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The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03

Mr.. Chauncey Jameson is improv-
ing nicely at the U. S. Veterans hos
pital.
Mrs. Frances B. Watson of Monro-
via, Liberia, was the guest of Mrs.
J. 0. Vinegar, Seventh and Hoag ave-
nue. north.
Mr.. Bismark Archer, 314 Western
avenue, has returned home from st.
Joseph hospital, where he was OPP
Grated on for appendicitis and con-
tinues to improve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Wilson have
moved to their residence 440 st. An
thony avenue.
Mrs. Florence Duckett, 687 st. An
thony avenue, has returned home
from the east where she attended the
Woman's Quadrennial at Brooklyn,
N. Y, and also enjoyed a visit in
Pittsburgh, Pa, with Rev. J. C. An
derson and wife. Rev. Anderson
pastored at st. James A. NJ. E. Church
in this city before moving to Pitts
burgh.
The Dance given at the South Side
Auditorium by the Minneapolis Clef
Club was largely attended.
Miss Fay Thomas, 3629 4th avenue
south, was hostess at delightful
Halloween dancing party on We'd
nesday evening at her home. About
thirty-five of the younger set at
tended.
Knights of Pythians gave their an
nual Halloween Dance at the Arcadia
dancing palace, Monday evening, Oct.
|29.
Entertainment to raise Max Ma
sons pardon fund. Given by the
Legislative Dept. of NJ. F. G. w. Club
and citizens at st. Stevens Auditor
ium, Clinton avenue and 22nd street
Minneapolis. Wednesday evening 8
o'clock, Nov. 81, 1928. Living pic
lures illustrated with songs and read
ings. Social hour following program.
Adults 25 cents, children under IL
years 1Oc. Committee: Mrs. Chas.
NJ. Force, Chairman; Mrs. Ida b. Sell
lers. Asst Chairman and Treasurer;
Mrs. Marie Coles, Duluth, Sub-C Chair
man; and Mrs. May B. Mason, st.
PuaI; Mrs. Joseph ID. Bryan, Mime
apolis; Mrs. Walter Allen, Financial
Secretary; Miss Jessie Newman, Asst
Secretary; also Mrs. Catherine s.
] Smith.--adv.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03
WILLS GETS S9,OS2.2O
FOR WHIPPING H. SMITH

New York-Harry Wills received
$9,0S2.20 for his FIVE minutes and
six seconds of fighting with Homer
Smith in Kalamazoo, Mich, recently,
it was announced here last week.
Wills, it will be remembered, render
ed his opponent senseless with a
number Of powerful body blows, the
knockout coming after two minutes
and six seconds of fighting in the
second round. The amount Wills re-
ceived, If divided into five parts, will
show that the Bronze Beauty Panth-
er got approximately $500 a min
ute. Smith got sS,O2S.07. The gross
receipts including the war tax of 10
per cent amounted to $2S,124.S0.
The state gets per cent. 1000
fans saw the fight and 6.164 paid
for admission.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03

A large crowd attended the Mask
Ball given by the ladies of the Char
ity Sewing Circle on Halloween
night at Union Hall. Many gay and
comical costumes were worn by the
masqueraders. The first prize was
awarded to Miss Muriel Lucas who
dressed as a Chinese maiden. The
second prize went to little Miss Eve
lyn Hopkins who wore a comical old
fashioned outfit. The dancers en-
joyed themselves to the strains of
Brightie Mead's orchestra. A jolly
time was reported by everyone.
A grand musical and Organ re-
cital will be given at Camphor M. e.
Church 18th and Broadway, Friday
evening, Nov. 8, at S:15 D. m. Ad-
mission rs cents. Refreshments.
adv.
The evening was spent in dancing
and playing games. At midnight a
real Halloween supper was served
and all reported joyous evening.
About 25 guests were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Hughes have
moved to their recently purchased
home at 39th and Fourth avenue
south.
Mrs. d. f. Law, 812 Sixth avenue
north, who was burned by gasoline
recently, is back at the cafe again
and shows no i'll result of her expert
ence.
Several young folk from the Saint
ly city attended the party given by
Mrs. Edith Moore for the Kingston
girls.
DR.. and Mrs. r. S. Brown enter
tanned group of twelve friends at a
Halloween party on Wednesday at
their home. Appropriate decorations
of the season graced the various
rooms. Artistic favors were given
each guest. Dancing and cards form
ed the evenings enjoyment.
Mrs. Ernest Starks, 994 Rondo
street, and Miss Lucille Howell, GAL
Rondo street, gave unique Hal
lowe'en party at the home of the for
mer's residence. Halloween colors
of yellow and black cats, witches and
yellow pumpkins formed the decora-
tions.
Minneapolis lost two of its popular
young ladies who left with the Shut
fie Along Co.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03
Nipponese Loom
as New Problem,

