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The broad ax., 1925-12-26
HE'S AN INDIAN AND CAN
MARRY WHITE WOMAN
Virginia Court Frees Man Held On
Racial Integrity Law Violation
When He Proves He Is Not
Of Negro Race

Richmond, Va.-Because It was
rumored that Ray Vim, a man with
the features Of an American Indian.
was a Negro, he was put on trial here
on charge that he had committed
mlscegenation by marrying a white
woman, while he was not Of that race.
The Husting county court Friday.
after an exhausted hearing, however.
decided that he did not have Negro
blood, and was satisfied with testi-
mony that he was Of Indian parentage.
A breach Of the new race integrity
carries two to five year sentence.
Indian Considered Equal
VIM was indicted BY a grand jury
upon the allegation that he bore
strains Of the Negro race in his veins.
The evidence, however. did not sustain
that charge and the verdict meant that
Vim was entitled to Be considered
upon equality with all white men. and
that the marriage or Winn to Miss
May Wilson last year was legal.
Indians Testify
Representatives of the State Bureau
Of Vital Statistics sought to show that
VIM has colored ancestors. Numer-
Gus old residents Of New Kent, King
William and other couples in which
VIM and his people were known.
came forth as witnesses to support
Winn's contentious that he had only
Indian and white blood in his veins.
Some Of the witnesses were aged
members Of the Indian tribes Of the
Mattapon and Pamunkey, who testi-
ned that grandfather Of the accused
was white man and his mother full
blooded Indian. Others went farther
back in the past to show that some of
his ancestors were Indians.
VIII Test Other
1t was declared that while the re-
suits Of the Vim hearing settled the
contention Of the defendant, it is be-
lleved that other cases may be heard
and each settled on its merits.
Scorned Negroes
It was revealed in this case that
Winn had been previously married
and had six children who it was init
mated had been the cause Of disturb
ances in white schools in which thev
sought admission The decision Of
the court will remove these objections,
It IS said, and others of those who have
labored under the impression that
there might be drop OF Negro blood
in the Winn's veins instead Of Indian
blood.
Witnesses il the VIM case stated
that never in their recollection, and
some Of them were over 80 years Of
age, had they known any Of Winn's
people to even associate with colored
people. They always kept among
themselves or made friends and COM
panions Of white people. witnesses de-
clared.
The father and mother Of the Winn's
appeared on the witness stand. Both
bore features like those i'll the pictures
OF aborigines, and the manner Of
speech seemed to echo the cultural
tones OF the men Of the forest that
one reads about
One witness stated that some years
ago, school was established in New
Kent county for the Indians but that
soon thereafter, colored children of
the vicinity started to attend, wherein
the school was disbanded.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

Mrs Holloway, Of 3254 Vernon ave
nue., is very much indisposed and I'M
able to leave her room. She IS under
the care Of her physician.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT
FOR FORT SMITH NEGRO
CHILDREN
preston News Service)

Fort Smith, Ark. Dec. 24-The
poor Negro children Of Fort Smith
will not be forgotten in the holiday
entertainments here. For the six
teenth consecutive time, pr. ]. H.
Moore, leading Race physician,
financed tree for poor Negro
children.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26
MOVES INTO NEW HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. Larken Neal, formerly
residing at 3741 Federal street, have
moved into their new home at 93rd
and Lafayette avenue. recently pur-
chased through the Bailey Realty Co
-
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

Days Of sadness still come over me
And my heart bleeds within,
When I think Of Barbara 50 dear.
Sad was the hour when God called her.
I loved her. but God loved her best;
Sleep, on. take your peaceful rest,
Until we shall meet again.
Mary J. Harsh.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26
SHE HAS JOINED THE HEAV.
EMILY HOST

Tn loving memory Of my dear cou-
sin, Mrs. Barbara Briggs, who de-
parted this life Tuesday, Dec. %.
1924.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26
CHARLES STEWART, JR., WRITES ON
PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND BEARS
DOWN REAL HARD ON SOME. OF
THE BIG STATESMEN.

