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ference will be held in Independence
Hall, after which group photographs
of the delegates will be taken in front
of that historic building.
Among the new speakers announced
for the conference are William STAN
ley Braithwaite, OF Boston, Spingarn
Medallist. and one or the leading
literary critics Of the country, who
will speak on "The Negro in Litera-
ture," at the night meeting Of Tues
day, July /; and Charles B. Hall,
President Of the City Council Of
Philadelphia, who will bring greet
ings to the conference in behalf Of
the City Council. Another soloist at
the conference will be Miss Marian
Anderson, soloist with the PhiladeI-
phia Symphony Orchestra, who will
give recital lasting half an hour be-
fore the Tuesday night meeting.
The exhibition of Negro music. col
lected BY Mrs. Maud Cuney Hare,
will be on view during the entire week
Of the conference, in the art gallery Of
John Wanamaker's Philadelphia store.
In making final announcements Of
the conference, the IN. "a. "a. G. p.
again urged all visitors and delegates
to obtain certificates when buying rail-
way tickets, and to register promptly
at Conference Headquarters, the First
African Baptist Church, 10th and
Christian Streets, upon arrival in
Philadelphia.
Delegates arriving via Pennsylvania
Railroad should proceed to Broad
Street Station; those via Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad to B. & o.
Terminal, oath and Chestnut streets;
and those via Reading to Reading
Terminal, 18th and Market streets, at
all Of which terminals there will be
committees of welcome. The Y. w.
@. a., at zoos Catherine street has
agreed to serve good meals at rea-
sonable prices. Stopping places will
cost not more than one dollar. Break
fast served at stopping places will cost
not more than SO cents. The cost per
delegate per day for meals and stop
ping place will not exceed $3.50.
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BRIG.-cEN. CHARLES GATES DAWES

Of the reparation experts commission,
and he is the originator of the national
budget system which is being usca =
the present time by the United States
government.
Hon. Rufus c. Dawes, brother Of
Gen. Dawes, Is also one Of the active
Directors of the Central Trust Com
pany Of Illinois.
Mr.. r. c. Dawes Is also President
Of the Metropolitan Gas and Electric
Co, and Prof. w. w. Fisher, who is
one Of the most enterprising colored
citizens in Evanston. Illinois being a
property owner always shouts it aloud
from the house top that Gen. and
Hon. Rufus &. Dawes and all the
members Of their families rank among
the best friends Of the colored race
in the United States.
Gen. Dawes i open and frank in his
expressions, all the time he reminds
Us Of the late Theodore Roosevelt and
once in a while he il not above using
few mild cuss words; he takes much
pleasure in coming in contact with
newspaper men and as a general rule
he is never too busy to stop and grasp
them BY the hand and tell new joke
or live story. and whenever he APP
pears on the streets Of Washington,
d. q. or On the streets in this city, the
newspaper men always flock around
him wanting to know II Ne has any
news Or any new stories to relate
On Tuesday evening the friends and
neighbors of Gen. and Mrs. Dawes,
gathered on their lawn at their beauti-
ful home to welcome them home, des-
pite the down pour Of rain. More than
two thousand Of their old time friends
were III evidence including some Of
their colored friends were among the
number, and Gen. and Mrs. Dawes
were extremely happy over the warm
homecoming reception which they re-
ceived from their many old neighbors
and friends.
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On May p, the president, Mr.. Vim.
Parker. was haled before Judge Bugee
Of the Wabash Avenue Court, by sew
eral angry members, on charge Of
misrepresentation Of their money con-
tributed to the Home Seekers Organ
ization. Attorney for the defendant,
William Borton, with offices at 47Ol
S. State street, asked that stay Of
80 days be granted to give the de-
fendant time to raise some money and
pay back the members who had lost
quite 4 considerable sum in the failure
Of his scheme, which was meant as a
help. but which turned out 50 dis
astrousIy. This was granted. In the
meantime, Mr.. Parker was called into
court to disclose some Of the names
IF certain members in the Home
Seekers Club. In this capacity Mr..
Parker was represented by Attorney
Iames I. Moorehead, young and
promising lawyer, with Offices at 1874
w Washington st., who promised the
court that he would try to raise $1,000
u AZ to enable him to pay in small
amounts. all Of the people sustaining
any loss, if he would allow the de-
fendant 30 days more, to which it read
~ agreed. The case was continued
until the 10th Of July and allowed Mr..
Parker to 60 on bond.
After bond had been arranged and
immediately after leaving the court
room. Mr.. Parker was again served
With four warrants BY members OF the
club and again put in jail. Before
Tudpe John R. Newcomer, Wednesday
morning. the case was continued until
IuIv 18th, 50 that all the complaints
u,;ll be given At one time. The court
declared that if all the compliments
,,.5 ~ oive their complaints
oue II ! time, Mr.. Parker would
snend the rest Of his life 10 jail which
would be very distastefui under any
circumstances, and to any person
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Brig. Gen. Charles Gates Dawes,
Republican candidate for Vice Pres
ident Of the United States, who IS one
Of the most useful and highly honored
citizens Of Illinois, was born in Mari
eta, Ohio, August ~, 1865. He re-
ceived his early education in the thriv-
ing city Of his birth and in 1884, he
graduated from the Marietta college
with the highest honors. Later On he
entered the Cincinnati Law School,
where he easily won more college
honors when he emerged from it in
1886.
On Jan. "a, 1889 he was happily
united in marriage to Miss Caro- D.
Blymyer Of Cincinnati Not long after
that important event, Gen. Dawes,
who is a true blue American, engaged
in the practice Of law in Lincoln, Neb.,
but being actively interested in the
gas business he pulled down his law
single and successfully engaged in
producing more and better light for
the people in the various sections Of
the country.
In 1894, Gen. Dawes, with his high
" interesting family, moved to Evan
ston. Illinois, where they have made
their home from that time to the pres
emf, where Gen. Dawes and the mem
bers Of his household are held IN the
highest esteem by an Of its citizens
From the time that Gen. Dawes
landed in this state down to the pres
ent time, he has been one Of it, most
prominent and most patriotic citizens
and he has beer ready and willing to
work hard al the time for the ever
lasting welfare Of al it, citizens. Re
honorably acted as the chief executive
Of the Mckinley movement ii Illinois,
resulting in Mckinley Instructions at
the Springfield convention in 1896.
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NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE NEWS BUREAU

