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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
MORRIS GOOD WILL TOUR.
(Crucader News Seryice.o


Nashville. N. c., June 21.-Charles
Satchell Norris, Jr.. of Norfolk, Va.
world famous orator, has been taking
Good VIII tour of North Carolina"
FOR the past two weeks It is estimat
ed that more than $4,000 persons o.
both races have already greeted the
distinguished young Virginian.
The burden OF Morris forensic eff
forts in this state has been his in.
sistence that the white race look with
consideration, with favor, with appre
citation upon the arduous struggle
that the Negro is making to lift him
ser In the economic scale He concern
ed himself to a large extent with the
present unprecedented exodus decla:
ing that "where justice is done there
Is no desire to depart for strange seq
lions and uncertain environments"
In his address at Hickory in the new
Cl'y Auditorium. before n vast crowd
or more than four thousand persons
OF Doth races the distinguished youns
spokesman declared that Liberty hap
always been fundamental quest Of
man. Real or fancied he has fought
Tor 1t In the arena Of peace and con.
tended for 1t in the theatre of con-
quest. Members Of my race arc depart
Ing from childhood scenes in the
South with the speed of the feathered
tribe. l would speak no fear to tron.
Died hearts nor enthrone hopeless
views. But this say: when court
houses shall become temples of Justice
ard velvet clad Judges shall SPEAK
the language Of the law, when school
houses shall smile serenely from plac.
Id mountain brOws, when peonaec
snall vanish from the golden face Of
Dixie as mist before the rising sun.
when the letters of the wage slave
shall be broken and the chains shan
be loosened from the body Of the de-.
fenceless black, when the hand of the
Negro In the South shall hold the bar
lou, when faith shall whisper sweetly
In the ears Of the suppliant and no in
visible body shall trammell its full ex
preston. then gentlemen these two
races here In the South under GOO,
sralI keep step to the sweet and dulcet
music of progress until this island of
time is united with the continent OF
eternity"
The entire trip through the State Is
belng made by automobile, young Nor
rls being accompanied on the tour by
PIof. George w. Speller of Nashville
M c. Dixon of Rocky Mount and II
group of soloists who are furnishfns
music for the occasion The journey
VIII end in another week with a colos
SAL meeting in the CITY Auditorium at
Raleigh.
Morris who recently spoke from the
same platform with the Governor o.
Virginia at Richmond in the City Audi
forum, before an audience of more
than 1000 persons, is one of the bes,
known Negroes in public life TO-DAY.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
RESCUED FROM PE0MAGE.

(By Jersey City n. A. A. G.. P.)
Rumor that a fifteen year old col
OF y, girl had been brought from Ken
lucky to Jersey CITY. and was being
held in peonage, reached the Jersey
City Branch of the National Associat.
ion for the Advancement of Colored
People recently, and committee was
promptly appointed to investigate by
DR. George e. Cannon president o.!
the branch. The committee was con,
posed of Mrs. Anna Seaverns, Mrs.
Elizabeth Thomas and Miss Anna Har
per.
During the investigation, the girl
bCcame i'll. and was removed to the
CITY Hospital. From the hospital the
girl was taken into the home of Mrs.
Soaverns. The girl. Anna Belle Wild
er, then appeared before the Jersey
City N. A. A. G.. L. in the Lafayette
Presbyterian Church and thanked the
Association for her release, saying:
II am fifteen years old. A white
minister, Rev. V. d. Humphrey, in Mil
burn, Kentucky raised me from baby
1 finished the eighth grade in school.
A little over year ago a Jersey man
told Rev. Humphry that he was com
ing North an wanted to take me lie
said could finish my schooling here.
But since coming here have not
been allowed TO go to the public school
or Sunday School. had to get up at
A. NJ. attend to the baby, cook break
fast, wash and iron, run errands and
dc other work and retired about IL or
1? at night. have slept on the floor
for over year. Once In a while
would be given q nickel or a dime. A."
DR.. Cannon reports that the jersey
City N. A A. G. p. will investigate otn
er cases Of colored girls brought from
the South and subjected to hardship.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
POLICY VALID in SPITE OF
NOTICE SENT.
Insurance Company Cannot Cancel I'm
til Unearned Premium Repaid.
mi ORTANT DECISION MADE
BY COMMISSION
Case of Miner Sets Precedent in Con,
pensation Act Interpretation.

