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Santa Claus To Spend Christmas
Afternoon At Gopher Club
st. Paul N. A. A. C. p. Elects
New Board Members Sunday

On last Sunday Dec. 18th local
Branch of the N. A. A. C. P. st.
Paul held its annual election.
There were four vacancies on the
board to be filled for the coming
year of 1927. Those elected to
fill these vacancies were: DR..
Earl S. Weber, Rev. L. w. Harris
and Mr.. Earl wilkins. Mr.. S. E.
Hall was reelected, also DR.. L. T.
Crosswaite, treasurer, was retain
ed. Mr.. Reginald johnson was
elected secretary to succeed Miss
q Woodford.
The principal speaker was Rev.
Howard Y. Williams who gave a
very interesting talk on Mexico
and its struggles for Democracy.
Mrs. Margaret Parke-Grissom rem
dered beautiful vocal selection
accompanied by Mrs. Dudley
Smith.
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New York O. KS Right
Hand Turns i'm Traffic

After several years of study and
experiment, New York City traffic
experts have decided that the
right hand turn at intersections is
permissible at all times, and may
be made against the red light as
well as against the green. Most
cities compel all traffic to wait un-
til the semaphore or automatic
signal says 60" The New York
regulations, which go into effect
Jan. 1, require that the right turn
be made with care and with due
regard to pedestrians. The New
York experts found that holding
up right hand turns for the "stop"
slowed up traffic.
Left turns will be permitted.
The turner" advances with the
green light, halts near the center
of the street, and completes the
turn when the green flashes for
the direction he is going. Where
a traffic officer is stationed, the
left turn is made to the left of
the officer and not around him.
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new YORK DAILY
IN ANT|-LYNCH-
ING CRUSADE
Series Of Articles on Race
Relations Begun by the
Evening Graphic
Fights For Is Years
Copy of the First Issue with a
Composite Photograph
Received by Echo

New York, Dec. 1.-THE anti
lynching crusade carried on for 16
years by the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
has now enlisted the interest of the
New York Evening Graphic, daily
tabloid" newspaper, which has be-
gun series of articles on race rela-
tions. The Graphic began the series
with first page composite photo
graph, prepared from a description
of lynching read by James Weldon
Johnson, N. A. A. G. P. Secretary,
before the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee last year. The photograph shows
Negro chained to a stake being
burned alive by Mississippi mob.
Below the picture is the following
caption: How Long Will This Go
On In Civilized America? This COM
posite photograph was carefully pre-
pared from the description of the
burning of Negro at stake in Rocky
Ford, Miss. This outrage was de-
scribed before the Senate Judiciary
Committee by James Weldon John
son, in. plea for the Dyer Anti
Lynching act which has not yet been
passed in Congress-
Graphic's Statements.
In the article in the Graphic ac-
companying this photograph are the
following statements: mot long ago
there was a strange drama enacted
in the historic Capitol at Washing
ton
within the halls of the Congress,
eloquent statesmen were busy de-
nouncing the barbarism to which
Americans were subjected in foreign
lands.
"The unspeakable Turk was at
tackled as a savage and a monster
because of his cruelties. There was
angry criticism against the Mexicans.
The Chinese were denounced.
Meanwhile in another room in the
Capitol, another voice was raised,
quietly, earnestly, in a deliberate ad-
dress to the members of a sub-com-
mittee of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee.
'The speaker was colored man.
He was James Weldon Johnson, Sec
retary of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie. His job that day was to speak
in behalf of a measure that had no
Continued on page p
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CHICAGO POLICE
IN 'llCLEAN|NC UP"
ARTON NEGROES
Prominent Leaders Protesting
Against Rough Treatment
by Police Officers
Negro Homes Invaded
In their Search for One Bandit
Police made $50 Arrests in
Their "Dragnet'
Negro Homes Invaded
(Preston News Service)