New York.-The National Negro
Finance Corporation with 4 capital
stock Of $l,OOO.OOO, having for its OBJ
iect the promotion and expansion OF
Negro business enterprises, was Off
cially launched last Friday evening,
at dinner given at Stewards Restau-
rant. No. 26-30 Park place. The new
organization i an auxiliary Of the Ma
ticnal Negro Business League Of
which DR.. R. r. Motion, Principal Of
Tuskegee Institute, Is President. Over
$4,000 Of stock was subscribed in a
few minutes.
Negro corporations aggregating
$zO,O0OOOO were represented. Among
those present were: G. c. SpauIdine,
President Of the North Carolina Mu-
tuaI Insurance Company; z. c. Brown
Of Brown s. Stevens. bankers, PhiIa-
deiphia; John /. Webb, Custodian Of
the Woodmen Of Union. Hot Springs,
Ark; WI. g. Pearson, capitalist Dur
ham. NJ G.; Watt Terry. real estate
promoters Brockton. Mass; w.
Gomez. manager of the Bankers Fire
Insurance Company; John =. Nail Of
Nail & Parker Real Estate Co, New
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ENERAL AND MRS. DAWES AND
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR
FAMILY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
OUTSPOKEN IN THEIR FRIEND
SHIP FOR WORTHY AND HIGHLY
RESPECTABLE AFRO O-AMERICANS
AND THEY ARE HELD IN THE
HIGHEST ESTEEM BY THE COL
ORED PEOPLE IN EVANSTON. Ill.
THEIR HOME TOWN.

