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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-06
AMERICAN NATION REUSED TO LYNCH|NG
DANGER, SAYS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION
IN RESUME OF THE PAST YEARS EFFORTS
ment.
FIGHT AGAINST PEONAGE.

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defense Of these men has expended
$4,000 of funds raised for the pur-
pose Considerable sums haze also
been raised and expended by the
colored people of Arkansas. The
fight has been conducted not only to
right q grievOus wrong done to these
colored farmers. 1t is hoped as well
by taking their cases before the
highest tribunal in the land, to open
up the entire question of peonage
which Is the greatest economic han.
dicap and source Of much of the bru-
tai exploration under which the Ne
gro suffers in the cotton raising COM
munities Of the United States.
CIVIL RIGHTS AND EXTRACTION
In addition 10 these two outstand-
ing efforts. the N. A. A. c. P. in
January fought successfully with
its Buffalo Branch and other agen-
cies to prevent the eNtradition from
Canada of Matthew Bullock to North
Carolina where he would probably
have been lynched. Through efforts
of the District OF Columbia Branch
and the National Office discrimina-
ton affecting thousands of colored
ship stewards in the United States
Shipping Board was ended
Legal aid and advice was given in
the winning of numerous civil
rights cases in New York and other
States. Strenuous fights were begun
through branches in Indiana and
other States against threatened at
tempts to introduce segregated pub
lie and high schools. Through the
Cleveland Branch we prevented the
eXtraditiOn of colored man to
Georgia. Through the Buffalo
Branch We secured the arrest and
conviction of a white man who had
criminally assaulted nine-yeat- old
colored girl.
Through the Prince George County
and District of Columbia Branches
we secured the release of colored
man arrested and accused of the
murder of a white woman, Of which
crime he was innocent and for which
he was about to be sentenced to death
through mob passion. We secured
the passage of city ordinances In
Oakland. Calf. and other cities
against public parades of the Ku
Kfux Khan; and in many other cases
too numerous to mention fought for
Cue pEcoSINdIAOh Ot ClSh
and other legal rights for the Negro
KU, KLUX KHAN.
In the case of the Ku KluX Khan
the warming issued by the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People three years ago, is
now being justified by events thru
out the country and especially in
Morehouse Parish, La. The Associa-
ton initiated the campaign of pub
Lefty with which the Khan is now
being fought by the New York World,
Hearst's International Magazine and
other publications. During the year
1922 we continued the campaign Of
publicity against the Khan.
CONCLUSION.
Beyond these concrete achieve
ments the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
has continued to carry out one of it's
most vital purposes, that of keeping
intensely alive the sense OF racial
vigilance and the conviction that the
future depends upon realization by
the race of what it is Justly entitled
to, and a determination to secure IT,
So long as that spirit is kept alive
there can be no ultimate defeat.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-06
-, : .z;sss.as.aass RassMdR

MOTHER OF 16 CHILDREN AT SO.
FREED BY MAGISTRATE
Mrs. Dora Margowsky, SO years
old, is seen here with her youngest
child. Morris. foIr years old. She
was held before Magistrate Alexan-
der Brough in the Municipal Term
Court New York City, on charge of
violating the Compulsory Education
law. Her laughter, fifteen. had failed
to attend school. The Judge COM
plimented Mrs. Margowski who had
gone into business and struggled to
rear her family for several years and
acquitted her saying he wished Col.
Roosevelt Were alive to award her
medal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07

le Shoals bill through the House
at this time by the vigorous ad-
vccacy of the project last week
by Chairman Madden OF. the APP
preparations committee.
Since that speech was deliv-
cred sentiment on the Republi-
can side has been rapidly crys-
talizing in favor of the measure.
Most Democrats and many Repub-
licans are now confident the Rules
committee will act favorably on
the debate rule, despite the de-
termined opposition of Chairman
Campbell of Kansas.
It is planned by supporters of
the bin to force a rule out OF
committee and bring the meas
ure before the House immediately
after the agreement on the Brit
ish debt terms have been ratified
, Once brought to q vote, they
are confident Of the passage OF
the. bill by a, substantial major 99l
lty. .sf-D~s.--
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Declares Locking Into
An Auto is Not Searching

