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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
GARRY ON" is MESSAGE DEAD
AVIATOR LEAVES TO COMRADES

CLEVELAND o., March 19.-The
mother of Capt. Leonard Brookehyd-
Parfon, World War flyer and mail
airman, killed 10 days ago in a
fall with his plane in Pennsylvania,
made public today letters Ito my
beloved brother pilots and pals" to
be opened after his death, urging
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
NO IMMUNITY
FOR BERCD0LL

WASHINGTON, March 10 - The
State and War Departments have
Joined in announcing the American
Government will enter into no
agreement to extend immunity to
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll as an in
ducement to return from Germany.
1t was announced yesterday Bergdoll
would return to the United States
and serve his time in Federal
pricon for draft evasion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
U. S. MARINES
Are LANDED

WASHINGTON, March 10. = A
lending force of 167 sailors and
nine officers from. the cruiser Mil
waukee are today rushing to Tegu-
cigalpa where wild disorders arc
prevailing. This is according to
wireless messages received by the
State Department and Navy Depart
ment from Honduras.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
COOLIDGE IN
PRIMARY LEAD
NORTH DAKOTA

FARGO, March 10. - Returns
from 294 precincts out of 2,05S in
yesterdays Presidential preference
primary in North Dakota, gives the
following vote:
Coblidge-17, ,024.
La Follette-4,681.
Johnson-8,4 ABB.
William G. McAdoo was not op-
posed in the Democratic Presidential
preference primary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
DAUGHERRTY TALKS AGAIN

WASHINGTON. March 19-in an
other long statement, Attorney Gen
eral Daughterty declared that while
the Senate committee investigating
his department is engaged in listen
ing to "rumors" gossip and unrelia-
BILE hearsay evidence emanating
from tainted sources" the "legiti-
mate work of the government goes
on" and he is devoting his time
and energy to its accomplishment
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
Monstrous Protest Parade
Staged by Herrin Citizens

HERRIN, ILL.,, March 19.-Thia
city was the scene late yesterday
of a monster parade staged by citi-
zens as a protest to the "unright-
eous verdict of the special grand
jury" that returned SO indictments
against leaders. Members of the Ku
Klux Klan are mortgaging their
homes and autos in order to obtain
money for bail
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
Ford Lobbying for
Shoals Faces Probe

WASHINGTON, March 19-Notlce
was given in the senate by Senator
Brookhart, Republican. Iowa. that he
would introduce resolution for in
vestigation of alleged lobbying for
the Ford Muscle Shoals offer
81 have considerable information
along this line | hope to give the
senate" Senator Brookhart said
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
Prohibition Men
Are Bombarded
During Raid

NEW YORK. March 19.--
e. c. Yellowley, Prohibition
official from Washington. ID. c.,
and three assistants, were
bombarded with bottles when
they raded a Bronx Cafe early
this morning. The cafe is in
the rendezvous district of poll
ticians. Eight policemen with
drawn revolverg went to the
rescue OF the raiders.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
MORE FALL DUPLICITY.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Price
Mckinney, of Cleveland. told the
Senate oil committee that former
Secretary of Interior Fall wrote him
a letter last year requesting him TO
agree to say that he had lent Fall
100000. Mckinney testified he re-
fused because he had not made a
loan
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
COL. DARDEN IS
L0CATED;TELLS
WHAT He KNOWS
Man Sought by Senate Oil
Committee Is Located by
Eastern Newspaper.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March 9.-The
Evening Sun. in copyrighted story,
prints statements of Col. James Oar
den. of the Western Oil company,
who is sought by the Senate oil COM
mittee, explaining his connection with
Teapot Dome, relations with Harding,
Fall and others.
Col. Darden said he got leases from
the Democratic administration be-
tween the election of Harding and
his inauguration. Darden declares
Harding, whom he had known
for years, called him to the White
House and offered to- do something
to protect his interests in the Tea
pot Dome leases. Darden said he
would not let the President "get
mixed up in it" ard that he told
Harding it was now a matter for
court action.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
Road and Trail Bill
Is Passed by House

WASHINGTON, March 10. - The
House has passed the bill authoriz-
ing the expenditure of $7,500,000
for improv ement of roads and trails.
inclusive of bridges in National
Parks and monuments, under di-
rection of the Interior Department
The bill has been sent to the Senate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
JAPANESE SUB
IS SENT DOWN.;
CREW IS LOST

