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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17

New York. Feb. 14.-Mr. w. A.
Domingo, former editor of the Eman
cipation was asked to give a statement
of the article entitled Back to Africa
by DR.. w. e. b. Dubois, in the Century
Magazine for February.
Mr.. Domingo said:
THE article is very ably and clever.
ly written but shows a great ignorance
Of many elementary facts. DIR. Du
Bots is at his best when he philoso
phizes on the causes that made for
Garvey's rise but is hOpeIessly at sea
in many of his conclusions.
illustrative of the factual mistakes
of Dr.. Du Bots. for whom I have the
highest regard intellectually he stat
es that Carney rooted over his dismal
dungeon, Liberty Hall. This is no,
true. as this place was formerly Met.
rOpolitan Baptist Church under the
passionate OF Rev. w. w. Brown. He
speaks of 'potentates when as mat.
ter of fact Gabriel johnson of Liberia
who did the "Knighting" is the only
-POtentate" of the U. N. I. A. The inl.
preston that one gets is that Emmett
Scott, Booker Washington's Secretary
knelt down and was "Knighted." MI.
Scott denied being present as far back
as last September.
DIR. Du Bots gives THE impression
that West Indians began to travel
since the Great War and that the de-
mand for their labor at Panama begai,
after Garvey was articu,ated in Jamai
ca. The veriest tyro in West Indian
matters knows that West Indian In.
borers flocked to Panama during :he
DeLesseps attempt to cut the canal
and again in huge droves around the
time of the American operations in
1905 The immigration to Panama be,
yan to subside in 1910. Then later
West Indian immigrants to the u.
States came principally from Panama
Cuba Costa Rica. Guatemala and 9th
er Central American republics. Com.
paratively few came directly from the
islands. And those who came were not
all "laborers and servants"
1T is safe to say that fifty per cent.
Of them were artizans and found EN-
ployment in building environments and
ships, besides working IN ammunltioh
ants and in the machine shops OF
many railroads.
West Indians have long been travei
'ers. Port Limon. Costa Rica. is pract,
'rally West Indian town: and most OF
the construction work in Haiti. Ecuado
Brazil and Panamas was done by BrNr
ish West Indians not to mention the
fact that Jamaicans man the banan!,
'rdustry Of Central America. These
IRE h"t a few Of many, very many, mis-
to1os Of fact.
One roint has nroved me TO he 2
~ood nrophet. 1t is this AS far hack ms
1919 predicted that when the C"rve7
''ehe"le became a reality the attempt
7wc''ld no made to fasten the respuns,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17
White Man Gets A Year
in Pen for Killing Negro.
preston News Service)

Norfolk, Va. Jan. 31.-Wil!iam
Thomas. street car conductor, who was
convicted by jury of second iegroe
murder for the death Cf Frank Walk
err, colored. was sentenced TO or.; yea"
in the State peniten,iary.
The trial was the second for Thorn
rs He was tried last December and the
result was hung jury. T ne jury was
out nearly an h,ur in the seconi trial
before verdict was reached
According to the testimony brought
out during the tiial. on October 18TH.
last Walker and the Thomas, the con-
ductor, got into dispute in a trolley
car in Hallam Avenue. Both mn
clinched and Thomas seemed t. re
getting the better of Walker al the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17
EDUCATORS ASK Gov
ERNORS TO FIGHT
THE LYNCA|NG EVIL
Rraton Nexp Serriccl


Washington, ID. c.. Feb. 6.-At a
conference here last week OF promi-
nent educators from all sections of the
south a memorial was prepared ana
signed by 81 of the leading education
al figures of the south making public
plea to governors and legislators as
well as to citizens, Ito exert their In
fluence constantly and actively in con
domination Of the form OF lynching, :
and to enact, il necessary. and ito eli
force persistently such laws as viii
put stop to this species of lawiesS'
ness"
or the signers seven are State Super
intendents of Education seven are
Presidents Of State Universities, Is
are Presidents Of State Technical
Schools or Normal Colleges, Is are
President OF Private Endowed Un;-
versities or Colleges and "a are College
Professors
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17
SENATOR CAPPER OF
KANSAS INTRODUCES
THE MARRIAGE BILL
{Preston Move Servics)

