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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
GETS NEW MEMBERS
Oak Camp, Modern Woodmen, Con-
duct Membership Campaign.

duct Membership Campaign.
Seven new members we're received
by Oak Camp No. 90O6, Modern
Woodmen of America, as a part OF
the Osborne memorial drive quota
at its last meeting.
Three applications for member
ship were accepted.
George M Epperson, recently
elected camp deputy, is leading the
campaign.
The camp meets every Monday at
n. M, Twenty Ninth and Clifton
SITS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
TO IMPROVE BUILDING
Remodeling of Washington Qnd.)
Structure to Cost $4,000.

Structure to Cost $4,000.
More than $4,000 will be spent by
Washington, Ind, knights of Cor
lumbus to completely remodel the
interior of the Office building owned
by that organization.
The improvements will add much
to the comfort and convenience of
the building. Work is to start as
soon as material can be obtained,
and should be completed early in
November.
Changes include construction of a
steel stairway, building large double
door entrance, resurfacing the lobby
floor with tile, and charging rooms
On the second floor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
Insurance Union to Meet

A meeting Of American Insurance
Union will be held tonight in the
Moose Hall, 1876 N. Delaware st. Re
freshments will be served.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
Indy IS MADE EAGLE
indianapolis Aerie Gives Life Card
to Aviator,

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh Is
life member IF the Fraternal
Order of Eagles.
A life membership card was given
to the fiier in indianapolis, Tues
day.
Indianapolis Aerie No. 211 men,
bers were donors of the card.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
COUNCIL TO HOLD PICNIC
Pocahontas Members Ito Celebrate
at Christian Park.

at Christian Park.
Members Of Itasca Council, No
337, PocahontaS, will hold picnic
at Christian Park, Sunday.
Contests, games and various forms
of amusements are being arranged
for the outing. Mrs. Matte James
1901 English Ave, is in charge Of
the program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
Patriotic Order to Meet

Camp No. 2, Patriotic Order OF
America, will meet Friday night at
the hail. 1871 S. Delaware st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12

Desirable tenants secured thru
Times want ads.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
COPS LOVE AFFAIR AIRED BEFORE TRIAL BOARD
TRAFFIC COURT
AID PLANNED

The District Commissioners, hav-
ing sent to Congress a bill to con.
solidate the police and municipal
courts. today began to study the
proposed plan to organize a traffic
court bureau for handling minor
traffic violations.
The two projects were incorpo-
rated in a report to the Commits.
sioners by citizens committee ap.
pointed by them to study the ad.
visibility Of establishing the mag
istrate court system" in which the
Police Court judges would hold
sessions at the various precincts.
and suggested the court combfna.
ton and the violations bureau as
an alternative plan for relieving
congestion at Police Court.
The Commissioners, together with
the committee. are unanimously in
favor OF the court merger and will
try to get legislation authorizing il
through this session of Congress.
The Commissioners have not yet
had time to study the other sug.
gestion very thoroughly. I: is a
plan. now in operation in several
other cities. whereby the violator
of minor traffic regulations avoids
going to court by paying a certain
fixed fine.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
FINGER REPRINTS
CONVICT MAN !.

The conviction of Philip Davis,
by a jury in Criminal Court No. l
today, for HOUSEKEEPING. was
brought about principally through
the testimony OF three finger-print
experts. Detective Fred Sandberg,
OF the Police Department; Alex j..
Renee, of the Department Of JUS
tice and James H. Taylor. Of the
War Department.
Davis was charged with break
ing into the radio shop Of Little s
Co.. S34 Fourteenth st. N. w. A
thumb print was found on the cash
register. by Sandberg and it was on
this piece of testimony that Davis
was convicted The accused intro
duced testimony to show that he
was treated by a dentist in Jack
sonville, Fla, December 8, but the
Government, represented by AS.
sistant District Attorney Wms H.
Collins, showed that he could have
taken several trains from Florida
to return to Washington in time
to commit the offense Of which he
was convicted.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
SENATOR'S HANDS OFF
UTILITIES NOMINATION
To USE
INFLUENCE ON
COOLIDGE !.

