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The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-10-23
PORTSMOUTH TO
FIGHT FOR NEGRO
D|STRICTINC Law
Dilapidated Negro Homes Eye.
sore, Claim of Speakers
Before City Council.
Woman Asks For Law
Single Councilman Tells Body
Segregation Ordinance Z.
Proved Invalid.
(Preston News Service)

Portsmouth, Va. Oct. 22-Mem-
bers of the Lee Ward Civic League
are strongly importuning city council
to pass law forbidding Negroes to
move into white neighborhoods.
After a heated and lively discus
sion last Wednesday night in the
council meeting over the need in
Portsmouth of a segregation law and
legal means of enforcing it the City
Manager is reported to have assured
the complainants that he would like
a little time to look into the matter
and see if many of the things COM
planned of could not be satisfactorily
adjusted.
Negroes i'm Shacks.
1t was brought out that meeting
during the heated discussions that
there existed a row of old dilapidated
frame houses in the immediate vicin-
ity of the Robert E. Lee school.
These old shacks could not be rent
ed to white people and the owners
had turned them over to Negro ten
ants.
One of the speakers declared that
the old shacks constituted nothing
less than an eye-sore. These were
sufficient cause for council to take
some action to see that they were re-
moved. Then to add to the whole
ugly situation by letting Negroes live
in them certainly should cause any
white person with an ounce of civic
pride to take some steps to clean up
the neighborhood.
Councilman for Action.
1t was suggested by some speakers
Continued on page 81
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NIGHT SCHOOLS GAIN IN
FAVOR IN NEW ORLEANS
preston News Service)

New Orleans, La, Oct. 22-Night
school education provided by the Or
leans parish school board, is becom-
ing more popular with Negroes, ac-
cording to action taken recently at a
mass meeting in tn Bienville School.
Speakers among them, George Labat,
George Doyle, Rev. E. Ford, 2. E..
Smith, I. M. Augustine, and Albert
Wicker, addressed large crowd
Sunday night and urged that the pu-
pills be encouraged to fill the two
night schools established for Ne
groes.
A resolution thanking the school
board for enlarging facilities in that
line was unanimously adopted
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-10-23
IN. A. A. G. P. Press Service)

New York, Oct. 22-James Wei
don Johnson, secretary of the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, 50 Fifth Avenue,
with the approval of the Board of Di-
rectors, today made the following
public statement:
On reading the attack on the Ma
tionaI Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People in the Pitts
burgh Courier of October 9, 1926, 1
wondered what inducement would
lead a colored editor to put himself
in such a position.
Ignorance Evident.
First, he puts himself in the po-
sition of publicly proclaiming his ig-
norance of the Garland Fund and its
relations to the N. A. A. C. p, de-
spite the fact that the Association
has sent out on this subject during
the past year over twenty-five press
releases and these were sent to the
editor of the Pittsburgh Courier as
well as other papers.
This editor pretends to have Gin
vestigated" the Garland Fund. No
investigation of the Garland Fund
has been made except that a repre-
sentative of Mr.. Vann telephoned the
N. A. A. C. P. for information and
was courteously referred to the Gar
land Fund headquarters where fig
ures were freely given in good faith.
Garland's Wishes Followed.
AS to the dissipation" of the Gar
land Fund, the fund has been entire
ly expended or allotted at the express
request in writing of the donor of
the Fund, Charles Garland, who ask
ed that it be distributed as soon as
conveniently possible. The fund will
probably wind up its affairs within
the next year or two.
The administration of the Garland
Fund has received the favorable ed
itorial comment of the New York
Times and the New York World in
their issues of September 20, 1926.
Courier Inconsistent.
In addition to dozens of social, ed
ucational, labor and other causes
given money by the Garland Fund,
there were gifts to eight (not five as
stated by Mr.. Vann) enterprises con-
Quoted by or in behalf of colored peo-
pie. Those enterprises are: The Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, including
The Crisis; the Urban League; the
Messenger; the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters; the Trade Un-
ion Committee for Organizing Negro
Workers; the Virgin Islands Com
mittee; two scholarships at Brook
wood College; and a subvention to
Professor Charles Wesley of Howard
University for publication of his book
on Negro Labor.
After complaining in his paper, in
the issue of October 9, about how
much money Negroes received-an
unreasonable complaint, since the
amount spent on Negro enterprises
was less than five per cent of the
Garland Fund expenditures-Mr.
Vann now proceeds to reverse him
self in his editorial of the following
week and complains of the small
amounts allotted to Negroes.
AS to undue influence exerted by
myself, even if l had wanted to
"loot" the Garland Fund, as Mr..
Vann implies, l was the only Negro
on the Board of Directors and l
should hardly have been able to in
duce the other members to abet me
in my villainy, the membership of
the Board of the Garland Fund hav-
ing included two editors of the Ma
ton. Professor of the University of
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-10-23

