davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
CHURCH SOLICITOR GETS SELF
AND CHURCH IN TROUBLE.
New York City.
preston News Service)

Newark, N. j., Jan. 10.-"Seek an0
We shall find; ask and it shall be gi".
en-" gave Mrs. Carrie Citizens, soiici
tor Of funds for the Church of God anr
Saints of Christ, located in base
ment in Boyden street here, more
trouble than she was looking for.
According to reports the unpleasant
situation was brought about when Mrs
Citizens walked into the Chi!dren's
Court at Jamaica, Long Island ,asi
Thursday and asked for funds from
the superintendent of the Childrcn's
Society. He Immediately had hs- lock
I'd up.
Il is said that the woman was collect
ing for the Church of God, as a mem.
Der cf the Daughters of Jerusalem and
Sisters of Mercy. She was charged
with co lie, Ing n ~ithout } pIrm:t. Sh,.
also was charged with endangering
the morals of two minors who were so
ing about with her on her collection
tour. The two girls were placed in
the care Of the Childrens Society. The
Jamaica authorities got in touch wit
Newark Juvenile Court officials who in
vestigated the situation at the homes
of the girls. The church and the living
quarters of it's leaders were also sub.
jected to investigation by social wei
fare director of Jamaica, who re,urD.
ed with Il very adverse report regar..
ing existing conditions at the church
of God and Saints of Christ.
Elder r. Fl. Hudson. priest in charge
of the church in Boyden street. toll
the investigators that twenty persons
live, including seven children, i'm the
church quarters and all are employees
of the church. He also stated that sev.
eral married women live there. none OF
their husbands live at the parsonage,
he said
A book of one of the solicitors was
produced. 1t revealed large nu,irue
of 81 and 50 contributions from firms
and individuals and fewer small dona
tions of ten to fifty cents. The firm
names were pasted IN the book. evi.
IDENTIFY cut from letter heads or adver
tisements.
Elder Hudson said, "the support and
assistance Of the unfortunate by pro.
viding home for them, and the con.
templated erection OF a church builo
Ing on the land at present occupied in
Boyden street, are the purposes for
which the money is being collected"
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
c. S. MORRIS, JR. IN NORFOLK

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 7.-While $500
wildly enthusiastic white and colored
citizens who packed Second Calvary
BAPTIST Church, from pit to dome here
Sunday afternoon, January 7th, shout
ed their approval. Charles Satchell
Morris, Jr., flayed the Jim Crow
Negro leader and declared "the only
person who can effect the emancipa'
tion of tie Negro, is the Negro With
out his active interest all efforts of ar
dent friends and generous philanthrop-
list will be Intellectual
The meeting was q splendid testf
monial to the distinguished young
Orator who has just returned from q
sixteen weeks tour of the far south.
where more than 100000 persons o.
both races acclaimed him. Speaking
from "The Bright Side Of the Dark
Subject" he asserted: "Tbe Negro has
been fought to be merely good alto
gether too long. A man may be good
for two things, good for nothing AMI
good for something? The Negro mus,
be taught not merely to be goo but to
he good for something. A passive vir.
tuC hCFCi lCuCOhOu n hbSO hVt ooS'NN
a nation.
Further he said, my race will de
eide it's own position in the
American constellation. II it may rise
superior 10 fell aspersions and to the
Vaccinations of men, II 1t may know
itself In the fullest acceptation of the
term, let the heather rage, but no
earthly power can dim the brilliance
OF our lustre nor the brightness Of our
light.
A great ovation was accorded him
at the conclusion of his address.
Hon. p. b. Young, editor of the
Journal and Guide presided. The speal;
er was introduced by his father, Rev.
DR.. Charles SatchelI Morris, formerly
pastor of the Bank Street Church here.
A cho1 us OF 100 voices under the direc,
tion of Madam Mandanis Wright furn.
ished musical selections for the occas-
ion.
Mr.. Morris will depart on Wednes.
day morning for another trip to the
great southland.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS

Miss Cora L. Bright, who has been
indisposed during the holidays. has
greatly improved under the skillful
treatment of DR.. William Fl. Hughes.
Mr. Aleck Allen died last wednes.
day morning.
MIR. J. York Harris. the we'll.
known fish huckster and business
dealer was buried last Tuesday after
noon from the Fifth Street Baptist
Church. He had been ailing several
weeks. Funeral Director Robt. G.. Scott
officiated and interment was in Wood
land Cemetery.
Mrs. John H. Chiles is indispose6.
but is improving.
Mr.. Archie B. Hawkins continues
very sick at his residence I'm North
Fourth Street
Mr.. Everett Anderson, who has
beer indisposed is much improved.
Rev. G.. w. Bailey of Bethlehem
Baptist church, Pittsburgh, Pa, Is
now temporarily pastoring Brook Road
Baptist Church. He has done great
work in this locality and is giving gen
eral satisfaction to the Baptist fraterp
ity.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