SASEBO, Japan. March 19.-Sub-
marine 43. OF the japanese Navy.
sank early today in &c fathoms of
water Hope has been abandoned for
four officers and 40 men comprising
the crew. The sinking of the sub
marine followed tho collision of the
undersea craft and warship Tatsuta
in minor maneuyers 10 miles out
to sea.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
w. E. D. Stokes Is to
Be Tried in April

CHICAGO. March 19---Trial of
W. Z. d. Stokes. minnionaire New
York hotel owner, and six co-defend-
ants on charges of conspiracy to
defame Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes, of
Denver. whom Stokes twice tried un
successfully to divorce, will be start
ed late in April.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
GEORGIA PRIMARIES.

ATLANTA. Ca. March 19.-This
State is voting today in a Presi-
Dental preferential primary with
William G. McAdoo, native Geor-
gian, and Senator Oscar Underwood,
Alabaman, in the field.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
EN- to "stick to it,

them to "stick to it,
One of the letters said:
I'VE risk our neaks, we give our
lives, we perfect the service fer
the benefit of the world. The people
remind us we are+Toois and call us
such, but we are in a service which
will benefit all when perfected.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
PLANES
HOP-OFF TODAY

EUGENE, Ore, March 10-Ths
three U. S. Army globe fliers hoppe,
off here this morning for the north
CLOVEREIELD. Cal. March 10. -
Lieut. Nelson in his globe flight plane
the fourth in the flight of the army
planes, hoped off at $40 O'Clock
this morning for Seattle. planning
his first stop at Vancouver, Wash
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
BRITISH FILTERS READY.

LONDON, March 19.-The lates;
British attempt to circle the globe
will start next Tuesday. Three planes
are to hop off at Calshot at the en-
trance to Southampton waterfront.
The first stop will be at Lyons.
France.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
COP. CONVENTION WAS IN OIL CASE
Bonus Measure
Passes in
House.; Big Vote

WASHINGTON, March 10
Late yesterday afternoon the
soldiers bonus passed the
House by vote of 355 to 54.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
POPE IS NOT ILL.

ROME, March 19.-The Pope en-
ergetically refutes all reports that
be is i'll,
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
PACIFIC POWER
held tenet OF
JUDGE WILBUR
Navy's Chief Believe APP
pointce Would Strengthen
Panama Canal Defenses.

BULLETIN = WASHINGTON,
March 19.-The Senate he's confirm
ed the nomination of Judge Curtis
Wilbur to be Secretary of Navy.
succeeding Denby, resigned
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
DoHENY DENIES TESTIMONY

LOS ANGELES, Cal. March 10
E. L. Doheny flatly denied today the
statement that British interests had
been given priority oil produced by
his company and as testified to yes
terday before the Senate oil commit
tee by Henry Woodhouse, of New
York City.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
SUPPLIES AT SEWARD.

SEWARD, Alaska, March 70
Freighter Oduna has arrived here
with oil and gasoline for the Ameri-
an world fiiers. Lieut.. Bissell left
Yesterday on the Starr for Chignik
sith o radio operator and then will
axe supplies TO Unalaska.
The British steamer Thiepva1
,fter stopping here Sunday left for
Port Chatham with supplies for the
British globe filers.
REACH OREGON. 1
EUGENE, Ore, Mrach 1.-two
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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
REACH OREGON.

tContinuec IN Page Eight,
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
NOTICE OF INCREASE OF
CAPITAL STOCK

! hereby certify that at a Special
Meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Binga Safe Deposit Company, held
At Chicago, Illinois, on the 18th day
Of August, A. d., 1924, at 10 o'clock
pursuant to notice required by law
the following resolution was adopted
by unanimous vote Of the whole stock
Of said corporation issued and out
standing:
RESOLVED, That the Capital
Stock of the Binga Safe Deposit Com
pany i hereby increased from Five
Thousand Dollars $4,000 consisting
Of Fifty Shares Of the par value OF
0ne Hundred Dollars ($10O.OO), to
twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,O00)
consisting of Two Hundred Shares OF
the par value Of One Hundred Dollars
cSlOOOO).
Attest: Jesse Binga,
Secretary.-Adv.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20