Washington ID. c., Jan. 31.--A new
national marriage and divorce law
with enacting resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment was intro
duced in the senate last Thursday by
Senator Capper. OF Kansas
The bill seeks to make marriage
and divorce more difficult. This would
prevent many hasty and foolish mar
riages as we'll as lessen the number OF
divorce cases throughout the country
Among some OF the things to bar
nasty marriages the bill proposes
application for licenses must be made
two weeks before issuance OF the Tic
ense.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17
THERE'S A JOB FOR EVERY MAN
IN CLEVELAND NOW.
preston News Scryice)

Toledo. O., Feb. 7.-According to re.
port of c. G. Hale, made public last
Wednesday there is job for every
able-bodied man in Toledo who wants
to work. He points out that the de-
mand for labor is on the increase.
Small plants have made a substantial
gain and the larger plants have boost
ed their force to great extent. Indica
lions are that the demand for labor
VIII he increased in the near future in
practically every classification of in.
dustry in Toledo and vicinity, he said.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17
KHAN SAID TO HAVE FRIENDS IN
OHIO ASSEMBLY.
preston News Seryicc)

Columbus, o.. Feb. 9-That the ku
k]ux Klan is not without goodly
number of strong friends in the lower
branch OF the legislature here was
sa,d to be indicated last Tuesday 'yh, IN
they sought to bring to vote the dill by
Representative Harding of Warren
county. which would require the fill
ing Of lists Of officers and members %,
the khan with the secretary of state
When the Harding bill was reached
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17
Hebrew Congregations
Protest Against KIuxers,
preston News Service)

New. York, Jan. 31.-Resolutions a..
lacking the khan and protesting
against alleged anti-Jewish discrim,-
nation at Harvard University We're
adopted Friday night at the closing
session OF the Golden Jubilee convent.
ion of the Union Of American Hebrew
Congregations.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17

on the calendar Harding moved that
consideration Of 1t be deferred ana
that it be placed at the foot Of the cal
endar. On the second vote so members
stood to defer action on the bill ane
81 to bring il to immediate vote.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17

fight. Walker is said to have drawn a
knife and alleged to have swung It at
Thomas. Thomas then drew a revolv-
er and shot Walker three times. One
bullet lodged in Walkers lungs. result.
ing in his death few minutes later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
BASE HOPES UPON TRADE

Mr. Roberts is not known among
lumbermen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
PLANS ARE LAID FOR
BATTLING SMUGGLERS
Diplomacy Called To Aid Fight
Upon Liquor Boats.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The gov
ernmenrs plans for driving rum
runners from Americas coasts as dis
closed tonight cover two phases or
activity diplomatic and naval.
Important measures for co-opera-
tion between the United States and
Great Britain are under discussion.
Two steps already taken include;
/. Breat Britain has been asked,
through Ambassador Geddes here. 10
cancel British registry of vessels
owned principally by American cit
liens and engaged in rum smuggling.
.. GeddeS has been asked 10 re-
pers to vessels with liquor cargoes
destined for the United states This
request VIII he extended to cover the
Bahamas
The direct action plan of the navy,
ordered by President Harding, con-
templates stretching a mosquito
feet" of eagle boats and sub chasers
from the Canadian border to the Gulf
of Mexico. They viii operate for the
time being entirely within the three
mile limit, but if the supreme court
sustaius the position taken by At
torney General Daugherty that this
government has authority TO dry UP
American ships anywhere on the
ocean and foreign ships in American
waters the antt-rum fleet Will so out
To sea.
The vessels VIII he manned by navy
bluejackets and their operations d.
rected by an agent of the federal
urOhfh b Hon bureau on board.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
DANCING MANIA is
NO NEW SENS

CHICAGO, April 2l.-Whfle dancing
marathons have spread from coast to
coast and records have been falling
daily. almost hourly health authori=
about for law and arguments against
the craze. have been led to wonder If
dance history is to repeat itself.
In a book entitled. The Dancing
Mania of the Middle Ages j. f. ID.
Hecker, physician, points out that
nonstop dancing is not new. Ac-
cording TO his story, the recent antics
of girl dancers were mild compared
to some of the dancers back in the
fourteenth and later centuries
Regent records of 60. so and 90
hours of dancing compare very well
with the record of a girl seen in his
youth by Felix Flater, who lived be-
tween the years 1926 and 1914. He
a month. Another writer told of a
girl at Sasle who danced for a month
also.
During these manias of dancing
peasants left their plows, artisans
their tools and housewives their du-
ties to join the revels. At Aix-La-
Chaelle in 1874 crowds formed circles
in the streets and danced until they
fell from exhaustion. In Cologne
streets an observer counted LOO
dancers.
But even as far back as 1887 it is
said 100 children at Erfurt were
seized with the mania. which DIR.
Hecker termed disease, went
jumping and dancing on the road to
Arnstadt. Some of them died and
others were affected by permanent
tremor, st. Nitus dance, according to
the chronicler.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
EVEN HARDING CAN'T
GET HIS COUSIN 10 B
Seven YearOld Boy Wants Place On
Police Force