(By the Associated Negro Press.)
Los Angeles, Cal.-Blocked in this
state, the Japanese are still liable to
have a hand In American affairs, IL
the word of Brig. Gen. w. ID. Potter,
in charge of the United States forces
in Hawaii, is to be given any cred
ence. General Potter declares that
the Japanese in Hawaii are becoming
an increasing source of concern.
At present they constitute about
forty-nine per cent of the population
of the islands, he AYERS, and they no
longer are content to work as labor
ers, having branched out into the
professions and into business. 1t Is
fair to say that IL their rate of in
crease keeps up Japanese will be
representing the islands in the Amer
lean Congress. Few immigrants are
coming, but the Nipponese are pro-
life and inasmuch as every one born
in the islands is by law an American
citizen, there seems to be no chance
of dislodging them.
According to General Potter, the
Japanese in Hawaii operate large
number of the smaller businesses in
Honolulu and have almost complete
control of the trucking industry and
also of the fisheries. The big plan
tations and the larger commercial
enterprises are still under the con-
troll of white men, American and
Britons mainly, but the General is
of the opinion that even these will
be seized by the yellow men eventual
ly.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03
PanamaJoeG Cans
TOMeetfF Flash

Panama Joe Cans, welterweight
scrapper, has been matched to battle
Jock Malone of st. Paul ten rounds at
the Auditorium on Friday, November
9, according to announcement made
Saturday night by Angus Cameron,
president of the st. Paul Boxing club.
The match was closed by Matchmaker
Jack Reddy on his trip East.
Reddy procured Cans signature
for the bout on Thursday and sue
ceeded in signing Malone Saturday
afternoon through his manager, Tom
my Walsh of Chicago. The match
will be the second mixed bout to be
staged in Minnesota since boxing was
legalized.
Panama Joe Cans is recognized as
one of the toughest welterweights in
the country. The Negro scrapper
has had considerable trouble in in
ducing the boys of his weight to en-
ter the ring. He is in the same posi-
ton as Harry Wills of the heavy
weight class.
Malone fought Cans twelve-round
battle in Boston several months ago
and earned a hairline decision. The
verdict brought a storm of protest
from Cans followers, who have been
attempting to coax Malone back into
the Boston ring for a return engage
ment.
This bout will be the second mixed
bout in the state since interracial
bouts began anew. 1t should prove
big drawing card. Few have seen
Panama Joe Cans in the Northwest,
but his reputation as a scrapper is
noteworthy. The st. Paul flash is
scheduled to meet a tough opponent
when he steps into the ring with the
bronze battler next Friday evening.
Cans will arrive in the city Monday
and will work out at the Rose Room.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey. ss. Probate Court
In the Matter nf tba E..o..

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
ramsey, 50. Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Arthur
Bolts, Deceased.
Letters of administration of the Es-
tate of Arthur Bolts, deceased, late of
the City of st. Paul. in the County of
Ramsey and State Of Minnesota being
granted to George w. Brooks,
IL appearing on proper proof by affi-
daVtt made and filed herein as provided
py law, that there are no debts against
the estate OF said deceased:
II Is ordered. That three months be
and the same is hereby allowed from
and after the date of this Order In
which all persons having claims or de-
mands against the said deceased, If any
mere pc; are REQUIRED to file the same
In Probate Court of said County, for ex-
barred. ''N'e'
=, 1t is further ordered. That the first
monday in February. 1924. at 10 o'clock
A NJ, at a General Term of said Pro-
pate Court, to be held at the Court
House in the City of st. Paul in said
county, be and the same hereby is ap-
pointed as the time and the place when
anu Where the said Probate Court will
mands. W.
And it is further ordered, That notice
OF such nearing be given to all creditors
ana persons interested in said Estate,
weeks in the Northwestern Bulletin. a
legal newspaper printed and published
oesssss Ra,ss issS fS s. Paul this s7th day of
BY the Court:
tSeal Of Probate Court)
HOWARD WHEELER,
Judge Of Probate,
y. w. Hamilton, Atty.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03

