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Evening star., 1923-03-17
Wins DIVORCE SUIT
AFTER LONG FIGHT
Maryland Court of Appeals
ReverSeS Decision in
W0man's Favor.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, March 17.-After
litigation covering q period Of eight
cen months, Mrs. Anna May Fassett
of Washington, formerly of Bethesda
this county, has won her suit for an
absolute divorce from Lawrence War
ner Fassett of Brentwood, Md. senior
member of the firm of Fassett Broth
ers. metal-work dealers of that place
Lower Court Reversed.
The suit was instituted in the cir
cut court Tor Prince Georges county,
and 9ens hat court
MED the divorce, Mrs. Fassett was
persistent and. through her attorney
John A. Garrett of Rockville, took
the case to the Maryland court of
appeals, and that tribunal has just
the decision of the lower court and
remanding the case so that decree
of absolute divorce may be passed
and directing the Prince Gorges
alimony and the care and custody OF
the couples four children. The court
of appeals also directs that the costs.
which amount to about $4,000, be paid
by the defendant.
The bill filed in the case repre-
sented that the couple were married
in Erie, Pa, February /, 1904, and
finally came to Bethesda, this county,
where they lived for several years.
The bin charged the defendant with
infidelity, names a correspondent and
sets forth that the defendant actually
brought the woman named to his
rome at Bethesda.
Correspondent Sued.
The husband Of the woman named
as correspondent has filed suit in the
circuit court for Prince Georges
county against the woman for an
absolute divorce, naming Fassett as
correspondent.
The decision Of the court Of appeals
automatically decides that case, leav-
ing nothing for the lower court to
do but to pass a decree as asked
Evening star., 1923-03-17
FIGHT T0C0NT|NUE
FOR Incorporation
darlington City" Move Still
Alive Despite Defeat in
Legislature.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, March IL
Speaking in the vocabulary of the prize
ring the proposal to incorporate Airing
ton county as a city lis down but by
no means out
c. r Taylor, chairman of the Airing
ton county Civic Federation's incorpora-
tion committee. which had the proposal
in charge, stated today that it is the
purpose of his committee to recommend
to the county's central civic organiza-
ton that the fight for change in the
form OF government be continued il il
takes years and years in realization.
Learn by Experience.
Mr.. Taylor said that if the Civic Fed
Grafton approves the recommendation
to be submitted to it by the committee
the present committee will be continued
or new committee named and in
structed to draft a bill and charter for
enactment at the next regular session
of the Legislature.
There is no better teachers than
experience he said. "and this first
attempt to incorporate, though it fail
ed, has given US the experience that
VIII enable us to next time prepare a
charter that will be ideal. one that
will meet with the approval of all
factions"
Easier sailing is predicted by Mr.
Taylor for such measure at the next
regular session because of the fact
that the county will then have rep
resentative entirely it's own in the
state body. man who will have the
interests of the county alone at heart
With such man on deck and favor
able to incorporation, Mr.. Taylor said
there is no doubt but what "Arling-
ton City" will become a fact.
Delegate to Be Pledged.
Unless the Civic Federation, which
stood unanimous for the late plan for
Incorporation, takes change of
heart, which is unlikely. Mr.. Taylor
said, the first Arlington County leg
iSlator to go to Richmond, will be
pledged to fight for incorporation.
The Federation, according to Mr..
Taylor, when the incorpora tion COM
mitee makes its report to that body
on the defeated project, will be asked
to go on record favoring only can
didates for the office who are a hum
dred per cent for a city charter.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
GUILTY ON DRY CHARGE.
Former Marine Corps Captain SEN
fenced to Thirty Days.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FREDERICKSBURG Va, March II
Charles Z. Mills, who resigned his
commission captain in the United
States Marine Corps. pleaded guilty to
an indictment. charging violation OF
the state prohibition law, and was
sentenced by Judge Chichester to $50
fine and thirty days in jail. in Stafford
circuit court this week. Fine and
costs amounted to S147.50.
Mills was required to give bond of
$3.50 for the payment of the fine.
Joseph Grayson. colored, going his
security He began his Jail sentence
Wednesday and was incarcerated in
the new lookup in the courthouse.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
SPURNED, HE KILLS SELF.
Unsuccessful Suitor for Young
Woman's Hand Commits Suicide.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND Md, March H.
After being spurned by young
woman, who told him she could not
love him any more, James Aldrick
committed suicide in her presence in
a restaurant at Connellsville by
shooting himself through the right
temple with revolver.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
APARTMENT HOUSE
3O39 McComb Street

Complete system of Heating and Plumb
ing. Parsons g. Hyman. Builders; Mil
burn, Heister & Co., Architects.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
APARTMENT HOUSE
Cor. 18th and Col. Road

Complete Durham" System OF Steam
Heating. Stern & Tomlinson. Architects.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
MILBURN APARTMENT I
1916 10th Street NV.

