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The broad ax., 1925-12-26
COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES
By THE CAMERAMAN

knock" ourselves a little less We
might swell our deposits in Negro
banks, build and loan, and insurance
companies; invest a little more capital
in our private enterprises; and give a
bit more to our Negro schools. For
just as sure as there are everglades in
Florida the economic and educational
menaces which face Us are as great
as the health menace which now faces
Florida, from which the whites will
eventually recover, even though SO
per cent of them were TO all and die.
But whether or not the economic
menace which besets US will lose its
force within the next two decades,
DEPENDS LARGELY UPON
OURSELVES.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26
Portia Greets Virginia

BY the shades of Blackstone and
Kent, gentle "Portia" Of the Race has
been admitted to the practice Of law
before the Bar NJ Virginia Portals
real name is Miss L. Marian Poe. who
rises to prospective legal fame BY
having passed the rigid Virginia Bar
examinations thereby qualifying as
the first colored woman to be regis
tered as an attorney-at-law in the
State Of Virginia Miss Poe deserves
heartiest congratulations and, amid
these trying times, the Virginia Board
Of Law Examiners is to be commended
for examining and passing Miss Poe
upon her legal qualifications, only,
without bias or regard as to race or
color.
The legal trail Of the female bar
rister has already been blazed in a
number Of northern states by such
"brilliantes" as Miss Violette Ander-
son. of Chicago; Miss Whaley of New
York, and Mrs. Dickerson Of Phila-
delphia.
It is believed however. that an
tipathy to the female species has not
infrequently acted as a barrier to the
admission Of colored women as at
torneys in a number of southern areas.
"A number Of bright female graduates
Of Howard University Law School
have repeatedly failed bar examina-
| tions in various southern jurisdictions
and it is not believed that legal scho1-
arships was the sole factor in the con
sideration Of their applications. The
Virginia Board has set an example fol-
the South in examining and admitting
Miss Poe upon her merits; and since
women are determined to follow in the
footsteps Of their brothers, it is to B,
ardently hoped that more coloreC
"Portias" will present themselves 70
law licenses, and that Southern board
Of law examiners will brush asid,
The broad ax., 1925-12-26
DEATH OF MRS. SARAH
STEWART

Mrs. Sarah I. Stewart, wife Of
John Fl. Stewart, 5942 Aberdeen
street, an old resident Of Englewood
for more than 50 years, died Sunday
afternoon, 1:05 p. MI, at Provident
Hospital The funeral was held
Wednesday at o'clock p. m. from
Shiloh Baptist church, 62nd and May
streets, Of which church the deceased
was a member. Rev. ID. H. Harris,
pastor, officiated Fraternal services
were conducted BY Florence Laws
Harmony Circle, No. 278, c. o. F.
Mrs. Stewart was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio, March 8, 1880, and came to Chi
cago when a small girl with her par
ents. She attended the public
schools OF Chicago and later tool;
training in the Provident Hospital
She was united in marriage to John Fl
Stewart, July II, 1912. She leaves a
husband, son, two daughters and one
sister. Interment was at Lincoln
Cemetery.
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THE BOXING MATCH WAS
"A GREAT SUCCESS
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willing fighter, but he did not measure
up with Newton. The most laughable
feature Of the bouts was the one
staged BY the two midgets known as
Ike and Mike They weighed in al
80 and 3OA pounds. In the second
round Mike was counted out. but he
declined to Be counted out, stating he
was AL in" instead
In the ten round bouts. Archie Bel
Of New York and Ray Rychell mixed
up, and the bout was given to neither
They weighed in at l2O pounds.
Don Davis and Merle Alte of In
dianapolis mixed EN- up" at 12t
pounds in the next bout and provided
much sport for the fans
Jim Savage Of the West Side sent
Jim Bloomfield Of the Northwest Side
down for the count, which was the
only bout Of the occasion to have 4
man down for the count They
styled themselves heavyweights.
Emil Baksic Of South Chicago and
Mickey Kelley Of the West Side
weighed in at 1870 pounds, and were the
heaviest weights OF the evening
Johnny Myers took the honors from
Cyclone Bill in a wrestling match, and
Joe Stecher and John Freberg
wrestlcd ten minutes to draw.
No audience ever LETT the Coliseum
with more inspiration for the advance
ment Of athletics than did the $4,000
men and women who lent their pres
ence to give cheer to the homes Of the
unfortunate on the Birthday Of Christ
our Father
The sum netted BY this show was
$35000, which proves conclusively
that the taste for such sport has not
abated one whit and the interest
shown in this benefit was y great
that Paddy Carr has decided to make
this an annual affair Ten thousand
dollars Of this amount was given To
the Herald & Examiners basket fund
which insures good cheer to many
thousands who would otherwise "a
aforementioned.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26
Bankers Bank Of Chicago
47th Street and South Parkway Mr.. Flower has thou
sands Of Coored friends residing in that section Of the
city who their banking business with the Bank
ers State Bank