The surveys Of the years conditions
which are the most interesting to the
public at large are the things that in
terest the general government 1t
appears in the national Senate and
House Of Representative that the
powerful voice Of Senators Lodge and
Mccormick and other Senators who
have passed out Of public life by an
act Of death, but Yet there remains as
OF avole that when Cicero, Plato, and
other great statesmen Of their time,
the logic Of their arguments left a
lingering sound that awakened the ma
ton TO the information they had i'm
parted.
1t appears in the case Of the attempt
to endorse the world court that the
radio from the grave Of Senators
Lodge, Mccormick and others. and
millions who endorsed the platform of
the Republican National Convention
in 1924 that gave their pledge to the
people Of the country that they would
stay out of European politics. In the
attempt at this time to break their
promise given in the Republican Ma
tional platform and enter the League
Of Nations BY an invisible elevator
commonly called the Worlds Court.
The smouldering fire struck a blaze
when Congressman George Holden
Tinkham, Of Massachusetts fired the
gun in the White House that defed
the White House and Senator Butler
His words were like an earthquake or
volcanic eruption, and joining him
was the mightier Hamilton Fish Of
New York Senator Moses of New
Hampshire sent a radio broadside to
the world, in Chicago the other night
when addressing the real estate board
on the Importance of the defeat of the
entry Of America in the Worlds Court.
Passing to the next important issue
the Negro Of the country wants to
know Of Attorney General Sergeant
where he dreamed Of the way to sup
posingly placate the fourteen million
Negroes Of the United States BY tax
ing his man Friday" better known
as w. O. Matthews, and chasing him
over the country to represent the gov
eminent in places where there is
dispute in the selection of a District
Attorney. Take note, Mr.. Sergeant,
that we have Negro lawyers in Hi
nois that forget more each night than
the wondering boy from Massachusetts,
would ever be able to ram into his
brain with one Of the deposed Colonel
Mitchelrs shells, with the power of
gravity a thousand miles the other
side OF Mars. The administration is
making no impression on Illinois Ne
groes BY sending this carpet-bagger
into this state.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

One OF the most successful real In Chica0o
Every Mr. and Mrs. Watkins contribute 81 2OO IN
charity and at all times they ready to assist the
poor and the needy. They reside in beautiful boro &c
their own at 1857 South Michigan Avenue AIItoId M
Watkins pays taxes hundred thousand dollars ~
OooA County real estate his many loyal friends are
urging him to enter the for Commissioner az Cool
County: Hon Edward H. Wright and the Second Ward
Republican Organization hundreds ar his friend. 80
starting to work hard bring about his nonnstion
Tor County Commissioner MIR. hopes that his
great army of friends will enjoy lively times the resi- If
the holiday - 80 "
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

The most startling revelation in I'LL
nois history was the hve-to-two deci-
sion handed down by the Supreme
Court that Governor Small must pay
back in the treasury Of the state Of
Illinois a million dollars, and then
some more. 1t is reported that An
drew Russell. Mr. McKinlev's cam
paign manager, and Lieutenant Cover
nor Fred Sterling have been walking
and talking with the Lord AZ to the
best way to have the Small decision re-
versed. because if this decision stands
when death called, these two birds
will be minus several hundred thou
sand dollars, for they, too, are charged
with keeping state funds and they will
have to do some awful manipulating
to dodge the payment to the people Of
Illinois the money that the court
claims they owe.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

Member OF the City Council from the Ward member
Of its Finance Committee chairman Of the Corortte -
Track Elevation and other important of that
body Alderman Maypoe, who would make an ideal can
dldate for Treasurer Of Cook County 1926 feels positive
that his almost hundred thousand friends will 90 the
limit and have merry time right now
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

An interesting piece Of information
comes to Us BY special correspondence
that the Henry Ford Motor Company
at Dearborn. Michigan. employs nine
thousand six hundred and forty Me-
groes. Mr.. Ford is entitled to paying
into the hands of these colored citizens
more cash money each week than the
entire government Of the United
States pays to the Negro population
1t i not question with the Ford's
superintendent as to whether he Il
dark or a light Negro but Can he fill
the bill, and i'll what department is he
qualified from the Office to the com
monest laborer to aid in the advance
ment and the development in the
Ford Motor Company One thing is
absolutely certain, there will be nine
thousand six hundred and forty Ne
groes that will become property own
ers and have an average bank account,
carry substantial insurance, and Be a
worth while citizen or he cannot live
in Dearborn.
Ring out the old. ring in the new,
Ring happy bells across the snow;
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

