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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07
Gone Too Far Now.

Gone Too Far Now.
" HERE isn't much doubt that
the last obstacle to the
"A Dempsey-Firpo match will be
cleared away today. The thing
has gone too far to be stopped
now by interference Of any kind
and Richard is said to have Sc
cured powerful political backing
for the first time since he became
a boxing promoter in New York.
The formalities yet to be 90
served do not include an applica-
ton by Richard. for a license at
the Polo Grounds. That is al
ready held by the Polo Grounds
A. c., and Tom ORourke will
continue as matchmaker.
However, Richard must pass up
to the commission for approval
the articles of agreement between
Dempsey and Firpo, and Demp-
sey and Jack Kearns must apply
for licenses as boxer and man
ager before they can operate in
this State.
Many objections might be
! raised before the license commit
tee, but probably won't be. For
one thing, Richards contract with
Firpo virtually makes him man
ager of the South American, and
the boxing law says one person
cannot promote fights and man.
age fighters at the same time.
Has Private Contract.
THE contract handed up to the
commission, duly signed by
n all principals, will show that
Dempsey and Firpo are collecting
only so per cent of the gate re-
ceipts between them. The real
contract probably will give Demp-
sew that much for his end alone.
1t is no secret among boxing
men that two sets of contracts
are provided for the big fights
one drawn legally for the purpose
of being recorded with the COM
mission. Leonard and Tender
are reputed to have taken be-
tween them, 81 per cent of the
gross gate for their bout at the
Yankee Stadium, yet their con-
tract on file at the commission
Offices, if anybody cares to in
spect it and the commission
grants that great favor to citi-
zen, proves that Leonard got only
] IS per cent and Tender Is per
/ cent.
A contract is a contract except
when it is on file at the New
York Stata boxing commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07

when he became President that en-.
deared him to the public.
In after years 1 received many
messages from Mr.. Harding, but the
one which l prize most was one sent
me two years ago this summer.
Then the Pittsburgh team was in
first place and everybody was pick
ing the Pirates to win the National
League pennant. We were about to
start on the final trip East.
The team had been playing a
consistent game Of ball and it was
freely predicted that there was
nothing in the league that could
beat us out.
Just before we started on that
trip 1 was surprised to receive
from my friend of former years,
later the President of the United
States, congratulatory telegram
on my seasons work and wishing
me continued success.
Even i'm the rush of business OF
directing the affairs of the nation
he had found. time to follow the
destinieS of the raWbOned farmer
boy who had first met him ten
years earlier when the pIaudits
OF big crowds were still unknown
to both.
The other night when read that
the crisis in his condition had pass
ed / sent him a telegram
l did not care to do so while he
was in the most critical condition,
but when the bulletins from his
bedside were more assuring l sent
him a message, expressing a wish
for his complete and speedy recov.
cry.
Then came the shock yesterday
morning, when I read that he was
dead
No person could know Warren G.
Harding and not like him. Looking
back over the period of our friend.
ship, l wonder how he could meet
with all the reverses that he did
and still retain his CHEEKY DISPOSE
ton.
1t certainly was one of the Sc
crets of his success.
He had a heart as big as the
blue expanse of heaven-a sympa-
thetic nature given to but few. The
country is better off for Warren
G. Harding having lived and were
there more Of his type this coun-
try. the best place in which to
live. would be an even better place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07

A fighter must aim for the but
tons. They are vital spots which.
II hit directly, must tell on a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07

can picture the future Presi-
dent and his wife sitting in that
little wooden box at Marion; watch
ing the game. They were devoted
to each other, but greatness had
not yet reached out for Harding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07

In addition to the $500 guar
antee for the majority of these
matches, FirpO has the privilege
of taking forty per cent of the
receipts. For the Weinert match
i'm Philadelphia he is to receive
a guarantee of $4,000 with the
privilege.
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Copyright, 1929. by Cosmopolitan
NeNa Service

Totals this date last year-Arner.
lean League. S5s; National League,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07

He was not slow to show his APP
probation of a good play, and fire.
quently after the game, especially II
the team did not get the breaks, he
and his wife would meet some of the
boys and encourage them.
II was this same spirit displayed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07

