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PAY OWN EXPENSES.
Mitchell Trial Likely to BE Costly
to Army Men Trying Colonel
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

The Mitchell court martial and all
its delays are proving an expensive
luxury to the Army officers ordered
here for duty on the court or as
witnesses for defense and prosecution.
The benevolent and protective Govern
ment of the United States makes no
sort of provision for the expenses of
officers detailed on this sort of tenn
porary duty.
1t allows an Army officer s cents a
mile for travel-and that is all he
gets. Congressman allow themselves
20 cents a mile. Just why it should
cost more tn transport a. Representa-.
tive or Senator than il does a
colonel or brigadier general no
one seems to know The Representa-
tive could travel cheaper as matter
of fact. for it might escape the atten-
ion of most people that ne was a
Representative. But put colonel or
a hrigadier in the uniform Of his
dear but thrifty old Uncle Sam, and
the whole world knows his ocCupa
tion and his rank.
Just Covers Expenses.
officers have found that the cents
mile given them just about covers
the actual expense of travel--railroad
meals. Therefore the officers ordered
TO court-martial duty in Washingto on
TO dispose of the Mitchell case have
TO bear all of their expenses while
here. Some have been able to i'm.
pose themselves on friends or rela
tives. while others have had to find
bed and board as best they could
That part of the court martial ar
rangement has been no concern of the
4 I,r 4
that Col. Mitchell. being wealthy
might come to the relief of his judges
and his witnesses but there has been
no move in that direction, and OF
course the judges could not accept
such proposition.
Maj. Gen. Robert /. Howe. presi
dent Of the court, was ordered 70
Washington from Columbus, Ohio
Maj. Gen. Douglas Macarthur was
fortunate in that he only had TO run
over from Baltimore: Maj. Gen. VII
! liam :. Graves. came from Chicago
Maj. Gen. Benjamin Poore Travelled
all the way from Omaha; Brig. Gen
! Edward l.. King came from Fort
Lea yenworth. Kan: Brig. Gen. Fra nix
Mccoy came from Col. Mitchell's
home station. Fort Sam Houston
Tex; Brig Gen. Edwin r. Wilma ns
came from Fort Clark, Tex; Brig
Gen. George Irwin came from Fort
Sill, Okla, and Brig. Gen. Ewing f
Booth came from the Cavalry schoo
at Fort Riley, Kan. Col. Blantor
Winship. law member of the court
and controlling spirit in the trial thus
| far. was ordered to Washington from
| Boston.
Only One Stationed Here.
Col. Sherman Moreland. the judge
| advocate. or prosecutor. came to the
| Capital from Columbus. Ohio. and Col
Herbert White. military counsel fol
| the accused, came with him from
Fort Sam Houston. Lieut.. Col. JOSEPH
| McMullen, assistant Judge advocate
| is the only functionary of the court
regularly stationed here in Washing
| ton.
In view of the expense to which
| they are being put by the trial 1t Is
! small wonder that Gen. Howe is urg
| ing opposing counsel to expedite mat
ters as far as they can.
(Copvright. 1929
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Lord Rosebery, at 7s, Is Aritain's
oldest former prime minister.
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streets of Damascus by the French,
who are declared to be short of troops
and are enrolling Kurds and other ma
tiveszto aid them.
ToEthe north of Damascus it is re-
ported that 4O00O rebels have con
come advices that the situation is
growing worse The entire area from
Damascus mort Inward to A1eppo Is
declared to be held by brigands and
HONS is said to be seething with
insurrection.
Rebellion Sweeps Country.
"Uncontrollable rebellion" says one
correspondent, seems to be sweep
ing over the entire country. The
French forces cannot possibly cope
with the situation owing to ina de-
ouate numbers. No Improvement
seems possible until reinforcements
arrive. Even the defenses of Da-
mascus could not resist a strong or
ganized attack.
The French are using both artillery
and airplanes against the tribesmen.
Twenty miles west of Damascus on
Mount Hermon the French exchanged
rifle shots with band of rebels, and
other affray with tribesmen who had
torn up the railway line running
through Hedjaz.
Druse leaders in Damascus are
quoted by a correspondent as declar-
ing that the French had given no
consideration to their people under
the French mandate and that the sit
uation had reached such a stage that
they considered it better to fall fight
ing than to live under such condi-
tions.
Our villages" said one of the lead
ers. have been burned and our men
killed. But the French will never kill
the soul of our people"
Z. S. Held Within Rights.
A dispatch from Paris dealing with
the American torpedo boat destroy
ers bound for Beirut said the French
foreign office had no official commu-
nieation to this effect, but the opinion
vas expressed that the United States
Vas well within it's rights under in
ternational law in protecting ita CIT.
lens in Syria.
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WORLD WAR DEBT
PARLEY HINTED IF.
NEGOTIATIONS FAIL

