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The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
ATTACK RESULTS
IN Two WOUNDED
Woman, Man Casualties of Uni
Identified Early Morning
PrOWlerS.
(Preston News Service)

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 8.-Two per-
sons were mysteriously attacked at
the doors of their homes early We'd
nesday morning, one of them being
shot and the other stabbed.
Mrs. Frances Brown, 80 years old,
answered knock at her door, 1871
Briceland street, at o'clock, and
was confronted by man who whip
ped out an automatic pistol and fired
one shot. The bullet cut off the ends
of two of the woman's left fingers
and penetrated her right arm above
the elbow. The wounds were treat
ed at the Pittsburgh hospital. Mrs.
Brown told police the man had been
annoying her.
George Harris, 25 years old, GIG
Belinda street, was about to enter his
home when an unidentified man
leaped upon him and stabbed him in
the breast near the heart with a
knife. The assailant fed. Harris
was removed to the Pittsburgh hos
pital.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
LOCAL MEN FORM
REALTY COMPANY
Mcdonald, VILLA m S, Sydes
. Pearce, Lee, Smith Will Head
New Investment Company.

A group of st. Paul men have or
ganized the Pioneer Investment Asso-
citation, Inc, with the aim of aiding
persons of the race in financial diff
ficulties, and of assisting them to
avoid the excessive rate of interest
charged by loan companies.
The incorporators are C. H. Nc
Donald, president; Walker Williams,
vice-president; S. J. Sydes, Chairman
Board of Directors; E. o. Pearce,
secretary; ]. D. Lee, assistant treas
urer; o. J. Smith, treasurer and at
torney for the corporation; I. J. Put
nam and James Williams.
The company is now ready for
business, which for the time being
will be conducted at the Office Of
Atty. o. J. Smith, 32S Metropolitan
Bank Building, st. Paul, according to
C. H. Mcdonald, president.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
National Benefit Life Takes Over
Kansas Territory of Universal
Life of Memphis, Tenn.

The most striking and substantial
evidence of loyalty to their Alma
Mater ever shown was expressed last
week by the 1926 graduating class
of famous Knoxville College, num-
bering twenty-four young men and
women, when they voluntarily ap-
piled for $4,000 endowment insur-
ance on their lives, naming their
school beneficiary. -
This bequest insurance was taken
out with the National Benefit Life
Insurance Company, Washington,
D. c., through R. E. Hall, special
representative from Nashville, who
was ably assisted by o. A. Cowan
local representative of the company
and Prof. Byrd Prillerman, director
of Negro work for the West Virginia
Council of Religious Education, In.
stitute, West Virginia, former presi.
dent of Knoxville College Alumni as
ISOLATION.
By this act, Knoxville College
class, 1926, has become a pioneer in
new movement for the endowment
of our colleges by members of ouI
group, and it is believed future class
es are sure to follow the commenda-
BILE example set. -
The National Benefit Life Insur-
ance Co. was also recently signally
honored by the Lone Star Medical
Dental and Pharmaceutical associa-
tion at their convention in Houston
Texas. After spirited competition
this body voted to accept insurance
in a group from this company. A
quarter of million is the amount in
volved. 1t is understood that Super
visors J. T. Duncan and F. H. Miller
and Manager o. J. Polk were largely
instrumental in effecting this sale.
At Detroit, Mich, Manager L. c.
Blount is placing s450,000 whole.
sale insurance on fifteen hundred
members of the progressive Wolver.
inc lodge,I. B. p. o. E. w. of that
city with this company.
The National has just announced
that by arrangement with the Off
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RANDOLPH WILL
HOLD SERIES OF
MEETINGS HERE
Mass Meetings Scheduled July
Is at St. James; July rs at
Unitarian Church.
Organizer Here Week
University Students, Labor Off.
cials to Hear Orator; Aux
iliary to Be Formed.

