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Evening star., 1926-11-02
TAX BILL DISCUSSED.
Cabin John Park Citizens to Act
in December

Special Dispatch to The Star
CABIN JOHN PARK, Md, Novem-
Der 2.-The special tax district bill for
Cabin John Park, which is designed to
include the most desirable features Of
previous laws, was discussed last night
at meeting of the Cabin John Park
Citizens Association in Junior Hall.
Final action will be taken at the De.
cember meeting.
Plans were announced for the erec-
tion of buildingb by Maj. ]. 8. Tomlin.
son as memorial to his son, who died
in the World War. The building will
be for public use.
Many street projects were reported
under way. Halloween features were
provided by the entertainment commit.
tee.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

So great has been the demand for
Dutch coal recently that an average
of 20 ships have been waiting for
berths at the Rotterdam port to load
the fuel for foreign countries.
Evening star., 1926-11-02
Goes to Fort Humphreys.

Maj Albert M. Walker, Corps of
Engineer Reserve, of this city, has
been ordered to Fort Humphreys, Va,
for duty in training.
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Mrs. John Spraker, who Belonged to
the Proudest of the Proud Anglo
Saxons of New Market, Virginia, I'm
parted to Julius F. Taylor, who Resided
with Her for Seven Years, Reading,
Writing, etc, etc., and How to be Polite
to Ladies, and to Show the Greatest
Consideration to Preachers and Aged
Persons.
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Southampton, Eng July sO--Alies
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Church, South. Lieut. Oxley spoke on
the problems of delinquent, defective
and neglected Negro youth as they
are being dealt with by his department
of the Welfare Board, which is set
ting a standard for the nation in this
field of work
DR.. Atkins delivered a stimulating
address on Negro education, setting
forth something Of its history, deveI-
opment and present status. He paid
high tribute to the liberal trend now
evident in North Carolina, which has
resulted in recent years in a phe-
nomena1 increase in facilities for Ne
gro education in that state Both
speakers made fine impressions upon
the audience, which comprised some
two hundred leaders in religious So
cial service from all parts of the South.
Mrs. Hattie Russell, colored proba-
ton officer from Charlotte, ~ G., was
also on the program, speaking to one
Of the group conferences. Mrs Maud
Henderson, director Of woman's work
of the Commission on Interracial Co
operation, told Of the interracial move
ment and offered practical suggestions
for making it effective in local com
munities.
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RHINELANDER APPEALS AN
NULMENT DISMISSAL
preston News Service)

White Plains, N. ", July 2o.-Not
only will Leonard Kip Rhinelander ap-
peal to the Appellate Division from the
decision dismissing his complaint in a
suit for annulment of marriage, but he
will also appeal from allowance Of
$4,000 additional counsel fees.
Formal notice Of both appeals was
on file Friday in the Office OF the coun-
ty clerk. The two decisions in favor
of Alice Jones Rhinelander. Of New
Rochelle, were signed two months ago
by Supreme Court Justice Morschaus-
er, although the jury which found that
Rhinelander had not been deceived as
to his wife's color reported last De-
cember.
Prior to the allowance OF $4,000
counsel fees an allowance Of 5000 had
been made, which was not opposed by
Rhinelander.
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RACE DISCRIMINATION IN
ROCKEFELLER PLANT IN
WHITING, INDIANA
(By B. Borisof)


