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The Washington times., 1924-12-16
CALLS POSTAL
RATE BILL
TRICK
Senator Reed DenounceS Ad-
ministration Measure.
Draft Completed
NTERNaTloNII NEWS REEl

The Administration new ON.
nibus postal bill, raising the sal.
aries of pOStOffice employees and
sharply advancing postal rates an
second, third and fourth class mail,
was introduced i'm the Senate this
afternoon by Senator Sterling
(Rep1 Of South Dakota, who will
lead the fight for its enactment.
In the first clash Of the new pos.
tai rate war, the Senate voted 81
to 80 to immediately consider
President COOIidge's veto Of the
postal salary increase bill.
The issue was provoked by Sen.
atOr, Sterling's action in sponsor.
ing an omnibus measure, which
raised both salaries and postal
rates.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
DIE. IN
TENEMENT
FIRE
Woman, Returning to Burning
House to Get insurance
Papers, Perishes
BY international News service.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Six per-
sons were burned to death, two
of them women and four men, in
q mysterious fire which swept
through q five-story tenement at
I3 East Ninety-eighth street early
today Five others are missing.
Victim Identified.
Edward Russell, sixty four, a
tenant on the fifth flooor. was posi-
lively identified. OF the other
dead. the police said they believed
two Of them to be Miss Ida Gold
berg. who had been living with a
family on the fourth floor, AMI
Mrs. Minnie McShane, whose hus-
band Is prison turnkey.
Other bodies. the police said. were
charred beyond recognition.
Investigation by the authorities
revealed that the fire started in
the room of Joseph Alderman, a
ledger in an apartment on the
ground floor, at 2:S0 o'clock this
morning
Solomon s. Selig. a lawyer, who
was enroute to his home in an auto.
mobile. saw flames in the hallway
and turned in an alarm.
'PyrOmaniac District.
There were fifty or more tenants
| in the building and the authorities
said they were unable to account
for a considerable number Of these.
The tenement is located in what
| the police have come to term the
"pyromaniac district" because of the
recurring number of mysterious
fires there.
1t was tragically evident, as DO.
| lice searched the charred structure
! for victims. that the tenants had
made desperate Efforts to escape
, after the alarm Of fire had been
sounded, for all bodies. except that
of woman were found in the hall
| ways. The body of the woman was
! discovered in the McShane apart.
ment on the fifth floor. The police
| believed that she was suffocated by
| smoke.
Man Killed In Fall.
From the roof of an adjoining
structure firemen saw a man hang.
| Ills AIOHi luC Sill VI
window. Below him was a vacant
lot. A life rope was let down to
him and the firemen called to him
to knot 1t around his waist. Instead
of doing this he grasped the rope
and started to climb hand over hand
| to the roof. Already seriously
burned. and his strength weakened
by hanging to the window sill, he
had climbed only a few feet when
his grasp on the rope loosened and
he plunged to the ground. He was
killed.
| Mrs. McShane, believed to be one
of the dead women, would be alive,
her husband said, had she not gone
back to get fire insurance papers
which were in their rooms. Nc.
Shane said he, his wife and their
two children, Florence, and vii.
| liams, seventeen and twelve, fled in
their night clothes to the fire escape.
| Once outside, with safety at hand,
McShane said that his wife sudden.
ly remembered that insurance poll.
cies covering their furniture were
in tin box in their room.
For time there was a near panic
among patients in the Mount Sinai
| Hospital nearby. Nurses and in.
ternes went from room to room,
reasuring patients that there was
no danger, and pulling down window
shades so that the patients could
not see the flames.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
Missing Girl Sought

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 1e.-
Local police have been asked to
look for Miss Carrie De More. seven
teen.year-old girl Of Charleston, s
c., who 10 reported to lc
mysteriously missing.
The girl, according to relative,
here. boarded a boat last Wednes
day for Charleston and has no
been heard from since.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
MYSTERY IN
DEATHOF
WIFE
Composers Mate Thought
Victim of Poison-PoIice
Are Investigating