$399758.26; overdraits. S50l32; other
bonds and stocks, S242,9OO.OO; III 5.
government investments, $46,85OOO;
furniture and fixtures. S3O96436; cash
and due from banks, $l33,941 80; pre-
paid insurance, $17377; total. $685.
O89.51.
Liabilities-Capital stock. $780,
10000; surplus fund, $l00O000; undi-
vided profits. 10000; reserve ac-
counts, $4075.OO; total deposits, $73o,-
Ol242; total. $855,O8o.51.
President Samuel F. Flower, at this
season Of the year, desires to warmly
greet his many colored friends who
have in the past and at the present
time for standing by the Bankers State
Bank OF Chicago and he hopes that
they will greatly enjoy themselves
during the holiday season.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

June /, 1921, the Roosevelt State
Bank Of Chicago threw its doors open
to the public at the corner Of 35th
street and at that time Grand Boule-
ward, now South Parkway, and from
that time to the present the Roosevelt
State Bank has built up a most -four
ishing banking business under the wise
guidance and long medicines on the
part Of its President, Hon Alexander
Flower, who easily ranks with the best
and the most conservative bankers in
this city.
AT all times it has continued to
make rapid strides forward and right
now its capital and surplus amounts
to more than one million dollars and
the Roosevelt State Bank is safe and
sound through and through.
President Flower and his associates
are all high class and successful bust
ness men and they are fully determined
to extend the power and influence Of
the Roosevelt State Bank until it
reaches to all parts Of the south side.
Statement Of the condition Of the
Roosevelt State Bank as OF December
10, 1925:
ROOSEVELT STATE BANK
South Parkway at 35th Street
Resources Loans and discounts,
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BANKERS STATE BANK
South Parkway at 47th Street
GROUP OF ALABAMA WHITES
STAY GRANT COLE AT
NIGHT
preston News Service)

Montgomery, Ala. Dec. 24-The
bullet-riddled body Of Grant Cole was
found Thursday morning BY white
merchant, T. ]. Roe. near the mer-
chants home, who Immediately mott
fed officers. Roe told the officers
that he heard gun shots during the
night, but did not see anyone Seven
or eight empty shells were found near
Coles body
Police officials are investigating
circumstances surrounding Coles
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

Mr.. Samuel F. Flower. President of
the Bankers State Bank Of Chicago,
47th Street and South Parkway. is one
Of the level headed and keen business
men i'll Chicago. Under his manage
ment the Bankers State Bank has
forced itself right to the front il the
banking world, and it goes without
saying that the thousands Of colored
people residing i'll that neighborhood
transact their banking business with
the Bankers State Bank. See the
names OF the officers OF the Bankers
State Bank i'll another column Of this
newspaper The following was the
condition of the Bankers State Bank
at the close If business November 10,
1925:
BANKERS STATE BANK
South Parkway at 47th Street
ReSOurCeS-I OanS and discounts
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death, and it is believed that Cole
was killed after All alleged insult to
white woman 1t is suspected that a
group OF men kidnapped Cole and
took him To the outskirts of the city
and riddled his body with bullets and
left him by the roadside where the
body was found.
The coroner's jury returned YER
dict Of death due To gun-shot wounds
inflicted by unknown parties"
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

