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The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

ANSAS CITY. KANSAS.-With
A delegates in attendance from near
IN lv every state in the Union the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People opened It's
Fourteenth Annual Conference in Kan
sas City, Kansas, with a mass meeting
on the night of Wednesday, August ~
Mayor w. w. Gordon and the Hon.
IL. Brady, County Counselor OF
Wvandotte County, delivered warm ad-
dresses of welcome and message OIL
greeting was read from President Cal
vim Coolidge in which the President
termed the Ma. A. c. L. as repre-
sentative of one of the most useful and
effective efforts in behalf OF the
colored people of the country" Others
who spoke at the meeting were Bishop
w. Il. Vernon of the A. NJ. Il. church
of South Africa, and Lester a. Walton,
Negro staff correspondent of the New
York World.
On the day before the meeting spec
ial cars rolled into the Kansas CITY
terminal, bringing delegates and VISIT
ors from all parts of the country and
If was estimated fully 500 people come
to the conference from other parts OF
the country, states as distant as Texas,
California and New Jersey being re-
presented.
In his address of welcome Mayor
Gordon asserted that colored people
were entitled to the cooperation OF
whites and should have it. He SAID
there had never been racial strife in
Kansas City, Kansas, and said that re-
Iations were so cordial he had told the
police department 'to go fishing" dur
ing the conference. Mayor Gordon
said:
"The destiny of the National Asso-
ciation for the Advancement of
Colored People lies within the coop
Grafton of its membership because no
organization of any kind, no state or
nation, can survive wave OF OPPOSE
tion unless those who compose the or
ganization stand nobly by it and ad-
yocate its cause In doing this, you
must have the cooperation OF the
white race as well as of the colored
race. This you are entitled to receive
and I have no doubt that this coop
Grafton will be gladly given you.
Bishop Vernon spoke of the inJus-
tices that were driving colored people
northward from the southern states
and Mr. Walton of the New York World
urged that the migrants be helped in
every possible way to adjust them
selves in their new environment. He
urged the establishment of housing
commissions, composed jointly of white
and colored citizens.
White Southern Woman Speaks.
At the second evening mass meet
ing, white woman from the south,
Mrs. Thomas w. Beckett, widow of the
former governor of North Carolina, and
chairman of the woman's section of the
Inter-Racial Committee, delivered an
address of greeting from that body and
told of the southern women's efforts TO
stamp out lynching and mob violence
The program of the n. A. A. c. Z.
Conference included visit to the FED
eral penitentiary on Saturday, Septem-
her 1. where the delegates and visitors
were to talk with the imprisoned MEM
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08
Work Asks $500, 900
For Howard Uni
versity.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Dr. Hubert
Work, secretary of the Interior will
ask Congress to appropriate $5OO,Ooo
for the construction and equipment of
an addition to the medical and dental
school at Howard University here. Of
the amount sought $130,0O0 for equip
ment. These amounts have been al
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

The Supreme Lodge, knights of
Pythias, meeting in New York last
week, was insulted by the refusal of
Tammany Hall to permit the thous-
ands attending to pitch a camp in the
suburbs. The local committee lost
$4,000 in preparing the camp.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

W. B. Butler, prominent in Demo-
cratic circles, who killed William
Freeman and fatally injured Mary Lou
Gamble, both colored, at Fayetteville,
Ala, was held under bond for carry
ing concealed weapons.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08
SHORT CUTS

The lull in lynching activities for the
State of Georgia became spirited last
week when three colored men were
hanged and two flogged.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

Hon. Oliver Randolph, a successful
colored lawyer of Newark, n. j., has
been named Assistant U. S. District
Attorney in that state.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

Felix Randolph, colored man,
"sassed' Roy Toney, white, and paid
the penalty of being shot to death.
His body was thrown in the river.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

Bertram Hodges, fifteen years old,
recently arrived with his parents mi
grating from Georgia, received a prize
from a Philadelphia daily paper for
the brightest answer to a want-ad
query.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

The Baptists proposed to erect n
theological seminary for colored people
at Nashville, Tenn, but the white peo-
pie successfully protested against it.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

Statistical reports of the Supreme
Lodge of Colored Pythians, which met
last week in New York, showed a
membership of 100000 and realty
holdings throughout the country val
ued at $2,O17,00O
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