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 24-Whenever
an American city gains such an un-
savory reputation for crime as Chi
cago has, and the police force is so
largely suspected of being in league
with the lower world, usually the
first thing the police do is to start
hounding-or rather cleaning up"
the Negro neighborhoods.
The Chicago police force, following
the shooting of an officer by a Negro
bandit, inaugurated a reign of terror
in the South Side Negro section
Wednesday night. More than $50
arrests were made in the "dragnet"
in their efficient" search for one al
legged criminal. One of the leading
white dailies, whose city editor is
said to be southerner, says the hunt
by the police progressed throughout
the entire night. Many Negro homes
were invaded. In some cases police
officers smashed doors when there
was delay in admitting them.
Negro Homes Invaded.
The Chicago Daily Worker COM
menting on the situation says: Some
months ago Assistant States Attor-
ney McSwiggin was shot to death by
machine guns in the hands of under
world elements in Cicero. To date,
there has not been a single indict-
ment. r
1t was known that white denizens
of the underworld killed McSwiggin.
These brave Chicago police did not
make any wide spread raid or search
during which homes were broken in
to, nor was there 10 arrests made,
let alone $50.
1t appears that policemen in
American cities are most industrious
in hunting down Negro criminal
No brief is held for a criminal. But
Continued on page 81
Merry Christmas
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CONGRESSMAN CELLAR
ASKS MEDAL FOR HENSON
(Preston News Service)

Washington, D. c., Dec. IA re-
quest that a suitable medal be given
to Matthew A. Henson, the man who
accompanied Admiral Peary to the
North Pole, was made Monday in a
bill introduced by Congressman Gel
lar, Democrat, of New York. He
said, Henson who at the peril Of his
life saved Peary from death and
made the Polar discovery possible,
received neither reward or honor and
today, old and i'll from exposure he
is an obscure menial servant in the
customs house at New York"
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Merry Christina
DISPATCH EDITOR DIES

Herbert Randolph Gait, editor of
the Pioneer Press and Dispatch since
1913, died Sunday at Miller Hospital
after short illness. Mr.. Calf was
stricken with heart attack while at
work and was taken to the hospital.
Funeral services were held Tuesday.
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NEGRO ACTORS IN
new YORK PLAY
PrOvincetOwn Playhouse to
Stage Production Using
COlOred People

New York, Dec. 1.-THE National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People is informed by the
Provincetown Playhouse, 133 Mac
dougal Street, New York, that its
next Production will be "Abraham's s
Bosom" play by Paul Green, with
cast including the well-known
singer, julius Bledsoe; Rose McClen-
don who played successfully in the
"jazz opera" Deep River; Abbie Nit
chell, who has appeared frequently
on Broadway; Frank Wilson, who
played in Eugene O'Neill's Gail Gods
Chillun Got Wings; and support
ing cast which includes H. Ben
Smith, James Dunmore, Thomas
Mosher, Melvin Greene, Stanley
Greene, Armithine Lattimer and R.
S. Huey.
The play is directed by Jasper
Deeter with settings by the we'll
known stage designer, Cleon Throck-
morton. The opening of the play is
set for December 2S and it will be
the second bill in the Provincetown
Theater's season.
Paul Green, the author of the play
last year won the Belasco Cup for the
Dallas Players at the Little Theatre
Tournament. His prize winning play
was "The No Count Boy"
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cent senatorial elections. I am in
full sympathy with the criticisms that
fill the newspapers on this subject.
l think the man that undertakes to
buy an election with either his own
money or that contributed by his
friends deserves to be politically
damned. But such man is at least
on higher ground than the man who
uses the trust funds committed to
him by the American taxpayers for a
similar purpose"
Negro Vote Does Not Count in South.
Mr.. Lowery and his fellow con-
gressmen from the South can easily
and of necessity oppose anything for
the Negro. Since they do not allow
him to vote they have no fear of los
ing the ''cOlored vote" In fact they
would lose many of their votes If
they voted in favor of something for
the Negro.
Negroes own land in Mississippi,
pay taxes in Mississippi, and their
heads are counted to make as many
congressional districts in Mississippi
as possible so as many such Broad
Minded CD white men, Lowery being
one of them, can go to congress and
live off the taxes these same Negroes
pay to support the government. Such
a clean gentleman, Mr.. Lowery. So
honest; so loyal, so sincere about the
welfare of the union. Would not
knowingly take tainted money nor
stoop so low as to be member of
congress unless his conscience told
him that he was elected to office hon
estly and justly.
Talk from men of this type about
clean government, patriotism, etc., is
blantant piffie, and joke. Mr.. Low
rey would have you believe that the
South is doing equally as much for
the Negro, especially Mississippi, as
other states in the union. State edu-
cauonal funds are equally divided
among the races. This is one of the
most flagrant lies ever told. Mr..
Lowrey knows he is lying when he
makes such utterances. He claims
that Booker T. Washington would en-
dorse what he says regarding Negro
needs for education. Maybe Mr..
Washington would.
Howard Will Get the Money.
This villainous attack by Lowrey
and his southern colleagues does not
mean, however. that any serious trou-
BILE will be caused at Howard. This
action has been taken each year by
some rebel. rabid race-hating south
ern member of the House and
promptly restored in the Senate.
Legislation Is pending which will
give substantive law for the annual
appropriations for Howard Univer-
sity. to obviate the transient trouble
each year in the. House.
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LADIES' POPULARITY BALL

