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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19
FAMOUS OLD INDIAN DEAD

Chief Shorty White Grass, aged 103
years, one Of the oldest full-blooded
Indians in the United States, died
recently in his summer tepee home
on the Glacier National Park Reser-
walton. Chief White Grass was
Blackfoot Indian of the bow and ar
row days. He was personal friend
of the late President Harding, on
whom he had called during official
visits to Washington. Chief White
Grass will be buried on the reserva-
ton with elaborate tribal ceremony.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19
WOULD CUT RATES
BY RAIL ECONOMY

NEW YORK.-"Direct savings in
excess of s92,OOO,OOO, equivalent to
general freight reduction Of 1880,
could have been effected during
the past year II the railroads had
pooled their freight equipment IN
meeting transportation needs" de-
clared N. D. Ballantine, formerly SUI
perintendent of transportation OF the
Union Pacific Railroad, and OF Amer
lean military railroads in France, In
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19


At
junior OF dan
the to N
nmaIs exhibit a
the herdu
r Prize aged eov senior and grand CHAMPION
of the n
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19

Washington Hte IS
Junior
Indianapolis
yeans heers
this show displayed ThIamook Butter King
produced
On to the Illinois State Ear at sprHe This sho~ while not large
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19
Unstallment No 23)

Isabel instantly protested against
this Misrepresentation of what she
had really said ooh, Mr.. Hardyman,
you quite mistake mel"
She drew herself away from him
-resolutely, not angrily. Before she
could make a third attempt to place
the subject in it's right light before
him, the luncheon bell rang at the
cottage, and a servant appeared, evi
IDENTIFY sent to look for them.
Don't forget tomorrow" Hardy
man whispered, confidentially. "Tll
call early, and then go on to London
and get the ring"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19
MYLADY'S MONEY
An Episode in the Life
of Young Girl
By Wihkie Collins


the page a few words were added
Isabel's writing: Whatever changes
here may be in my life, your place
n my heart is one that no other per
son can fill; it is the place of my
learest friend. Pray write and tell
ne that you are not distressed and
.ot angry. Ny one anxiety is that
you should remember what l have
llways told you about the state of
ny own feelings. My one wish is
hat you will still let me love you
md value you as / might have loved
md valued a brother"
The letter dropped from Moody's
hand. Not a word, not even sigh,
passed his lips. In fearless silence
he submitted to the pang that wrung
AMIN fearless silence he contem.
plated the wreck of his life.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19
No Curiosity

A Hollywood motion picture direc-
tor was trying to persuade a super
to wrestle with lion.
"You needn't be afraid" he said;
"the beast is perfectly tame. He
never tasted raw meat"
mo; perhaps not" replied the
perspiring actor. "But that doesn't
mean that he may not have curios-
dy's.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19
Worlds News

Reports from Hungary state that
wheat taken from the tomb of King
Tutankhamen and planted on farm
near BUDAPEST, has harvested an ex-
cellent quality of grain
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19

An unexpected run of silver salm-
on, following the unprecedented run
of humpbacks in Puget Sound, this
year, will increase the fishermen's
receipts $2,500.O00, the Washington
State Fisheries Board announced
lately.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19

The Lyons Chamber of Commerce
has appointed committee on silk
worm culture, and according to ad
vices received by the Bankers Trust
Company from its French Information
Service, an effort is to be made to
develop production of raw silk in
North Africa and Indo-China. The
object is to enable French silk man
ufacturers to obtain greater supplies
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19

Bavarian leaders are urging the
women to give their hair for the
market, to aid the Fatherland to re-
gain permanent place in the world.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19

The Canadian Pacific Railway, just
recently, is believed to have made a
worlds record for grain trains. A
train of 1875 carloads of wheat, one
mile in length, was operated over the
line from Stouglon to Arcola. The
cars contained $4,000 bushels of
wheat.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-10-19

