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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-21
JOHN BILLINGsLEY

John Alver Billingsley was born
i'll Covington, Ohio, November 10,
1853. John Alver was one of five
children, the only boy in the fam
lily. As boy he had an ambition
TO get am education and worked
on the farm TO earn sufficient
money to put himself through col
lege
He attended Cumberland and
Yale Universities; receiving his
Theological training in Union
Theological Seminary
He held pastorates in New York,
St. Louis and Brooklyn. His fiIst
pastorate was in the Dutch Re
formed Church, New York City.
Here, in 1888, he met his wife, then
Miss Lucy Ann Smith. AT later
period he was called to st. Louis.
From there he went to Bethany
Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn N.
Y, During the 20 years of which he
was pastor he saw the church groH
from a small mission TO a large
city church.
During the latter years Of his
work in Brooklyn, he felt the need
of more room for Church and san
day School purposes, and urged
his congregation to select site
for new church huilding. which
they did. While he did not see this
work completed, Ike David, he
prepared abundantly for it, and
today that church has a member
ship of 677 COMMITMENTS.
From 1912 TO 1919. he labored
in Butte, Montana, his work dur-
ing these years took hun over the
greater part of The state He cane
TO Vashon Island in 1920, where
he made his home ever since. His
wife preceded him 16 years ago.
iie passed to his rest on sunday
morning, December 10th at )
o'clock.
His son, Paul Billineslcy and
one sister, Mrs. John Mcdowell
survive him.
Interment will be made in
Fishkill Cemetery, Fishkill. New
York.
Funeral services were held from
the Presbyterian Church Monday
afternoon, Rev. Armstrong, assist
ed by Rev Ward, conducting,
Members of the Presbyterian choir
rendered several hymns.
Many lovely floral offerings
gave mute testimony OF the love
and appreciation of DIR. Billires.
ley's large circle Of friends
The entire community. of which
he was such vital part, extend
to DIR. Billingsley's family their
heartfelt sympathv.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-21
$500 PER YEAR
CHANGE LEAVING TIME
OF PORTAGE R. F. D.

Beginning January >, the rural
mail carrier at Portage, Wash,
will leave TO serve the route at
$50 a. m. instead of 1915 and all
patrons of the route are requested
TO beal this in mind so there nay
be no disappointments in cllecting
mail
NJ. S. Van Olinda, Postmistress
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-21
CARD OF THANKS

Mr. and Mrs. F " BENTLEY wish
to thank those who so kindly gave
sil Wednesday morning. in saving
much from the fire that consumed
their barn.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-21
We ARE SORRY

Due to lack of space several fea-
lures, among them the Royal Arch
and Eastern Star installations, will
appear in the next issue of the
News-Record.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-21
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Friday evening, Dec. 2s, at 8
o'clock, the members of the Lutb-
eran church and Cove Mission
viii give their Christmas program
at the Cove Mission.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-21

Sunday Evening" December %, 1928 at 80 p. M
PROGRAMME
Professional, Hymn No 107 Congregation snging)
Carol" Good King Wencesas' - Choir
AnthemThe Birthday of King Mr. T. Sefelsen and Choir
Hymn No 121 Congregation snging
Carol-''We Three Kings of Orient Are
Solo-Seleeed Mrs NJ l. Tiomsland
Hymn No 113 Congregation singing)
CHRISTMAS PART OF CANTATA REDEMPTION' by NJ HINE
No Waterman, Watchman, Tell Us of the Night
Ladies and Mems Chorus
Nod ''Unto Us Child is Mr. Tiomsand and Chorus
No Arise, Shine . Miss G. Jacobs Mrs Huston Chorus
No 1t Came Upon the Midnight Cleai
Miss p Phipps and Mr.. L. Staten
No ''There Were Shepherds
Mrs Tjomsand, Miss Jacobs Chorus
Carol-'Slen Night Holy Night
Recessiona Hymn, No. Ill Congregation singng
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-21
Methodist Episcopal Church
SACRED CONCERT

Sunday Evening, December %, 1928, at 80 p m
PROGRAMME
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Congressional Medal
Urged for 4Licky"

