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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-29
WHICH Is WORSE, LILY WHITE
OR DEMOCRAT AS SECRETARY
TO THE PRESIDENT?
Houston Tax Freeman

Houston, Tex, Freeman.)
The Texas Freeman observes that a
few Negroes here and there are unnec-
essarily alarmed over the appointment
or former Congressman G.. Bascom
Slemp OF West Virginia as Secretary
to the President" expressing surprise
at President Coolidge. who, like Presi
dent Harding, no doubt, fayors divis
ion Of the Negro vote.
Such a selection is not a crime. no,
is the preferment of democrat or
near-democrat without precedent, con
sidering President Harding's prefer.
ment of Mr.. George B. Christian, an
avowed democrat at the time he was
chosen. 1,~. sfe''ss
If splitting the Negro vote is tire
thing desired in the next presidential
campaign, President Coolidge, as q
practical politician, has taken tn.
right step. judging from what Negro
democrats receive as appointees from
Chicago's democratic mayor and Ohio's
democratic governor in matters of ap
pointment and where the emoluments
OF office range from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year on top OF their recognition as CIT
liens and as potent factors in the ael..
ocratic party.
President Coolidge is committed t.
continuance Of the Harding policies.
and since he aspires to the presidency
in direct way, it is incumbent upon
him to begin hustling now for dele
gates.
Secretary c. Bascom Siemp is not
only hard-headed and Negro hating
politician, but at the same time he is
man who is familiar with the ms
and outs and who knows how to play
faction against faction in campaign
where uncertainty exists, If such prao
tice is essential to party success as Ire
sees and understands it.
G. Bascom Slemp knows that Negro
voters in the South are helpless an,.
powerless at the ballot box, except pos
sibly in Tennessee and Kentucky,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-29

where Negroes frequently swing cleo
lions either way. consequently his at
titude toward them as a group. he
thinks, Is Offset by the stand President
Wilson assumed in ignoring Negroes
generally, together with those in I'll.
doubtful states, in distributing patron
age among them when he catered to
organized labor to the exclusion OF
other groups, North. South, East and
West.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-29

states he seeks to maintain his socia.
status by letting them know that his
nate Of the Negro is even more un
adulterated than any Democrats can
possibly be Principles? He has none
virginisn Of Virginian? Never!
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-29

SUBSIDIARY DIRECTORS of the AMERICAN FEEDER
ALTON OF LABOR busy engaged in number of districts
IN EXTENDING the OLIVE BRANCH TO NEGRO IAROR
ana IN inviting 1t to form local coored under the guard
ansp OF the A. r. OF L. parent body Subsequently local
charters are granted to Negro organizations workers and
radesnen and the Negro local era of labor life under
the theory that IN UNION THERE is STRENGTH
ouch pesenday organization activities are doubtless the
immediate result OF the expressed platform of the A. F. of L.
wen went upon record in past favorne Negro
UNIONS ms policy was approved by number of Negro Labor
Leaders and Experts who at sounded of mobilization
to Negro Worknen urging Them wherever possible To Gather
suce1t number OF units in various trades
10 meet the a. r. OF Is requirements for local charters
THEORETICAL UNIONIZING of colored craftsmen has
given quite an impetus to GENERAL RUSH into the A F
oi L. EN- but at best there still much proven so
tar as effective results concerned regarding the efficacy IF
the plan and its substantial benefits to all concerned
Financial returns to the A. F. L. from NEGRO locals have
INCREASED the parent-bodys WEALTH. but cannot be
admitted that the VOICE and VOTE of the NEGRO LOCALS
nave been given increased strength Overhead control Of
the locals has been centralized NOT to the IATTER's
BENEFIT Competition has been mininized and like the
dock seaphore signal on railway line SLOW" and STOP
are ADkOlTLY and easily FLOWN by the PARENT-BODY
whenever there's DANGER AHEAD
Tvs evidences OF the above stated practical results of the NEW
WAVE or ORGANIZATION, witness the CJJRTAIJ Ed
PROMOTIONS of NEGRO railroad men, now safely allied
with local unions which under direct jurisdiction Of the
"a. r. OF l.. Also, witness the INCREASING UNEMPI, OY-
NI of NEGRO musicians following their ioinder with local
Negro Musical Unions under the A. F. of l. Heretofore these
craftsmen enjoyed surfeit of work which is DWTND INC
under the IRON GRASP of ABSOLUTE CONTROL
hs organization movement is o. K theory and ought TO
continues but the GIANT Negro Labor as if goes ON in for;r
local UNIONS must BARGAIN CLOSELY with its FOSTER
rANENl whom it must CONVINCE that is quite OF AGE
MANHOOD while retaining the FAMILY BONDS OF
UNIONISM. ~
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-29
CALLS STATES RIGHTS OPPOSITION
TO THEDYERBILL, SnLY--GIvES
FIGURES FOR ONE YEAR :.

