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Evening star., 1926-10-18
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
rONIGHT.

Daughters of Union Veterans Of
the Civil War, Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Musscy Tent, No. /, will meet, 8
o'clock, at Grand Army Hall.
Evening star., 1926-10-18

The Mems Club of Christ Church,
Georgetown. will meet, s o'clock, in
Parish Hall, Thirty-first near 0
streets, for reorganization and elec-
tion of officers
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SEND BACK TO CONGRESS, ELLIOTT W. sPRoUI, THE
MAN TO WHOM HON. NICHOLAS LONGWORTH
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES WROTE IN A PERSONAL LETTER:
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THE MEETING OF THE COL
ORED WOMEN'S CLUBS
BY Mrs. Elvie L. Stewart

The Chicago and Northern District
Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
held its regular quarterly meeting last
Monday at Grant Memorial Chapel,
A. M. E. Church, 46th Street and
Evans Avenue
Promptly at $50 A. M. the presi-
dent, Mrs. Mamie Reed sounded the
gavel calling the meeting to order and
after the regular routine of opening
and reading the minutes of the Ex-
ecutive Board the roll of clubs was
called, the several clubs responding
with reports of their various activities
during the second quarter. Following
the reports of the clubs came the re-
port of the different departments,
twenty-four in number, into which the
Federation is divided and by which its
business is transacted
The department of Ex-Service Men,
Mrs. Letitia R. Myles, chairman, re-
ported 81 soldiers in the Speedway
Hospital in haywood, 9 having been
lost by death since last report. 1t was
noted in the report that the rooms
occupied by our soldiers are labeled
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-03-13
THE 5oTH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE INVENTION OF THE
BELL TELEPHONE

Distribution of a memorial button
has been started among employees of
the Illinois Bell Telephone Company
and other telephone companies
throughout the state of Illinois. Those
connected with the Bell Telephone Co.
began to wear the button March 10,
in celebration Of the completion of SO
years of the telephone.
On March 10, 1876, in Boston, the
first complete sentence was heard over
the telephone. The sentence was, "Mr.
Watson, come here; l want you," and
it was spoken by Alexander Graham
Bell, the inventor and heard by his as
sistant, Thomas A. Watson, in an ad-
joining room. From this small begin
ming the use of the telephone has
grown until in 1925 the telephone was
used more than 100000 times daily
in the Bell Syst a alone The tele-
phones connecting the two rooms in
Boston have grown to nearly 17,000,-
600 in the United States.
The fiftieth-year button will be worn
not only by Illinois employees, but
those all over the United States and
Canada. The greatest number of tele-
phone men and women in any state in
the union is in Illinois. This state has
more than 10000, including the en-
ployees Of the independent and rural
companies and those of the large man
ufacturing organizations in Chicago.
the largest of which is the Western
Electric Company, manufacturing
telephones and apparatus for the Bell
System. The telephone industry as a
whole employs about 100000 persons.
This year will be observed general
ly as the telephone jubilee and the
observance will be continued through
out the year in various ways. On the
night of March 10, the members Of the
Theodore N. Vale Chapter No l.,
Telephone Pioneers of America, were
hosts at large dinner and entertain
ment given in the refectory of the
Hawthorne Works of the Western
Electric Company.
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-03-13
COL. JAMES H. JOHNSON WILL
SOON BE ABLE TO RETURN
TO HIS HOME FROM ST.
LUKE'S HOSPITAL

The many friends of Col. James H
Johnson, $3.50 Prairie Avenue, will be
delighted to learn that he will soon be
able to return to his home, after un-
dergoing an operation at St. Luke's
Hospital
DR.. Daniel H. Williams, who is one
Of the most expert physicians and sur
geons in this country, successfully per-
formed the operation on Col. Johnson
and very successfully pulled him
through.
Col. Johnson has a long, honorable
military record behind him. For
many years he served in the u. S
Ninth Cavalry and also through the
Spanish-American War and was
Lieutenant Colonel Of the Eighth
Regiment until it left for the battle
fields Of France in the Spring Of 1913
His good and dutifuI wife, Mrs.
Eliza Johnson, during his illness &C.
cupied seat by his bedside all the
time and greatly assisted to administer
to his wants and comforts.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-03-13
CAPTAIN JAMES S. NELSON IS
STILL IMPROVING AT THE
SPEEDWAY HOSPITAL

