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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-12-04
S. c. LYNcHERS HIRE ABLE
LAWYERS FOR THEIR
DEFENSE


Edgar A. Brown, an ally. and friend Of
Cole Blease, the 6re-brand senator
from South Carolina, has been retained
as the leading counsel for defense of
the men charged with the CHASTITY
lynching of the three Lomans on Oc-
tober s, last
Brown is said to have told news
papermen that he had not been ap-
preached by either Hart or Robinson
to represent them in the event they
were prosecuted for their part in the
horrible crime that so signally dis
graces the besmeared name OF the
Palmetto state Brown comes from
Barnwell county which bears almost
as nascaus name as Aiken with ref
erence to lynching orgies.
1t is said that excitement, apprehen-
sion and fear runs riot throughout
Horse Greek valley. Men whose
names have never been mentioned in
connection with the Loman lynching
are said to be making preparations to
defend themselves feeling that ere
long the Governors investigation COM
mittee viii come for them.
This undue expression of fear on
the part Of residents Of the valley in
going to Attorney Brown telling him
that Hart and Robinson had no part
in the lynching gives careful observer
the notion that politics is playing
great part in this affair.
Already Senator Biease, the viking
frebrand, worshipped leader Of Negro
haters, has offered to defend such
Iynchers as are his friends and sup
porters and to oppose the constitution
al damages sought by Samuel Low
man.
Mr.. Brown is supported by Senator
Blease in his political ambitions and
aspirations. Blease's weekly exists
mainly upon its appeal to race hatred
by constantly printing items and
nfaming articles about Niger
Rapists." Through this sort of pub
licity Blease keeps himself in Office and
maintains his leadership over the hill
dalgoes of South Carolina.
In the meantime the Governors in
vestigation is going steadily on. In
dications are that Governor Mcleod
viii urge his investigators to proceed
with the prosecutions when he IS con-
WINGED that they have built up sufi-
GENTLY strong case against the mob
bists.
According to friends close to the
Governor a mighty strong case viii
have to be built up to insure convic-
ton Of the members Of the mob that
killed the Lomans. The sentiment
built Up BY such Negro-haters as the
late Ben Tillman and now being SC
strongly carried on BY Blease, makes
it an extraordinary difficult task to con.
vict the men who composed the mob
1t is said that officials in Columbia
are confident they know the men who
took part in the mob. And have indi-
Gated that every effort viii Be made
to wash this horrible stain from th'
linens Of South Carolina. The Gov
ernor Is appealing to the leading law
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-12-04
BOY ERER GOES TO
DEATH WITHOUT WORD
preston News Service)

Columbus, D., Dec 3.-Emmanuel
Ross, 1S-year old Cleveland murderer,
died at l.O7 Friday in the electric
chair at Ohio Penitentiary for killing
Isadore Steeck, Cleveland confectiener.
Ross entered the bathroom at 1:O4
la. m, calm and unperturbed. He was
placed in the chair at 100 a. m. looked
around the room and. seeing the
warden, said, Hello, warden"
The mask was placed over his face
and he died minute later. Ross spent
Thanksgiving day sitting quietly 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 welfare worker and
Chaplain Reed. For his last meal
Ross had turkey, with dressing, cram
berry sauce and all the "trimmins."
He ate heartily 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 January u, to be electro
cuted April 28. Since that time he has
been granted FIVE stays, two from the
governor, two from the state supreme
court and one from Cuyahoga County
court of appeals. "A week ago the
state supreme court refused a second
time to review the case That left
only two ways by which Ross might
have escaped the chair for the sixth
time. Governor Donahey could have
saved him by another reprieve, or the
court of appeals could have acted.
Ross attorneys had sought a reversal
of the verdict on the grounds that
Ross case first should have been taken
before the juvenile court, inasmuch as
he was said to have been only IL years
old when the crime was committed.
Ross was convicted Of murder in the
Cuyahoga common pleas court. De-
claring Ross had been accorded EVERY
legal right James W. Huffman, ex-
ecutive secretary to Governor Dona-
hey. Thursday telegraphed a reply to
request for reprieve made by Alex
ander II Martin, attorney for Ross.
The Emmanuel Ross case has been
fully considered by the common pleas
court of Cuyahoga County, the appel
late court and the supreme court,
which is the court of last resort in
Ohio. Ross has been given every
legal right In absence Of mitigating
circumstances or a recommendation
from the trial judge, prosecutor or jury
which tried him, the governor has nc
right to and viii not interfere with
the decree OF coordinate branch Of
government.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-12-04
SPECIAL NOTICE

