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for the card party to be given by the
auditorium committee.
Mrs. Hattie e. Brownley was elect
ed to membership.
Mrs. EdmonStOn, O. guest, presented
a beautiful embroidered towel, which
was awarded to Mrs. Harry i. Shack
elford as the successful contestant.
Owing to the date being Maundy
Thursday, the program was omitted.
After the close of the meeting the
hostess served refreshments and a
social hour followed.
Lucy HolcOmbe Chapter held it's
its March meeting at the residence of
Mrs. Waring, Mrs. Wood assisting.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Cum
ningham, the regent, and Mrs.
Stewart, the vice regent. Mrs. Harris,
corresponding secretary, presided.
After the transaction of the usual
business and the submission of vari-
GUS reports, Mrs. Appleman, one of
the State officers, gave an account of
the recent State conference. Mrs.
Richardson read an article on the
subject OF Lucy Holcombe, for whom
the chapter was named. Refresh
ments were served.
Judge Lynn Chapter held its
monthly meeting Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. j. Milton Jester,
4616 Fifteenth street. Assisting Mrs.
Jester were Mrs. Enoch ]. Vann, Mrs.
James p. Cromwell and Miss Asha
Louise Wells.
The regent. Mrs. Harry e. Gauss,
called the meeting to order and the
usual opening exercises were con-
Quoted by the chaplain. Miss Laura
J. Silsby. Following the report of
officers, Miss Virginia w. Price, chair
man of the finance committee, an.
nounced that the card party held
March 20 at II Dupont circle was
quite successful. The receipts from
the card party will be donated to the
new auditorium. Mrs. Charles $
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SEES MEXICO'S VICTORY
IN CLAIMS DECISIONS
MacGregor, Member of q. S.-Mexi-
can Commission, Reports to His
Chiefs on Washington Conference.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, April 10.-Fernando
Ramirez MacGregor, Mexican commits
sioner of the Mexican-American Gen.
eral Claims Commission, has issued.
OH behalf OF the foreign office, q writ
ten statement regarding decisions
reached by his commission during a
sitting at Washington.
Sen0r MacGregor declares the de-
cisions were most important VIC
tory for the Mexican government,
especially regarding recognition of the
"Calvo clause" because it consecrates
the provisions Of article 81 of the
Mexican constitution. According to
this decision, he says, Mexico's right
to demand that foreigners renounce
diplomatic protection of their govern
mentS in connection with their rights
to any contract or concession of prop
erty has been recognized.
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The Can't. Wendell Wolfe Chapter

The Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter
will celebrate the sixteenth aDfi-
verSary of it's organization Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock at the club
house of the American Association of
University Women, 1884 / street,
with a reception to which the Ma
tional and State officers. chapter re.
gents Of the District and prominent
members OF the society. both from
the city and from out Of town. have
been invited. The present and incom-
ing State officers will be the guests
of honor.
The State Historic u. C., ID. A. Il.
Mrs. Joseph II. Wheat. State his
torian of the District of Columbia,
announces a special meeting of the
State historic committee to be held
April Is, pm, in Epiphany Parish
Hall, 1917 q street. An interesting
program has been prepared by Mr.
w. .. owen. featuring Virginia his
tory and song. Vocal selections will
be rendered by Miss Lillian Chenow-
eth and Mrs. Ii. l.. Parkinson. Mrs.
Constance Goodman. State chaplain
elect, will give n group of readings.
The feature of the evening will hC
an illustrated lecture by DIR. w. a. Il.
Goodwin. .. d, on historical William
and Mary College. at which college
Or. Goodwin nils the chair of Biblical
literature and religious education. A
silver offering will be taken up, pro
ceedS of which will be presented tc
DR.. Goodwin for the fund for the new
dornitories that are being built as 3
memorial to DR.. Kate Waller Barret.
who was State regent OF the Virginia
Daughters Of the American Fevolu
ton. All State and visiting Daughters
are invited.
Richard Arnold Chapter held it's
April meeting Wednesday evening at
the home of Miss Bertie l.. Packet
on Seventeenth street. The regent
Mrs. Randolph .. Hopkins, presided.
Mrs. NJ. st. Clair Blackburn, founder
Of the chapter, brought echoes of the
recent Ohio State conference and gave
a resume of the address made by the
president general. National Society,
Daughters of the American Revol,I-
ton. at the laying OF the corner stone
of the Caroline Scott Harrison dormi-
tory at oxford, Ohio, which was
feature of the conference. Several
members contributed historical refer
ences to Mrs. Harrison as first presi-
dent general OF the national society
and as First Lady of the Land and
graduate Of Oxford College. where the
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Schermerhorn, who served as a plat
form page during the District State
conference in March, gave an inter.
esting account of the conference
from the viewpoint Of u page. and a.
the conclusion of her remarks tho
chapter congratulated Miss Virginia
w. Price upon her election to the
office of state recording secretary.
The delegate, Mrs. Bertha NJ. Rob
bins, then announced the candidacy
of Mrs. John NJ. Beavers for the office
OF vice president general and moved
the Endorsement of the chapter,
which was unanimously adopted.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting Master Jack Jester, the
young son of the hostess and a mem
Der Of st. Johns Choir, rendered
group of songs. This was followed
by an article written by Mrs. Scher
merhorn on the life of Judge David
Lynn, one of the 12 Immortal
Judges" Of Maryland and for whom
Judge Lynn Chapter was named.
Mrs. G. G.. Hoffner concluded the pro-
gram with group of songs presented
in her usually excellent manner. a
social hour, with refreshments.
brought the evening to a close.
Capitol Society, Children OF the
American RevOlutiOn.-,A special bus
mess meeting was held by the senior
division Wednesday evening in the
home of the president, Mrs. Henry f.
Sawtelle, 1920 Rhode Island avenue,
to hear the reports of the commit
tees having charge of the annual
benefit dance. The original date of
May q was kept, but after general
discussion Of ways and means it was
decided to change the place from the
MayfIower to L'Aiglon Salon. The
music committee, through the chair
man. Miss Elizabeth Harding, select
Ell one Of the best Of our local Or
chestras.
Miss Kloman, chairman Of tickets
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jazz Opera on Way.

The success Of Mr.. Harling's rnusi-
raj experiment. in which occasional
iazZ themes were utilized and for
which such typically jazz instruments
as the saXophone and xlyophone We're
provided, soon led to a contract for
the score Of an "all-American jazz
opera"
Deep River" IS to be the name.
The book is by Laurence Stallings, CO.
author of What Price Glory?" The
producer will be Arthur Hopkins. and
Broadway will get a taste OF ii In the
Autumn. The opera is laid in Louis
ana a generation before the Civil
War, with themes from negro spirit
ualS prominent in the score.
In addition to the two new operas,
Chicago patrons heard g third opera
IN English translation.
The opera season at San Francisco
vas opened with the American pre-
miere OF 'Fay-Ten-Fah," the score by
Joseph D. Redding, and the libretto
by Templeton Crocker, both San Fran
riscans. The work originally was per-
formed at Monte Carlo, the same cast
appearing in the San Francisco pro-
duction.
THE Legend Of the Piper" an
opera in English by Mrs. Eleanor
Everett Freer, Chicago composer, had
its third performance at Lincoln,
Nebr., under the auspices of the opera
department Of the University School OF
Music. On the same program was the
premiere of her most recent work,
The Court Jester with Hbretto by
Ella w. Peattie. THE Legend of the
Piper" will be sung again at Charles
ION. W. Va, February 19, and THE
Court Jester will be heard in Phila-
ielphia. February 10, under the aus
pices of the Philadelphia Music Club.
IN collaboration with the operate So
hiRfY OF philadelnhia
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FASTER HELD AS FRAUD.
Police Claim Man on Exhibition
Was Being Fed Secretly.

LEIPSIC, Germany, April 10 P).-
Police yesterday interrupted the self
imposed fast of Harry Nelson. when
they arrested him and his manager.
Nelson's exhibition Of fasting at the
Crystal Palace was fraud, the police
aid. Nelson was represented to have
eaten nothing since March 8, but
somebody reported he was being given
iquid foods from outside his glass
age through O rubber tube
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Melius TrlumplIs.