Whiting, Ind, July 30.-"Who are
the workers working in the Whiting,
Ind, plant Of the Standard Oil Co. ?"
l asked one of the workers of the
plant.
'.The majority of them are foreign
born workers" was the reply.
Are there any Mexicans working
there?"
mo"
"Any Negroes?"
"Just few"
what kind Of work are they do
ing?"
They are cleaning the stills"
How is this done?"
"Well, after the still has run its
scheduled time it must be cleaned of
coke and tar forming on its inside
surfaces It's awfully hot inside at the
time the men are let into the still to
clean it. Five-ten minutes is about
all the time that the men can stand the
high temperature and the hot oil
vapors within the still. They go out,
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and which were Of far more impor-
tance than the less important impress
sions. which entered our mind in the
days which have passed and gone for
ever, never to return in this life.
The picture of the lady and the little
boy ran through our mind many times
during the remainder Of the night, until
it became just as clear or as bright as
the bright MONDAY sun and there was
not the least doubt as to the lady and
the little colored boy standing BY her
side The vision or the picture had
not passed before our eyes or view for
more than 80 years. the lady was Mrs.
John Spraker Of New Market, Va. and
in many respects she was a most
remarkable lady. Her foster father.
General John G. Sibert, who was one
of the wealthiest and most prominent
citizens of Rockingham County, Va,
and he gave her a classical education
in one Of the norhern schools for
young ladies and at her marriage to
Mr.. John Spraker, General Sibert pre-
sented Mrs. Emma Spraker with
nice sum of money which enabled her
to live in fine style all the time.
Not so long after the marriage of
Mrs. Spraker, it fell to our lot to be-
come a part of her household. Mrs
Spraker had one sister, Miss Mary
Fowler, who was about two years
younger than ourself and it was a part
Of our duty to watch over her and
protect her from the insults of the
bad boys, for we had bad boys in those
days like unto the bad boys at the
present time.
The writer was about the only col
ored boy in New Market that we can
recall who did not work out in the
fields with the men and women folks.
If we mistake not, there were about
10 white boys residing in New Market
and z or s Of that number always
trained with the crowd of white boys
who played and ran with our crowd
and any time that any Of the boys be-
longing to the other side would insult
Miss Mary, or call the writer "nigger,
all Of the white boys, composing our
crowd, would jump in and lick the
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catch breath of fresh air and after a
while go in again, and this continues
until the work is done"
"How much do these workers get
for this job?"
Il do not know"
"What kind Of work are you doing?"
81 am a still man"
And how much are you getting?"
Eighty cents an hour"
Il suppose the skilled jobs are more
or less in the hands OF the American
born?"
"Yes."
The fellow with whom | walked was
a fine young, intelligent chap. But he
hardly realized the true and important
meaning of the story which he told
me- | wonder whether he ever pom
dered over these divisions existing
among the workers in the plant where
he works
The skilled American-born on the
top of the scale, the foreign-born next
and then the Negro at the bottom, do
ing the hardest, the most detestable,
exhausting and killing work.
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AIDED BY OPERATION

