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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-01

With the starting of the regular
excursion boats Of the river Piper's
Nimrod from the Saco wharf, the
Relief and Eagle from Biddeford
wharyes, the boating season may be
said to be officially opened. Despite
the threat of rain Sunday morning
many people made the sail down to
the mouth of the river and some to
the Pool
There are few new boats on the
river this year. The increase in
automobiles causes decrease in the
boating interest. except among the
old fans who keep things going in
the same old style. Many of the old
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-01
Augusta Lodge Directory
IJsHNoc CHAPTER R.A. M. NO.

az stated convocation Thursday eve
ming, July /. at 7.30, at Masonic Tenn
pie. All sojonrning companions cor
1-''' ALFRED C ,EAsTMAN-H. P.
HENRY J. THYNG, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-01
EoRr WESTERN LODGE Nav

FOR1 YVES EHN LUDOE NEW
England order OF Protection No. So
meets in l. o. o. 7. hall second and
fourth Thursday at $50 O'Clock. All
members welcome.
RUTH LAFLIN. Warden.
ALICE L. PIERPONT, Rec. See
HARRY PIERPONT, Fin. Sec.
In, nanltf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-01
UOcc-M MORRILL, COMMANDER

fourth Tuesday of every month at 100
o'clock ct Golden Cross hall.
CHESTER NJ. REDMOND, N. C.
w. E. CLOUGH. f. X. r
tff-fh-Sat IF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31
HIGHWAY LOCATION
IS DECLARED FINAL
Or. Johnson Speaks Before
Gathering of Lee Associa-
ftion at Ashton Heights.
pecai Dispatch TO The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch TO The Star.
CLARENDON, August 31.--Despite
the objection by many of the location
of the Lee boulevard as announced at
a meeting in the Washington Audi
torium, DIR. Samuel NJ. Johnson. di-
rector general of the Lee Highway AS
ISOLATION, stated last night at a meet
ing of the Lee Boulevard Association
at Ashton Heights that the location
was final
THE boulevard was located upon
the recommendation Of leading engl.
neers, and no consideration was given
TO personal gain" declared Dr. john
son. Costing at least $250,000 a mile
when completed. ! would not at this
time attempt to suggest n program
for financing it's construction. J. VIII
say, however, that assurance has been
given bW a majority Of the property
owners along the right of way that
they will do the grading through their
property and with the aid of land
scape architect viii plant the trees.
Survey First Urged.
THE first thing To do tit this time Is
10 plan for Il survey along the route
With hat completed the plan Will
ne LAID before the representatives, 81
the Federal Government. the state
government, nemiHis of the board 81
supervisors and civic organizations,
but at This time ] do not know where
the money viii come from.
pictulug the boulevard 200 feet IN
width with parking space. trees
planted ana so feet set aside on each
side fronting the homes. boulevard
that vii: not be eQualed in the county,
thu people OF Arlington County
should consider it a privilege 10 aid
in it's construction, said DR.. Johnson.
THE boulevard while lit Will NOT
he completed in the next five years,
calls for acquisition Of a 200-foot
right-of way now before IT Is bu!lt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31

up with gasoline stations and other
buildings that will ruin all proposed
plans" concluded DIR. Johnson.
Ball Praises Association.
Other speakers We're State Senator
Frank l.. Ball, who stated that the
people OF Arlington County owe the
Lee Highway Association a great
debt. There is no opposition to the
Lee boulevard today" declared Sena-
tor Ball '"Those working for the
Straight he bridge boulevard are
not in any way fighting those sup
porting the Lee boulevard"
J. Cioyd Byars Stressed the need of
cooperation from all sections of the
county in the many proposed projects
for the development of the county.
President Richard l.. Eacho pre-
sided at the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, August 31.-Pirates from
British North Borneo long have ter
rorized the inhabitants Of the small
Island of Balabac, the southernmOst
tip of the Province of Palawan, it is
stated in the report of DIR. Antonio
Aivir. geologist of the Bureau of
Science. who recently returned from
that region.
The pirates come from Borneo to
Balabac and occasionally to other
parts of the province ostensibly to
trade and fish. Eluding the authori-
ties they plumber and kill. The con-
stabulary. being without fast motor
boat, are unable to capture them.
Recently a Chinese and five Fill
pinos left Balabac in a sailboat with
merchandise valued at 1900. A few
days later the boat was found strand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31

u. S. Board Acts on Lines to South
American Ports.