5000, 884.40; overdrafts, none; U. S.
government investments, $3.50, $4,000;
other bonds and stocks, S50998.OO;
cash and due from banks, 1,257.13;
furniture and fixtures, $30073.23;
total, 81 ,O69, $3.50.
Liabilities-Capita1, $1OOOOOOO; sur
plus, $3O,OOOOO; undivided profits,
S13,83l63; reserve accounts, 81, 440O5;
deposits, $923O8lO8; total, $1,O69,-
$3.50.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

Officers Of the Roosevelt State Bank
Mr. Alexander Flower, president;
Mr.. Frank Flower, vice-president; Mr..
Samuel F. Flower, vice-president, and
Mr.. Thos E. Breen, cashier As
stated before that Mr. Flower is chair
man Of the board Of directors of the
Bankers State Bank Of Chicago,
which is located at 47th Street and
South Parkway.
President Flower at this time wishes
to heartily thank his thousands Of
colored friends who have so Loyalty
stood by the Roosevelt State Bank
and the Bankers State Bank in the
past and at the present time, and he
earnestly hopes that all Of his colored
fellow citizens will greatly enjoy them
selves as long as the holiday season
lasts
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

Psychology and the Servant Problem
Due to the fact that 50 many Of the
brothers and sisters are employed as
personal and domestic servants, the
Race should extend a vote OF thanks
to Miss Violet M. Firth (white)
noted English writer and psychologist,
for her latest contribution, The Psy-
chology of the Servant Problem" to
suffering humanity, and, particularly,
to the many race people, who, while
occupying mental positions, are
treated more like dogs than human
beings Says Miss Firth: "Only one
half Of the labor problem can Be
solved BY wages and hour adjust
ments; the remainder lies in human
relationships and the needs of the
human soul Some employers make
their maids so much lower than them
selves, when there is not such big
difference after all. "A mistress does
not demand of her servant work only;
she also demands a certain manner, a
manner which shall clearly indicate
her superiority and the inferiority Of
the woman who takes her wages To
be INFERIOR is quite a different
thing from being SUBORDINATE"
If culture means anything (and
civilization teaches us that it doesl
Miss Firth has certainly expounded
its virtues in her admonition to en-
ployers to treat their servants more
like human beings. 1t is bad enough
to work and toll to the tune Of the
twelve-hour day, in heat and cold
and with bullying muscles and throb-
bing temples, without the lashing
pressure of inferiority - inferiority.
Miss Firth, while not trying to pic
ture an ideal domestic world, would
have man and mistress put a little
more Of God in their relations with
the humble servant world. a world of
necessity and not Of choice She
would put less service in humanity
and more humanity in service The
lesson is a good one to all employers
who would match their wealth with
democracy and justice-not wages
and hours alone but a quantum Of
peace, understanding and sympathy,
together with a sacrificing Of some
of the spirit Of How great am l."
For not only is the servant worthy Of
his hire; but, too, he is worthy Of his
birthright as a child of God-a birth
right "scrapped" very frequently BY
a large percentage Of American en-
ployers.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

President Chicago
way and Thry-Ffth Street; Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Bankers State Bank northwest
South Parkway and ForySeventh Street. Being neigh
bOrhood banks, thousands Of Colored people
their banking business those banks. President
Flower has developed into Of the successful bank
the South Side and he rightfuy be cIassed
among true friends Of the Colored
The broad ax., 1925-12-26
The Klan and Mrs. RhineIander