NEW YORK, Dec. I6.- Mrs.
Dorothy Stothart, twenty.seven. wife
Of Herbert Stothart, composed OF
musical comedies. died OF poison to-
day in her apartment in the ex-
elusive Pomander Walk colony Cnder
circumstances prompting a police III
vestigation. Officers could not say
definitely what poison killed her. or.
why she took IT,
| Stotheart told police his wife
came into the living room OF their
apartment al a. m. He was at
the piano working on a compost.
tionE She knelt before him. he said.
after first kneeling in front of an
empty chair. He tried first aid
measures after calling an ambu-
lance, but she did not respond. A
physician the husband called also
tried resuscitative measures. but
Mrs. Stoneheart died quickly and
apparently without pain. Stotheart
said.
He said his wife was high strung
and jealous and that his work
placed him in positions furnishing
jealous and imaginative woman
with cause for worry.
lie is handsome man and while
admitting frankly that he did not
believe he had given his wife real
cause for Jealousy, he added equally
frankly that other women had been
attracted to him despite his wishes.
Stotheart has had many sue
cesses on Broadway, the most re-
cent and most successful being
Rose Marie
Went to Study Music.
Stothart told police he had gone
to the theater alone last night to
study some catchy music. His
temperament. he said. demanded
that he be alone on such excur-
sions.
He met his wife just before IL
p. m. and they went to a motion
picture together. 1t bored them
and they left. In the lobby of
the picture theater they Quarreled.
nothing serious, Just one of the
tiny things that often come up in
married life"
This difference was adjusted be.
fore they got home and both were
cheerful. They sat and talked until
almost 2 a. m. when they went out
for a bite to eat. When they re-
turned, at 2:30 a. m. Mrs. Stothart
went to her bedroom and he to his
piano.
At his request, she brought him
a pen, that he might jot down the
combinations OF notes as he played
them. She quietly returned to the
bedroom. Then she came back to
the living room.
She sort of staggered, thought. !"
said her husband. "She kneeled in
front of an empty chair, and / told
her to stop fooling. Then she came
to me and kneeled at my feet. She
put her head in my lap. 1 spoke.
She didn't answer.
II called my aunt, who lives with
US, then we called out the window
for a policeman We tried to force
milk down her throat and failed.
Then the ambulance came. Doctor
Barrus looked her over. He told
me she was dead"
Autopsy to Be Held
An autopsy will be held in,me.
diately. Police could find no trace
of a poison in the apartment. The
aunt said she had found CRYSTALS
IN glass of water in the kitchen.
but had thought nothing of it, and
allowed them to be washed down
the sink.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
Good FelIows Needing
Call of d. C.. Needy

supply of Christmas trees, the services of leading
chiropractor the voice Of Washington ngerthese were
of the donations made yesterday the Good Fellows
organization by wanting help in providing Christmas
for the Capital s unfortunates. E
Il have number of Christmas trees that give
the Good Fellows for their in distributing Christmas
to the poor - wrote of the donors
The Washington times., 1924-12-16
THE WEATHER

Unsettled and probably
rain tonight and tomorrow;
rising temperature; mod
crate southerly winds.
The Washington times., 1924-12-16

FOR FURTHER DETAILS TURN TO
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
COUE DRAWS THRONG.
Again Explains 20 New Workers His
Recipe for Health.

The Town Hall was filled to capaci-
ty yesterday morning for the first lee
ture this season of M. Emile COue ex
ponent of conscious autosuggestion.
On the stage were q number Of per-
sons suffering from physical infirm;
ties.
NJ. Coue diSclaimed. as he did last
year, any miraculous powers as heal
or and reiterated his statement that his
mission was only to show people how
they can transform autosuggestion. an
instrument which every one possesses
unconSclouSly, In to a conscious instrn
lnent for combating disease.
"Autosuggestio1." he said, "is an in
strument we all have. which we all use
cay and night without knowing II. All
we DO, all we say. Is q result Of 1t. Even
infants use IT. as in the case Of q baby
crying In Its cradle, In order to sus-
gest to lbs parents that 1t wishes to be
taken up. Unfortunately 1t often sue
ceed But the baby b better In It's
cradle as the parents are In bed ana
il it is allowed to cry for half an hour
1t finally will make up it's mind that
crying isn't worth while and will stop.
This same autosuggestion- which
may be made such power for good, ID
dangerous wher wrongly applied.
sleeplessness is good example of the
wrong kind Of autosuggestion. Sufe'-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
Death Claims Oldest
Wilberforce President
preston News Service)