An unusually pretty wedding was
solemnized on Monday evening Decem.
ber 25th at eight O'clock at the hom.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin l.. Coleman 32I
Gilmer Avenue. N. W., when Miss
Ophelia ID. Edmonds, a cousin of Mr..
Colemans became the bride Of Mr..
James II. Williams. The Rev w. w
Hicks officiating
The house was artistically decorated
with ferns and evergreens bringing out
the color scheme of pink white and
green. Mrs. Geo. f. Moore presided at
the piano while Miss Alice SampsOD
Of Danville, Va, sang "At Dawning, -
before the ceremony. Appropriate mus
tc was rendered during the ceremony
The bride entered on the arm of her
cousin. Mr.. Alvin l.. Coleman and look
ed lovely in nexquisite gown with
lace and pearl trimmings, wearing no
iewelry except a string of pearls. Her
veil was fastened with orange bios
SONS and carried large boquet Of
brides roses, and orchids Miss Lucille
Wright was maid of honor and wore 3
gown of blue chiffon with silver trim.
mings and carried large boquet Of
pink roses while little Lydie Foster
Coleman, In frock Of white organdie
was ring bearer.
The groom entered with his best
man, Mr.. Stanley Fields. joining the
bride under an arch profusely decor.
ated In pink and green.
After the ceremony an ice course
was served carrying out the color
scheme after which the bride and
groom left on the midnight train for
Lynchburg, Halifax, Danville and
Acron Summit, Va
About two hundred guests attendes
the ceremony and left many useful
gifts in silver, cut glass, china and
linen.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
FRENCH NEGROES ARE
INDICATED by A
GERMAN
preston New. Service,


There is an interesting passage in
the letter of P. b. Noyes. late Ameri-
can Commissioner in the Rhineland,
to Senator Borah--a letter in mos,
part devoted to arguments in favor OF
withdrawing our soldiers at once from
German. soil. Incidental lly Mr.. Noyes
who has not shown in the past much
liking for the French in their military
activities. takes up the charges that
their colored troops have been guilt.
of atrocities against the Germans
among whom they have been quarter
ed since the occupation, and he declar-
es that these accusations were nothing
but German propaganda, designed to
work upon the color prejudices sup
posed to exist in the United States.
He reached this conclusion after IA
high German official in the Rhineland,
at his request, had made a careful ex-
animation of every alleged atrocity
committed by the African soldiers an
had reported that in forty-three cases
of alleged outrage of one sort or anoth
er there was no foundation Of fact,
that in four there had been much exag
geration. while only two, with possibly
one more, were true as described II
statements widely published.
Mr.. Noyes concludes that the behav-
iOr of the French colored troops was as
good as that of any soldiers of any
nation, though he is inclined to criti-
else as tactless their use in maintain
ing order among white population.
New York Times Jan. 9, 1929
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
MODS START FOR
A BIC bEC0RD
IN 1928 !.
TREND OF EVENTS SHOW
HOODLUMS PLAN TO
ECLIPSE RECORD.
preston News Service)