John D. McDonough, Representa-
tive in the 38th District South, can
didate for reelection, has made good
during his term of Office. He has
never shirked in his line of duty as
a public servant He should receive
your vote on Nov. End.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-10-23
KENNEDY CANDIDATE FOR
STATE REPRESENTATIVE

John P. Kennedy, candidate for
Representative in the 42nd District
South, who was nominated at the
primary election, is a man of sound
business judgment. Several other
qualifications are reasons why he
should be given some consideration.
Mr.. Kennedy is a capable lawyer
of broad experience and stands for
economy and equal rights to all.
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NOTICE, TAXPAYERS

On account of the 31st occurring
on Sunday, the county treasurer's Of
flee will remain open Nov. 1st until
8 p. m. in order that taxpayers may
pay the last half of their taxes.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-10-23

Editorially last week, The
Echo pointed out that the Ma
tional Association should an
swer the alarming statements
of The Pittsburgh Courier re-
lating to the Garland fund. In
this article, direct from the As
sociation Office, the organiza-
ton has made such q state
ment, and has scored a COM
plete victory over the sensa-
tional journalistic practice of
The Courier.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-10-23

an A. B., A. M, M. d. froths
at the mouth as he tells us
that we are a sfblack Ana
Mas" The Safety Valve
holds his Illumination.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-10-23

and we celebrate our first
anniversary. The year is
but transit0ry but we be-
ieve that some of our good
work is permanent.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
FARM BILLS PERIL
PLAN TO ADJOURN
Hopes of Leaders to Get
Away in Three Weeks Are
Diminished.
By the Associated Press.

oy tuO ASSOCAdbc0 6ECuos
The burden Of surplus crops rested
heavily today on plans Of congress
sional leaders for adjournment within
the next three weeks.
With the House prepared to tackle
the problem Tuesday and struggle
with it for a week or 10 days. the Re
publican steering committee of the
Senate has given the subject fifth
place on the legislative program for
that chamber.
Meanwhile the group Of Western
Senators organizing the movement to
force action on adequate" farm re-
lief before adjournment has gone out
after recruits from the South and
other sections. This group strongly
prefers the corn belt price stabiliza-
ton plan, with its equalization. fee
provision, to the Tincher credit pro-
posal backed by the administration
and some Of it's members have given
thought to a plan to overthrow the
steering committees program and get
pesnding public buildings bill.
The Senate has before 1t the corn
belt plan in the form Of an amend,
ment to the administration co.opera-
tive marketing measure already
passed by the House, and the same
principles are embodied in one Of the
three measures, which will form the
basis for the free-for-all struggle in
the latter chamber-the Haugen bill.
Representative Tincher's proposal and
the Curtis-Aswell commodity market
Ing bill are the other points Of that
triangle, which contains plenty Of
space for any number Of other plans
that may be advanced as amendments.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
MEMORIAL PRAISED
BY GEN. LEJEUNE
Marine Commandant Sends
"Best Wishes" With Check.
Others Contribute.

Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, has
added his contribution and COM
mendation to the District of Columbia
World War memorial.
In submitting his check to Frank
B. Noyes, chairman of the Memorial
Commission, Gen. Lejeune said: You
have my very best wishes for the sue:
cess of the campaign to raise funds
for the memorial, and you are en-
titled to the gratitude of all service
men on account of your interest in
this matter"
This expression from the COM
mandant of the Marine Corps adds
another name to the list of persons
of military prominence who have in
dorsed the local memorial. Gen.
Pershing recently made his personal
contribution and gave the plan his
hearty approval" The Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the District Chapter
of American War Mothers and the
department commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, julius I. Peyser, who
himself is a member of the memorial
commission, have also subscribed to
the cause.
Additional contributions announced
today by John Poole, treasurer Of the
fund, are as follows: w. & J. Sloane,
$50; Mrs. Samuel Ford, $25; William
Knowles Cooper, $40; Judge Robert
f. Mattingly, $40: employees of. the
United States Compensation Commits
sion, 81.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Nearly $4,000 women iii New' ass515rk
City are employed In professional
service. 49,. .---...----.----
Evening star., 1926-04-30
BETTER
FOR RETIREMENT
Placing Subject on Preferen-
tiaI Calendar Improves
Chances of Getting Bill.

Prospects of eRacting more liberal
retirement law for government EN-.
ployes at this session was somewhat
brighter today following action OF
the Senate steering committee yes
terday in placing this subject on the
preferential calendar. Passage of the
bill by the Senate would expedite
consideration of the question in the
House.
The steering committee also added
A number of other measures TO the
preferential list. including the follow
ing: Farm relief. increased pensions
for Civil War. veterans. the -truth-in-
fabric bill, the mea sure for refunding
Government loans to the railroads
and the French spoiations claims bill.
These additions to the list of pre-
ferred questions make the date of
adjournment uncertain. The situation
in the Senate is likely to be further
complicated by the presentation Of the
French war debt settlement. on which
an agreement has been reached be.
tween the American Debt Commission
and France.
The steering committee took no
action on the highly controversial
question of leasing Muscle Shoals for
private opera ton. The Senate this
dltoT1OOn VIII vote on Ine mOJlOn OF
Senator Norris Of Nebraska to refer
to the agriculture committee the re-
port of the special joint committee of
Congress recommending leasing the
property to the Associated Southern
Power Companies. Senator Norris is
opposed to a private lease.
The $165. 100000 public buildings bill
is the unfinished business before the
Senate at present, to be followed by
the railway labor bill. the McFadden
branch banking measure and the re-
orga nization of the Army Air Service.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

which I made at the dinner of the
commission this evening. to the effect
that the firearms and ammunition in
dustry is anxious and willing to CO.
operate with your commission to Sc
cure. uniform laws in the various
States to control and regulate the
sale, ownership. possession and use
of pistols and revolvers and also to
ask of your commission it's full sup
port and cooperation in the accom-
plishment of this purpose.
Without a uniform law in each of
the States it is obvious that the pro-
miscuOus use of pistols and revolvers
in the commission of crime cannot he
very easily controlled. The present
laws in practically all of the States
are impractical or inadequate. All of
the firearms and ammunition manu-
facturers have, for a number of years.
given this question careful thought
and study and have made many ef-
forts to have enacted uniform legisla-
ton, but this is only possible through
the cooperation of your commission,
the attorneys general, the adjutants
general, the International Association
of Police Chiefs, the National Rifle
Association and other agencies which
appreciate the importance and seri-
BUSINESS Of this whole question.
Yours very truly,
THE REMINGTON ARMS CO., INC,
by Frank j. Kahrs."
Evening star., 1926-04-30
CRIME COMMISSION
IN WAR ON PISTOLS.
Uniform State Laws Will Be
Sought in Attempt to Dis.
arm Gunmen.

