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The Indianapolis times., 1924-09-18
COURT REFORM
: IN COUNTY AND
CITY PROPOSED
Judge Collins Advocates
Change at Bar
Meeting.

Abolition Of justice of peace courts
and the city court in Marion County
and creation of three municipal
courts and a court of domestic rela-
tions TO handle divorces where chh-
Sren are involved, is the gi5t Oh a
plan before the Indianapolis bar AS
sociation today.
Criminal Judge James \. Collins
broached the idea in the form OIL
q motion Wednesday night at d
dinner of the association IN the IN
5ianapolis Athletic Club. Five prom
inent lawyers were placed on COM
mittee TO investigate the court SIT
ration in the county and propose
some definite legislation toward re
orsanizing the county Judiciary
system"
Collins said congestion in city
court is very bad. There are SS8
cases now pending in his court OF
which sos were appealed from city
court. Creation of the three munlcl-
nal courts. TO have both criminal and
civil Jurisdiction, and taking the
cases now tried in the justice OF
peace and city courts. will do away
. with many appeals to Criminal
court, the Judge believes, as defend
ants would get better and falrer
trials in the lower courts. ~ Changes
of venue from one municipal judge
would be sent TO another municipal
court, under the plan, ending the
special judge situation now prevail
ing in city court. Congestion in city
court is 'intoIerable," the motion
said
Louis B. Ewbank. chief justice Of
the Indiana Supreme Court, and
other prominent attorneys who went
to Europe to attend the American
Bar Association meetings in Lon
don, described experiences in Eng
land and on the continent. An in
sight into the dignity Of English
courts and the speed with which they
move was given by the tourists.
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MURDER CHARGES FILED
Albert HameI Alleged to Have Shot
Frank Moore.

Albert Pete" Hamel, %. colored.
1903 Massachusetts Ave, was slated
at the city prison late Wednesday,
charged with murder.
Police allege he shot Frank Moore,
colored, 1926 Lewis St. who died at
the city hospital Wednesday.
Witnesses, according 10 the police,
say Hamel shot Moore Tuesday when
he entered his home.
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OAAcllS III luc last LNSlNC yCdhi6
One morning in December, 1909,
there came into my office in the capi-
tol tall. bony, slightly stopped man,
with a face bespeaking superior in
telligence and lofty character: 1t
was Andrew Furuseth.
He wanted to interest me in cause
of the American sailor. He was a
ed to "be free" l did not know
what he meant Surely there were
no slaves under the American flag.
Bondsmen there had been, but Lin
coin changed that. And it had been
written, by amendment, into the
Constitution.
Yes" he said, but not for the
sailor. All other men are free. But
when the amendments were framed
they passed US by. The sailor was
forgotten"
Sitting on the edge Of the chair.
his body thrust forward. great
soul speaking through his face, the
set purpose of his life shining in his
eyes, he told me the story OF the
sailors wrongs.
Born in Norway
Born in Norway. the call OF the
sea came to him as lad of sixteen.
He stood upon the cliffs and looked
out upon the infinite. The life of the
sailor, like the ocean, must be wide
and free He sailed away, thrilled
with the idea. His dream was shat
tered early by the hard realities Of.
life before the mast He found him
self owned by the master of the ship.
Il saw men abused" he said,
beaten into insenslbility. I saw
sailors try to escape from brutal
masters and from unseaworthy yes
sells upon which they had been lured
to serve. 1 saw them hunted down
and thrown into ships holds in
chains. 7 know the. bitterness of
it all"
He had seen over-insured and un-
der-manned ships go down at sea,
with appalling loss OF human life,
because greedy owners would not
furnish skilled seamen to sail them.
or provide lifeboats for passengers
and crew.
He had witnessed the blighting eff
fects of the worldwide shipping
trust upon the sea power Of the
white race.
He would not submit to slavery.
His spirit asserted itself. He studied
the history of the sea and he found
he was arraying himself against the
powerful influence Of those who
owned the ships and were masters
upon the water; and that behind
them were the prejudice and public
opinion Of the world as to the status
Of the seamen.
He chose the United States as his
battle-ground and the Pacific coast
as the place TO begin the work.
Fifteen years before the day he
entered my office. he had brought his
cause to Washington. He had lived
with it-waking and sleeping. In
tie corridors Of tine Capitol. in the
committee rooms OF Congress, about
the hotels and on the streets OF
Washington. wherever he went. he
carried his appeal for freedom
Beaten again and again, like all
/ leaders who win final victories, he
was only stimulated to better fight
Iirg by defeat.
In all the years Of this historic
struggle for human liberty, which
/ finally eliminated with President
/ W - .
/ law, March !, 1915. Andrew Furu-
seth was the one man who had the
/ faith, the vision and the courage
necessary to sustain the contest. He
| launched the movement. He kept
it afoat. Yet in all those long, dis
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was wearing tan cap, shoes and
stockings.
Martin Oso1os, 13, Of 1881 S. Me-
ridian ST., is missing from his home,
police were told. He was wearing
dark suit, has on a red sweater, tan
cap and corduroy trousers.
Mrs. Marie Hinchman, 1927 E.
Washington St., told police that her
husband, Raymond Hinchman, left
home to go to work at the Peoples
Coal Company. He failed to return
home He has dark brown hair, blue
eyes, and was wearing overalls and
a gray cap
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This is the first of series of ten
articles dealing with the outstand-
ing events in the life of Senator La
Toilette in the last twelve years.
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THREE MISSING
PERSONSSOUGHT
Two Boys Reported Absent
Wife Seeks Husband.