Kansas CITY, Kans.-Speaking be-
fore the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People in
it's recent race relations conference
here, Representative Leonidas G. Dyer
of the Sth Missouri District, said hl
would reintroduce his federal anti
lynching bill on the first day Of the
new session of Congress. The Dyer
Anti-Lynching Bill was passed by the
vote Of 230 to 119 in the last House Of
Representatives but was held up i'll
the Senate by & filibuster conducted
by Southern Democrats. Mr.. Dyer
praised the work of the Advancement
Association in creating a sentiment
against mob violence in this country.
and then said:
Without relaxation and with conf,
dence we will continue the fight for
legislation by the 6Sth Congress tina;
will make lynchings national crime
in the United States. 1t is now a nat
ional disgrace. We are in better posi-
tion now for cooperation and assist
ance by all law-abiding people to ac
complish our purpose than We have
been before. This is due to the
knowledge gained by the people gener
ally with respect to this crime. It's
causes, and the fact that it is purely,
with little exception. simply matter
OF race persecution and mistreatment
"Those who have in the past counte-
ntsnced this crime of lynching have
made. as IN excuse, that lynchings
were the results of certain crimes con,
mitted by Negroes. We have been able
very generally. to show that this is not
a fact The lynchings that have Occurr
ed in the United States during the
first six months of this year compare
favorably, as to the causes. with lynch
ings that have occurred during the
past thirty-five years. I include a
statement touching those of this year.
They are as follows.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-29
Strait-Tex
Chemical Company
600 FIFTH AVENUE .
PITTSBURGH, PA, u. S.A.
V.RGlNIA:- -IE Fustings Court PartI
ii City OF Richmond the 18th day of
July 1928.
CARRIE b. 0REENAWAY Plaintiff
VS..
JAMES e. GREENWAY .Defenda at|

The object of this suit is TO obtain
for the plaintiff a divorce from theI
bone of matrimony from the defend-|
ant upon the ground of desertion andl
abandonment for more than three|
y"nrs prior to the commencement I'd
this suit
And an affidavit having been madeI
and fled that the defendant. James EI
| Greenaway Is not a. resident of the|
state of Virginia and that his last ri
o Address was No. 4 Erwin Park. Mtl
Clair, N. J. 1t is ordered that Ire do an
pear here within ten days after tn
due publication Of this order and I'D
what may be necessary to protect hid
interest in this suit
A Copy Teste: w. e. DU VAL
Clerk
II. G. DU VAL. ID. C.
G MIMMS. p. q.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-29

Louis moved into Pennsylvania? the Johnstown flood 1o
again?
When Lots wife looked back burning Sodo she was
turned to salt Let Mayor Cauiel look forward NOT b,.r
lest he too, be TURNED TO SALT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
pocket, especially if only one pocket adorns the dress.