The British Columbia Government
contributed $45,00O toward Japanese
relief work. This sum will be used
entirely for the purchase of lumber,
thus making gift to the Japanese
Government of 1,75O,OOO,OOO feet of
dimension lumber and 100000 shin
giles.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
Picken Asserts There Is No
He'll In Interesting Article

him chance to slaughter a few more
of his fellowmen"; that there is a
lake of fire and birthstone or any
such material hell anywhere; that
the Red Sea everSdiyided for the
children of Israel to go across; that
there ever was a universal food:
that any priest ever wrought a
that the devil ever carried
God into mountain; that all the
billion-billion human beings viii
ever rise from the dead; that God
who made the universe !. !.
could ever have need for helping
Himself out by "miracles"; thar,
finally. nobody believes that any
body else believes these absurdities
with intelligence"
This article marks new depart
ure as an expression of religious
faith on the part of prominent race
leader"
Clearly the col time 1igion" has
lost It's grip upon many OF the In
teliectuals of the races. A few MEM
bers OF the race. will applaud the ar
ticle but the attitude of the rank and
file, where the faith Of their fathers
Is involved. seems certain.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
ADVERTISING CHIEF.
FEATURE AT ANNUAL
PRESS CONVENTION
Meeting of Press Association Is
Not Largely Attended
Enthusiasm Runs High
J. FINLEY WILSON is
REELECTED PRESIDENT
Circulation, News, Telegraphic
and Other Problems Given
Consideration.
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 24.-Th-
National Negro Press Associations
annual convention has gone glimmer-
ing down the ages; it is a thing Of
the past. The attendance was not
large. This fact did not dampen,
however, the enthusiasm Of those
who did come nor did it tend to take
away any of the value of the meet
ing as a gathering called together to
discuss some, of the momentous
questions now engaging the concern
of the race throughout the country.
The old question of time and place
of meeting were discussed informal
Iy and were not brought to the at
tention of the convention in the op-
en- meetings. The summertime, how
ever, was determined by the most Oh
the delegates as the more desirable
season to hold the convention and
there was very general opinion ex-
pressed that some other place than
Nashville must be chosen as the
meeting place to insure the success
of the organization as one of the
chief forces Of the races journalism.
Advertising was the chief feature
of the convention program. Adver-
tising rates and their standardizing;
advertising agencies and their con-
nection with the press; and the art
phases of the advertising branches In
journalism. Reciprocal news service
telegraph Service circulation and
management were among the other
things seriously considered.
J. Finley Wilson was reelected
president, Jos. L. Jones was elected
Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, Henry Allen Boyd, Secretary
and B. J. Davis was chosen Treasurer
The session lasted three days. A
banquet and reception closed the
meeting.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
CONVICT SHOT BY PRISON GUARD
Six Months Shows That Business
League Is Taking An Active Part
In The City Life of St. Paul
Body Has Promoted Most
AHars-Interest I'm Civic Program

Looking over the activities of the
past six months, no organization has
made the rapid strides of the st. Paul
Negro Business League. After be-
ing dead issue for some time, the
League was re-organized August IT,
with a total membership of ten and
the following were elected officers:
owen Howell, president; o. U. Bray,
vice president; G. d. Howard, secre-
tary, and Wm. Cannon, treasurer.
During the period following the
election, the local league has been
very active. 1t has played an active
part in the community, impressing
upon the business men and the people
the value of cooperation and ever
trying to encourage Negro business.
The banquet given by the League
at the Henrietta, October 10th for
the local business men was a gigantic
success, considering the age of the
new league. Over fifty Twin City
business men and women were pres
ent, a number of whom are now mem
bers of the league.
On the heels of this successful af-
fair the league at once began to pro-
mote one of the biggest affairs ever
staged by Negroes in the Northwest
It was a Business Exhibition and
Style show. This affair which was
given November 18th and 18th al
Union Hall was attended by a record
crowd and was such a great success
that it attracted national attention
In every way the exhibition was a
credit to Negro business. The League
Continued on SUPPLEMENT-
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
UphOlds Noted Historians On
Points of Uncertainty
on Lincoln Parents