Complete "Dunham" Steam Heating Sys-
tenn. Milburn. Heister & Co. Architects {:
Parsons & Hyman. Builders.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
SPlNGARN MEDAL SHOULD BE
SENT TO w. f.. WHITE.

recommendation of names for the
consideration of the Spingarn Medo
Award Committee, OF persons OF Amer!
can citizenship and African descent
who distinguished themselves during
tire year 1922 are to be sent to tn.
Secretary of the Committee Walter F.
White. 70 Fifth Avenue, New York
City. it was announced today through
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
The Spingarn Medal will be awarl-
ed at the Annual Conference of the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People in Kansas City
the last week in August. The members
of the Spingarn Medal Award Commit
tee are: Bishop Jonn Hurst. Chairman
Mr.. John Hope; DR.. James H. billiard:
Mr.. Oswald Garrison Willard; Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt; Mrs. Dorothy
Garfield Fisher.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
"T1S;Roe MEGRoes 55f e5IT SSj Sou1H.
preston News Servicel

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 2S.-A COM
mittee of Negro ministers represent
ing the International Minister'S Alli-
ance here filed a lengthy memorau-
DUN with the chairman of the Wei
fare Department of the Chamber of
Commerce of Memphis last Tuesday
morning
Among the most important things
cited as to why Negroes are leaving
the South and Memphis in particular
for other sections is police oppression.
This is given as the principal cause o.
Negro migration which is seriously
affecting labor supply.
The officials of the Chamber OF Com
merce Immediately took up the mat
ter with the police department and
city authorities. The ministers cited
two recent killings of Negroes on
Scott street as unwarranted. 1t is
claimed that officers unIawfully searcn
Negro homes. Pointed out that on one
occasion Negro told the officers that
they had no right to enter his home
without warrant He is said to have
told them that he would protect his
home against invasion. The police
paid no attention to his statement and
officer was killed and another wounded
A riot call was sent in and this Negr.
was killed. Following this several
homes were entered by the officers.
evidently for the purpose of striking
terror into the hearts and minds of
Negroes. Two other killings occurred
that same night. These unfortunate .e
outrages were followed by an exodus
or several hundred Negro families.
The ministers told the officers OF
me Chamber of Commerce that they
wc"e having hard time in the faca
OF such affairs to convince Negroes
that they should remain here in MeJ5
PMS. One minister said. 81 believa
that 1 voice the sentiment of every
I'll meani.,. Negro in the So, h
when L say i'Gd Negroes naturaIly
love the South, hut they are huma, =,
cannot and will not tolerate police ~
PRESTON ku kfuxism and lynching. II
businessmen. city and state officials.
employers and white people of every
walk in life will begin to treat the Ne.
gro according to the golden rule labor
shortage. shiftlessness and rowdyism
will decrease considerably. Things
will be better for ALL"
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
Rev. H. P. Thompson, Noted
Educator Dies in Chicago.

Rev. P. II. Thompson, who for more
than 30 years had been actively en-
gagged in the instruction of the youth
or our race, died at his home 1855
Forrestville avenue, Friday afternoon
January IL, at 3:45. The funeral servic
es were conducted by Rev. E. T. Mar
tin Of Bethesda Baptist church on Mon
day morning. January 15.. at II o'clock.
DR.. Thompson was born in Okalona
Miss, March 15. 1864. He was educat
ed at Jackson College, Jackson, Miss.
and the Virginia Union University
Richmond, Va. For seven years ne
was dean of Jackson College and for
five years president OF Central Missis
sippi college at Kosciusko. For 12
years he was president of Kosciusko
Industrial institute and for four years
president Of the Western Baptist Col
lege Kansas City. Mo-. from which Do
sition he retired because of i'll health
on July 1. 1922. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. p. II. Thompson and four
sons. Charles II. w. B. Milton X. and
Herbert F.. all OF whom reside at 1855
Forrestville avenue, this city.
Chicago Defender, Jan. 20, 1923.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
UNITED STATES supreme COURT
SETS ASIDE THE CONVICTION 0F
ARKANSAS Poems IN RIOT CASES
N. A. a, C, P, VICTORIOUS ON BRIEF ARGUED BY THE
HON MOORFIELD STOREY IN FAMOUS RIOT
CASES, THE OUTGROWTH OF PEONAGE.