Captain James S. Nelson, who was
for many years Regimental Quarter
master of the old Eighth Regiment, IL
linois National Guard, who honorably
served in the Spanish-American War
and wended his way to Camp Logan,
Texas, in 1917, and to the Mexican
Borders in 1916, with the old Eighth
Regiment, continues to greatly improve
in health, after undergoing an opera
ton at the Speedway Hospital
In the near future, Captain Nelson
will be able to return to his home, 1852
s. Wabash Avenue, where his many
friends can have the pleasure of calling
to greet him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-03-13

Colored and a motion was made tc
send vigorous letter to the Speedway
officials protesting against this specie:
of segregation.
The report on Institutions, Mrs
Belle Fountain, chairman, showed six.
teen different institutions under her
notice, some of which are the Provi.
dent Hospital, Home for Aged and In
firm Colored People, Young Women's
Christian Association, Juanita Day
Nursery, Wendell Phillips Settlement
Friendship Home, Jane Ridley Home
Big Sisters, South Side Community
Iroquois Club, Evanston; National
School of Music, Mason School for
Children, Deaconess Home, and Viii
son Hospital.
The report on Court of Domestic Re-
lations was made by Mrs. Lillian Bar
low
The meeting adjourned for dinner
at lis p M The Twentieth Century
Art Club was hostess to the Fedora
ton.
The afternoon session was devoted
to a one thousand dollar drive to in
crease the revenue already on hand
for the purchasing of a club house for
the club women Of Chicago. It is the
policy Of federated clubs to own Their
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club house in order to have perma-
nent location in which the various de-
partments may hold sessions and plan
out their different means of work and
to this end the amount of two thou
sand or more dollars has already been
raised during the time this project has
beer on foot In order to further the
movement the President had an
nU1aced that the entire afternoon SEES
sion would be devoted to the raising
of the sum anticipated. Each club
woman was asked to give the small
sum of one dollar and the result of the
drive was that $627 dollars in cash was
laid upon the table by the women;
nearly all of the departments were one
hundred per cent efficient.
In perfecting the plans for the club
house, eleven directors were elected as
follows: Mesdames t. G. Macon,
Jeanette Smith, Irene Coins, Carrie
Horton, Eugenia Tyler, Sadie Adams,
Mamie Red, Clara McAdams, Ruth
Steele, N. Violet Cunningham and DR..
Mary Warning.
The meeting was we'll attended and
full of enthusiasm. The. next regular
quarterly meeting will be held June
|, 1926 the place to be determined at a
later date.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-03-13
AMATEUR MINSTREL CLUB
BIG WEDDING, CONCERT
AND DANCE
Important Announcement

For the past two weeks large force
of cleaners and interior decorators
have been busy at the Eighth Regi-
ment Armory preparing for the sailing
of the S. S. Charity, Easter Monday
night, April 5, 1926 at $50 P NJ The
chairs and rail of the upper deck have
been thoroughly scrubbed, while the
floor of the lower deck has been
washed and waxed especially for this
occasion.
1t was essential that this be done
for gossip along "Dressmakers' Row
has it that there will be seen some very
gorgeous spring gowns at this affair
In fact, we learn that it will be a min.
iature fashion show. Come out your
self and persuade FIVE or more friends
to come with you'll Our slogan is four
thousand dollars for the old folks
Homel
Tickets $1.00 per person, wardrobe
free. Steam ship crew will lead the
grand march. Tickets on sale at Por-
ter's Drug Store, $50 5. State St;
Stoball & Hudson's Drug Store, SOC
E. 55th St; 1. N. Dunlap, Music Di-
rector; Robt. R. Jackson, Stage Man
ager.
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THE FOURTH ANNUAL FASH
ION SHOW FOR THE BENE-
FIT OF THE BUDGET OF THE
INDIANA BRANCH OF THE
Y.W.C.A.

Next Tuesday evening, the greatest
of all the fashion shows will be held
at the Eighth Regiment Armory, 3517
Giles Avenue. 1t being the fourth an
nual affair, it is freely predicted that
it will outshine and far surpass all Of
those which have gone on before it.
The ladies' spring drive for the bene-
fit of the YW.C.A. is under the man.
agement of some of the most prominent
ladies in this city. Mrs. Albert B.
George is serving as the very able
chairman Of the general committee and
she is the right lady in the right place.
Mrs. Lula Lawson, general secretary
OF the committee of management. con-
tinues to work hard early and late in
order to make the fourth annual fash
ion show grand success.
Many blooded and high pedigreed
dogs will be in evidence and featured
as one Of the leading attractions of
the fashion show.
Prizes and beautiful fancy ribbons
will be presented to the owners of the
dogs, who are the best strutters and
the proudest walkers.
More than fifty ladies will parade up
and down the grand promenade cos
TUNED in the most fashionable, expen-
sive finery, furs and hats, that can be
gazed upon in Chicago.
The fashion show is for a worthy
cause, and next Tuesday night the
Eighth Regiment Armory should be
filled to overlooking by the good cit
liens of Chicago to witness it. Dancing
will follow the main show. Admission
S1.00-Adv.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-03-13
MRS. GRAY BACK IN CITY