Police are searching for three
missing persons.
Mrs Edward Whobrey, 1929 Paris
Ave, told police her son Howard.
age 10,~left Tuesday with his bank
book in which NE had s25. He told
his younger brother he was going
south. He has light brown hair,
brown eyes, fair complexion, and
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the measure that represents his
great life work, the Seamen's Act.
bears, by Congressional usage. not
the name of F'uruseth, but OLA
Toilette.
Trailed by Police
when Furuseth first came to
Washington. the police, inspired by
Pacific coast shipowners, dogged his
every move He had been reported
as dangerous as an anarchist. De
tectives were detailed to shadow
him 1t was several years before he
lived down the ISLANDERS and was per-
mitted to pursue his fight free from
espionage
For a quarter of q century, while
secretary of the Pacific Coast Sea
mems Union and president OF the
international Seamen's Union. serv-
ing them before the California Legi-
!ature and before committees of Con
gress, and in trips over the world
advising with foreign seamen. inter
viewing shipowners. investigating
economic conditions in the ports OF
other lands, he lived on the wages
of a seaman. He would accept no
larger compensation He lived in
sailors boarding houses; in Wash
ington in a shack beside the river
Never until appointed by President
Wilson as a representative of the
United States in 1913 to the London
conference on safety at sea, had he
Travelled as a frst,class passenger.
1t is no longer necessary to de
fend the seamen's act. 1t IS ac
Icepted by the world. Much remains
vet to be done tot increase its ef
| fectiveness and the honesty Of its
administration in this and other
countries. But Andrew Furuseth
has done a great work.
At the time he came to soc me,
bearing a letter from Francis He
ney, ne had been see-sawing back
and forth between the House and
the Senate for many years. Six
years more were required to pass
the bill. The opposition. led in the
| Senate by Theodore Burton Of Ohio
was strong and resourceful. In the
House Furuseth had the able, intelll
gent aid Of William 3. Wilson. ther
\ Democratic Congressman from,
Pennsylvania. later secretary OF the
| United Mine Workers. and for eight
years a member of President VIII
| sons Cabinet.
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THE QUESTIONABLE

BY Miss Louis Bond
!. From what time to the most an
oient documents Of the French Lam
guage date?
2. What was the nature Of the
songs Of the troubadours? BY what
we're the troubadours known in north
ern France?
3 What document is probably the
oldest French press? Give its date.
a. OF what countries i Froissart's
Chronicles a record3
s.. BY what events was the liter
sture Of France greatly influenced dur
ing the 18th century?
Answers
!. The most ancient documents in
the French language date from the
ninth to the eleventh centuries, but
real French literature began much
later.
2 The songs Of the troubadours
were either about love and Eallantry,
or war and chivalry. In the northern
part of France they were called trou-
veres and the language was the Wal
loon.
.. The document containing copy
Of the oaths exchanged between
Charles the Bold and Louis the Ger
man. in the year S42, Is probably the
Oldest French prose.
=. Froissart's Chronicles though
a simple story, forms history Of the
different states Of Europe from the
year 1922 to the end Of the century.
;. The discovery Of a new conti-
nent, the downfall Of Constantinople,
and the end Of feudalism we're the
great events Of the 18th century that
changed the literary world Of France
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Jacksonville, The trip devoted to
meeting and speaking to the me who
organized the 'Over the top Sprague"
movement
Hon. Charles S. Deneen also pulled
out for his northward tour Of the state
on Monday morning. He covered the
south-central counties after a swing
through the eastern tier Of the coun-
ties. motoring more than $50 miles,
d livering five TO seven telling
speeches each day during the week.
He wound up this evening at Plano,
Kendall County, driving from there to
his home in this city. Both Of the
senatorial candidates we're greatly
pleased with the warm and opened
hand receptions which they received
during their tours throughout the
state Of Illinois.
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THE CHICAGO AND NORTHERN DC
TRICT FEDERATION OF COL ORFn
WOMENS CLUBS HOLD THFIP
QUARTERLY MEETING AMI
ELECT OFFICERS