Mrs. ]. Russell, 382S Fourth ave-
nue. south, underwent an operation at
st. Mary's hospital at Rochester. Mrs.
Russell is getting along nicely. Her
husband and little daughter Margaret
are with her.
Mr.. Floyd Mckenzie of Clinton ave-
nue. is confined to his home and is
under the care of DR.. r. s. Brown.
Mr.. r. S. Donovan is in Chicago
on a business trip.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03
ST.PAUL NEGRO
MAY FALL HEIR
TO OIL FORTUNE

Rudolph Ellis, 21 year old, may be
an oil magnate with a one-thirteenth
share in a fortune of $1,SS3,O0O.
And the oil well is still gushing.
On the ground that Ellis is incom-
petent to transact business, w. d. ia
mieson, 1908 Selby avenue, today
was appointed the mans guardian as
the first step in clearing up legal
tangle which may result in making
Ellis millionaire.
According to the story as it was re-
lated in Ramsey county district court
today, Ellis came from Texas where
his father owned 120 acres of land.
The father died and the heirs sold
the old farm and bought fifty acres
nearby.
In 1922, an oil prospecting COM
pany procured lease from the Ellis
children for the oil rights on the fifty
acres. Oil was struck and the por-
duction to date has netted 81 1888, 900.
Signature Contention
According to the testimony, how
ever, Ellis signature to the lease was
affixed by an Older brother who had
been given power of attorney. Ellis
at that time was a minor, however,
and 1t is contended that he could not
legally give his brother a power of
attorney and that the lease, therefore
is not binding.
The boy has received one-four hun
dred sixteenths of the proceeds of the
oil as royalties but, the action started
today will, If successful, make him
a one-thirteenth owner of all the oil
taken from the land.
T. J. Doyle is attorney for the boy
through his guardian to bring suit
against the lease holders for recover
ing of the proceeds from the oil al
ready sold.
During the days prior to his era
of affluence Ellis worked for a BROTH
er in Minneapolis restaurant. Then
few weeks ago the royalties be-
gan to come in at the rate of $500
month.
Rodolphus thereupon resigned
from his position in the restaurant.
He was married seven months ago,
and since then has been living in St.
Paul.
The fifty acres Of land on which the
sixteen oil gushers are located was
left by his parents to be divided
among thirteen children. About six
teen months ago the oil boom started
and each day since there has been
new developments.
Recently Married.
A little over seven months ago, Mr..
Ellis was married to Miss Bertha
Coker Of st. Louis, Mo-, who former
later graduated from Simmons. Mrs.
Ellis likes st. Paul very much and
says that no doubt they will make
their home in this city. Both are
very modest and unassuming and one
would never think that Mr.. Ellis re-
ceives an income Of $4,000 per month
as his share.
Guardians have leased the land Of
the Ellis children to an oil company
on a royalty basis. Litigation has
been started by those in control of
Ellis estate to have the amount of
the royalties increased.
If this is successful, Mr.. Ellis will
receive one-thirteenth Of approx
mately $2,000.000 and one-thirteenth
OF all the money netted from the
property in the future.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03
SECRETARY WEEKS SAYS
PRESS REPORT UNTRUE
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continued from page IL
ton taken in his case. There was
no doubt about the soundness of the
reason for his elimination from the
army"
The charge placed against Mr..
Weeks in the Flipper incident was
that "he wrote a mean, contemplate
letter to the military committee
recommending the defeat of the bill
for the relief of Lieut.. Henry o.
Flipper." The committee on military
affairs always, as a courtesy, for
wards such measures to the war de-
partment for recommendation, and
Republican leaders at the time
charged that Mr.. Weeks took advan-
tage of the reference to make an
unwarranted attack on Lieutenant
Flipper, going outside the record to
assail him.
The Sheriff. Case.
The re-appointment OF Col. c. o.
Sheriff., North Carolinan, as aid
to the chief executive, came through
Mr.. Weeks, it is alleged.
Colonel Sheriff. on numerous oc-
casions has gone out of his way to
embarrass members of our race, and
In two memorable events carried out
his practices. He provided separate
seats for our people at the memorial
service celebration in honor of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and the easter egg roll
ing at the National Geological park
Secretary Weeks. while disclaimine
reason to know that they did not
visory capacity to the President II
severely criticized by the company
he keeps" Republicans hold.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03
Secretary Says
Migrant Made
Good at Mills
Greatest Convention in History
at Kansas City for Urban
League Work.