Mrs. Maud Gray, 1906 Wabash ave-
nue., has returned to the city after
spending several weeks at Hot Springs,
Ark, where she took a much-needed
rest, and stopping with relatives few
days in Hughesville and St Louis, Mo.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-03-13

Issued by Massachusetts Governor for
Attacks and His White Companion
Martyrs-City and State Flags Fly
Schools Hold observation-disclosures
rial Procession

rial Procession
History was made for the
colored American race this week when
Gov. Alvin T. Fuller, at the request of
a subcommittee of the Declaration of
independence Committee of the Ma
tional Equal Rights League, issued an
official Proclamation for Boston Mas
sacre Day, eulogizing Crispus Attacks
and mentioning with praise his white
companion martyrs, the first for this
country's independence. This episode
which Attacks conducted had never
been so fully recognized before.
The two-day observance of Attacks
Day by the League and Committee
began with night procession Thurs
day from the spot where Attacks fell,
marked in State Street to Faneuil Hall,
scene Of his funeral, led by Major He
witt Of the 372nd Battalion, Colored,
and its band In the historic "Cradle
Of Liberty" great meeting was held,
Rev. d. S. Klugh presiding, and Rev.
d. Leroy Ferguson delivering mas
terly Attacks Grafton in which he
urged that March be made national
holiday. E. M. Sullivan of the Boston
School Committee, spoke for the two
Irish martyrs and Rolfe Cobleigh, ed
itor of the Congregationalist, for the
two English martyrs. The proclama-
ton was read by Mrs. l.. L. Ferntado,
The K. Of p Branch, E. & w. H.
serenaded each speaker.
On Friday, outdoor exercises began
at 10 A. NJ. at the death tablet on
State Street by the VIM. H. Carney
Circle, Ladies of the GAR, Mrs.
Josephine Cunningham, real colored
Daughter of the Revolution, spoke, and
Mrs. Mary L. Rollins, whose ancestor
fought in the Revolution, hanging the
wreath; then at the grave under the
VIM. E. Carter Post, American Legion,
Monroe Mason, Commander, introduce
ing the head of the Post Office en-
p1oyees, Local, Mr. Kelly; then at
Declaration of independence Tablet
under the Massachusetts, State Union
of Colored Women's Clubs, Mrs. Dora
Johnson, president, presenting Mrs. M.
Cravath Simpson as orator; finally at
the Attacks Monument under the
League, where Monroe Trotter pre-
sented Mayor Nichols for the city, At
torney-General Benton for the State,
Hon. w. H. O'Brien'for the Irish and
Mrs Minnie Wright for the race. A
wreath was placed at each place and
also by the city at the monument
The committee secured the flying of
the flags, from all city and state build
ings, police and fre-stations, also class
exercises in the schools, the race of
Attacks to be made known. The Fan
euil Hall meeting voted to ask the
race to make March a national race
day, and to at once form Declaration
Of independence committees, or sub
committees of existing race bodies to
call loudly for the enforcement of the
Declaration on April 49, Lexington
and Concord Day, June II on Bunker
Hill Day, and July 4th.
Leaflet Ready
The League announced completion
of its Declaration of independence
Race History leafet which can be Sc
cured by mailing 6 cents in stamps to
League Headquarters, 9 Cornhill
Dear Editor:
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think
Congress similar Of member,
YOUR regularity all party
you MS one oft relab Republicans"
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U. S. JUDGE UPHOLDS FREE
DOM OF PRESS
preston News Service)

