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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Jackson Appointed
On Illinois
Commerce Body

CHICAGO, Sept. dam Jackson
colored Republican Committeeman
of the 2nd ward, was appointed by
Governor Small last Monday a men,
ber of the Illinois Commerce Com
mission.
Jackson will succeed Edward IL.
Wright, who has resigned on ac-
count of an illness which has afflict-
ed him for several months. Wright
is the first Negro ever to sit upon
the State Commerce Commission.
Jackson. who is familiar figure
among denizens of the Negro district
on the south side and among Negro
politicians, has risen under favors
received since Mayor Thompson
started to run the city government
of Chicago sixteen months ago. jack
son, Oscar DePriest, former alder
man and now by fiat of Mayor
Thompson and States Attorney
Grove the present Republican can
didate for Congress in the heavily
colored 1st district since the death
of Congressman Martin B. Madden,
who was renominated at the April
primary, are credited with welding
the political power of the Thomp-
son-Croe administration in the near
south side section.
Many times Dan" Jackson has
been accused of knowing about
gambling enterprises and protected
cabarets in the principal Negro dis
trict of the city. Only recently be
was hauled before the special grand
jury investigating the connection of
criminals with politicians in the
April primary. He is reported to
have been asked many questions
about the collection of tribute from
the vicious and criminal elements
of the End ward
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
NATIONAL VOTERS LEAGUE FORMED
Finley Wilson To
Head NewL League;
Question Nominees

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 3.-The Ma
tional Negro Voters League was or
ganiZed here last Friday with more
than 200 colored political leaders,
delegated by various State organiza-
tions, civic and fraternal bodies, as
sembled.
The organization was held at the
Wendell Phillips High School and j.
Finley Wilson was named head of
the organization. He was empow-
cred to name a committee of nine
members to formulate interrogations
to be put to the nominees of the
major political parties as to their
stand on questions affecting the
American Negro, and to wait on
these nominees for their replies.
Personnel of this committee will
be determined this week by Wilson,
when 1t will be expected to get into
action forthwith. Judge w. c. Hues-
ton OF Gary, Indiana, was named
chairman of the national committee.
and Chas. p. Howard. of Des Moines,
Iowa, secretary. These men, to-
gether with Wilson, will be among
the nine to be chosen.
EufpOSe SET fOftn
Wilson set forth in his address to
the convention its purpose in sue
cinct terms.
IL see no hope for our political
advancement" he said, "in either
one of the major parties. | deem
1t highly important as well as vital
to our racial welfare that we take
counsel of each other to the end
that in our combined wisdom we
may suggest safe line of procedure
to our racial group that when the
campaign is over, the votes counted
and the President and all other ma
tional officers are installed, we may
have better day. /, therefore, rec
ommend that we organize a nation
al political league for the purpose
of effecting a definite political pro-
gram" aE -..
The keyn6te OF the convention
was struck by Judge Hueston, who
reviewed the activity of Negro lead
ers at the Republican National Con-
vention in Kansas City, the rebuffs
and humiliations received there, and
their determination to organize to
achieve results which could not then
be obtained.
"The time has come" he said,
"in the life of the Negro that he
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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Preacher Gave Back Money

TOPEKA, Kans.-There was great
rejoicing in Shiloh Baptist Church,
now worshipping in basement and
planned to rebuild an auditorium this
fall.
The congregation sent the Rev. C..
S. Booker 5000 to move his family
from Texas. He used $3.50 and re-
turned the balance to the church of
ficers who were so astonished that
they gave him a public vote of
thanks.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Pastor Asks SIS, 900 Damages
OF Jim Crow Bus Line

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-The Rev. H. D.
Diggs, of Carthage, Mo-, has sued
the Yeloway Bus Company which
compelled him to occupy a rear seat
travelling between Kansas City and
St. Louis. He is asking 81, 900 dam
ages.
The Public Service Commission of
jefferson City had declared there is
no legal basis for such action by the
bus concern.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Pythian Head for "Herb"

WASHINGTON.-S. w. Greene,
Of New Orleans, La, Supreme Chan
cellor of the Knights of Pythias of
the World, representing member
ship of more than 100000 colored
Pythians, is for Herbert Hoover, he
stated in a telegram received by A.
L. Holsey, secretary of the Colored
Voters Division Of the Republican
National Campaign organization.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Fletcher Henderson Hurt

