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ner cent Americans ever reached this
country, the Klan would now deny a
common share IN their country's enter
prises and welfare to the Negro.
"The Negro can and will meet this
challenge. There are many colored
votes throughout the Northern and
western states. Colored voters be-
fore voting for any man, should obtain
from him and his party an explicit
statement about their attitude toward
he Ku Klux Klan. No vague phrases
about standing for the Constitution
viii do. What we want is a clear dis
avowal Of the ignorant and malignant
;rtolerance Of which the Klan has
msde itself the vehicle. Where any
candidate declines 70 give such state
ment and there is reason for believ-
ND b;m sympathetic with the invisible
empire coiored votes should 50 for
~ man oooosed 10 the Khan, no mat
feF what party he belongs 70.
~This Association has urged Negroes
q vote for men and principles inde-
of psst Affiliations. Il intends
q 1, rFsfIirm that advice in the campaign
of 1874
afhe Advancement Association u
- doshe IS merely accepting chal-
lenqe made to All groups Of American
citizens except the minority Of bigots'
who. ID their Ignorance and arrogance
have thought to dominate the Ameri-
Esn nation by methods d crime intim-
;Jss,on. intolerance and niEinforma-
ton"
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS OF OHIO
CIRCULATE 24TH INFAN-
TRY PETITIONS

Robert B. Barcus, Grand Chancellor
Of the Knights Of Pythias for Ohio,
has written to the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of CoIored
People at 6o Fifth Avenue. New York,
to say that he has ordered the X. Of p.
in his jurisdiction to cooperate In the
Nv. "A. "A. G. r. campaign 10 free the
members Of the 24tEi Infantry now in
Leavenworth Penitentiary. Members
Of the X. Of p. In Ohio are circuIat-
ing tie petitions for the mems release
" the lodge rooms This action Is
being taken in pursuance OF the un-
qualified endorsement of the Nv. "A. A.
G. 2. campaign By Supreme Chancel-
lor 5 W. Green who suggested that
copies of the petitions Be sent to the
Grand ChanceIlcrs or the several juris-
dictions of the X. Of p.
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HOUSTON MARTYRS DAY CALL
NATIONAL EQUAL RIGHTS
LEAGUE ASKS RACE TO HONOR
THE MARTYRED DEAD, WHO
WERE OFFICIALLY MURDEREDBY
APREJUDICIAL DEMOCRATIC AD-
MTNISTRATION DEC. 18TH, 1917, AT
FORT BLISS, TEXAS.

Boston, Mass. - Thirteen soldier
martyrs Of the 24th U. S. Infantry
were ushered into eternity six years
ago, Dec. 18th, 1917, with the bravest
of hearts and like warriors bold. The
death traps were sprung by their Cau-
casian comrades, and without tremor
they hung suspended until announced
Officially dead" by an ungrateful mill
tary authority backed up by preju-
diced democratic administration. Each
life as it went forth into the great be-
yond was a personi6cation Of the
rarest bravery; like on dress parade
and on the battlefield, a courage un-
paralleled in the annals of history Of
the u. s. military service. This day,
Dec. 18th, although day Of sadness,
should also be set apart as happy
reminder that soldiers who loved their
race and country we're willing to die
martyrs for cause that was and is
now sapping the vitals of the nation
where exasperating, prejudicial racial
animosities are destroying the fabric Of
our national honor We must render
unto the souls Of these thirteen brave
martyrs the homage that thankful
race can bestow, as an honor whose
martyrdom will never be forgotten.
The National Equal Rights League
asks all Colored Posts, of the Grand
Army of Spanish War Veterans, Of
American Legion, Of Veterans Of For
eign Wars, Of Army and Navy Union,
and all other veteran and patriotic
organizations to join in honor to these
thirteen soldier martyrs, who were Off
cially murdered by prejudiced demo
cratic administration.
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The Robinson-Jackson Wedding Was the
Most Brilliant Society Event In This Country.
DR.. jackson Marries Wealthy Heiress