It was the fatherIy sort of way
the future President slapped me
on the back that won me to him
almost instantly. And / was to
receive many more slaps on the
back from him during that sea-
son when 1 turned in VICTORIES.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07

When the team returned to
Marion Nathan Mccoy, secretary
of the club. pointed out Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding sitting in the little
old wooden grandstand. 1t was
my first home game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-07

Mr.. Harding may, and probably
did, entertain hope of some day
becoming governor of Ohio, or
even a United States Senator,
day to become a winrirg pitcher
In one of the big leagues.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
WHOLESALE arrest
and VACCINATION OF
BLACKS IS STOPPED
Preston News service)

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov 27-Follow-
ing a storm of protests from Negroes
of this city to the Health Depart
ment regarding the wholesale vaccina-
tions of Negroes coming from the
South at the Union Station, the local
health officials have finally decided
to stop vaccinating persons coming
from the South.
1t is said that from July 29 to
October 30 an average of 200 persons
were examined daily 1t is said thar
4S0 were examined in one day The
most of these subject to examination
We're Negroes, who bitterly resented
the alleged discrimination against
them 1t is claimed that when Ne
groes put up such vigorous protest
against the health department, that
department began to stop whites from
the South also. The chief of the de-
partment said that less than ten dis
eased persons arrived each day now,
and he felt that the matter of ex-
aminations could be dispensed with
as it was not necessary
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
EMPEROR Jones DOES
NOT MAKE HIT WITH
French SAY REPORTS
(Preston News servicel

PARIS. = Eugene O'Neill's play,
"The Emperor jones' which opened
here at the Theatre de LOdeon last
Monday night, was about as impress
sive as a motion picture of salmon
fishing, according to a French the
atrical critic.
In general the reviewers were ST.
lent. and except few protests. It
is said that the production was pre-
sented here for the benefit of the
Franco-American fund to erect a
monument in memory of athletes
killed in the war. Even this appeal
failed to draw attendance after the
first night They claim the play
seems to be little primitive on the
stage of Frances second theatre
where so many masterpieces have
been seen.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
THOUGHT HALLOWE'ENERS
WERE kLUxERS; FIRES INTO
CROWD; GETS YEAR IN JAIL
preston News Service)

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2S - Com
menting on the true spirit of dem
ocracy and good sportsmanship, w. P.
Bayler had the following to say: "The
kind of law which is alleged to have
been meted out to the poor colored
man who shot one of crowd of boys
in the foot in self-defense at POGO
moke, Md, on Halloween, is more
and more incensing dangerous ele-
ments. The poor man, no doubt, inn
agined that his life was in danger.
Should not the boys, the appearing
cause of the whole trouble, not be
handled for their offense and the
colored man allowed to go free? That
would look more like democratic JUS
tice, would it not, instead of giving
the defender year in the house of
correction?"
It is said that the convicted man
told the court that he thought the
crowd was gang of Ku Kluxers, and
being from the South he just knew
he would be killed, and so he started
firing first.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
CLEMENCY GRANTED
ELAINE RIOTERS
BY The GOVERNOR
preston News service)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Goyerno Nc
Rea's proclamation committing to I2-
years Imprisonment the death SEN
tences of the six Elaine Negroes still
at the state penitentiary. was put on
record last Wednesday.
Under the proclamations the 12-
years sentence began on Wednesday
and according to present penitentiary
law, the men may not be paroled at
the end of a third of their terms, as
is the case ordinarily. The law for
bids paroling commuted men at the
end of third of their terms.
The following is the proclamation,
committing the sentence of Frank
Hicks:
The sentence of death heretofore
imposed upon Frank Hicks by the
Phillips County Circuit Court is here
by commuted to 12-years' imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary All
were the same, They were issued to
Ed. Hicks, Frank Moore. ]. E. Knox.
Ed. Coleman and Paul Hall.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
CONGRESSMAN dyer
PLEADS FOR SUPPORT
ANTI-LYNCHING BILL
(Preston News Service