after his reelection he trampled it un-
der his feet.
The leaders Of the Republican Party
at the Cleveland Convention, passed a
resolution or inserted it in its platform
clause in favor Of passing the Dyer
Anti-Lynching Bill, if the leaders of
the Republican party mean what they
say in that respect, then they will Be
entitled to the solid vote Of the col
ored people throughout this country,
but if they TOOL the co1ored people,
they should never trust the oily lead
ers of that party again
Everything seems to indicate that
there will Be hand to hand fight be-
tween the Democrats and the Repub-
licans, and unless the Republican lead
ers hold onto the colored voters the
Democrats may elect the next Presi-
dent of the United States.
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In that same year he served as a
member Of the executive committee
Of the Republican national committee.
Gen. Dawes was selected BY the
late President William Mckinley Tor
controller Of the currency and with
great credit to himself, to President
Mckinley and to his country, he
served with great ability in that ca
pacity from 1897 to 1902
Shortly after retiring as controller
Of the currency in 1902, he returned
TO this great city and founded the
Central Trust Company Of Illinois,
being its father he served as its Presi-
dent for long time, but near the
breaking out Of the great World War
for democracy he gave up his respon-
sible position as president Of his great
banking Institution, becoming chair
man Of its Board Of Directors which
position he still holds.
Being one hundred per cent red
blooded American he was ready to
fight to uphold the honor Of old glory
and Of this nation on the bloody bat
tie fields Of France.
Gen. Dawes jumped right into the
World War right Up to his neck, and
he was commissioned major of en-
gineers IN the national army in June
1917. made lieutenant colonel in July.
1917. Tie arrived in France a. a leu
tenant colonel Of railway engineers
in July, 1917, and was promoted to Be
a brigadier general in October, 1918.
Cen Dawes being extremely wise
Or long headed for his day and genera
ton has accomplished more than any
living parsonage in assisting to restore
the hnancies and commence Of the
world On solid. sane Or safer foun-
dation.
Gen. Dawes has served as chairman
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The Republican National Conven-
ton has now passed into history and
whatever mistakes its leaders made
during the sessions, cannot be undone
The platform adopted at the Cleveland
convention was very pleasing to some,
and unpleasing to others; but come to
think Of it platforms hatched up BY
political parties seldom count for much
for generally speaking they are gotten
up to simply fool the tickle minded
people and it IS one thing for polit-
ical party to adopt a platform and il is
another thing to stand BY it or on it
after the parties running on it are
elected.
It is still fresh in our memories how
the late President Woodrow Wilson,
successfully ran on a platform and
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HEAD OF HOME SEEKERS
HELD ON CHARGE OF OP-
GRATING CON GAME

VIM Parker, President Of the Home
Seekers Organization. which was or
ganized about the lst Of January,
1924 ior the purpose Of securing
homes fOr the poor people, who did
not have sufficient money to pay the
first payment. The fee for club mem
bershin was 500 and SIS for the
Home Seekers Membership. This SIS
was used for the support Of the club.
When person payed the club mem
bership fee and the additional SIS
amounting to SIPS altogether, he was
entitled to make within 90 days appli-
cation for loan with which to pur-
chase building. The Home Seekers
Club would lend such money for the
purchase Of the building as the party
was able to buy. That is It would 60
ffty-ffty with the person desiring to
avail himself Of a home. The club
would then take a lien on the prop
erty purchased. Everything went well
with the Home Seekers Association
until the first Of May, when one Of the
members, and officer Of the club was
arrested and put in Jail for carrying
concealed weapon and on that ac-
Count it was discovered that more
than 5000 Of the funds had been dis
placed.
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York; w. Fl. Harris, Grand Secretary
Of the Good Samaritans. Athens, Ca;
Fred R. Moore, editor Of The New
York Age; John N. Avery, President
Of the Mechanics and Farmers Bank,
Durham; DR.. Motion and "A. r.. Hol-
sey, Secretary Of the National Negro
Business League.
Service and conservatism win Be
the keynote Of the National Negro
Finance Corporation" DR.. Motion an
nounced. "We shall place the re-
sources Of this corporation at the serv-
ice Of the Negro business men who
need capital for the development Of
their enterprises, and in all of our
transactions great care will be taken
to protect and safeguard the funds I'M
vested. Capable. efficient men Of
known integrity will conduct the cor
poration's affairs"
The temporary officers are Robert
R. Motion, President; w. Gomez, Sec
retary; John N. Avery, Treasurer.
Offices viii Be opened III New York,
Chicago, Durham. Memphis, Dallas
and Atlanta The Board OF Directors
viii Be composed of twenty-five men,
bers living in various sections Of the
country.
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The members became alarmed and
came in by droves to the Office Of this
Organization to see just what had be-
come Of their money They found It,
Sad' but true. There remained in the
treasury about $1,000, assets consist
ing Of Judgment notes and other pa
PSI securities Liabilities amounted to
little more than 5000
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-06-26
J. w. VOORHEES, Honored
For Long R. R. Service