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - (ANP.)--
Fletcher Henderson, orchestra lead
er from New York, who was sched-
uled to play in Louisville last week,
was seriously injured enroute to
Louisville in an automobile accident.
He is confined in the Frankfort, KY,
hospital. His engagement in Louis
vile was cancelled,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Woman Sentenced to Six
Months In Graveyard

GARDEN, Ala.-(ANP.) - Mrs.
Rhoda Kyle, convicted of the illegal
sale of liquor, was the recipient of
4 new form of punishment here this
week. The judge sentenced her to
six months hard labor, pulling weeds
IN the local cemetery.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Harlem Mourns Sudden
Death of Business Woman

NEW Y0RK.-All business Har-
lem has felt the shock from the sud
den death of Mrs. Millicent Brown,
for six years power in the indus
trial life of the section and operator
of the most successful employment
agency there, who died suddenly in
London, where she was spending
some time while visiting the Olym-
pic games.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Says Porters Will Strike

NEW YoRK-(ANP. "A. Philip
Randolph. in a statement made pub
lie Saturday, confirmed the report
that the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, of which he is the organi-
ger, intends to call a strike at the
first practicable moment
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Flood Wipes Out Colony

DANVILLE, Va.-(ANP. 1T has
just come to light that small Negro
community, known as Evol, about Is
miles north of Brookneal, was vir-
tually wiped out during the recent
flood. 1t was principally populated
by members and relatives of one fam
lily, known as Carlyle. Their home
store, and mill were washed away.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Minister Sells First Bale

TYLERTOwN, Miss, (ANY.) -
Rev. Roy McEwing, minister residing
seven miles from here, sold the first
bale of cotton marketed in this sec
tion. The bale weighed 474 lbs.
and was sold for twenty cents
pound.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-09-06
Give Pastor $1,000

BOSTON. - Members of Ebene-
ger Baptist Church last week gave
Rev. Cassius A. Ward, pastor 22
years, check for $1,000.
DR.. Ward has accepted a call to
Central Baptist Church, Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-07
Poor and Ricn

The poor man sees the rags on sale
IN every clothing store, and signs be-
cause he lacks the kale to buy one suit
or more. He sees suit of blue and
red. or haply pink and green. he'd like
70 own before he's dead-its like he's
never seen. Then he resolves TO save
the dough until he has the price; and
then. wherever he may go. he'll surely
cut much ice Perhaps 1t takes him
weeks TO raise the money for that suit;
but happy dreams pervade his days.
and iii his nights, to boot. He sees
himself in style arTayeo. model 70 all
men. and every star-eyed village maid
viii smile upon him then. Anticipa-
ton is a joy that's surely hard to beat:
It doesn't stale. it doesn't cloy, 1t is ex-
ceeding sweet. And when the poor
man buys the suit of which he's
dreamed SO long he is a glad and gay
galoot. his life's grand sweet song.
The rich man sees the things on sale
in every gaHdy store, and he is loaded
down with kale and bonds and stocks
galore And he can buy out every
shelf. buy all the goods in view. and he
can buy the store itself, and buy the
merchant, too. And he can buy the
whole blamed street in which the
building stands, and buy the alleys and
repeat, and all adjacent lands. He
doesn't have 10 wait six weeks to buy a
suit OF clothes, Sunday hat, pair of
breeks, pair of silken hose. SO buying
gives to him no thrills, does not excite
his dome; he pays the seEenrdollar
bills and has the goods sent home.
There is no fun IN buying things un-
less you've had to earn the money that
Is taking wings, the sesterces you burn.
oh. buying Is q futile scheme unless
there's sacrifice, unless you've had to
wait and dream before you raised the
price. WALT MASON.
lCopyrIxf1t 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-07
BY THORNTON
W. BURGESS
BEDTIME STORIES ' y.