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SEVENTH RACE-Pur.e. 1.3OO: claim
ng: the Gwynn Oak purse. cd division: fer
l. We ar -olds and up: & furlOngs.
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BANDIT "PRESIDENT
OF SYRIA" GATHERS
ARMY OF 1000 MEN

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PLAN TO REFURNISH
LEE MANSION HALTS;
NO FUNDS AVAILABLE

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COOLIDGE TO AVOID
DRASTIC ACTION IN
COAL STRIKE TROUBLE

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FOR TOMORROW.
winfrey 4 winfrey entry,

FOURTH RACE-The Pimlico Futurity
$40. 900 added: for 2-year-old colts and
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Bedwell entry.

SIXTH RACE-Purse. 81 800: claiming:
the Gwynn Oak purse for 3-year-olds and
nm. a furlonRs.
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FIFTH RACE-Purse. 81, 500: the Forest
PARK Handicap; for all ages; turl0ngs.
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Apprentice allowance clAmo4.
weather clear: track GOOD.
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State Legislation.
State governments generally were
urged to follow the example OF sew
eral which already have authorized
bv legislation the requirement by
municipalities of landing helds ana
ia cilties for commercial aviation In
the matter OF State regulation or civil
aviation, the committee declared the
lack OF uniformity in the state laws
already enacted only worked to Its
disadvantage III the absence OF
Federal control law.
Although European countries have
gone ahead of the United States In
civil aviation, the conditions In this
country were decidedly more favor
able. the committee said, chiefly be
cause of the customs and other DIM
culties imposed in the political
boundaries there. Despite this, the
committee believes Europe's expert
ence shows that "air transportation
under suitable conditions may be con-
Quoted with degree Of regularity,
safety and dispatch sufficient to es-
tablish 1t as an important channel Of
commerce.
Those serving on the committee Of
nine. with Assistant Secretary Drake
included j. W. Roe, former president
of the Society of Industrial Engi-
neers. vice chairman: w. +. Dnrand,
president of the American Society Of
Mechanical Engineers, and z. s.
Gregg, chief of the transportation di-
vision of the Department of Com
msrce.
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+Glen Riddle Farm entry.
tW NJ. JeffC rds entry.
I'll Z. Whitney entry.
Salmon entry.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
Mill CiDLeague
Welcomed Into
NationalLeaeue

The Business eMn's and Women's
League which was organized recently
by the Rev. j. L. Jackson, pastor OF
Zion Baptist Church, is making re-
markable progress through its presi-
dent, Mrs. II. ID. Davenport, and ad-
ministrative officers, Messrs. Charles
w. Jennings, Fred Humphrey, Nc
Duff woodward, and Mesdames R. q.
Taylor and F. Jones.
Through the intercession of Mrs,
Mary H. Moseley- Withers. Dramatic
Reader, who was former president OF
the Women's Auxiliary, the organiza-
ton received in response most
hearty congratulatory letter of wei
come from DR.. r. r. Motion, Presi-
dent of the National Body. DR.. Mo-
ton, earnestly urged their co-opera-
ton untiringly with the National.
Mrs. Hester Keyes is chairman of
the membership committee; Mrs.
Mary Moseley-Withers is chairman OF
the Executive Board and of the Pro-
gram Committee. The organization
has given employment to several per-
sons and plans to do greater things.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
Organize East
Side Club of
Race Women