Ring out the old. ring in the new,
Ring happy bells across the snow;
The year is going, let him 60;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
RIOTERS EXPEL
 JAPANESE FROM
 TOLEDO, OREGON

TOLEDO, Oregon, July 13 (P)-Five men were arrested here yesterday on charges of participating in care riot, following the expulsion of approxi- mately 35 Japanese, working at the Pacific Spruce Corporations mill. About POO participated in the riot. The crowd took up collection and bought tickets for the Japanese to Corvallis. Upon arriving at Corvallis the Japanese took train for Portland, where complaint was made to their consul. The district attorney of Tole- do declares that the leaders of the riot will be prosecuted to the fullest ex- tent.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
CUTTER PATROL
 DOCTORS NATIVES

> WASHINGTON, D. O., July 13 (P)- Commander Van Boskerck, of Dutch Harbor, commanding the Boring Sea patrol has been ordered to take all possible measures to cope with the epidemic at Bristol Bay. He replied the Algonquin had already gone there; and the Unalga was leaving Kodiak for the infected district The Haida will also be used in suppressing the disease which is pronounced like in- fluenza, but more difficult to handle from medical standpoint.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
2 ENGINEERS DIE
 WHEN SHORT IS
 FOUND IN LINE

SEATTLE, July 13 (P)-Nels Nel- son and Oswald Dewalt. electrical en- gineers, died today at the Snoqualmie Falls hospital, 25 miles east of here, from burns received in a short cir cult in the power plant of the Sno- oualmie Falls Lumber Company yes ter. Three others are in critical condition and unable to give an ac- count of the accident.
 The five men entered the power plant to confer on electrical changes and suddenly the power went off all over the plant. Employees investigat- ing found the men in basement, so badly burned as to be scarcely recog nizable. One of the men rushed out and dived into the mill pond to ease the pain caused by the burns.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
DAYTON, TENN, ON MAP LONG BEFORE
 JOHN '. SCOPES CASE, CITIZENS INSIST

DAYTON, Tenn, July 13. (P,- While the trial of John T. Scopes. charged with violating the Tennes- see law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in the public schools. has attracted attention to this city from all parts of the country, it's citizens insist that it was permanently plac. ed on the map long bafoie on it's >wn account. The trial scheduled to b'gin Friday is exra:.i l.. bring to ths city large rUn,hs-. of visit. orS pht' never hd y. been here be- fore some, perhaps who never have heard If the place.
 Citizens of Dayton take pride ir the city's claim to be the largest strawberry shipping center in the world, and they are optimistic that within a few years it will rival Fort Valley, Ga., as peach center.
 The county seat of Rhea county. Dayton is the center of a rich ag.i- cultural country. Its strawberry ship- ments this season amounted to 800 cars, which local men say, is far be- low the shipments of previous years.
 Because the surrounding hills form excellent shields for orchards, farm CTS have been turning their atten- tion to peach producing in recent
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
President Warns China
 To Live Up To Pledges

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, July 13 (P)- lnsistence that China live up to it's territorial obligations to protect the lives of foreigners, was announced as the keystone policy of the American government today. Secretary Kellogg outlined the attitude of the admins tration after weekend conference with Coolidge, insisted there must be a scrupulous observance of the obli- cations of China entered into at the Washington conference"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
OVERTURNS
 THREE KILLED

SEATTLE, July 13 (P)-Mrs. w. J. Griggs, and children, Winnifred, aged 3, and Virginia. IS months old, were instantly killed yesterday when their automobile overturned near Seattle. Griggs and wife, and Gladys Erickson, aged IA. who accompanied the family on what was to have been camping trip, were slightly injured. The ma- chine skidded on the pavement when Griggs attempted to turn corner at high speed.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
LADD & TILTON BANK PORTLAND
 HAS BEEN SOLD

PORTLAND, Ore, July 13 (P- The Ladd & Hilton bank of Portland the oldest financial institution on the Pacific Northwest and ~ the second oldest on the coast, with assets ag- gregating s25,927,O has been sold to the United States National Bank of Portland, the transfer to take place immediately. As a result of the deal the United States National is the largest bank north of San Francisco and west of Minneapolis, with com bined deposits of s59,OOO,OOO
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
IOWA SURGEON COMPLETES
 BOOK ABOUT EVOLUTION