The Chicago opera season also was
made memorable by the appearance of
Nine. Luella Melius, IL native of Wis
consin, as a guest artist. She achieved
u personal triumph as coloratura
equaled only by that OF CALI Curci
eight years before. Nine. Melius is
well known on the continent.
Another American singer to achieve
notice was Lawrence Tibbett, q 28-
Year-old Californian. The first opera
star to receive his entire training In
this country, Tibbett won a popular
success at the Metropolitan in New
York. singing the role of Neri Chiara-
Ynante in Umberto Giordano's dra-
matte opera la Cena Dele Beffe,"
an adaptation Of Sem Benefits play,
The Jest" His first recognition
came in 1924 when his singing of the
role of Ford in "FalsteH" brought
great commendation.
Mary Lewis received spectacular
ovation at her debut with the Metro.
politan Opera at New York.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN
AGAINST ACCIDENTS
By Chief Of Police Morgan A. Collin,

BY Chief Of Police Morgan A. Collins
This is the time Of the year when
parents find it difficult to keep their
children off the streets and away from
the dangers that they encounter.
For the week ending June 19, 107
persons were bitten by dogs and about
80 per cent of this number were chill
dren. For this same period, chill
dren were killed and 81 injured
through vehicle accidents.
Do not let your children play with
dogs, particularly during this month.
In case OF dog bite, summon a physi-
clan Immediately, and report the mat
ter to the Police Department.
Do not let your children roller skate
on the street. Warn them against
hitching on vehicles. Warn them
against riding bicycles on heavy traf-
flc thoroughfares.
Children going swimming should
use the public beaches or park pools
that are protected by guards. Do not
let them go to abandoned pools or de-
serted parts of the lake front to battle.
Have your children make use Of the
public Fairgrounds. They are safe.
The streets are not.
Warn them against climbing tele-
graph and light poles. Death turks in
live wires that they may touch.
Be ever watchful of their safety
while riding on street cars, in auto
mobiles, motor buses and lake boats.
Do not allow them to 60 out in row.
boats unless accompanied by grown
ups or responsible persons.
Cooperate with us-an ounce Of pre-
vention is worth pound of cure. We
are trying to protect you.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
VIRGIN ISLANDERS PLEA

Indifference on the part of the
United States Senate to the welfare OF
the Virgin Islanders means their
status under our control will be IN
changed for the present. The House
has gone step farther. bill having
been reported giving them a perma-
nent government, but without action
in the other branch Of Congress moth
ing can be accomplished.
Nearly ten years ago the islands
were purchased from Denmark. Since
then they have been subject to control
of naval officer, named by the Presi-
dent, possessing all military, civil and
judicial powers. Authority has been
centralized, but it has been of the
wrong kind, for Governors have
changed frequently, often two new
ones holding sway within year
When the islands changed hands the
people lost their Danish citizenship.
They did not become American cit
liens and hence are men and women
without a country unless the Virgin
Islands can be considered such. That
is far-fetched view, however, since
they are not independent, but pos
session Of the United States.
The islanders have just grievance.
They have been anxious to become
good citizens of this country, just as
they were of Denmark They have
waited patiently for nearly decade.
Meanwhile they have had to be con-
tent with a government anything but
satisfactory. While they may have had
good naval officers to direct their af-
fairs, the system in itself, especially
with constant changes, has had bad
effect. And no one with a fair mind
can disregard their plea for simple
Enthusiastically Gazette.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26

Boston, Mass, June II, l926.-The
sensation of the week here has been
the great acclaim given Rev. Thos. S
Harten, of Brooklyn, N. Y, National
organizer of the National Equal Rights
League, by the people of Boston who
crowded the Peoples Baptist Church
to its 1000 capacity Tuesday night
The attendance was the more remark
able because the meeting had been ar
ranged on two-days public notice. The
ovation was in part a welcome back
home as Rev. Harten formerly pas
tored in Cambridge and was locally a
civic leader.
Rev. Klugh, local executive chair
man announced the occasion as the
monthly meeting Of the Boston Branch
of the National Equal Rights League
and Rev. Harten as guest. VIM. Mon
roe Trotter, national secretary, Albert
@. Wolff, local secretary who presided
John A. Hagen, Rev. G. G. Somer-
vile, Rev. w. III. Hester, urged a
united race demand for redress and
eulogized the guest. Rev. Klugh intro
duced him with high praise. The au-
dience rose, gave him the Chautauqua
salute and vociferous applause.
Rev. Harten responded graciously
and then in forceful and eloquent
words told of outrages in Brooklyn and
New Jersey, condemned in detail the
segregation of colored clerks at Wash
ington, as well as the Jim-Crow Beach
bill, declared conditions had become
most critical, urged race unity and ac-
ton, finally urging the signing of the
sesqui-centennial petition to President
Coolidge to abolish the federal segre-
CATION now. Hundreds signed.
The vast audience were still in their
seats though it was nearly midnight
When Rev Harten finished with an
appeal not to compromise round after
round of applause followed, the people
rushed forward fairly mobbing the
guest in eagerness to shake his hand
Some embraced and he was carried
about in the arms and on the shoulders
Of the men. Seldom has race speaker
received such hearty endorsement on
his return here.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
FLOWERS GIVES YOUNG FITz
GREAT FASTING THROUGH
TEN ROUNDS
preston News Service)

