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REv.W.H.CR|FF|N
RE-ASS|CNEDH HERE
st. Paul to Hold Next Annual
Conference; Rev. Stovall
Made Presiding Elder.

Rev. w. H. Griffin, pastor of St.
James A. NJ. E. church, Central Ave.
at Dale street. was returned to his
st. Paul charge by Bishop Gaines at
the sixth session of the Northwestern
annual conference, fourth Episcopal
district of the A. M. E. church, which
was held in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
last week. Rev. Griffin arrived home
Monday from the conference.
The next annual conference will be
held in st. Paul, one year from this
month.
One of the conference shake-ups
was the removal of former Presiding
Elder Hackley from the St. Paul dis
trict. He was replaced by Rev. T.
B. Stovall of Minneapolis. Mr.. Sto-
vail, who has been for the past year
pastor of St. James A. NJ. E. church
in Minneapolis, had previously occu-
pied the position of Presiding Elder
of the st. Paul district for a good
many years.
The Rev. Mr.. Griffin of st. James,
st. Paul, left home Tuesday evening
for Milwaukee, where he is attend
ing the Chicago conference.
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Noted Scholar, Author OF Only
Green Text by Negro, Was
Prominent in Political Life of
State.
(Preston News Service)

Wilberforce, Ohio, Sept. "a
William Sanders Scarborough, noted
scholar and educator, and ex-presi-
dent of Wilberforce University, died
at his home at Wilberforce, Ohio,
September 10, after an illness of
some weeks, involving sciatica, ma
larial fever and fatal stomach trou-
BILE. For 43 years he was connected
with Wilberforce University, 1877 to
1920, and was its president for IL
years (1908-192O), giving it life
time of faithful, self-sacrificing serv-
ice.
He was born in Macon, Ca, Feb
ruary 16, 1852, and was the only
surviving child of jeremiah and
Frances Scarborough. He received
his early education in Lewis High
School of Macon and spent two years
at Atlanta University, preparing for
Yale, but entered Oberlin College,
Oberlin, Ohio, instead, graduating
with the degree of A. B. in 1875.
Later he received from Oberlin the
degree of A. M. He was later hon
ored by various colleges with the de-
gree of Phi. D. and L. L. D. He spent
part of the year following graduation
in special study of the Semetic Ian
guages and Hellenistic Greek. In
1881 he published, through A. S.
Barnes & Co., a Greek book, First
Lessons in Greek" the first and only
Greek book ever written by a Negro.
During the war he was a member
of the Food Commission for the state
of Ohio and was also appointed by
the governor of the state as a mem
ber of the National Council of De-
fense. He also assisted in looking
after colored labor in Ohio to the
end of aiding in war movements. He
is a member of the Republican Ad-
CONTINUED on page 81
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NEGROES PRESENT
ATC0NFERENCE
Miss Brown, A. L. Harris Give
Addresses; Booth on Negro
Literature Conducted.

Some half dozen colored people
are attending the Minnesota state
conference of social work being held
this week at the University Farm.
Early in the week, Miss w. Ger
trude Brown, head resident at Phyl-
lis Wheatley house, and A. L. Har-
ris, Jr., resigned executive secre-
tary of the Minneapolis Urban
league, gave addresses. Monday
night group of singers from Phyl-
lis Wheatley house rendered a series
Of numbers.
At the same session, Charles C.
Cooper of Pittsburgh, in discussing
the race question suggested in his
speech that a solution of race fric-
tion might be found if cultured per-
sons of both the white and colored
race could meet in voluntary social
contact.
One of the features of the exhibi-
tion being conducted in connection
with the conference is a booth dis
playing books and magazines of the
Negro. The booth is sponsored by
the Urban league and is being con,
Quoted by Miss Helen Jackson, junior
academic student at the University OF
Minnesota.
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HUGE INCREASE
IN AUTO OWNED
One in Every Four Persons in
State Own Automobiles,
Figures Indicate.