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, July 13 (P)-Dr. George N. Hall of this city has just completed a book on the Tennessee evolution case. He left for Dayton Saturday to attend the trial of John T. Scopes. Dr. Hall, a re- tired evangelist, said he would offer his services to William Jennings Brv. an. Dr. Halls book is a defense of the Bible from alleged attacks by evo- Iutionists.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
COURTS REVOKE
 DOHENY LEASES
 NAVAL RESERVE

LOS ANGELES, July 13 (P-Judge Mccormack signed the final decree revoking the leases in the Elk Hills Naval oil reserves held by Edward Doheny and associates; ordered the Pan-American Company to pay the government $35S,OOO net, after ac- counting for the damages and dues from both sides, and laid the court costs estimated at S5OO,OO0 on Do- heny.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
POISON FOUND IN SUGAR
 BOWLS IN STANFORD U

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto, Cal, July 13 (P)-Authorities have announced that quantity of quick acting poison in powdered form was found last night in the sugar bowls in the dining room of the uni versity campus. The discovery was made just as the janitors, twenty in number, were about to eat. No theory has yet been advanced as to the mo- tive or the perpetrators of the at tempted wholesale poisoning scheme.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13

years, and this season approximately 900,000 trees will bear fruit for the first time
 In addition to its riches of the peach orchards and strawberry patch es, Rhea county has considerable wealth underground. Only few Of the worlds known minerals are miss ing when census is taken of the territory within 50 miles of Dayton. At present mining operations are dull, but there are plenty of miners in Rhea county and there is a move ment afoot for revival of mining on a large scale.
 Dayton is governed by a commis sion of three members It has some paved streets and sidewalks and has under consideration plan which, city officials predict, will result within IS months in the improve ment of every street and sidewalk within the city limits.
 If evolution theories and argu- ments pail on the visitors, the city officials point out that nature has provided on wide range for their entertainment and sightseeing, the scale running from the mountains of Walden's range of the Cumberlands to the valleys of the Tennessee and Hiwassee Rivers.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
APPEALS FILED IN CASE
 OF CONVICTED CHAPTERS

CHICAGO, July 13 (P-Appeals in behalf of Charles R. Forbes, former director of the Veterans Bureau, and J. w. Thompson, wealthy St. Louis contractor convicted last February of conspiracy to defraud the government through hospital contracts were filed today in the United States circuit court of appeals.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
COWBOY AcToR-HUMoRiST
 ASKED RUN FOR GOVERNOR

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 13 (P)- It is reported a movement is on foot to entice Will Rogers, cowboy actor and humorist, from Broadway and make him a candidate for governor of Oklahoma, was reported today from Bartlesville, where it is said definite plans to name Rogers for the nomina- tion is being formed.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
FRENCH BUDGET
 CAUSES STORM

PARIS, July 13 (P)-The French Budget for 1925 was voted today after stormy all night session in the Chamber of Deputies. Prime Minister Caillaux remained in the chamber un- il the end, speaking before each House each time the bill came up. The budget estimated receipts at 33,150O0O francs, with expenditures of 33,137,00O,0 ,0OO
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Lightning Stars Many
 Forest Fires In Idaho

PRIEST RIVER, Idaho, July 13 (P). Lightning yesterday started s forest fires in this vicinity. and killed Paul Blickensdorfer, a lookout at South Baldy ranger station. The youth was a student of the University of Idaho. the son of prominent Cincinnati physician One hundred and fifty men are fighting fires.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
N. Y. BROKERS
 ARE SENTENCED

NEW YORK, July 13 (P)-George ". Field and George w. Morse, ex- heads of two brokerage firms which failed for s3,2OO,OOO in 1922, were sen fenced by the Federal court today serve year and day each in At lanta prison. Both men pleaded guilty to bucketing orders for custo- mers.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
PLAGUE IN RUSSIA.

