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NEGRO INSURANCE

Despite the spectacle of the racial loss OF
the Standard Life Insurance Company, long
one of the pillars of pride Of Race business,
Negro insurance companies are making as
founding strides forward. With the one ex-
ception mentioned, their progress has been
most remarkable during the past decade. There
is not single backslider among the remain
der, and the onward march of the North Car
DINA Mutual, The Liberty Life of Illinois,
and the Supreme Casualty of Ohio would be
a hard one for any of the white companies
to equal in proportionate way.
White insurance companies have Under
written Negro business for years and years.
Their returns have been tremendous from Ne
groes who have taken policies ranging from
ten cents week upwards. But the white in.
surance companies have taken care to save
for their own race members the revenues de-
rived from Negro business 1t has been as
difficult for Negro to procure representa-
tive position with the Metropolitan or Equit-
able as it has been for him TO work for All
enterprise which was not deriving one single
cent from his Race. Furthermore, these
companies have been most careful to withhold
from Negro applicants for insurance certain
policies which they claimed the Negro was
not entitled to because of the alleged high
mortality Of his Race. While It is true that
certain white companies have eo-operated
wholesomely with movements to foster the
health welfare of the Negro people it cannot
be said that, aside from policy principals in
those cases which were acceptable to the CON-
panies. the Negro insurer and insured have
made any outstanding gains from, white COM
panies.
The tide is turning with rapidity. Life
and health are now being underwritten by
Race companies, and it is only question OF
time when every phase of insurance can be
procured from Race companies, meaning
great advancement, security and employment
for Race workers. We have never seen more
orderly, better organized, or systematized
insurance offices than those of Negro COM
pany which we visited last week, and through
out the company's offices there was the quiet,
serious atmosphere of safety as strong as
Gibraltar, and efficiency equal to the best.
Negro insurance has come unto its own.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-03-07
PRESIDENT COOLdDGE'S
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

THE INAUGURATION ADDRESS
of President Calvin Coolidge Is more
the worn Of q politician than 1t Is or
"a statesman. HIS essay avoids all
controversial questions and his dscla
rations are based upon a condition
of affairs which has caused the
people OF this great nation to clamor
for a lessenise OF the burdens I'm
posed by the World War. He has
great task ahead OF him and many OF
those. who listened to his ringing
nnouaeeu.ents will immediately set
SO work 10 pnilify them.
q. The people Of this country believe
that the distinguished citizen or
Massachusetts is sincere and that he
will do all il his power to bring
about a fun realization Of the plans,
which he has fathered and which he
expects to 500 put into effect during
his term Of oE,ee. Certain it is that
Hon. Andrew w Mellon, the Score
gary of the Treasury Is determined
30 have exsasteS into law all OF the
financial proposals for the lettering
of existing conditions and the i'm
proyement of business interests.
President Sssliage has eschewed
racial esndatsens and the indications
are that the "btaek cabinet Will not
function daRing the period Of time
that he seeapies, the White House In
his OWE right. The President Is
known to DE "brptally frank" within
the confines Of his office at the White
House. Golosed delegations viii soon
be presssng to ascertain just what
recognition is 10 be accorded colored
folks upen the basis of merit and
ability.
1t is reported that President Cool
idge remarked TO colored leader,
who had seen unduly frank in his
EXPRESSIONS Npep the race question
and was retiring, When I want you,
! shall ring the beal'. The bell never
rang and &f il did ne could not hear
it. for he was hard at work as an
Independent Republican within the
Democratic Party lines. 1t may be
that coEored headers in this country
Including Hon. william G. Matthews
of Massachusetts, who did so much
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-03-07

for tho Republican Party and at the
conclusion Of the campaign did soma
plain talking to the Republican
leaders, will be required to wait, too,
for the ringing of the bell.
President Coolidge hardly expects
to succeed himself four years hence,
having already served nearly whole
term and for this reason, he may not
pay particular attention to those who
are disposed to tender to him polit
ical advice. He has made a safe
Chief Executive and the people OF
all part ,es seem to have respect for
and confidence In him.
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-03-07
PEN Pointer

To-, many people take advantage
Of the trouble.hunting season just
because it's always open.
AS far as we're concerned, freak
weather can join the rest Of them.
In the sideshow.
What Sherman said about war is
why Germany is still having the
devil to pay.
Photograph records are about the
only zones Nurmi hasn't broken.
A lot of the April showers are for
June brides.
All other fashions change. but
divorce suits are shaped in the SAINT
old way. >,
You'll find that most successful
people are graduates Of the school OF
experience.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-03-07
WHITE FOLKS TROUBLES.