In an opinion announced today, the
Industrial Commission Of Virginia
held that where an insurance carrier
binds itsel: In its policy to adjust the
amount paid OH the policy and to re-
turn the unearend premium. when 1t
sends notice of cancella ion. the poll
cy remains in force until this provis-
ion. is complied with and that any al
legged cancellation Of the policy under
this condition is null and void.
The opinion is that of the full COM
mission, all of the members concuri
ing therein, and is recorded In the
case of John Miller. a colored laborer
at the mine of the Murphy Cola Corpor
alton at Midlothian, Chesterfield Coun
ty Miller lost his life as result OF
an accident at the mine last Novem
ber His widow. Charlotte Miller, filed
claim with the commission and the
commission awarded her $1,000 a week
for a period OF 800 weeks and funeral
expenses in the sum of 800.
The case came on to be heard before
the commission as a result of the
contention of the u. S. Casual!
ty Company that it had cancelled the
policy of insurance. which it had issl,
cd the Murphy Coal Corporation and
that it was not bound by any awards.
judgements or DEGREES, which might
be rendered against it by the Indus
trial Commission OF Virginia. undcr
Section 70, of the Virginia Workman's
Compensation Law as a result Of an
accident. which occurred after the date
of the alleged cancellation The Muir
ply Coal Corporal on in answer to
this averred that the Insurance com
pany had not only failed. until given
notice of the accident to return the un
cHrned premium. as required in the
policy. but that it had also revived
the policy after the alleged cancella-
ton through the efforts of it's presi-
dent and high officials of it's associat
cd companies and had never thereaft.
or. given ten-day written notice OF
cancellat on as also required In the
policy. The insurance carrier based
its case largely On the ground that an
OF The associated companies which In
cluded the United States Casualty Cor!
pany. The Maryland Casualty Cmpany
the Ocean Accident and Guarantee
Company, the Globe Indemnity Com
paLy. the Hartford Accident and In.
demnity Company, the London Guar
antee and Accident Company and the
Standard Accident Insurance Com
psny, had named the United States
Casualty 10 act for and in their behalf
with designated registrar and that
this registrar was the only one who
he'd the power to extend the life OF
tic policy or to revive II after It had
tten cancelled.
Much interest Is conferred in the
case. as it involves several points or
law which have never before been
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23

the races; when comparing the Amerl
can Negroes with other peoples of the
world: that Ii makes them appear like
stupid beasts. with their argument OF
voluntary segregation.
First. they are not only ignorant or
what society is and what il wants;
bu- they are also ignorant Of the bene
fits which society gives to the indivii
ual. Then. they quite forget that they
possess the greatest portion Of nothing
In this world. but ignorance and power
ty with it's teaming numbers of almost
helpless sufferers. The principle wrong
idea which they have entertain was
That Africa was still In the hands o;
Negroes, and who were willing and
ready to welcome them to that land of
milk and honey without Suspicious
thought; and now as they learn that
Africa and Asia, as we'll as Europe
and America are dominated and gov.
eined by white people as a rule. we
truly hope that they will lay aside
their children talk and set about build
ing themselves homes and all possible
happiness in the countries of their
birth.
The Negroes hold q monopoly upon
ncth1ng but ignorance distinction;
which means untold suffering among
their people while a few hard hearted
b:gots with practically empty heads
and pockets who live principally by ex
ploring their weak brethren whom
they purposedly keep I'm ignorance.
Moth withstanding this fact, there are
vast opportunities awaiting them
should they awake in time TO take the
advantage Of them. but every day, new
evidences are springing forth which
give proof to the fact that the late
Booker T. Washington was not a com
petent student OF social politics and
thus did his people a greater damage
than good. Mr.. BruceGarvey's move
ment would be just as disastrous. was
1T not for the awakening that 1t is caus
ing among the colored people Of tho
world of their sad political plight
throughout the world. Hence, rather
than give them all the credit for this
awakening; let us rather contribute
some OF 1t to the volumn Of the great
war of 1914-1920. do not take any
calm at all In this great work. be.
cause; unfortunately for me, I could
not publish books to scatter through.
0ut the world. nor was there news pap
ers of very wide circulation and popu
la ity which would interest themselves
In extending my predictions and adj
vices to an upto date class of readers
ard thinkers, who would bare wit
ness of it.
However, am pleased to see that
certain organized evils are being rout
ed and exposed as we'll as being par
TALLY il not completely remedied.
swore to myself more than thirty
years ago. that would some day ex
pose the evils of convict-farms to the
vengeance Of the people. This done,
have one or two more which shall
have my attention, Just so soon as the
sufferers are in a condition to profit
from it. I must first demolish the
G: eat wall Of traitors that protects
them. Still I confess that some OF
them came very near doing me these
last four months.
Il. S. MOORE,
Bahia Brazil.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
RHODES|AN Chief BURNS OWN SON To
APPEASE THE GODDESS OF RAIN FOR TRIBE
Crusader Service.)