YORK, Pa, April 21-There are
some things that even the President
can't do-and preserve the dignity
of his high office.
Walter Dickinson Hague. 7-year-
old son of the Rev. DR.. Walter Dick
inson Hague of York, learned
this today, and his ambition to be
policeman went the way of most boy
hood dreams.
The other day when he was re-
fused job on the York force,
he resolved to appeal to a higher
authority. his cousin. And in this
case. his cousin happened to be the
President Of the United States.
President Harding replied promptly:
Dear Walter: I am afraid the
York authorities would be doubt
full about the right to intrude in this
matter.
Il feel sure that boy as big as
you are ought to be thoroughly COM
potent. but it is little hard to get
the regulations in such matters
waived.
Il think the best thing for you to
do is to grow about two feet taller
and then you probably will be able
to get on the force If you Still want
to do So"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
Prominent Senators Said To
Be Seeking to Wear Down
Harding's Patience So He
Will Refuse to Become Can
didate In Next Election
SENATOR MOSES FRANKLY.
HOSTILE TO EXECUTIVE
White House Is Believed To
Have Broken With Watson
On Appointment of New,
While Pennsylvania DeIega-
ton Is Angry Over PIums

WASHINGTON, April 21-The con-
tinuous heekllng to which President
Harding is being subjected by vari-
Gus senator's is interpreted in some
quarters here as an attempt by the
group which gave him the nominal
ton at Chicago in 1920 to wear him
down in complete diseeurage cement be-
fore the next nominating conVen-
tion meets year hence.
Some months ago there was a de-
finite movement underway among
certain influential republicans to
wrest the nomination from Harding.
But this movement WAS dissipated by
Attorney General Daugherty's an
nouncement that the President would
be a candidate for second term.
o o o
HeckinR Sets in.
Now process of heckling has set
in. designed, many here believe. TO
harass Harding to the point of dis
eouragement where he viii put his
ambition for a second term behind
him and seek the serenity of private
life on his boyheed farm at Bloom
ing Grove. .. There is also a general
belief that Attorney General Daugh-
erty Will never recover his health
Sufficient to engage In the wearing
task of managing another campaign
for Harding. Without Daugherty.
Harding would be at a great disad
vantage is he has always left the
management of his political affairs
pretty muca in the hands OF his
trusted friend.
The world court proposal has pre-
scented Hardings enemies a vehicle
for their fight. 1t happens
that most of the senators who are
violently opposed to the court are
also antagonistic to Harding as a
second term candidate.
o O
Moses Approves Harding.
Senator Moses of New Hampshire.
chairman of the senatorial campaign
committee, an unofficial manager Of
Hiram Johuson's campaign. and Il
! pure blooded irreconcles BILE. has
frankly said that the way 10 lose the
next election is 10 renominate Hard
ing. Other senator's are less blunt.
Many have patronage disappoint-
ment ranking in their breasts. SEN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
DANCE TESTS
dist j R b|NG
WASH|N GTON
Marine and Cavalryman Hold
Floor While Six Colleagues
Taken To Hospitals To
Responsibilities
Would Stop Affair