preston News Service)
Philadelphia, March 1l.-Down in
the tropical Virgin Islands a little
more than year ago some natives in
dulged in a playful street brawl At
the approach of policeman the crowd
dispersed, but stopped to hurl few
stones. That, of course, angered the
policeman, whose name was Matthias,
and he fired his pistol. The. shot struck
a citizens bathtub and a clamor arose.
Matthias attempted to arrest native
woman and when she fought with him
he struck her with his club.
Out Of that rather commonplace in
cident grew a legal case, decided by
Judge Burlington, Thursday, in the
United States Circuit Court of APP
peals here, in which the court was
forced to decide on such momentous
questions as the liberty of the press,
the right Of free speech, the constitu-
tionality Of the laws Of the Virgin IS
lands, the right Of the natives to trials
by jury for misdemeanors and the
jurisdiction Of both the native courts
and the United States Circuit Court
in this country.
Police Court Criticized
The actual groundwork of the case,
which is regarded as one of the most
extraordinary to come before the Cir
cult Court, was laid when Rothschild
Francis, editor of the Emancipation,
published on the Island Of St. Thomas,
where the street fight occurred, in De-
cember, 1924, was sentenced to 80
days in jail by Judge George Washing
ton Williams, of the Federal Court of
the islands. Francis, the editor, was
charged with libeling Matthias in edi-
torials which bitterly attacked the
police for their brutality.
Francis reply to the judge came in
the form Of a fiery editorial attack in
which he denounced the court, char
acterized Judge Williams as "Sir
Oracle" and charged that his convic-
ton was mot due to sense of justice,
but solely from racial and political
prejudices."
Whereupon Judge Williams held
that the editor was guilty of contempt
and fined him 500, sentenced him to
an additional 80 days, and expressed
the opinion that the courts had the
power to control "demagogic" news
papers from Spreading their diabolical
influence"
Trial Judge Rebuked
Judge Burlington, in his decision, in
the court here to which Francis carried
his appeal, disagreed fatty with Judge
Williams theory, rebuking him for as
Stunning the position that the courts
have the right to control the press,
demagogic or otherwise.
The 80 day sentence for the "liber'
Of the policeman was set aside, but the
other sentence for like time and the
500 fine was upheld, since it was ruled
that Francis editorials were a refec-
ton on the court as a tribunal of
justice and therefore in contempt, but
had the attack been a personal one,
Judge Williams only redress would
have been a civil suit against the
editor.
Rebuking both Judge Williams and
Francis for their misconceptions Of the
principles Of ''free press" and "free
speech" Judge Burlington said that
the legal propositions which were
woven into the case by the editor in
his appeal were out of all proportion to
the real issues.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-03-13

Dear Editor:
Let each one of us editors do utmost
to arouse race to agitate for enforce
ment of the Declaration of Independ-
ence at once while the country is cele-
brating its sesqui-centennial as we will
never have a time when the centennial
appeal to the honor Of the white people
will be SO effective!
w. M. Trotter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
S1,792,383 FOR D. c.
ASKED BY COOLIDGE
Schools and Streets Chief
Items in Deficiency Ap-
preparation Urged.

President Coolidge today transmit
ted to the liouse a request for Il
deficiency appropriation OF Sl79e 3S3
for the District of Columbia for the
current fiscal year.
The bulk of the funds asked are for
school construction and street iip
proVementS.
Included in the supplemental esti
mates are:
Public schools-Furniture and equip.
ment for Western High Schol, So 600
Mactariand Junior High School. wing
s55 900: Fifth and Buchanan streets
S25.5 500: BrIShtwood Park $50. 600
Fifth and Sheridan streets. ST 500
Industrial Home School. s2.5O0: Jail
$4,000; Gallinger Hospital. $500
Workhouse. maintenance. S26 900: st
Elizabeth's Hospital, to pay for care
and maintena nee of patients. S26O,000
judgments against the District. SIS JIS
supplemental estimates for the of
flee of director of ira ffic. 44.t35: post
age, $4,000: sala ries in the free Pub
lie Library. s2,725: plumbing inspec.
ton division, s2100: employees com
pensation, $1,000; for street improve
ments. s150.000.
ne letter Ol tTdHSnllItdl makes IL
clear that if sufficient funds are not
appropriated valuable months will be
lost for carrying along this work. Gas.
oline tax, road and street improve
ment work. $500. 900: repairs to streets
$3.50 900; roadways under permit sys-
tenn. Se0,0 900: elimination OF Lamond
grade crossing $4,000: sewage divi-
sion, for assessment and permit work
s213, 900: Metropolitan Police. for cells
a No. > police precinct. $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
REPORT 1.ODOLOST
IN EUROPE SFLOODS
Ravage of High Waters and
Gales Grows WorSe--Rains
Start Again.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Association Press.
PARIS, January 4.-Europe CON
tinues to be ravaged in a growing
degree from floods. which are COM
plicated by gales. Central Europe re-
mains to be the principal sufferer.
Communication is defective. and the
full extent of the disaster will not
be known for some time.
One report reaching London is the
toll of dead has reached 1000 in
Transylvania.
The food waters of the Thesis
River. near the famous Tokay vine
yard region in eastern Hungary, have
caused immense losses. Thousands OF
villa ayers have been driven TO the roofs
of their houses. \ number of persons
who sought safety there have died
from exposure. Regent Horthy and
Count Bethlen. the premier. are visit
ing the most afflicted points in a pow
erhoat.
In France and Belgium, the opti-
mism entertained. at least by the au-
thorities. has been dampened by re-
newed rainfall Most of the flood
streams appear to have reached the
peak, or are about to do so. In Bel
GUM the improved situation in the
Meuse and Sambray Valleys has been
offset by the rising water in the dis
tricts of Malines, Mons and Flanders.
which previously had been spared.
Along the Rhine in Germany the
inundations are said to be the worst
experienced for more than a century.
In Holland a bad situation exists in
the provinces of Gelderland and
Overyssel.
Although the rivers in England and
Wales everywhere are at freshet and
low-lving areas are flooded. the dam
age done is far below that in various
regions on the continent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
New Workers. Morals Will Get Rest
AS Official Shoppers Are Abolished