Colored farmers near Greensboro, n.
c., have been granted extensive credits
by the Federal Loan Board for the
purpose of improving their farms and
purchasing new equipment.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-08

Speaking at Atlantic City, Congress
man l.. C. Dyer, of Missouri, author
of the Dyer Bill, declared that upward
of 1000 colored citizens had been
lynched in the South in thirty-five
years.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following persons were licensed to
marry yesterday. Unless otherwise in
dlcated they are from the District OF
Luther c, williams. s5, of Ahoskie. N
G, and Hattie e. Hargrave. %. OF
Wakefield, Va. The Rev. H. F. Downs
Rose. 81; Rev. p. G. Gavan
% Jack Lawson, 20, and EGsie GreEgs
20, both of West Point, Va. Rev. ]. Z.
Briggs.
Ulrich, 81: The Rev. H IT, C. an sch %ar'"'
Edward L. Dent. 80. and Mary l. Eos
ter. 2s. Rev. w. w. sheaver
Calvin S. Putnam. %: Easthampton
James D. Thompson, 49, and Mary NJ
Collins: 10: Rev. E. F. Convelly.
Frank TidabaGk. as; and Julia Knowles
William 8. Hankinson. 21. and Anna
n Mcdrath 20, Philadelphia. Rev. II
Henry r. Fisher, "a. and De Wee Eller
Yale Evelev. 80. Lebanon, Pa. And
Deenia Gordon. 20. Franklin. Mass. Rev
James M Robbins. o. and Ava E.
Rev. e. S. Dunlap.
Lawrence Dayton. ii. and Rindia
Brannon. 10. Rev. d. r. Covel.
O., j. . Louis RoSofr 2s: and Claire S
Rose. FL. The Rev. P. C. Gavan.
Luther G. william. 35. of Ahoskie
y; c 19d VI Hett Tb. r. Hargraxe %, o.
Paddock. 27, The Rev. NJ. l.. Rippy.
Jack Lawson. %. and Essie Greggs
J. Il. Briggs.
Henry E. Eselhorst. 40, and Martha
Ullrich. -. The Rev. II. c. Schulz.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
RENTS SCORE BIGGEST
GAIN IN LIVING COST

NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-The cost
of living in the United States on
July -, 1929. wa. TO per cent
nlgher IMAM In July, 1914, accord
ing to an investigation by the
National n dus trial Conference
Board.
Between June IS and july IS,
1923, there was an increase of 1.8
points or IL per cent. This was
brought about by continued ad-
vances in the cost of food and
clothing and further increases in
rents, a statement said.
Food and clothing prices and
the average cost of all sundries
combined were lower in 1928 thar
in 1920. Rents. on the other hand,
in 1923, were at the highest average
yet reached for the country as a
whole. Coal prices, after mount
ing much higher during the winter
Of 1922-1923. were, in July, 1923,
at the same level as in July. 1920.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
BRAVE KNIGHTS
To JOUST At
TOURNEY
Contenders for Honor of Nam
ing "Ladye Faire" Will Gather
at Marshall Hall.

The thirty-ninth annual grand
tournament will be held tomorrow
At Marshall Hall. Sir Knights
representing the surrounding coun-
ties OF Maryland and Virginia. and
the District of Columbia will par.
tcipate, wearing fanciful costumes
and mounted horses. The knights
will enter the lists to joust for
prizes.
In addition to the first prize the
winner will be accorded the priv.
lege of naming his ''ladye faire''
as the queen of the dress ball that
will follew.
In charge of the program are
Frank s. Barnes, chief marsh al
J. A. Harron, assistant marshal
Wilson Bolding. herald; James
Bryan and o. Pearson, aids.
The judges will be BENJAMIN
Edelin,, John Mathews, DR.. T. +
Higdon, Lee Manning, George w
Ferguson. John Gering, P. P. vii
liams, Robert Cooksey, DR.. George
o. Monroe, Judge Hendrick and
Brooke Matthews.
Preceding the tournament Az
address will be delivered h,
Mitchell Digges and following tn,
coronation in the evening an ad
dress will be made by Ferdinand
Cooksey.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
FFCALS EXPECT ADJUSTMENT OF WAR DEBTS THIS FALL
Earth Shaking Like
Jelly, Declares
Professor
by international News Service.

