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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
FAKE LABOR AGENT SWINDLES
ARKANSAS NEGROES,
preston News Service. }


Fully 1900 Negroes from miles in
every direction gathered at Grady, and
vainly waited for special train which
they expected to take them to the big
industrial centers of the North. accord
ing to a report received here from the
postmaster at Grady.
postmaster Bittenger, says that
some of the disappointed Negroes COZ
fided to him that we'll dressed and
educated, prosperous looking Negro
cane to this section about four weeks
ago and arranged with numbers OF
than to go to the north He collected
from 81 to $40 from most of us in re-
turn for which he was to make special
reservations for us on the special
train and sign us up for Jobs at our
destination. Bittenger said that the
Negroes were at the station before
sun up and remained until after mid
nisht before convinced that they had
been buncoed out of their money. The
promised train never arrived nor dif
the alleged labor agent.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
v. N. I. !. TRACK TEAM CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL SEASON.

Petersburg We The orange end
blue of Va. Normal and Industrial
Institute made its last appearance Of
the 1925 season h,n eight (S) mem
bers of the cinder squad participated
in the intercollegiate Championship
Track and Field Meet at Hampton In
stitute Saturday May 10Th. Competing
with 81 men from Hampton; 13 from
Howard: II from Lincoln; from
Union; from st. Paul; and team
from Livingstone College at Salisbury
N. c.. the flyers from " N. and I. l..
finished in fourth place with Howard
University winning the championship
Hampton second place and Lincoln
third. Among the honors taken at this
meet was the Intercollegiate Pole
Vaulting Championship won by Leslie
CBaker the team captain.
During the season just ended the
Orange and Blue team won total Of
2 gold medals, silver medals and 8
bronze medals. The outlook for 1924
Is particularly bright, and with furtn
er development the v. N. and I. l..
team will make a strong bid for cham
pionship honors.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
POLICE ARREST WHITE
DIVE KEEPER.


Memphis, Tenn. May 23.-Follow-
ing complaints by Negro ministers
and social welfare workers the police
are endeavorinS to clean up the many
dives owned by white men and patron
ize,i by Negroes. Especial attention
was directed to w. F.. Anderson
(white) who is claimed to operate the
most notorious dive in Memphis. Last
Tuesday afternoon the police raided
his place and arrested him and 20
young Negro men. 1t is charged that
these places furnish hangouts for Ne.
groes and are the Matching places for
all forms Of crime, murder, robbery
and gambling.
This is the second time Anderson's
place has been raided within the past
two weeks. The ministers and welfare
workers charge that the officials are
too lenient with Anderson and demand
that he be driven from the city, if he
cannot be convicted and sent to Jail.
The influence of such men as Ander-
son is very bad for the morals of the
city and forms the base for many OF
tn" heinous crimes being committe |
in the city.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
FINE $4,000 FOR STALKING.
AFRICA PRAISED.
preston News Seryice)

New York City, May 24.-"I was In
the houses Of the rich and the poof
and l talked with Arabs, Berbers anG
Senegales, and from one and all witt,
out exception, 1 heard the same praise
and gratitude for what France has
dole, declared DR.. s. II. Church.
president of the Carnegie Institute OF
pittsburgh, Pa, who was one of the
four Americans invited by the French
government to make a tour of the
French colonies in Northern Africa
upon his arrival last Friday on the
Acquitania. DR.. Church claims tina:
the French government, through Mar
shal Lyauty is doing most marvellous
work in Africa. Best OF all the colon.
ials are satisfied. making progress
and cooperating with the government
In The development of the colonial ter
ritcry. They are loyal to France IN
every instance. The work of Marshal
Lyautey is so remarkable that I am
forced to class him as one of the
worlds greate"t administrators.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
LABOR DAY DATE PROPOSED
Promoter Changes Mind and Enters
Bidding for Much Discussed
Match for Title.