MOSCOW, July 13 (P)-Forty-three deaths from the bubonic plague have been reported in southeast Russia since the outbreak of the epidemic last month. Eighteen communities in the upper and lower Volga regions have been affected
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Floyd R. Harrison
 Director War Finance

SWAMPsCOTT, Mass, July 13 (P). Floyd R. Harrison was today appoint- ed director of the War Finance Cor poration, succeeding Frank W. Mon- dell, resigned.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
GOVERNMENT oVERTHRoWN

NEW YORK, July 13 (R-The gov- ernment of Ecuador has been oyer- thrown, the authorities imprisoned and military regime set up with General Francisco Gomez de Latorre at it's head.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Russians Furnish Munitions
 To Cantonese Insurgents

CANTON, China, July 13 (P)-A correspondent of the Japanese semi. official news agency says it has been reliably reported that a Russian ves- sel bearing 1,500,00O rounds of ammu- milton sailed from Vladivostok for Canton. Steps will be taken to inter- cept the vessel and seize her cargo.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
President of Lumber Co.
 Drowned In Mill Plume

VANCOUVER, B. O., July 13 (P,- While fighting forest fires near Cum berland on Vancouver Island, Harry Conrad, president of the Cumberland Lumber Company and head of the great war veterans association, fell into the mill Hume and was drowned His body was recovered.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
i'ilden Takes Agssm Cup
 From Arnold Jones

EAST PROVIDENCE, R. l., July 13 (P)-Tilden gained permanent pos session of the Agawam Cup, defeat ing Arnold Jones of Providence 6-2 6-3, and GA in the finals in the Rhode Island lawn tennis championship.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Scientists on Way to Trial.

DAYTON, Tenn, July 13 (P-The defense announced today that twelve prominent scientists and educators of the country were expected to arrive here today as witnesses, including Shailor Matthews, dean of the Divinity School, University of Chicago.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Nome Woman Visiting
 In Vancouver, B. (.

SEATTLE, July 13 (P)-Mrs. Rob- ert D. Adams, of San Francisco, for merly of Venezuela and Nome is wis iting here en route to Vancouver for a short stay.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
DeP Paolo Wins 25O-Mie
 Race At Washington, D. {.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 13 (P)- Peter DePaolo won the 250-mile auto mobile race here after a recheck, with Jack McDonough, protege of Tommy Milton's half length behind
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Great Britain Will Not
 Aid French OF Spanish

LONDON, July 13 (P-Foreign Secretary Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that Britain does not intend to send troops to Tan gier, Morocco, to aid the French and Spanish.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Bowdoin Forced to Turn
 Back To Labrador Port

WASHINGTON D. C., July 13 LP)- The Bowdoin, one of MacMillan's Arc tic expedition ships, was compelled to turn back to Hopedale, Labrador to have repairs made to it's propeller.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
MACMILLAN NSAIIS
 FROM LABRADOR

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 13 (Pl- The National Geographic Society re- ceived radio from Donald MacMil- Ian Saturday announcing that the ex- petition had left Labrador at 2::SO that day for Greenland. The message said the vessel had encountered unu- sually heavy ice floes on the voyage.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13

The picked team of Anchorage base ball players will arrive in Seward The latter part of the week, en route 10 Cordova where a series of games is to be played It is hoped a game will be played with the local team, Sunday. prior to their departure for the Copper Gateway town.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Chinese Assure Foreigners
 They Will Be Protected

CANTON, China, July 13 (P)-A wireless from ChanSha, Human prov ince, says that Chinese authorities have renewed assurances of protect tion for foreigners.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Wife of U. 5. Ambassador
 Hurt In Auto Accident

PARIS, July 13 P)-Mrs. Hugh 0. Wallace, wife of the former am bassador was seriously bruised and cut in the face and head when the Uruguayan minister's car hit hers.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
TRIAL
 IS RESUMED IN /:
 DAYTON COURTS

DAYTON, Tenn, July 13 (P)-The nationally famous evolution trial way resumed today after arguments by both counsels. The court overruled the motion to quash the indictments. The defense cited fourteen reasons for quashing, largely alleging uncon- stitutionality of the law against evo- lution and errors in the indictment.
 The attorneys for the defense re- ferred lengthily to sections in the con- stitution respecting religious free dom.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13

Wm. Butler, special agent for the Alaska Railroad, departed this morn ing for his Anchorage headquarters.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-13
Trouble Over Trial Starts Quickly.

Trouble Over Trial Starts Quickly.
 DAYTON, Tenn, July 13 (P)-Rev. Howard Gale Byrd withdrew yester- day from the pastorage of the Metho- dist Episcopal church of this city, when large part of his congrega- tion vehemently protested against Rev. Charles Francis Potter, a modernist minister from New York City, taking the pulpit. Rev. Byrd called off three regular Sunday preaching services an- nounced, T have quit; I have not re- signed! I have Quit!"