The Shipping Board has authorized
the sale of the American Delta Line
and the American Dispatch Line.
operating between Gulf and South
American ports, as a joint service.
with the provision that 1t is not to
compete with the North Atlantic
trade.
1t also offered for sale the American
Republic Line, operating between
New York and South America. with
the proviso that it is not to conflict
with the Gulf service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31

the groom was detained. The bride
left at once, but she was on hand to
see him on Sunday and again yes
terday
It is understood that the matter Of
paying a small fine will be arranged
today and Park will be allowed to de-
part Mrs. Park has four children
by her first husband, from whom she
was divorced several years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31
PAIR MARRIED IN JAIL.
Richmond Woman Goes to Cell of
Fiance for Wedding.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. August 31.--Eu-
gene Park, 81 years old, has been
married in Jail, where he is held on
a, charge of having violated the pro-
hibition laws. The bride was Mrs.
Maude Butler Ford, Daughter of a
well known and wealthy tobacco
manufacturer of Richmond. Mrs.
cured the license and the ceremony
was performed in the cell in which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31
Pirates From Borneo Terrorize Balabac,
In Philippines, Robbing and Killing Moros

ed on an uninhabited island. The
pirates had killed it's occupants and
stolen the cargo.
Balabac has a population of approx
imately 10000, mostly Moros.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31

students to be beheaded for blowing
I'D a bridge near this city and thus
seriously delaying the progress OF re
Inducements to the front. Chen LII
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31

Marshal 1Vu Pei-Fu, who is per-
sonally directing the defense of the
allied forces in the fighting against
the Canton Reds, has caused eight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31

Ting. we'll known Shanghai labor
leader. also was beheaded, and nu-
merous other agitators have been
condemned. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31

Two Other Railway Workers Sc
'riously Hurt in Arkansas.

JONESBORO, Ark, August 81 P).
Three men were killed and two Sc
verely injured here yesterday when
five workers on a right of way Of the
Cotton Belt Railroad were buried in
a cave-in during the excavation work.
The dead: A j. Hands, 50 years
old; Sim Selman, "a, and Warner
F1eeman, 25 The injured are ex-
pected to recover.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
Six u. OF Minnesota Students
Attend Iowa Regional Meeting
Of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

When the Northwestern Regional
convention of the Kappa Psi frater-
nifty met in Iowa City, Iowa, the first
part of last month, the local chapter
at the University of Minnesota was
represented by six men. The Mime
sofa delegates were Oscar Jones,
Geoge Bryant, Harold Thatcher, Wal
ter Scott, Douglas Thompson, and
Ferdinand Johnson.
Chapters in the Northwestern dis
trict include Eta, at Lincoln, Neb.;
Gamma, at Iowa City, Omega, at Des
Moines College; and Psi, at the Uni
versity of Minnesota. Archie A..
Alexander of Des Moines, the most
outstanding Negro engineer in Amer
lea, and polemarch of the district,
presided at the session.
The purpose of the meeting was to
formulate means by which members
of the fraternity can organize them
selves to exert an encouraging infiu-
ence for the better and higher aspects
of life over the younger people of the
district, according to one of the Min
nesota delegation.
Three men from the Minnesota
chapter were elected to Office. DR.. j.
Walton Crump was elected regional
CONTINUED on page q
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
DEAN Johnson TO
Be LINCOLN HEAD
Acting President of School Elect
ed Permanent Leader by
Trustees.