smand delay or a change of venue, 10
cnalienge juryman or to ask for sep
arate trials. He had had no prelimi-.
nary consultation with the accused
called no witnesses for the defense al.
though they could have been produced
and did not put the defendants on the
stand. The trial lasted about three.
quarters of an hour and in less than
five minutes the jury brought in a
verdict of guilty of murder in the
hrst degree. According to the allega-
tions acquired; no juryman could
nave voted for an acQuittal ana ,un
tinued to live in Phillips County and
If any prisoner by any chance had
been acquitted by the jury he coud
not have escaped the mob.
I'VE shall not say more concerning
the corrective process afforded to the
petitioners than that it does not seem
TO us sufncient to allow Judge of tho
united States to escape the duty O.
examining the facts for himself, wnei,
II true as alleged they make the trial
absolutely void We have confined til.
statement to the facts admitted by th
demurrer. We will not say that thev
cannot be met, but it appears to us;
unavoidable that the District Judge
should find whether the facts allegei
are true and whether they can be ey
pla>ned so far as to leave the Stare
proceedings undisturbed.
Order reversed. The case to
stand for hearing before the
District Court"
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
BIBLE CLASSES IN PETERSBURG
HOLD MASS SERVICES.

| February PA mass meeting of
the citizens of Petersburg was held on
Tuesday night at Gillfield Baptist
church under the auspices of the Hen
ry Williams and Stephene-Jordan
! Bible classes. The church was we'll fill
ed with interested listeners, all OF
whom were desirous to help to bring
about complete amicable relations be
| tween the races.
Dr. J. M. Candy President Of the Vir
ginia Normal and Industrial Institute
was the principal speaker. Dr. Candy
spi Ike enthusiastically on the subject
His sane and thoughtful utterances
were based on scientific facts concern
ing the inter racial conditions, past
and present. which have and do exist
in the south.
A need for organized efforts in the
city of Petersburg, to bring about bet
ter feeling between the races was bas-
ed by the speaker upon the facts that
such efforts are being made in other
local communities; that the Southern
Sociological Congress. the University
Race Commission, and the Phelps.
Stokes FelIowships, all Of which take
In the entire South, and are sponsored
and carried on by the leading white
citizens of the South and North. are
studying scientifically the race ques-
tion and working to bring about peace
ful and sane method OF dealing with
the race relations.
Ac second point DR.. Candy showed
what has been accomplished through
the efforts Of those organized bodies
He showed that the state Of Georgia
has taken decided change in it's meth
od OF dealing with those who lynch.
From 1885 to 1922 there were 437
lynchings In that state and only one
Indictment: in 1922 there were eigh;
lynchings, % indictments and -four
convictions.
A third idea emphasized was the
fact that the Negro must do his
part in helping on this era Of good
will and II Is rnly by the EXERCISING
of the Christian principles that any
permanent good can be accomplished.
An evolutionary rather th~- revo'u-
tionary procedure is the mos effective
kind Of action.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
One Hundred Dollars for
a Name.
preston News Service)

Pittsburgh. Pa, Feb. 2S.-The chem
ist of theStrait Tex Chemical Com.
pany. 600 Fifth Avenue, has compound
ed an exceptional face powder that
actually stays on the face, protecting
1t from the scorching sun rays, and
ravaging winds. 1t has been decided
by the company to ask the public To
give this powder a name. They make
the following offer: to the first color
ed woman who sends in the name that
Is finally selected by the judges they
will give $4,000 in cash; and will dis
tribute ten other prizes of $500 ca. h
to young ladies submitting names re
Oiving favorable consideration. The
management of the company will he
glad TO receive inquiries from person
desiring to enter the contest.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
In Memorian.

ARCHER-In sacred memory of our
mother, Martha J. Archer. who
died three years ago, March 5, 1920.
NO one knows the silent heartache,
only those who have lost can tell
vi the grief that is borne in silen.e
For our mother we loved so well.
You are gone, but not forgotten,
Never will your memory fade.
Loving thoughts will always linger
Around the grave where you are laid.
Her Children,
JOHN ROANE.
HATTIE J. FOUNTAIN.
SARAH A. cambridge.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
In Menorian.