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Chicago. ILL.,, Feb. 24.-The ident-
ity of Abraham Lincoln's maternal
grandmother, a point of dispute and
uncertainty among biographers. was
announced with the air Of finality
and decision by the Rev. William q.
Barton before a select audience at
the Chicago Historical Society.
DR.. Barton upheld the traditions
that Mr.. Lincoln was descended
through the Hanks family, explained
points OF uncertainty In that theory
as advanced by the biographers, Nico-
lay and Hay, and denied fatty the
assertions Of Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell and
others. A storm of criticism was re-
Gently directed at DR.. w. T.. B. Du-
Bots because of an editorial reference
to Lincoin's ancestry.
Mr.. Lincoln's paternal grandmoth-
er, the mother Of Thomas Lincoln,
his father, was revealed with definite
ness In the address, also. DR.. Bar
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
Chicago Pastor Turns Light
On Abe Lincoln's Pedigree

ton told of his discovery of ancient
records in courthouses and family
Bibles in Kentucky upon which his
conclusions were based.
The pedigree disputed by DR.. Bar
ton traces Mr.. Lincoin's ancestry
from Thomas Sparrow and his wife,
Elizabeth Shipley, who were the par
ents of Nancy Sparrow, said to be
Mr.. Lincoln's mother. DR.. Barton's
research led to an obscure corner or
Kentucky. ...
There reside literally hundreds or
descendants of the presidents grant
mother, including the first cousins Of
Abraham Lincoln" he said. "They
have read no books about him, ana
have never been interviewed, except
by me and those working for me.
And every one knows himself to be
related to Abraham Lincoln.
DIR. Barton produced evidence
showing that on the paternal side oi
the family Abraham Lincoln's grand
mother was named Bathsheba, pos
sibly with the maiden name OF Her
ring. She was the only wife Of his
grandfather, married In Rockingham
county, Virginia, In ITO.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
Prominent Writer Agrees With
DIR. Percy Stickney Grant
on Things Nobody Believes

The controversy between Bishop
Manning and DIR. Percy Stickney
Grant, of the Church of the Ascen-
sion, over the Iatter's belief i'm the
dogmas Of the Episco-
pal Church would not be properly
ended IL Negroes did not express
themselves on the matter. Dean
Pickens, contributing editor of the
Messenger Magazine. has very in
teresting article on the subject in
the February issue. The article Is
entitled Things Nobody Believe"
and Is in effect a declaration of re-
ligious faith on the part of Prof.
Pickens.
Frankly and without disguise OF
any kind the writer denies that any
intelligent persons believe that Jonah
was swallowed by a whale and lived
in its belly for three days; "that the
sun ever stood stiii"; that there 10 a
materialistic heaven situated any
where; that the sun ever aided "a
poor human. named Joshua" to give
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
Zulu Prince Scores American
Claims His People Have
e None of America Bad Habits
Divorce Closeup Speech Chicago


(By The Associated Negro Press}
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. Although he
had never seen a book until he was
% years of age, Prince Bullawa Get
awayo, a Zulu Prince, who was taken
to England by Cecil Rhodes. the
South African Empire Builder, stud
led at Eton and received degrees as
a doctor of medicine, philosophy, and
divinity. Prince Bullawa who is Wis
iting Chicago is now rs years old,
but looks to be about 40. He lee
tured at Wendell Phillips High
School this week on the customs and
morals of the people of his country,
where he is ruler over 100000. d"
"A Zulu may have as many wives
as he chooses, so long as he supports
them" the Prince told his audience.
Marriages are arranged by the par
ents. the young people never seeing
each other until the ceremony
Divorce, wife-beating, martial
cheaters, jazz and kissing are un-
known in quantities in his country,
according to the royal visitor, who
has never been kissed.
During the lecture he placed a
breech-clout and gee-string (tne
diminutive ruffle Zulus wear tieo
about their waists) on one of the boy
students to illustrate his talk.
The Prince said that several years
ago he visited his sister, who was
studying at the Conservatory OF
Music in Paris, and discovered hel
quite the conventional fiapper.
"Are you trying to go back to
savagery" he asked. "If you keep or
taking off clothes you soon will be
back to the gee-string stage"
interviewed at his lodgings, he de-
plored the immortality rampant IL
America" and said Zulus, given hal
our opportunities educationally would
be sending missionaries to us.
Disguised by Dancing.
'"Take American dancing. It'll
disgusting, but, suppose, it's a cas-
Of every country to it's customs. Yol
call us barbarians, but in Zululant
we would never dream of dancing a!
you Americans dance.
1--WE barely touch our partners
fngertips when we dance" and th'
agile 75-year-old demonstrated, sing
ing his own accompaniment He II
studying our educational system anC
will return to his own country ii
April. ..--.. .-..
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
Negro Migration
From Southland
Worries Experts
(Pacific News Bureau)