COLORED FOLKS. in some re-:
spects are peculiar, but in some 9th
ers. they are very much like the
white folks. Rev. DR.. D. Milton Wal
dron. the able pulpit divine OF
Washington, has been launching an
attack on dancing i'm the public
schools there, emphasizing the fact
that the custom is immoral and do,
moralizing. He did not intimate
that the lack of sobriety characterized
these practices. We know that prac?
tically half the exhilaratfng effect Of
tripping the light fantastic toe" is
taken away. when it Is confined to
all OF ono sex.
Women do not object to enbrac
ing women a minute or two and the
same Is true Of men, but when it
comes to keeping up the practice
during an entire set, the casa Is diff
ferent. But to the point. We notice
in the New York Times Of March 4th
that the President Of Hotel Bella
claire, Broadway and Seventy seventh
street, New York. announced that
there would be no more high school
fraternity dances at the hotel, because
there had been more drinking than
dancing at many Of the student or
ganization 'hops". Other leading
hotels have announced a similar rule
Of action.
The storm centre was the Sigma
Tau Epsilon fraternity and it's dance
Friday night, February 9th. The
dance was stopped only by admitting
cold air through the windows and
the police through the doors. Four
of the students, too drunk to help
themselves, were carried out through
the rear entrance of the hotel. Hotel
furnishings were destroyed and the
employees swept up twenty five empty
whlskev bottles.
In describing the situation. an OBJ
server says:
Every hotel man knows that juve-
nile drinking has reached grave pro
portions. The hotels know that car
ried liquor is In evidence at practl.
cally every function arranged at
hotels by student organizations, and
thew know that clandestine drinking
by boys and girls of from 16 to 10
wears of age is resulting in deplor-
able eXcesses"-
theoretically, this condition so
graphically described is impossible
for there is no liquor legally obtain
able in this country, except by pre-
scription. The Government is ex'I
pending more than twenty million
dollars in a vain effort to enforce the
drastic statute and the increase in
taxation to support this expense is
II the offing.
The remedy is in the cradle and in
the home and not in the halls Of
legislation at Washington and other
parts of this country. 1t is as true
as Holy Writ, THAT country is gov
erned best, whose citizens are gov
erned least. -.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-03-07
THE NEW WORLD
SYMPHONY

THE NEW WORLD
SYMPHONY.
The musical soul of Our own Harry Bur-
leigh surged back and forth over the strings
of Fritz Kreisler's magic violin, when that
eminent artist played the Negro Spiritual
Melody" from Anton Dvorak's New World
Symphony. The white press says, of Bris-
Ter, greatest violinist since the days of Pa
ganini, in his rendition of the New World
Symphony: "The artist was very expressive.
Of Harry Burleigh, who soulfully labored
with Dvorak, the Russian, in perfecting the
New World Symphony, the white press says
nothing, leaving the world to presume that
the artistry which produced such an OUT
standing work of musical endeavor was OF
purest white, serene.
The unmusical layinen of America, par
ticularly the whites, do not seriously consider
the Negro in the art world. They recognize
the white vehicle which frequently conveys
Negro art to the hungry public. When
John Mccormick the great Irish tenor, took
off the roof of the New York Hippodrome,
singing Burleighs Little Mother of Mine.
the audience thought of MacCormick but
not of our own Burleigh. But the soul OF
Burleigh was helping to make MacCormick
more famous, and as the soul of Burleig11
is helping to make the bow of Fritz Kreisler
an instrument of wizardry.
1t is good that musical souls are resonant
without the abiding forces of color. There
must be soul kinship in real true art.
Kreisler must feel the thrill of Burleigh'a
soul when he plays the New World SYM
phony, all of which proves that the color limo
is merely delusion which foolish folk have
elevated to partnership.
The New World could learn much from
the Old World in soul kinship. Burleigh.
the New World and Dvorak, of the OLD
World found soul kinship in producing the
Symphony; and Kreisler, of the Old World,
delights an audience of the New World with
an admixture of the Old and New Worlds.
produced by an artist from each imaginary
sphere. Yet the same audience which, in
Washington last week applauded the trio OF
artists would quibble over seat in the same
theatre beside Burleigh, the Negro What
a delusion is the body as compared with the
soul. Please tell u.s. which is the greater?
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(Pres.o,. Meas SrrVice)