Prints in all sorts of brilliant col ors are being worn. Nothing seems too gay. and when color Is not sup piled In the goods 1t is added in trim mings or accessories; fer instance, a dress in cream chintz has design of bold figures in black and was worn with a sash of emerald green satin falling loosely about the hips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11

No more need to powder your nose In the dark, girls. Just equip your vanitay case with an electric light A tiny two-candle power Mazda bulb supplies enough illuminations for all purposes, and the tiny battery. con cealed in the little black purse just above the light, can be purchased at almost any store for dime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11

In sleeves there are two extremes either they are long and tight or they are very short, just a small cap, in many instances answering for sleeve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
TAKE TT FROM ME-" JEFFERSON
 MARCH "A, MATINEE AND NIGHT

and show a profit before coming into the fortune left him by his uncle. He starts out to wreck the business, but the right girl convinces him. just be- fore it is too late. that he must have his fortune and he does it.
 MT. Gates has furnished a cast of farceurs, singers and dancers that fit their respective roles with glovelike nicety. among them being Alice Hills Marjorie Sweet, Robert Capron, Jo- | seph M. Wilton. Myra Treska. Beacr Cooke. Frank Gardinar, Chic Burn ham, Charles Welsh Homer, Henry w Pemberton. Kathleen Butler, Jane Hazleton. Marjorie Fielding. Robert Hart, Bud Lorraine. Dorothy Dana Earl Welding, Charles Heffron, and large chorus of stunning girls, it is reported.
 Among the many song hits will be found Trip Toe" "The Tanglefoot,' ' Tomorrow" Its Different Now Take It From Me- The Tanglefoot Trot," "Tke Call of the Cozy Little Home," q Like to Linger in the Lin gerie," "The Kiss" ITO Have and to Hold" and "Camouflage."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
MINSTREL SHOW |S FEATURE AT LYRIC; ''LUXURY |S FILM
Van Arman's MinstreIs Pre- sent Vaudeville Bill With One Company of
 Stars

Something new in vaudeville is promised patrons of the Lyric for the first half of the week beginning Mon- day afternoon. It is said to be noth- ing less than complete minstrel show, which contains in itself the usual number of varied acts that make up a vaudeville offering.
 Van Armans minstrels is the unus- ual show booked for the next three days. While the title is new in this section of the country, this show has been before the public for the last three years. The company is com prised of 30. all-white stars. They travel in their own private car, carry band which gives two concerts each day in front of the theatre. The en- tertainment consists of the regular minstrel first part, with the funny comedians, nimble dancers, sweet singers and beautiful music. The sec ond part, or olio, consists of the very best selected vaudeville, making a variety show of the appealing nature.
 The feature acts include the Blue Mountain Jazz band, Eddie Bolton. noted acrobat and equilibrist; Keif- fer and Scott, dancers; Olin Landick, impersonator, and Kenyon brothers, jugglers.
 Luxury" new and absorbing drama, featuring the beautiful Ruby De Remer. is the screen feature.
 This is said to be by far the best story Miss De Remer has ever had. and affords her an excellent oppor- tunity to display her undoubted abil- ity as a dramatic actress besides sat- isfying the feminine love of witness ing a charming actress wear num- Der of beautiful gowns, for Miss De Remer wears some very magnificent costumes in this, her latest photoplay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
FORGET ME N0T'| FEATURE AT b|JOU| DURING FIRST HALF
HeraIded as Unusual Picture, Metro Film Is Booked at LoeW's Bijou
 Last Half

Forget Me Not" said to be a super| photoplay drama, featuring Bessie| Love and Gareth Hughes, and a Mel tro picture, will be the additional ex-I traordinary attraction at Loew's| Bijou during the first half of thisI week. This is the picture which has| been much discussed in current mag-| azines recently, and has received wonderful recommendations on the| part of the various better films com mittees throughout the United States.| It is one of the big Loew features| enjoying an indefinite run in NewI York.
 Critics declare that this superI photoplay reproduces with great| fidelity the life story of two found-| lings. It is a story of faith and !ove| and yearning for happiness that isl thoroughly human from beginning tol end. Gareth Hughes and Bessie Love| play the role of the orphans, making| the characters so lovable and so piti- full that there is a constant tug at the heartstrings, 1t is reported.
 Some real headline offerings are| also promised In the VauQeVIile Dlii, including such features as Mime. Agnes Hushen, "The Girl With the Radio Mind," said to be something entirely unique, and among the other acts are "A Seashore Filtration" a comedy and song skit by Mahoney and Cecil, also "The Coon Detective."l a humorous one-act comedy by Carl Statzer and company, with some mus icai harmony added by the Gordon duo in melodious song studies and reminder of St. Patrick's day Is sup piled by Frank Shannon, "a son of Erin" and Irish comedian, with songs and stories.
 But again by way of reminder, pal irons of Loew's Bijou are assured that they will never forget Forget Me' not" the wonderful feature picture with this bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11