With speech at a mass meeting
to be held Sunday, July Is, at p. m
at st. James A. M. E. church, Cen
trail Ave. at Dale St., A. Phillip Ran
dolph, co-editor of The Messenger
magazine and General Organizer OF
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por.
ters, will open weeks series OF
meetings in the Twin Cities.
The purpose of the meetings will
be to stimulate interest in the por.
ters' organization movement and tt
shade public opinion toward a better
ing of the economic condition of the
Negro, according to P. L. Caldwell
local secretary of the B. S. C. P.
Meetings Named.
At p. m, July 20, Mr.. Randolph
will talk from the WCCO broadcast
ing station in Minneapolis. Officials
of the labor council will hear q
speech by Mr.. Randolph July FL al
p. m. at the Labor Temple, COL 4tt
Ave. So., Minneapolis.
Thursday, July %, Mr.. Randolph
will address selected group of eco.
nomics and sociology classes at the
University of Minnesota.
Final Mass Meeting.
An open meeting at which Mr.
Randolph will speak will be held July
% at 9 p. m. in the Labor Temple
Franklin Ave, between 8th and 9th
Sts., st. Paul.
Sunday, July 25, at p. M, a final
mass meeting will be held at the Uni
tartan church, La Sale St. at Stt
St., Minneapolis. Mr.. Randolph will
be the principal speaker. S. A. Stock
well, candidate for the state legisla
ture, will give short talk.
During the week, small meeting.
will be held for the porters who are
already members of the organization
and for those men who are interest
ed in the movement. An attempt
will also be made to organize a WON
Continued on page 81
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HEAT AND SPECIAL ACTS
DRAW CROWDS TOCABAREI

Hot weather seemingly did not
interfere with the joint, Elks' Car.
aret Dance Thursday evening, July /
when tables were at a premium on
account of the large attendance.
Small. and Mays, appearing at the
Seventh st. Theater, gave several
dance. numbers and received huge
ovation. The tenor solo by Mr.
Small was another enjoyable feature
And, of course, the inimitable Or.
zie and Clarence Johnson's orchestra
furnished the musical end of the eve
ning's pleasure. Miss Frances Dow
was the lucky winner of a handsome
rug.
Thursday, July Is, the Elks are in
viting the public to attend their an
nual picnic at Bass Lake. Motorists
can follow the road through to Rob-
binsdale. Elk signs are to be placed
en- route to direct all motorists.
After the picnic the Elks and
Daughter Elks will be. hosts to their
weekly cabaret dance.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
HOLINESS PASTOR JAILED
ON IMMORTALITY CHARGE
preston News Service)

Greenville, N. c., July S.-Rev. R.
d. Brown, pastor of a Holiness
church on the outskirts of Greenville,
is being held in the county Jail here
in default of bond on a charge of i'm
morality.
Brown is alleged to have had i'm
proper relations with a 17-year-old
member of his congregation. He Wig
orously denied the charge when ar
rested by county officials few days
ago.
He was given preliminary hearing
before Magistrate Tyson, being re-
manded to Jail in default Of $3.50
bond.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
COURT ORDER TO
REMOVE FAMILY
Kansas City Family Must Move
From Home; RebelliOus Sen
timent Runs High.

Kansas City, Mo.-Colored citizens
here are up in arms over the recent
order of Acting Judge A. S. Lyon re-
moving a colored family from home
in neighborhood that once was
white" but which has become al
most entirely "colored" in the last
two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Whitney, 2131
Park Ave-, have been ordered to va
cate their newly purchased duplex
not later than July 10. The house
is on the corner of Twenty-second st.
and Park Ave., the last one in block
that has been the scene of four bomb
ings and a long darwin out injunction
suit.
The Whitneys are being removed
as result of spite suit brought by
Mrs. Lulu X. Murray, white woman,
living at 2107 Park Ave- Mrs. Muir
ray was one of 18 signers of an agree
ulcHI dLlOuS WulIc oWuClo hot " oOli
their property to Negroes for period
of Is years. The agreement was
signed in 1922, but in 1925 all the
signers except Mrs. Murray met and
signed an agreement lifting the re-
striction. Negroes have steadily TAX
en- over the property between Twen-
ty-first and Twenty-second on Park
until at present there are only four
white families in the block.
Three judges in the circuit court
passed the case by on one excuse or
another until A. S.'Lyon, sitting for
Judge Allen C. Southern, granted the
temporary injunction which prevents
the Whitneys from occupying their
home. AS proof that Mrs. Murray is
carrying out the suit for spite and
not in the hope of ridding the neigh
borhood of colored people, she has
done nothing about the colored fam
lilies all around her.
The Whitneys have hired more at
torneys and have declared they will
fight the case to the highest courts.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
BORN 1903, WOMAN DIES
AT ROUND AGE OF 122
preston News Service)