Wilberforce,. Ohio. Jan. 17-Funeral
service, of the late Mrs. Maria l.
Clark, 3d. one of the oldest citizens o.
Wilbcrforce were held at the residence
of Bishop ]. H. Jones' Wednesday after
non It o'clock.
Mrs. Clark was making her home III
Cleveland, Ohio, with her son. Rev
Edward A. Clark at one time profcs'
sor at the university, pastor of ST
Johns A. M. E. church. The deceased
after a short illness passed away Sun
Gay morning January 9Th. Service.
were held in the Cleveland church and
the remains were brought to WILDER
force early Wednesday morning.
Short services we're held at WILDER
force Bishop J. ]. Jones officiating as
sisted by Rev. P. s. Hill and Presiden;
j. A. Gregg The principal address wda
made by Bishop B. F. Lee. who had
known Mrs. Clark for many years. H;
was followed by his wife Mrs. Mary +.
Lee who was also an old acquaintance
and class mate in the early years ~
The school. Resolutions were read from
the General Faculty Of the University
and the Woman's Mite Missionary 81
ciety who attended in a body.
Mrs. Maria L. Clark was the widow
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26

Opportunity will publish serlally the
remarkable story of The Negro 81
Feter the Great by Alexis Sergiewitch
Pushkin. translated for the first lime
from theaoriginal Russian by Ean "a
Worthley" Underwood and contributed
by her to its columns.
Mrs. Underwood is a writer and fr
guist, a member CT the Authors LeaS
re of America the author of The Penl
tent, reviewed in Opportunity; TIE
Garden of Desire; The Whirlwind' )
Songs from the Plains; and translator
Of Evening in Lizzie Russia; The SonG'
Of Hafiz moons of Nippon" cola
poets of old JAPAN "Short Stories
from the Balkans" and Famous Stories
from Foreign Countries. F"
The Negro of Peter The Great wa
written by Pus:.lin at the COMMAND
cf Nicholas the First Of Russia. To
subject was Hannibal ris grand father
called by Pushkil Ibrahim Tire I'M
rerial. archives ard private family docU
lnents Of the royalty were used for his
researches. This story told in the hr }
liant style Of Pushkin. "the real creator
Of the true national poetry of Russia
was never entirely completed. Before
Il was finished Pushkin died.
With this document there will be phi
lished three poems by Pushkin tran:
'ated by Mrs. Underwood-'A Mem"f
ial," The Captive and Gypsies and
story of the poets life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
WHEN CHAIRMAN GRAHAM, of the

WHEN CHAIRMAN GRAHAM, of the
House Judiciary Committee, reported
the Anti-Lynching Bill "out," with
instructions for prompt action upon
it by the House, the mills of the gods
of relief began to grind, and an ex-
pectant populace, particularly the
multi.colored One-tenth of American
citizenry, will eagerly await results,
whether they be slow, sure, or OF no
effect. Remedial legislation has ever
had hard Shedding, and this has been
doubly the case where the civic SAL
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26

Of John Alex CLARK and was the step
daughter of Bishop james A. Shorter.
She was one of the two Oldest students
of Wilberforce University, the other be
ing Andrew Holland Of Yellow Springs
Ohio She came to Wilberforce in 1855
two years after the opening of the
opening of the school and entered the
school as a student She afterwards
caught in the English classes. Sire mar
lied John Alex Clark in 1880, step-son
Of Bishop Daniel A. Payne, who was
for twelve years pastor Of the college
church.
Mrs. Clark lived opposite the univer
sity campus for sixty years before she
moved to Cleveland. Her home was
The home of many college students OF
the early days.
She was the mother Of seven children
four daughters and three sona two
sons surviving her. Edward A., and
Clarence J.; alison nine grandchildren
anil two decentralization She
leaves a step-sister. Mrs. Emma A
Anderson Of Denver. Colo, a brother
in-law Hon. Peter H. Clark. one Of tn
eldest teachers now living in st. Louis
Mo-. and a siste.-in-law. Mrs. Bishop
J. H. Jones Of Wilberforce. Inter
ment took place in Tarbox Cemetery
near Cedarville. Ohio.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26

er VS.. West Virginia, Rves VS.. Virgin
ia. and dozens of similar cases be-
speak an adverse opinion which
erappled with our highest judicial
authorities. There was dawn,
though, to those dark nights, and to.
day finds the oppressed still smiling,
and still lively in the pursuit OF leg
islative happiness.
The Anti.Lynching Bill ought to
pass, despite the LAM rstations OF
those who would still tie its efficacies
tn the tree of States Rights. The dag"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26