Richmond, Va, Feb. 7,-Fede-
raj prohibition enforcement ag-
ents may lcok into an autono-
bile standing on a road without
that act being construed legally
as constituting search Judge
A. c. Woods held yesterday IN
an opinion handed down in the
limited States circuit court OF
appeals in the case of d. Z.
Bovd of South Carolina. Boyd,
who was convicted in Federal
district court at Charleston oil
transferring whisky, contended
that as the officers did not pos
sess a search warrant their testl-
mony as to finding the liquor in
the car should have been eNclud,
ed from the trial. Judge Woods
opinion declared "it is not a
search in any sense for any OIL
Ger to look into an automobile
standing on the roadside"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Would Search All
Ships For Drugs
Elridge Seeks Interna-
ton Agreement to
Curb Traffic

Washington, Feb. An in
teinational agreement permitting
this government to search, seize
and confiscate illegitimate drug
shipments on vessels touching
American ports was urged today
by f. r. Eldridge of the De-
partment of Commerce as the
only practical means of fighting
the drug traffic.
The drug habit in the United
States has reached alarming pro-
portions, Eldridge, who is chief
of the Far Eastern division Of
the department. declared.
"The world is and should be on
crusade against the illegitimate
drug traffic and the right of
visit and search, of seizure, and
of all other rules regarding con-
traband of war should apply with
equal force against weapon
more deadly thar cannon and
with a growing list of fatalities
laid at its door each year-the
illegitimate drug" Eldridge de-
clared
Eidridge stated that the Harri-
man act passed last summer by
Congress to control the drug
traffic is unlikely to affect the
illegitimate use and smuggling
Of drugs to any appreciable ex-
tent" because the profits of drug
smuggling will induce smugglers
to find ways to bring quantities
cf drugs. easily transportable, in
20 the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
F'irennen Killed
AS Truck Is Hit
Express Crashes Into
Fire Truck at Rail
road Crossing

New York, Feb. Two fire.
men are dead and three are re-
ported by doctors to be dying to-
day as the result of collision
between q Long Island railroad
express train and a fire truck
while the latter was trapped on
the track in a binding snow
storm, but suddenly lowered
crossing gates in Queensborough
last night.
Michael Hanley and John Dunn
the dead fremen, were instantly
killed. Witnesses said the truck
reached the crossing towerman's
signal to go ahead after local
train had passed but that the
Gates were again lowered while
the truck was on the tracks and
the express crashed into it at
fifty miles an hour.
District Attorney Wallace or
dored the arrest of Robert Brink
lev. negro towerman, ana 40
bert Rubin. gateman on a charge
of homicide. He declared ne
would make a complete investiga-
tion as to the competency OF men
hired for such positions by the
:I.ood onn1DaNV
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Says Bill To Sell Ford
Shoals Will Pass House

Washington, FEB. 7-EarlI
passage through the House Of the
bill authorizing the Government
to accept Henry Ford's offer for
Muscle Shoals was predicted to-
day by Representative Wright of
Georgia.
Advocates of the project con-
cede the imposs;bility of getting
the measure through the legis-
lative jam in the Senate at this
session, but they feel enactment
by the House will insure prompt
repssSage early in the next Con-
gresS. ,,.- ...
The House Military committee,
which reported favorably on the
bill, today instructed ACTING
Chairman Mckenzie, a stapnch
supporter of the project, to ask
for a rule governing debate and
to press for its passage at this
session. 5fv-b e-t ,f le s.a,
Tremendous, impetus was given
to the moyement to put the Muse
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Watson's S Speech
Quiets Rulnors
Thought Harding Will
Not Contemplate Re-
firing Next Year
BY ISAAC GREGG