To whom it may concern. This is
to certify that Charles Stewart, Jr.,
1923 Calumet Ave, is not connected
with this newspaper, in any manner
shape or form. Julius F. Taylor, 62O6
S. Elizabeth St, Chicago. Nov. z6
1926.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-12-04

abiding citizens of the State to throw
their influence and support behind a
movement to wipe out such demon
strations and acts Of violence in South
Carolina.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-12-04
coLoRED WOMAN PASSES
BAR

Washington, D. c., Nov. 19.-Mrs.
Isadore Letcher, who just completed
Howard University College Of Law
has passed the rigid law examination
of the state of Michigan. and will be-
gin practice in Detroit.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-12-04
MUCH IMPROVED

Mrs. Cora Franks, 400 E. 18th place,
who has been quite i'll and confined to
her bed, is greatly improved and able
to be about her home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-12-04

o' iSdI organization
we think.
When Negro student Of Dunk.
High School, Washington D r
touched up the keyboard of an Unda-
wood Typewriter at the rate ~ i'm
words per minute, thereby winning Il.
Underwood diamond medal for sna.d
and accuracy, which, incidentally wa.
the first time that any student-ANy
.STUDENT-in America has perform
ed such stunt, it was believed tb,,
the youngsters performance would he
gladly accepted as news-news IF ~
absorbing progress of American voutb
The days of Rose Fritz were recalled
8I-words-per-minute clip. Otis Bla;s-
dell and his speed Remington wers
recalled, when tons of paper were used
by the press to describe BlaisdeIrs
wonder-hngers. Other typewritiny
kings and queens, whose exploits sen,
many typesetter to bed with head.
ache, were recalled to our fading mem
DRY.
But, here though, was a youthful
Negro student, named Cortez Peters
still under instruction, who typed 100
words a minute. The news was
rushed to the local press by our good
friend, ]. c. Wright, who, incidentally
is the instructor of Peters, a moulder
of public opinion, and a Christian gen
tleman overlooking with interest in
the public welfare. The teacher-news-
paperman made nice story OF Peters
amazing performance and sent it to
the press far and near, particularly to
the four great dailies OF Washington,
ID. c. After a few days vigil, the
story of Peters triumph, boiled down
to miniature, appeared in a semi
concealed corner of one of the Wash
ington dailies. The other three papers
turned it down cold Alas, to them,
such an item was not news. 1t had no
value.
But look in them all and we read:
DRY Raiders Take Forty-Nearly all
the prisoners were Negroes" That's
news Color doesn't matter in crime;
but in credit-well, that's different
That is NOT news.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-12-04
COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES
By THE CAA1ERABGAN

windows-too, and let there be ur;o.
first, and petty personalities 81 nra;n
dice and jealousy last, if at all Wb.-
Negro labor cannot gain ready adrr;
sion to the local union, let il cr...,
another local, clothed with ali oso;.,
authority of any union in the land ,nI
recognizable, both in council and u.
OF council. That's real organizat;on
we think.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-31
WORK AT DELAWARE COLONY
Milford ROtarians Hear How The In
stitutiOns at StOckIey Works

Howard T. Ennis, Superintendent
of Delaware Colony, the home for
feeblerninded at Stockley, addressed
the members of the Milford Rotary
Club recently, and told of the fine
work being accomplished by those
sponsoring the place. He cited num-
erOus instances where the inmates
have been taught to do worthwhile
things, and of how they were pro-
crossing under the proper supervision.
At the present time, he said, the num-
ber of inmates is ninety, divided as
follows: from Wilmington, 81; Rural
New Castle, 13; Kent, 12; and Sussex,
%. The buildings are located on a
large tract of land which was purch-
ased by private funds and donated to
the state. The boys and girls are
housed in building one mile distant
from each other. Among many of
the interesting facts brought out in
his talk was one wherein Mr.. Ennis
explained the method used in giving
the inmates the intelligence tests.
Every inmate is rated according to
his or her mentality and is assigned
tasks which he can do. He spoke OF
one instance where a boy could do
nothing but pull a cross-cut saw. On
stormy days when it is impossible fol
the boy to do this work he is very
much disappointed, says Mr.. Ennis
In closing his remarks he paid a glow
ing tribute to the Kings Daughters
of Milford, and other organizations
and individuals there for the aid given
the institution.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-31