Lincoln University, Pa.-Professor
William Halleck Johnson, dean and
acting president of Lincoln Univer-
sity since the death of the late DR..
John B. Randall, was elected presi-
dent by the Board of Trustees at a
meeting in Philadelphia on November
16.
He is the third man selected for
this position in the past few months,
the others declining to accept the Of
fer after opposition by the Alumni
Association of the school became pro-
nounced.
According to reports, Professor
Johnson indicated to the trustees
who informed him of his election that
he would also decline the honor un-
less the Trustee Board was reorgan-
lied so that Alumni of the school
would be given representation. For
that reason no public announcement
was made of Prof. Johnson's election
and none is planned until another
meeting of the Trustee Board is held.
DR.. John B. Laird, president of this
board, was at first hostile to alumni
representation but according to re-
ports his attitude has now changed
so much that this recognition to the
alumni will be given.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
White College
Men Give Aged
JanitOr $4,000

Ithaca, N. Y.-Thanksgiving meant
more to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward New
ton, aged colored couple, this year
than it ever has before as the results
of golden reward for years of faith
full service in the employment of the
Chi chapter of the Psi Epsilon fra
ternity at Cornell University. In ap-
probation of his fifty years of serv-
ice, the alumni and active members
of the Chi chapter have created an
endowment fund of $4,000 for New
ton. The income from this fund will
be paid to Newton as long as he lives
and then to Mrs. Newton during her
life.
Newton began work as janitor for
the Psi Upsilon fraternity in 1876.
He has served over 1000 men who are
now graduates of Cornell. When
ever any of them return to visit their
Alma Mater they are always greeted
by the familiar figure of Newton
The Psi Upsilon fraternity is one of
the Oldest and largest organizations
of its kind in the country. It was
founded at Union in Schenectady, N.
Y, in 1888.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
DR.. MOTION SAILS
on WORLD TOUR
Principal of Tuskegee Forced
to Leave Duties in Attempt
to Regain Health.

Tuskegee Institute, Ala.-Dr. Rob-
ert R. Motion, principal of Tuskegee
Institute, sailed from San Francisco
Nov. 26 on the Tenyo Maru of the
California Orient line, on the first lap
of a tour that will take him around
the world.
He is taking this trip at the in
stance of the Institute Board of Trus-
tees in the hope that his healh may
be completely restored.
In the party with DR.. Motion will
be Mrs. Motion and their daughter,
Catherine; DR.. Eugene H. Dibble, In
stitute medical director, and Mrs.
Dibble.
The itinerary provides for stops at
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands; Yoko-
hama and other points in Japan
Shanghai and Honk Kong, China ;
Colombo, Ceylon and other places of
interest in India, Egypt; the Medit-
eranean countries including the Holy
Land, Italy, France and Spain; and
England.
They expect to return in time to be
present at the Institute annual
Founders Day exercises, April 5,
1927.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04

the Aiken Jail at the time of the
lynching who identified the officers
who came and took Bertha Lowman
from her cell. Solicitor Bert Carter,
according to the World is now
ready" to press the case against the
lynchers.
Lynching as an issue is more and
more taking space in the southern
press as the World continues its SER
les. Before the N. A. A.~C. P. in
vestigation by Walter White and the
resulting series of articles by Oliver
H. P. Garrett in the World, the
South Carolina newspapers had drop
ped the subject of the Aiken lynch
ing and there was all but complete
silence on the subject. At present
the Aiken lynching is featured not
only in the north but throughout the
south as well. The World today
published dispatches from Georgia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North
Carolina and Oklahoma, detailing the
steps taken against lynching and
lynchers in those states.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
KANSAS CITY WHITES TO
BOMB 62 NEGRO HOMES

Kansas City, Mo.-Following re-
fusal of the park board here to con-
denim 62 Negro homes as requested
by the white Linwood Improvement
association, anonymous letters were
sent to Negro residents in the district
and to prominent Negroes in the city
threatening to bomb the colored
homes in question. One such letter
to the Kansas City. Call said:
1--WE want those 62 Negro homes
for park and we are going to have
them If we are compelled to blow
every one of them up. Tell them we
will not be beaten SO easily" The
action of the improvement associa-
tion, and the threats are a direct out
growth of an attempted residential
restriction movement.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
Walter White Ready for
Aiken Bribery" Charges

New York.-No effort has yet
been made to indict Walter White,
assistant secretary of the N. A. A.
c. p. on charges of bribery" as
Sheriff NOllie Robinson and other
Aiken officials announced was be-
ing contemplated"
II am ready to go down to Ak
en- and stand trial, If they should
take any such action" declared
Mr.. White today, "but 1 don't be-
ieve they have the nerve to go
ahead with a charge they know
to be silly. Letters have re-
ceived from white men in Aiken
who are opposed to the lynchers,
say that the bribery talk was
merely a bluff. However, 1 am
ready. So let them go ahead"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
Southern Man Offers Praise To
White For Exposal of Lynchine!

