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The broad ax., 1925-07-18
AUTO RACE FANS TURN EYES
TOWARDS INDIANAPOLIS
(Preston News Servicel

indianapolis, Ind, July 15.-Auto
racing fans the country over have
turned their eyes towards the big
Hoosier Capital, "Shrine to Speed" of
America, as they make their plans to
meet old friends and renew acquaint-
ances at the running Of the second
annual renewal Of the Gold and Glory
Sweepstakes, Americas premier 100
mile dirt track championship auto
racing classic, to be held here Sat
urday, August 8th, in which all com
peting drivers are members Of the
group.
The smaller races staged through
out the country this spring and sum-
mer have merely served to whet the
appetites Of the dyed-in-the-wool fans
for the real display Of speed and
thrills that are found to obtain when
fifteen dare-devils of the group face
the starters flag at the State Fair
Grounds here, with the roar Of thou
sands Of speed-crazed spectators ring
ing in their ears.
Fraternal Visitors to Witness Event
The big race this year was moved
back a week by the management in
order that the hundreds Of delegates
and visiting friends of the A. U. K.
& D. A., one of the largest fraternal
organizations in America, may have
the opportunity to witness the run
ming Of the big event.
Inquiries Pouring In
Interest in the big affair is doubled
this year, directors Of the Indianap-
oils Colored Speedway say, basing
their statement on the numbers Of
inquiries regarding the race which
have been arriving daily at the Office,
40lH Michigan St., following the first
newspaper story Of the race plans a
week ago. They further base their
faith in the permanence of the race
as an annual institution on the great
amount of activity among auto
builders and drivers throughout the
Middle West.
Already local young man Of the
group has completed and in readiness
to try out his car, built especially
for this race. while another resident
Of the eastern section Of the city will
be ready for the first tryout in a few
days.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18

and upon the historic paragraphs OF
that document the Commoner has
spoken long and earnestly; but as
usual, without much logic. After
sparkling references to the case Of
bred Scott, the escaped Negro slave
who in the hfties, although having
reached a free state, was held to be
subject to the laws Of the slave state
from which He had fed, Mr. Bryan
says: "Who made the Courts? Who
made the Constitution? The People
The people can change the Constitu
ton, and if necessary they can change
the decisions Of the courts" One Of
two things is true Of Mr.. Bryan's little
red wagon, at least so far as his
adopted balliwick is concerned; and
that is, either as in Genesis Of old, the
people rested after their arduous tasks
Of providing a magma charta for all the
people, or else, as usual, Mr. Bryan
is mistaken. We modestly think that
probably the substitution OF the words
Some Of the people" would remove
all chances Of Mr.. Bryan's having
violated one Of the sacred Command
ments.
AT any rate, down in the Floridian
everglades, some Of the people are pro-
tected by the Constitution, and some
a very large "'sum"-are not. Testi-
mony taken before the House Com
mittee which investigated Florida
election showed that because some Of
the people wanted to have the privilege
Of the voting benefits Of the Constitu-
ton, they were run out of the state;
while others, on sort of to 10 plan.
were beaten up and intimidated And
neither the courts nor the Constitu-
ton Of Mr. Bryan's state gave fullest
"a OANNtiCh ~ AlAOoC pun DAdNk pCOpiE
who merely sought the right of the
electorate, that they might have
voice in the choices for public Office
to serve all-not some-of the people.
Poor Mr. Bryan, used to defeat
mistaken though he is, would perform
n naf;onaf ear,y;ca =, b;g fa,t4 ~ -
Constitution and to the people By re-
turning to the everglades of Florida
and reiterating his statements there,
at the same time urging his fellow
citizens to practice what he breaches.
This might bring about an evolution
in Florida far more valuable to the
country at large than the one which
Mr.. Bryan is butting into in Sunny
Tennessee.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
URBAN LEAGUE EXECUTIVE
ENCOURAGED BY PROS
PECTS IN WEST