Gettysburg, Pa, July 9.-Mrs.
Keziah Elizabeth Kuff, whose rela-
tives and friends said the family
Bible. record indicated she was 122
years old, died here last Thursday
night. Mrs. Kuff was born on De-
cember 8, 1903. Persons over ninety
years of age here assert she was well
advanced in years when they were
young.
Mrs. Kuff was a native of Adams
County. of which Gettysburg is the
county seat, and her parents built a
log cabin here many years before the
Civil War. She was unusually active
for her age. One daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Kuff of Philadelphia. sur
wives her.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
DOES
FOR new SCHOOL
Plot Believed Basis for Collapse
of Structure for Negro
Children.
preston News Service)

Miami, Fla, July Eight work
men were injured when the George
Washington school. Negro, under
construction at 400 Northwest 18th
street, collapsed after an explosion
Tuesday.
Police and firemen searched for
other victims at first believed under
the debris. A later check accounted
for all workmen, however. None was
seriously hurt.
Three probes have been launched.
Repeated threats have been made
against placing the Negro school ad-
jacent to the white residential Sec
tion, school and business officials
stated after the disaster. The new
building, which covered half a city
block, was completely shattered.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
UNANIMOUS VOTE
PICKS NEGRO AS
HEAD OF HOWARD
DIR. M0rdecai w. Johnson, Minis
ter, Selected by Board to Fill
Executive Vacancy.
Acceptance Indicated
New President Youngest in His
tory of School; Has Lect-
ured at Howard.
preston News Service)

Washington, d. c., July 9.-Dr.
Mordecai W. Johnson of Charleston.
w. Va, was unanimously elected
president of Howard University at
special meeting of the board of trus-
tees, held late Wednesday afternoon.
DIR. johnson will be the first colored
man to serve as president of Howard.
The vote was taken after the board
was formally advised that Bishop
John A. Gregg had declined his presi-
dency.
Will Accept. :
DR.. Johnson, it was stated, has in
dicated his intention to accept the
presidency and comes to the post
with the unanimous backing of the
trustees. with the support of large
group of the general alumni, faculty
and student body, to whom he has
annually lectured for a number of
years. He is married and has three
children.
Atlanta College Graduate.
Graduated in 1911 from More
house College, Atlanta, Ca, with the
degree of bachelor of arts, DR.. John
son was retained for two years as
professor of economics and history.
In 1913 he received the degree of
bachelor of arts from the University
of Chicago; graduated from the
Rochester Theological Seminary in
1919, later becoming pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Charleston.
w. Va. He received the degree of
bachelor of divinity from Rochester
Theological Seminary for the writing
of historical theses entitled "The
Rise of the Knights Templars," and
graduated from Harvard University
with degree of master of science and
theology.
Youngest President.
The new president will be not only
the first colored man to serve in this
capacity, but the youngest. He is
but 36 years old. 1t is expected he
will come promptly to the university,
although he is now in Paris, France,
travelling with the Sherwood Eddy
seminar.
In the absence of DR.. Charles R.
Brown, president of the board, JUS
tice Stanton ]. Peele, former men,
Der of the United States Court of
Claims, presided. 1t was declared
after the meeting Wednesday that
DR.. Johnson will command strong
financial support for the university.
The recommendation that DR..
Johnson be appointed was made by a
special committee, Of which Theodore
Roosevelt of New York City is chair
man. The other members were DR..
Charles R. Brown, DR.. M. o. Dumas,
John R. Hawkins, DR.. Albert Bush
nell Hart, DR.. Sara w. Brown and
DR.. Ulysses G.. B. Pierce.
CONTINUED on page p
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First Place In National Choir
Contest Given Cincinnati Girls
Members of Organization Range
From 13 to 16 Years of Age;
Will Sing at Sesqui- Centennial
on Eastern Tour.
preston News Seryice)


Cincinnati, Ohio, July S.-Another
national championship has just come
to Cincinnati-a singing champion
ship, won by choir of Negro girls
whose vocal brilliancy and skill has
attracted widespread attention.
The new national champions" are
the Jones Hilliard Jubilee Singers OF
the Zion Baptist Church, who won
the highest honors at national Sun
day school contest just held by the
Negro Baptists in Brooklyn. ...
The Cincinnati singers, ranging in
age from 13 to 16, have been trained
for several years by Mrs. Mae Jones
Hilliard, music teacher of West Ninth
street. They won the Ohio cham
pionship at State contest and when
they recently sang before the Cincin-
natl Kiwanis club, Otto Grau pre-
sented one of their gifted soloists
with piano. Through numerous
concerts the Jubilee Singers raised
funds to go to the Brooklyn singing
tournament and before an audience
of 10000, won the first prize, against
the best choirs from New York, New
Jersey and other places.
The Cincinnati singers have now
been engaged to give number of
concerts around New York. They
will sing in Philadelphia July 9 and
10 and visit the Sesqui- Centennial ex-
position and will sing in Washington
July II and IL, and return to Gin
cinnati about July 10.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
Dividend of 35 Per Cent to Be
Paid in September; Bank
Closed in January After Ex-
animation by State.
(Preston News Service)