WASHINGTON, d. C. - Award
of the Congressional medal of honor
to Lionel Licorish, hero of the steam
ship Nestris, was proposed by Rep
resentative Wellor, Democrat, of
New York this week.
War department officials claim
that congress has the right TO give
such a medal of honor but it would
have to be medal struck off es-
pecially for him and not the military
medal which can be given only to
persons in military service, who in
actual conflict with the enemy dis.
tinguish themselves with risk of life
and beyond the call of duty.
War department officials declare
that under strict letter of the law
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, trans
Atlantic flyer, was not entitled to
receive the medal which was given
him. A special medal, they say,
should have been struck off for
him. ~ ..- ts
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
RACE LEADERS
PLAN FIGHT ON
jim CROW LAWS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 70.
The press of Tennessee and Ara
kansas has been much concerned
since election with the future po-
litical status of the Negro, due to
the break in the Solid South. The
word has passed that race leaders of
the North are prepared to make a
fight in Congress for relief from
the "Jim Grow" laws of the South
and that they are going to call upon
the Republicans, whose cause they
aided in the recent election, to help
them win their point. "
Virginia First
II is understood that John r.
Hawkins, who seconded the nomi-
nation of Herbert Hoover at Kan
sas City, is to lead the fight and
that the first assault will be on the
Jim Grow" law of Virginia, this
state being selected because it joins
the District of Columbia, where no
such law exists. Virginia will be
only the first step, il is understood,
and other states of the South may
expect to be asked to defend their
right to enforce an act that deals
with racial discrimination.
-.a Previous Efforts
Previous efforts to break the
"Jim Grow" law have been defeated
by the votes of congressman from
the Solid South and Tammany Hall,
but in the light of the events of the
past few weeks the old cohesion is
gone and the situation has reached
the paniclIy stage in some quarters.
For instance, editorial expression
from Chattanooga is that there is
considerable doubt that Senator
Glass and Senator Swanson of Vir-
ginia and Senator Sheppard of
Texas, whose states refused to listen
to them in the fight for the election
of Governor Smith, will be keen to
combat the rumored plans o f the
Republicans when Sc onslaught on
tA2 Soaaa begins IN congress. 'fntse
men were in sense repudiated by
tn voters of their states and it is
possible that they will be more or
less quiescent.
Newspapers of the region that sup
ported the Democratic cause val
iantly wax sarcastic in their com
ment on the situation and although
they express chagrin that things are
as they are. yet they insist that
Democratic boilers are merely being
"given taste of the menu which
has been prepared for them by the
Negro leaders of the North" This
intimation is that they deserve all
they receive.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
(Enterprise News Bureau)

. NEW YOlsK1-f the gigolos of
Harlem are stage-struck, the blame
falls at the managerial feet of Lew
Leslie, whose current revue, "Black-
birds of 1925" is one of the hits in
town in the Eltingc Theatre. It was
this same Lew Leslie who first in
vaded Broadway with an Ethiopian
troupe of minstrels in 1921 by pre-
senting them In an extravaganza
known as "The Plantation Revue.''
The fad proved so uncommonly sue
cessful that Broadway hasinever been
without its Negro fol-de-rols ever
since. -
Before the histrionic invasion sew
en- years ago, colored shows were in
frequent visitors to the Times Square
sector. Outstanding, Of course, were
Williams and Walker in their musi-
cal connections, but from the time
Walker retired from the stage, in
1000, until 1921, no colored group of
artists, with one or two exceptions,
reared its head across the Broadway
stages. Leslie, therefore, precipitat-
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
(Enterprise News Buroaul }


ATLANTA, Ga.---(By DIR. H. r.
Butler) ).---Do you know there is a
general opinion among many eolored
Americans that most of the white
Americans in the South are their enc
mics? j admit that some times some
things occur that would seemingly
verify the opinion; for, example the
mismanagement of the public and
state school funds SO far as the col
ored citizens is concerned; the in
stituting and continuing in operation
the white primary, especially invent
ed to prevent .colored tax paying
Americans from participating In city,
county and state primary elections.
Looking upon 1t from that angle
l must confess it does seem that the
colorcd American is compassed about
with q host of enemies. Brtdaking o
broader view of conditions one will
find that there are millions Of white
Americans here in the South who
have hearts full Of sympathy for the
colored American. Neither Is this
sympathy and helpfulneas given Just
because the colored American Is q
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
THOUGHT DEAD,
WAKES MMORCUE
ON COLD TABLE