Eugene Kinckle Jones, Executive
Secretary Of the National Urban
League, has just returned to New
York after a $500 mile trip to Pa
cifc Coast cities where he investigated
the social conditions among Negroes
and inspected the work Of the Urban
League in cities of the middle west.
While en- route, he visited Denver,
where the National Conference Of
Social Work, Of which he is the only
colored member Of the Executive
Board, held its annual meeting. From
Denver Mr. Jones visited Los An
geles, where there is a thriving Urban
League supported BY the Community
Chest to the extent Of S1l,300, San
Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Port
land and Seattle. He found Negro
population OF 5000 in Portland. Of
1000 in Seattle and San Francisco,
Oakland 10000 and San Diego $500
all fertile fields for Urban League
work
Mr.. Jones states that the League
further plans to stimulate interest in
the Urban Leagues plan Of organiza-
ton in these coast cities.
In Minneapolis. Mr. Jones adj
dressed the students of the Depart
ment Of Sociology OF the University
Of Minnesota and in St Paul spoke on
the subject Of The Negro in the
North from Radio Station WCCO
maintained by the Washburn, Crosby
Flour Mills in cooperation with the
Chambers Of Commerce Of ST. Paul
and Minneapolis. Mr.. Jones also ad-
dressed Urban League mass meetings
in St. Paul and Minneapolis, where
the Minneapolis Urban League was
formally launched with Mr.. "A. r.
Harris, former Fellow" Of the League
and teacher at the West Virginia
Collegiate Institute, as Executive
Secretary.
The Urban League Is now sup
ported BY community chests in twenty
cities. There are twenty-nine Urban
Leagues with offices and stats, re-
curing the expenditure this year in
the neighborhood Of 100000, includ-
ing the budget Of the national Office.
In speaking Of the National Con
ference of Social Work, Mr.. Jones
states that in his opinion this organ
ization is one Of the most democratic
national movements in America. III
addition to having set speeches on tile
Negro by three colored persons, there
were two important addresses by
prominent white members Of the con-
ference, on the Menace Of Racial and
Religious Intolerance" Throughout
the conference, there was woven into
the fabric of the discussion a thread
Of racial interest which indicated that
the more than 5000 delegates there
were thoroughly aroused to the i'm
Portance Of developing better relations
in interracial contacts that our demo
cratic ;nst;t,,4;1,e 49,. l.. .us
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
HOUSTON CITIZENS SEEK cor
ORED HIGH ScHooLS-ADnI
OPTIONAL COLORED POr1rr
ALSO ASKED BY INTEP.PA
CIAL COMMITTEE

Houston, Texas, July 1.-THE In.
ter-racial Committee Of this citv j
recent meeting decided u asl tbe c;...
administration for the addition W 6r.
eolored men to the police force Of
Houston, and also for the establish
ment Of a senior high school AID two
junior high schools for colored cb;I
dren. The meeting was held IN Il.
Chamber Of Commerce rooms and was
attic lded by group of representativ.
white and colored leaders, mostly
business and professional men. Amorr
the white men present were The former
secretary and president of the school
board and one Of the citv; civ1
service commissioners. The calored
group was represented by number
Of teachers, ministers and physicians
The fullest freedom of expression was
encouraged and committees were an
pointed to take up with the citv AL
ministration the matters agreed upon.
Editor Love, Of the Texas Freeman.
a local cqlored paper, commenting on
the meeting, says:
"The editor observed that the men
constituting the committee were hon.
est and sincere in their efforts to Yet
together on a common level, to har-
monize their differences, and to stamp
out friction wherever and whenever #
hobs up"
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
THIS WEEK
BY Ernest Rice Mckinney
preston News Service)