Last Saturday at high noon, Miss
Mae Walker Robinson, the wealthy
granddaughter of the late Madam
10. J. Walker. was happily united in
marriage to DR.. Henry Gordon Jack
son Of Chicago. All in all, it was by
far the most noted and the most
elaborate wedding ever held among
the cream of the four hundred lead
ers of high society among the Afro
Americans in this country.
Right at this point it must be said
to the great credit Of the late Madam
c. J. Walker, that she started in her
humble life in successfully conducting
a laundry and by working early and
late and very hard. In time she began
to make money. then she invented sew
eraI hair and face preparations which
caused great piles Of money to roll
into her Golfers from all parts Of the
world and at her death few years
ago she left an estate worth more than
one million dollars and the Madam e
]. Walker Manufacturing Company,
which At the present time i earning
hundreds of thousands Of dollars each
year.
The wedding which was attended
BY especially invited and distinguished
guests from ali parts Of the world.
was hsid 1t the historic St. Philips
Episeopai Church. Rev. Father
Hutchins c. Bishop performing the
beautiful wedding ceremony and more
than eighteen hundred guests and -
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The Robinson jackson Nuptial Was the Most Bril-
liant Millionaire Wedding So Far Held Among the
Twelve Million Americans in the United States.
BOOK CHAT
By Mary White OvingtOn
Chairman, Board of Directors of the Ma
tionaI IAssociation for the Advance
ment of Colored People

and poet. ''Noh Me Tangere," his
finest work of fiction, is dramatic
treasure house of knowledge on the
Philippines. He was man Of highest
character. "He made for himself GER
tain rules Of Observation-Disclosures,
temperance, chastity, no wasting of
time, no wasting Of health-and to
these he adhered with the stern inAex-
ibility of an ascetic" But he was not
white, and Spanish official could and
would insult him as the distinguished
Negro today is insulted in this country
by the white man.
Mr.. Russell shows us vividly in his
narrative the brutality and the stu
pidity of race prejudice.
1t would be impossible in a short
review to tell the story Of this hero,
one must read it for oneself. It is the
tale of a noble, gentle nature, hating
physical violence. "He could in four
weeks master a language, but could
not in a lifetime well comprehend the
caveman's logic Of blows"-believing
that he can best serve his country by
endeavoring to work through the
Spanish rulers, but thwarted by these
same rulers, exiled BY them, and after
his return to his land under promise
Of safety, put to death. He was shot
at thirty-six years Of age as a traitor
on the Bagumbayan field where many
other Filipino martyrs had given up
their lives.
"Greetingl Ny parting soul cries, and
greeting again! o, my countryl
Beautiful is it to fall that the vision
may rise to fulhllment,
Giving my life for thy life and breath
ing thine air in the death throe."
So he wrote the last night Of his
life. And today his name rings
through all the Philippines. His statue
is in the public square Of every i'm
portant town. Each spot where he
lived has become shrine. His land
is not yet free, the imperiaIstic milf
tary spirit still rules, but knowledge
Of his life should spur every true
American to make the dream Of Phil
iopine independence a reality.
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The league urges all these veteran
and patriotic organizations, all our
churches, all our civic, literary and
political societies, also branch Equal
Rights Leagues and Citizens or Equal
Rights Committees acting separately
or jointly in every community to hold
mass meetings in honor of these SOL
dier martyr heroes on Tuesday, De-
cember 1lth, 1928. At these memorial
meetings let resolves be passed urging
President Calvin Coolidge to. grant
clemency, pardon or parole to the fifty
or more comrades Of these soldiers
dead, now in Federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, sending them to
National headquarters Of the league,
l0S Court St, Boston, Mass, forth
with, that they may be taken to the
White House all together by special
messenger, colored American War
Veteran.
(Signed) MONROE MASON.
Publicity Director.
N. E. r. League, formerly Sergt sgd
U. S. Inf.
Rev. r. ]. Moppins, President.
William Monroe Trotter, Cor. Sec.
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IN this biography we have not only
tbe story Of man but Of country
We learn Of the Filipinos when the
Islands we're first discovered, of their
civilization, their "mines, looms, farms,
barter, naval construction, raising OF
poultry and stock, weaving Of silk and
cotton, distilleries. manufacture OF
arms. pearl fisheries, the civet indus
trv the horn and hide industry, etc,
and then Of their decline under the
baneful influence Of Spanish imperial
ism. They became slaves, indolentr
ignorant, unhappy; but never COM
pletely subdued. Thirty-four insurrec-
tons mark the number of efforts they
made to conquer their Spanish rulers
The cruelty and the stupidity of the
Spanish rule was never greater than
in the nineteenth century, shortly be-
fore her fall. And this stupidity was
continued by the United States when
she refused to recognize the revolu-
tionary movement, though Dewey had
won his battles through the aid Of
Aguinaldo, the insurgent. The story
leaves US with imperialism still ruling
these wonderful islands, though with
the tyranny Of the friars, a tyranny
worse than that Of the Spanish com
mandants, destroyed.
Through this story moves the nero
Jose Rial. Here was man belong
ing to one Of the darker races, the YER
satility Of whose genius, as we read
Of it, seems to excel that Of any Of his
contemporaries. He was great eth
nologist, anthropologist, biologist
zoologist. When e1liled to the Island
Of Mindanao he enriched the museums
Of Germany with his specimens and
three creatures, formerly unknown t.
science, were named after him. TIC
was a painter and sculptor, noveiis'
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tPaei6e and Atlantic Photol