/ Washington, Feb. THE an
nouncement Of Senator Watson of
Indiana that President Harding
would be n candidate for renomi-
nation in 1921 has aroused con-
siderable interest as having been
the means of disposing OF m
mors going about the country that
President Harding might retire
after one term in the White
House
In the last two or three months
these stories have been going
round with increasing frequency
and although they have never
been laid TO any reliable source,
the fact that no close friend OF
the President has heretofore pub
! licly denied them has given impc-
tus to their circulation. Senator
Watson, a close friend of the
President, and being in frequent
consultation with him, gets credit
whether or not his statement is
true, for speaking authoritative
IN on the Presidents intentions to-
ward 1924. l' .-'.
The Indiana Senator denied that
he had specific authority for his
statement about the Presidents
candidacy. He said that the sub
Iiect had never been mentioned be-
tween them and that he had not
intended to make it appear, when
he spoke Monday. that he was au-
thorized to speak for the Presi-
dent. Nevertheless. the fact that
Senator Watson is in position
to observe closely the reactions of
the President has given his stale
ment to the Senate q credulity
that is hard to discount.
Most of the stories Of the
Presidents possible intention 10
retire after one term have come
from the fact that ne had ire
quently complained to his friends
of the confinement and isolation
forced on him as President. Here
tofore Mr.. Harding has always
been more or less Of a carefree
disposition. Now that he must
carefully reflect on his every &C
ton, whether il is to be public
or not, the President has found
it exceedingly irksome as his
friends well know.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Fourteen Executed at
District of Columbia
Pound Today
TAKES 80 SECONDS
Dog Catchers Have About.
Completed Work = 46
Dogs Captured to Date
Wagon Off Duty.

Fourteen derelict dogs were
put to death this afternoon at the
District of Columbia pound by
monoxide gas. The dogs were
taken to Washington in the dog
wagon. The work of dispatching
the dogs only required about 80
seconds each.
Arrangements for the exterml-
nation of the dogs were made by
City Manager Wilder NJ. Rich
yesterday afternoon with the
health department of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Heretofore the dogs captured
were held a reasonable length of
time at the pound established at
the city Jail yard and, if not call
ed for by the owners, they were
put to death by shooting.
The wholesale execution of the
dogs by shooting aroused an ad-
verse sentiment among the citi-
zens generally and it was then
decided to abandon this plan.
The work of the dog catchers
has practically been completed.
AS a result of the crusade launch
ed several weeks ago by the au-
thorities against CANNES roam
ing the streets unmuzzled, q to-
tai OF forty-six dogs have been
captured and of this number thir-
ty-one we're shot, and some being
killed on the streets when they
showed signs of being mad. Most
of the dogs which were killed
this afternoon have been await
ing the death sentence at the city
iail ward for the past four to ten
days.
According to the city manager,
the District authorities agreed to
execute this batch of dogs to help
the Alexandria authorities, but
stated that they could not do 1t
again.
Inasmuch as the work is about
over and the city has been pretty
well cleared of stray dogs there
will be no further occasion Tor
the present, at least, to send out
tho dog wagon again. Persons
in various parts of the city re-
mort that dogs roaming the streets
arc lust now hard to find.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Marines Heaviest Man
is Victim of Pneumonia

Philadelphia, Feb. flames q.
Turriziana, the heaviest man in
the Marine Corps, who died at
the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Sun
day. will be buried today.
He was forty-one, resident Of
this city and weighed S23 pounds
Death was due to pneumonia.
During his eighteen years in the
service Turriziana u performed
many feats. of strength These
included a forty mile hike. over
Haitian roads. At the finish he
was carrying twoo rifles, = three
packs and "a tired-out comrade.
and his own arms. T'ji
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Sun Greeted With Different
Feeling By Father And Son

This morning large gang Of
city employees, under direction Of
the city manager, sailed forth
and began cleaning the cutters
in anticipation of the thaw that
is coming slowly through the
early afternoon.
Private houschoiders gave the
boys lot of business this morn
ing clearing away the snow from
their steps and sidewalks.
Snow-balling reigned as the
sport Of the day at the schools
when they let the kiddies run for
lunch.
The weather man has, however,
frowned on the older folk and
has promised more snow, to the
extreme delight of the younger
generation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07

When Old Sol showed his
bcaming face over the east
ern horizon this morning he was
greeted in two distinctly diff
ferent ways-by the father and
mother with joy and the younger
son and daughter with distinct
disgust.
When the Snow, which cover
ed the city with a white blanket
more than. two inches thick,
ceased, falling late last, night, the
coasting paths had already been
broken and the coal dealers tele-
phone number looked up. Bitter
cold accompanied the little biz
zard aud "knicks," sleds, and
more coal was the order Of the
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
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Storm Reaches
All Sections
United Press)