John Voorhees, was the guest of
honor at a banquet given last Thurs
day evening by Wolf Point Lodge,
No. GIT, which is the local organiza-
ton of the trainmen. The event was
to celebrate the completion Of TWEEN
ty-five years as a member of the
lodge by Mr.. Voorhees,. The ladies'
auxiliary was invited to assist in Civ
ing the party Fifteen couples were
present. The evening was devoted to
card playing, feasting and speech
making. VIM. Harvey is credited
with having managed the banquet in
the most approved style. A very de-
lightful evening was spent by those
present. Mr.. VOORHEES, was presented
with a neat 25-year button as fit
ting token of friendship and an en-
blem of the occasion.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-06-26
DEMOCRATS OPEN
THEIR CONVENTION
HARRISON's SPEECH THE BIG
FEATURE OF FIRST DAY
SESSION

Madison Square Garden, New York,
June 24.-Rolling along on great
wave of party enthusiasm despite its
deep differences over candidates, the
democratic national convention at one
brief session Tuesday relieved itself
over cheers for the party and roar
ing approval of temporary Chairman
Pat Harrison's lambasting of the
Harding Coolidge administration.
While the contest over delegates
and platform principles temporarily
was laid aside, the 1900 delegates
and visitors at the convention gather
ed under the sizzling roof of Madison
Square Garden-home of many a
great show but none greater than
this-to go through the formalities
of getting the convention under way.
Cheers for jefferson, Jackson and
Cleveland rose in a growing crescen-
do until Chairman Harrison mention
ed the name of Woodrow Wilson.
That was the signal for the first dem
onstration and everybody went to it
regardless of sympathy for Smith or
McAdoo. 1t was nearly half hour
before the great audience was quiet
ed again and Chairman Harrison went
back to his keynote address. Closing
with a plea for harmony and uni
ted democracy which ever the deci-
sions of the convention might be,
Chairman Harrison said:
ct would seem that we can hear
the voice of sweet reasonableness
coming to us from Monticello; the
voice of Old Hickory coming across
the blue ridge; and from the historic
Crypt at st. Albans we hear the
might voice of Woodrow Wilson call
ing to US to you from falling hands
we throw the torch; hold it high; car
nv on: carry on; keep the faith; keep
the faith in succession and while the
convention cheered each new point OF
attack. Senator Harrison turned the
Guns Of his best oratory on the repub-
licans administration policies ranging
from foreign to domestic and center
ed his attack on the development OF
the congressional investigation at
Washington.
The delivery of the keynote address
was the principal part Of Tuesdays
business in the convention. The re-
mainder of the proceedings was per-
functory and connected with the or
ganization machinery.
Until the convention reassembles
Wednesday, various committees will
continue their work. Wednesdays
session will see the temporary organl-
cation given over to permanent one,
with Senator Walsh of Montana per-
manently in the chair.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-06-26
"ASHES OF VENGEANCE"
MARVELOIJSLY MADE

During the filming of Joseph M.
Schenck's superb production, "Ashes
of Vengeance, a First National pic
ture starring Norma Talmadge,
which is to be presented by the Lib
erty theatre next Thursday and Fri
day, Conway Tearle, who plays op-
posite the popular star in this massive
historical romance, suffered swollen
arm due to six sword hicks he receiv-
ed in duelling scenes.
Tearle, however, got off easy, due
to his superior workmanship.
Seven minor players, not adept with
the blade, were treated for wounds
ranging from skin punctUres to long
gashes, received during the taking of
a reproduction of medieval massa-
ere which is one of the big scenes in
the picture. The fighting scenes were
taken under the direction of Mon
sieur Henry Cavens of the National
Military College of Brussels, Bel
gium, and under the supervision Of
Director Frank Lloyd.
"Ashes of Vengeance, is a spec
tacular romantic drama whose scenes
are laid in France in the days of
weak-willed Charles TX. It's stirring
action and ecstatic love story are de-
picted in sets which for grandeur
and magnificence beggar description.
Three French chateaux, an entire
portion of Paris, and a reproduction
of the interior of the stupendous ball
room Of the Louvre, are sets which
evoke admiration.
In the cast, besides Norma Tai
madge and Conway Tearle, are Wal
lace Beery, Courtenay Foote, JOS
ephine Crowell, Betty Francisco,
Claire Mcdowell, Andre de Be
ranger, Murdoch MacQuarrie, Boyd
Irwin, Carmen Phillips, William
Clifford, Hector V. Sarno, Earl
Schenck, James Cooley, Lucy Beau
mont, Forrest Robinson, Mary Nc
Allister, Kenneth Gibson, Howard
Truesdall, Frank Leigh and little
Jeanne Carpenter.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-06-26
Officers Re-elect-
ed at Annual Meeting