FlSHER-In sad but loving remem-
brance of my dear husband and
father, Ellis Fisher. who die
twelve months ago, February 25,
1922.
Gone from us dear Ellis.
TO live with the pure and true
God took my treasure to heaven.
That my heart might journey there
too.
Twelve months of deepest sorrow.
Twelve months of grief and pain.
wound that never will be healed.
Untu 1 see ycu again
L can sec your face before me-
And sLfl1 feel your hand in mine.
The last sweet look you gave me.
Still fingers in my mind.
From his loving wife and daughter.
CLARA AND NAOMI FISHER.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
WHITE MAN INSULTS A
RACE GIRL; STABBED.
(rreston News Scrvicel

Atlanta. Ga. Feb. 27.--Felix Alexan-
der, white, alleged to have been un-
der the influence OF intoxicants, is in
the Grady Hospital suffering from q
stab wound said 30 have been inflicte I
by the male escort of a prominent so
ciety woman last Monday night.
According TO the police Alexal14.
walked up Piedmont Avenue ard meet
ing the coun ~ said to the worlan.
leave that niger and come with me-"
A fight ensued resulting in Alexander
being stabbed. The assailant escaped.
The name OF the young woman has
not been learned by the police.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
COLORED PROFESSIONALS WANTED

Fifteen Doctors and One Hundred
Registered Nurses.
For service In the United States
Veteran Hospital at Tuskegee. Ala,
Registered nurses and physicians de
string to accept service in this new
hospital at Tuskegee should write to.
u. s. VETERANS BUREAU.
Attention,
MEDICAL ADVISOR.
Washington, d. G.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
WILL TRY PEONS FOR
RIOTS OF 1910.
preston News perviee)

Little Rock. Ark, Feb. 27.-The
State of Arkansas will file response
and bring to trial in the United State,
courts the Negro defendants involved
in the Elaine riots, whose case was re
manded last Tuesday afternoon in a
decision of the United States Supreme
court. according to statement yes
terday by State Attorney General U,.
ley.
"Tfre cases apparently have been re
manded Utiey said on the question
alone as to whether the Phillips coun.
~ court followed the law and the evi-
dence or were actuated by passion
and prejudice.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
Mexican Embassy Lists rs
MexiCanS Killed in u. S.

According to detailed list sent by
the Mexican Embassy i'm Washington.
to the National Association for the Al
vancement of Colored People, 70 Fifth
Avenue. New York &c MeXicans were
murdered in tire United States during
the year 1922. OF these Is were mu~-
dcred in the State of Texas.
One of the victims. Senior Manuel,
Duarte is said by the Mexican Embas
sy to have been murdered at Hailer.
gen, Texas by Gus Alliott, member
OF the ku klux khan.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
II. ARNOLD HILL DEFEATED.
February 2S 1928.

February 2S 1923.
Richmond Planet
81 North 4th Street,
Richmond, Va.
Special from Chicago. Arnold Hill
and George c. Adams go down in de-
feat for Alderman of the Second and
Third Ward in todays Primary AMI
Louis e. Anderson Second Ward Floor
Leader for Mayor Thompson
and Alderman Robert r. Jackson
Third Ward was elected by big major
ity to the Council
Bailey Press Bureau.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
No White Mans Curse Is
Allowed BY Native Chief.
preston News Service)

Cape Town, S. A. Feb 26.-Accord.
ing to reports reaching here. KIM
khama of the Bamagwato South Afrj,
can tribe, regards intoxicating liquor
as white mans curse and will not al.
low any liquor to enter his territory.
1t is said that the king travels about
his vast dominion in big Packard
motor car driven by white clrauf-
feur.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
HON. MARCUS GARvEY
FLAYS DR.. w. E. q. DU BOIS
GIVES HIM a "ROLAND FOR HIS OLIVER"
harees that ne Dskes Black Folks
Panz0nshIp OF White OneS=DeaLs Sparin6Iy Basic
Er1nczPes-. .UnmercifuXy attacks His Arch

who are identified with the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People in their mad desire of
approach to the white race, in which
they see beauty as advocated by tho
professor from Harvard and Berlin
1t is no wonder some o' these indi, id
ua!s use the lip-stick. and it is no won
Continued on the Sixth Page.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
EVANGELIST SKIPWITH NOW IN
FREDET;ICKSBURG VA.

Fredericksburg. Va, Shiloh Baptist
Gold Site) Rev. B. III. Hester,
Pastor
Our Annual Revival now on, the
noted evangelist of National and Inter
national fame, Rev. Dr. w. H. Skip
with is conducting the meeting. All OF
Fredericksburg and vicinity going 10
hear him. H.
Richmond planet., 1923-03-03
Woman Dies of Burns.
preston News Service)

pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 27-Mrs.
Ethel Perkins, aged 10 years of Reed
street Clarion. died in the McKees.
port Hospital of burns received last
Monday afternoon when her c1otr1n.
ignited from a stove.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-17
ORIGIN OF WORD SCHOONER
Gloucester Said to Have Been
Birthplace Of Vessel Known
40 "ochooner."