LONDON, Aug. 21.-That
the earth is not rotating as
rigid body, but that some parts
Of its surface are moving rela-
lively to other parts is the
startling suggestion put for
ward by Prof. w. de Sitter, of
the University of Dresden.
Mother Earth, in fact, says
De Sitter, is behaving as If it
were a jellylike substance in
stead Of a sphere as rigid as
steel.
Technically, it follows that
the distance between various
points on the earth's surface is
moving slightly. In support of
De Sitter's contention it is
maintained that wireless time
signals exchanged recently be-
tween various observatories
have shown discrepancies on oc-
casions reaching as much as
several tenths of a second.
Commenting on Prof. De Sit
ter's observations, Mature" re-
marks that similar fluctuations
in recent years have also been
noticed on the moon; in fact,
says the paper, something very
queer is happening in the whole
solar system, even the sun
seeming to be affected.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
GETS COLLEGE DEGREE
AT AGE OF EIGHTY-ONE

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, Aug.
21.-Frank 1. Weaver, at the age
of eighty-one has just finished his
college course, which was started
at Mount Union College, Alliance,
Ohio, sixty years ago. According
to word received here. Mr.. Weaver
q former local resident, who now
lives at Salina, Kan, was granted
a degree in electrical engineering
during the June commencement ex.
ercises Of the University Of Kansas.
Mr.. Weaver, following the ex-
element of the commencement ex-
ercises, left for Pueblo, Col, where
he expects to spend some time rest
ing. He has not let it be known
what use he will make Of his new
degree. nar0n -
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
FRENCH FIGHT TRIBES
AT 6,OOO-FOOT LEVEL

PARIS, Aug. 21.-The French cam
paign against the unsubdued tribes
in the lower Atlas Mountain region
of Morocco is being conducted under
extraordinary physical and military
difficulties. Fighting now is taking
place at heights Of 5000 and 5000
feet in a barren country reached
by traversing more than 100 miles
Of absolutely bare desert.
The tribesmen are fighting OBJ
stinately with modern weapons,
which include some field guns and
machine guns. obtained from gun
runners OF various nationalities.
Considerable supplies reached these
tribes from the Riff, having been
captured last year from the
Spaniards. These include some arms
manufactured for Spain in the
United States.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
VICTIMS FE Ar
To TALK OF
FLOGGFVG
Macon Police Reported to Ex-
pect Confessions From
Hudson Brothers.
BY GEORGE d. TYSON,
international News Service.


MACON, Ca, Aug. 21.-Officers
today were making desperate bat
tie to overcome some mysterious
fear which has befallen every vic.
tim Of Macon flogging parties,
thereby preventing them from i'm
parting any information to the
authorities.
Those who were kidnapped ana
logged apparently are more than
satisfied they were permitted to
return alive. They refuse to di.
vulge any information.
None Is Identified.
When asked IL they recognised
any of their assailants, all answer
in the negative. Not one person
among the large number recover
ing from beatings has identified a,
single member of the gangs, Off.
GERS said.
1--WE simply can't do anything
without information" said Mayor
Luther Williams. at is inforna.
ton and not martial law that we
need here"
Sheriff J. B. Hicks. 1r.. agreed
with the mayor.
Confession is Expected.
There are unofficial reports in
police circles here that q confess
sion is expected soon from the Hud-
son trio Of brothers held in jail,
and that it will tear the veil Of
secrecy from one Of the most per-
fected f1ogging organizations in
history.
The three men, 8. H, C. f.. and
J. G. Hudson have been held since
~. -. 4
caught in the act Of flogging a
negro, according to officers. None
of them was able to give the $1,000
bond required
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
ROCKVILLE FAIR
DRAWS Bic
CROWD
Horse Show Will Be Feature
Wednesday, and Auto
Races Saturday.