Pittsburgh, Pa, July 9.-Liquid
assets of the Steel City Banking COM
pany, the institution that was closed
by the State banking department jan
uary IL, were increased $6,435 We'd
nesday by the sale of the banks
building, together with it's furniture
and fixtures.
Frank w. Jackson, special deputy
banking commissioner, directed the
sale, which was conducted by L. B.
Post, auctioneer.
The building was sold for $36,
151.61, but of that amount $751;
1O1.61 will be consumed by liens.
Furniture and fixtures brought
1885.
T. The company conducted private
bank at SOL Wylie avenue. The in
stitution came under the jurisdiction
of the state banking department un-
der laws passed by the last legisla-
ture. 1t was closed about year aft
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MASON GRAND OFFICIAL
JAILED FOR CONTEMPT
(Preston News Service) }

Pittsburgh, Pa, July S.-Failure to
comply with court order directing
him to reinstate and drop charges
which had been preferred against a
lodge member, landed F. C. Gordon,
grand master of the Masons, in the
county Jail Thursday for contempt of
court.
Several weeks ago a hearing was
held before Judge John A. Evans,
who ordered that Charles w. Melons
be reinstated in the lodge and the
charges against him dropped. A
meeting of the lodge was held and
Gordon was served with copy of
the decree. He ignored it and after
a brief hearing Thursday morning
Judge Evans ordered his commitment
to Jail until the order of court has
been complied with.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
LYNCH TOLL NINE
SINCE JANUARY |
First Six Months of 1925 Re-
corded Four Less Lynch
ings Than 1926.
(Preston News Ssrvice)

Tuskegee. Ala, July S.-Tuskegee
Institute Thursday announced that
nine persons were lynched in the first
six months of 1926, an increase of
four over the same period of last
year, but marked decrease compar-
ed to the same period in the three
previous years.
The statement said that six of the
lynched were Negroes, two were
white and one was an Indian. Three
were charged with murder, one with
burglary, another with wounding an
officer, and the others various charges
involving insults to women.
The States in which the lynchings
occurred were: Florida, three; Mis-
sissippi, two; Arkansas, Kentucky,
New Mexico and Texas, one each.
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DETROIT AGAIN
(Preston News Service)

(PreSt0n news SerVlce) ..r.
Detroit, Mich, July 8.-Judgej L..
w. Carr in the Wayne Circuit Court
granted an injunction to William
Starkes and his wife to own home
in the Lakewood Boulevard subdivi-
sion but prohibited them from living
in-their home.
The Judge declared that the re-
strictions of the subdivision which
state property shall not be sold nor
leased to persons whose ownership
would be injurious to the locality" /"
barred the Starkes from living in
their home, but not from owning it.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
European, Trip
Causes Anxiety
Among Friends

New York, July 8.-Alice Jones
Rhinelander has at last made reser-
vations for her long-contemplated
trip to Europe. She plans to sail
July II on the Majestic. In view OF
the fact that her aristocratic young
husband, Leonard Kip Rhinelander
who tried in vain to obtain an an
nulment, is abroad, his friends fear
they see in this a move toward recon
ciliation.
Mrs. Rhinelander could not be
reached Thursday, but friends proph-
esied romantic reunion in Paris as
the next big adventure in the lives
of these two young Americans.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
Sale Of Building Increases
Assets Of Steel City Bank
REV. JAMES AT MEMORIAL

Sunday, July IL, Rev. H. P. James
of w. Va. will appear at Memorial
Baptist church, Fuller and Rice st.
Rev. James was called to the pastor
ate of Memorial church in May and
since that time has been busy arrang-
ing business, so as to- take up his
charge. ...
Beginning Sunday, July II, he will
conduct one of the greatest revivals
ever held in st. Paul, with the assist
ance of DR.. R. R. Richardson of Ala
bama. DR.. Richardson is one of the
greatest revivalists in the country
The public is invited to attend every
evening during the Today services.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10

er the state had made its first exam
ination.
1t was learned last Wednesday
night that dividend Of about 35 per
cent will be paid to the 1000 de-
positors who had upwards of $780,
600 in the bank. The first dividend
is expected to be ready some time in
September. Rev. Moses s. Hunter
was president, Atty. Arthur d. Stew
enson, cashier, and Rev. ]. C. Austin,
a member of the Board of Directors
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-07-10
Knoxville Class Of'26 Leaves
$4,000 Endowment To School
RUSSIAN SOVIET UNION TO
BE STUDIED BY NEGROES
preston News Service)