Besides ranking as the country's
greatest fishing village Gloucester
deserves recognition for. the inyen-
stion of the word schooner, now used
to designate type Of sailing craft.
This quaint town, with its long
street, its smell Of tar and hemp.
where you enter q restaurant and
order a delicious steam OF sword
fish, n NOW celebrating. its three
hundredth anniversary. It would
be equally fitting to let the world
know by what within 1t was that Its
schooners came to be so named.
1t was in Gloucester that the
word originated. Previous to 171S
the word was unknown. Capt.
Andrew Robinson built vessel
which he masted and rugged In a
peculiar manner. During the yes
sells launching as she was sliding
tU6 the stocks a bystander cried
out: "How she scoons r. The cap
tain instantly answered: "A schoon-
er let It bel" And thus the name
came into our marine vocabulary.
Scoon was the word used In dia-
lect Of that day to describe a skip
ping or sklmming motion, and Is OF
Scandinavian origin.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-17
WEDNEsDAX OCTOBER II, 1923
ANIMALS TRAPPED By TAR
sabsr-T Doth Tigers, Mastodons, e..
sRhants and camels Caught In
y California Asphalt Pit.

Recently I stood looking into the
asphalt pits at Rancho La Brea.
Cal. I had held in my hand that
morning an eightinch tooth from
this pit, the great curved fxng s0t
Smilodon, the saber-tooth tiger.
The terrible weapon might haya
been torn from the tigers Jaw only
yesterday, SO perfectly had the i'm
pregnating oil preserved It. Thin.
bladelike, Its inner serrate edge
pricked the skin and chung to the
finger drawn through IT. seipltac
curve. 1t was a perfect tooth. -
The beast possessing 1t had per
iahed In his mighty pridA And
AAre with him In the treacher0us
tar had persisted 1900 Of his kind.
Skeletal parts Of 1000 sabeffo0th
tigers have been taken from this
California tar pool In La Brea.
AS stood by the pit I looked
about me. Two small ground sQuir-
rels watched me from behind q
eucalyptus tree; a forest Of der
rtcks rose over against me, pump
ing oil; a stream Of .motorcars
whizzed past me on the paved road
road; but in the pool below me the
oily ooze dubbed thickly; and be-
low the ooze lay heaped the btu
minized ends of all the years.
Geology here had scrapped her
later ages. This was Tines dump.
the rendering vat, where into moth
ingness and night each lighted day
is melted, each perfect form Of life.
What strange and mighty forms
have vanished here: tigers more
dreadful than those Of the Amazon
Or Bengal, mastodons of monstrous
size, elephants, camels, tapirs.
sloths, horses, wolves. cave bears
anl bear dogs bigger than the
Kadiak bear, birds and reptiles
without like or kind among the liv-
ing-now forever gone except that
their buried bones are found, and
on those rude and partial frames
rough guesses hung for what were
once unique and breathing FORMS
HarUer'S MAGAZINE.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-17
Doas' ,limitatlonO.

An Investigation is being made
as to the truth of an Arab asser-
ton that dogs cannot follow the
trail of naked person. A number
of writer's vouched for the correct
ness of the contention and pr0fered
the results of their own expert
ences. One Of the letters received
was from French officer who had
spent many years among the Arabs.
He says in his letter: "Once, when
l found myself with NOV.
ing column in Morocco. q sentry Of
mime was stabbed no farther than
30 feet from my tent by three
Arabs, WHO came In the night en-
tirely naked, wishing to steal q
gun. Two very good watch dogs
lay In my tent, but neither moved {;
and there were other dogs In the
camp, but all were perfectly still
as the Arabs came and went" The
writer of the letter argues that this
fact proves the point, but adds that
Arabs themselves declare they are
unable to explain 1t.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-17
Delicate job q Measuring.

a m0tter WHICH mas deem puze
.xling scientists since the day Of
Zen Franklin and before Is the
amount and character sof the cleo.
trio current across the surface Of
the earth. The Carnegie, d cruiser
maintained by the Carnegie insti.
tute for scientific investigation has
fcruised over q large portion 20
the Atlantic ocean, and measdrSd
or computed the smasnetics force
around several Of the ocean spathE
reports Of measurements around
the entire United States show that
q current OF positive electricity Of
about $50 Of an 6mpere per SQssare
eliome!er was found e b aeEins
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