The Fellowship club of Minneapo-
lis announce their Grand Christmas
Ball to be held at Arcadia Dancing
Palace, 4th Ave-, &c., at 5th St., Min
neapolis, Monday evening Dec. 27th
at which time prizes will be awarded
to the most popular ladies
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Twin City Fraternal Orders
Hold Their Annual Election Of
Officers, Making Few Changes

officers were elected Thursday eve
ming, December 8, at Pioneer Hall by
the members of Pilgrim Commandry,
Knights Templar No. 1: VIM. A.
Hilyard, Eminent Commander;
John w. Thomas, Generalissimo; Sea-
brook J. Sydes, Captain of Finance;
Jose H. Sherwood, Prelate; John F.
Coquire, Treasurer; J. w. Taylor,
Recorder; John A. Smith, Senior
Warden; VIM. A. Benjamin, Warder;
David Hall, Sword Bearer; Monroe
Duncan, Standard Bearer, and Walk
er Williams, Sentinel.
Merry Christmas
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS
Bethel Chapter No. 1. Royal Arch
Masons, held its annual election
Thursday evening, Devember 8, at
Pioneer Hall.
Those elected were John w. Thom-
as, High Priest; John A. Smith,
King; Seabrook ]. Sydes, Scribe;
John F. Coquire, Treasurer; VIM. A.
Hilyard, Secty.; Jose H. Sherwood,
Captain Host; J. w. Taylor, Royal
Arch Captain; Monroe Duncan, Prin-
cipal Sojourner; David Hall, Master
First Veil; William Collins, Master
Second Veil; Walker Williams, Mas
ter Third Veil, and VIM. A. Benja-
min, Sentinel.
Merry Christmas
RUTH ELECTS OFFICERS
Household Of Ruth No. $50 G. u.
Continued on page y
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MINNEHAHA ELKS ELECT

At the annual election of the Min
nehah Temple No. 129, Elks' Lodge,
the following officers were elected:
Gertrude Thomas, Daughter Ruler
(re-elected); Jessie Shannon, Vice
Daughter Ruler; Mary Steele, Assist
ant Daughter Ruler (re-elected) ;
Marguerite Viniger, Chaplain; Wild
er Madden, Daughter Escort; Cora
Williams, Daughter Doorkeeper ire
elected; Ruth Walker, Daughter
Gatekeeper (re-elected); Carrie
Scott, Daughter Organist; Mary Por-
ter, Appointed Mistress Of social ses-
sions.
Merry Christmas
ISIS DAUGHTERS ELECT
Fezzanese Court No. Z, Daughters
of Isis, held their annual election of
officers Friday evening, December II,
1926. Minnie Archer, Illustrious
COMMANDERS; Belle Taylor, First
Lieut.. Corum; Clarita Jackson, Sec
ond Lieut.. Corum; Cassie Melker,
Secty; Mamie Green, Treas. First
and Second Ceremonial Daughters:
Lizzie Mack, Lillian johnson; Alme-
da Tresvan, Oriental Guide; Inside
and Outside Spy, Geraldine Pickett
and Ella Johnson. Past COMMANDERS
Geraldine Pickett was presented with
a beautiful bouquet by Lizzie Mack.
:. Merry Christmas
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELECTS
For the year 1927 the following
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RUTH ELECTS OFFICERS

Household Of Ruth No. 553 G. u.
CONTINUED on page ~
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For the year 1927 the following
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SIMMONS CHARGED WITH
NON-SUPPORT BY WIFE

Merry Christmas
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Merry Christina,
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The senior choir of st. James A. NJ E. church presen
The Advent of the Messiah"
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Merry Christina
The Washington times., 1926-10-20
AUSTRIAN WOMAN
MASTER BLACKSMITH

EGGENBERG Austria, Oct. 90
Rose Steinklauber, blacksmith, is
one of the best known artisans in
this section of Austria.
A diploma testifies that she is
"duly articled, having served her APP.
premiership and satisfied her exam
iners that she is entitled to call her
self a master blacksmith"
Rose is a cartwright, as well as a
blacksmith. She is handsome
woman, whose strength Is equal to
that of many men, and can shoe the
most refractory horse.
The Washington times., 1926-10-20