PITTSBURGH Pa-Speaking be.
fore large and enthusiastic audience
Congressman IL. c. Dyer of st. Louis.
Mo. urged the Negroes of Pittsburgh
and vicinity to support unitedly the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People in all efforts
for the betterment of the race and
especially in connection with this
anti-lynching measure which failed
at passage at the last session Of CON
gress, in an address delivered in
John Wesley A. M E. Zion church. of
which the Rev. E. L. Madison is pas
tor
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Pittsburgh Branch of
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People of
which Atty. Frank R. Steward is pres
ident Congressman Dyer was intro
duced by Rev. T. w. Wallace, a life
long friend of the Dyer family.
Congressman Dyer advanced many
reasons why the anti-lynching bill,
known as the Dyer Anti-Lynching
Bill,should be enacted into law He
gave volume of facts showing why
the measure was defeated at the last
session of Congress and he also stat
ed that he would re-introduce the
measure at the next session of CON
gress.
He pointed out the many things
that thesNegroes of this country could
do to create favorable sentiment for
the measure, chief among them being
for each Negro to send his senator
and representative a letter, tele-
gram asking them to support the
bill; also get your white friends in
your community to use their influ-
ence for the passage of the measure.
One of the greatest curses that
ever befell a nation is that of mob
violence. The United States leads in
this barbaric curse The victims of
this curse are Negroes. The fair name
of America must be secured; this
curse must be obliterated. Negroes
must join, whole hearted and earnest
ly, in this campaign of education to
create favorable sentiment for this
measure in order that the law may be
rigidly enforced following its enact
ment, he concluded.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
BAPTIST MINISTER HELD
UNDER $500 BOND
(Preston News servicel


PITTSBURGH, Pa-Wife says he
threatened to kill her and burn off
her head, were among the things told
before Judge Kline in criminal court
here Friday afternoon by Mrs. Daisy
Patterson, wife of the Rev Mr.. w. A.
Patterson, minister, formerly pastor
Of the Second African Baptist church
of Weirton, w Va. Mrs. Patterson
said that her husband divided his
time between carrying the hod and
pastoring when he was not under the
influence of Shine"
Police officers testified that when
arrested Mr.. Patterson had a pint of
whiskey partially consumed when
they interrupted prayer service" at
his home in Cliff street, October %.
following complaint of neighbors that
Patterson was abusing his wife.
Mrs. Patterson stated that her hus-
band had told her that he would blow
her brains out, and had taken lid
from the stove and threatened to put
her head in it and burn it off She
assured the court that she lived in
fear of her life when Patterson was
unrestrained
Judge Kline asked Patterson why
he left Weirton, cas- it seemed you
and your wife got along very well
while you were pastoring there"
Patterson told the Judge that he had
little difficulty with his congrega-
tion at Weirton, when they refused
to accept the pure Gospel, and | came
to Pittsburgh to earn my living by
carrying the hod," he declared.
Judge Kline placed a bond of $500
over Patterson to keep the peace with
respect to his wife, Mrs Daisy Pat
terson, who placed surety of the
peace charge against him.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
TWELVE Whites Still
REMAIN At TUSKEGEE
HOSPITAL, AYERS
(Preston News servicel

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 27-Ac-
cording to a report from Director
Hines to President Coolidge last Tues
day, all of the personnel. except
twelve whites, at the United States
Veterans Hospital at Tuskegee, are
Negroes. 1t is said that Director
Hines submitted the report to the
President, following numerous pro-
tests from Negro organizations to him
against manning the hospital, an in
stitution for the care of Negro serv-
ice men, with white personnel
According to persons close to Di-
rector Hines and aware of the many
problems confronting him in carry
ing out the wishes of the late Presi-
dent Harding in manning the hospital
in the face of various distractions
placed in his way by southern whites,
Director Hines needs to be commend
ed by Negroes over the country for
the success he has made in this con-
nection.
The report shows that IL white staff
members are still on the force and
that there are 24S Negroes employed
there. Among the 12 whites are three
commissioned officers, designated as
the directing heads of the institution.
All of the specialists and physicians.
except two, are Negroes, and all OF
the nurses are Negroes.
While Director Hines did not ex-
plicitly state that he would further
reduce the white personnel down to
two-a director in chief and an as
sistant-and the remainder of the per
sonnel to be Negroes, it is expected
that he will carry out his original
plan.
Negro leaders in all parts of the
country still hold the theory that the
entire force at the hospital should be
Negroes, and appear not to be salts
fled until such is actually put into ef-
feet. Just what further action Presi-
dent Coolidge will take in the matter
has not yet been indicated, and Ne
groes are anxiously awaiting his ac-
ton in the matter.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
CITIZENS OF ORANGE. coNsID-
Err STEPS FOR CARING FOR IN
CREASED NEGRO POPULATION
(Preston News Service)