Attend that little girl first" These
are the words of Negro Pullman
porter He is dead and white America
calls him hero. The Pullman Com
pany has cited him for unusual and
extraordinary heroism, as they say in
the army. This man Daniels threw
himself in the way of some scalding
steam trying to keep door closed
in order that the passengers might not
get burned There was a wreck on
the road and the boiler gave way,
throwing hot water and steam every
where.
Daniels refused medical aid. He
told the doctors to look after little
white girl. I wonder what Pat Har-
rison, Tom Hefin, the Imperial
Wizard, all the southern crackers and
all the northern copperheads-includ-
ing those high up in the Pullman
Company-will say to this? AS Ben
Tillman and all his ilk look up from
He'll, what will they say?
Because, if Daniels-in the living
hesh-had run true to Americas esti-
mate OF him, he would have saved
himself and attempted to rape this
little girl as he caught her wandering
amidst the wrecked train. For-says
America-the Negro Is rapist, an
inferior immoral Mailman. And
Daniels was Negro.
| can't grow enthusiastic over what
the Pullman Company has done. It
costs nothing to reward and praise
dead man. Ever since this thing
happened l have been asking myself,
WHAT WOULD THE PULL
MAN COMPANY HAVE DONE
TO REWARD DANIELS If HE
HAD LIVED?'
He would have been no less a hero.
no less self-sacri6cing, no less de-
voted to duty. But am of the opinion
that the Pullman Company would
have done similar to the Russian lady
told Of by William Jones. You re-
member this lady sat in the theatre
and wept at the misfortune of the
hero, on the stage, while her own
coachman froze to death on the out
side. For he was only coachman
and Daniels was only a Negro.
And so, knowing white America as
I do, just can't lose my head when
ever our native 100 per cent Nordic
countrymen make these constantly re-
curing, dramatic, brotherly and Grass
gestures in our direction.
Why should ! throw my hat in the
air when stop and think and know
and feel that Daniels alive today
would be nothing more than a
glori6ed GEORGE" forever and
ever. to the end Of the Pullman cars.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
GIVEN SURPRISE BANQUET

About two hundred members Of Fl.
Dearborn Lodge No. A, !. B. P. Q.
Z. W., gave a surprise banquet at
the Huntington Hotel, 37th and Lang
ley Ave, on July 18th, in honor OF
the Exalted Ruler, James O. Martin.
An interesting program was rendered
with Frank w. Henry, general chair
man of arrangements, acting as toast
master. The principal address was
delivered by Senator Adelbert H.
Roberts, who paid a splendid tribute
to the administration Of Exalted Ruler
Martin and his worth to Elks in gen
eral- Others paying the honored guest
tribute for his great work were L. a.
Newly, district deputy; II. 3. VIII
Hams, J. B. DeVaux, j. E. Jackson,
W. c. Wilson, Thos. III. Jackson, DIR.
Jas. M. Fitzbutler, Prince A. Glanton'
DR.. VIM. H. Davis, George w. Gray;
James M. Brooks, president Of r.
Dearborn 1925 Marching Club and
general promoter Of the affair; N. 4.
Bailey, chairman Of the Transports
ton Committee "On to Richmond
The guest, Exalted Ruler Martin
thanked the brothers for their par
ticipation in such a testimonial Of Their
appreciation for the services he hao
rendered them and was made to teei
very happy at such a pleasant affair
rendered in his honor.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
preston News servicel

Headed by Mr.. Lovette Fort-White-
man, supported BY its organ, "The
Negro Champion" and advocating
maze of detectives involving school
attendance, tenant and share-farming,
organization, child labor, peonage, So
cial life, etc, the American Negro
Labor Congress has launched its
campaign, to eliminate in a eonven-
ton at Chicago on October Is, 1925.
Exhaustive propaganda is being used
to depict the aims and purposes Of the
A.NL.C., and reports indicate that the
Congress is using intensive methods
to foster and promote its program.
Not being informed, at first hand, Of
the merits or dement's Of the AN.L.C.
movement, the following comments
are uttered in a neutral tone, based
upon the actual propaganda and opin-
ion being used for and against the
movement
The propaganda Of the A.N.L.C. has
a dual personality. It resembles that
of the Marcus Garvey movement, and,
at the same time, is not unlike that of
w. z Foster (white) who heads up
the so-called Workers Party Of
America. In fact, says an organ OF
the American Federation of Labor:
''Whiteman has been delegated by the
Workers (Communist) Party Of
America, which takes orders from the
Russian Third international, to or
game an American Colored Labor
Conference. 1t is the purpose to model
the Congress along the lines Of w.
z. Fosters privately-owned Trade
Union Educational League, and now
that his (Foster's) bunco game is
playing out as money getter among
white folks, Foster has turned his at
tention to the colored brethren and
has begun an active campaign to sell
his quack political nostrum to that
class of American citizens"
On the other hand, the propaganda
Of the A.NL.C. purports to depict
genuine relief to the working classes
Of the world, aiming at imperialism
and holding itself forth as the curative
OF industrial oppression. From New
York comes the rumor that A.N.L.C.
is largely composed Of unnaturalized
West Indians and other aliens who
have no claim to the title American. +"
Fosters activities, now on the skids,
are well remembered, and the impetus
which the so-called communistic wave
gained in labor circles some years ago
has died out Then, too, it cannot be
seen how any movement in the labor
world WHICH has aroused the ire Of
the American Federation Of Labor,
can hope to succeed Nevertheless,
the A.NL.C. will be carefully watched
by many groups Of American work
men: and if it is on the square it viii
receive support. On the other hand,
if it is merely the vehicle Of a de-
Iuded group which desires to pervert|
American labor institutions, it viii,
like its predecessors, be broken up on
the rocks Of safe and sane American
solidarity, not perfect BY any means,
but the best that could be perfected up
to this day and time.
To live in the present and to review
the records Of the past is but to Be-
prepared to lay plans for the future
destinies Of people. AT this time, the
AngIo-Saxon progeny, with discerning
eye has with careful fOrethought
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
DAVE HEADEN FOUND DEAD;
WIFE'S FRIEND HELD
preston News Seryicel