Julius F. Taylor, editor of the Chi
cago Broad AK, had recently sue
cessful operation for cataract. He
was treated at the Cook County Hos
pital, where his many warm political
friends brought him greetings His
brothers in the field of journalism
could not respond as readily, not know
ing until informed by later publicity
that Editor Taylor was undergoing
surgical treatment.-The Defender,
Chicago, July "a, 1926.
Thanks, Brother Abbott, thanks
Editor.
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1t will be recalled that it was stated
in these columns several weeks ago
that on Tuesday evening, June s, our
first night in the Cook County Hos
pital, that our mind travelled at the
rate OF one thousand miles per minute
all night long and then some. for we
were utterly unable to get it under our
control for more than few moments
at time.
There is still faint recollection in
our mind that long time after II
o'clock on that evening, while the hos
pitaI was as silent as the grave and as
dark as the darkest hours that have
so far existed on earth.
AT that time we did take short nap,
possibly 20 to 80 minutes and at the
end Of that time we woke up badly
frightened 1t must be understood
right here that we do not believe in
apparitions, signs. visions, dreams,
ghosts or omens, but if we should live
one thousand years no one on the face
of the earth could ever convince US that
we did not behold a white lady and a
little light complexioned colored boy
standing by our bedside. 1t seems that
the room was much brighter than the
brightest day in June and we could see
them just. as plain as plain could be and
we came within an ace OF jumping
out of our bed so that we could speak
to them. No light whatever could
penetrate through to our eyes. it
seemed that the light was ten times
more brilliant around our bed than it
ever had been before. In few mo-
ments' time all was in darkness again
for the light had disappeared with the
lady and little boy.
After that scene which can never be
efaced from our memory, our mind
started off on another wild rampage.
1t is said that whenever our mind
approaches the border line which sep
arates the living from the dead, that
our mind or memory will retrace its
steps back to the days of our youth and
dwell upon things Of less importance
which transpired at that time and for
get all about things and events which
have occurred at later period in life,
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living life out Of the last one Of them
sometimes the running fighting would
last for several weeks but our side
l9 times out Of 20, would come out on
top, for our crowd of boys always said
that Julius is just as good as the rest
of US and that he can fight much better
than many of US"
As stated above, Mrs Spraker was
a remarkable lady and to US. We
looked upon her as a white winged
angel. We were between six and seven
years old when we went to live at her
home and was well on the way to
fourteen years old when we left it to
make it at Harrisburg, Pa. She was
all to us that any true and loving
mother could be to her own son.
In the first place, she taught US
how to read, write and spell right
along with her sister. Every evening
after supper was over, we had to go
outside of the house and close the
blinds so that no one could look
in through them and after Miss
Mary and the writer had washed
and put away the dishes, Mrs. Spraker
would bring out Browns old spelling
book and the other books and she
would give her sister and ourself les
sons in reading, spelling, writing and
after the lessons were over for the
evening and Mr.. Spraker was fast
asleep in another room all three of us
would kneel down on our hands and
knees in front of chairs and Mrs
Spraker would start in to repeat the
Lords Prayer On other evenings
she would deliver short and simple
prayer so that her sister and ourselves
could drink it in and understand it.
Mrs. Spraker taught US many val
liable lessons which will never be for
gotten, which will follow us hand in
hand to the grave. She firmly enjoined
upon US at all times to be polite to the
ladies and to be manly boy all the
time, and to show the greatest respect
for preachers and aged persons and
never use bad words by adhering tc
her advice in that direction has added
more to our success in life than all the
other agencies combined.
ITO be continued)
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Jones Rhinelander arrived with her
mother to visit the latter's relatives in
England and although surrounded by
newspaper men she escaped with the
mere statement that she didn't care
whether Leonard is in Paris.
1t is understood that orders were
left for chauffeur to call at the hotel
after all London trains had departed,
and it was thought Mrs. Rhinelander
intended to go to St. Malo, where her
mothers family lives.
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NEGROES ADDRESS WHITE
LEADERS CONFERENCE
Lieut.. Oxley and DIR. S. G. Atkins
Speak at Southwide Meeting

Lake JunaIuska, n. G., July %
Lieut.. Lawrence A. oxley, head Of
the coIored work department Of the
North Carolina State Welfare Board,
and DIR. S. @. Atkins. president of
Slater Normal School, Winston-SaIem,
were the principal speakers at the in
terracial session of the recent South
wide conference here OF social service
workers of the Methodist Episcopal
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ATTORNEY WILLIAM H. HIM.
TON WILL ADDRESS THE
SUNDAY EVENING CLUB

The Metropolitan Sunday Evening
Club presents Atty. William H. Hin
ton, on next Sunday evening, August
|, at the Wendell Phillips High School.
Mr. Hinton will speak on the subject
"Self Government" Our splendid
choir will present a programme of un-
usual interest DR.. Edward w. Muir
ray will preside. J. Wesley Jones,
Musical Director. Rev. William D.
Cook, Minister and Director.
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Illinois for FIVE years, will start in to
enjoy his annual vacation.
The first two weeks he viii, spend
at his pleasant home, 3242 Calumet
avenue, and later on he will go to
Atlantic City, n. j., and New York
City, where he will spend some time,
striking Idlewild, Mich, about August
20, where he will remain near to Sep
tember /, arriving back in this city on
that date
The many warm friends of Mr.. Cot
ter hope that he will greatly enjoy his
pleasure trip east.
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HON. JAMES G. COTTER, AS
SISTANT UNITED STATES
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR
THE NORTHERN DISTRICT
OF ILLINOIS, WILL SPEND
PART OF HIS VACATION IN
THE EAST

The first Of the week Hon. James G.
-Gotter, who has lionorably served as
Assistant United States District At
torney for the Northern District oi
The broad ax., 1926-07-31

Col and Mrs. Franklin a. Denison,
and their children are spending their
hot summer days at their summer
home. Benton Harbor, Mich.
The broad ax., 1926-10-16