RICE's BREAD has the tempt
ing, appetizing ddintimess you
ardnt, united NTH the 8ubstdn-
tidlf food UdLWe thGtmaeans gen.
uine uourishment.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
THREE BILLS OF INTEREST
TO ARIZONA ARE PASSED

Three bills of interest to Arizona
were passed by the senate. One of
the bills would permit the erection
and maintenance of drift fences on
the public lands; another would enable
the secretary of the interior to lease
unallotted lands within the Colorado
river Indian reservation in Arizona; !;
and the third would authorize the
sale of the Mesa target range in Ari-
zona.
The drift fence measure was intro
duced to relieve western cattlemen.
During the World war, the govern
ment permitted the erection Of drift
fences on the public lands in order
to facilitate livestock raising during
that emergency. Since the close of
the war, the government has sought
to have the livestock men remove the
fences. Because of financial strin-
gencies and severe droughts in many
parts of the west, many livesto men
find themselves unable to CONF with
the demands of the government. The
bill seeks to relieve the situation in
a manner favorable to the livestock
men and to the satisfaction Of the
government.
The Colorado river Indian reserva-
ton bill would throw the unallotted
portion of that reservation open to
cultivation by irrigation for terms not
exceeding ten years. 1t is the inten-
tion Of the measure to develop the
surplus lands for the mutual benefit
of lessees and the Indians on the res
ervation.
The Mesa target range bill would
authorize the sale of the range for
agricultural purposes. 1t is under
stood that the range is located on fer
tile land susceptible of being easily
irrigated The range lies near the
town of Mesa near Phoenix and is
used by the national guard of the
state. Proceeds from the sale of the
land viii be used for military pur-
poses.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
REVENUE OF $2,000,000
COLLECTED IN ARIZONA

Federal internal revenue amount
ing to nearly $2,000,000 was collect
ed in the district of Arizona during
the fiscal year ending June 30, an in-
crease of nearly $285,0O0 over what
was collected during the preceding
fiscal year, the United States collec-
tor of internal revenue for the dis
trict announced in reporting the re-
ceipts of his office. The approx
mate figures for the 1925-1926 year
are 81 ,966, 900 and for the year 1924
1926, $1,782,000.
All the revenue collected during
the 1924-1925 period was made under
the old 1924 tax law, while six months
of that collected during the 1925-1926
period was made under the new 1926
tax law authorizing considerable re-
ductions in income taxes which taxes
make up almost all of the internal
revenue in this state, hence the fig
ures indicate that the financial con-
dition of the state at large is excel
lent, the collector said in explaining
the statistics of his office.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
S. P. MAY RUN BUSES TO
NORTHERN ARIZONA

That the Southern Pacific NAV run
busses to the Northern Arizona area
along the trail of a Thousand Miles
of a Thousand Wonders" is the be-
lief of road boosters and chambers of
commerce officials in cities and towns
along the route from Clifton, Spring
erville, st. Johns, Concho, Holbrook,
Winslow and Flagstaff, following the
visit last week of J. D. Mason, gem
eral passenger agent Of the company.
Mr.. Mason was on a tour of in
spection starting at Clifton, in COM
pany with Mayor Peter Riley and A.
j. Kerr, county enginter of Green
lee county. The party first visited
the White Mountain country, thru
Hannagan's Meadows over the newly
finished Coronado Trail, to Springer
vile, where with j. w. Becker, of the
Springerville Chamber of Commerce,
they were shown the many points Of
interest in that section of the state
before proceeding to the Petrified for
est and the Painted Desert north of
Holbrook.
Friday the party were entertained
by the Holbrook Rotary, a number of
Winslow Rotaaians and members Of
the Commercial Club going down to
meet them and escort them OH to
Meteor Mountain, % miles west of
Winslow.
From Meteor Mountain they con-
tinued on to Flagstaff where repre-
sentatives of the Flagstaff Chamber
of Commerce took them in hand for
side trips out of there including the
Grand Canyon, and the Indian coun-
try northeast of there.
The object of the Southern Paci-
fic officials visit to this section of
the state at this time is to investi-
gate general conditions with view
of establishing a bus line out of Cliff
ton at some future time, going over
the '1oop route" and back down to
Phoenix, the trip to consume some
three or four days.
While Mr. Mason would make no
statement as to the plans of his COM
pany he said he was very much inn
pressed with what he had seen and
would make full report to his COM
pany headquarters in San Francisco.
If such step is taken by the
Southern Pacific company, it is the
plan of the various chambers of COM
merce along the Santa Fe railroad to
start similar service along their
route in Northern Arizona.--WinsloW
Mail,
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
ARIZONA NATIONAL
GUARD ENCAMPMENT

