest at the inn.
 Members and friends of the Reading club met with Mrs. R. T. Bikby Thurs
 day afternoon and listened to review of the much talked Of book, If Winter Cnnes. ] given by Rev. Harry MeCready of WiiH- mantle An animated discussion followed the talk. Tea was served by the hostess The Woman's Missionary society Ineets with Mrs. Harold Maine Wednesday. Alan Guild of New York spent Sunday 1 with his parents Dr. and Mrs F. E. Guild.
 In the absence of Rev. ". A. Borcher, 1 of St. PauPs church, who was in New l burg, x. Y, Rev. MT. Gilbert, professor l at Berkeley Divinity school, Middletown had charge of the service Sunday after
 noon. Mir Gilbert. who has charge of a nmber of mission parishes in Middlese1 l county, gave a, very interesting account l of his work
 Miss Mary Packer, who is spending
 some time in New London. was at hont 1 over Easter.
 1 Billy Luffer of New Haven spent Sun. 1 day with his grandfather, W. S. Chappell 1 Horace s. Eaton, who has been suffer. ing from a nervous breakdown, has beer l taken to a private sanatoriun1 in Hart l ford, where it is expected that a few | months rest will restore his health. l Mrs. Lucian Bass of Scotland attended 1 church here Sunday and called on friends l Mrs. Bass is staying with friends al i Waldo station.
 The Ecclesiastical society of the Con 1 gregational church is to hold it's aRnua
 meeting in the chapel Saturday evening