BY afiliation with the civic organ
izations of the East Side from time to
time, Mrs. Mary D. Mcfarland was
urged to organize a similar body
among the colored women. To this
end on Wed, Apr. /, a group of ladies
met and formed permanent organ
ization known as the East Side Civic
Club of Colored Women. The object
of this club will be to develop an un-
derstanding of civic movement and
an appreciation. of its problems, to
keep in touch with local civic move
ments and observe and study them,
to inculcate a feeling of personal
pride in the welfare of the commun-
ity which we represent and to lay a
foundation for sound, vigorous and
enlightened citizenship. Membership
is limited to residents Of the East
Side. officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. L. H. wilker-
son; vice-president, Mrs. Josie o.
Neal; secretary, Mrs. Mary d. Nc
Farland; treasurer, Mrs. Sarah
Holmes johnson.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
The N. A. .A.C
Welsh Recital to
BeMusical Treat

Everybody is going to the grand
recital given by Dovie Adams Welsh
under the auspices fthe st. Paul
Branch of the N. A. A. G. p, at Pill
grim Baptist Church, Cedar st. and
Summit Ave-. on Monday, April 18th,
at 8 D. m. Admission soc.
We earnestly solicit the patronage
of members and friends to assist in
making this recital one of the real
musical treats of the season. There
is no question but what the National
Association is doing creditable work.
No doubt everyone has read of the re-
cent victory of the Association in Sc
Elaine, Arkansas, prisoners, and the
release of the majority of the men
accused in the Houston riot. These
two achievements alone are well
worth the support of all colored peo-
pie, and especially the members and
friends of this Branch, who are as
sisting in making the recital a huge
success are helping the Branch to
meet its apportionment of $500,
which goes to further just such work
as is being done by the National Of
fee, a full account of which appears
in the March issue of the Crisis. II
you do not get 1t, subscribe for it by
the year, and it will be sent to you
by mail at $3.50. including member
ship.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04

Mr.. Murphy was the founder of
the Afro-American, Baltimore, Md.
From an humble beginning he built
up a great newspaper, with modern
equipment. His rise to prominence
reads like a tale from the Arabian
Nights. Under the "AmericaniZa-
tion Series" the Bulletin Appeal pub
fishes the biography of this remark
able man in this issue. 1t should in
spire the race with renewed ambition
and determination to succeed in
whatever endeavor ii undertakes to
accomplish. Mr.. Murphy recognized
no age limit. At an age when most
men give up and retire from business
activity or feel that they are failures
ready to be "scrapped," Mr.. Murphy
was planning for success. 1t is a
source of keen pleasure for the Bull
letin-Appeal to pay tribute to the
memory of such a worthy character
as the subject of this sketch.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
Senior G Choir, Excelsior
Club to Give Play

Everyone is looking forward to the
musical play "The Gypsy Rovers.
which will be given under the direc-
ton of Mrs. B. c. Archer and under
the auspices of the Senior Choir and
Excelsior Club of st. James A. M. E.
Church on Wednesday evening, April
29th. No one who attended has for
cotton the splendid rendition of
Cherry Blossoms, which was given
about a year ago under Mrs. Archer's
supervision. From all advance re-
ports the Gypsy Rovers" bids fair to
surpass the former, as some of the
leading talent in the city will take
part in this production.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04

Mr.. Aaron j. McGavock, announces
the opening of thoroughly modern
and up to date undertaking and en-
balming establishment, chapel in
connection, at $50 Rice Street, cor
ner of Charles. st. Paul, Minnesota.
Mr.. McGavock, who has resided in
our midst for the past ten years, is a
graduate of Pearl High School, Nash
vile, Tenn, and an honor graduate,
class of 1923, of the school of EN-
balming, University of Minnesota.
Coming from family of under
takers; born in Nashville, Tenn,
where his father and uncle conduct
ed large and successful business, he
has been identified with this business
since boyhood.
His father retired in 1911. his un-
Gle continuing the business. Another
uncle, r. H. McGavock, also con-
ducts a large and successful estab-
lishment in the city of Chicago, Illi-
nois, and Mr.. McGavock was connect
ed with him in business Immediately
preceding his coming to st. Paul,
Minnesota.
Mr.. McGavock is equipped to give
first class funeral services, invites
you to inspect his establishment, and
solfcits the business consideration OF
his friends and the public.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
Two BILLIONS
is ESTIMATED
NEGRO WEALTH
Rapid Progress of Race Reveal
ed in Sociological
Survey.