New York, June 25.-Theodore
(Tiger) Flowers, who holds the worlds
middleweight championship, conceded
nearly twenty pounds to Young Bob
Fitzsimmons last Friday night at
Boyles Thirty Acres in Jersey City
and handed him lacing in a ten-round
no decision bout The Tiger, fighting
his second fight since he dethroned
Harry Greb last February, escaped
from an automobile accident with
minor injuries only few days ago,
but his speed and punching power
were unimpaired as far as one could
determine against the heavier, slower
moving Fitzsimmons.
Flowers carried off the honors in
practically every round of the ten. He
belted away at Fitzsimmons with a
forceful, telling left hook that turned
Fits body from his waist up to his
neck into a mass Of red flesh. He
Aickered his right into Fits face and
broke up his attack time and again.
And when the son of Ruby Robert at
tempted to use his weight to force
Flowers against the ropes, he got moth
ing for his pains, for the Tiger fought
his way out of any and all danger with
that left of his.
He kept hammering away at his
rival increasingly and only on few oc-
casions was Bob able to take the play
away from the champion. Fitz put up
a good fight and made the battle an
interesting one from first to last. but
he was outclassed all the way.
Fitz opened a cut over the cham
pion's eye midway in the bout, and this
bled slightly toward the end. That
was the only damage inflicted on
Flowers.
A crowd of more than $4,000 wit
messed the show in the huge pine arena
erected by Tex Richard for the Demp-
sey-Carpentier fight.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26

differences be wiped out forever.
Dixieland, however, has not needed
the dead veterans advice, else it would
not have memorialized the ardent con-
federate president; nor in northern
Georgia and northeastern Alabama
would it have been SO stingy with signs
and directions to travellers. The only
conspicuous signs we saw in those
vicinities were white" and "colored."
Even street names were missing, and
we had to inquire of the police in order
to find our location; but the never
failing white" and "colored'' signs
were spic, span, and clean, in order
that the sheep" and the goats =
whichever way that equation runs,
might not intermingle.
En- route, we met several assistant
conductors" (alias train porters) run
ming on Jim Crow trains. Just to show
the versatility Of conductors, one whom
we observed tenderly called the porter
Charlie" who carefully sorted the
railroad tickets, watched the train
blocks, signaled the engineer, and
eagerly transmitted train orders, all in
the course of days work; while an
other conductor, on whose train the
colored porter evidently an appren-
tice hand) was striving to work on a
three-in-one basis, turned angrily to
the humble one and said: Il don't need
you following me around"
1t takes all the parts of anything
to make the whole; and as long as
nine-tenths of people are absorbing
energy and time holding back the re-
naming tenth-well, neither one can
make much speed in concentrating
real worth while detectives. These are
the reverberating memories Of Dixie
land.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES
By THE CAMERAMLAN

THE schools would be all right" he
admitted IF we could only get some
good teachers down here-some who
were well trained and who would take
an interest in the children, rather than
themselves"
4 guess the doctors are doing well,
aren't they?" | ventured, continuing
my quest for bit Of optimism.
There's one here who's fair" the
wielder of the clippers and shears re-
piled; but the other four,-well,
wouldn't have even if l was dying"
DO the lawyers have good prac-
tices?" | asked, gloomily, as a veritable
last straw Of hope for the BARRIERS
favorable opinion of Sunny Tennessee.
Not on your life" replied he in
quick response. They're careless, and
no one trusts them. You see," he con-
cluded, as he began ''straight-down'
with razor which he stroped vigor-
ously, when | come to this town,
saw what was the matter with it.
organized the Flip Flop Society, the
Bankers and Brokers Aid Society and
prescribed new policies for the Board
of Education and the Ketcham and
Cheatem Lodge; but these people didn't
have sense enough to take my advice,
and they knocked me instead of boost
ing me. So I've quit EN-; and I'm salts
fed to keep to myself and run this
barber shop, which is the very best
colored shop in the city," he concluded,
with look OF personifed self esteem.
And at least we had found why this
world was all wrong in Tennessee; for
we had met not few similar types of
genius in earlier days, and expect to
meet not a few more in the future.
Back seat drivers are by no means
confined to automobiles.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
SUGGESTS TENNIS COURTS
FOR NEGROES
preston News Service)