The first attempt at scientific
study Of African music is being made
by Mr. Nicholas J. Ballanta-TayIor. o.
Sierra Leone, who, after two years
study in America, is spending a month
in London on his way home. In
America Mr.. Ballanta-Taylor-or Mr.
Ballanta, to give him his native name
has been studying at the Institute Of
Musical Art under DIR. Damrosch. and
he has been in close touch with many
prominent musicians.
AFRICAN music has not been under
Stood, Mr.. Ballanta-Taylor tells me.
1t has not been properly realized that
their system Of harmonization i diff
ferent from the Western one" AS the
African octave is divided into seven
teen sounds, African music cannot Be
correctly expressed on an ordinary
piano. Tie has put the idea Of a new
keyboard specially for African music
before steinways, Of New York, and
the building Of an instrument embody-
ing it.
Headed BY Dr. Motion, Of Tuskegee.
the institute founded by Booker T.
Washington, a committee Of black and
white people (the latter including some
leading Americans such as Mr.. George
+. Peabody has been formed to make
It possible for Mr.. Ballanta-Taylor to
carry on his investigations in West
Africa.
Mr.. Ballanta-Taylor hopes to Be
able to make a good collection of ma
tive instruments 50 that ne may study
them. AT the same time he points out
that with the exception Of the wood
wind instruments. which would have
to be specially treated, any orchestra
composed Of natural instruments" can
play African music with its seventeen
notes.-The Manchester Guardian
Weekly. Friday. August %. 1924.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
MISS ADA cRoGMAN
Concluded from Page y

Concluded from Page y
the most intellectual and brilliant
members Of the Colored race in this
country, and the name Of Crogman,
is well-known in all parts Of America
Her illustrious father, Prof. w. Fl.
Crogman, A. NJ, who is now in his
83rd year, was for many years one Of
the professors in the Clark University,
Atlanta, Ga, author Of Talks for the
Times also his well written book,
Tea ogress Of Race, or the
kamc advancement of the Afro
American Eegro, from the bondage Of
slsyr -ance and poverty, to the
needoa. 8. citizenship, intelligence,
pence ouor and trust"
THe mct1e- Of Miss Crogman, ike
heT disdngr shed husband, is well
vgsed aIi he histories or literature
pertaining u he advancement and the
substar si achievements of the Col
orsd aoe this country We have
ever reason to believe that Miss
lrogn4n wl meet with unbounded
success "a bnrging forth her wonder
iul pageant ii this city.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
ESTIMATES OF PAY ANNUALLY 81.
25O,OOO.OO; COLORED MAN HOI rs
POSITION OF CIVIL SERVICE COM.
MISSIONER AT $7,5OO.OO PER AN.
MUM.
THE DEMOCRATS CONTINUE To
LOOK AFTER THEIR OWN AMONG
THE COLORED PEOPLE IN THAT
CITY.

New York.-(Special to The Broad
Ax).-Twenty-hve years ago the 49,
600 colored people living mostly in the
San Juan section of the city voted
the straight Republican ticket.
They held no representative offices,
and the few laborers' positions paid
colored workers total Of $1,000 a
year. Besides there was always
trouble with brutal police and incipi-
ent race riots.
Today there are nearly 100000 Ne
groes in New York. there are 1000
Of them employed by the city govern
ment, drawing total salaries estimated
at $1,250O00. Heading the list Of job
holders is Ferdinand Q. Morton, an
old Washingtonian, with a salary of
81, 800 as Civil Service Commissioner.
Jimmy McLendon, formerly Of
Jacksonville, Florida, gets $1,000 as
assistant District Attorney. James
Watson, $500 as assistant corpora
ton counsel There are in addition
three supervisors Of markets at $4,000,
parole and probation officers, and
clerks. assistant deputy sheriffs and
the like by the dozen.
Ask any New Yorker Of dark hue
how it happened and he will point to
Tammany Hall, and its ally the
United Colored Democracy. Today
the most intelligent and progressive
Negroes in New York are registered
as Democratic voters. DR.. E. P. Rob-
erts, Oldest and most respected phys
ician and former member Of the Board
of Education, is black Tammanyite.
Lester Walton, dramatic critic and
former editor Of the hide-bound Re
publican New York Age, was at one
ime Booker T. Washington's publicity
agent. Today he is press agent for
he black Tammanyites, Young Turks
or Radicals, or whatever the old con
sentative Republicans choose to call
them.
The right Of colored men to hold
public Office upon the same terms and
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
A NATIONAL RACE cONVEN-
TON ON THE CAMPAIGN
To be Held in Brooklyn on October
9th. National Equal Rights
League Seeks Race Unity
in Campaign Demands