(PreStOn News SerV1ce)
ORANGE, N. J., Nov. ga confer
ence was held at the Y. M. c.. A.
building last Thursday night by lead
ing businessmen and members of the
Civic organizations of Orange to con-
slider Problems of Our Colored Citi-
zens" under the leadership of B. B.
Hodgeman.
Health officials and members of the
school board, as we'll as real estate
men and others were present. 1t was
brought out at the conference that be-
cause of the great influx of colored
families from the South. over-crowd-
ed conditions prevail in tenement
houses and the schools. Rent prof
iteering is prevalent and strenuous
effort will be made to put ban on
this.
Following general discussion of
the various phases of the problems
confronted by the Negroes a special
committee was formed to make an
accurate survey of the situation and
report at the next meeting with rec
concentrations for solution of these
problems. if possible.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
HUNDRED THOUSAND
BLACKS LEAVE SOUTH
DURING 1928, AYERS
Preston News servicel


PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-According to
an announcement following the survey
of the Industrial Board. more than
100000 Negroes have left the South
during 1928 and have settled in the
North. The present migratory flight
of Negroes from the South has been
almost wholly industrial and in large
measure has been superinduced by
the alarming shortage of common la
Dor in the North.
1t shows that in many instances
whole church congregations. headed
by their pastors, have moved North
and settled down. Employers also
induced Negroes to come North in
large numbers by sending labor
Scouts" south for that purpose. On
some occasions entire train loads
have come into this city as we'll as
into other large northern cities. An.
other method effective in bringing
them to the North was by those al
ready up north writing to their
friends, Attention was called to the
effect that the revival of the Ku Klux
Klan, the various articles in the Ne
gro newspapers about the treatment
OF Negroes in the South, and then
the educational advantages offered to
Negro children, so sadly neglected in
the South
The report further shows that from
1914 to 1923 more than million and
half Negroes have left the South
and have distributed themselves
throughout the western, northern and
eastern states, settling most densely
in ST. Louis, Detroit, Cleveland, Pitts
burgh, Philadelphia and New York
City This migration has created
some problems relations between
black and white; housing; and school
ing, are among the chief
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24

soon as of the right age, enter the
military service of his country.
On July 21st, 1885, he presented
himself for enlistment, was accepted
and joined the Ninth U. S. Cavalry
at Saltwater, Oklahoma-then a rob
ber-invested country. During the lat
ter part of 'S5 and to April of 'S7 he
served with Troop 81" 9th Cavalry,
rounding up Indians and renegade
whites.
Just before the Squadron entrained
for Fort Robinson, Nebraska, Private
Jones was appointed Trumpeter of
Troop a. Arriving at Fort Robin
son, the next few years were spent
in rounding up and making good In
dians out of the bad Indians" in the
Dakotas, Nebraska and Wyoming
In 1890 he was with Troop 81" un-
der Captain Henry at the Pine Ridge
Agency during the Messiah Craze
and at the White River Bad Lands
In 1895 the Bannock Indians went
bad" and headed for the Jackson
Hole country of Wyoming. but were
soon rounded up by Troop II" and
other troops of the Buffalo Regi-
ment," 9Th Cavalry
For the next few years his troop
spent ten out of every twelve months
in the field.
August p, 1897, Trumpeter (Jasper)
Jones was appointed Corporal and in
October of the same year was pro-
NOTED Sergeant
In 1898. during the Spanish Ameri
can War, Troop 'I' was part of the
First Brigade of the Cavalry Division
under General Joseph Wheeler, as
Brigade Commander, and General
Shafter as Division Commander, which
on June oath landed at Las Guisi-
mas, Cuba, and Immediately went in
to action Sergeant Jones was en-
gagged on July 1, 2, 3, 10 and IL, and
was present at the surrender before
Santiago, Cuba
April Is. 1901, Troop "I' embarked
for the Philippine Islands, where it
saw active service under the then
Lieutenant Charles Young in South
ern Luzon, Leyte, Samar and around
Bauan, Batangas Province.
Upon the return of the troop from
service in the Philippine Islands in
1902, Sergeant Jones was appointed
First Sergeant by Captain Charles
Young He served continuously in
this grade until his retirement from
active service on January 9th, 1913,
while serving with his troop on the
Mexican Border at Douglas, Arizona.
Because of his ever cheerful and
always pleasing personality, his com
rades regretted his retirement, but
sincerely wished for him a useful and
long life as a civilian Upon retire
ment he took up his residence in
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
STENOGRAPHER TO MAYOR OF
PITTSBURGH SPENDS THANKS
GIVING WEEK IN NEW YORK
Preston News Service)