American aviators will pilot air planes of the Mexican government's new air transportation lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11

Take It From Me-" the musical comedy which amused New York. Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia last season, will come to the Jeffer- son theatre Saturday, March "A. mat inee and night.
 The company that will appear here is the very self same company and production in it's entirety that played New York for five months, Boston for four months, Philadelphia like period. and the very same identical one that created such sensation at l the .Studebaker theatre, Chicago, for 19 weeks. according to advance mo- tices.
 The book and lyrics are by Will B. Johnstone, while the melodies are by Will R. Anderson, all under the per sonal direction of Joseph M. Gaites of Three Twins" fame.
 Catchy music. good fast comedy. pretty girls and stunning clothes are all reported as contributory reasons why Take It From Me" is a great success The story of Take It From Me" is that of youth who must con- duct department store for one year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
BRASS BAND" "CHARITY
By SOPHIE IRENE LOEB

A few days ago a young crippled girl made an appeal that she would like to have a good time and some kind-hearted people arranged to give it to her.
 They gave her good time and sent her home laden with gifts which was all very well. But in giv- ing her this good time she was brought before the public, which naturally made her an object of curiosity and drew attention to her as an object of charity as we'll. Her pictures were heralded and every place she went something was told about it in the papers.
 Doubtless these well intentioned people did not realize the real harm of such an action. In the first place, after all the notoriety, this child will go back not entirely sat isfied with the humdrum existence which she has always necessarily led, and there will be the continu- ous longing that is naturally en- gendered by such sudden and over- whelming attention-and then it's immediate discontinuance will alsc have it's effect.
 The longing for a recurrence oi her good times is bound to come to the young mind, and doubtless hel fate will seem even more deplorable to her than 1t ever did. And now come lot of proposals of mar riage by mail to this young cripple
 If this were all the damage that is done by such limelight charity, we might say it affects but one. Yet when you think of the thousands oi crippled children and the shut-ins who will have read the story of this girl and her sudden entrance on the center of the public stage, how sad their thoughts will be that each o1 them has not been singled out for such a flare of fame, if it might be termed such.
 How many signs at least will bs uttered by these unfortunates as g result of this incident cannot be es- timated. There are so many deserv- ing ones, so many really heroic souls in the world who are bearing their burden of suffering and poverty who do not even get a glimpse o1 the gladstone things of the world and who go on taking the scraps ol life until they die.
 Why choose one little child wheY there are so many whom sunshine could be spread even in small ways instead of showering 1t on one in g blaze of publicity?
 am convinced that most of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
THE WOMAN OF TT

were always fighting his battles. The book, like Margot Asquith's Auto biography, makes one wonder why one wastes time on novels about people who aren't even dead-because they never lived.
 And yet New Workers never got the fine, authentic thrill from Mar got's memoirs. They made Londons hair curl. We-especially the women of us-"ate up" Margot, but our in- dividual seismographs didn't regis ter the faintest shock. Why? | The line of low shockability in New York seems about to reach the van- ishing point.
 | What does shock us nowadays? | Where are the thrills of yesterday? A good woman used to devote at least half of her well-spent life to being shocked There was usually some book or other, guaranteed to give cold chills and hot, denuncia- tory adjectiyes to the most virtuous. Not all of Mir. Summers recent pros cautions have so o'erbrimmed with delightful horror the feminine heart as once did Sarah Grand's "The Heavenly Twins" or Elinor Glyn's Three Weeks" Women read them. and lent them to other women, and hid them from the children, and said 'Disgusting"
 When the supply of fevered fiction failed, the neighbors we had always with us. Vicarious extravaganza, vicarious debauchery, vicarious pas sion-we enjoyed them all A woman with a large circle of friends could depend on being properly mortified at least once every day In the year.
 Life is far less interesting with the exhaustion of the capacity for virtuous indignation. The persons | who used to shock us we must fec this, too. Ever so many women have stopped smoking, now that the rest of us have. stopped viewing them with alarm.
 Won't some of the readers of this column submit lists of the things that still appall them-if any?
 Even the younger generation is almost out of the menace class. It is weekly letting its hair grow and its short skirts go.
 "These birds who understood wom- en-" grumbled the Man Who Some. times Leans on Our Desk-"well, it's all wrong! They don't. No mar does.
 "You've heard me speak of tha, telephone operator I knew in France; Nice girl-awfully nice girl. Abso' Ilutely straight. ] hadn't met hei since '1S, but she passed through the other day on her way to the coast and I went up to the Grand Centra to see her off.
 We talked old times for fifteen minutes and then I took their suit. cases to the gate-there was another little girl with her. I was just put ting up my hand when she looked uI and said, Aren't you going to kiss me good-by?
 This morning." the Man concluded wonderingly, T get a night letter It says: My friend is coming back to New York before long and sht threatens to ask you about that kiss Don't let on that it was the first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
PALM BEACH STYLES