SIuStueT otTNlC6l
Salisbury, Souther Rhodesia, June
81 That human sacrifice, as describ
ed in the Bible. is still practiced in
some parts of the Old World was
shown recently when six members or
local tribe were sentenced to death
for burning alive a young man named
Manduza in order to appease the Rain
Goddess.
Rhodesia had been suffering from a
severe drought. and some of the native
tribes ascribed it to the wrath of the
goddess. who, they believed had been
violated. The chief of the tribes con
Quoted inquiries which led him to be.
lieve that his son Manduza was guilty
of assailing the virtue of the goddess
and Spartan-like. he thereupOn order.
ed him to be burned in order to ap.
pease the wrath of the goddess and
save his people from the SUFFERING
they were undergoing as a result of
the drought.
Counsel for the defense commented
on the high motives which lead the
Chief to sacrifice his own son in order
to save his people from drought and
referred to pa;ullel cases in Biblical
history. He asncd that the case be not
confused with the barbarous burnings
Of human beiuts in the United States
70, no other reason than to satisfy
tho blOOd-lust O. savage men and wo-
men. The rair gcddes was present in
the person of beautiful young girl,
black and beAu.. ful who, however.
was not called upon to testify.
1t is noteworthy that the natives
are firmly convinced of the efficacy Of
the sacrifice, especially as rain fell
soon after Manduza was burned.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23

Little Rock. Ark, June 20.-Young
Edward Evans, a newsboy, arrested
last Sunday morning for alleged to
nave stolen several copies of daily
paper, and who refused to escape
when two other prisoners made their
get away from the police headquarters
was dismissed Monday morning. His
honor in his respect earned the con-
sideration Of Judge Lewis and after
giving the lad a short fatherly talk
and commencing him for his integrity
released him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
HARDING FLAYS ALL EVIL
FRATERNITIES.
Crusader Service \

Washington, ID. c.. June 21.-Assail
ing the menacing and secret conspir-
aCy' as contrasted with the fraerna,
organization Of high purpose. Presi-
dent Harding in his address today to
the Imperial Council of the Ancient
Arabic Order of Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine delivered what is accepted as
the first denunciation yet hurled Dy
the Government at the ku klux khan,
although he failed to mention it by
name.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
CHURCHES SCORE GARY
TWELVE HOUR DAY
Crusader Service.)

New York, June 21.-Church bodies
representing 50.000,000 Protestants,
Catholics and Jews combined in
statement issued yesterday which de
nounces as morally indefensible" the
report of committee headed by U. s.
steel Chairman Ebert II. Gary against
elimination of the trying 12-hour day.
The capitalists attitude is characters
ed as one which Skaters public con-
udence and advances an unworthy
and untenable argument"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
SP|NCAR|V MEDAL
DR.. CARVER AWARDED
Developed 165 By-Products of Peanut
and 115 of Sweet Potato.
NXi g..