The Khan and Mrs. Rhinelander
The Associated Press (white) has
sent out a dispatch saying that the
Klan having been led to believe that
Mrs. Leonard Kip Rhinelander il in
Florida, is seeking her. The A. p.
does not say for what purpose tbs
young white millionaire's wife is be-
ing sought. Probably the Klan wants
to bid her leave the sacred soil Of
Dixie; for Of course, it would be IN
lawful for the colored wife Of white
man to be found in any Of the mis-
cogenation states Of the South.
1t seems to Us, however, that the
Klan is wasting valuable energy in
seeking otit Mrs. Rhinelander What
the Khan should do Is To seek out the
twenty or thirty thousand Kip Rhine
landers" Of the South. and warn them
to cease and desist in their nefarious
ways Of living. The Klan should
spend the next ten years (if it takes
that long, in protecting the blood
purity Of both races; for during the
past thirty years there have been 50
many leaks" in the South that a
great deal III harm has been done To
both races. Where segregation is
such an outstanding code among a
people who insist in separate schools,
churches, cars, coaches, hospitals,
waiting rooms. and residential sec
tions, It ought to include blood also.
No, no, its too late for the Klan to
do anything for or against Mrs. Rhine
lander The New York Supreme
Court has decided that; but the Klan
can do some splendid missionary work
among the "Kips' who can see in the
daytime but who are stone blind at
night
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

from the Seventeenth Senatorial District Of M
Secretary of the Board Of Local improvements whose
carved the bronze tablet the Michigan BouIe-
ward Link which will last long Chicago stands the
beautiful shores of Lake Michigan Senator Glackn wishes
his many friends the of the morning during the YuIe
tide 1t without saying that he will be
elected the State Senate from the Seventeenth Sena-
toriaI District in 1926
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

Miss Ida Odom, superintendent OF
Phyllis Wheatley Home, has left for
two weeks vacation, which she will
spend in Macon, Georgia. with her
brother.
The broad ax., 1925-12-26
preston News Service)

/. Psychology and the Servant
Problem.
2. The White Menace-and An
other.
3. Ex-Congressman Byrnes Again
4. Portia Greets Virginia.
S. The Khan and Mrs. Rhinelander
The broad ax., 1925-12-26

prejudice, as did Virginia in the case
Of Miss Poe, and, after applying fit
ness tests, let the public judg
whether Lizzie or Annie Or Ophelia
is entitled to a paying clientele.
The Republican., 1925-06-18
Added Attractions Nightly.

DR.. G. c. Keller and son Mr.. Will
liam Keller, of Grantsville, visited
Oakland on business last Monday. The
latter recently graduated from a law
school in the east and may locate in
his home county for the practice of
his profession.
DR.. and Mrs. D. 7. E. Casteel, of
Hyattsville, Nd, are here for a visit
to relatives, having arrived on We'd
nesday last. DR.. Casteel until re-
Gently was stationed at Fortress Mon
roe, Va, as an army surgeon, resign
ing some months ago and retiring to
private life.
Thirty-seven schools of the Oakland
Unit will participate in the central
closing exercises to be held in the
Maryland Theatre in Oakland this ev-
ening. A varied program has been ar
ranged and will be presented by the
pupils Of the school composing the
Unit. To this entertainment all in
terested in education are cordially in
vited.
Constable Andrew Shartzer on last
Tuesday last placed two men under
arrest who were wanted in Preston
county on indictments found by the
recent grand jury at Kingwood The
arrested parties were turned over to
the West Virginia authorities by the
Maryland officer within a few hours
after he had received the warrants.
One of the men was found at Crellin
and the other at a point close-by.
The remains of Sadie Marie
Smouse, who died in a Miami (Fla.)
hospital on Wednesday night of last
week, reached Oakland Saturday af-
ternoon, accompanied by the parents
Of the child, and were conveyed to the
family home south of town. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon,
services being held in the Pleasant
Valley NJ. E. church, conducted by
Rev. Parrish, with interment in the
Oakland cemetery.
Miss Rebecca D. Naylor, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Mayor, of Oak
land, was one of aclass of 329 seniors
who received the bachelor of arts de-
gree from Ohio Wesleyan University
at the eighty-frst annual commence
ment at Delaware, Ohio, yesterday
morning. Bishop William F. Ander-
son Of the Boston area of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church and acting
president Of Boston University, deliv-
cred the commencement address.
The Republican., 1925-06-18