(PTeston News SerVlCe)
Siler City, n. O., July l6.-The BODY
Of Dave Headen was found in the
woods about three miles from here
Tuesday morning BY Wade Foster On
whose land Headen was tenant
Headen had been missing since Friday
night.
John Brooks was arrested as prin-
cipal and John Craven and Will Mat
thews were arrested as accessories 70
the alleged murder Of Headen. Brooks
was suspected because it was known
that there had been enmity between
him and Headen because Of Brooks
too great friendliness with Headen's
wife.
Headen had been slashed in the face
with razor, but the coroner's jury
decided that death had resulted from
a blow in the back Of the head admin
istered with some heavy instrument.
The skull had been crushed in.
There were evidences that the body
had been dragged a distance Of a hun
dred yards A razor was found near
the body, having been left there BY
the murderers, it is believed, with the
purpose of trying to create the impress
sion that Headen had committed sui
eide.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
Mr.. JAMES H. Clayton

Mr. James H. Clayton, Of Kansas
City, Kan, who conducts the largest
and the most prosperous grocery store
in that thriving city, and who ranks
among its wealthiest citizens, is visit
ing his brother-in-law in this city, MI
and Mrs. William H. Montgomery a.
4735 Indiana avenue.
Mr.. Clayton is very much pleased
with his pleasant visit to Chicago and
thinks it a wonderful city
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
PENNSYLVANIA BOXING COM
MISSION FORMS NEW
ALLIANCE
Preston News Servicel

Philadelphia, Pa. July l6.-Accord-
ing to word received here last week an
alliance has been formed between the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commits
sion and the Athletic Commission 81
Connecticut through the efforts 81
Thomas Z. Donohue.
Charles Fred White, race member OF
Commission, Chairman w. H Recap,
both Of this city, and H. J. Boyle Of
Pittsburgh, are said to have unani-
mously approved the coalition.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
ON THE GO AGAIN

Mrs. George E. Harding, state
Grand Princess of S. NJ. T. of IIli-
nois and jurisdiction, is able to Be on
her official visits to the various tenn
pies in and out Of the city after being
confined to her home for months on
account of prolonged illness.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
FOUR BEING HELD I'M
MURDER CHARGE
preston News service)

Pittsburgh, Pa. July l6.-Two
white men, alleged to Be implicated
in the murder Of William Thomas,
whose body, with four bullets in It,
was found under the Wilmot Street
bridge early Thursday, are being held
pending further investigation.
Miss Helen Williams and AIexan-
der Washington are also held as
suspects. The Williams woman, the
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
BACK FROM DETROIT

Attorney ]. p. Harden, the Over
ton Building, 1921 :. State ST., has
returned from few days stay in
Detroit and Clement, Michigan.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18

tendant festivities will carry aw,r
lasting impression Of Hoosier bo.n;
tally and gaiety.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
coLoRFUL NEWS MOVIES
By the cameraman

/. American Negro Labor Congress.
2. Illustrious Men-Carter G. Wood
son.
8. The Skeptic.
4. Mr.. Bryan Breakfasts.
The broad ax., 1925-07-18
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coLoRFUL NEWS MOVIES"
The broad ax., 1925-07-18