New York.-Water White, Assistant Secretary of the
n A. A. F. has received letter from Robert B. Eeazer
Educational Director of the nteraca Commission in Atlanta
commencing the expose of the Aiken ynchng by Mr. White
and asserting that for it Mr. White deserves the gratitude of
the South. MIR. Eeazers letter is as follows:
81 want to my very deep appreciation of the
derfu work did in the investigation of the Aiken lynching
When your report first reached seemed unbelievable that
any could have gotten to the bottom of that affair
short time and in manner thorough. any confrma
On needed however have had it in abundance
result of later Investigations AS the who first dug into
the horror and revealed it's sordd details to the public you
deserve the deepest gratitude South Carolina and the South
You have done great service and personally want to
thank you
81 hope there will not be any occasions for such
service but there trust that you may be the job
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
Atty. Edgar Brown May Handle
Case for LOwman Slavers;
Supported by Senator.
Brown Sends Letter
"ReckOns" Negro Governor for
South Carolina Wanted by
Northern Press.
IN. A. A. G. P. Press Service)

IN. A. A. q. T. Press SerVlce)
New York, Dec. 3.-Continuing
for the 22nd consecutive day on its
front page, the expose of the condi-
tions surrounding the lynching of the
three Lowmans in Aiken, South Caro-
lima, the New York World today re-
ports that the lynchers are on the
defensive and are seeking lawyer
to defend them in case they should
have to stand trial.
The attorney mentioned in this
connection is Edgar A. Brown who
bore the endorsement and had the
support of Senator Cole Blease last
summer, being defeated in his contest
for the seat of junior senator from
South Carolina. Mr.. Browns con-
tribution to the situation is letter
denouncing the "nigger lovers" who
are meddling with the Aiken situa-
tion. In his letter he says:
NEGRO loving Press
I reckon the New York World
would like to see a Negro governor
of South Carolina, and a mulatto
presiding over the governors man
sion, but, thank God, the people of
South Carolina are still white, with
red blood in their veins. chivalry and
manhood in their hearts, and expect
to keep our country clean and pure
notwithstanding the rawlings and
rantings of Negro-loving northern
press, when an occasional black brute
is summarily dealt with.
All this investigation and hullaba-
loo about who did the lynching. and
the why's and wherefores is pure, un-
adulterated bunk. The New York
World, the governor, the so-called
law and order citizens and many 9TH
ers. know, or could easily know, at
least some of those who participated
in the killing of the Lowmans, and
know, as well as the balance of the
world knows, that nobody is going to
be punished, and nobody wants any
body punished.
Mcleod Finds Lynchers
According to latest reports to the
World, South Carolina's governor has
told new Spaper correspondents that
he has corroboration as to the ident-
ity of the lynchers, coming from per-
sons other than the six prisoners in
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
SUNDAY FORUM TO HEAR
CARTER IN MINNEAPOLIS

The varied though excellent pro-
grams of the Sunday Forum are
drawing an increasingly large attend
ance at each of it's successive meet
ings. For the meeting Sunday, Dec.
5th, Mr.. E. A. Carter, secretary of
the Urban League of the Twin Cities,
will speak on "The Social Factor in
Racial Progress" Mr.. Carter is not
only a polished orator but a recog-
nized authority on sociological prob
lens. Of lighter vein will be a
reading by Mrs. Martha Lee, of whom
we have not heard much recently,
and an instrumental number by Miss
Pearl Renfroe, a late acquisition to
Minneapolis musical circles and a
student at the McPhail School of Mu-
sic. Phyllis Wheatley House, $3.50
o'clock. The public cordially in
vited.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
President of N. N. B. A.
Thanksgiving Visitor