guests accompanied the couple to ths
magnificent country estate Of the
brides mother, Villa Lanaro, pur.
chased by the original Nine. Walker
for $S5OOOO.
To the reception that followed o,0OC
guests had been invited. Prominent
persons from every state in the Union
from Liberia, Nigeria and Cuba pres
ent were personal friends Of Madame
Alelia Walker, the brides mother iii
every state in the Union, British
Guinea, British West Indies, Canada
England, France. Hat, Liberia, Mig
eria, Panama and the Philippines"
Gifts Are Magnificent
Many magnificent presents were dis
played. The bride gave her brides
maids ivory bound Episcopal prayer
books. She gave her matron Of honor
a green gold bracelet, fastened with !
lock containing two diamonds and !
blue sapphire. The best man and
ushers received canes and cigaret
cases.
The brides mother gave the couple
a specially made mahogany case con-
tanning l26 pieces Of solid silver.
After the reception the bride and
groom slipped away in i new limOu-
sine. one Of the wedding presents. and
caught a train for Boston. where the
honeymoon win be spent.
It Is estimated that the many valu-
ably presents received BY the bride
and groom cost more than one hun
dred thousand dollars.
DR.. Jackson and his wealthy new
bride wiII be At home to their friends
in Chicago. At 4546 Calumet avenue
After January 26. 1924.
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Ring on Cushion
Gorgeous Gems and Gowns

Preceding the happy Miss Robinson
down the aisle came maids Of honor
and diminutise ring bearer Ii cream
satin with bows At tie knees of his
knickerbockers. bearing the wedding
ring "a = cream colored cushion.
After the ceremony specially invited
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many more on the outside endeavored
to crowd into the church, whose car
riages and limousines extended for
more than two blocks in every direc-
ton were unable to enter it.
Gorgeous Gems and Gowns
Gorgeous decorations, rich gowns,
and jewels furnished the background
for the ceremony as the first note Of
Lohengrin's wedding march swelled
from the organ.
Standing at the altar. in formal
morning attire, DR.. Jackson saw his
bride sweep down the aisle on the arm
Of Mr.. F. B. Ransom, manager Of the
Nine. Walker Manufacturing Com
pany, winch produces the famous haIT
restorer.
The brides dress was Of sheer chif-
fon. beaded with sea pearls over
brides satin. A t. veil was at
tached to a Tut-Alkh-Amen head
dress Of pearls and was caught with
orange blossoms.
The brides mother wore a gown Of
gold metal cloth. designed and made
in Paris. The bridesmaids wore gowns
Of cream chantilIy lace over silver
cloth.
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Dead Martyrs to Southern Race
Prejudice

Sergeant William c. Nesbitt, Cor
poral Ladson J. Brown, Corporal
James Wheatley, Corporal Jesse
Moore, Corporal Charles w. Balti-
more, Privates William Breckenridge,
Carlos Snodgrass, Ira B. Davis, James
Divine, Frank johnson, Rosely w.
Young, Pat MacWhorter.
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THE HERO OF THE FILL
PINoS"

~ Charles Edward Russell and E. B.
Rodriguez. Published BY The Gem
mrv Co., rs Barclay ST., New York
Citv. Price $500. Postage 10 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
WESTERN NEGRO TEAM AND BLACK BARONS TO PLAY

The Milwaukee Giants. of the Ne gro National league, will meeet the Black Barons Thursday in the first of a series of three games at Rick wood park. The Giants were here last week and played the Black Barons four games. of which the locals took two. tied one and lost the other.
 The local negro team played great brand of ball against the visi- tors last week and some well played baseball is on tap in this series. Both teams have a good organization and play an inside game of baseball that Is hard to beat
 The park was crowded at the last series of games. In the white sec ton in the left wing of the grand stand additional room had to sa made for the fans. The number of white fans neared the 1000 mark during the last series, and 1t Is expected that many more than this will wit ness the games of the coming seIIS.
 In addition to the games With Mil waukee, the Black Barons have sev- eral other tentative dates with clubs of the negro major. The arranging of the schedule has not been definite ly completed but 1t is expected that the locals will have another strong team hero for competition within the coming week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
EARLY LEAD OF BARONS IS NEVER OVERCOME BY 'NOOGA,
 THOUGH THEY HIT HARD
Brady Gets Credit For First Victory As A Baron HurIer