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. Ito a close
observer of the trend Of events it would
seem that following the report l:vn.
Tuskegee that there were only 81 per
sons lynched in the United States dur
ing 1922 that hoodlums Of the South
plan to eclipse that record for the
month Of January. During the week
the newspapers Of the country carried
the report of the lynching for 1922
more than a dozen iynchinss and riots
occurred in various parts Of the South.
From all indications this outbreak
of lawlessness in all parts of the South
indicates that the white people-that
is the white trash-are determined 10
strike terror into the hearts of the Ne
gro. Whether these manifestations OF
lawlessness are the activities of the
Ku KluX Klan remains to be seen, but
in view of the fact that such an organi
zation exists gives ample excuse for
these unwanton acts to be perpetrated
upon Negroes.
The Tuskegee report shows that vi
the attempted lynchings in Northern
states there were fourteen in a.. ~nd
every one was prevented, thus leaving
the North clear slate for 1922 The
South however, he's to it's credit Al
successful efforts to prevent Iynchings
Commenting on the situation few
days before the close of the year. Mr..
Num-, City Editor of the Pittsburgh
Courier, said: "There is good reason
to hope that 1923 will show a very
decided Improvement on the 1922
record.
The attempted passage of the Dyer
Anti-Lynching Bill and the circum.
stances Of its defeat. have put the best
elements of white people in the South
on their mettle in this matter, and 1
am glad to note the vigorous effort
white editors all over the South are
making to arouse public sentiment
against lynching to ultimately make it
impossible for Il lynching bee to be
pulled off,"
The record for the first week in Jan
uary shows: Samuel Carter killed by
mob in Bronson, Florida for aiding a
Negro to escape a mob, it is allegeu
benjamin Webster lynched in Hatties-
burg, Miss, by mob of 25 masked
men. Webster is said to have been i'm.
plicated in the murder of a
white contractor; Serious race riots in
Sapulpa, Okla, Sam Legget lynclred III
Shreveport, La; alleged to have been
associating with white women; accord
ing to press reports Is. Negroes have
been slain in race riots in Rosewood.
Fla; another Negro was lynched in
South Carolina the first of last week
The above is not to be regarded as 4.
full and complete list of atrocities
committed against Negroes throughout
the country during the first week Of
1923, but is simply a list compiled
from casual observation of the news
items as they appeared In local dails
papers during the week.
1t would seem that conditions are
decidedly worse. Something is wrong
with the conscience of the lower strata
of southern white trash. 1t may be DOS
slble that ere long strong. stalwart up
standing white men and women of the
South will come out more determ1nen
ly in the future and stamp out this
scourage Of lawlessness.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
MAN THOUGHT DEAD COMES
BACK TO LIFE.
preston News service)

(PreBon Ncws 6crvIco1
Dallas, Tex, Jan. lit Is certain
ly queer feeling that seizes an obsery
er Of a dead man coming back to life,
declared prominent Texas physician
who had just pronounced Samuel Alex
ander dead following an automobile
accident.
Late Sunday night, New Years
night,) and a few minutes before mid
night Alexander was pronounced dead
but just as the new year was coming
Alexander woke up and told those
standing by him weeping that his con-
dition had been exaggerated and that
he was not as bad Off as the doctor
thought. 1t is said that when Alexan-
der opened his eyes and turned over
some Of the persons left the room
quite inceremoniousIy.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
EVANGELIST w. III. SKIPWTTH IN
WASHINGTON. ID. G..
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. j e. Willis, ID. d.. Pastor.

Our church is In midst Of one OF the
greatest revivaIs OF its history. Our
pastor secured the services of Rev. w
II. Skipwith, B. d. The great Internat.
ional preacher and singer, who is one
OF the best known evangelists OF our
race. He has the reputation of being
one OF the best evangeIistic preachers
and singers there is and ne well deserv
es IT., for when it comes to singing he
rs In . class by himself
Six hundred and fifty women heard
him gladly lac. Sunday in special
meeting. They lIsed IL so well until 1t
will be repeated on the 4th Sunday,
when twelve hundred or more will bo
present.
Over one hundred persons have been
added to the church this week; seven.
ty>five for baptism. Our meeting will
continue for seven weeks. DR.. Skip
with will be with us.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
RUSSELL CALLS CONFERENCE OF
RICHMOND BUILDERS.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 10-At the call
of Mr.. c. T. Russell, Richmond's only
Colored architect and foremost builder,
the following persons representing
various phases of the building indus
try met in the Offices of the Norrel)
and Co., Real Estate dealers. 535 N
Second Street, January 9th, at $3.50 p
M:
Messrs. Geo. III. Evans, Med. Rowe,
l.. Fl. Dickerson, Thomas Davis, Ernest
Moore and Geo. A. Cobb, L. Roach, Fl
Il. Horsey, ]. E. Barnes, b. Arnold
and l.. c. White.
The object of this meeting was to
give Messrs E. H. Bentzel and III.
Whittmore Brown an opportunity t0
meet the Colored builders of the city
and discuss with them the course in
building construction which is about to
be established at Hampton Institute.
MIR. Bentzel. representing the carpen.
try department of Hampton Institute
spoke briefly regarding the knowledge
which that department intends to i'm.
part to the students who enter it,
Following the discourse of Mr.. Bent.
Ecl. Mr.. III. Whittmore Brown who is
to head the course in building conStrGc
tion mt Hampton told the Richmond
builders just what information had
led Hampton Institute to begin tire cs.
Enlistment OF this course. He said
that the average builder has had no
special training in the acquisition OF
labor and material is unprepared by
a: " special ira ming to handle the puio
ly business sid" of his work and often
mr. hnu I'm inH On
Of the strength and bearing qualities
of the material out of which the vari
Gus Buildings ar, constructed.
To meet the needs of lhe present
builder. Hampton Institute is p!an
ming to give n series of short courses
where busy men may spend from three
days to three months getting such in
struction as will enable them to per.
form their work more efficiently. III
addition to this it is intended to furp-
ish them with standard plans at n
nominal cost. To meet the future
needs of the race, it is hoped that a
large number of boys and young men
will take advantage of the two years
course in Building Construction. AT
the close of his lecture Mr.. Brown in
vited all to attend the Builders Con.
ference which is to be held at Hamp'
ton. January Goth. 80, and 31st He
also stated that there will he no regis
tration fee and the Institute would
furnish lodging free of charge to all
attending this conference. Board viii
be available at a nominal charge of
about two dollars for all three days
Any person interested in building il
invited to attend.
AS a result of the meeting with Mi,
Brown and Mr. Bentzel. by unanimous
consent those present decided to per.
feet permanent organization to DC
known as The Richmond Builders AS.
sociation and the following officers
were elected G. T. Russell president :
Geo Fl. Evans. secretary; Med. Rowe
treasurer and Rev. l.. III. Dickerson
chaplain.
The next meeting of the Association
will be held next Tuesday night at 2
p. M. in the home of Mr.. Geo H.
Evans. 719 NJ Fifth street. All persons
interested in building are requested to
be present.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
EAS0N MURDERED
BY A GARvEY
FANATIC
DYING, HE IDENTIFIES
HIS ASSAlLANTS AS
GARvEYlTES.
(Crusader News Service.)