Merchant c. E. Elhthorp, of Bittin-
ger, visited the countyseat Tuesday
on business.
Messrs. F. T. Fike and William L,
Thomas, Of Selbysport, were in Oak
land on business last Friday.
Mrs. Harry c. Ramsey is spending
this week in Atlantic City, having
gone there from Washington, D. c.,
where she and Mr.. Ramsey had spent
the weekend with friends.
Mr.. Edward C. Lawrence will open
mems furnishing store in the lobby
of the Deer Park Hotel within the
next week or two. He will carry a
full line Of furnishings and novelties.
Mr.. Charles B. Hawley, of Wash
ington, D. c., representing the Gen
eral Construction Corporation, Wis
tied Oakland and the camps of the
company on Deep Greek one day this
week.
Former Senator w. McCulloh
Brown, after having spent the win
ter and spring in Boston and Balti-
more, returned to Oakland Wednes-
day and will remain here during the
'"iiiiiief' ,.ltf.t8
The Oakland Civic Club will hold
its regular monthly meeting, Tues
day afternoon, June Both, at 300
o'clock. At the conclusion of the
business session, the entertainment
committee will provide cards.
Mr.. Gilmor S. Hamill and Mrs. G.
Semmes Hamill have returned to Oak
land from Princeton, N. j., where
they attended the graduating exer-
cises Of the class of '25, of which Mr..
James Hamill was the honor member.
Mrs. julius c. Renninger, Mrs. NJ.
K. Hamill, Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell, Miss
Rose Paulie and Miss Ada Wensell
represented the Oakland Lutheran
Missionary Society at the annuel con-
vention Of the Synod of West Virginia
held in Keyser, West Va, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ". Osborn and
two daughters, Mary Jane and Phyl-
lis, Of Morgantown, West Va, are in
Oakland for visit of few days at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Will
lison on Center street.
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Pollock and
son James motored to Cheat Haven,
Pa, on last Sunday where they spent
the day with their son Edward, who is
employed in the engineering corps
in charge of construction work on
the large HYDRO electric dam now be-
ing built by the West Penn interests
on Cheat River, near Cheat Haven.
The Republican., 1925-06-18
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mr.. H. C. Fowler, of the Park, Wis
tied The Republican office on business
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Grove, of
near Frostburg, visited relatives in
Oakland several days recently.
DR.. and Mrs. E. E. Sollars and Mrs.
Daniel Hinebaugh, of Deer Park, Wis
tied Oakland on business Tuesday.
Mr.. j. A. DeBerry, Of near Deer
Park, was a business visitor to Oak
land Tuesday when he called at The
Republican office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Davis and
Miss Beryl Davis, who spent week
or more with friends in Ohio, have
returned to Oakland.
Miss Helen Hinebaugh, of Clarks-
burg, w. Va, spent the weekend in
Oakland with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade H. Hinebaugh.
Miss Helen Treacy has returned to
her home in Oakland from Mt. st.
Agnes College, which she attended
during the past winter and spring.
Mr.. J. Arthur Shaffer, of Washing
ton, D. c., spent Monday in Oakland
and Aurora. While here he was
guest of his sister, Mrs. Louis Bush,
The Republican., 1925-06-18