Boston, Mass.-An opportunity Tor
the colored citizens OF the United
States to assemble in national con-
ference OF their own racial element
independently Of any one else to de-
Iberate upon the most effective meth
DDS Of using the present potential bal
lot power of the race to secure redress,
IS to be afforded BY the National
Equal Rights League at its Annual
meeting in Brooklyn, N Y. October
9th.
The main object Of the 18th Annual
Meeting Of the League, to be held il
the Holy Trinity Baptist Church
Franklin and De Kalb AYES, Brook
Ign, Rev. T S. Harten. Pastor
October 9. 10 and II. will Be to have
the race endeavor to unite upon 4
race demand or program for rights
and protection now denied, and upor
how TO do most with the ballot power
Of the race il this unusual politica
campaign to make assured headwal
for successful results, in view Of til,
three party contest with unprece
denied division Of the coIored vote.
Every race body from every com
munity IS to Be invited to send dele
gates, to sit on equality with regular
league delegates. but II is especially
urged that in every town, county Q.
city Equal Rights Committees o.
Branch League be organized at ono
to agitate this Race Conference anc
send representatives.
Any desired information viii b
furnished by National Headquarters
l05 Court street, Boston.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20

conditions as other men has ~.
scrupulously observed by Tammanv
Hall under the late Charles Murnb,,'.
leadership. Colored Democrats ~
that no truer test than this Jan NJ
found as to the attitude Of a political
party upon the question VI nv comet
tutional rights Of colored Americans
"Of course" they say, it is not i'm
portant whether hy individual " N.
dividuals hold public Office " not but
it is vitality important that the right
Of members Of every racial group u
hold public Office should Be recop.
nized.
The other day Black Tammanv Hill
celebrated its silver jubilee-25 wears
with the Democrats. 1t took four davs
to celebrate and the exercises included
tea party for the women. and an
outing for the children. Tammanv
believes in getting hold Of its voters
while young, hence the outing. Al
the public meeting there were adj
dresses BY Mayor Hylan, Lt-Gover-
nor Lunn and a half dozen Senators
How Tammanv RAU,r
In 1886, when DR.. Ernest LYONS
was pastor Of St. Marks NJ. E. Church
here and at the same time chief Re-
publican, he attempted To secure The
appointment OF James D. Carr as as
sistant District Attorney.
Republican leaders, however. double
crossed DR.. Lyons, and when COM
mittee protested to Republican leaders
they were told, Il know the Negroes
better than they know themselves: you
could not drive them out Of the Re-
publican Party with sledge ham
mer." Negroes, headed BY E. P.
Roberts, made a deal with Richard
Croker, then Tammany leader. Ne
groes were promised positions in
every city department in return for
their votes. Thousands Of them helped
elect the next Democratic candidate
mayor, and Tammany kept its word
by giving out the jobs.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
THE QUESTIONABLE
By Miss Louise Bond

l. Where is the hall Of fame? State
its object.
2. What is the origin Of the word
"news"2
3. How many persons out Of 1907
600 reach the age Of 100?
4. What was the cost of the capi-
tol at Washington?
Answers
/. The hall Of fame was erected On
University Heights, New York, IN
1900 in commentator Of great
Americans.
2. Popularity the origin OF the term
news has been explained a. intornla-
ton from the four points Of the COM
pass-N. E. w. S, north, east, west
south.
8. One in 100000 persons reaches
the age Of 100 years.
4. The cost of the capitol in WASH
ington was over $15,OOO,0OO
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
RETURNS TO VIRGINIA
NORMAL