Renewed pressure upon Senators
to lend their influence in the selec-
ton Of q new peoples counsel for
the Public Utilities Commission
was in evidence today.
Following the withdrawal of
Blaine Mallan's name, various SEN
ators have been approached with
the proposition that they indorse
certain candidates.
Virtually all OF these Senators.
however, have declined to approach
Coolidge on the subject, leaving
him to work out the problem with
the counsellors whom he usually
consults with in referece to Dis
trict matters.
The group Of local citizens headed
by Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss.
who are fighting for greater recog-
milton Of local interests in the MAX
ing of District appointments, are
becoming active and have already
solicited aid from Senator Capper
and other members of the Senate
District Committee. They have not
made any representations to the
White House yet, 1t is Understood.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
W.G.T.U. DENIES
DEB STORY

Responsibility for the statement
that four Washington debutantes,
pages at the w. C. T. U. conference
at the Mayflower Hotel, had taken
pledge to abstain from liquor and
tobacco. at which the girls took Of
tense and walked out" is flying
about looking for shoulders to light
upon.
Miss Ella A. Boole, w. C. T. U.
president, disclaimed any knowledge
whatever Of the affair, stating the
organization was very grateful to
the ladies for their services and
expressed hope that they would
not harbor the impression that the
w. c. T. U. was in any way trying
to exploit them.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens, in charge of
the pages, likewise said she knew
nothing Of the incident and did not
make the statement that caused
the differences.
The quartet of debs. the Misses
Sallie Hewe Phillips, Olive Shirley,
Harriet Whitford and Helen Gatey,
were among seven serving as pages.
They stated that although they
neither smoked nor drank, as a
matter Of personal choice, they
thought the incident was given too
much publicity.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
HAS AFFINITY,
WIFE CLAIMS

Two pretty girls, one a wife and
the other an alleged sweetheart.
were fighting today before the
Police Trial Board over the atten.
tions of Motorcycle Policeman Jesse
A. Barnhart.
He is on trial for unbecoming
conduct, the chief specification in
the charge being his alleged con-
duct with Mrs. Jane America, of
1411 F st. N. E.
Mrs. Charlotte A. Barnhart, the
attractive young wife, scored today
when she presented a letter alleged
to have been written by her hus.
band to sutton Of Mrs. Americas.
The letter is addressed to Ralph
A. Dunn, Of New York city, and
says:
letter of the ga. which my fiancee
has handed to me I am writing
to say that you had better confine
your attentions where they are
wanted.
Trusting that you will under.
stand my attitude in this matter,
am,
Respectfully Yours,
(Signed) Jesse A. Barnhart.'
This letter, it was testified, was
found by Mrs.. Barnhart before it
had been mailed.
1t was turned over to Lieut.. Will
liam p. Stott, of the Third Precinct.
who testified Barnhart admitted
writing it.
He also testified that Barnhart
called himself fool for getting
into this mess"
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
Bill.
HEARING On

Passage Of a pending amendment
to the District code covering the
handling of fiduciary accounts to
afford greater protection to the
public, was requested by District
bankers and lawyers at a hearing
today before the judiciary subcom.
mittee Of the House District Com
mittee.
Among the witnesses were Joseph
Burkhart, newly elected president
Of the District Bar Association;
Paul 2. Lesh, of the American Bar
Association. and Walter c. Clephane,
a member of the conference Of
commissioners for uniform State
laws. which drafted the pending
legislation.
The bill has been Endorsed by both
bar associations, the American
Bankers Association and the Dis.
trict Bankers Association. The hear.
ing will be. resumed at 1880 a. m.
Saturday.
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POLICE ORGANIZED TO
SMASH CRIME WAVE
ACTION
IN 4 FEW DAYS
PROMISED