Mr.. Elmer A. Carter, executive
secretary of the st. Paul Urban
league, very graphically informed us
as to the fitness of the migrant to
handle the big steel mills in Pennsyl-
vania and Gary, Ind. Mr.. Carter
further stated that ii was the con-
sensus of opinion of the managers of
the various steel companies that the
migrant Negro had made good in un-
skilled, semi and skilled labor. I'm
less there is an unusual economic de-
preston, the spring of 1924 will wit
ness the greatest migration of Ne
groes from the South ever because Of
the opportunities in the northern
field"
All phases of the labor situation
as affects the race were discussed.
Greatest Convention.
According to the information Civ
en-, the convention at Kansas City
proved the greatest in the history of
the Urban league with one exception
all of the executive secretaries were
presented at the sessions. The league
is in great demand in various cities
but owing to lack of trained men
available for the work additional
branches have not as yet been es-
tablished. These cities will have
branches of the National Urban
league as soon as men can be OBJ
tanned to successfully carry on the
work. Mr.. Carter returned to St.
Paul with great hopes for the Urban
league work.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03

Attorney Glesner Fowler has been
elected secretary of the Railroad Por-
ter and Walters Union.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03

The Shuttle Along Company with
Sissle and Blake, which appeared at
the Metropolitan Theatre last week
and proved to be the greatest hit Of
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03

the season closed their engagement
Saturday night and left Sunday morn
ing for Cincinnati, Ohio, where they
will appear at the Cox Theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
Brandon Letter Not
 Yet Received By Davis

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Spt. 1s.- Solicitor James Davis of Jefferson county declined to comment on Gov ernor Brandon's statement caution ing him not to interfere. in the in- vestigation of the Banner mines mu- tiny.
 T have no statement to make at this time" he declared
 The Jefferson county solicitor ar rived in Montgomery tonight at ' o'clock entirely unaware of the sea thing letter from the states chief executive. which was handed to the press late this afternoon.
 While in Montgomery Solicitor Da wis was in lengthy conference with Chairman L. A. Boyd and Roy Nol- en of the board of convict supervis- ors and later conferred with friends Assistant Solicitor Mccoy and others
 MT. Davis would give no indication as to whether he would accede to the governors demands or go through with the grand jury investigation.
 Solicitor Davis declared he would leave early tomorrow morning for Birmingham and probably would not reveal his plans until the time for the grand jury session arrived
 The letter from Governor Bran don was addressed to Solicitor Davis m Birmingham and as consequence he will not officially receive the doc ument until his arrival in Birming- ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
OF. .LE ASING GO.
 TOGRANDJURY.
SummonseS Issued Wednes- day For Prominent Cits&,
 Pratt Official Andp.s
 Boyd, Chairman Sfd UNDERST00F FEVER, BOYD WE TESTIFY Grand JuS Saring Sched- uIed To Begin On Thursday Morning For Thorough h. vestigation of Complaints 

Members of a committee from the Alabama state wide committee for abolition of the convict lease system have been summoned to appear be- fore the Jefferson county grand jury at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, when Solicitor Jim Davis will begin an in- vestigation of conditions at Banner mines of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company. where state convicts work under lease to the company.
 Officials of the company, a convict quartered at Banner and l., A. Boyd, president of the state board of con- moned to give testimony before the grand jury, it Is understood.
 Mir. Boyd, it Is understood, has re- fused to obey the summons volun- tarily, declaring he would not come to Birmingham Friday to tell of cir break at Banner September 10, when 400 convicts destroyed mine ma chinery valued at between s5,ooo and S10,000, and remained in the mine workings almost 24 hours.
 O O O
 Summonses Issued Wednesday.
 Conditions at Banner mines have been criticized for several months by reform workers, the solicitor said in a statement Tuesday. and he decided 10 bring the matter before the grand jury for thorough investigation. Summonses were issued Wednesday morning for the witness. it is under stood.
 Those summoned are said to in- clude Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Irwin Engel. Mrs. Richard F. Johnston, Eugene Johnston, Mrs Brenton Fisk, R. c. Stobert, Kenneth Wood. a convict H. E. Mccormack, vice president and general manager of the Pratt Con- solidated Coal company, and MT. Boyd
 Findings of the grand jury will be made public as soon as possible, Da- wis said Wednesday. Food. punish ment. medical treatment and labor conditions will be touched upon dur ing the course ofethe investigation 1t is understood.
 Despite a letter addressed to MT. Davis by the governor, the investiga- ton by the grand jury Is expected to go forward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
CONFERENCE
 IS HELD BY PREMIERS
Baldwin And Poincare Find That
 Purposes Are Identical