The Spingsrn Medal, awarded ann
ually for the most distinguished
achievement by an American citizen
of African descent, goes to DR.. George
Washington Carver, of Tuskegee Insti
tute, for 1922, it was announced today
by the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, 70
Fifth Avenue, New York City. The
award was made by committee com
posed Of: Bishop John Hurst, Chair.
man; Theodore Roosevelt Assistant
Secretary of the Navy; Dr. James H.
billiard; Oswald Garrison Willard; DR..
w. E. B. Du Bots; Dorothy Garfield
Fisher and DR.. John Hope.
The medal is awarded to DIR. Cary
er ''in consideration Of his services in
agricultural chemistry his recent rec
oenition by British Royal Society.
and for lectures On agriculture during
the last year before white and colored
audiences, particularly IN the South.
where his clear thought and straight
forward attitude have greatly increas
Ell 'nterracial knowledge and respect"
DR.. Carver's achievements include
developing 165 by-products OF the pea
nut and do of the sweet potato: max.
ing potash and china berry meal from
the china berry; making a tonic for
stock food from vegetable products
He also devised dressing for canvas
shoes. and white and c0lored washes
frcn clay; used okra fibre for paper.
rore cordage, straw mating and car.
PEI. and made 20 varieties of laundry
bluing
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
SEN. B0RAK MAY ADDRESS
KANSAS CITY CONFERENCE.

Senator Borah of Idaho has express
ed the hope that he may be able to
address the Kansas City Conference.
in August of this year., OF the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
OF Colored People.
senator Borah's speaking will de-
pend upon what part Of the United
States he may be in. at the time the
Conference takes place.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
VlRGINIA:-In the Law and Equity
Court OF the City Of Richmond, tho
18th Day of May, 1923.
BELLE CLARKE, Plaintiff,
against In Chancery.
CAMILLAS CLARKE 80. Defendant.

The object Of this suit Is to obtain {,
divorce from the bond Of matrimony
by the plaintiff, Belle Clarke, from the
defendant, Cammillas Clarke upon the
ground OF desertion for more than
three years; and an aff1davit having
been made and filed that the defend
ant, Cammillas Clarke, is not q resi-
dent Of the State of Virginia IT is or
dered that he appear here within ten
(10) days after due publication of this
order and do what is necessary to pro
tect his interest In this suit.
A Copy,
Teste: LUTHER I,IBBY
Clerk
GILES B. JACKSON, D. q.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
CONFESSION GETS A
NEW TRIAL FOR MAN
Supreme Court Reverses Hastings
Court, Part H., in Murder
Case.
AFTER-DISCOVERED EVIL
DENCE is BASIS
Assertion of Ill Man He, and Not Ac.
cused, Fired Shot Has Weight

Walter r. Hines. convicted by a
jury in Hastings Court Part H., ot
the murder of Policeman Washington
I. Curtis, August %, 1921 was yester
day granted new trial by the Sill
preme Court of Virginia in session in
Wytheville.
Until the full opinion of the higher
tribunal is received by the court Off
Gals here no action will be taken to
set the case, as the details OF the opin
ion must be known. 1t is usual, said
Clerk Walter e. Du Val last night, TO
set the cases for the first Monday aft
er receipt of the papers. Whether
Hines will be allowed bail depends
also upon the provisions of the opin.
ion.
Hines was sentenced to serve fiji
teen years in the State PenNentiary
for the crime. He was convicted on
May II, 1922 and it was from thai
decision that the appeal was taken to
the Supreme Court. Louis O. Wenden
bdrg and j. NJ. Turner argued the case
before the Supreme Court, sitting in
this city, and Assistant Attorney-Geo
eral j. d. Hank, Jr.. represented the
State.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23
AFTER-DIsCovERED EVIDENCE.