The annual Rockville fair began
this morning with every indication
that it will prove one Of the most
successful ever held at Rockville.
The weather was ideal, the ex
h1bit in all departments varied and
interesting, and the attendance
fully up to expectations for the
opening day.
Heretowore the fair has run but
four days, but this time it was
decided to tack on an additional day
IN the belief that by substituting
new attractions the extra day
could be made a success, so on
Saturday, the added and final day
automobile contests will take the
place Of horse races and the pro.
gram will include other new fea.
lures.
Since the last fair, there have
been many improvements to the
buildings and grounds.
AS has been the case for several
years. the opening day was known
as "Children's Day" and a. large
number of school children Of Mont
gomery, Frederick, Carroll, Howard
and Prince Georges counties and
the District of Columbia attended
as guests Of the society, under
the direction Of Washington White
and Miss Margaret Kern.
A horse show will be the feature
Of Wednesday and the finest
equinine specimens Of this county,
the District Of Columbia and other
nearby places are expected to be
shown in the various classes. The
judging Of cattle will also take
place on Wednesday, as will the
usual parade OF horses and teams
around the race track.
Some of the features on the
program for Thursday are a parade
of automobiles, trucks and smooth
wheel tractors and a clay pigeon
shoot, and on Friday the clay
pigeon shoot will be continued and
a dog show will be held. Automo-
bile races will constitute the chief
attraction for Saturday, the clos
ing day.
Among the interesting events
staged at the fair this week will
be the auctioning Of the famous
trotter, Miss Kushan and four sta i'd
ara bred colts Thursday afternoon.
MISS Kushan is the property Of 2.
r. Tibbetts, of Washin eton,
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
EUROPEANS
BEGIN To
PROSPER
Negotiations Deferred Await
ing Reparations and Ruhr
Settlements.
By w. I'll. ATKINS,
International News Service.


A basis for adjustment of war
debts due the United States by
France and the smaller European
countries will be reached this fall,
according to Administration OFF,
Gals predicted today. The Gov
eminent now has a more opti-
mistic view not only of the ability
of France and other countries to
liquidate their debts, but is con-
fident that a way soon will be
opened for settlement of the rep
arations problem. The deadlock
over reparations is expected to be
broken before winter, and this ad-
justment, officials believe, will
clear up most of Europe's finan-
cial troubles.
Forecast Is Hopeful.
A hopeful forecast Of Europes
economic situation is formed from
the impressions gathered by Gov
eminent officials Of high rank who
have just returned from Europe.
These views are now before the
President and his Cabinet. They
provide foundation for the Admins
tration's confidence that European
debtors will pay the United States
In full. There is strong belief that
Great Britain and France will reach
an understanding that will pave the
way to sterilization.
AT the Treasury Department Off
Gals said that the American debt
funding commission has made no
plan to resume debt discussions
with France or other nations in
volved, until further definite ad.
vices come from the debtor ma
tons with which the negotiations
were begun some months ago.
Officials said this delay is not an
unfavorable factor in the debt stu
alton.
Devasted Cities Boom.
The situation in France reflects
speedy industrial recovery, observers
reported. Many French cities
ruined by the war now resemble
Doom towns for the west in their
race, to rebuild and get upon a
more solid Industrial footing.
France is fully employed and pros.
porous. Even in Germany the pro-
ductive capacity is said to be larger
than before the war. The need Of
Germany Is for raw materials. bad
~ curtailed by the Ruhr occupation.
The Administration advices are
that there Is little likelihood of q
German revolution. It is admitted
that in some German states where
communists are most active, the
central government may be super
ceded, but an overthrow in such
sections is not expected to be per-
manent. German bankers, the adj
wees said, are not of the opinion
that there will be a reputation of
the fleod Of outstanding German
marks, but that there must be a
reduction In par value, as a prime
gtabilizinS feature in Germany's
financial recuperation.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
CLUB MEMBERS BACK
PASTOR FOR SHERIFF

LONDOVER, Nd, Aug. 21.-Unan-
imous Endorsement of the candidacy
of the Rev. j. Edgar Smith, pas
tor Of the Landover Christian
Church, for the Republican nonli-
nation for sheriff was voiced at the
regular monthly meeting Of the Com
nunity Club OF Landover. DR..
Smith told the club that II elected
he would do all in his power 10 en-
force the dry law.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21

and invited to give their views to
the President.
Talks Over Mexico
Secretary Hughes had planned
to report to the Cabinet today on
the negotiations looking to the
recognition Of Mexico, but. Presi-
dent Coolidge called off the sched-
uled meeting because so few of the
members of his official family are
in town.
The President conferred this
morning, however. with r. B.
Creager of Brownsville, Texas, who
has been prominently mentioned
for appointment as the new Aneri-
can Ambassador to Mexico City.
Creager formerly lived in Marion,
o., and was offered the Mexican
post two years ago by President
Harding when it appeared that the
Obregon Government soon was to
be recognized.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
Fight Mexican Hookworn,