Several robberies occurred Wednes-
day night in Bridgeville when thieves
forced their way into the Bridgeville
Flour Mills, owned by Paul Brenner,
pool room of Herbert Ryan, public
school building and garage on Neil
street.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-31
FOR SALE

DWELLING, six rooms and bath, sit
uated corner of Frazier and Union
street, recently the home Of Mr.. A.W.
Phillips. Property has a double gar
age and a. large corner lot.
RESIDENCE-6-ro dwelling, on
Delaware st., with nice yard on both
sides of house.
RESIDENCE-11-room dwelling, on
Delaware street, will be sold at bar
gain.
FARM of $50 acres, u good tillable
land, balance good muslrat marsh.
TRUCK or Poultry Farm, As acres,
on State Road.
GARAGE-2-story, with 6 one-car
garages. Centrally located.
FOR RENT
STORE on Main Street, good location
DWELLING, ,6-rooms and bath. $500
a month.
APARTMENT, rooms and bath,
$500 a month.
DWELLING, corner of Commerce and
Pearl street, 6 rooms and bath.
OFFICE on Commerce Street, 2nd
floor.
AUTO INSURANCE a Specially
Money to Loan Rents Collected
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
1877 AND WINSLOW

The hiooes thing we can do for WinSoW during 1871 is
10 iIe in it work in it. buy it, play in it, trust IN 1t, and
ost TOR it. The results are Mere population beauty
convenence wealth and natural surroundings are line, but
if takes iEitiative to make things go.
The proposition of trading at home has been TOO often
construed for the help the merchant alone There is no
greater economic falacy The merchant gain the lrst
or primary benefit the result may show up fst IN ms own
cash register; by is the business man the
sole heir of local patronage We are all business people
1t is broad term and includes those who toll or add any
thing to the total Of human welfare -
The merchant the banker the manufacturer the farmer
the housewife the teacher the preacher the lawyer the
doctor the laborer the contracton short the putcnef
the baker the candestick maker all IN the same clas
when comes to making Winsow what it should be IN 1871
Set any one of these trades professions agong ana al
the rest are benefited all the way up or down the line
one the others he deals with pays wages TO
helped accordingly 1t savings more paK oe-
posts and more business ,
We are living in age of keen competition with the big
cities That the large city has its advantages and accommo-
6aons all will admit But it has it's disadvantages Ana
every city started village If life to survive IN It's 1u-
ness and richness and the suburban and rural sec
ons and the smaller cities and towns OF this country he
side of the question must be given first consldera-
ton With economic prosperity all would have to move out
This includes production first then marketing and dlstbu-
t0n. az
The business Wnslow citizen for 1921 IS to 90
business here it can done with and propfley
And we believe it Every dollar spent IN WnsoW makes
it that much easier the other fellow to spend his money
here and SO on like any other cumulative dividend
Investing Winsow is like getting compound interest,"
with the privilege still to cash in on the principal.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
ROADS FOR THE MASSES

According to reports Germany plans sx-year program
Of road building comprise about 5000 miles OF auto roads
TO attract tourists At $4,000 me this would cost $780,
OO0Oo0 good investment if Geanys laws were made to
invite the outsiders.
The United States spends about twice as much every
year highways Germany plans to spend IN SIX
The United States is building hundreds OF thousands OF
miles of highways to connect every CITY, town and hamlet
every in this nation can be reached by tel
ephone and if necessary we could move pfactcaiy every
person by automobile at the same time.
We are rapidly learning that proper road and proper
foundation base the primary requirements for GOOD
road Then the problem Of protecting the road base
with suitable wearing surface which Will save the road
from which makes mud and from Which blows away
the precious fine material
Oil and its byproduct asphalt have been utilized by
engineers surface highways at minimum OF expense
to meet varying traffic requirements From the thin coat OF
read oil to the heaviest asph concrete and sheet asphalt
to waterproof and cushion concrete road base the I'm
tied States building roads second to none in the world
1t would been impossible to build such roads as
now enjoy without the aid Of giant tractors and modern road
equipment which dirt and rock more rapidly than hous-
ands of men could have done few years ago.
Rome may have built few roads for the emperors we
build for the masses.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
RAARRRRC RARRC