Motor vehicles registered in Min
nesota up to September Is were
609,280, or one for every fourth per-
son in the state, according to figures
given out by Secretary of State Mike
Holm. Total license receipts were
$9,686,615. Total registrations in
1925 were 576,472 and total receipts
$s,773,643.
The number of cars registered so
far this year is nearly double the
number registered in 1920, three
times as great as in 1917 and 14k
times as great as in 1916. With
more than three months of the year
left, it is believed certain that Ii
cense receipts for 1926 will exceed
$4,000, 900.
The average passenger vehicle tax,
which was $16.40 in 1925, is $14.54
in 1926. The tax rate was reduced
from 2.75 to "a per cent, but this
has been partially offset by the fact
that people are buying higher priced
cars. More than $4,000 cars have
been junked or removed from the
state, according to reports made to
the secretary of state, hence nearly
$4,000 cars, mostly new, have been
brought to the state and registered
during the year.
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Daughter Elks
Messing
With "VQlencia'

While harvest hands have no
time to mess around there will be
many patrons Messing Around" at
the Harvest Ball given by the daugh-
ters of the Como Temple 12S of the
Elks Lodge at the South Side Audi
torium, Minneapolis, on Monday
evening, September 27, when Clar-
ence Johnson's orchestra hits on the
strain of "The Dance Called Mess
ing Around" and "Hee Bee Jebies. u
Messing Around" is one of the
late dances and the Valencia, the
very latest addition to the dancing
world, will be introduced by a spe-
cial corps of entertainers right from
Chicago.
The committee in charge under
Mrs. Opal White have made ar
rangements to receive many of their
patrons in harvest time costumes
and have also prepared a special pro-
gram for entertaining, which will in
clude Miss Ozzie Schauffner
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William S. Scarborough, Former
President Of Wilberf 0rce, Dies
ECONOMY MARKET GIVES
SERVICE TO GET TRADE

|, The Economy Market, 902 Sixth
Ave. N, Minneapolis, under the man
agement of ]. F. >Woodard, has put
itself on a clearly competitive basis
with the surrounding neighborhood
stores. Handling good quality of
merchandise, keeping a clean, sani-
tary store, and giving polite and at
tentive service as well as extra cour-
tesies, such as delivering, are all
good measures, according to Mr..
Woodard.
With large number of white as
we'll as colored customers, the store
has proved that service counts in
building up a heavy trade and last
ing goodwill.
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HALL ANNOUNCES
CHEST CAMP PA|CN
All Pastors to Speak for Fund at
Churches Tomorrow; Cap
tains Named.

The opening gun in the Communi-
ty Chest Drive will be made Sunday
when all pastors in the city will
speak for the Chest, and when drive
captains will begin their campaign
for subscriptions, according to S. E.
Hall, chairman of Division G..
During the past year, through the
Chest agencies, SO babies have re-
ceived care by the Baby Welfare as
sociation, 90 of our girls have been
assisted at the Rescue Home and SO
families have received aid from the
United Charities. Seven families OF
"a people were given a weeks outing
at the Salvation Army camp at Long
Lake, and seven boy scouts were Civ.
en- two weeks stay at Square Lake
In addition, the Chest maintains the
Crispus Attucks home, the Central
avenue branch of the Y. w. c. A.,
and the Urban league.
Mr.. Hall announces the captains as
follows: st. Philips Episcopal
church, r. Anderson, 46O Rondo st.
Camphor M. e. church, R. R. Hagen
29S st. Anthony Ave-; St. James A.
NJ. E. church, w. A. Haynes, 307
Newton Bldg; Pilgrim Baptist
church, B. F. Edwards, 344 West
Central Ave-; Pullman Porters and
Memorial Baptist church, A. w. Jor.
dan, 791 Rondo St.; st. Paul Baptist
church, Mrs. R. F. Wilson, 697 St.
Anthony Ave.; Zion Presbyterian
church, c. E. Jones, 1890 st. Clair
ST.; Peter Clavers Catholic church.
DR.. E. S. Weber, 204 Dakota Bldg. ;
Women's Civic Clubs and Female
Lodges, Mrs. Mabel Harris, 445 No.
Kent St.; Postal Employees, J. H.
Hickman, Jr., 766 st. Anthony Ave-,
and F. B. Simpson, 885 St. Anthony
Ave-, all business clubs and places
A. J. Todd, 349 Franklin St.; all
lodges, Chas. Miller, 42S Edmund
St.; general solicitors, Mesdames
Carrie Lindsay and Efie Wills.
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A.L.HARR|S,o OF
URBAN LEAGUE
RESIGNS OFFICE
Executive Secretary of Mime.
apOlis Branch Accepts Co.
lumbia Scholarship.
Resignation Voluntary
E. A. Carter to Handle Two Off,
ces Until New Secretary
Is Appointed.
Resignation Voluntary