The Lenten season is a sewing sea- son for those women who make their own summer frocks. and fashion has made this such a simple task that these women are legion. The Palm Beach season offers valuable sugges- tions to these women who are so ea- gerly planning their summer ward robes during these quiet Lenten weeks.
 Crepe is. by far, the most popular fabric seen and is worn for all occa- sions from sports wear to evening dresses.
 Embroidered linens are popular for beach and general wear. Sometimes the heavy linen dress Is trimmed in contrasting color instead of being embroidered. White, yellow and or enid are the colors most favored in these linens.
 Pockets are again seen on sports froclls. They are diminutive affairs, the usual two pockets set at each side tf the skirts, or 1t may be just tiny pocket at one side.
 Monograms are much seen and seem to be placed just where fancy dictates. A white linen frock has the monogram in red directly on the front of the band outlining the new square neckline. It is quite a fad te have the monogram on the tiny
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
By MARGUERITE MOOERS
 MARSHALL
anted: A cause for women.

Wanted: A cause for women.
 Isn't 1t wanted? Since American women won the vote has there been one movement, one question to bring them once more into mass formation? If so, where, when, what and how?
 Nominations are now in order for a Burning Issue. We mean that. All the worlds passion and poetry have been poured out over lost causes. Yet what Is more truly pathetic and funny-than the spectacle Of loyal legions who have won their cause-American Suffragsts, for ex- ample-and who have been at a loose end ever since? They are all dressed up In earnestness, enthusiasm, the technique of united action, and they have no place to go.
 They can go to tho Lucy Stone League, of course. But some of us wonder why 1t Is so much more free and noble to wear the name of our | father instead of the name of our | husband. Then, there's the move ment to abolish alimony, or to make women, as well as men. pay 1t. But l neither are nor intend to be alimoni- acs!
 Alimony. like hypocrisy. Is the homage vice pays to virtue. It is also the pension to veterans incapac- itated in the war of sex.
 Bring on, we repeat, Burning Issue! Whats yours? Please tell 1t to us. and let us pass 1t on through this column. Tt is better" said Rob- ert Louis Stevenson, ito travel hope fully than to arrive" It Is! Let's forget we have arrived at tke polls Let's get going again-somewhere.
 Hilare Belloc, Catholic poet, mili- tary historian and social philosopher has just arrived in America to tell us of the perils that confront civili- zation and to raise to the boiling point the temperature of good Ameri- cans whose ancestors neglected to register on the well known Rock. Mir. Belloc might strike a spark in the gloom of his whither- -are-we- drifting stuff if he would only repeat to his audiences the story which so amused Wilfred Scawen Blunt, his long time neighbor. It is the tale of an Italian brigand who, after long life of entertaining crime, was re- fused absolution for the first time at the age of eighty on the ground that he profaned the sacrament of pen ance He persisted in bringing to the confessional an account of his affairs with the ladies. "E cosa impossible, declared the priest; which may be freely translated. The thing canN be done."
 One finds this tale in the second volume of Blunt's My Diaries" an amazingly candid and fascinating collection of the "inside stuff" o1 | European politics before the Grea1 War. My Diaries" were kept by q gallant English gentleman whose sympathies were always with the under dog and whose brain and pen