Steps were taken by the National
Crime Commission yesterday for the
organization of a special committee to
investigate the practicabilty of pre-
parng a general outline of uniform
pistol regulation laws. to be introduced
in the various State Legislatures next
year.
F. Trubee Dawson. chairman of the
commission. announced that the action
was being taken in compliance with a
formal request of the National Rife
Association of America and similar
request made by a representative of
the Remington Arms Co.. who said he
spoke for the entire small arms manu-
featuring industry. at the commls-
sion's dinner Wednesday night.
Chairman Dawson said he would ask
Chester II. Rowell. a member of the
commissions executive committee and
chairman of the subcommittee on po-
lice regulations, to communicate with
the attorney general of the various
States, through their national asso-
citation, for the purpose of forming the
special committee. Small arms manu-
facturers and the National Rife Asso-
citation will be invited to appoint rep
resentatives on the committee.
Arms Big Crime Factor.
"The National Crime Commission"
said Mr.. Dawson, in making the an
nouncement, Cannot, of course, ig-
more the tndiscriminate possession of
small arms as a factor in crimes of
violence, and perhaps it is we'll to
make this rather special study in
view of the general feeling that
something should be done to disarm
the gunman. l am glad to see that
the manufacturers of small arms
realize the popular feeling in this re-
spect, and are willing to join in a
serious effort to curb this evil rather
than to obstruct legislation which
will come in some form or other on
the subject in response to the wave
of popular indignation.
1.-The assistance of the Rife Asso-
citation Of America, which has also
shown much interest and which has
opposed a number of measures on the
ground that they we're impractical
and ill-considered and detrimental to
the general program of national de-
fense, will be most welcome. and l am
sure that some common ground could
be found to secure practical and eff
cient legislation in the matter"
Their Letters Cited.
The following letters from the Ma
tional Rifle Association and the Rem
ington company were made public by
Mr.. Dawson:
II understand the National Crime
Commission, Of which you are chair
man. will meet in Washington We'd
nesday night. You are undoubtedly
very much interested in pistol legisla.
ton. We are in a like position. My
thought is that we could well support
uniform revolver law, and during
the coming IL months make a definite
attempt to have same presented to the
several. governors and adjutant gen.
eral for their consideration, and by
them presented to the respective Leg
islatures.
"Will not your crime commission
take the initiative in securing definite
cooperation of all those interested to-
ward that end? Our association will
he glad to. form part of such a group
If you desire.
Very truly yours.
fSigned) IN. A. RECKORD,
Executive Secretary, National Rifle
- Association
This Ii to confirm the statements
Evening star., 1926-04-30
GENERAL BAKERS FAIL
TO ANSWER WRIT PLEA
Corporations Attorneys Thought
Reply to Stockholders Request
to Show Books, Unnecessary.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 30.-The Gen.
eral Baking Corporation has failed to
answer in Superior Court here a peti-
ton of FIVE stockholders for a writ Of
mandamus compelling officers Of the
corporation to permit examination Of
its books and records. The time limit
under the action expired yesterday.
The stockholders sought to obtain full
information regarding alleged pay
ment of $8,547.935 out Of the funds of
the corporation.
Local attorneys for the baking cor
poration said the papers in the case
were prepared in New York, where
the business of the concern Is CEN
tered. A resolution granting the per-
mission sought was passed at meet
ing of the company's directors shortly
after the suit was filed, the attorneys
said. Although they thought the an
swer may therefore be unnecessary. It
was said the petition for writ will
not be dismissed at once.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
$4,000 allotted
FOR RIVER WORK
Potomac Channel Listed in
War Departments Water
ways Projects.

An allotment of $26 900 for the i'm
provement of the Potomac River here
is included in the general allotments
recommended by Gen. Taylor, chief of
engineers. and approved by Secretary
Dwight Davis, out of the appropria-
ton of $4,000, 900 contained in the
river and harbor bill. approved April
Is. made public today. In announcing
the allotments. the Secretary of War
said that although the allotments to
the various projects will vary from
year to year to meet special needs. 1t
may he expected that the total river
and ha arhor estimates for the next five
years will he about the same az this
wears estimate and appropriation.
SHOULD definite congressional ap-
provaI he given TO this five-year pro-
gram" Secretary Davis says. we will
complete our existing interior projects
as cheaply and as rapidly as possible.
incidentally enabling contractors to
purchase adequate equipment now.
$4,000, 900 for Ohio River.
The principal allotments made were
se. 600 900 for the Ohio River $5.263 900
for the Mississippi River proper, 81
10. 900 for the Delaware River. $4,000
A60 for the East River. New York; 81
500. 900 for New York and New Jersey
channels. s.. 100000 for the Missouri
River, $1,2OO,Oo0 for the Louisiana.
Texas intracostal waterway and
81 900 900 for the Allegheny River, Pa.
Nearly $5.000,000 of the total appro-
priation is reserved for contingencies
arising in any part Of the United
States.
Practically all the 5000 allotted to
Washington will be expended in dredg-
ing operations in the Virginia channel
of the Potomac above the Highway
Bridge and In raising the elevation OF
Columbia Island to meet the needs OF
the Arlington Memorial Bridge
project.
The allotments also include Balti-
more harbor and channel, $300,0O0;
Norfolk harbor, s2?0. 900; inland water
way. Norfolk. 900: Occoquan
Creek, Va. $4,000; Rappahannock
River. Va, $4,000; Mattaponi River,
Va, $1,000 Pamunkey River. Va. ST.
GOO; James River Va, $4,000: Appo-
n1attox River, Va. $4,000: Pagan
River Va. $4,000: Nansemond River,
Va, $4,000. and Onancock River, Va,
$4,000.
Coincdent with announcement OF
the allotments. the War Department
Gen. Thomas @. Ashhurn, chairman
Of the Inland Waterways Corporation.
in which he declared 1t is no longer
an experiment, but IAN actual demon
strator" that co-ordinated water, rail
and highway transportation Is a pay
ing investment for private capital"
Evening star., 1926-04-30