William Jennings Bryan, now of
Florida, ardent advocate Of grape
juice, free silver, 10 TO l, and counsel
for the state in the Tennessee evoIu-
ton case, has again taken to broad
casting. This time, We note, with some
satisfaction that the ex-NebrasIan has
added the Constitution to his program,
The broad ax., 1925-07-18

To live in the present and to review
the records Of the past is but to Be-
prepared to lay plans for the future
destinies Of a people. AT this time. the
Angio-Saxon progeny, with discerning
eye, has with careful forethought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS:

F'olloWin' my policy Of adoptin' good
ideas from other lines of business I've
just added one that ought Is appeal
to these car owners who get excited
when anything goes wrong. This time
I've borrowed an idea from jour
nalism.
Modern scribes have a rule about
lettin' copy grow cold. They don't
call A job finished when the last word
is written. Instead they put the whole
business TO one side. and come back
to ii with a more critical eye later on.
After the excitement has died out they
often find that what they have written
in the heat of enthusiasm is nothin
more nor less than acceptable trash
basket contents. The plan helps them
from going wrong with the editors
and the readin' public
Maybe this seems a long way from
Smiths knock in the motor or Brown
rattlin' universal joints; but there's "a
connection between copy writin' and
trouble huntin'. The big fault in
soin' after automobile ailments is in
not lettin' 'em grow cold.
What was the use OF Jones comm
all the way down here to have me
worry over his ammeter when all he
needed to have done was tap the in
strument board few times until the
pointer was freed from the place
where it stuck. Jones was so con-
founded excited over the trouble he
didn't even notice that the ammeter
righted itself while he was on the way
to my shop!
Any automobile is likely to have
i knock in the engine now and again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
TRENTON We'll HAVE
MODEL AUTO CAMP
Plans Made for Housing of Tourists
With Comfort and at Mini
mum of Expense.

An automobile camp that can be
other proposed tourist GASES is plan
ned by Trenton. y. j.. officials with
the cooperation of business ana civic
groups. Every effort will he made TO
have the camp ready for motorists
who will attend the seSquicentennial
in Philadelphia next summer.
The present plans call for two
ON the first floor will he located
caretake office. where all campers
viii he require to register and where
road maps and other literature of in
tereSt and assistance to the tourists
Will he provided. Modern toilet and
laundry facilities also will he loca ted
on this floor. on the second floor
there will be a spacious assembly hall
with large. open fireplace at one
end
Sot far removed from the main
building there will he an open-air
kitchen in which meals for five fam
lilies may he prepared at one time
There also will he ii wooden shelters
each providing accommodation for
four f" miles. With the space allotted
for the pitching of tents more than
100 families could be acCommoda ted.
Situated a the bend of the Delaware
River and at the mouth Of ASA npink
Creek, the site is only A 5-mnute walk
from the heart of Trenton's business
district
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
Eight Years Progress.

He was passing in a decrepit car of
l91. vintage. high in the back low
in the front. rattly and chuggy
There was no automa tic windshield
wiper. so naturally he picked his way
along through the rain by craning his
neck around the side of the Windshield
which. incidentally. was built narrow
:" : I" invite the elements. just a.
though they couldn't get in well
enough as matters stood.
He was struggling to keen the car
from skiddin-. Tires were inches
wide and smooth Of tread with some.
thing like 20 pounds of air in them.
Upon striking . hole in the road
The entire rear end of the car went
into the air. sliding around in a hair
raising skid when they touched earth
again. Their action reminded the on
locker that the car was without spring
control devices.
How the driver struggled with the
clutch. In order TO get anything APP
proNimating a steady motion at low
speeds he had TO slip the clutch CON
tinually. Even then the whole bust.
ness went off like a shot every now
and again.
lie could not tell what was behind
him unless he turned his head clear
around. for the yellow ceIluloid window
light in the rear curtain was designed
TO afford him strict privacy.
There was a stone cruSher under
the hood. A trail of smoke followed
in the wake of the car. The horn wa (
a scream. The headlights revealed
every danger point on the tree tops
Yet that car represented CLASSY
transportation just eight short wears
ago.