little opening. the twins at her heels,
There Mrs. Lightfoot turned to look
back, her great ears set forward 20
catch the least suspicious sound, her
beautiful big eyes wide with startled
suspicion. Again King Eagle screamed
and turned. as If coming toward them,
Mrs. Lightfoot bounded into the woods
and Jump for Jump with her went the
twins.
Once more up, up. up into the blue
sky, King Eagle mounted. Looking
down, he could see the savage face OF
Yowler the Bobcat turned up toward
him. There was hate in those fierce
yellow eyes of Yowler Still he crouched
there He was not showing himself by
moving.
In Yowler's mind there was no sus-
picion that King Eagle had seen him.
1T is Just my bad luck" thought
Yowler. why that fellow had to come
sailing along Just then I don't know.
/ guess he didn't dare attack one of
those fawns. I've heard that King Eagle
sometimes carries away very young
fawn, but guess those fellows are too
big for him But they would have been
Just right for me, Yes. sir, they would
have been just right for me- and /
would have had one or both of them
but for his interference. Why doesn't
he stay at home on the Great Noun
tain, where he belongs? What business
has he to come over here, spelling the
hunting of otherS?"
Up. up. up went King Eagle until he
was merely speck in the sky Then
he swung away toward the Great
Mountain. Yowler got to his feet,
stretched and yawned Then he went
over to where Mrs. Lightfoot and the
twins had been and there he shifted
about in the grass, getting their scent
His mouth watered. He snarled his
deep down In his throat.
Then he turned and bounded away to-
ward the lodges hidden in the Green
Forest.
Meanwhile, all unconscious of the
real danger they had been In, Mrs
Lightfoot led the twins through the
Green Forest toward the pond of Paddy
the Beaver. She had feeling that
she might find Lightfoot, the father OF
the twins. over there Besides. she
wanted the twins to learn about this
part of the Green Forest. Never in
their short lives had they been so far
as the pond of Paddy the Beaver, and
she felt the experience would be good
for them.
(Copyrighs. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-07
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

After suppir ma started to look at
letters from diffrent hotels and places,
saying to pop, Well, I've decided, WILL
yum, we're going to farm and not q
hotel.
Good. then that's settled. pop sed and
ma sed, Well not quite, meen I've got
letters here from farms and they
both seem equally attractive to all in
tents and proposes, they both state that
their meals are marvellous and they
have screens In all their windows and
ony the incest people go there, the
name of one is the Brookside Farm and
the other is Merry Meadows. SO now 1t
all seems to depend on wich name
strikes our ear most fiuently, of corse
Brockside Farm sounds more poetic but
then on The other hand Merry Meadows
has a much more homelike ring to 1t, so
its up to you, Willyum, wunt YOU to
choose either one or the other and
settle the question. So / leave 1t. to
you, Willyuin, wich do you say? she
sed.
say Brookside Farm, pop sed.
But why, Willyum, why do you pick
that one? ma sed.
Because you left It TO me, pop Sed
and ma sed, know, but why did you
Just happen to choose that one?
That's the reason, pop sed, and ma
sed, Wat Is? and he sed, Because just
happened to choose that one.
But my goodness Willyum, do you
mean to say you just shut your eyes
blindfolded and picked Brookside Farm
in preferents to Merry Meadows with
out rime or reason ma sed.
You have ferreted out my little Sc
cret pop sed. and ma sed, Well Of corse
I admit there duzzent seem to be any
legal reason TO choose one rather than
the other, but still don't know, ! think
we better go to Merry Meadows.
Yee gods, help aid sucker. pop sed
And he got in back of the sporting
page and ma wrote letter to Merry
Nee saour<
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-07

know a lot better than that, She de-
serves to lose one of her babies"
Then King Eagle swung a little bit
lower; he wanted to see better. Lower
and lower he swung He could see that
Yowler was all ready to Sump. In just
O moment or two more he would have
one of those beautiful spotted babies.
one Of the prettiest babies in all the
Green Forest
And right then King Eagle did some
thing without thinking, That is, he
hadn't planned to do it, He suddenly
screamed, loud fierce scream, such as
only he can give. And at the same time
he swung across so that his shadow
passed over the grass in front of Mrs.
Lightfoot Instantly Mrs. Lightfoot
threw up her head, gave sharp whistle
and bounded to the far side of that
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King Eagle Saves the Twins.
Impulse frequently will lead
To the kindeSt sort OF deed.

Nearer and nearer TO the old log
behind which crouched Yowlcr the
Boheat. Mrs Lightfoot and the pretty
little spotted fawns moved. High up
In the blue. blue sky. looking down, was
King Eagle. He could see Yowler's
stub of a tail twitching.
II don't like it." said King Eagle. Il
don't like it, Mrs Lightfoot ought TO
know better than that. She ought to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-15
JUDGES BRAND
CONDITIONS AT
JAIL HORRIBLE
Cameron and Wetter Will
Demand Council Act
Immediately.
WORSE THAN PIG STY
JuriSt Declares He Would
Not Let His Dog Stay
in City Cell.