WASHINGTON. April 21.-One
lusty, deep chested marine, from
Dixie, locked in an embrace with
former cavalryman, held the floor at
a dance hall here tonight, while at
another hall two men and one wom
an, equally hardy, trod the floor with
tagging steps-survivors of the 81
persons who started out Wednesday
night to break all endurance dancing
records.
Meanwhile half dozen victims of
the craze, who at various periods had
dropped out. were in hospitals or
under the care of physicians at their
homes, and city authorities were
seeking means. to prevent such eX-
hibitions in the national capital.
Since the beginning of the exhibit
lions here thousands of persons have
paid admission to the hall to watch
the dancers, whose efforts, physicians
said were the most exhausting, both
to nerves and body tissues. ever ex-
perienced in trial of human
strength. A few prizes. some of $50
have been distributed among those
who fell to the floor after sleepless
days and nights of motion. Others
have had their pains for their eff
forts, and one or two young women
have lost their jobs.
Command Attention.
The marine and the cavalry men to-
night commanded the greatest In
terest. The leatherneck. declared to
be a marvel of physical development
is Aubrey Gilbert of CIarksdale, Miss.
and he faces charges of "A w o l.,
unless he brings home the bacon"
His antagonist, Josef Bolstrosky, has
announced that he will see the finish
Moving vans were engaged for mid
night to transfer the survivors to
Virginia or Maryland, because of a
District of Columbia ordinance for
bidding such exhibitions on Sunday
During the day Elsie Weber, who
set a 5S-hour record in Baltimore last
week. dropped to the floor striking
her head. She was attended by a
physicians. but returned to the con-
test within few minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
RETURN TO AVERAGE
FARMER $9l7 IN 1922
STATISTICS R EV EAL
United States Department of
Agriculture Announces
Result of Test
WASHINGTON BUREAU I
THE 5aGE-HERALD
l.

When, following the suggestion of
the secretary of the treasury, that in
the next Congress the rate on sur
taxes applicable to men of large in
comes be reduced, the President sug-
gested that at the same time the
rate be reduced for the man of aver
age means, he appealed strongly to
Senator Peter Gerry of Rhode Is
land democrat, according to a state
ment by that senator today.
The rate on small incomes could
have been reduced safely in 1921 ac-
eording to Senator Gerry, and an
amendment to that effect proposed
by him was defeated. he states. by
tically as party. There is in the
statement of Senator Gerry a mild
insinuation that the Presidents pro-
posal in the present, in view of the
former opposition of his leaders in
1921, is not unmixed with politics.
In 1921" he said. 4 earnestly
urged the necessity of reducing the
tax on those least able to pay. The
amendment that ! then offered would
have cut in half the tax on those
receiving incomes not in excess of
$4,000. This proposal was strongly
opposed by republican leaders. and
was defeated in the Senate by prac-
ticaliy party vote.
The revenue bill reduced the high
er surtaXes. 1t did something very
substantial for the people of very
large incomes, but was not consid-
crate of those receiving small or
moderate salaries upon whom the tax
bore most heavily.
In view OF the attitude of the
republican party in 1921, it is pleas
ing to note now the conversion, and
entertain hopes that the Congress
in the next session will be glad to
adopt such programme as was out
lined in my amendment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
D. A. R. OPPOSED TO
NARCOTICS, AGAINST
DRY LAW RESOLUTION
Tumu|tuous Convention AT
Washington Comes To
Close

WASHINGTON. April 21.-After
spending a week listening to speeches
on patriotism and law enforcement,
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton ended tumultuous conVen-
ton here Saturday by voting down
motion to consider a resolution eX-
pressing sympathy for and desire
for better enforcement of the vol
stead act"
A few moments before the con-
gress Endorsed resolution denounc-
Ing traffic in narcotics.
In view of the many charges OF
drinking in high places here. which
were contained in the recent letters
faction of the ID. A. r. was insistent
upon committing the organization to
full Endorsement of the Nolstead act.
Surely this great organization will
put itself on the side of righteous
ness" said Miss Janet Richards of
Washington, in closing her appeal
for approval of the Volstead act.
But the delegates thought other
wise. With loud shout of mo" the
motion to take up the resolution was
sent to the waste basket.
Mrs. Henry B. Joy, sister of former
Senator Newberry, was voted down
when she attempted to prevent action
on the antelope resolution by NOV
ing that it be referred to the ma
tional board of management. The
delegates voted to take the resolu-
ton up and adopt it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
FOVX>ARE KILLED
AS PLANE CRASHES
INTO MIAMI RIVER
Brigadier General Mitchell
Watches Flight As Ac-
cident Occurs