Wealth in America is at work.
says Chauncey Depew. Probably he
has been teading the election re.
turns.
Today's prize for painting the li,y
goes to Moscow, where a trainine
school for clowns has just been es.
tablished.
The days best retort courteous:
a Kansas Teachers College student.
reading the headline, marie Sails
expressed the conviction that Marie
was already here.
One rule of success is "keep at It."
But it doesn't apply to the stock
market.
Be patient. Ether was discovered
in 1540 but didn't become popular
until the Arid Era.
Famous last lines: "I'll just lean
the gun on this fence while crawl
ove~" .-..-.----
DO YOU remember when the jolly
storekeeper used to glue {. dime to
the top of the showcase?
One man sues another because
the others bees attacked his goldfish,
Not the first case where a fish haa
been stung.
Aimee may be right and the devil
may be the biggest liar but we've
seen some formidable runriers.up,
Houdini left his books to the Com
gressional library. Perhaps the cont
gressnlen can find in them some way
to pass farm relief. "'
A well.turned ankle has turEed
many Il head
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service. Incl,
Love is like q lot of other things
-you don't want to take it too
much to heart.-Annapolis Log.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
NEW MEDIATION LAW AIDS
RAILWAY LABOR
(Tucson independently


Eastern railway conductors ana
trainmen have won in the first
test of the Parker federal
act.
Wages have been advanced 71a
per cent by a board Of arbitration.
The board was created following a
failure CT the Railroad Mediation
Board to adjust differences. The
increase will approximate $15,-
100000 year. The workers ask
ed for 81 a day, which would
amount to about $3S,000,000 a
year.
Edgar E. Clark and William D.
Baldwin, representing the public,
voted with the two brotherhood
members, E. P. Curtis, general sec
retary, Order of Railway Conduc-
tors and Daniel L. Cease, editor of
the Railway Trainmen, official
magazine of the Order of Railroad
Trainmen. Dissenting votes We're
cast by the two railroad represen-
tatiyes.
Mr.. Clark is former president of
the Order Of Railway Conductors
and former member of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. Mr.
Baldwin is connected with the Otis
Elevator Company. These two
were appointed by the Railroad
Mediation Board when the rail
road managers and employees fail
ed to agree on neutral members.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31

will go to court, he must employ
an attorney to help him make a
last stand for his rights-if he has
any. And that "if'' should be cap
italiZed.
OF course, Arizona will always
feel that it has tried to negotiate
with it's sister states, California
and Nevada. Arizona will feel, too,
that California has been unreason-
able in her demands, just as Cal
ifornia undoubtedly thinks Arizona
has been unreasonable. But the
fact remains, that in not reaching
an agreement, the chances that
Arizona's plans and hopes would
be overridden, have grown with
the passage Of each year OF inactl-
witty and delay. The time has come
now, or is nearing, when Rerub-
lican administration, urged on by
the Republican congressman from
neighboring states, is determined
to put the Swing-Johnson lllthfu
congress.
Congressman Carl Hayden, who
delayed the bill once this year, and
Senator Ashurst are in Washing
ton virtually with their backs to
the wall. From the President
down, the Swing johnson bill has
been met with favorable recep-
.tion.
The administration has ocmc to
the point where it believes that if
the river basin states cannot agree
among themselves, then the senate
and house will agree for them.
Should the bill pass, there still
remains the long drawn-out pro-
cess to determine whether the bill
lis legal and whether Arizona's
rights are being taken away from
her. In the meantime, Arizona
should bend every effort to reach
an agreement with ner neighbors;
and those carrying on negotiations
in Los Angeles may rest assured
that Arizona is with them in re-
pulsing California's excessive de-
mandS.
There remains, however, an Of
ficial answer to the question
What are Arizona's rights -
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31

Classical music is that which
threatens to be in tune but always
disappoints you.---Witt.
what was that joke about that
the prof told in class?"
Il don't know. He didn't say
Colgate Banter.
Barber Shall l cut your hair
close?
Co-ed No-stand off as far as
possible.-Okla. Whirlwiad. :.
A. novel opener for cans Of Ii
guilds is equipped with spout to
pour out their contents.
Salesman Cat display SALON. And
do you like this model?
RID. Buyer: Yes. What's her
name? Pitt Panther.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
With Other
Editors
ARE ARIzONA's RIGHTS.
(Arizona Daily Starr