The Chicago and IN. ID. r. G. w.
CT" met in their fourth and last meet
ing for this fiscal year at Quinn
Chapel.
The meeting was called to order at
ten O'Clock BY the president, Septem-
Der s. After the regular devotional
exercises the President, Mrs. Carrie
S. Horton declared the meeting open
for business AS this was the close
Of the club year, in response to an or
fetal edict sent out by the President,
all heads Of departments made their
annual report and left it on the secre-
tarys table for record.
The various reports were interesting
indeed, and full Of inspiration. At ! 80
p. m. dinner was announced by the
club acting as hostess Women's Civic
League Of Quinn Chapel, and all went
down to the dining room and enjoyed
a sumptuous repast.
The afternoon session was opened
by the First Vice President, Mrs. Car
RE Johnson, assisted BY the Chaplain,
Mrs. Des emon ia Sublett After
prayer the Vice President announced
that the next half hour would be given
over to praise services or testimonial
meeting.
Mrs. Linnie Jordan was at the piano
and kept the meeting alive with spirit
uaIs.
All enjoyed these services immensely
and felt that it was truly good to have
been there.
AT the close Of these services the
regular business was continued, that
Of hearing reports from the depart
ments that had not reported.
We had with Us two national Of
icers. Mrs. Pearl L. Winters, Ma
tionaI Chairman Of Ways and Means
and Mrs. Myrtle Cook, Editress Of the
National Notes. (Mrs. Winters is from
California and Mrs. Cook from Kan
sas City. Mo- We also had quite a
few visitors from other points, prom
inent among them being Madam
Magdalene Faitt Lawrence OF Chat
tanooga, Tenn, maker of the spirituals
and religious records for the Para
mount Company.
The statistician made her report
which was wonderful and showed a
marked improvement over last years
work.
The National Committee on Local
Arrangements made a very encourag-
ing report, thanking the President,
Mrs. Horton and the entire district for
their most wonderful support and an
nounced reception to be given the
women Of the district for their hearty
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Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Chicago
Democratic candidate for United States
Senator from Illinois.