Atlanta, Ga.-Two billions of dol
lors is the present estimated wealth
of Negroes in the United States, ac-
cording to a recent survey made for
the Research Section of the Amer
lean Sociological Society by Prof.
Monroe N. Work. of Tuskegee Insti-
tute. The wealth of the group in
1912 was estimated at seven hun
dred millions.
The survey reveals great progress
also in the matter of Negro educa-
ton, the amount expended for this
purpose by all agencies having been
abouto$ 40, 900 in 1924, as against
$13,576,561 in 1912. Up to 1912
five thousand Negroes had completed
college courses. Since that time, the
number has doubled. The demand
for educated Negroes has been rapid
ly increasing in all lines, according to
DR.. Work.
Health Gains Made.
The race has made decided gains al
so in the matter of health. The death
rate, which was 22.9 per thousand in
1912, had fallen to 1877 in 1922. or
q decrease of 81 per cent. A study of
mortality among 100000 Negro
policy holders of the Metropolitan In
surance Company shows that their
life expectancy increased from Alb
years in 1912 to 46.9 years in 1922.
For the whole colored group. the life
span has increased in the same per-
riod from 35 years to 40 years.
The survey calls attention to the
recent heavy movement of Negroes
from rural communities to the city
and from the South to the North. AS
a result, there are now almost a mil
lion more Negroes living in cities
than there were thirteen years ago,
and over half a million more living
in the North than at that time.
This shift has been accompanied by a
large-scale entrance of the Negro in
to industry, the 1920 census report
ing 332,249 Negroes engaged in
skilled and semi-skilled work.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
All Men Created Equal.

Scientific government was Gre
ated as an agency to secure liberty
for the man himself and the woman.
We hold these truths to be self-evi-
dent, that all men are created equal
and endowed by their creator with
certain inalienable rights, amongst
which are life, liberty, and the Eur-
suit of happiness; that to secure
these rights, governments are insti-
tuted among men, deriving their
just powers from the consent of the
governed
"The only reason for the existence
of a government is to furnish suffi-
cient authority to preserve order and
an amount of liberty which falls
short of license.
Erected to Protect Life.
Government, with it's agencies
and its minions, and its authorities,
treading on your heels wherever you
~, CIooSiHB yOuT thlcSHOiu, ihNdu-
ling your home, reaching into the
nurseries of your children-govern-
ment And what is this thing call
ed government?
Government is mine and yours to
do with as in our judgment and our
intelligence we think it should do,
always mindful of the individual.
Any government that invades the
secret domain of individualism is
government which does not belong to
a period of American liberty. This
government was erected to protect
life, liberty and property and when
it ceases to do that, it ceases to be a
government of the civilization of this
age and era and belongs to another
age and another era"
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
M|SSILESFLYA AS
CONGREGATION
HOLDS SERVICE
Police Reserves COlled Out, But
Attackers Disperse Before
Their Arrival.

Police reserves were called out last
night when a group of white persons
began stoning the colored Morning
Star Baptist Church in the 1000
block West Fayette street. The ser
vices were stopped by the disturb
ance, but no one was injured and no
arrests were made.
The church, formerly used by a
white congregation, has been vacant
for several years and recently was
purchased by the colored congrega-
tion. According to several, of its
members, no protest to the building
passing into the hands of Negroes
had been heard, although it is located
in a white neighborhood.
Church Purchased Recently.
Yesterday was the first day that
services had been held in the church
since it was purchased. The services
had been opened by the Rev. George
j. Garnett when the volley of missiles
were hurled against the walls.
large stained-glass window on
the West Fayette street side was
broken by stone which crashed
through and fell to the floor within
the church, bringing a shower of
glass with it.
The stones are said to have been
hurled from the roofs of the dwell
ings across the street in the block.
When the police arrived the house
tops of these buildings were deserted
and the attackers had dispersed.
No White Persons Found.
When the affair was reported to
the desk sergeant at the Southwest
ern Police Station six patrolmen were
hurried to the scene. They found
only the excited colored congregation
and no white persons.
Early in the day the congregation
had marched in body to the edifice,
where they officially took over the
church.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
Minneapolis Forum
To Meet Tomorrow