. New York, Feb. THE
. Atlantic seaboard from New
England to the Carolinas was
; blizzard swept today.
Five inches of snow fell
. in New York and vicinity
. last night and early today,
while q hurricane was re-
. ported roaring off Cape Hat
. teras.
. All eastern trains were up
: to three hours late while
. ships at sea were buffeted
. and bowled.
. The storm penetrated far
. inland, according to weather
: bureau reports, leaving
. blanket of snow over most
. of the eastern states, in
. Guiding the Alleghenies.
: Freezing temperatures were
. reported as far south as
. Raleigh, n. c. Over the
: northeastern section of the
country zero or around zero
was prevalent.
Six thousand men We're put
to work early today clear
: ing snow from streets OF
: New York where traffic was
hampered in places.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Cancels Address on
Proposed Bond Issue

Owing TO the bad weather pre-
vailing last night the meeting
of the automobile bureau of the
chamber of commerce Scheduled
to have been held last night
which was to have been address
ed by State Delegate Charles
Henry Smith on the proposed
state bond issue of $4,000, 900
for good roads was called off. 1t
is understood, however, that Mr..
Smith will at a later date de-
liver the address before the en-
tire membership of the chamber
of commerce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Turks Take on Warllke
Aspect-England
Prepares
RUSSIA UNSETTLED
Turks Question Powers
as to Alliance in Case
War Proves Inevitable
.-PaSha Restless
1nx United Press.l

Nothing remains OF Lausanne
but the forboding shadows OF
new war in the near east. Turks
and Russians have gone nome
and the eyes of Europe are turn
ed upon the latter in apprehen-
sion. -,
..What will Russia do?" was
asked in allied capitals as the
French still sought to bring to-
getber the conferees of Lausanne
for one more try at peace anu
the British cabinet unostenta-
tiously laid plans for possible
wax.
Three danger points, any one
Of which may prove the cause
for conflict were left unremoyed
nv tke Failure OF Lausanne. Inc
British hold the rich Mosul oil
fields, and the Turks want them
The British fleet is watching al
the entrance to the straits, which
Russia is determined shall be
closed. Turkey has not made
satisfactory provision for foreign
ers in Constantinople.
ANY one Of these difficulties
or n premature clash of Greeks
and Turks along the Martha
NAV sat the whole near east
aflame.
The Turks especially the Otto
man press were muttering oil
sharpening bayonets as lsmet
Pasha returned from Lausanne
hut dispatches from allied cap
itals indicated the chief source
of disQuietude in Moscow Ihe
soviet government was silent
before the Russian delegation re,
turned its spokesman demanded
prompt reply for the allies to the
BolShevik demand that inc
straits be closed.
Tentative alignment of powers
for possible conflict in the near
east was indicated in dispatches
today. Turkey made Overtrres 70
Bulgaria. while Greece approach
ed the "little entente" (Serbia
Rumania and Czeeho Slovakia)
with suggestion of an alliance II
event of war.
TURKS LEAVE FARLEY
Lausanne. Feb. Both the
Turks and the Russians left
Lausanne today, and rumbling Of
impending war in the Near East
followed on their heels.
Ismet PaSha, recalcitrant to thC
last, departed for Angora with ;
majority of the Ottoman dele
CATION at 6:40 q. m, leaving ;
few secretaries ain case the allie:
change their minds" NJ. Mas
sigli, representing the entente
bade them Il cordial farewell a
the station but feeling was tha
the peace parley was dehnitel!
at an end.
The Russians, still protesting
that the allies must meet thel
terms regarding the straits
which they wish closed to war
ships, left at s o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
1'carrsasan,y,s viii :
.f Poll Allies
UNITED Presstl

I. Berlin, Feb. THE Ger
: man government has decid-
]. ed to poll the remaining, al
!. lies and possibly the neutrals
J. as to how they stand on
!. French occupation of the
:. Ruhr and additional German
:. territory, the United Press
J. learned on highest authority
+ today.
!. The cabinet has decided to
Z try out this system in con-
: nection with its latest pro-
!. test against the invasion of
+ Baden.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
LabOrers Out Of
Work At Present

According to reports there are
at the present time Il large num-
bcr Of laborers out Of employ
mcnt in this city. At the present
time there is comparatively III
tie work, especially outdoor work,
going on and many Of the men
this morning we're engaged in
shovcling snow. However, indi-
cations are that within Il short
time there will BE considerable
operations in progress. especially
building activity north Of the city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Fraternal Orders Are
Busy With Parade Plans

The various fraternal organ
izations of this city that will
participate in the parade which
will be held here February % are
now busiIy engaged in the task
of making preparations for the
affair. Each organization is en-
deavoring to get out a large
gathering of its members for that
occasion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Cox Addresses Meeting
Of Mt. Ida Association