CONCORD. N c.. Dec. l2. -
When Coley Belk awoke fro uneon-
seriousness and found himself on an
updertaker's table in II. p. Wilkin-
sons funeral home shortly after
midnight Tuesday morning, he did q
perfectly natural thing = yelled
loudly.
Attaches had given him up for as
good as gone when, a few minutes
before he had been brought in limp
and covered with blood, but there
was nothing spectral in his appear
ance when he started his vocal pro-
testations.
Belk was victim of his own de-
sire for thrills. Not long ago he
saw some auto races and, inspired.
he Immediately rot hold of an old
model that still had some life, When
he finished his rebuilding" there
were four more or less unreliable
wheels, radiator, a chuging motor,
steering wheel and a gasoline tank
that he used rs a seat. It was, in
other words, stripped "skeeter."
Belk got along all right until he
tried for new records under the light
of the moon. Fg "a
Settling down to get the maximum
of speed, Coley stepped" on it for
all he"was worth. He became so In
terested in his own progress that he
failed to notice the lights of an ap.
preaching car. He was on the wrong
side of the road and when he sud-
denly looked up the. car was almost.
upon him. Both drivers switched
to the other side of the road at the
same time and the big auto literally
crumbled the cut-down job beneath
it, Coley included. ta
When the occupants of the big
car got out to see what they'd hit,
they found only four wheels and
Belk's body, apparently lifeless, in
the wake of the wreck. They picked
up the latter and carried it to the
establishment.
After his awakening, Belk was
Gained down until he could be prop
erly stitched back together.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Borah Is Mentioned
For Supreme Court

CHICAG0.-(A. N. P.)-Presi-
dent-eleet Hoover's desire to award
Senator Borah of Idaho for his part
in the recent campaign will result
in Senator Borah getting a place
either in the cabinet or on the Su-
preme Court bench. Both Borah and
President Coolidge have been men,
toned for vacancies in the Supreme
Court as they occur.
Borah is regarded as one of the
most persistent and powerful enc
mics of political square deal for
Negroes. He has expressed his be-
lief, publicly, that the Negro was
enfranchised too soon and has given
aid TO southern statesmen who have
sought to. justify the south's viola
sion Of the Negroes citizenship
tights. *
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
PLAN Fight Jim CROW" LAWS
National Surrey OF Negro Business And Industrial Progress
Hope To Organize
Colored Labor

NEW YORK. - The American
Federation of Labor, through it's
president, William Green, has re.
piled to a telegram from the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People inquiring
what part, if any, with be given to
colored workers in the plans for in-
creasing union membership in this
country. President Green has as
sured the association that his feder-
alton is anxious that colored men
should be organized. He said:
Eve are very anxious to organ
ize men of all creeds and nation
alities, including colored people. BE
assured that we are deeply interest
ed in the economic welfare of Ne
groes and will gladly do all that is
within onr power to organize them
and to assist them" "
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
College Songs Help
Chimney Sweep Work

NEW ORLEANS, La.-(A. N.
P.)-The good old college spirit en-
ters into the chimney sweeping busi-
ness, according to Willie Hall, 81,
and Albert Hutchins, 46, who have
been cleaning New Orleans chimneys
for these many decades. isa
"Get over, get over slick. save
that chimney, save IL quick" So
chant Willie and Albert, Just rs
earnestly as if they were asking for
a touchdown. They wave their silk
"stoyepipe" hats as they chant IL,
and sway, with that "die for good
old Rutgers" motion. "Boy, we
knows how to clean rhimneys," as
serted Willie. "We're sure good,
and how" agreed Albert. Ali of
which was the cue for verse from
their college song, "The Chimney
Swcepers' Broom"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
NEGRO HOSPITAL
IS TO HAVE ALL
WHITE PERSONAL