PARIS, Sept. 19.-(By Associated Press ,)-Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin of Great Britain. who has been vacationing in Paris, had private conference with Premier Poincare this afternoon at the Brit ish embassy following a luncheon given by Ambassador Lord Crewe.
 It was announced in an official ccmmunique that while no definite solution of any question was expect ed from the brief meeting. 1t had been happily discovered that there was no difference of purpose or divergence of principle.'
 An official communique issued after the meeting, read:
 "A meeting of the prime ministers of France and Great Britain took place this afternoon of which they took advantage to proceed to the exchange of views on the general political situation.
 Tt Was not to be expected that in the course of the meeting M. Poin- care and Baldwin would be able to settle upon any definite solution. But they were happy to establish common agreement of views arpl to discover that on no question is 1lere any difference of purpose or diver gence of principle which could irn- pair the cooperation of the two countries, upon which depends so much the settlement and peace of the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
BOYD DENIES AGE-HERALD
 ALL INFORMATION ARISING IN CONVICT BOARDS OFFICE
When Requested For N ames And Number Of ConviCts Whipped At B amer He Refuses And
 Says No Other Inform ation For Age-Herad

inflicted. It was this record which
 The .-Age-Herald sought ito obtain from MT, Boyd and which Mr. Boyd declined to authorize Ahe Age-Herald to inspect.
 Section 6543 of the code relating to corporal punishment follows:
 Corporal punishment of convicts record of same kept--no cruel or y- cessive punishment shall be inflicted on any convict and no corpora of any kind shall be in- fltcted except as 1t shall have been previously prescribed by the rules of the board of convict inspectors (now board of convict superyisors) and of which the convict shall have been notified and such punishment shall be inflicted .only by the party au- thorized by the president of the board of convict inspectors to inflict it.
 The person authorized by the president of the board of inspectors to inflict punishment shall keep we'll bound book, to be known as the record of punishments, in which he shall record all punishments of whatever character inflicted on con Yicts, giving the name of the con- Vict punished, offense, date, char acter and exact extent or quantity of punishment and it shall be the duty of the president of board to carefully examine this record at least once in each month. Any false entry in such record or any failure to make entry therein, as required by this section. s a miSdemeanorff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
ONE KILLED IN ANOTHER J. s.
 NAVY SMASH.
Destroyer Mcfarland Is Rammed By BattIeship Ar kansas As Small Fleet En- gages in Night ManeuverS SEVERAL OTHERS HURT AS BATTLERS GO TOGETHER Disabled Mcfarland Reaches
 Charleston Navy Yard With
 Convoy, With Damage Done
 To Portside Of The Bridge

BOSTON, Sept. 19.-One man was killed and several were injured when the United States destroyer McFar- land was rammed by the battleship Arkansas during maneuvers near the eastern entrance of the Cape Cod canal today.
 The Mcfarland. with her bow shat tered, reached the Charleston navy yard tonight, conveyed by the de- stroyer Strrevant.
 The man Killed was Spencer Will liam Brown. seaman, second class, of North Carolina.
 Sixteen other members of the Mo Farland's crew were injured, but none dangerously,
 The crash occurred at o'clock in the morning when the Mcfarland was moving slowly with her riding lights on. The battleship struck her in the bow, smashing in the fore part of the destroyer, and causing her oil tanks to explode. The oil flooded the sleeping quarters of the crew for ward and Brown drowned in oil as he slept. His body has not been re- covered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

30 Cent Cotton Is Reality As COntrGctS Set

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Thirty cent cotton became a reality to- day when October contracts on the New York cotton exchange crossed that level and went 30 points farther or to 30.80, before the excited advance and cover9 lng movement was checked by active realization sales.
 December contracts follow with sales at 29.90 these prices representing net gains of 5 points Or about $6 per bale. Slight setback near the close left the market generally very ner- Vous. Today's violent upturn to new high levels for the season marked the continuation of a strong bull movement which has been almost continuous since the end of July government report made 1t plain to the cotton world that the supply of the fleecy staple this year would fall con siderably short of earlier esti- mates.
 It stimulated a demand from American and foreign mill in- terests that readily absorbed the weight of first new crop receipts in connection with the specula- latfye buying that ensued and started an advance that has ada ed fully nine cents a pound, or S45 a bale, to the value of the south's crop. The immediate cause Of today's sensational rise was a report of floods in north ern Texas and Oklahoma. to- gether with predictions for cooler weather and a higher basis in the southwest. which seemed to forecast an even greater reduc- ton in the crop promise, be- sides injuring the grade.