the coming sultry summer with reservoir
water and sea salt, procurable at any first-class
drug store Other disappointees over the
decision of the Senate to withhold appropria-
tons for the public bathing beaches down on
the cool Potomac, will, if financially able,
make their way to Atlantic City or Asbury
Park, where tradition has it that, since the
Atlantic Ocean cannot well be divided, all
people, regardless of color, may dash Under
meath her cooling waves and desport them
selves in her bleaching sand without an ap-
preparation from Congress or the troublesome
task of separating the sheep from the goats.
You see, in Washington, it has become
something like Longfellow's Wreck Of the
Hesperus" which would run, nlodernly, in the
following strain:
Last year the whites had a bathing beach;
This year no beach we see.
In former years, the whites of Washington
could, with the aid of Congress, cool off their
hired, hot bodies in the tidal basin of the
gentle Potomac River; but, of course, custom
in Washington is so different than it is in
Coney Island that bath tub, sometimes sta
tionary and frequently portable, is as near an
imitation as the colo,ed folks have, as yet been
able to get to the Potomac Tidal Basin.
Last year, some of the BRETHREN con-
cluded that they, too, needed a bathing peach
since the most of them spent deal OF time
working to make Washington more comfort
able for the white folks, both in winter and
summer. The appropriation bill was pre-
pared, and thousands of bucks were, allotted
for a public bathing beach for the colored
folks of the Capital City. Right then and
there belligerent section, of the BRETHREN
concluded that they did not want segregated
beach
To add to the complications which were
rapidly brought on by sponsors and opponents
of the bathing beach project, white medical
men and other scientists of Washington dis
covered for the first time, that throat troubles
were being caused by tie public bathing beach
and that the bathing beach was, in fact, an
unsanitary oasis of uncleanliness, despite its
recreative dedication, dangerous to the public
welfare and offending to thoughtful people
These allegations were augmented by the
evidence that it was displeasing spectacle to
visiting tourists and others who were seeking
the beauty spots of Washington to witness the
antics of public beach bathers, either white or
black. who were engaging in swimming and
cooling recreations. In the face OF such in
controvertible testimony, the Senate, with one
decisive stroke, ruthlessly struck out the bath
ing beach appropriation for the colored peo-
pie; and in doing so they also struck out the
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WRECK OF THE WRECKERS >.
Last night the moon had golden ring;
Tonight, no moon we see
Wash;ngtonians, both white and black, are
feverishly at work perfecting plans to fight
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appropriation for the long established beach
enjoyed for so long and 80 continuously in the
past by the whites. Oh, sultry Washington
summer, how can we now combat thee? Our
loss is truly thy gain.
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AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Goodwill Baptist Church. 40
N. Monroe street is a new unit to the
Baptist Church, with very broad
program. Rev. w. B. Bail, pastor
invites The public and his many
friends to worship Sunday, March
Sth, 1870 A. M. and $3.50 P. M.
Sunday School, $3.50 P. M. Special
music. All are invited.
REV. w. B. BALL, Pastor.
i. BALL, Clerk.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-15
NANH SEYMOUR
FOOTLOOSE
BY R6A Pa; RS !, R PUP on, cuFN
rnr sronN rnrs rAnl