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 24.-Dr.
Bedford Knapp, Dean of the Agri-
cultural College of Ark; DR.. j. Phil.
Campbell, Dean of the State College
of Agriculture of Georgia; Prof. w.
ID. Hunter, Bureau of Entomology,
Department of Agriculture; Prof. c.
A. Mooers, Knoxville. Tenn, Presi-
dent OF Southern Agriculture Work
ers Association, and other noted
Southern agriculturists. educators
and extension workers. at a recent
meeting in this city discussed the
seriousness of the Negro migration
which according to their statements.
has drawn from the rural South
within the last few years, 100000 OF
its population.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
Minister Orders
Soft Pedal On
Church Shortage

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 24.-Shiloh
Baptist church has a scandal all its
own. A report is abroad that an
official, entrusted with the safe-keep-
ing of funds. is short in his accounts
about four thousand dollars.
Much speculations obtains as to
where the money went. Some Of the
seemingly better informed brothers
and sisters hint that number OF the
officials have been enjoying penny
ante of late, and that the money
keeper permitted his funds to ne
used for such questionable purposes.
1t is reported that Rev. DR.. Prince,
the pastor, has commanded local
newspapers to hands off,"
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
Booze Runner Shoots
Wife Shines TOCet
$4,000 Insurance
Also Shoots Chauffeur, Claiming
Self Defense-Wife Lives
to Tell Police Truth.
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Gary, IND, Feb. 24.-Harry Dia-
mond, white, known here and
throughout northern Indiana as an
alleged booze runner, after persuad-
ing his wife, Nettie and his colored
chauffeur, William Armstrong, to
take out life insurance policies pay
able to himself. tried to kill them
both today. A month ago Mrs. Dia-
mond drew up a will leaving $4,000
and her property to her husband. A
week ago Armstrong secured the life
insurance policy. Diamond then hau
the chauffeur drive his wife and him
self to lonely spot on the Chicago
road outside of Gary, where he shot
Armstrong in the head. He then
shot her three times. Leaving the
chauffeur lying by the roadside he
drove to a drug store in East Chicago
with his wounded wife and reported
the colored man had shot Mrs. Dia-
mond and that he killed him in self
defense. Mrs. Diamond cried out:
THAT isn't true. Arrest him, he
shot us both" Diamond is held. Mrs,
Diamond and Armstrong were taken
to Mercy Hospital in Gary.
The chauffeur is recovering, but
Mrs. Diamond is dead and her hus-
band is charged with murder.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
DECLARES p6s,I,>22 :.
SENTIMENT MUST
Be MODIFIED
Kelly Miller Pleads for First
Time in Public for Race
Sanhedrin .
NEW YORKER RECEIVES
IDEA WITH OVATION
Dean Also Declares We Lose too
Much Time Squabbling
{ Among Ourselves.

New York City, N. Y, Feb. pa
UNLESS something is done to MOD
ify public sentiment" declared Dean
Kelly Miller of Howard University,
speaking from the platform OIL the
West 135th Street Y. M. G. A, Sun
day afternoon, "the next quarter OF
a century will see the Negro again
placed in a position bordering on
slavery" 1t was his first public
speech in support of the proposed
conference.-the Negro Sanhedrin-
of race leaders and organizations.
James A. Anderson, chairman or
the board of management, introduced
DIR. Miller to the audience, which was
composed entirely of men, as one OF
greatest men, and one of our "sanest
thinkers" A great oxvation was
given him when he arose to speak.
In prefacing his remarks, DIR. MIL
Ter said that the Negro represented
the largest element of the non-whlte
proups in America. "The Negro" he
said, sis a part of the American peo-
ple and apart from the American
people," .-..-- ......a.......-.. ...
Must Stop Fighting Ourselves.
Continuing, he said that the time
has arrived when the colored man
in America must assert himself and
combat the nefarious influences
which grew out of the World War,
and implored his listeners to stop
fighting among themselves and hight
the enemies outside the race, In. an
endeavor to bring about "the Sanhe-
drin" conference, Dean Miller stated
that since he has been in the city ne
had interviewed and received hearty
responses from officials of the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, the National
League on Urban Conditions Among
Negroes. the African Blood Brother
hood. Friends of Negro Freedom, the
Equal Rights League and the Uni
versal Negro Improvement League.
Professor Miller holds that polit'
ical equality will not necessarily DC
away with other factors entering In
to the race problem and that the Ne
gro comes nearer having equality IN
voting than In any other phase OF
American life. "What is most need
ed" he said is a great and compelling
motive" without which our energies
are paralyzed. The three greatest
motives, which make it possible Tor
people to progress, he characterized
as religion. patriotism and race.
"The Negro" he declared. cannon
be patriotic even If he wanted to. He
can be and is loyal, like the jew to
any government under which he
lives" Continuing, he praised the
religious and spiritual life of the race
and said the spiritual or altruistie
motive would redeem the colored race
and the world. .....
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
Missouri Nay
Get $2OO,OOO
I. B. Hospital