At the executive board meeting of
the Minneapolis branch of the Urban
league Friday, September %, Abram
L. Harris, Jr., executive secretary OF
the branch, rendered his resignation
to the chairman.
The resignation was voluntary, un-
expected, and came as a shock to the
members of the board.
Harris Will Study.
Mr.. Harris gave as the reason fol-
his resignation an opportunity to ac-
cept a scholarship at Columbia Uni
versity. He has already obtained
the degree of Master of Arts in eco
nomics from the University of Pitts
burgh.
At Columbia, he will continue his
work in economics, and expects to
get the degree of Doctor of Philoso-
ply in economics at the end of one
and a half years of study.
Came Here Year Ago.
For minor sequence in complet-
ing his work for the doctors degree
Mr.. Harris has selected anthropology
a field in which he is already thor.
oughly familiar.
Mr.. Harris came to Minneapolis in
June, 1925, as executive secretary OF
the Minneapolis branch of the Urban
league. Before coming to the Twin
Cities he had taught school at West
Virginia Normal Institute, had work.
ed for while on Opportunity mag
azine, the official organ of the Ma.
tional Urban league, and had been or
the staff of The Messenger magazine
Continued on page p
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CAPITOL LAUNDRY HIRES, FIRES NEGRO
National Association Asks That
Senate Candidates Be Quizzed
MINNEAPOLIS GIRL GOES
AS SECRETARY TO DUBOIS

Miss Marvel X. Jackson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Jackson
2003 Franklin Ave. S. E., Mime.
apolis, left Thursday evening fol
New York where she accepted po-
sition as private secretary to DR.. w
E. B. Dubois, editor of The Crisis
magazine.
Miss Jackson received her training
at the University of Minnesota and
at Ohio State University. She has
also spent one year in the employ OF
the government in Washington, D. c.
On October 1, Miss Jackson will take
active charge of her duties at the
return of DR.. Dubois from a vaca-
tion abroad.
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Famous No. 10 Agreement
Claims Share of Spotlight in
Legal Battle Preceding Actu-
al Title Bout.
(Preston News Service)


Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 20.-The
famous $40 contract, calling for a
bout between Jack Dempsey and
Harry Wills, has bobbed up again,
this time as the basis of a Superior
Court injunction to prevent the
champions match with Gene Tunney
at Philadelphia September 23.
Judge Clinton H. Givan, holding
that ownership of the much-disputed
contract represented property
right, granted the petition of the
Chicago Coliseum Club for an injunc-
tion last Friday night, although the
prize fighting is not permitted by In
diana laws.
The orphan contract which has
passed through several hands, was
signed by Dempsey in Los Angeles
last winter and bound by the pay
ment to the champion of a $40 bill,
according to B. C. Clements, presi-
dent of the club. 1t called for first
payment of 100000 to the cham
pion early in August and the Coli
scum Club exhibited at the hearing
a photostatic copy of check for this
amount which it said it was trying
to induce the champion to accept.
The original contract for a Wills
Dempsey fight was negotiated at
Niles, Mich, by Floyd Fitzsimmons,
who later sold his rights to the Coli
scum Club, the alleged Los Angeles
agreement taking its place.
Fitzsimmons, testifying here for
the defense, maintained that both
the agreements were invalidated by
the clubs defaulting payment.
The view that Pennsylvania courts
would have to take cognizance of the
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COlored Voters Should Learn
Opinions of Prospective OFF,
cials on Lynching, Segrega-
ton, Disfranchisement.
IN. A. A. C. P. Press Service) }

(TS. A. "A. ". T.. TreSS SerVlceD
New York, Sept. 23.-The Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, So Fifth avenue,
today announced that in view of
numerous inquiries received at the
National Office concerning the record
of candidates for election or re-elec-
tion to the U. S. Senate this fall, the
association was urging colored vot-
ers throughout the North to quiz
their senatorial candidates and put
them on record with regard to the
following three issues:
1. The Dyer Anti-Lylching bill.
2. Disfranchisement of colored
voters in the South.
8. Segregation in the government
departments at Washington.
A statement issued by James We'll
don Johnson, secretary of the N. A.
A. C. P, is as follows:
"In the fall elections of 1926, the
colored voters have an opportunity
Continued on page 81
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VICTIM OF MOB
SHOT IN NECK
Whipping, Without Reason, Pre-
cedes Shooting; Man Not
Expected to Live.
(Preston News Service)