NAY SEYMOUR. whose husband
killed himself because % her love
affair with another man, returns
homc after a years absence. she
disposes ~ her iahcrited property.
leaves the sale % her house IN the
capable hands Of ULYSSES \. FOR
GAN aud. with $1,000 In her hand
bag. sets out 20 find and marry a
man with money.
At Atiantie city she meets a a.
vorcee. CARLOrTA FROLklNC. and
her friends HERBERT WATER
BURY and DAN SPRAGUE. Both
men pay suit 70 May. 20 tho great
distress % CarlottR, who has been
in love with Dan Tor many years,
When he proposes May refuses him.
having made up her mind that Wa.
terhuFy is the millionaire husband
she has been loeking for
Cariotta asks May 20 spend the
winter with her in her bungalow in
California May accepts on cpndi-
ton that Carlotta let her pay her
share Of tho household expenses.
rs time goes on May despairs OF
ever landing Waterbury, Then
Jack narniey young collegiate.
appears on the scena, falls In love
OF Waterbury. who Immediately pro-
poses, May accepts him. and they
plan 70 be married within "a week
She plans TO announce their engage
ment at dinner in her rooms AZ The
hotel Jack psrnley Is the first
guest 20 arrive. lie Is very drunk.
and while no IL making mAudlln love
20 MAY, she hears the door behind
them slowly open.
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said. throwing out appealing hands,
Il was sure I heard madam say.
Enter"
Nothing Of the Hortr' May con.
tradletcd him sharply But never
mind set the table over there by
the Windows. and bring mo up some
Russian cignrcts before you do any.
thing else"
She turned to Jack when he had
gone. The eieaFcts are for you"
SHE said. "And here's a magazine.
You're 70 sit down IN that chals and
cain yourself before the rest OF tho
people set here sabe7"
The boy sank down in tho arm.
chair she pointed out 20 him, His
hahltualiy pale face was flushed. and
hts eyes weru abnormally brilliant.
They followed her as she moved
about tho room, lighting tho ea,he.
drai candles on tho table. looseninE
the white roses In their tall vases.
Suddenly Jack so, up from tho
deep chair and shakily lot himself
down upon the davenport. put his
hands behind his head and smiled
up at May with unshadowcd pleas,
urc.
Crazy about you" he NUT.
tered tbickly emo here an kLns
me again
May rolled her eyes up 10 tho IN.
different ceiling. Help me-" she
groaued. Hes as drunk as a sailor.'
Jack laughed "oh, much more
drunk. he said airily. "'s matter
OF fact there's very little drinking
in the navy Looky here. see what
/ brought your
with great difficulty no removed
a large silver flask from one pocket
OF his dinner coat. unscrrwcd the
top and held Il 70 his nosirils.
Thought you and I'd have this all
by our ionelies, he explained But
since you're going to gum up this
party with lot OF other people.
mays veil use Il for n whisky cock.
tail Give EN- n ~ thrlll. chr
"All right. III send for some gin.
ger ale" May agreed. moving toward
the telephone
As she stood there giving her
order 10 the kitchen Of tho hotel
she summed Jack up with troubled
eyes.
Tic represented that new type OF
young American --- the collegiate
cakc.cater type. with HIS flask
pressed tight to his breast, and a
cisaret dangling from the lax fingers
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LETTER FROM SALLY ATHER-
TON TO LESLIE PRESCOTT
-CnNTINIED

/ thought, dear Leslie, that l
would not write anyone again be.
fore I started for home. but I am
so full of Paula Perrier and her
wonderful party, and / fear ! shall
be so busy with the work Of the
office when ! get back, that ] am
afraid I shall not have time to tell
you all about her and her activities.
Leslie. she is one Of the most re.
narkable women have ever met
I am sending you the clippings OF
her dinner which she gave TO Mel
Vile Sartoris. These clippings do
not do II Justice. II was the most
beautiful dinner / ever attended. l
was told that the luncheon given
10 you by Melville Sartorls was a
most marvellous affair, but j nm
sure II could not have been as gor.
geous as Miss Perrier's dinuor. II
seemed to make the blase, much
Travelled man Of the world. Melville
sartoris. sit up and take notice.
! am sure that you did not have
ut your luncheon the exquisite
Southern California moon which,
augmented by regular moving pic
ture moon-pghting, gave n silver
radiance TO Paula's fairy.llke gar
dens.
Her guests danced in the great
patio at one end OF the house. az
we'll aa In the music room, which
81 situated at the other end. In
the patio Hawaiian musicians play
I'd. and IN the music room the best
Jazz band In Los Angeles held
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.Y9S FG3 FCDOSJ ~
X ~ 3 Olive Roberts Bartor> NV
NO. 19-HUNTING THE SHIPS CLOCK

Where TO next7" asked tho
Twins.
out TO sea-" said Tick Took.
me clock fairy.
''whair' fairly shrisked Nancy
and Nick in their surprise.
That's what said" grinned
Tick Took. "out to sea"
But where shall we find any
clocks on the scar" asked Nick.
Where do you SUPPOSE re.
marked the fairy. ION a big ship,
Of course. II you really want to
know IL. ships have more uses for
clocks than any other thing. ex.
cept railroad trains. II IL hadn't
been for ships needing something
10 tell time By. ] don't suppose
clocks would have been invented
when they were"
What ship are we going on?"
asked Nancy who was beginning to
get excited.
"on u ship called La PalomA'
that brings coffee from south Am
erica and sugar from Cuba for the
people IN the United States to use, +"
said Tick Took
rs the clock broken asked
Nick.
sort of-at least it had a bump
and won't go properly. Something
went wrong with a lighthouse on
some OF the Florida reefs and the
ship struck rock. It didn't hit
it very hard. only sideways. and
30 not much harm was done. But
things were knocked about"
II suppose the clock fell down"
said Nancy.
mo. sir, Not a ships clock"
said Tick Took. Not only are they
shaped 30 that they cannot fall
over. but they are fastened tight so
that nothing but an az could loosen
them. And the works are arranged
in such a way that the swinging