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. ia.
N. PO-The proposed $1,000, 300
hospital for our people which has
been subject of controversy for
several years, came to an end Fri
day,and the results were vitally det-
rimental to the Negroes best inter-
ests.
The hospital, which il to be built
from bond issue funds an item which
our people readily approved with
their vote at city election, turned
out as a disappointment.
The board of aldermen and the
public welfare committee unani-
mously approved measure Friday
which would locate the proposed
hospital north of and adjoining the
main city hospital for whites. This
would repeal an ordinance passed
several years ago locating the new
Institution for our people in the vi
cinity of Poro college, where the
bulk of the Race reside. 4a
The repeal measure, It is UNDER
stood, is for the purpose of reduc-
ing the proposed S1,200,00 hospi-
tai to Jim Crow ward, adjacent to
the white institution, and the abol-
ishment of those members of our
group who ar ecapable of serving as
superintendent, physicians and
nurses. t
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Some Bright Spots In Georgia Where
The Races Dwell Together In Happiness

colored human being, but rather ii is
given because that class of white
Americans recognize in the colored
American loyal, patriotic, hard
working, patient, and helpful neigh
Dor. They have come to realize the
difference between loyal colored
American honoring his country and
flag and going about with a book un-
der his arm and a hoe on his should
or, and an imported American going
about with bomb under his arm
and red flag in his hand. Really
this is IA subject that our white Amer
leans, North, South, East and West
should take under advisement and
take some action upon, for verify,
verify say unto all, fifteen millions
of colored Americans scattered all
over this nation Of, ours are reading
and thinking.
One Of the bright spots I have
found in my travels over the state Is
Tate, Ga. It is the states greatest
marble producing city. Really the
city Is nest Of marble quarfies and
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
All the News
Tersely Told
California Promoters
Face Jail Sentences

Los ANGELES, Calf. Dec. -
(ANP)-Seyeral fake promoters,
both white and oolored, who have
been Fleeing or attempting to
fleece Negro citizens through va
rious and sundry investment
schemes, are to be exposed shortly
through the apparent failure of
some Of their latest schemes, lac-
cording to reports here.
Most of the gigantic skin games
have been manipulated through
town, beach, or country club prop
ositions, subdivisions real estate
deals: mining, oil. business corpora
tions schemes, held out with either
n "get-rich-quick' bait or prom
Use of homes or recreation centers.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Bureau Reports
Marked Increase
In Negro Education

b WASHINGTON, Dec. IA fea-
ture of the 1928 annual report of
the secretary Of the interior is the
recent showing made in Negro edu-
cation. A comprehensive study of
Negro colleges and universities, con-
Quoted by the Bureau of Eduea-
tion, shows marked progress and
an extraordinary demand among the
Negro people for college and uni
versity education"
OF the seventy-nine institutions
included in the survey seventy-seven
were doing college work as COM
pared with thiry-one ten years ago.
The enrolment OF Negro students
in those institutions totaled 1850.
as compared with 2,13s in 1917, q
gain of $50 per cent.
The report points out that for
every 10000 Negroes in the United
States fifteen are attending COL
lege, as against ninety for every
10 900 whites.
with five exceptions" the re-
port said, "the colleges included in
the study we're located in Southern
states, indicating a widespread SEN
timent in the South in favor of Me-
gro higher education.e
The bureaus study also shows
that the Negroes, themselves. have
not been remiss in providing higher
education. seventeen of their coli
leges being owned, administered
and financed entirely by members Of
their race.
The capital value of the invest
ments in these Negro schools was
fixed at $15,720,000. including
land. buildings and equipment. Tho
total productive endowment of Ne
gro colleges ten years ago was So
225,000 with an annual yield OF
$361,250. but last year the sums
were S20,715,000 and S1,071,300.
approximately fourfold increase in
a decade.
The survey found shortage OF
teachers for Negro schools and col
leges.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Brass Band and All
For Oscar DePriest

CHICAGO. - Especially - A
special Pullman train carrying $50
ardent admirers of Oscar DePriest,
newly elected congressman from this
city. is expected to leave here March
3 for Washington. ..,.
In addition thre will be four uni
formed brass bands, two from Wash
ington and two from Baltimore to
lead the DePriest supporters in a
parade down Pennsylvania avenue
when they reach Washington, swing
around the principal thorouhfares
and then up to the capitol.
Mr.. DePriest is expected to lead
the parade unless he can persuade
his friends to change their minds.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Yes, We Have Some
Strap Oil Today

HAGERSToWN, Md. - Louis
Lee, Frederick, went into store
and asked for some "strap 4oil.p
Matthias Miller ain d Edward
Grimes, white, invited Lee to 20
with them into back room
whore they said the '.strap oil" was
kept. Lee, unsuspectingly, followed
the tmo youths and when he reached
the back of the store Grimes turned
the smaller lad Offer his knees and
Miller beat him with a belt. Miller
and Grimes were haled before JUS
'tice Sherman p. Bowers In police
court and made to pay the costs in
the case.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Urban League VIII
List Unusual Jobs