Sweitzer and that is that he is abso-
lutely free from race prejudice and in
October, 1914, he made the speech of
his life at the laying of the corner
stone of the new Eighth Regiment
Armory, where he freely mingled with
the colored people Shortly after that
event he presented Col. Franklin A..
Denison with a fine and very expen-
sive mahogany writing desk which will
remain in the rooms of the Eighth
Regiment Armory for many years to
come
Mr.. Sweitzer always deports him
self like unto first water or high
class gentleman; he is plain and demo-
cratic in his ways, and the doors lead
ing into his main Office always stand
wide open during business hours SO
that the rich and the poor, the white
and the colored, the high and the low
can walk right in and see him and
make themselves at home He always
carries on his conversations with
his hundreds Of callers each day in
easy measured tones and whenever we
happen to drop into his Office he al
ways mildly exclaims: "howdy do
Brother Taylor, | am glad to see your
Mr. Sweitzer firmly believes in the
'Fatherhood OF God" and the
brotherhood of Mankind"
As far as his reelection is concerned
for Clerk of Cook County Tuesday No
vember 2 it is all over right now with
him but the shouting.
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Age group in years, to IA, Number
of children examined, 1924; Number
found defective, 1921; Per cent defec-
tive, 80.
Children between the ages Of FIVE
to seven years usually have no physi-
cal examinations before they enter
school, SO that parents are either I'M
aware Of the defects present or neglect
them. During this age period, early
poor health habits develop bad teeth,
poor nourishment, enlarged tonsils, and
other preventable defects. When this
age group goes to school, mental and
physical efforts show the defects that
have not been noticed at home" states
the Commissioner
Most defects developing during the
ages of two to four years are increased
during the period of FIVE to seven years
of age and, in many cases, show inn
provement as the children grow older.
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Local No. 753, Milk Wagon Drivers
Union, w. A. Neer, Sec.-Treas.
Local No. 754, Dairy Employees
Union, F. w. Pangborn, Sec.-Treas.
Local No. 755, Film Chauffeurs
Union, Christ Otto, Sec.-Treas.
Local No. 758, Garage Employees
Union, C. H. Webb, Sec.-Treas.
Local No. 75o, Meat Drivers Union,
Jos. Clancy, Sec Treas.
Local No. 76l. Tobacco Drivers
Union, E. N. Zolla, Sec-Treas.
Local No. 100, Bone and Tallow
Drivers Union, Robert Mcneil, Sec
Treas.
Local No. III, Tea & Coffee Drivers
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After spending two busy days here
he will be given an informal re-
ception Saturday evening, Oct. 10 by
the Fl. Dearborn Lodge and Marching
Club at the club parlors, 1920 Grand
Blvd. In addition to the officers and
members of the lodge, representatives
from every race paper in the city will
be present. Mr.. Wilson has made a
world wide reputation in building up
Elk Lodge respect from all races and
nationalities where he has travelled in
behalf of the organization.
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Union, L. G. Goudie, Sec.-Treas.
Local No. 80l, General Transfers
Union, F. c. Glove, Sec Treas.
Local No. 673, General Transfers,
H. A. Cupp, Sec.-Treas.
Transfers Joint Council, No. rs. of
Chicago, Illinois. /. B. of T. c., S.
and H. of A. w. A. Neer, President;
Jerry Donovan, Sec.-Treas.
He has also been endorsed by Cook
County Wage Farmers League, also
by the International Brotherhood
Transfers Joint Council.
To vote for Judge Fetzer, place an
X in the square before his name on
the Separate Judicial Ballot.
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Hon. Daniel Ryan, County Commits
sioner of Cook County, is well
known young business man. He is
successfully engaged in the insurance
business with offices in the Insurance
Exchange Building at Us w. Jackson
boulevard. He has gained reputation
for honesty and integrity, thus follow
ing in his fathers footsteps, the late
Daniel Ryan. Upon his fathers death
he was elected his successor on the
County Board as County Com
missioner
Mr. Ryan has a personality that
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Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer, the highly
honorable and most proficient County
Clerk that Cook County has ever had,
is serving his fourth term as clerk of
the aforesaid county, and during all of
his terms as such he has faithfully dis
charged the duties of that Office with
fidelity and honesty and has made