both will make the fur fly in ever!
direction.
The first OF this week Col. Sprague
started on a tour Of northern Illinois
counties. delivering speeches at La
Sale and eight other towns. IN Mar
shall, Peoria, Woodford and Tazewell
counties, making a speech in each
Honest administration OF the ma
national government, application of
business principles to government
affairs. lower taxes. elimination OF
child labor. law enforcement, arma-
ment reduction and better care for
disabled veterans were the subjects
he ably discussed.
Col. Sprague covered Fulton. Scott
Cass and Morgan counties, making
eight more speeches Of similar tenor
and winding up with an address at
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cooperation and in consideration Y,
the very cordial manner in which tber
entertained the National Committoo
The colored clubs have really cou.
unto their own. The Charity Den.r,
ment, Of which Mrs. n. v. Curn;na
ham is chairman has shown the otba.
groups that we as a race have ro,
and care for our own and that We -
longer want them to care for our !.
pendents.
The following officers and head. ~
departments were elected and Y,
elected:
Officers: Carrie S. Horton. Pre.i.
dent, 6422 Evans Ave, Dorcbeste,
7345; Carrie Johnson, lst Vice-Prrs;
dent; Clara Williams, End Vice-Presi
dent go Pound St., Aurora. III.
Maud +. Smith, Recording Secretary
6442 Evans Ave, Dorchester 76l7.
Eta Jones, Assistant Secretary; Nan.
ME Reed, Corresponding Secretary
48ll Prairie Ave-, Drexel 6lD. Ian
nette Smith, Treasurer, 474O Prairie
Ave, Kenwood O8O3; Clara McAdams
Organizer, 1906 Dearborn ST, Ken.
wood 6O07; Emma DeCourlapder
Chairman Ex-Board, 1920 w. Lake 81
Seeley 1879; Louise Waller. Vice.
Chairman Ex-Board; Eugenia Tyler
Secretary. Ex-Board, 66Io S. Halsted
ST.; Emma McDougal, Parliamenta-
rian; Mrs. Fannie Bowers, Chairman
Ways and Means, 1900 Wieland St
Phone Lincoln 6O32; Desdemonia Sub
lett, Chaplain; Joanna Snowden Por.
ter, Editress.
Departments: Charity N. Violet
Cunningham, 3246 Vernon Ave, Doug.
las 3llo; Civics, Bertha Montgomery
ABS Indiana Ave; Child Welfare
Lillian Barlow, 475l Langley Ave;
Institutions, L. B. Cannon; Club
House, Mona Graves, 4l26 Vincennes
Ave; Temperance, Fannie Turner.
60l2 Aberdeen St; Social Hygiene, DR..
Fannie Emanuel. 1852 Rhodes Ave;
Music, Linnie Jordan, 6O43 LOOMS
Blvd; Social Welfare, Alice d. Webb.
4Sl6 St. Lawrence Ave; Court Work
ers-Domestic, Margaret Gamer; Ju.
venile, Girls, Alice Caldwell; Juvenile,
Boys, Eugeiia Burns; Criminal. All
berta Jackson; Arts and Craft, E.
Bell, $50 East 36th Street; Education,
DR.. Mary F. Waring; Printing, Mable
Powell; Schools, George Morton;
Mothers, Sarah M. Scott; Citizenship.
Elizabeth Lindsay Davis; Budget,
Theresa C. Macon; Statistical Mamie
Pollard, Frances Morton; Friendly
Relations with Ex-Service Men, Fan
ME Bowers.
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Editor George P. Stewart, who
founded The Recorder, Of Indiana
polls, Ind. twenty-seven years ago,
passed away in his home city last
week Mr.. Stewart always conducted
himself in such a manner that he won
the respect of both races in his city,
where he had resided for thirty years.
He was prominent member of the
Knights of Pythias, American Wood
man, 33rd Degree Mason; he was also
a member Of Bethel A. M. E. Church
OF that city. He leaves to mourn his
death. his wife Mrs. Stewart, other
relatives and hosts Of friends. Editor
Stewart was great honor to Afro
American journalism.
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THE RED CAPS CLUB NEWS

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Red Caps Literary Club was held On
last Sunday, Sept. z, at 4:30 P. NJ u
the Club House, 344l S. Wabash Ave.
DR.. w. D. Cook, Pastor Of Metro
politan Community Center, the PeO-
pies Church, delivered the principal
address. From the scriptures, his
theme was based on these words:
Whatsoever things are lovely, what
soever things are just; whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things
are pure; whatsoever things are oi
good report; if there be any virtue ana
if there be any praise, think on these
things as food for the mind, soul ana
eternity" Everybody enjoyed his
wholesome discourse and felt that
much was gained thereby. The Mason
Singers and Miss Nellie Dobson and
Miss Ethel Bowner presented won
derful musical program. Miss Bow
ner is graduate of piano and har-
mony Of Drake College. Des MONIES
and is now associated with the WI
Hams Singers. Miss Dobson, asso-
ciated with the Mason Singers. leaves
the city next month to study in New
York Mr.. and Mrs. Shackleford OF
Los Angeles, en- route to the Commu-
nifty Churches National Session ana
Mrs. Tives Of this city were visitors
Sandy w. Trice, Pres.
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SOCIAL ITEMS
BY the Lady Reporter

Many Of the summer visitors have
left Chicago the past week, with many
signs Of regret having had such a
pleasant stay in the Windy City. Many
have overstayed their allotted time but
could not resist the pieadings Of their
friends to stay just few days longer.
We are glad that we can make it SO
pleasant for our visitors. Receptions,
house parties, theatres,
dances and cabarets are among the
many ways Of entertaining and most
Of them enjoyed them all during their
stay. No place like Chicago, they
say on leaving, and you may expect to
see Us any time. We are glad they
feel that way.
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We are glad to know that Mrs.
Eudora Burton has opened studio.
She is one of our most talented and
helpful musicians. Ready at any time
to do anything for the building up
OF community. She is a favorite
with all who know her and the women
Of the various clubs, especially the
Phyllis Wheatley, will do all they can
to boost her and her work. During
the reception given at the Phyllis
Wheatley Home for the delegates Of
the National, she with her wonderful
soloists charmed that group Of people
with their excellent selections. We
know she will have great success III
her work, for she strives to help others
as she comes in contact with them
from day to day. She has a way that
charms you at sight.
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COL. ALBERT A. AGUE
STARTS ON THE WAR PATH
AFTER HON. CHARLES S.
DENEEN