The National Urban League,
through its industrial relations de-
partment, T. Arnold Hill, director. is
seeking information concerning Ne
groes throughout the country who
are holding jobs not usually held by
colored people. t.F
For the purpose of making COM
pilation, the league is requesting
that it be given the name of person,
kind of work, and the circumstances
attending such employment. If this
is not available, then the namc and
address of the person. will be well
coined.
The league office is at II Madi-
son avenue, New York City.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Youth, Always On Time

BUTLER, Mo.-Hookey is an
unknown quantity in The school life
Of Alonzo l.. Dixon, 15, who has
never been tardy day in his life.
During the nine years of attend
ing school, he has been absent from
his studies only IL days on account
Of Illness and a death in his family.
As a student in the grade school. he
had to drive two miles to the Tripp
rural school, but now he Is a stu
dent in the Butler high school and
drives three miles to school.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
George Garner Home

NEW YORK. - George Garner,
Chicago tenor. arrived in New York
on the Majestic on Tuesday.
Mr.. Garner has been In Europe
for two years and has duplicated
the record made by Roland Hayes
some years ago. His tours on the
continent of Europe have been de-
.scribed as a tremendous successes,
both by the press and by persons
travelling in Europe who have had
an occasion TO hear him sing.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Roland Hayes Counsin
Becomes Concert Singer

HENDERSON, N. C. "a. N. P.)-
Richard ID. Mann, of Rome, Ca, a
relative OF Roland Hayes, the IA
nous tenor, who travelled with his
cousin for a couple Of years as Sec
retary, became so inspired by the
results Of Hayes musical effort and
attainment that he himself has be-
come concert singer. - -.
Mr. Mann appeared at the high
school here in Henderson a few
nights ago giving a recital. g..
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Peabody Visits Tuskegee

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
George Foster Peabody, banker and
philanthropist of New York City and
Columbus, Ca, was a recent visitor
at Tuskegee. sH
Mr.. Peabody has for a number
of years been liberal contributor
TO Tuskegee Institute and is greatly
interested in Negro education and
welfare. He is trustee of Howard
University and Hampton Institute.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Race Wins. Library
Fight In W. Virginia

CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The
right of Negro citizens to use the
Charleston Public Library along
with whites was upheld today by the
state supreme court.
The decision, which reversed the
ruling of the Kanawha county cir
cult court, was in an action of Ne
groes against the Charleston board
of education. - ia
The lower court quashed the ac-
ton on the round that the board
was within its right in providing
separate libraries for whites and
Negroes. Az
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Had 262 Descendant.

TEXARKANA, Ark. - (PNS) -
Mrs. Celia Canady, aged SS, one of
the Oldest residents Of this section,
died Monday at her home on her
farm seven miles northwest Of this
city after an illness of only three
days. She was the mother of 1s
children, nine of whom are living.
She has -150 grandchildren, 102
great grandchildren, and one great,
great grand-child.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Window Cleaners Union

NEW YORK CITY, Up. ". S. -
As a result of drive for member
ship in the window cleaners union
1t is reported that twenty Negroes
Joined the union last week. +-
The demands of the union are a
44-hour week; minimum wage
scale of $45, recognition of the
union, and no discharging of work
ers without consent of the union.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Garvey In Politics

KINGSTON, Jamaica, A. N. P.)--
Marcus Garvey, president Of the Uni
veryal Negro Improvement Associa-
ton, will be among the candidates
for seat in the colonial legislature
at the next election, he told large
audience at the mass meetin held at
the Ward theatre here, Sunday.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13

CHICAGO. LA. N. PA--Dhn
Jackson, Republican committeeman
of the Second Ward and member of
the Illinois Commerce Commission,
was indicted ngain last Friday by
the special grand jury which has
been investigating election frauds.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-12-13
Va. Teachers Underpaid

RICHMOND, Va, "a. N. P)-
That forty-three Virginia counties
pay Negro teachers on an average
less than one-halfst the salaries paid
TO white teachers was shown by
the report Robert r. Daniel, ednea-
tional research secretary made be-
fore the annual meeting OF the vir-
ginia State Teachers association,
here Friday.