DAYTON. O., April 21.-An air
service captain. a sergeant and two
civilians We're killed and one person
probably fatally injured this after
noon when a big Martin bomber nose
dived into the Miami river near Me-
Cook field today.
The plane, believed to have been
carrying TOO heavy load, had just
taken off and was circling above the
airdrome. Officials. including Brig
adler General Mitchell, ehief of the
air service, watched her steady
flight, a musical roar of the motors
telling that all apparently was well.
AS capt. +. w. Lawson, the pilot,
one of those killed, banked the big
bomber for the climb, she suddenly
tilted at too sharp an angle. Then
her tail went up and, like comet.
the plane lunged toward the river
surface.
Despite frantic efforts by the pilot.
the bomber struck the water With a
crash, carrying the victims beneath
the surface.
Hundreds on the river banks near
where the plane fell set at once about
the work of rescue. Hugh ]. Smith
of the bureau of standards at Wash
ington was taken alive from the
wreckage by persons who waded into
the river but he died later al a hos
pital; F.. ". Shaw, of Selfridge field,
Michigan, was next rescued. uncon-
scious and apparently mortally In
iured.
Those who were killed besides Cap
tain Lawson and Smith were Ser
geant Sidwell of the air service. and
w. A. Rowland, a civilian.
General Mitchell took off immedi-
ately after the crash to report the ac-
cident to L/lgley field.
McCooi1 field officials ordered the
bomber dragged from the water
comparatively shallow where the
crash occurred-and will make an
of the accident
Captain Lawson was a skillful pilot.
He piloted the plane that sank The
German battleship Ostfreisland dur
ing the bombing tests held off the
Virginia capes in 1921. He also was
aerial observer overseas during the
World war and was cited for bravery
by General Pershing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
Conflicting Testimony Is Given
AT Florida Legislative Probe
of Inhuman Treatment of
Prisoners in Camps-Guard
Counted Hundred Lick
FORMER FLOGGING BOSS
is "EXPERT" WITNESS
Frequent Beatings of Men
Described During Session.
Condition of North Dakota
Youth is Described After
He Was Punished by Officer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April 21.-
(By the Associated Press 1.-The high
water mark in the number of lashes
alleged to have been administered to
Martin Tabert, North Dakota youth,
who died while serving as convict
In private lease camp at Clara, Fla,
marked the testimony presented to-
day to the joint legislative committee
investigating reported brutalities to
prisoners.
NJ. A. Bell, a former guard at the
Futnam Lumber company where
Talbert died, Ia months ago, said he
counted 1l9 blows struck by Walter
Higginbotham, whipping boss, now
under indictment of first degree MUIR
der in connection with the Dakotan's
death.
Higginbotham testified Thursday
that he hit Talbert 10 gentle"
blows and that the boy was able to
return to work the following day.
Other witnesses testified that they
prepared the body for burial and
one Arthur Johnson, a former con-
vict, said he acted as a pallbearer
for the body and stated that it was
laid away across the river from
Dixie, in Taylor county, at an iso-
lated spot and in a hole filled with
water.
Witnesses for the lumber company
have testified that Tabert was bur-
led at Mingo cemetery, near Clara,
Fla, amid the singing of hymns
by townspeople and that an itinerant
preacher officiated.
O O o
May Visit Scene
The committee at the request of
representative of the lumber company
took under Amusement trip to
Clara in an effort to get straight
the conflicting versions of the fune-
raj.
j. w. Jackson, who testified before
the Madison county grand jury
which indicted gsinbotham, lidentl-
fled himself as a former guard at
the lumber company and testified
that on the night Tabert died he
was one of the men ordered by Hig-
Rinbotham to prepare the body for
burial. The witness said there were
many bad decorations on the face and
head
Tom Pope, a negro, said he served
a sentence at the logging camp for
running away from turpentine
man. Pope said he saw Tabert
whipped. was with him when he died,
and was one of those who bathed
him preparatory for burial. The
blood from his wounds had seeped
fcontfuucd on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
LONG CON R0vERSY
WITH NE X|C0 SOON
WILL CONE To END
Recognition of Oregon Ex-
peCted In Official Quarters
At Washington

WASHINGTON. April 21,-The long
controversy between the United
States and the Obreson government
in Mexico has reached a stage re-
garded in some official quarters as
for9casting an carly complete agree
ment.
Renewed assurances regarding the
protection of the rights of foreigners
ir. the southern republic, all along
the chief stumbling block in the way
of recognition of Obregon by this
government, have been sent to
Washington and apparently have
been received by officials here as
an important step in the right di-
rectior.
The Yiews of Washington on the
subject nave been made known to
Charge Summerlin of The American
embassy in Mexico City and discus
sions are in progress there which
are expected to lead to a public an
nouncement within few days.