The Mount Ida Citizens Asso-
ciation held its regular meeting
February 5th in the Del Kay
school house. This meeting was
we'll attended ard was addressed
bv J. W. Cox, health ohicer oi
Arlington county. His address
was much enjoyed as was the
exhibit of pictures for the good
of the community.
The association is fast increas-
inc in numbers. and is accom-
rl;shing much good for the con-
mu1ity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Oil Worker Loses Life
Trying to Save Baby

Wichita Falls, Texas. Feb. T.
Charles Coc, an oilficld worker,
after rescuing one child from the
burning home of Ross Cullum,
at Burnett today, returned TO the
blazing house to bring out an
other child and was burned to
death with a 3-year-old Cullum
baby.
The roof fell in as Coe en-
tered the building the second
time. His and the baby's char
red bodies were found after the
firc had been extinguished. Mr..
and Mrs. Cullum were not ut
home at the time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
Morses' Trial is
Set For Feb. 10
Two Sons Held by N. Y.
Court on Fraud
Charges

Charles w. Morse, eight asso-
ciates and three sons-Erwin,
Harry and Benjamin-indicted
for alleged frauds in connection
with ship-building operations will
be arraigned for trial February
10, in Criminal Court No. /.
Washington, D. c.
This date was announced by
Justice Stafford yesterday after
the trial had again been post
poned and despite the fact that
District Attorney Peyton Gordon
asked ~ continuance of the case
until March 6,
when: the court insisted upon
this date for the trial, counsel for
both sides announced that they
would be prepared to present their
cases at. that time. Approx
mately $50 witnesses for each
SIDE will be called to testify.
Through resort to various 'ie-
gal procedures, the defendants
have up to this time kept the
cases from coming to trial.
During the arguments yester-
day morning. it was stated that
two of the defendants. Benjamln
and Harry Morse, had been re
moved from a train in New York
Ibv Federal agents, as they were
on route to Washington to ap-
pear in court.
Their arrest in New York was
made on a bench warrant charg-
inc use of the mails TO defrauG.
They were arraigned before Fed
eral Judge Winslow yesterday ana
held in $4,000 bail for a near
ing on February ~.
Up to the time of their arrest
+hcv had remained outside the
;nr;sdiction of the New YORK
corrt and had cvaded service on
tho indictments against them
there. They had been living N
Msssachusetts NJ and Connecticut
Erwin Morse. the other brother
has also evsded the New YORK
s,n~ service by remaining at his home m
net outside the District of Co
Iiumbia. Removal proceedings are
now pending in his case; ;+,,
''VT The" indictments in this city
w.re returned year ago am"
sre ~rl' the outgrowth of the ship ship
h,ii,dins hrf ing operations by the M"rs- 1oIs
os and their associates IN lSr., .,
1918 and 1919 under coh'tSer9 Cer
l.,;tS nstb % the the Emergency Fleet Cor
sration, WV. and the United states
'"spi Tn,lowinq this trial, the Morses
together with some forty , o'Hfn ;n
Safcndants 5TSe are to face trlal ia.,,n, III
tha asa' tinted States District , ,o"ur. IT..
fnr @ the Southern District 'ol ~ NrsA !
Work w under indictments ret9Ftso tea
year ago charging use oe - @ To.
.;ls TO further a scheme 10 a., ~
frsud the Government. inns MS. .a5
also springs from the S"'f'''''N
ing operations, .,,,or,v con-
j
rectsd, Ted with the Virginia ia; sG,p, aity
building f'afs Corporation Of this Guy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
JURY COMMISSIONERS

Nicholas j. Lawler and Alfred
Thomson have been appointed
Jury comissioners for the corpora
ton court BY Judge Howard w.
Smith to Serve for the ensuing
year and they have qualified as
such.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
MARTYR OF WORLD WAX ~

Charleston, s. G.. feD, ;i W.
of the martyrs Of the worn or. Mood
IAN eve that gave of her ploS"
5000 times to aid soldiers wound
ed in. actiop-died at the oAsYS
yard here: recently 20 g
-. Scores. of lives were saved -pnX-
sicians stated, by the tpanstp7
sions of the healthy blood of. the
eve, to thsv wounded man. It is
estimated the eve gave over 30
gallons of blood to the soldiers.