= he proposed bout between Jack
Dempsey and Harry Wills for the
heavyweight championship of the
world yesterday was put squarely up
to the New York State Athletic Com.
mission Frank Coultry. manager or
Madison Square Garden appeared BE-
fore that body at its regular weekly
meeting and, in behalf of Tex Richard
asked that the ban on the bout be lift
ed in order that the promoter might
proceed with plans to hold it in this
city on Labor Day. The commission
gave an attentive ear to the proposal
and then deferred action, probably un
til next week.
The entrance of Richard into the
list of those who would stage the bout
brings the number Of would-be promot
ers of the contest to three and also
marks a distinct change of heart on
Richards part. Several months ago
Richard announced that he would not
consider the promotion of a Dempsey.
Wills bout. Yesterday he said that
his friends had persuaded him to
change his mind. Richard also an
nounced that he had been in touch
with Jack Kearns and that the cham.
use his influence to have the edict
which barred the holding Of the bout
in this State annuled
Simon Flaherty. who at the present
time controls the greensboro A. c., IS
known to be anxious to conduct the
bout and is reported as being willing
to erect stadium seating approximate
ly 100000 persons in Long Island City
if his bid is accepted. Benjamin Block
the turfman and his partner, Peter j..
Maloney. brokers' at IA Broadway who
hau been reported as interested in
stadium project. yesterday issued a
statement in which they declared the
report without foundation and denied
any interest whatever i'm the matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
RACE PREJUDICE GROWS AS
AMERICANS INVADE LONDON
(Preatsn News Service)

London, Eng. May 25.-American
visitor are invading London in such
numbers that hotels. boarding houses
and real estate agents are finding
great difficulty to provide accommoda
lions for them. Along with this in
crease OF Americans, many of them
southerners race prejudice is grow.
ing by leaps and bounds. In hotels
and restaurants where Negroes are
wont to go freely and apparently un
no'1ced, they are now being stared A.:
ana are frequently given sights. not
usual to Negroes in England. This Wis
IDLE change in London, especially Is
due wholly to the large influx o.
Americans.
" is stated that one transatlantic
line has announced that it expects to
bring $4,000 Americans to England
this summer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
ILLINOIS BILL PROVIDES FOR
IMMEDIATE REMARRYING.
preston News seryice)

Springfield, ILL.,. May 24.-Under the
provisions of bill approved by the
1uciciary committee of the state legis
lature, persons divorced in Illinois
may take new mates the same day and
live within the law of this state.
The theory and existing law to COIL
pei divorced persons to wait one year
before marrying again has proved a
boomerang against the conventions
of society in the opinion of the COM
mittee.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
TEX RICHARD ASKS N. Y. COMMISSION TO ''
LIFT BAN ON DEMPSEY-W|LLS MEETING

a challenge for bout with Dempsey
from Wills and a deposit OF 50,
from Wills's manager, Paddy Mullins
guaranteeing good faith. Muldoon
then insisted that the champion az
cept the challenge within six months
under threat of suspension if he fail
ed to do so.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
Dr. Ire: i E2{{Syz21e]
SIN HlslIIISlSI} laHEiI&Sf}0$s

took the Negro children to a rear exit
and saw them safely on their way
homeward. The big brothers, however
failed to appear and when the whito
pupils were dismissed there was not
Negro pupil to be found.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
O'ROURKE REVIEWS OFFER

The third promoter who has express
ed willingness to hold the bout is
Tom ORourke of the Polo Grounds A
c. O'Rourke has renewed an offer to
Dempsey made earlier in the year for
two championship bouts to he held at
tho Polo Grounds. The first to be with
an opponent and at date to be select
ed later and the second to be With
Wills on or about Labor Day.
All three promote are understood
to have reached an agreement with
Mullins for Wills services and Demp-
sey and Kearns have from time to
tine emphasized their willingness to
do business wherever and whenever
the terms were to their liking.
Richard, while discussing the bout
yesterday said that the Yankee Stad.
ium would be available in case 1t was
possible to hold 1t in New York State
while Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jerses
City would he available in case It be
came necessary to take the bout out OF
the jurisdiction Of New York State.
There probably has been more dis.
cussion and less action about the pro
posed DempseyWilIs contest than In
any other bout in the history of the
sport. One great reason for this. o..
course has been that Wills is n Negro
and that all those concerned hesitated
to definitely arrange the contest TO,
fear OF interference from some govern
mental authority. However. Willian
Muldoon Chairman of the New York
STATE boxing body, last June accepten
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02

The s. Levfathan coat Of
in
the United States Leyban
80,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
ARMSTRONG WHIPS N. N. HIGH.