Drastic action is being taken by
the Police Department to smash tho
crime wave which has Washington
in its grip. Major Edwin B. Hesse,
superintendent of police, revealed
today.
1.-THE police are not laying down
II have taken some very drastic
action to break, up this business.
While Hesse would not even inti'
mate what measures he has taken,
it is known that the police depart
ment is more highly organized at
the present time for a cleanup
than ever before in its history.
Commissioner Proctor L. Dough.
erty today also expressed conf
dence that the police department
will bring the crime wave to an
end.
81 would not be surprised if
something breaks within a day or
two," he declared.
Police are convinced that the
burglary Of Erlebacher's, 1910 F
st. N. w., Rizik Bros, 1918 f St.
N. W., and numerous Connecticut
Avenue shops carrying expensive
furs and ladies' wearing apparel, to.
geth.er with the robbery of the
apartment of Guy, w. s. Castle,
1909 Nineteenth st. N. W., is the
work of an organized gang OF
thieves.
Work Of Organized Gang
The Erlebacher store robbery and
the footing Of the Castle apartment,
entailing a loss Of $500 worth of
furs and dresses in one case and
jewelry valued at $685. in the other.
is the climax of a weeks record that
exceeds any other burglary wave
ever recorded here. s
Despite the seriousness of the
situation. police today had failed to
make single arrest or to admit that
they have any clues that might lead
to a solution Of the problem or to
dissolution of the gang.
The jewelry stolen in the Castle
robbery belonged to Mrs. Castle. her
sister, Mrs. Mae B. Tenant. and
her niece, Miss Annie Tenant.
The latter live in ,Oatlings. Va. and
were spending the week with Mrs.
Castle.
Yesterday they went shopping,
leaving their jewelry in the apart
ment. When they returned. they
found that the entire apartment
had been looted. Suit cases and
jewel boxes had been thrown about
the floor and the place in general
disorder.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
House Will Probe d. C.
Condemnation Methods

Further investigation of methods
of condemning public land in the
District will be undertaken by the
Gibson subcommittee of the House
District Committee at 7:30 p. m. to-
morrow.
The committee is expected to in.
quire into, the methods of selecting
condemnation juries and members
of the jury commission probably
win be heard.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
Steeplejack Gets Jail
Term For Neglect
Of His Wife

A year in prison for neglect
ing his wife for another woman
was the sentence imposed on
Charles E. Barber, steeplejack,
1907 Thirty-third st. N. W., in
Police Court today.
Barber, about so years old,
claimed he was trying to pay
back debt of $40 to Maude
Potter incurred in 1892. The
means he took was lending the
woman his name and paying her
room rent. She was unhappy
living with her family, he ex-
planned.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
Many q married man Uon't
bug a sUGsking machine be-
cause he thinks he married
one. XATYDID.
THIS is SUCCESS

This IL success when q man can say
No word Of his extingulshed the ray
OF life and light in a loved ones
eyes:
Nor deed he did brought panied
surprise
Into some heart where gladness lay.
He may not know the praise like they
and glay.
He shall not know their tears and
signs.
This 10 success.
The Gentle One shall rule some day.
His deeds shall make the people sway.
His lips tell them the things to prize,
To love and honor. keep, despise.
And man at last may learn to say:
"Thig 10 success"
kelvin OGILVIE.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
PATRIOTIC OBSERVANCE

Representative Theodore z. Bur-
ton of Ohio will be the orator at Q
celebration Of George Washington's
birthday anniversary. February %,
in Polls Theater un,ier the auspices
of the District of Columbia Fedora
ton for Patriotic Observance. Dis.
trict Commissioner Proctor L.
Dougherty will preside.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
$4,000 Damages Asked
For Street Car MiShap

Fannie F. Haley, 1912 Eighth
St. N. W., today filed suit in the
District Supreme Court against the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company for $1,000 damages for
alleged personal injuries.
Represented by Attorney Fred B.
Rhodes, complainant says that
while a passenger on one of the
cars November q last, the trolley
started and threw her down, in
juring her seriously. ,s ,
The manufacture Of pharma-
ceutical products is a growing in
dustry in Switzerland.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
MARY ROBERTS
RINEHART

THE AUTHOR of so
many successful stories of
love, adventure and mys-
terry, has apparently settled
here ''for keeps" with her
family. Evidently Wash
ington furnishes inspira-
ton, directly or indirectly,
for women writer's.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
MATHILDE EIKER

MRS. MASON
DAUGHTERS" a literary
sensation of recent times,
was the work of this Bust
ness High School teacher.
She has two new books,
scheduled for early publica-
tion.. And last, but by no
means least, is that famous
Washingtonian-
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90
OUTA LUCK; IN LUCK