(By The Associated Negro. Press)
st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 24.-Senator
Michael Kinney, Democrat, of this
city, has introduced in the state leg
islature a bill creating Negro Tu-
berculosis Sanitarium to cost $780,
900. Senator Kinney is one of the
strongest men in the legislature and
for years has been noted for his fair
ness to colored people who never fail
to rally round him when votes are
needed; he is equally as well liked
by all classes with whom he comes in
contact because no one fears to place
implicit confidence in him.
This sanitarium, If created, will
find a much needed want as there
is no suitable place in the state now
for this class OF patients.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
Goes Out To Have
Some Fun; Brings
Home the Bacon

When John Bacon, 342 Aid
rich Ave. NJ. left home last
Monday night to attend the
Daughter Esks' Ball at Arcadia,
he had little intention of trying
to win anything much but
when he got there, he was
"obliged" to take a chance on -
Ford sedan. He won 1t and
with his fair lady friend was
driven home In the bacon
a new Ford sedan. The ma
chine cost him only three cents.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
EXCITED WOMAN THROWS
CHILD FROM 3RD FLOOR

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Philadelphia. Pa. Feb. 24.--Mrs.
Della Johnson, colored, tossed her g.
months old son from the third-hoor
window of her home when fire was
discovered in rear room Of the
building. The infant was taken to
the Childr 1n's Homeopathic Hospital
and pronounced dead. Mrs. johnson
jumped from the window and was
also injured. Mrs. Johnson says she
called to woman to catch the child.
She became excited and thought the
exits had been cut of.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
NO. CAROLINA HOUSE
KILLS ANTI-KLAN BILL
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Columbia, S. c., Feb. 24.-The
South Carolina House OF Represent
atives in session here this week,
killed an anti-Ku Klux Klan bill by
a majority of S3 to "a, after a warm
debate. The chief argument of the
adherents of the bill was that the
Klan is controlled by the least de-
sirable of white citizens, while its op-
ponents lauded the civil war Ku Klux
and hinted that religious as well as
racial interests made the action
against the hooded men undesirable.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
L KIT RA

The Rondo district terror" 10 at
last believed to have come to an end
with the arrest Of Eighdee Jackson,
504 st. Anthony Ave-, confessed purse
snatcher and assailant Of defenseless
women. Police claim they have o
signed confession from jackson ad-
mitting ne has committed twelve as.
sanIts since the FIRST Of the year. He
has also been identified BY one OF
his victims. He was arrested Thurs
day by Detectives James Mitchell and
Anthony Mroszcxak.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24
COMMISSIONER DECIDES
TEACHER MUST BE PAID

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 24.-Holding
that the Board of Education OF Riv-
erside township did not exercise due
diligence or did not act with proper
prudence when 1t Inadvertently se-
lected colored woman to teach In n
school for white children. Assistant
Commissioner Of Education Strahan
has decided that the board must pay
% Mrs. Nancy Wesley White. colored,
a salary Of 800 a month. dating
from September S, and continuing
until the official termination of the
boards contract with her.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-24

Since taking Office Mayor Nelson
has introduced many progressive
and did many a good turn
for st. Paul. the latest of which is his
plan to celebrate st. Paul's sixty
ninth birthday, next Saturday, March
3. Elaborate arrangements have
been made for the occasion and all
st. Paul is expected to join in and
make it one of the greatest birthday
celebrations ever held in the west.
Mr.. S. E. Hall as chairman OF the
committee on. decoration, is respons'
ible for the decorations of the audi
torium, buildings, streets and display
windows on this occasion.