for himself a name which will stand
for ages to come as one of the faithful
and honest public officials of this coun-
ty. He first came in contact with the
light of day on May 10, 1868. His
parents were John Martin and Mrs
Sarah (Lanning) Sweitzer, who were
among the oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens Of Chicago.
Mr.. Sweitzer received his early edu-
cation in the city Of his birth, gradual
ing from its higher branches with the
usual honors. AS he approached man
hood he entered St Patrick's CONNER
cial Academy and after diligently ap-
plying himself to his studies for some
years he emerged from it in 1884 well
fortified or equipped to follow COM
mercial pursuit, and shortly after do
ing so he became connected with
James H Walker and Company,
wholesale drygoods merchants, and he
held a responsible position with that
firm for seven years or until it failed
in 1898.
Then he became connected with the
wholesale dry goods house of John V.
Farwell and Company, November IS,
1898, and remained with the old estab-
lished and well-known house until De-
cember |, 1910. and had it not been
for the fact that he was elected
Clerk Of Cook County he would still
Be holding down a high position with
that firm.
Mr.. Sweitzer is extremely popular
among the large circle Of loyal and
steadfast friends, for he thoroughly
understands how to draw men Of
friends to him and not to drive them
away from him. As an evidence 81
this fact, for years he has been the
head director Of the Illinois CONNER
cial Mems Association and Illinois
Travelling Mems Health Association
and for more than rs years he has
been the chairman of the executive
committee OF the Alumni Association
of St. Patrick's Commercial Associa-
ton; he is also a prominent member
of the Illinois Athletic Club, the Iro-
quois Club, Knights of Columbus,
Royal League, Elks, Edgebrook Coun-
try Club and of Knights OF St
Gregory.
\ III lSOT MI. ONNAtLNA was AhAASA Al
marriage to Miss Alice Kevil and they
are the proud parents Of three chill
dren, two daughters and one son, Rob
ert NJ, Jr., residing at 2o58 w. Jack
son boulevard, in the old 18th ward.
For many years Mr. Sweitzer has
been a power in the Democratic party
on the West Side and he has assisted
| IN making and un-making city, county
and state officials: he even assisted n
making Presidents Of the United
States, for as one Of the delegates to
the Democratic National Convention
held in San Francisco. Cal, in 1920 he
| led off in the fight to prevent the re-
nomination of President Woodrow
Wilson, and any Of his henchmen from
walking away with the crown OF glory.
There is one thing which can be
said to the everlasting credit of Mr..
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wins friends for him wherever he goes
and he never fails to accord to every
one the respect due from one man to
another.
He has the business ability to dis
charge any duties and obligations
placed upon him. Because of his
affability and other qualifications as a
business man, and his well-known
honesty and integrity, the many
friends Of Mr.. Ryan feel dead sure
that on Tuesday, November 2, he
will be reelected as one Of the mem,
bers Of the Board Of County Commits
sioners of Cook County.
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GRAND EXALTED RULER OF
ELKS IN CITY

]. Finley Wilson, editor Of The
Washington Eagle and grand exalted
ruler of I.B.P.O.E. of W., arrived in
the city on Friday on a business tour
of the Elks and will spend several
days here and in surrounding towns.
He was met at the station by COM
mittee from Fit. Dearborn Lodge
and Fl. Dearborn Marching Club.
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"CHICAGO'S HEALTH"
Weekly Bulletin, Chicago Department
of Health. THE Danger Line in
Childhood" by Herman N. Bundle
sen, M. d., Commissioner.

sen, M. d., Commissioner.
1T is safer to be child during the
ages Of two to four years and eight
to IA years than at the ages from
FIVE to seven years" says DR.. Herman
N. Bundesen in his latest bulletin.
"The Chicago Department Of Health
made survey and found the following
in Chicago children:
Age group in years, 2 to 4, Number
of children examined, SOS; Number
found defective, 4lO; Per cent defec-
tive, go
Age group in years, to 7, Number
of children examined, 14,l22; Number
found defective, 1904; Per cent defec-
tive, 90.
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GOES TO TENNESSEE

John ]. Andrews who has spent ten
months in College Grove, Tenn, his
former home town, spent a few days
in Chicago the past week on business.