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. "a. -
Claiming to have been whipped by
three white men and then shot
through the neck when he tried to
escape them, J. E. Bailey is in the
county hospital not expected to Live,
Bailey was taken to the hospital
by a resident near Kings Road and
Six Mile creek early Wednesday
morning. The alleged whipping oc-
Cured in that vicinity, officers said,
nea a Negro cemetery.
Bailey could give officers no rea-
son for the attack. He said the
white men leaped from an automo-
bile, seized him, and then whipped
him. Finally getting away from
them Bailey ran until he was felled
by pistol shot, according to his
story to authorities.
An Investigation into the case is
being made by Henry Smith, assist
ant county detective.
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MARTIAL Law To
STOP FLOCC|NCS,
STATE PROMISES
Governor Martin Threatens to
Increase Force of Deputies
for Protection.
63 Floggings Recorded
Mayor, Sheriff of Palatka Sum-
mOned to Conference; Jobs
to Go If Laxity Remains
(Preston News Service)

Palatka, Fla, Sept. 23.-Under
warning of Governor John Martin
that failure to enforce the law in
Putnam county would mean a dec
laration of martial law, Sheriff R. j.
Hancock has promised to increase
his force of deputies in an effort to
stop the wholesale fioggings being
perpetrated in the county.
Bands of hooded and masked men
have sailed at night into various
homes of the county during the past
year, particularly in recent months,
seizing alleged miscreants and plac-
ing them under the lash in secluded
places. Officials of the Ku Klux
Klan have denied that members of
that order have been involved.
SO Floggings
According to records of States
Attorney J. C. Adkins, there have
been 63 f1oggings in Putnam county
during the past year, with two
deaths resulting. Scores of other
floggings are said to have been un-
recorded, through reluctance of vic,
tins to talk about their experiences
The f1oggings have been connected
in most instances with alleged laxity
of morals, one case being that of a
comely young woman, said to have
had too many male friends. She was
thrashed soundly by band which
took her from her lodging house.
Feeling Runs High
Leading citizens in Palatka and
the county are much exercised over
the situation, feeling that the courts
have adequate machinery with
which to enforce the law. They
have appealed to the governor, with
the result that Sheriff Hancock and
Mayor A. S. Wagner of Palatka were
ordered to the state capitol for con-
ference Tuesday.
Governor Martip, in a statement
at the capitol warned Sheriff Han.
cock to get busy and enforce the law
or get ready to turn over his office
to another sheriff. The governor
also declared that if the new sheriff
didn't function correctly, he would
place Palatka and Putnam counties
under martial law.
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Praying Sheik Of Harlem Given
60 To 20 Years Sentence
CUTS THROAT IN EFFORT
TO CHEAT EXECUTIONER
(Preston News Service)

Louisville, Ca, Sept. 23.-Tom
Johnson, under sentence of electro.
cution September "a, for the murder
of Bessie Stone, near here some
months ago, made an attempt at
suicide in the county Jail here We'd
nesday morning, when Deputy Sher-
ifs Clark Wright and M. M. Bar
gamer entered the Jail to take him
to Milledgeville.
Johnson had made threats that he
would never be taken out Of the jail
alive. Sheriff Thomas had made
him change his clothes and be ready
to go, but in some unaccountable
way he had obtained safety razor
blade and when commanded, by the
deputies to come, he turned and
slashed his throat, cutting to the
hollow but missing the jugular vein
Physicians say he has a slight
chance to recover.
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Seller of Stolen Lingerie, Who
Gained Romance ThrOug h
Burglery, COnfesses Career
Over Bible,
(Preston News Service)

(Preston News Service)
New York City, Sept. 24.-Har-
LENS praying sheik" was sentenced
by Judge Mcintyre in General Ses-
sions to prison terms aggregating be-
tween sixty and seventy years Fri
day.
The praying sheik" described
himself in court as John Smith,
twenty-seven, a seller of lingerie.
At his trial, concluded Friday
morning, it was testified the "sheik'
made practice of gaining admit
tance to flats on the pretense he de-
sired to sell stolen lingerie at bar
gain prices. Once in the fiat, he
would try to strike up a Irritation
with the woman to whom he was
showing the goods. If the woman
resisted his advances, he threatened
to kill her. He would finish by rob-
bing her of every article of value he
could carry away.
Other Crimes Recited.
He was tried specifically for rob-
bing Mrs. Rose Davis of No. 134
West 112th Street and he passed
most of his time in the courtroom
reading from a pocket Testament.
He also clasped this book when he
stood up for sentence.
After Smiths conviction, Judge
Mcintyre was told there were eleven
other indictments against the prison
er, all for crimes of substantially the
same character. One indictment
contained an additional charge to the
effect Smith shot the complainant
through the cheek because she
screamed on being attacked.
Assistant District Attorney, Will
lam C. Dodge, then said the District
Attorney would have to accept plea
of guilty to one of these indictments
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NO EXCUSE MADE
FOR RELEASE OF
CHARLES JENKINS
Youth, Fl, Hired at 8 A. NJ,
Fired at 2:3O P. M. on Mon
day of This Week.
Sorry Official Says
Consultation Between Foreman
Results in Dismissal;
Paid for Full Day.