Said I to myself, 81 am busted"
And have not q cent to my name,
90 how am ] gonna show q good time
To q real gOOd-lOOldng dame?
tried to scrape up some money,
From q couple of my chums,
But they said that they had nothing,
As they. too, were buns.
I took a taxi to her home,
And as J stepped out the cab,
There lay a roll of money,
That I did not hesitate to grab.
But she musta heard I was broke,
Because she went out with another
shIek,
And he happened to be the one who
lost
His salary for q week.
30 then ] laughed aloud next day
Because this guys name was Skinner,
AMI he was in the hOOsegOw,
For not having dough to pay for
the dinner. HOFFMAN.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
DINNER GROUP no MEET

DIR. Frank e. Gibson will meet
with the mid-Winter dinner kcomIpit.
tee of the Washington Board Of
Trade tomorrow. Final arrange.
ments for the event, February 8, at
he New Willard, are to be made.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
PERSONAL

I JUDGE FROM OLD SOCKS
poem that he is too wise to
marry again. Well. If he wants to
remain single TIL not bother to
ask his address from you.
AUNT DEDA.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27

1t nogO looks as If daddy"
Broa0ning's penchGnt for pub
licity aUiu be more than salts
fled. The. kind of publicity
he is getting is certainly not
lOkGt many men aOoMId 10ant.
G. H. d.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27

RECENTLY MARRIED,
Nancy Hoyt, author of
Roundabout" is contribut-
ing to magazines. The
pretty Washington society
girl is well on the way to
literary fame, critics say.
In the meantime, she is re-
ported to be working on a
new novel.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
MARY BADGER WILSON

MARY BADGER WILSON
ALSO a Western High
S chool graduate, Mary
Badger Wilson has made
her mark in American
literature with a new novel
of the Capital, 1.-THE Paint
ed City," She recently con-
tributed a story on this
city to a leading periodical.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27


SECRETARIES OF SENATORS claimed u Senate
gallery available
clerks Left they Misses Gretchen Smith Aene Loand Ida Mae
Golden
Viola Creau Mae Fmoti Nan Chase and Olive Hurlay
The Washington times., 1927-01-27

A WESTERN HIGH
School and George Wash
ington University gradu-
ate, Leila Warren is MAX
ing good in literature with
new fiction. Her short
story, ''The Wrong Twin"
appeared in the current
Hearst's International Cos
mopolitan Magazine.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
Oe r~e SH,Ns'S OLAF TeoJt
ttAS A CVRE 6ok eVeEfTNUN6
EVEN THE GoUI
WOULDN'T IT BE AWFUL?

Synthetic rubber may be failure,
which may occasion some chagrin,
But what would the thirsty guys
Do without the standby synthetic
gin? JUMBO JAKE.
The Washington times., 1927-01-27
OUR HALL OF NAMES


houses get 'em-The Lively Fur
niture Company, McMinnville,
Tenn.
Wonder if that's Min Gump's
home town?
Our kid cousin, who is al
ways getting off cracks, said
the other day he thought Py-
orrhea came from eating pie
well, that might not be such a
dumb idea after all!
Dewitt T. Rushby, of Fallon,
New, must rush right on.
GENE BLOSSOM.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-03-05

in like manner does the structure at
35th and State streets, tell the story
of the accomplishments of Jesse
Binga in the heart Of the black belt Of
this city, where he has opened the door
Of opportunity to black boys and girls
not as janitors, porters and scrub
women, but in keeping with their talent
and ability and when they look at the
marble doors OF this building they see
the door of hope that is opened to them
enabling them to make a living for
themselves and out Of this living to
learn lessons of thrift and saving. Here
in this bank may be secured assistance
for family, home, church and business.
With these remarks the speaker intro
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-03-05