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-Mrs. Beatrice
Hill Bayless, stenographer to Mayor
William A. Magee. of Pittsburgh, is
spending Thanksgiving week in New
York City as the guest of her aunt
and cousin, Mrs. Alice Miles and Miss
Ada Miles, of st. Nicholas Avenue.
1t is said that Mrs. Bayless is the
first and only Negro woman in the
United States to hold a position of
this kind. Among one hundred wom-
en- who took a competitive examina-
ton for the position she stood highest
with rating of 992s per cent. Mrs.
Bayless is the first colored woman to
be graduated from the Commercial
and Accounting Department of the
Margaret Morrison Schol of the Car
negie Institute of Technology. Fol-
lowing her graduation from Tech she
was employed for a number of years
as a stenographer in the office of the
late DR.. Booker T. Washington at
Tuskegee, and for four years as stem
ographer and book keeper for the
Pittsburgh Courier Publishing Com
pany by Atty. Robert L. Vann, edi-
tor. She received Magma Cum Laude
upon her graduation from Carnegie
Tech.
Mrs. Bayless is active in political
and welfare work in Pittsburgh re-
firing in disposition and unassuming.
She was born in Richmond, Va, and
came to Pittsburgh with her parents
when she was seven years of age.
She is the wife of the manager of
the Strait-Tex Chemical Company.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
REAL ESTATE SHARK
VICTTMIZES GROUP
OF COLORED PEOPLE
lPreston News servicel

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Nov 27-The
brief career Of William Moore. aged
AZ years, as a real estate agent, dur
ing which time he sold a piece Of
property at 269-271 North Ohio ave
nue., to four different persons. ended
disastrously Thursday when Moore
was taken into custody by detectives
on a charge of embezzlement
In a warrant filed by Mrs. Bette
Coleman. the would-be real estate
dealer is charged with embezzling
$3.50 from her. Moore's career start
ed a week ago according to police
when he called at various houses
under the pretense of being a real
estate agent, with the North Ohio
Avenue property for sale. Among the
victims, police declare, is Mrs Daisy
Carter, from whom he secured a
payment of $500 He also victim
ized John Hearnes out of $500 and
a note for $4,000 Mrs. Cora Mitchell
told police that the impostor obtained
a payment of $4,000 from her on the
same property.
In reality police aver. the property
in question is owned by E. J. Roush,
and that Moore had not been CON
nected with the sale in any way.
When questioned, police say, Moore
confessed his guilt. He declared to
the officials that he was drunk at
the time the various deals were made
and, therefore. was unaccountable for
his actions.
More was arrested at the home of
Mrs Coleman when he appeared there
to secure another payment on the
property 1t has been learned by de-
tectives that Moore is an expert con-
fidence man. whose home is in Louis
vile. KY, and he has always mace
a speciality of swindling women, espe-
cialy widows, who have been known
to have little money local au-
thorities are communicating with
Kentucky officials in an effort to OBJ
tain complete record of Moore's
past.
Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24
"RoBED MEN DELIVER PRIs-
ONERS MRS. JACKSON
preston News service)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 81
About midnight l saw forty robed
men deliver the prisoners. The whole
county is rotten and | wish we could
take them all out and lynch them, "
declared Mrs Helen Jackson, a pris-
oner, to officials following the Jail de.
livery here last Wednesday night.
Among the Negroes who escaped
were: Herbert Henderson, James Har-
his, Melvin Walker, and, Joe Bailor,
and eight white prisoners. Every
available man of the Arlington county
police force is on the outlook for the
escaped prisoners. 1t said the deliv-
cry was effected from the outside.