The local high school team played
the Huntington High School team in
Newport News, Memorial Day and the
Richmond boys copied the game by
6 to 2 margin. Armstrong claims
the state High School Championship,
having lost only one game.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02
A Marvellous Transformation

for this line of ex.
1uisite beauty aids.
These preparations
sell rapidly upon
their crit, as
everybody X n o W 8
about them. Write
today for our liber-
al agents PROPOSE
ton!
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-02

BRITAIN'S NEW GOLF CHAMPION
Roger Wethered of Great Britain,
winner of the Amateur Golf Cham
pionship at Deal, England. In the
first day Of play at st. Andrews,
Scotland, he, paired with Cyril Tolley
Scotland, he, paired with Cyril Tolley
crushed the American champion Jesse
Sweetser and Frances Ouimet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
B Brakes for Safety

This splendidly efficient system has t nor too drastic. Its design is based on principle and human fallibility.
 It consists of, first, powerful foot bral propeller shaft, which being automatically the highly important braking capacity of tn so certain in action, for only with the Tr instantly engaged at any time.
 Supported by the above facts, we con class, offers dollar for dollar value comp getting behind the wheel. We are eager { ment is too strong, or not strong enough!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
MILLION DOLLAR MAIL
bandit AMONG THOSE
| WHO Tunnel WAY OUT
Man Who Participated in Sensa-
sational Hold-Up in New York
Leads Pals to Liberty
)NG TERM CONNECTS
Used Tubercular Tents AS Cover
to Hide Plans for Leaving
Atlanta Prison

ATLANTA, Dec. 31.-Officials
today had made no tangible prog
ress toward the ,recapture of the
four convicts who. led by George
Anderson, the million dollar mail
bandit, tunneled their way from
the federal penitentiary yesterday
to freedom.
The fugitives are George An
derson, serving a 25-year sentence
for participation in the New York
City mail truck holdup for which
Chapman was convicted; Hiram Lep-
per, serving Is years for a federal
offense committed in Maryland and
who recently figured in a sensa-
tional escape only to be recaptured
ional escape only to be recaptured
in Minneapolis; Ludwig Schmidt,
sentenced at Buffalo, N. Y, to serve
ten wears, and Frank Haynes, SEN
fenced at Knoxville, Tenn, for
counterfeiting Haynes would have
completed MS tSiii III GU vel ,
was to be held for Tennessee au-
thorities on a state charge.
The tunnel, barely large enough
to admit a human body, was found
to lead from one of the prison tu-
Ibercular tents to a point fifty feet
beyond the stone walls surround
ing the prison.
Haynes and Lepper, tubercular
patients, had occupied the tent FOR
some time and Anderson and
Schmidt, prison officials, said, had
no opportunity to assist in the ex-
cavation. 1t was estimated by of
ficials that three weeks would be
required fog completion of the pas
sage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
BELIEVE MEN WENT
ON FLYER TO MACON

MACON, Dec. 31.-City motor
cycle men and railroad detectives
We're pressed into service early this
morning in an effort TO apprehend
three white men who jumped from
the tender of the Royal Palm train
last night at 1920 o'clock. Infof-
nation had come from Atlanta that
prisoners who escaped from the
Federal penitentiary yesterday at
ternoon were reported to have
boarded the Royal Palm.
The train was being watched, and
when it stopped on the Walnut
street trestle, 800 yards north of the
Terminal station. the three men
jumped off. There the chase began
leading up Walnut to Bridge Row,
Bridge Row to Mulberry, Mulberry
to Broadway, Broadway to Wall
street Alley, and then across Cherry
between Third, and Broadway,
where the trail was lost.
One Of the men was wearing a
dark colored sweater; the other two
were clad in dark colored clothes,
and all of them wore caps.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
FREE FERTILIZER FOR CLUBS

SPARTA, Dec. al County
agent Truitt Of this county has an
nounced that he has been successful
in obtaining from the local fertili-
ger dealers supplies of fertilizer to
be donated to the boys corn and
cotton clubs next year. The furn-
ishing of free fertilizer will add to
The interest in the clubs and it is
expected that other amounts will
be contributed in the near future
This county has clubs for both boys
and girls, the girls having canning
and chicken clubs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
ROTARiANS 70 TEST
FAMOUS TRUTH SERUM
Madame Curie. Famous French
Chemist, to Be Guest of Club
On New Years Occasion