Atty. G. H. Galloway, Kansas
City, Mo-, president of the Ma
tional Negro Bar association, spent
the Thanksgiving week end in the
twin cities, and successfully term
mated the case which had brought
him here.
While in st. Paul, Atty. Gallo
way attended the Union Thanks
giving services at Pilgrim Baptist
church, where he made a few re-
marks. Friday afternoon the Wis
iting attorney held a conference
with Atty. o. ]. Smith, Regional
Director of the National Negro
Bar association.
During his stay in the city, Atty.
Galloway was the house guest OF
DIR. and Mrs. Waldo Turner, $50
N. st. Albans st.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
Emanuel Ross, Boy Murderer of
Cleveland, Meets Electrocution
in Silence; Six Dates Were Set
preston News Service)

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 3.-Emanuel
Ross, 1S year old Cleveland MUIR
derer, died at 1907 Friday in the
electric chair at Ohio penitentiary
for killing Isadore Stoock, Cleveland
confectioner.
Ross entered the death-room at
1904 a. m, calm and unperturbed.
He was placed in the chair at los a.
M, looked around the room and, see
ing the warden, said, Hello, ward
en-"
The mask was placed over his face
and he died a minute later. Ross
spent Thanksgiving day sitting quit
ly in his cell. He was not nervous
and seemed resigned to his fate. No
relatives visited the youth during the
day and Warden P. E. Thomas said
none had requested to see the young
murderer during his last hours of
life. His only visitors were a well
fare worker and Chaplain Reed.
For his last meal Ross had turkey,
with dressing, cranberry sauce and
all the "trimmins.' He ate heart
lily and did not appear to realize that
it was his last meal. Ross attorneys
have waged an unrelenting fight to
save the boy from the electric chair.
Six dates have been set for his
execution. He was received at the
penitentiary Jan. 27, to be electro
cuted April %. Since that time he
CONTINUED on page 81
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
SEGREGATION NOT
CONSTITUTIONAL
DECREE OF COURT
indianapolis N. A. A. C. P. Wins
Fight for Freedom of Resi-
dence in That City.
Contested Since March
Act Similar to Louisville Segre-
cation Ordinance Declared
Void in 1917.
On. A. A. G. P. Press Service)


New York.-Telegrams received at
the National Office of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, 50 Fifth Avenue,
from F. B. Ransom, member of the
National Board of Directors of the
N. A. A. G. p, and r. L. BrOkenburr,
one of the attorneys in the case, an
nounce that the Circuit Court in In
dianapolis has declared the city seq
regation ordinance to be unconstitu-
tional after court fight victoriously
conducted by the Indianapolis branch
of the N. A. A. G. P.
In the course of the fight the In
dianapolis branch staged campaign
for members and funds in the course
of which more than $4,000 was rails
ed. The Indianapolis branch under
took and carried through the entire
case, the National Office acting only
in an advisory capacity.
Mayor Signs Act
The Indianapolis segregation ordi-
nance was passed by the city and
signed by the mayor despite the fact
that it was clearly pointed out that
it was entirely similar to the Louis
vile, Kentucky, segregation ordi-
nance, declared unconstitutional in
1917 by the S. Supreme Court in a
case won by the N. A. A. C. P.
through its president, Moorfield
Storey, who argued it. The mayor
of Indianapolis signed the ordinance
March "a, and the Indianapolis
branch Immediately contested it, re-
sulting in complete victory.
The decision of the Indiana Cir
cult Court is based upon the decision
won by the N. A. A. G. P. in the U.
S. Supreme Court in the famous
Louisville case in 1917.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-12-04
EASTERN STAR CHAPTER
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION

The annual election of officers for
st. Paul chapter No. 1, o. E. S., was
held Wednesday evening, Dec. 1st, at
Union hall.
Those elected were Worthy Matron
Ella SHEPPARD; Worthy Patron, Sam
uel Ransom; Associate Matron, Eu-
nice Rife; Conductress, Garnett Har-
ris; Associate Conductress, Clareta
Jackson; Secretary, Harriet P. Cage;
Treasurer, Ella D. Smith. Worthy
Matron Ella Sheppard appointed the
following to serve for the ensuing
year: Adah, Mary E. Wilson; Ruth,
Eunice Coins; Esther, Nora McCrack-
en-; Martha, Aimee Hall; Electa,
Belle Taylor; Warder, Gertrude
Charleston; and Sentinel, Louis Ter
rell. .-... ...
Installation of officers will be held
Monday evening, Dec. goth, at Union
hall. . ...