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 24- Especial, )-The Barons continued on their batting Rampage Tuesday aft ernoon and made it two straight over the Lookouts hammering out seven runs off Ballou and Drake while five was the sum total of the locals best efforts against the offerings of Brady and Bates. Both opening beavers were removed to make way for pinch hitters.
 As was the case Monday the Barons got away to an early lead and Look outs despite formidable attack could not overtake them. The Ala bamfans showed over their first trio in the opening round. Singled by Brausen and Stewart, a pass to Rob- ertson, Clarke's hit, and Nouns in field out were responsible. Two more were added in the third on Clarke s second single, a pass to Neun, wild pitch and Miners first of four blows. Stuffy Stewart laced out a homer over the left field fence in the sixth while the Barons final counter came in the eighth on Mill sacrifice, a pass to Brausen and Bates wild throw to third to trap Milner after accepting Manager Stuffys hot grounder.
 The Lookouts first counter came in the fifth on singles by Menzel, Ballou and Clayton three more were added in the sixth on single by Cy and John blows by Yockey and Nunamaker, bathing for Ballou. Leonard's single and John Anderson's triple sired the final Lookout counter in the seventh.
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Willard Liuing High On Firpo Bout Purse

NEW YORK, July 24.-Either Jess Willards purse strings have snapped in his old age or the Plaza hotel has taken q knife to it's rates
 For Willard, who lived at moder- ate-priced and not at all pretentious hostelries here even when he was champion of the world, has moved into the Plaza on Fifth avenue since he collected his huge purse for the fight with Luis Angelo Firpo.
 But I won't be here long" Will lard said. I'm going to Oklahoma next week and then I'm going to California I'm having some fun for the first time since 1 came up from Kansas to be a fighter, almost b years ago. No more training. No more crowds. I'm grateful to the fight business. It was mighty nice to me. But 1 don't want any part of 1t any more. Haw-Hum. Got match?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
PEGLERS PEGS
By WESTBROOK PEGLER
 APOSTROPHE

Oh. duffer in your baggy pants,
 How doughtily you take your stance. How valiantly you shake your club, How earnestly you slice and flub.
 You blur the air and scuff the grass And meekly wait while others pass. You pay for lessons and you strive Nor ever learn to putt or drive.
 And trudge from morn till dewey cen But still you shoot seventeen. And yet though stars deride and
 flout you
 Where would the golf clubs be
 without you!
 If there weren't any duffers there wouldn't be any employment for pro- fessionals and hence it may be de- duced that golf is no better than the most hopeless dub wEo spends his summer afternoons excavating in the sand traps. For without employmen [ the professionals would become amN teurs with no place to play because the duffers support the taxes and the upkeep costs of golfing real os- tate. Likewise, neither would the great amateurs have any place to go eagle hunting except they be rich men like Ed Mclean of Washington or John D. Rockefeller of Tarrytown. who have money enough to support their private stymie thickets.
 Hagen, Sarazen and Cruikshank have in the last few months impart- ed to professional golf a bit of the anything to- win spirit which some times moves ball players to hit the grit with their spikes gnashing or to take one" on the shoulder for a ride to first. Hagen returned from Troon complaining of his treatment there: Sarazen blethered about un- fair conditions after being eliminated without struggle; Cruikshank marred his fine record in the Amer ican open at 1nwood by loud ulula tions against the Golf associations committee. claiming they favored Bobby Jones by restricting him in the last few holes of the play.
 Except that Jones once impetu- ously tore up his card in a British tournament, disgusted with his show ing,a no incident comes to mind in which an amateur has made himself conspicuous. And Jones was only making good a silly threat announced on the preceding hole, that he would tear it up if he didn't do better on the next one.
 But to return to the duffer-the stars need him, both professional and amateur. He is the infantry of golf
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Professional Athlete Can't Regain Status

PARIS, July 24.-tBy Associa ted Press ss)-Once a professional. always a professional, was the ruling ms6.' last night at the congress of the In ternational Athletic federation. Tn" decision was taken on motion of the American representative. Joseph Me Cabe. who was supported by Fl. j.. Barclay, Great Britain, and SzilArd Stankovitz, Hungary. The ruling was that henceforth 6 person who knowingly becomes a professional cannot again be qualified as an am ateur.
 On the subject of cords. the com gress decided to maintain existing rules with the following exceptions: First. that there shall be neither cords nor pegs in relay races, and, second. that the 200 meters flat race shall be entirely run between cords and DeRS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
Cubs And Browns Split