The infantry of the National Guard
of Arizona will camp at Fort Huach-
uca August Is and Battery E Of the
158th field artillery, from Mesa, will
camp at Fort Bliss, Ell Paso, August
10. Each camp will be of two weeks
duration. Not over 70 men will be
accepted in each company or battery.
In orders of the adjutant generals
office, Major j. H. B. Croaff is trans
ferred to the reserve, Major j. F.
Pomery is assigned to command of
the first battalion of the 158th in
fantry, Capt j. P. Herndon of Tue
son becomes major of the second bat
talon. Command of Co. E,Sat Tue
son, is given Capt. Wilson B. Wood,
and Capt. Leroy Woyrich is trans
ferred from the reserve to the active
list. The guard has a strength of SD
officers and men.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
ARIZONA WOMEN WILL ASK
SHARE OF STATE OFFICES

Women this fall will ask a
share of the offices available in Ari-
zona. Already they fill most of the
clerical positions in the capital and
Maricopa court house though the
last legislature, for the first time
since statehood, had no feminine
members and women hold no state
elective positions.
There is some suggestion from the
Cameron wing that the republican
nominee for member of congress be
Mrs. Allie Dickernan, now postmist-
ress at Tucson and former state pres
ident of the Business and Profession
al Women's clubs.
One feminine candidate for state
office has appeared. She is Mrs. Ana
Frohmiller of Flagstaff, now treas
urer of Coconino county and treasur-
eli of the State Federation of Wom-
ems clubs.
Female Legislators
Feminine influence may not be
lacking in the Legislature next Janu-
ary. Mrs. Nellie I. Bush of Parker,
Yuma county, a member of the house
four years ago, would like another
term.
She is a conservative democrat, a
practicing attorney, after graduation
from the University of Arizona, or
ganizer of bank, justice of the peace
and notable for possession of a IL
cense as a Colorado river pilot, being
one of the owners of the Parker fer
ry. She wants early development of
the river, on which she is we'll in
formed.
Also of prior legislative experience
is Mrs. Vernettie 0. Ivy of Maricopa
county, defeated last year, strong
supporter of Gov. G. w. P Hunt, ap-
pointed by him to be chairman Of the
State Child Welfare board. Another
administration supporter would be
Miss Annie Campbell Jones of Yava-
pal county, sister of a deceased legis
lator, A. NJ. Jones.
81 Women Elected
At present 81 elective county and
precinct offices are held by women,
including 13 of the IA county super
intendencies. The exception is Mari
copa county, which has no women in
elective office.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
ANCHANDO GETS LIFE TERN
ON MURDER CHARGE

Anador Anchando, Mexican sheep
herder, was found guilty at Prescott
of the murder of Josefina Olague in
the first degree with the penalty fixed
at life imprisonment when the jury
which deliberated his case from five
o'clock Thursday night until nearly
noon Friday returned its verdict.
For some time it looked as though
the jury might follow the example
set bv two others, one in the federal
court and the other in the superior
court, and fail to reach decision.
After asking for additional instruc-
tions Friday morning, however, ana
hearing the testimony of the defend
ant and DR.. Cartmell of Ashfork read
from the court reporters notes, they
soon arrived at the first degree ver-
dict.
Mrs. Olague, the 33-year-old sweet
heart of the slayer, was killed with
an axe, her skull and brain being
cut and penetrated in two places fol-
lowing a jealous quarrel which oc-
Cured on the Ashfork highway with
in few miles of the main line town,
when the pair was returning from
drinking bout in Cedar Glade. An
chando, who was represented in the
case by John l.. Sullivan and William
Shipley, declared the blows were ac-,
cidental and occurred when he raised
his hands to resist an attack on the
woman's part, the axe falling from
her hands and striking her head.
Later the car in which the two were
riding, was overturned and the body
of the dead woman was left lying,
half in and half out of the car, while
Anchando went to Ashfork to report
the accident
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

Five women are in office as county
recorder, three are county district
clerks and two are county treasur-
ers.
-Four women are serving in the of
flee of justice of the peace and all
are understood to be candidates this
year. They are Mrs. Elmer d. Harris
of Webb, Cochise county; Mrs. Ida
Cornwall of Owens, Mohave county;
Mrs. r. NJ Hiatt of Cibola, Yuma
county, and Mrs. Amelia H. Sapp of
Quartzsite, Yuma county.