could give of thrift is to consume less
than you produce and spend less than
you make. Out OF every dollar which
we make we should save few cents
each week Get a saving bank from
the Binga State Bank and let your wife
put aside ten cents per day if no more
or if you could save $40 per year in
ten years time this would amount to
$4,000. Put your money in the bank
and let it grow while you are making it.
The Berean Baptist choir then sang
Fear Not, o Israel" which was a
gem Of musical production and very
greatly enjoyed by the vast audience.
Mr.. Oscar De Priest was then pre-
sented as the astute politician who has
been successful in delivering a large
vote of our group to the successful
candidate in the recent primary cleo
ton. Mr.. De Priest said he did not
come out TO the meeting to hear him
self talk, but to hear the other speakers
but in as much as he had been called
upon he was glad to lend his presence
to the occasion and was equally glad
to see Banker Overton present as
there were only two banks of our
group in the city and much could be
gained if they would work together.
He said also that racial development
was near and dear to the heart of
every Negro and he prayed for the time
to come when we could educate our
people in thrift as easily a. we could
educate them along political lines and
when that time comes our problem j.
solved. He stressed the point that
the Binga State Bank wished to serve
the people Of the community in the
way they most desired to be served
and asked that those of the audience
who had been handed cards by the
ushers would sign those cards indicat-
ing what class of service would be
most suitable and hand them back to
the ushers 50 that the Bank would be
able to take up the matter in an intel
ligent manner.
The audience then sang the National
Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and
Sing" after which Col. John r. Mar
shall introduced each director Of the
bank who rose and acknowledged the
introduction with slight bow and Mr..
Binga presented Senator Ade1bert III.
Roberts, who in his inimicaI way, in
troduced DR.. w. Z. 3. Dubois, saying
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-03-05

we must not be content with mere ade-
quate learning but we must have teach
ing of thrift, we must educate our
people in thrift and to that end, al
though l know you are all anxious to
hear the speaker Of the afternoon at
this point l will introduce to you DR..
R. A. Williams, who will speak FIVE
minutes on the subject of Thrift"
DR.. Williams said he was sure the
audience was as anxious as he to hear
the speaker and he would not take all
of the FIVE minutes allotted to him to
speak but he would take time to see
that he believed the people of our
group had begun to see the necessity
Of saving and the best definition he
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-03-05

duced to the audience the man who is
Of real service to his community and
to his race, Mr.. Jesse Binga. This in
PRODUCTION was greeted with loud and
long applause.
Mr.. Binga modestly thanked Attor-
ney Marshall for his Introductory
speech, saying in part: Attorney Mar
shall has put wings on me, making me
feel like an angel; some one else will
come along and put horns on me and
then some one will have to- come along
and try to kick them off We all feel
very proud OF this gathering in Chi
cago and despite the handicap Of our
group throughout this country, we are
learning lessons in economic life, and
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-03-05
BY ELVIE L. STEWART

in the rear of the Office, and suffered
many hardships in an endeavor to push
himself forward. Despite this fact he
succeeded by sheer determination Of
purpose and in few years he had ad-
vanced to noticeable position in the
real estate and insurance world and
like King Midas Of old, soon every
thing he touched began to turn to gold.
He made steady advances. to obtain
the agencies of rentable property in
the district occupied by our group, for
example, he secured the lease hold of
the Bates Building south Of 36th street
on State street.
Old Mr.. Bates was one Of the pio-
neers Of Chicago. This was big ad-
junct toward proving his business quail
ifcation. AS time advanced he drove
an opening wedge that our group
might have an opportunity to have bet
ter living quarters. His great hobby
was to secure business sites. An ex-
ample of this keen insight is given by
his lease Of block Of buildings from
47th to 48th street on State street and
later on his purchase of this same prop
erty which has now been changed from
stove heat to modern steam heated
apartments. These are only few OF
the investments which prove the fore
sight of the man who stands alone of
our group in the real estate market
today.
Afterward at 36th place and State
street this same poor youth opened a
private bank which became a convent
ent avenue for the business men in that
locality. The story Of this man Of serv-
ice would not be complete unless there
IS injected at this point the facts that
when the law was changed so that all
private banks must become state
banks, the private bank above referred
to qualified as the Binga State Bank,
with capital of 100000 and sur
plus Of $4,000. It steadily grew in
the financial market and now at 35th
and State streets the capitalization and
surplus is S245,OOO The bank is a
member Of the clearing house and IS Of
equal standing with any other bank in
Chicago. mainly by the efforts Of Mr.
Binga. The best measure Of the worth
and character Of any man is his serv-
ice to the community and to his people
and Just as the buildings at Tuskegee
tell the story Of Booker T. Washington,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-03-05

He Traced the Present Day Financial
System Back to the Earliest or the Most
Remote Ages and Declared "That at the
Present Time There Are Seventy-nine
Banks and Banking Institutions in the
United States Successfully Conducted by
CoIored Men and Women; That the
Proudest Hour in the Life of a Colored
Boy Should Be When He Can Stand on
the Corner of the Street and Boast About
the Amount of Money He Has in Some
Progressive CoIored Bank"