walton of the sons and daughters of
Ham were at the bar, because aa-
verse public opinion, first awakened
against them by anger, and then by
the fallacious theory of white su-
premacy" has attempted to glorify
itself by oppression and humiliation.
Witness the paths of trial and
tears traversed by the freedmen,
whenever and wherever they have
sought the mythical solace of full
citizenship. The Civil Rights Bill
Cases, the Berea College Case, Straud-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
-TWIXT TWILIGHT AND SHADOWS.
THE INTERSTATE LEAGUE OF NEGRO DEM

THE INTERSTATE LEAGUE OF NEGRO DEM
OCRATS Of Washington, D. c., in open convention has
lust endorsed Mr.. McAdoo and the Democratic platform
What oy they must have said they fastened to tabuae
their resolutions The prelude Of symphony filtered through
their youthful minds and they hear the strains of tragedy
the third symphonic movement The Chicago Negro Demo
Gratis and those Of New York passing through the thrills and
minor chords Of the second san but the Democratic Ba
moeans are right in the middle of the third and tragic
ment 'IIow Gomez" The segregation movement is and
in full swing too The Real Estate Board and the Mayor of
Baltimore it said have put the okay upon plan to sep
arae the sheep from the goats But the goats la Maryland.
are to be the faithful children of Aunt Hagar.
Tragic! Sure Nuf" Didn't they flock to the polls last
November and ballot for the segegaonasts9 They didn't
do anything different They openly thanked for their
featy and devotion to the race-sers And now the
harvest Nothing but leaves. They have flown into the
of the church, and pulpit and pew sounding the call
ITO Arms
The shadows falling in Baltimore; and the Democratic
League of Washington letting down the curtain and await
ing an applause which is silent "Mserere.'
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
REMEDIAL LEGISLATION

ger of public opinion in those States
where an anti-lynching law is most
needed is turning backward and lev
eling itself at the vital parts Of their
civic anatomy.
Remedial legislation must conquer
the illy-conceived plans of all who
would ignore our finest American
ideals and continue to take mans
life to appease another mans de-
PRAYED desire for blood.
for Preston News Servfce)
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26

ers from insomnia, by the constant
fought that they are unable to sleep
naturally, remain awake. One patient
Of mine who had long been sufferer
from sleeplesSness was cured by the
simple frmula, I am going to sleep,
repeated few times on going to bed
Some conditions, of course are in
possible Of cure, as for instance IN
the case of an amputated leg. 1t would
be ridiculous t say that any hep
could come through autosuggestion IL
such a case. But if we have organs
which do not function WE'LL, fears and
IIhobias of all kinds, these are the cas-
es which can be helped or cured. STAN
mering. some cases of paralysis, par
tial deafness or tlindnesfs-these too,
can be cured. sometimes N only one
treatment, in an almost miraculous
way.
I'VE must not however, consider
autosuggestion and medicine as ene'
mics. They should on the contrary,
be good friends and do not say thai
the advice Of doctors or the taking OF
medicine under their direction shou;1
be foregone.
''If we profit by autosuggestion we
can become masters of ourselves, physi
cally and mentally. an achievement
surely very much worth while"
n. Coue peri rmed a number Of ex-
periments ON volunteers from the audi
euce, the most successful Of whicr was
with young man H. B. Stamps, who
for more than four years had suffered
from the results of sleeping sickness.
He walked with marked limp In the
left leg. After M. Coue had stroked
the leg lightly and repeated rapidly
his formula. "Ca passe" for few nc
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
THE INSPIRING MOVEMENT which is veritable

THE INSPIRING MOVEMENT which is verltabe
DYNAMO for the National Womens Business League develop
ing one of the most audab projects prompted by race
women in this country The aims Of the League are tor the
specific purposes Of establishing business financing business
encouraging bness and multiplying business to be controlled
and conducted by coored women.
The achievements of our women in the business field well
known The punch which women put into anything, from
washub to an adding machine ample proof OF their adap
taon to all safe and sane business Their place the probes
sional fields is indicative of concentration and research ability
and their accomplishments industry rival the accomplishments
of all workers of every country
But now comes the cooperative promotona business and
it's not limited to hadresing needle work runs the
whole distance from underwriting to undertaking What will
the results be? Efficiency, employment independence, and
score Of mless virtues business practices and ideals Ear
more important than these will be the lesson which all learn
from unity of purpose unity Of effort and unity of production
and service say nothing Of the placement Of saables in the
market-place of public needs
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
nead-opportunity starts year with
exceptional issue.
preston New. sosvise)