New Orleans, La, Jan. 12.-Dr. j.
H. Eason, preacher, and former nlgh
official of the invisible Garvey Empire
died in Charity Hospital Friday IRON
bullet wounds received as he was lear'
ing q meeting Monday night In
church where he had denounced Maj
Gus Garvey as q menace to the Negro
Race and revealed the secret vicious
workings of the Garvey crowd. Per-
sons who attended the meeting SAID
three men fired the shots that killed
DR.. Eason. The victim identified Fred
2 Dyer and William SHAKESPEARE. both
painters, as his assailants and police
took his last words to be used In L
statement against them when they are
brought to trial.
DIR. Eason told the police. just before
his death, the attack was the secont
on his life since October for his criti-
csm OF Marcus Garvey. He said he
left the Universal Negro Improvement
Association because of Garvey's meth
DDS.
Dyer denied knowledge of the crime
but declared "Eason had it coming to
him. He attacked Garvey, who is try
ing to do good. Eason is disgruntlefi
banished. Then he began to attack CAT
yey. and so somebody who evidently
thought he had a good reason to take
! a crack at Eason decided to get him. I
don't blame him."
The constitution. Of the Universe
Negro improvement Association IL
will be remembered, condones crime
when committed in the interest of the
association.
New Orleans, La, Jan. 5.-Hev. j.
w. H., Eason, colored, who was shot
and wounded as he was leaving his
church Monday night, died in hospi
tai yesterday. In statement afte: the
shooting Eason told the police he was
convinced that his assailants were
sent to kill him in order to prevent his
testifying at the trial in federal court
in New York of Marcus Garvey, colCr-
ed promoter, on charge of using the
mails to defraud in connection with
the promotion of the Black Star steam
ship lines. Eason was to have left for
New York last Tuesday.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
22 KILLED AND WOUNDED IN BIC FLORIDA RACE I'll.
WAR AS COLORED MEN DEFEND THEIR HOMES
THEIR WOMEN AND LIVES AGAINST SAVAGE MOB
Perry W. Howard Challenges Dubois
and johnson to Debate on Dyer Charge.

tions:
1. That I contributed-direct or in
directly-to the defeat of the Dyer
Anti-lynching bill.
2. That. under the present rules of
the Senate, the Republicans could
have passed this bill in the face OF the
Democratic filibuster.
3. That have not done as much for
the passage of the anti-lynching bill AZ
any man among the twelve millions o;
our group.
/ submit that it is now up to you
either to accept this challenge and
prove your assertions or make the
amende honorable. which gentleme.
would be pleased to do.
Respectfully,
,Si8ned,) PERRY w. HOWARD
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
. .*&****&*a*&& . ! : =. .,
DID YOU KNow-r

} That leading American scien-
lists had made certain discov-
} cries among the Indian mounds
} which tend to prove that the
3 first corners to America were
: Negroes. DR.. Dixon threw
; bomb" into the great meeting
, of American Scientists when he
; gave the proof. Read the ar
ticle on page six.
Investigations into the al
legged Klan atrocities have un-
earthed evidence that the Klan
; employs mechanical devices to
torture its victims by crushing
B them to death slowly. and with
excruciating agony. Full de-
3 tails can be found on page six.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
NEW COMPANY STARTS THE
CLEVELAND CALL AGAIN.
preston News Seryice)

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE Cleve
land Call fer a number of years Ohio's
leading newspaper. has been revived
again. 1t has been taken over by the
Advance Publishing Company with
Offices at 1908 Central avenue and w
l.. Porter, who made it famous a few
years ago, is again It's editor in chief
Mr.. Porter says that he hopes to put
the paper back on it's high plane edi
torially and get it back into the conf
dence Of the people Of Cleveland and
Ohio. at.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
SAMUEL CI.ARKsON DEAD.