A four or five-act vaudeville show
lin which the actors all are mem
bers Of the local Rotary club, will
be staged tonight between $3.50
O'Clock and midnight at the Coun-
Try club at New Years party ar
ranged by the Rotarians. A num-
Der of invited guests, together with
the wives and sweethearts of the
Rotarians, viii Join in the celebra-
ton. A buffet luncheon will be
served during the evening.
Madam Curie, the famous
rench chemist, who in collaboration
with her famous husband. dicog-
cred radium, will be the honor guest
of the occasion, club officials an
nounced this morning.
Madame Curie is a guest. of her
riend and fellow countrywoman,
MIS-. Boyd Stackhouse, who with
Mr.: Stackhouse, will be guests Of
the club. Madame Curie will adj
dress the club, her remarks being
interpreted by Mrs. Stackhouse.
Madame Curie win be requested
to explain the mysterious effect of
the new serum, scolapamin, which is
said to compel the one receiving an
injection, to speak only the truth.
President John Sheffield will de-
liver a New Years address. Mrs.
Hamilton Holt will be a guest and
will sing. Mrs Fl. C. White will
render several selections on her
Italian harp. Mrs. Boyd Stackhouse
will dance.
Cobb Miner, chairman of the
program committee, refused to give
out the names of the vaudeville
performers, but stated that the pro
gram embodied the clubs finest tai
emit.
The Rotarians will gather at the
club at $3.50 and viii celebrate until
the big gong. connected with West
ern Union time clocks, announces
the birth of the New Year
Confetti whistles, horns, and
other noise-making devices have
been provided by the club for the
celebration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
SECRETARY EVERETT
ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR
ENDING BIG CAMPAIGN
More Money to Be Distributed
Among Visitors From Trade
Territory Next Saturday
CAMPAIGN REAL SUCCESS
Cash Business and Collections
Reported Good By Practically
All Participating Merchants

1.-THE Merchants Pay Up and
Trade campaign which has been N
progress here during Several weeks
past, ends next Saturday, January
5th," stated Henry P. Everett, sec
retary of the Chamber of Com
merce, which is managing the CAM
paign, this morning, and plans are
now in making to fittingly celebrate
the occasion with the greatest trade
promotion effort ever staged in tbs
recent mercantile history Of Amer
icus.
at is peculiarly fitting that the
campaign which has been such
tremendous success is to close just
as SO many merchants are about to
begin their annual inventories,
which fact will lend material assis-
tance in staging a really merchan-
dising day in connection with the
ending of this last trade promotion
effort to be staged here during at
least several months to come.
Merchants who have participat-
ed in this uast trade and pay-uu
campaign all reports not only good
cash sales during continuance OF
the campaign but collections have
been uniformly good, according to
reports reaching my office. AS re-
suit of this many merchants assert
their outstanding accounts are Ill in
excellent condition with in a minI-
mum of bad debts, most OF which
viii either be charged off with the
beginning of the new year or placed
with attorneys for collection.
1T is desired, however, to bring
this last campaign to close in
blade of glory 50 to speak for this
reason PRACTICALLY all of the partici-
Ipating meiShants are planning spe-
cial sales for next Saturday. when
an unusually large number of Visi-
tors are expected to be in Ameri-
/ Gus hese sales VIII compare in
every way with those staged here
and elsewhere during past years un-
der the Golden Rule slogan, with ex-
IRENE values offered and profits
disregarded in the effort to expand
and enlarge Ameiicus' trade terri
tory and business volume. This is
to be in addition to the expenditure
and effort already made in connec-
ton with the pay up and trade
campaign, and means in effect that
Americas merchants are preparing
to distribute large added sums
among shoppers who come here next
Saturday, either in connection with
the ending of the pay up and trade
campaign or to buy needed articles"
concluded Mr. Everett.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
BAKERS SUBJECTS
HERE ARE Announced
Lectures be Delivered by
Noted Speaker Under Rotary
Auspices Free to All