While Imperial Valley towns are
rejoicing over the news that the
house irrigation committee has
reported the Swing Johnson bill
authorizing construction of flood
control, irrigation and power dam
at Boulder canyon, on the Colora-
-de--fiver, Arizona is wondering if
her hand is to be forced for a final
showdown. In other words, is the
Colorado river lost already, SO far
as Arizona's plans are concerned?
There is no need reviewing the
history of discussion over the mud
dy waters of the river, a discus
sion that has been almest as mud
dy as the water itself.
Arizona refused to ratify the
seven-state compact on the grounds
that it was unfair to her in the
division of lower basin water.
Many opinions have been written
as to Arizona's ultimate rights,
among them that of John Mason
Ross and James S. Casey, Bisbee
attorney who wrote in letter to
The Star last April that ''it must
be frankly admitted that the Colo
RADIO river, so far as it's develop
ment is concerned, has been with
drawn by the nation from the SOW
ereignty of the state of Arizona
and must be. regarded as a nation
al asset
The opinion also said:
THE whole question is this: If
the state of Arizona has certain
rights, those rights should be safe
guarded. They cannot be safe
guarded until they are ascertain
ed. Ii adoption of the (Santa Fe)
pact as written involves relin-
quishment of those rights, and de-
lay does not work greater pre-
judice to the state rights, then we
ought to withhold adoption until
the river freezes at Yuma.
con the other hand, if the best
interests of the state are to be sub
served by the adoption of the pact,
and such adoption does not involve
REIMBURSEMENT of state rights,
and furthermore, if it is the only
way in which development of the
river may be brought about, then
we ought to adopt the pact forth
with.
"As for the right of taxation, it
is not to be controlled by the COM
pact, but rather by the attributes
OF dual sovereignty fixed in the
constitution of the United States
and the constitution of Arizona.
| Whatever right of taxation the
state has, cannot be changed by
the adoption or rejection OF the
pact.
THAI this statement may not be
popular one within the state OF
Arizona must be admitted by any
+ fair minded person to be entirely
beside the question. When an in
dividual finds himself involved in
a legal controversy and consults d
lawyer, he expects and is entitled
to straightforward statement eot
4 what his rights are. Arizona is
entitled to the same kind of legal
advice"
Arizona has been in the position
of man who needed an attorney
but who preferred to argue his
case for himself. Now that ahe
chances are large that the cast
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
WSHINGTONM
T,FTTFpZR
IS + ~~aZN %
BY RODNEY DUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

WTASHINGTON- Senator Royai
w S. Copeland of New Yotl:
wears. q pink carnation III
/ the lapel of his coat every day q
1.-THE year.
Copeland's pink is traditional
and all sorts OF theories have bieeI.
advanced to explain how it became
a fixture.
One woman, who didn't hnow:
Copeland was n physician, told.
him she thought It was ever Sc ro-
mantle that, after winning his
first law case With such u flower
in his button hole, he had WON
one ever since as q matter ri
superstition.
/. Your correspondent, however, is.
able to state the truth. The hrs.l
gift he ever presented to thei
young woman who later Dona:soi
Mrs. Copeland was a large bunch
of red carnations. Since their:
marriage Mrs. Copeland has. given
her husband a red carnation cv7r@i
day. So sentiment plays Z i2-ge
rart III the story of the famous.
Copeland carration, even though
superstition does not.
TIME late Chief Justice White,
4 similarly, wore white csraa-
tions, placed in his button hola
by Mrs. White.
CENATOR ROBERT NJ. LAFOL-
- LETTE, Jr., who is just back
in the Senate following his re-
covery from serious Illness. found
large pile OF mail aSaiting him.
Hiss ofsecretaries have been doing:
everything possible to reduce this
pile. but many Of the letters which.
have come since the present ses-
sion began will require his per-.
sonal attention.
The fame of the father or.
young Bob" whose term the son;
was elected to finish. is reeDo1a;ple:
for many of the letters, which
sometimes come at the ratc OF 200.
or 800 day. The correspondents:
realize that the elder LaFollet.el
has passed on, but most OF them
seem to feel that they are writing.
20. the same man insofar as his
principles and interests are coa-.
cerned,
IF Senator-elect Frank l.. Smiths
1 of Illinois is barred from the
Senate, one of tire saddast
will be former Mayor Big B;il'.
Thompson of Chicago.
big Bill" and his big hat we're
here recently in connection with
the Illinois river project. It was
he who nominated Smith and he
sadmits it.
Didn't Smith pull I. borer in
taking that S125,G00 from Sam
insult? well. the peorl4 elected
him, didn't they?" answers Big
Bill"