"Stockyards officials never would
permit cattle in pens such as the
city JAIL" Municipal Judge Clifton
r. Cameron will tell the city coun-
Gil meeting Monday night.
An appropriation to remedy con-
ditions will be demanded from the
council, said Judge Cameron. He
will speak for himself, Judge Paul
c. Wetter, Police Chief Claude M.
Worley and other officials.
II would not allow dog of mine
to spend night there" Judge
Wetter criticised.
Stencil continually emanates from
the Jail and conditions are un-
healthful, a doctor told Judge Cam
eron last week.
Fred Connell, safety board presi-
dent, escorted by Judge Wetter
through the lookup, termed the
conditions horrible" Judge Wetter
has spoken to members outside of
meetings of the board of works and
safety.
Worley Asked Correction
Chief Worley asked for correction
Of the existing condition in his 1923
budget request.
The jail'S walls are Shiny, and
rain water literally pours into the
enclosure, judges find.
Sanitary facilities are adequate
for about two dozen persons. FIRE.
quently of Saturday nights, more
than 100 prisoners are housed.
Many remain there until Monday
morning, and some until Monday
afternoon.
The woman's wing Is not so bad,
inaSmuch. as there are so few pris-
oners there at one time, judges say.
"The women's compartment should
be made more modern, but the inn
mediate work should be on the mems
side" Judge Cameron said.
Most of the beds in the men quar-
ters are broken.
Fear of an epidemic breaking out
within the jail was expressed by the
NAANA@Ao" AA4C AlClI p1loOllCIo dIC 1lOG
segregated in any manner.
young boys, and decent citizens
are thrown in with drunken sots,
and perhaps at times with desperate
criminals" Judge Cameron pointed
out.
Favors Segregation
Chief Worley is an advocate of
segregation Of prisoners. "In our
own jail we might make an ordinary
offender a criminal by giving him
an opportunity to meet the wrong
company" he says.
"The Jail was built to meet the
needs of the city thirty years ago.
Indianapolis has grown since then,
and has not taken care of its
prisons" Judge Cameron said.
mot only is that Jail a place un-
fit for human beings, but also a
good instruction ground for Grim
inals," Judge Wetter said.
Janitors with strong disinfectants
scrub the Jail floor every day, Chief
Worley said, "but the stencil is aw-
full, anyway"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-15
RiUuS
Ready for
Ocean Hop
Earhart and Boil Planes
Prepare for Start If
Wind Is Right.
BJ United Press

BW United Press
ST. JOHNS, New Foundland,
June 15.-Two airplanes today were
poised for great transatlantic air
race, with their women commanders
eagerly scanning weather reports
and listening to mechanical reports
before giving the signal that will
start the contest that may bring
honor for the first woman trans
Atlantic flyer.
The Fokker airplane Friendship
was at Trespassy Bay, while Miss
Amelia Earhart, Wilmer Stultz and
Lou Gordon attempted to decide
whether to try the long flight on 750
gallons of gasoline.
The Bellanca monoplane Columbia
was at Harbour Grace, where Miss
Mabel Boil, Captain Oliver c. LIE
and Captain Arthur Angles
waited for favorable weather, and
possibly a new propeller, before
starting for Europe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-15
CLEWS LACKING
IN KILLER HUNT
Stories of Two Prisoners
Are Checked.

Detectives today checked the
stories of two young men, admitted
friends of Mrs. Pearl Jarboe, who
was thrown out of a speeding auto
mobile at Sixteenth and Colorado
Sts., Wednesday afternoon and
fatally injured.
Detective Cnief jerry Kinney
declared, "this is the best thing we
have yet"
The two youths have admitted,
according to detectives, that they
and another young woman and Mrs.
Jarboe spent an evening together
recently.
The youths, however, denied they
we're to have gone out with Mrs.
Jarboe and the other woman
Wednesday afternoon, as detectives
had been informed.
A youth who ate at the restaurant
was friendly with Mrs. Jarboe, and
was pointed out by the woman's
son, Joseph, 5, as one of. the men
in the car in which he saw his
mother, was released after eight
persons told police he was at work
that afternoon.
The body of Mrs. Jarboe was
taken to Cloyerport, KY, her former
home, for burial.
Her husband, Joseph, insists that
she did not enter the death car
willingly, but was kidnapped by her
slayer or Slayers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-15