Charles M. Jenkins, colored, 249
Chestnut St., was fired from job at
the Capitol Steam Laundry, st. Peter
at Wabasha St., last Monday because,
according to Jenkins story, the fore
man was sorry
Having applied for the job at the
laundry on Wednesday of last week,
Mr.. jenkins was notified to appear
for work on Monday, September 10.
Carefully Eyed
This he did, and worked sorting
wash from s A. M. until noon, when
he started to eat lunch. A foreman
approached, eyed him and said, II
don't think we can use you any
longer, Charlie"
When Jenkins asked why, he was
told that the foreman was sorry but
that the company would no longer
use the new employe.
Back to Work
Another official in consultation
with the first, decided to let Jenkins
return to work in the afternoon. At
2:30 P. NJ. both men approached
Jenkins as he was working and call
ed him from his work.
do you have your hat and coat
here?" one asked. .-..----
Yes, sir" replied Jenkins.
"SOrry''
"Then I'll have to ask you to leave
for we simply cannot use you; I am
very sorry"
Repeated inquiry failed to reveal
why the dismissal was effected. On
being released, Jenkins was paid
$500, a full days pay, although he
had worked only until 2:30 P. M.
Mr.. jenkins, an ambitious young
man, 21 years of age, has made ap-
plication for position with No. 9
fire department where he hopes to
get an appointment soon. He has
attended local schools and lives at
home with his mother and father.
According to Mr.. Jenkins, the col
ored fire department has withdrawn
it's work from the laundry because
of the treatment given Jenkins and
others of his friends are going to do
the same.
PATES GIVES INTERVIEW
Concerning the dismissal of Jen-
kins, Lee Pates, proprietor of the
Continued on page A
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Contract Made By Dempsey To
Fight Wills Upheld In Indiana
BARBER SHOP MOVES

The Sanitary Tonsorial Parlor,
formerly of 329 N. Dale St., have
moved to their new building, 709
Rondo st. Mr.. E. N. Martin and L.
R. Blair, the proprietors, are main
tanning four chairs and have made a
few improvements for efficiency and
better service.
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in consideration for dropping the
other ten. This offer was accepted
by Oscar Garrett, Attorney for Smith
Really Life Sentence.
Judge Mcintyre imposed a sen.
tence of from ten to twenty years
Imprisonment for the crime of which
Smith was convicted. He remarked
this crime was committed June 20
before the Baumes Act went into ef.
Continued on page q
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TRANSLATION

'The Fire In the Flint" by Walter
White, Assistant Secretary of the N.
A. A. C. p, is being translated into
German for publication in Ger
many. Arrangements are under
way for translation into French,
and Norwegian writer has asked
permission of the American publish
ers, Messrs. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, to
translate the novel into Norwegian.
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CRANE ELECTED

At meeting of the Crispus At
tucks Home Association Tuesday
evening, Atty. ]. d. Crane was elect
ed treasurer of the association to
succeed Mrs. Matte Hicks, resigned.
Plans for rally to raise funds for
re-decorating the interior of the
home were also discussed.
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RAMSEY COMING

Colonel Ramsey of Chicago, So
Icitor for Tuskegee Institute, is ex-
pected in st. Paul today. Colonel
Ramsey, who has wide circle of
acquaintances in the Twin Cities,
will come here from Duluth.
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Indiana injunction was expressed by
Judge Givan.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-14

tcrial; tiny bulbs of different colors
are fastened in its under slip, and u
small dry battery is so secrcted
! also.
AT night, ! can change the col.
or of my gown at will be lighting
! the different colored globes,' says
she. "This gives Il beautiful trans
parent effect, besides making one
gown appear like several different
oncs.'
The cooling device is announced
by Anna q. Nilsson. She has de.
i vised II hat with rubber false
crown, in which ice is inserted, act
| ing rs a cooling agent
Dorothy Sea astrom is thrilling
beach gazers with u transparent
bathing suit Not that the onlook-
crs are able to discern the charms
beneath the suit. But the costume
! is so constructed of shimmering
beads that whent the charming young
/ player enters the surf, the beads
| take on Il transparency, heightened
by the effect of the glistening wa
: ter.
Another new beach outfit is one
designed by Dolores Del Rio, Mexi-
can actress. Her surf outfit is cut
man fashion, but with a collar of
silk. A loose windsor tie of the
same color as the suit is worn with
/ the collar.