The plea for the new trial was OH
after-d' scovered evidence, the same
being statement made by Curtis Jen
kiEs, who was critically Ill, declaring
it was himself who had fired the fatal
shot. Several persons verified tina.
Jenkins on his dying bed had made
the statement
This did not figure in the trial at
all. as the occurrence on which the
case is understood to be reversed was
subsequent to the trial. The opinion
means that Hines will again be ar
raigned for the murder that the evi
dence will be offered to the court, ana
IL II Is admitted the jury will be re.
CURED to pass on its credibility and
its value.
Hines is still in the City Jail.
When Informed Of his having won
a new trial Hines appeared supremacy
happy, but had no statement to make
For several days following the kill
ing Of the policeman the detectives
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-23

GILES B. JACKSON, D. O..
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-07
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-07
AT the Helm

1t is no reflection on the memory OF
a dead but well loved president to re-
call. three years ago. how many Amer
leans believed that Calvin Coolidge
had better have been the Republican
nominee for president. Warren u.
Harding the candidate Tor vice presi-
dent. Time demonstrated that Presi-
dent Harding was no puppet But the
fortunate fact remains that running
with him was a man in whom America
had confidence then, has confidence
now.
President Coolidge arose to nation
wide prominence as the result OF a
Boston police strike. He was gov
ernor of Massachusetts then. His re-
action to that labor disturbance was
prompt and pointed. Government en-
ployees. he proclaimed. cannot strike
against the authority they have sworn
TO uphold. A rising tide of lawlessness
and disturbance in Boston subsidized
overnight. And when political oppon-
ents dared to make an issue OF Cool
idge's stand for law and order, the
voice of the Old Bay State, expressed
through the ballot box, deluged their
candidate.
Coolidge is man of strong charac-
ter, a man of emphasis, and determina-
ton. OF purest American stock, he
is endowed with the traditions of
America. He knows his country and
the deep underlying worth OF its citi-
zens.
Things are not so troubulous as
when President Harding took over the
reins. National affairs have been func-
tioning smoothly under the placid
hand OF president who would not be
siSmpeded. who thought clearly and
acted wisely. But the days OF peace
are not all quiet. America still has
many problems. Today it has a real
man for president who can be counted
upon to carry ahead the work left in
complete
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-07
Current Comment
The Challenge Is Out.

"You Republicans got jolt in Min
nesota, didn't you?" was the exuliani
cry OF a local Democrat not long ago
well" was the comeback, Il don't
see that you Democrats have anything
to crow overi"
There is force in this. II is natur-
al for Democrats TO look upon the ov-
crwhelming defeat OF Preus, the Re
publican, and the sweep OF Magnus
Johnson, the Radical. as a slap at the
national administration. and 10 draw
comfort from IT,
Ii is just as natural for the Repub-
leans to gloai over the practical eS-
termination Of the Democratic party in
Minnesota. That is politics. Men
who play the game. and women, too
now. construe every by-eleo,ion and
every other incident as swing for
or against their own pet party.
But there is a much more imporian,
phase 70 this. one sha; viii be consid-
cred BY all thoughifui citizens II
is clearly evident that the election
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-07

tremendous stimulus to the elements
of unrest in the country. This crops
out in statements made for publication
by such men as Brookhart OF Iowa,
LaFollette OF Wisconsin, Moses of
New Hampshire, all United States
senators. From them. the hue and cry
runs down through all the channels of
agitation and unrest.
Let this be emphasized. OF far
greater importance than the success
OF either Republican or Democratic
- - is the stability of the institu-
tons of the country; the orderly pro-
cesses OF meeting and solving the COM
plicated problems as they arise; the or
derby conduct OF the business OF the
whole people.
Republicans may not admit it, but
they have lost control Of congress.
Normally they have a clear majority
in each branch. AS a matter OF TACT
they have no majority in either-the
control is in the hands of farm blocs
and other combinations organized to
promote their own interests.
As a justification for the farm bloc
! it is urged that farmers are in dire
straits. This cannot be denied, but
their relief does not lie in the direction
OF open war on all other great branch
es OF industry and commerce. 1t must
come through better understanding
and closer cooperation on the part OF
all
War by the farmers, through blocs.
has come as the inevitable result Of
war by tariff, labor and capital blocs.
The one bloc breeds the other. II
means war.
Forward looking men OF all parties
in high places must see this. Every
statesman in the land worthy the name
is challenged TO meet these unfortun-
ate conditions with remedies that will
appeal TO the sound sense OF the coun-
try. No permanent good can be
gained by playing on the prejudices or
the cupidiiy OF any class or any fac
ton.
The call of the hour is for real men.
not mouniebank. ~ cisekers.--Haiiey
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