By the Associated Press.
President Coolidge was a wise foot
ball counselor in his Amherst College
days, Parke H. Davis of Easton, Pa.
former Princeton foot ball coach, told
a Georgetown University audience
last night. He spoke at the &c" Club
celebration at the City Club.
1.-The President" said Mr.. Davis,
who was Amherst coach in 1894, was
a roommate at Amherst Of John Deer.
ing, the star halfback Of the team.
Mr.. Coolidge, therefore, lived in a
foot ball atmosphere and possessed a
keen foot ball knowledge. Although
not a. player, his frequent suggestion$,
always original and practical, ma&
him one of my wisest foot ball coun-
selors at Amherst. in those happy
DAYS 81 years ago."
Referring to Philip King, local mer-
Evening star., 1926-04-30
NEWSPAPERS HELD BEST
ADVERTISING MEDIUM
President National Laundry own
ers' Association Says Best Results
Are Obtained From That Source.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 3d.
Newspapers probably afford better
results in advertising the laundry
business than any other medium"
w. A. Johnson of Galveston, Tex,
president of the National Laundry
Ownere' Association told visiting
laundry men in the Tuesday after
noon session of three day meeting.
He said he believed laundries, in
spite of the newness of their BUSH
ness on a large scale. were giving
more service for the dollar than any
other business in the world.
Harold Woodhead. vice president
of the Employers Indemnity 20. of
Kansas City. spoke on bundle in
surance." He was followed by j. w.
Morton of Baltimore. president Of the
Allied Trades Association, who
stressed co cooperation between !aun.
dry owners and companies which
supplied them with machinery.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Coolidge Wise Foot Ball Counselor
At College, Former Coach Asserts

chart, as "the greatest quarterback
Princeton ever possessed" Mr.. Davis
listed the following former foot ball
players as men who have come
sharply into the public eye: Attorney
General Sargent, center at Tufts;
Secretary Wilbur, lineman at the
Naval Academy; Justice Stone of the
Supreme Court. guard at Amherst;
Senators Pepper, University of Penn.
sylvania, guard and half back. and
Frazier, captain Of North Dakota's s
eleven in 1899, and Representatives
Mills of New York, a Harvard line
man; Sinnott of oregon, member Of
Notre Danes 1893 team; Reece of
Tennessee, captain at Carson and
Newman, and Burtness, 1896, captain
at North Dakota.
Mr.. Davis was a White House
luncheon guest yesterday.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
FRATERNITY IN SESSION.
Phi Beta Gamma Will Hold Annual
Banquet Tomorrow.

Associate Justice Charles H. Robb
Of the District Court of Appeals, JUS
tice Jennings Bailey of the District
Supreme Court, and William Jennings
Price, former Minister to Panama,
will speak at the third annual ban.
quet of Phi Beta Gamma National Le-
gal Fraternity at the Lee House to-
morrow night at o'clock. The con-
vention opened with business ses-
sion this morning, and a dance will
be held in the hotel at 10 o'clock to-
night.
Hugh C. Bickford of this city Is
head of the national society. and John
Paul Jones, local attorney, Is chair
man Of the convention.