ST. LOUIS, July 24.-Cleveland and St. Louis today divided double header which was marked by home runs. The Browns won the first contest, to 1, and the h. dans annexed the second, to 2, in 13 innings:
 In the first game McManus home run, after Williams had singled in the eighth inning, decided the issue. Brewer scored Cleveland's when he hit for the circuit in the seventh inning. Tobin tied the score when he duplicated the feat in the Browns half.
 Jamiesons four-base hit in the thir- teenth inning won the second contest for the Indians. Myatt and Tobin also cracked out homers during the contest which was a pitching duel between Ed wards and kolp. Edwards struck out 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
Tigers Beat Sox Twice

CHICAGO, July 24.-Detroit won both games of a double-header from Chcag go today. to l and to 6. The White Sox were unable to hit Pillette effectively in the first game, in which Heilmann cracked out his fourteenth homer. The second game was a free hitting affair In the first few innings. but settled down
 into pitching duel between Robertson and Cole in which the formers wildness cost him the game.
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YANKEES RALLY IN FINAL INNINGS TO BEAT ATHLETICS
Ruth's 23d Home Run Helps Leaders Score 9-2
 Victory

PHILADELPHIA, July 24,-New York staged a batting rally in the eight inning of today's game and scored enough runs to win from Philadelphia. The final score was to 2. Until the eighth Romme1 had the better of a hurling duel with Mays.
 In the ninth inning, with two on base, Babe Ruth hit his twenty-third home run, tying the mark of "Cy' Williams of the Phillies, who had previously led both big leagues The ball cleared the right field
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
'IRST CAME

'Batted for Schalk in eighth.
 e'Batted for Blankenship in eighth.
 Score by innings:
 i1StloII VUO EUz UDU--} Chicago ..................0O 900 O0l OO0--l
 Summary: Two-base hits. Rigney Bass Ter. e-base hit, Rigney. Home run, Hetmann. Stolen base, Veach. Sacrifice hits, Jones' Haney. Double plays, Falk, Schalk Rigney to Haney to Blue @; 9, Chicago 5. Bases on balls off Blank enship 6, Pnlette l, Lyons 2. Struck out. by Blankenship 4, Pillette 3. Hits, off Blankenship. in innings; Lyons. none in l. Wild pitch. Blankenship. Losing pitcher. BlankenShlp. Empires. Dineen, Ormsby and Rowland. Time. 1:5O.
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BABE" HITS 23D
 HOMER AND TIES PHILLY SLUGGER

PHILADELPHIA. July 24.-Babe Ruth hit his twenty third home run of the se.son in the ninth inning of today's American league game be- tween New York and Philadelphia, tying Cy Williams, center fielder of the Philadelphia Nationals, who also has twenty three homers to his credit. WalberS was pitching fol
 Philadelphia and there were two on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
BASEBALL FORM
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

1eSterdny's Results Birmingham ', Chattanooga D. Atlanta 15, Nashville 10. Mobile ?, Little Rock 1. New Orleans 8. Memphis 3.
 TOday's Games Birmingham at Chattanooga. Atlanta at Nashville. Mobile at Little Rock. New Orleans at Memphis.
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Leonard Made $25,OOO
 Offer To Fight In Cuba

HAVANA Cuba, July 24,-The managers of Havana's Marina stad- ium have cabled an offer of $25,000 to Benny Leonard to meet Archie Walker, Brooklyn lightweight, in Havana on Thanksgiving Day open ing day of the winter racing season here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
Bears Secure James, Coast League Hurler

MOBILE, Ala, July 24.-'Wild Bill" James. pitcher, has been pur- chased by the Mobile club, champions of the Southern association from the Vernon, Pacific Coast league club, it was learned today. The addition of James makes two James on the local roster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
CRACKERS WIN A
 SLUG MATCH, l5-lO

NASHVILLE. July 34.-Atlanta won a sluggins match from Nashville. Is to 10. and broke their losing streak of five straights. Nashville used four pitchers and knocked out both Tuero and Best. The locals twice overcame big leads and finally tied the score at 10 and 10 in the sixth inning. Atlanta came back in the seventh with five runs. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25

SumWaTy. IW0@DHse AIIi I-hNNu' HUH run Hargrave. Stolen bases, Daubert, Ca veney 2 Sacrifices, Duncan, Benton 2. Flack Double plays, Fonsecs to Caveney to Daubert; Lavan to Hornsby to Bottom ley. Left base, St, Louis II, Cincin- I.ati s. Bases on balls, off Benton 3, Doai; ?. Struck out, by Stuart 1. Hits, off Doak s in innings, stuart in l -a, Sherdel none in 2-3. Hit by pitcher b. Doak (Roush), Stuart (Bohne). Losii,i; pitcher. Stuart. Umpires. klem and Wtt- son Time POP.