On friday, December 10th. 1922 afa.
er lingering Illness Samuel B. Clark
son. formerly of Richmond. Va. and
Custom House employee OF same for 6.
number of wears passed away. For
twenty-five years an employee Of the
Custom House of New York City.
Remains shipped to Louisville. Ky,
january 2 1929. Undertaken w. G.
Perry, officiating, ,2293 7th avenue.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13

GREAT PLANET PUZZLE
CONTEST WILL END
MONDAY NIGHT!

Much interest has been man. {
ifested in the Planets Whats
Wrong" Picture Puzzle" which
closes Monday, the 1gth inst.
Replies have been received from
all sections Of the country. All
answers must be mailed by IL
o'clock Monday night. Polish
up your list and send 1T in, and
don't forget the subscriptions,
: which will enable You to get
larger amount of money. And,
, too, there is the Special Prize
b Of $1,000 for the one sending
3 in the largest number of SUBJ
b scriptions, whether he or she
wins in the puzzle contest or
5 not. Don't forget-answers are
to be mailed not later than
3 Monday night.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13

MIR. Paul l.. Donaldson has remov
ed his cleaning and pressing establish
ment to 13 w. Clay street.
Richmond planet., 1923-01-13
In Open Letter Perry w. Howard
Challenges N. A. A. G. p. Heads
to Prove Their Assertions
or Withdraw Them.
Washington, d. c.,
January 8, 1923

Messrs. w. e. b. Du Bois and
James Weldon Johnson,
70 Fifth Avenue,
New York City.
Gentlemen hereby challenge
either or both of you to joint debate
in either New York City, Washington,
d. c., or Chicago. Illinois, in order
that you may make good your assert
ions on the three following prOposi
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Thurlow Lieurance December 10.

For the past three years the Uni
versity of Maryland has been featur-
Ing the development of @ department
of music. Annual May festivals are
held by the University Oratorio So
ciety. The Maryland Glee Club, in
its tours. has carried the news of the
artistic movement to all parts of
Maryland and to neighboring states
large university band has been or
ganiZed. Glasses in music history
and appreciation are conducted.
One of the finest attractions of the
American concert stage will be pre-
sented at the university auditorium
Monday evening, December 10, at S
o'clock-Thurlow Lieurance. cele-
brated composer of Indian melodies,
and his wife, Edna Wooley Lieurance.
a lovely singer. who, with the aid of
piano and flute accompaniments, in
terprets the songs.
The remarkably successful appear
ance of these artists in Washington
few seasons ago will be recalled.
At that time William Shakespeare of
London. In a personal communication.
expressed enthusiastic approval of
every feature of the unique and
charming program.
Reserved seats for this concert may
be obtained from the office OF the
registrar. In College Park, at the
cost of 81 each.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
A Matter of Interpretation

ealizes better than that the NOV
ing picture owes its remarkable
growth to its humble 10-cent admis-
sion price. That was in the day
when the moving picture was nov
move.
But the public has outgrown its
10-cent mood" says Mr.. Laemmle
TT now demands both art and artists
Both are expensive.
Griffith could not have paid for
the production Of THE Birth of a
Nation" at 10 cents. The man or
woman who refused to pay his price.
thinking that in few weeks he
would see the production at his local
theater for 10 cents. waited two or
three years. Yet THE Birth Of q
Nation" cost less than a fifth of
fourth Of THE Covered Wagon" or
"Scaramouche' and a third of what
THE White Sister, Merry Go
Round" or "A Lady Of Quality" cost
To get back their cost the producer
must maintain a 81 scale or there
pictures.
But in addition to the artistry of
the studios and very considerab BILE
sums of money for production and
distribution. the 50 picture aims to
give its patrons a SHOW which is
Wen NortH the iiioIes. iHis SNOW
includes an orchestra of metropoli
tan proportions and ability, beau
tiful and elaborate prologue. re-
served seats which can be purchased
as far in advance as convenience
requires and the same performance
as is given in New York or Chicago.
1t has the full length of a dramatic
entertainment, with every accessory
which would go to make the enter
tainment complete.
"If productions on this scale and
shown in this manner cannot be
made profitable II is high time the