New York, July S.-Thomas l..
Dabney Of Dilwynn, Va, correspond
ent for the Baltimore Afro-American,
and c. Glenn Darlington of Rich
mond, Va, are the Negro members
of a student delegation of 16 that are
to study labor and economic condi-
tions in the Soviet Union, this sum-
mer. The trip is being arranged by
the Society for Cultural Relations
with Soviet Russia. ....>
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Jim M-CROW"
(Preston News Service)

Memphis, Tenn, July 9.-Mrs.
Blanche Cothran, 21, was arrested
when she refused to move her child
whom she had seated beside two
white children in a crowded street
car. She was arrested on a charge
of violating the "Jim Grow" law.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
Houston

Church news for August 18th:
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m. Preach
ing at 1880. Subject THAT Idol of
Your Heart" Epworth League at
7:15. Leader, Lawrence Armour.
Preaching 8 o'clock. Subject How
to be Saved" Welcome everybody.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Satterteld
spent the weekend with their daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Shockley of near Dover.
Mrs. Burton Donovan and daugh-
ter Pauline of Townsend are visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Golan Armour.
Mrs. David Vinyard has returned
home after spending a week with
Mrs. Walter Wharton of Jersey City.
zack Johnson, Jro of Jersey City
is home for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Webb and
sons, Emory and Ernest and grand
son, Charles and Miss Agnes This
tlewood, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sapp
and son Dewey and Miss Edna Nor
gan and Mrs. Irving Vienot and
daughter COrnelia, were Colchester
visitors on Sunday.
Miss Gladys Thistlewood is spen-
ding week with her aunt, Mrs.
James Johnson Of Selbyville.
Merrill w. Thistlewood and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp and
son Lawrence, J. Howard Thistle
wood and family and the Misses
Eleanor Simpson and Katherine
Vinyard were RehOboth visitors on
Sunday. The bathing was wonderful
and the crowd was great.
Master George Barrett Thistlewood
spent a part of last week with his
aunt, Mrs. Nutter Marvel Of Milford.
Mrs. George L. Johnson and son
John Wesley Johnson, returned
home from Marshall's Hospital on
Sunday.
Houston NJ. E. Sunday school is
going on its annual picnic on We'd
nesday, August 18th, at Oak Or
chard.
Mrs. Edward Williams and son,
Elmer, Of near Milford, spent Friday
of last week with Mrs. Augustus
Morgan.
Miss Evelyn Thistlewood has been
visiting her aunts, Mrs. Nutter Mar
vel and Mrs. Everett Manlove of Mil
ford.
Mrs. Ida Hatfield Of Harrington
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Roy Sapp.
The funeral of little Elizabeth
Catherine Voshell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Voshell, was held on
Thursday afternoon from the home.
Revs. Thomas and Hamblin officiat-
ing. Betty was a dear sweet little
girl of 19 months, and we know that
she will be sadly missed by her par
ents and sister. Interment was made
in Odd Fellows cemetery at Milford.
Miss Frances Colbourn is visiting
Miss Katherine Clifton at Kenton.
Andrewville and Houston will play
base ball on Saturday, = "ust 14th,
at Houston. Come out and 'Nv a
good game.
Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
3SSEX o" COACH
With AlLStee, Bolted and Riveted Clear Vision Body
The Product of Essex New SO 100000 Body Plant

without springing it out of true.
And it is so designed and con-
stFNOtsA H' to permit the use in
a toAsiIv new mannss 1t a high
bake5 enamel, most Iustrous and
lasting finish.
Th~~~ has been constant i'm
pro-ementin the chn@isfom tho
H. Essex shipped. But only By
theaccumulad nofthoreeoufceb
th~Frformaton. exregaence, and
B" kill that have resuised from
the tuiIhang of $4,000 E.Me2
''Sixes" was Il possible TO create
this car which NO ask you 10 In
speet and to drive aS the beak
looking, best value, bese Esse1
ever built.