new meaning in their "reminiscences.
Even those who came after the
village blacksmith's orphaned boy
had gone, found entrance into the
groups where memories were re-
vived with a strangely excited i'm
pulse behind them.
Where no memories existed they
possibly we're invented. Great oc-
casions must be made the most of
in {. little world where life goes
on SO calmly year by year.
Hub" to Home Folks
"Hub" and "Bertie" to West
BranchianS is Herbert Clark
Hoover, presidential nominee, to
the normal political world.
The name Hub" is the preroga-
tive only of those who sat with
him at the battered desks of the
West Branch School. A corps of
magazine writers and reporters
exerted themselves today for the
privilege to talk with those who
own that prerogative.
The name "Bertie" was resurrected
from old school days by Molly
Brown Curran, who taught the Re-
publican nominee his first lessons.
Il am sure he will be elected" the
teacher said. 'It is like fulfillment
of prophecsy. We often told the
children one of them some day
might become leader of the nation" !"
Climax to Long Drama
The nomination of her former
pupil is a powerful climax to the
long drama of life to Molly Curran.
While the true reaction of the
little community to this sudden dis
tinction is inward and emotional.
there is no lack of outward
manifestation of it. Bells, whistles,
fireworks, speeches, bands, and
parades contributed to sincere joy,
intensified by the feeling Of release
from the usual uneventfulnesS of
life in a quiet, homelike village.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-15

candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation took form after the conven-
ton yesterday afternoon adopted
the Hoover-Jardine agricultural
plank in the party platform and
overwhelmingly defeated the sub
stitute plank offered by Lowdenites
and their allies.
He revealed his decision to only
a very few of his most intimate
friends, entrusted to his personal
and political friend, Otis F. Glenn,
an announcement of his retirement
decision, to read to the convention,
and checked out Of his hotel.
The convention, therefore, was
surprised when Glenn mounted the
platform, presumably to place Low
den in nomination, and instead
read the short. sharp message from
the former Governor, rebuking the
party for its agriculture plank-and
withdrawing his name from con-
sideration.
There was a momentary silence
at the conclusion of Glenns read
ing and then a Smattering of cheer
ing and applause, mingled with
notes of disapproval.
Party Is Rebuked
Following is the text of his state
ment:
Il have stated publicly that I did
not want the nomination unless the
Republican party was prepared to
meet fully and fairly the agricul-
tural problem.
Il have waited upon no partic-
ular remedy, bus have stated rat
all times if there was a better
method than the so~called equaliza-
tion fees, I gladly would accept it.
1 have urged. however, that it is
the duty of the Republican party
to find some to rescue agriculture
from the ruin that threatens it.
This, in my Judgment, the con-
vention by its platform just adopted
has failed to do.
Name Is Withdrawn
IT therefore authorize the with
drawal OF my name from before the
convention.
Though I cease to be a candi-
date, my interest in the cause is in
no way abated."
There Immediately followed hur-
ried questioning by leaders as to
whether Lowden's action meant he
had left the Republican party, but
this was denied by his close friends.
1t was noted he concluded his
statement by saying his interest
would continue in the agricultural
problem and there might be the
implication that it would not con-
tinue in politics.
Without waiting to hear the re-
suit of the conventions balloting
he drafted his withdrawal state
ment, packed his effects and left
the pitV
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-15
JUST TIMID MILLIONAIRE MELLON ENJOYS THE CIRCUS

figure. His Adams apple bobbed
up and down his throat, unaccus'
toned as he is to public speaking,
and with that great crowd await
ing his announcement. But he
was part of the show.
With an effort he gulped it out,
"Pennsylvania's seventy-nine votes
for Hoover"
Soon the show will be over for
him.
He will go back to his Office in
the treasury to look after the
Governments money-and worry
anouA hls own. -. ~ =
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-15
HEAT LOSS
Petition Replying to Power
Firm Is Filed.

Abandonment of the city heat
plant of the Indianapolis Power
and Light Company, Sixteenth and
Alabama Sts., would mean expendi-
ture of between $500, 900 and $1,0O0,-
900 by plant patrons, petition of
protest, filed with the Public Service
Commission today, said.
1t is signed by Carl H. Lieber,
Leo M. Rappaport and Timothy p.
Sexton, who point out that 457
homes will be affec led, should the
commission permit abandonment Of
the plant.
Today's petition asks that no
permission be given until after the
next winter season.