Miss Mary E. Branch, who attended
the summer session Of the University
OF Chicago, has returned to her duties
as teacher Of English at the Virginia
Normal and Industrial Institute,
Petersburg. Va. While in the city,
Miss Branch was the house guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Franks and the
Baxter Sisters. APO E. 4sth Place.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20

racy today. Il has raised the stand
ard OF religious bigotry. race hatred
and is striving with might and main
for the control Of the American gov
rnment, to administer it III the inter
est of one group of Americans. 1t is
aimed first at the Negro. then at the
Jew, then at the Irishman and the
Catholic, and finally it has set its hand
against all foreign born, as if any man
had the say as 10 The race in which
he should be born. or in what country
Republicans the Ku-Klux Party
The Republican candidate for presi-
lent has said nothing up to now as TO
whether he stands for the Khan Or
against it. Is the Republican party
afraid to take a stand against the Ku
Tlux Klan7 It Is still the party Of
Lincoln. OF Grant. and Roosevelt?
Il see no way Of putting down the
III Klux Khan. except through the
fundamentally OF the Democratic
party All that has been accomplished
in Texas, Louisiana. Oklahoma and
Arkansas. has been the work of the
Democratic party. | propose to join
with the great majority Of AMERICANS
including the Irish Catholics. the Jew.
and the foreign born. not only in the
interest Of self-preservation, but III the
interest of my country"
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF MISS
ADA CROGMAN

Tuesday afternoon, at one o'clock. 4
very tempting luncheon was served at
the South Side Community Center,
52ol South Wabash avenue, in honor
of Miss Ada Crogman, Dramatic Di-
rector Of the National Community
Service, New York City. 1t was a
very enjoyable affair and Miss Crog-
man is very charming lady to meet.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL is OVER
CROWDED

St. Louis, Mo-City Hospital No
p for coIored patients i badly over
crowded.
With space sufficient for only llv
beds, go beds are crowded in and the
average daily number Of patients i
PA. The city has appropriated over
million dollars for new colored nos
pital.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20

Mrs. M. Mcclure, 6514 Evans ave-
nue.. returned home the first OF the
week from Pittsburgh, Pa, where sne
attended the sessions Of the 3. M. =
Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows
and also the sessions Of the House
hold Of Ruth. She greatly enjoyed her
trip to the smoky city.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
VISITING IN SOUTH

sergt Julius S. Glenn Of Morgan
Park who has made a splendid rec
ord with the police department Of Chi
cage. has gone on his two weeks va
cation to visit with relatives and
friends at Winston Salem, S. G., and
Roanoke and other points in Virginia.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20

New York, N, Y-Hon. William
H. Lewis, former Assistant Attorney
General Of the United States. who has
volunteered to head ali independent
non-partisan movement among col
|ored people Of the country for tho
election Of John w. Davis. Democrat,
nominee declared that he will oppose
the Il. X. H. with the G. C- z. Com
ing Colored Citizens).
In commenting on the situation. and
why he will support Mr.. Davis, Mr.
Lewis said:
4 propose to do this because the
Republican party today i The party VI
LITTLE AMERICA, and Ku Klux-
ism.
AS a Colored American
AS colored American citizen. I
propose to work and vote for John M.
Davis, because his record shows him
to be man of humanitarian instincts,
Of broad and universal sympathies.
.As a Colored American. propose
to vote for Mr.. Davis because he is
opposed to the HI Klux Klan. The
greatest menace to American democ-
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
VISITS HOME TOWN

Rev Gordon 9. Coleman IF Oak
land, Calf, who attended the session
Of the National Baptist Convention,
uninc., which just closed ID Chicago,
left Immediately for South Boston.
Va, his old home town, to visit rela-
tives and friends before returning to
fhn yVaet
The broad ax., 1924-09-20

Mrs. Nora Keiser has removed from
5000 Vernon avenue to Sos Calumet
avenue, where she will BE- pleased to
meet her friends.
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
w. L. LEWIS BOLTS TO THE
DEMOCRATS

Former Republican Partisan Leader
and Holder Of Highest Race Fedora
Position Thus Protests Refusal Of
Harding and Coolidge to Restore
Former Federal Position to Race
K. K. K. Also a Reason
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
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The broad ax., 1924-09-20
Plea For Schools

A plea was made by the Rev. J. P.
Robinson and the Rev. D. B. Gaines,
Little Rock, Ark, for better schools
and colleges for the Negro as an in
ducement for him to remain in the
Southland
The broad ax., 1924-09-20
AFRICAN NATIVE MUSIC
Mr.. BalIanta-Taylor's Project

(From a Correspondent
The broad ax., 1924-09-20

Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug.
ig, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago,
III. Under Act Of March 8. 1879.