The Minneapolis Sunday Forum
continues to present program of
cosmopolitan interest, with some
thing to appeal to every taste. On
Sunday, April s, the program in
cludes Mrs. Katherine M. Kohler.
Director of the Extension Division of
the Minneapolis Public Schools; a
vocal number by Mrs. Edith Moore Of
Minneapolis; pious number by
Miss Audrey Grever. and a piano
solo by Mrs., Jerry Larkins of st.
Paul. Interesting notes from the
journalist and comments by the
critic are always welcome feature.
The Forum meets at the Phyllis
Wheatley House, sos Bassett Place.
and convenes promptly at $3.50 p. m.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
FREEDMAN'S HOSPITAL
TO INSTALL SIS, 900 RADIO

Washington, d. C.,-The Freed
mans Hospital is taking an active
part in the Washington Radio Hos
pital Fund campaign to raise $40,-
600. The Freedman's Hospital has
asked for quota of $1,000, SO that
a receiving outfit may be put up and
attached to each one of the 500 beds,
the average cost of attachment and
equipment being SIS for each bed.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
ATTORNEY SAYS
.LAWLESSDISGU|SE
in HIS ADDRESS
Points Out That Name Given to
Revolutionary Leaders Is
Immaterial.

New York. April 3.-The Honor
able Martin w. Littleton, in recent
address in this city took no middle
ground in his arraignment of radi-
calism which seeks to undermine the
stability of our government and the
freedom OF the American people
through political control and opera
ton of industry and business. He
pointed out that the name given to
revolutionary leaders or doctrines is
immaterial, and said in part:
1T doesn't make any difference,
my friends, whoever these people
were and are, whether they be So
cialists, Communists, Opportunists or
persons of eXpediency, the doctrine
of revolution inheres in and clings to
all civilization. 1t may be on one
occasion the Socialist preaching his
doctrine of solidarity of human &C
tivity into a static society; 1t may be
the Communist, wanting his ruthless
dynasty of power to go unchecked;
it may be the sanguinary Soviet in
his true name, compounded of these
elements. IL you please. who by pro-
fession is a Socialist, by practice a
Communist, and by occupation a gun
man
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
APPOINTED TWIN CITY DE-
FENDER REPRESENTATIVE

Mrs. Mary Moseley Withers, Dram
attic Reader, has been appointed by
Mr.. George ID. Howard. Twin City
General Representative of the Chi
cago Defender to assist on the report
ers' staff Of the Minneapolis news.
Mrs. Moseley is graduate of the
Press Correspondence Bureau. Wash
ington, ID. c.. and formerly represent
ed three leading Chicago papers, the
Illinois Chronicle, Idle Wild and Chi
cago Conservator.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04

Brunswick, Mo-, March 11.-Mrs.
Nannit Bigby, wife of Prof. s. w.
Bigby, died suddenly here.
Kansas City, Mo.-Suit for $15,-
900 has been entered by Marvin King
against Joseph Rector for damages
sustained when struck by the Rector
auto March 23rd.
Buffalo, N. Y.-Mrs. Florence e.
johnson, formerly of st. Paul, Minn..
has accepted a position with Lloyd's
Memorial Congregational Church as
social worker.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
INADVERTENTLY OMITTED

We regret to state that the name
of Rev. w. H. Griffin, pastor of st.
James A. M. e. Church, was omitted
from among the speakers at the N.
A. A. C. p. mass meeting at st. James
Church. We meant to give special
emphasis to the speech of Rev. Grif-
fin, as he has been an ardent worker
and supporter in this organization
for O number of years. but the copy
was mislaid. The omission was
discovered when II was too late to be
rectified.