Messrs. William and Swan Weber
and Irving Baumgartner, students at
Maryland University, are at their re-
spective homes for the summer vaca-
ton.
Mr.. William R. Browning was a
participant in the shootfest of the AL
legany-Garrett county gun club at
Cumberland last Saturday, losing by
but one point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Helbig, whose
honeymoon tour carried them through
the nothern States to points in Can
ada, returned to Oakland Saturday
afternoon of last week.
Prof. U. G. Palmer, of Verona, Pa,
where he is engaged as supervising
principal of the Verona schools, spent
last Saturday in Oakland. He was
accompanied by Mr.. Hyatt NJ. Cribs,
of Verona.
Mr., j. NJ. Crane, of Kingwood, who
spent the winter in Long Beach, Cal,
arrived in Oakland Tuesday after
noon to visit relatives and friends a
few days before going to his home in
Kingwood.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred A. Thayer and
son Mr.. Frederick Thayer left Oak
land by motor this morning for I'm
iontown, Pa, at which point they met
Miss Rebecca Thayer, who returned
with them after having been engaged
during the winter in educational work
in Wooster College at Wooster, Ohio.
The Republican., 1925-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. DOMAIN, of
Homecoming, spent Tuesday and yes
terday in Loeb Lynn and Oakland on
business,returning to Lonaconing yes
terdaY evening.
The Republican., 1925-06-18

DR.. Henry W. McComas returned to
Oakland Saturday morning from Bal
timore where he had been attending
a meeting of the officials of the State
Department of Health.
The Republican., 1925-06-18

Merchant c. E. ElI1thorp, of Bittin-
ger, visited the countyseat Tuesday
on business.
The Republican., 1925-06-18

Mrs. Harry c. Ramsey is spending
this week in Atlantic City, having
gone there from Washington, D. c.,
where she and Mr.. Ramsey had spent
the weekend with friends.
The Republican., 1925-06-18

Messrs. F. T. Fike and William l..
Thomas, of Selbysport, were in Oak
land on business last Friday.
The daily worker., 1925-05-21

unJuStly deprived Oh the right OF poll
tical opinion, and the right of the
locals to choose their council dele
gates,
To the membership Of organized labor
in the city Of Seattle:
"Greetings:-On Wednesday, March
25, report was made by the strike
and grievance committee to the c. l..
c. This report was made in connec-
tion with the charges that had been
made against six delegates to the
Seattle Central Labor Council, for
holding membership in the Workers
Party of America. On roll call the
report of the strike and grievance
committee was adopted by vote of
7S to II.
According to Roberts rules of
order, which is supposed to govern
in the G. L. c., a two-thirds vote is
necessary in order to expel a dele
gate from that body. In violation Of
this rule the president Of the council
held that these six delegates were ex-
PEELED by vote that was previously
taken when a resolution by the
Building Trades Council was con-
Cured in by a vote of 93 to 33, when,
in fact, this resolution was adopted
for the purpose of giving the dele
gates trial.
''If the ruling of the president of
the council goes unchallenged, 1t
means that six tried and true union
lists were expelled by the vote which
was intended to be vote on whether
the delegates should or should not be
tried.
"If it be contended by the presi-
dent of the council, that the trial took
place on the night of March rs, it
then follows that the vote taken on
that night clearly does not expel
these delegates. In order, therefore,
to make no mistake in getting these
delegates expelled, the president Of
the council was forced to rule that
the vote taken on March 25 did not
expel them, but the one taken previ-
ously did expel them.
1--WE ask, why were we taken thru
the form of a trial on the night of
March 25, if we were expelled by the
vote previously taken in the resolu-
ton by the Building Trades Council,
concurred in by the Seattle Labor
Council?
Right Of Free Political Opinion
"This discrimination against mem
bers on account of their political opin-
ions is contrary to all the traditions
of organized labor, and denies the
right of every member to form his
own political ideas. The pledge taken
by delegates on joining their respect
i've unions, one of which is directly
chartered by the A. F. OF L., specific