Columbus, o., June 25.-The sug-
gestion that community tennis
ground should be created at the Sinton
playground, Mount and Carr streets,
was taken under advisement by the
Park Board Thursday. 1t was made
by VIII a. Reeves Of the Community
Service who stated that this location
would centralize tennis activities for
Negroes Members OF the Board will
inspect the ground before making final
decisions in the matter.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
Appeal For Laughter

Pratt Institute orator, Dr. F. w
Griffin, holds that true laughter in
Dictated the mind at play-the happy
attitude-and that happy people are
the best workers. He adds that hap
piness is not an adequate primary need
Of line, being necessity only as by.
product
1t is we'll known fact that Negroes
are the worlds best testers. To laugh
with them is to breathe, to live. This
appeal for laughter was not made to
them. It was not necessary. Laugh
ter is God-given outlet-the overflow
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
Scientists Prove Evolution

DIR. F. G. Cruikshank (white) Of
London, England, is pursuing a
chemical study Of the races to prove
evolution. He hopes to hybridize the
orang-outang with the yellow man; the
gorilla with the black, and the chin
panzee with the white, and then show
what these hybrids will reproduce
themselves. In short, he believes that
different races were formed from these
hybridations. A laboratory at Kinda
French West Africa, has been fitted
up and granted necessary endowment
by the Soviet Government.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26

TN any group where women are
really idle, the attitude towards life
degenerates." SO says Lady Rhondda.
and there can be few people who viii
not heartily agree with her.-Ex-
change.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
Sandy w. Trice. Pres.
HOME FROM SOUTH

Mrs. Lucille G. Robinson, 1872 Yer
non avenue, who spent two months
with relatives in North Carolina, has
returned to the city much pleased with
her stay in the south.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26

The Spitzbergen islands In the Arc
tic ocean. north OF Norway and north
east OF Greenland, were discovered In
1895 BY Dutch sailors who. thinking
them to be a part OF Greenland,
named them New Land"
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
MANY ATTEND MUNDELEIN
MEETING

Hundreds Of members Of the Race
from the city and all suburban towns
were seen in Mundelein to the greatest
gathering of Catholics and other peo'
pie ever witnessed in Lake County
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
'Twixt Clippers and Shears

Wal OAPR~Ao dAA0 0tICdAS
1t was in the mountains of Tennes-
see that we met the philosophical bar
Der. He was half-elderly man, with
keen black eyes, hair slightly gray, firm
step, quick movements, unerring deft-
ness, and rapid-hre talk, which would
have made Baron Munchausen retire
for life.
Il tell you, son, said the tonsorial-
ist, as he laid down the clippers, and
picked up pair Of shears, which he
began to click deity, preparatory 70
making inroads upon a three weeks
growth Of scalp tentacles: This here
towns the best town in the South; in
fact, it's the New York of Tennessee,
'ceptin' that colored people mustn't be
too prominent in politics I've lived
here for thirty years; come from Mis-
sissippi and on here from Chattanooga.
The white people here are fine: they'll
help you do anything that's all right.
It's our folks that's holding us back,
snapped the barber, giving the chair a
vigorous turn. "The leaders down here
are too spineless," he continued; "and
whenever they do anything it's mostly
for their own beneft"
WELL I countered, at least you
have good newspaper in this town,
which undoubtedly mou1ds public opin-
ion and informs the community Of the
activities which concern the people?"
mo, no" replied theTennesseean, in
haste. ITS no good; and the editor,
he tries to hog up everything for
himself"
aWell, you have good schools here,
haven't YOU" I inquired, searching
faithfully for the silver lining Of the
BARRIERS cloud.
The broad ax., 1926-06-26
IMPROVING

c. N. Carruthers, well known barber,
has been detained at his home, 1913
Indiana avenue, for several days, but
is slowly improving.