look we'll in the courts, or in the
papers.
During the next four years in New
York at least the day of the official |
snooper is over There will be no more
police women flirting with men on the
street in order to ARREST them later.
There will be no more agents provo.
cateurs in the metropolitan police de.
partment. There will, however, be a
jealous effort to rid the city Of organ.
lied vice and orga niZed crime.
a few months ago no less than 600
policemen We're in the special service
squadron. The Hylan administration
reluctantly put 200 of them back to
work. The new Tammany administra
ton has put all of them back to pound
ing the sidewalk and looking for real
criminals rather than few moral de.
linquents.
A great many of the ministers of
the city feel that things have been
carried too far in the name of the
church.
Some of the ministers are blaming
these campaigns for keeping people
AVA from the churches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
OWNERS OF DEATH
TRUCK INDICTED
Two Charged With Man.
slaughter for Failing to
Fix Brakes.

Frank Schroff and Andrew Schrof
owners of an auto truck which, oper-
Ated December ! last by Neal Jackson,
colorcd, struck and killed Miss Ruth
Nahaffy, were indicted today by the
grand jury. together with Jackson. on
charge of manslaughter. The indict-
ment charges negligence against the
truck owners for alleged failure 20
lave the brakes of the machine in
order
Miss Mahaffy. with her sister, was
crossing at Twenty seventh. and q
streets when struck. She died the
same day.
Bribes Are Charged.
Four additional indictments were
returned against David e. Kerr,
former American vice consul at Van
couver. British Columbia, for alleged
violations of the immigration laws.
1t is alleged that in 1923 Kerr ac-
them in evading the exclusion act.
A charge of presenting false vouch-
ers TO the United States is contained
in an indictment against Clifford p.
Cowen. He is said to have presented
FIVE false claims for travelling and
other expenses to the Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
by which he was employed.
The grand jury ignored charges of
JOY riding against Reuben Young and
Nesper Tate, grand larceny against
Ernest Rich. embezzlement against
John j. Gisriel and larceny after
rust against Russell Fister.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: George Francis
McNulty, George Losekam, Edward
s. Preis J. B. Hereford and Charles
NJ. Reed. violation Harrison narcotic
act Landon E. Lewis. assault to rape
James Wills. William NJ. Winfield and
Alexander f. Lewis, violation of sec
ton S26-b District Columbia code
Ernest Jones, William Green. William
H. Green alias Willie Green. Edward
DiCGs, Percy s. Tolson and Hiawatha
Summers. grand larceny.
Housebreaking and larceny-Rur
o. Kelley, James Jones. Fred Nc
Coy. alias William H. McGee: Viii
liam Smith. William Smith. tive
counts); William Nassa. and James
Turner, alias James Jones: James
Turner, alias James Jones: William
w. Bowman. alias Clinton w Ward
and William Branch. Louis c. Mays
William Wade, Alfred Lee. Samuel
Offutt. Clarence Z. Cook Goldie Dob
,lins. Willie johnson, Willie John son
assault with dangerous weapon
Carroll Hardman. Charles Washing
ton and James Grant. Forgery
William J. Morrison. Violation o1
postal laws-Benjamin Gaskins. Non
support-F'rank j. Ippolito.