VERA CRUZ. Aug. 21.-Dr. r. r.
Russell. Of the Rockefeller Institute.
has arrived here to confer With
the Mexican sanitation authori-
ties concerning continuation of the
campaign against hookworm, which
Is on the increase here and in
other parts Of Mexico.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $3.50 Obituary Desk

Jessie Speaker. Sc years, 1871 9Th ct.
8. w.
John B. Hagan, q years. U. s. SOL
diers' Home.
Thomas T. Dixon. 81 years, 1907 P
st. ". w.
Infant of James and Katherine
Cozad, Q hours, Sibley Hospital.
Marie Anne Kicks, IS years, 1919
Church st. N. w.
John NJ. Jones. 81 years. 1911 Cor
coran st. N. w.
Minnie Edwards. so years, SO Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. w.
William foyer. 2s years, en- route
Providence Hospital
Joseph Venus 20 years. Gallineer
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
BIRTHS,

Irwin o. and Agnes Specht. boy.
Zimmerman and Marguerite Hugue.
boy.
James A. and Lucie White. boy.
William H. and Mildred Preston, girl.
Charles e. and Mary c. Lusby, boy.
Carroll K. and Marcelle Jones, boy.
Roger r. and Esther White. boy.
Alphonso and Pearl Brooks, boy.
William and Martha Taylor, boy.
Cornelius and Virginia Saunders, boy.
Frederick and Laura Hurd, boy.
James E. and Eta Hardy. girl.
John and Lila Mapp, girl.
Hosie and Jessie Price, boy.
Thomas and Inez Wright boy.
William H. and Bertha Phillips. girl.
Charles and Louise Harris, boy.
Edward and Elizabeth Mcdowell, boy.
Harry and Ruth Jones, boy
Leonard and Lucille Muse, girl.
Lewis and Mamie Hawkins, boy.
Benjamin and Ethel J. Willis girl.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
COOLIDGE WILL
GIVE RUSSIA
ONCE OVER
President Endorses Predeces-
sor ''In Principle" But Will
Study Question Closely.

Hardly waiting until the ink
was dry on the agreements which
are to form the basis for recog-
milton Of the Mexican government
by the United States, President
Coolidge has undertaken a per-
sonal study of the Russian situa-
tion and the events which lie at
the root of American antagonism
to the Moscow Soviet, it was
learned here today.
Gets Policy Outline.
An outline Of the policy Of the
Harding Administration toward Mos
cow was given to Coolidge several
days ago by Secretary OF State
Hughes, and Endorsed by the Presi-
dent in principle. but he has decided
to go into the question more fully
and carefully and to acQuaint him
self with all possible details Of Rus
STATS economic conditions and politi-
cal affairs.
record on the Russian situation as
assembled by the State Department.
the President plans series Of per-
sonal conferences with Senators,
Congressman, and prominent citi-
zens who have investigated condl-
tons in Russia during the past few
months.
Fall Tells Views.
The first OF these conferences
was held last night at the New Will
lard Hotel with former Secretary
of the Interior Albert B. Fall, who
has just returned to Washington
after spending several weeks in
Russia and other European coun-
tries.
Fall told the President that he
did not think any government in
Europe was as sound financially as
that Of the Soviet, but he still
doubted the ability or willingness
of the Soviet leaders to give ade.
quate guarantees for the protection
Of foreign property rights, therefore
making it unwise and impossible
for the United States to extend
political recognition, as in the case
Of Mexico, where the rights of
American nations have been estab-
lished.
Will Hear Senators.
Other American investigators of
conditions IN Russia are to be re-
ceived by the President within the
coming weeks. Arguments both for
and against recognition will be pre-
scented, and it is expected that Sena-
tor Smith w. Brookhart Rep.) Of
Iowa, who has recently returned
from Russia, will be one of the first
to urge the immediate establishment
OF diplomatic relations between
Washington and Moscow. Several
other members OF the Senate have
visited Russia during the summer
and all will be welcomed at the
White House when they get back