The bitter tight for the United
States Senatorship has opened up be-
tween Col. Albert "A. Sprague, Demo
crat and Hon. Charles $. Deneen, Re
publican, and the wisest Democratic
and Republican politicians are en-
gagged in standing off and looking on
at the two Senatorial giants and very
shortly they will lay some money
down on the table on their election
in November. Until that time they
will deliver red hot orations through
out this state on the live issues or
political questions Of the day and they
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AT LUNCHEON

Miss Mary Z. Branch Of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago, entertained tew
friends at luncheon recently ID honor
of Mrs. Alice Baxter Quinn Of 42O n.
48th place. Among the guests we're;
Prof. Governor Quinn, Mesdames Cora
B. Franks. Esther Norwood MISS
Laura Baxter, NJ. T. Bailey and Miss
Whiting Of Richmond, va.
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The Chicago Art League held its
second meeting at the Y.M.C.A. last
Sunday afternoon Their meeting was
we'll attended and their constitution
and bylaws were brought in and
adopted They are now ready for
work. Mr.. Scott, who had been se-
lected as their president by Mrs.
Givens, sent in his resignation, which
was accepted and F. w. Farrow was
unanimously elected in his stead.
Everyone was well pleased and are
quite sure that with the assistance
of his vioe-president, Mr. Dawson and
other members Of his board, they will
do much good toward educating the
people along the line Of art. Encour-
agement is much needed with students
as the big artists always try to make
them feel their "nothingness" and
many do not put forth the effort
they might, if to them were
given a helping hand. We must
learn to help those who have not that
persistent spirit, and this league can
do much along that line. We may not
all be 4Farroins" but we may con-
tribute something worth looking at.
The meetings viii be the End Sunday
in each month at the Y. M. c. "a.
The editor Of The Broad Ak, Mr..
Julius F. Taylor, has been invited to
attend all Of the meetings, as he is a
great booster for all good things Of
interest in Chicago. They hope to
make him one Of their honorary mem
bers, also Mrs. Taylor she being an
artist, having many beautiful pieces
Of her work upon the walls in their
beautiful home.
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COLORED BABY WINS FIRST
PRIZE AT JEWISH BABY
SHOW
Preston News Service)

Newark, ~ walls and tears came
from little six-months old Mamie
Pearl Rice when she was lifted from
her tiny carriage after she had won
the prize for the best decorated car
riage in a baby parade given by the
Jewish Sisterhood.
The child. dressed in white cap
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ATTENDING B. M. G.

Mrs. Lou Ella Young, D.G.MN.O,
Of Households of Ruth Of Illinois ana
Wisconsin jurisdiction. Is attending
the B. M. C. at Pittsburgh. Pa, ~ 2
delegates from her jurisdiction.
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WHITE RAPIST JAILED BUT
NOT LYNcHED

Texarkana, Ark.-James Johnson is
in the Texarkana. Tex. Jail on charges
OF having assaulted six race women
il the Swampoodle district during the
week. The women say that Johnson
threatened to kill them If they report
ed his attacks.
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DR.. ADENA c. E. MINoTT
ARRIVES IN TOWN

Monday afternoon. DR.. Adena c. E.
Minott, Of New York City, who until
two years ago, resided in this city,
landed in Chicago and for the next
three weeks she win visit among her
many friends, in this big town.
She is the house guest Of Attorney
and Mrs. Harris B. Gaines Of 1862
Vernon avenue.
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Mr.. Dave Willis, her uncle, IS one
Of Kansas City's wealthy business
men, having printing establishment
Of his own, doing a splendid business.
He was for many years engaged in
the hotel business. Mrs. Alternately
was much impressed with the beau
tiful edition Of The Broad AK contain
ing the account Of the National Asso-
citation Of Colored Women and asked
that The Broad AK be sent to her
home in Prairie View, Texas.
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and dress. rode in carriage decorated
in black and gold. After she had been
adiudged the winner she was lifted on
high 20 that the admiring crowd
might see her. She was awarded
beautiful pillow.