DR.. Chas. f. Barker. of Grand
Rapids, Mich, former health advis-
er to Hon. William H. Taft, Frank
A. Vanderlip and other persons OF
national prominence, have been Sc
cured by the Americas Rotary club
to deliver a series Of lectures here
on Tuesday. January
ALTA. NJ. Dr., Barker will speak
to the High school pupils on "how
to Make the Most Out of ife.' At
3 +. NJ. he Will speak to ladies only
at tn efirst Baptist church on A
Mothers Responsibility to Her
Daughter. At 1880 he will deliver
an address to men only at the ~
lander theater on "A Fathers Re
sponsibility to His Son.
These addresses will be open to
the public and there will positively
be no admission charge or collec-
ton. Dr.. Bankers expenses beng
borne by the Rotary club. The
evening" meeting at the Rylandet
theater/ will be proceeded by snort
concert by the Americas Symphony
orchestra.
Dr.. Barber*s addresses are
straightforward messages to moth
ers and fathers and Young men and
young women. In the summer OF
1919 he electrified the convention
Of the International Association of
Rotary clubs, and by reason of the
impression made upon the minds
and hearts of the delegates he has
been since then in constant demand
for engagements.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
POLICE SEARCHING FOR
MAN BELIEVED CUT
Blood Stains in Baptist Church
Cellar Indicate Unknown
Person Badly Hurt

> Chief JShn T. Bragg and other
police authorities are searching to-
day for an unknown white man who
attacked A. L. Williams, switch.
man employed by the Seaboard Air
Lin, and who is believed to have
been seriously stabbed in the result
ing affray. The attack on Williams
was staged on Taylor street late Sat
urday night, and bloodstains found
in the cellar of First Baptist church
Sunday forming by Charles Lingo
and others indicate that Williams
staggered in there. How he managed
to get out of the cellar remains a
mystery.
According to Williams who was
taken to the office Of Dr.. J. wa
Chambliss for treatment, he was
walking along Taylor streetyin the
direction Of bis home on Elm aven-
ue when accosted by a white man
whom he did not recognize, but
thought to be some friend. Within
few minutes the straiia6 eN
voked words anil siciously az heked
him, according 20 Williams story
Saturday night Realizing he must
defend himself William got out his
pocket knife ID Ianged a. :
stranger in the darkness, va
on his assailant ran off. Williams.
who had been beaten about tn
head and otherwise injured, came
on into the business section thenand
went to the office OF Ir. j. w.
Chambliss, where his injuries were
dressed, He described his assailstt
as a man apparently "aoout the
build of Chief Bragg buS was un-
able to give any better description
Of the stranger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
Xmas sEAL sALE GOOD

ROME, Dec. 31-With the sale
Of Christmas seals already well oven
the $500 mark and enough more
expected to bring the count up to
$1,000, the sale this year has sur
passed by $4,000 the amount spent
for public health work last year.
Enough has been received in the
form Of donations TO carry on the
work for next year even if no more
contributins are received, said Dr..
John Ii. Woods, who conducted the
sale. ....
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
81 DEGREES BELOW At
YELLOWSTONE Park,
BLIZZARD SWE EPING ON
Snow Predicted Over E,hst and
Part Of Southeast Dairing
Next IS Hours
COLD WAVE WARNING
Georgia and Other Southern
States to Be Shivering With
Advent Of New Year
COLD WAVE WARNING

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-A
great cold blast from Alaska today
had overspread the Rocky noun
tain and northen plateau regions,
the plains states of the Missouri
Valley and the interior Of the west
gulf states, with zero temperatures
as far south as the Texas panhandle.
1t was 20 degrees below zero at
many points in the northwest and
Yellowstone Park, and in Wyoming
"a degrees below was registered
Snow is predicted during tle next
az hours for nearly all Of the east
and part of the southwest. C9.d
wave warnings have been Issued for
western Fennylvania, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi
South Carolina, northwest Florida,
western South Carolina and western
Virginia. =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
GIRL RETURNS HOME,
ELUDING SEARCHERS

COLUMBIA, S. C. Dec. 31.-Miss
Virginia Boozer, II year old stu
dent at the University of South Car
DINA, for whom Il nationwide
search has been continued for two
months returned to her home today.
She had been working in a de-
partment store in Jacksonville, she
said, and left home to see if she
could make her own living.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
STEALS YELLOW CAB

ATLANTA, Dec. 31.--After yaip-
ly attempting to start an automo-
bile here the other night, man an.
known climbed into a yellow cab
and drove off while the driver Of
the cab was in a restaurant eating
supper. The man who stole the
cab had just left the restaurant and
the theft was Immediately discover
ed. The cab was soon recovered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-31
B A. BRADLEY LOSES
FINGER IN ACCIDENT

LESLIE, Dec. BIB. A. Bradley
who resides neaI Leslie had very
painful accident Saturday morning
while oNt shooting birds. His gun
barrel burst tearing up his left
hand badly, his thumb being shot
off and one finger badly hurt.