Pittsburgh. Pa, Jan. 17.-With the
January issue, Opportunity begins its
second year of existence. In this issue
here are articles on ''The Black Watch
on The Rhine by Alain Locke. Mem
eds by Which Children's Health May
Pc Improved" by Grace Abbott, How
minimum Standards of Life May &c
Attained" by Elwood Street. "The First
tunul ed Negro Workers by w. Z
Young, "vignettes of the Dusk BY
Eric Walrond, Helping Negro Work
ers to Purchase Zones" by John q.
Garw "And Along Came Ben" by Ethel
May Ray. Poems are contributed hv
Countee P. Cullen 81 Have q Rendez-
GUS With Life" and Angelina W.
Grimke Little Grey Dreams. ~ The
editorials include: One Year; 1924
Mary Taibert; Piind Spots; Black
White and Yellow; and Homes for NJ
gro Workers. The cover is reproduc-
ton of a repainting from life, The
Bible Student by Edwin Augustus
Harleston and this is a frontispiece'
Portia, by c. NJ. Battey, There are re-
Jews of Hobo" by Nels Anderson
md MAN and Culture by Clarke Wis
SER. The reviewers are ]. Milton Sam.
on and Joseph Gould. The usual sec
tons. Inter-racial Forum Pot Pourrl
and Bulletin Board conclude the issue.
AN EXTRAORDINARY
T1TLiphDU DOfIIMHNvrf
Beginning with the February issue.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26

ner's jury exonerated Robert H. Willis
(white) who fatally wounded Joseph
Perry, aged 81 years, early last Sunday
after deliberation Of only half hour.
Willis, former policeman claimed
mat he fired in self defense. Several
whites testified for Willis. 1t was
claimed that Willis had had trouble
with Perry Will a member of the
force end had been threatened by PEI
ry. Willis said he shot Perry when the
latter attempted to draw pistol. 1t
said that gun was found near where
he shooting occurred and was thought
70 have been owned by Perry.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
American Peace Award Ballot
THE PLAN IN BRIEF.
Proposes

Proposes
l. That the United States shall imme-
diately enter the Permanent Court of In
ternational Justice, under the conditions
stated by Secretary Hughes and President
Harding in February, 1928.
IL That without becoming a member of
the League of Nations as at present consti-
tuted, the U. S shall offer to extend its
present cooperation with the League and
participate in the work of the League as
body of mutual counsel under conditions
which
1. Substitute moral force and public opin-
ion for the military and economic force
originally implied in Articles K and XVI.
2. Safeguard the Monroe Doctrine
8. Accept the fact that the U. S will as
sumo NO obligations under the Treaty Of
Versailles except by Act of Congress.
4. Propose that membership in the League
should be opened to all nations.
3. Provide for the continuing development
of International law.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
INSTRUCTIONS

ANY church. lodge other atena organization, womans
club civic or club which wishes aid In gathering sig
natures petition has full permission to print copies Of
the form given and have them signed BY their members
That petitions may be uniform you take this form
to your printer model and have them printed on sheets
81 by IL inches In size earns out Of eorse these 'n'hon'
When filed BY bona signatures mail petitions to the A.
A. c. p Fifth Avenue, New York City, where they viii be
arranged by and in uniform lots and al other necessary
clerical done that the pleas for pardon may make the most
impressive showing when presented President Coolidge
This should be done po~pv Remember, every signature
viii b ono more towards freeing these men who for dx
years been uajusy prisonsd Do youf part towards
restoring them to their loved and 70 freedom
individuals may help By enpps he above form, Signing
With ninstsss ethsss aad mailing Il 70 he n A. H. c.P
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26

Read The Planet for lnformarioB
concerning the worlds "doings" and
watch our advertisements. Nav
hap you will see the very thing yoU
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26

ments, the patient showed consider
able Improvement as he walked across
the stage.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-01-26
WHITE MAN ENUMERATED FOB
KILLING FLORIDA NEGRO.

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Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. IA core