At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Equity Co-opera-
tive Association, all officers and dl-
rectors were reelected for the en-
suing year. President Walter Good
Secretary Harry Stebbins, and all
other officers and directors were re
elected for the ensuing year with
the exception that Herman Pipal was
elected director in place of j. M.
Mus. who is no longer a farmer but
Wolf Point business man. The re-
port of Frank Bannister as manager
of the associations business in this
city was received and accepted and
Mr.. Bannister was reelected as
manager for another year.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-06-26
"WHIPPING BOSS, is
A STARTLING PICTURE.
(From Minneapolis JournaD

" LO4iA Af1lillCeJOl UOQEudlJ
That potential drama turks every
where and especially on the front
page of the newspaper is again
brought to attention by the film,
"The Whipping Boss" which is hav-
ing its premier public presentation
in the United States at the New
Grand theatre this week. If we had
never heard of the sensational Ia
bert case we should have looked at
"The Whipping Boss as an exaggera-
ton.
Il is difficult to believe that con-
ditions such as are exposed in the
Tabert case could have existed and
it is safely said that exhibition of
"The Whipping Boss" will arouse ac-
tion against the convict leasing sys-
tenn.
Forgetting for the moment the
Tabert case and reviewing the film
as a film, it can be said of it that
those who go to see it will not be
disappointed if they want six reels
of action. The picture is well acted
by capable cast and the situations
are for the most part excellently
handled. The picture is a little tense,
perhaps, but it will not offend the
most sensitive audience Barbara
Bedford and Lloyd Hughes are
the stars, but Eddie Phillips does
the most effective work as Jim Fair
fax, the boy who falls into the hands
of the whipping boss. The picture
is being shown by the American Leg
ion.
''The Whipping Boss" will be shown
at the Liberty theatre, Monday, June
goth.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-06-26
JORDAN CUTOFF"
TO YELLOWSTONE
JORDAN DELEGATION BOOSTS
NEW ROUTE SOUTHWEST
THROUGH GARFIELD

A delegation Of business men of
Jordan, Garfield county, visited Wolf
Point Wednesday in the interests of
the Jordan cutoff, a new trail which
is being improved and marked off
for the benefit of motor travellers
who wish to go from the Roosevelt
trail south to Yellowstone Park or
to connect with one of the southern
highways. Jordan business men have
been at work on the scheme since
last fall and say they have met with
much encouragement from other
towns along the route of the new
trail. The big inducement held out
to tourists is a shorter route over a
,road that is practically all improved.
All but a very short distance being
graded road that is kept in condition
by Garfield county and the counties
to the southwest of it.
The party was made up Of NJ. Hoel,
hardware merchant, J. E. Lasswell,
druggist and R. Erbe, garage
man. Mr.. Hoel says that at present
1t is habit of motor tourists COM
ing from the east over the Roosevelt
highway and desiring to reach Yellow
stone Park to go by way of Havre
and Great Falls. The Jordan cutoff
will save them 238 miles of travel
and still keep them on good road.
From Wolf Point the route of the
Jordan cutoff is west on the Roose-
velt highway to Nashua, south to the
Lismas ferry over the Missouri, from
there to Jordan, county seat of Gar
field county, south and west to In
gomar on the Milwaukee, then to Bill
ings from where the tourists can
choose a road taking him to either
the north or east entrances of the
park. The distance from Wolf Point
to Jordan by this route is lit miles
and to Billings 322 miles.
The Jordan men give a glowing re.
port Of crop conditions in Garfield
county. This county is without rail
transportation. Last year, said Mr..
Hoel, 100000 5Ishels Of wheat wss
marketed at Jordan and was mostly
taken in trade by The merchants.
Miles City, their marketing point is
90 miles distant. For Chis reason the
farmers see the value IF raising feed
crops and marketing them on the HI of
and are now devoting about 80 per
cent of their ground to corn.
The Jordan men carried with them
attractive road signs which they were
placing along the route Of the new
trail they are boosting,