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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
Weather Willis Wealth

From the St Paul Pioneer Press
Frozen assets tn closed banks are
reported tn he liQuidating rapidly. This
weather would thaw anything,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

One of the benefits of Olympic games
is to promote the cordial spirit which
only the good loser can make possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
Melon Gambling Real.

From the South Bend Tribune
No man can boast that he has never
gambled unless he never bought
Cantaloupe.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

Italy adds to the interest Of polar
exploration that OF investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
Traffic Alters Wishes.

From the Adrian Daily TeIegfam
The old man who wanted 10 live in
house by the side OF the sTDad didn't
own q watermelon patch. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHtLANDER JOHNSON.

Enlightenment.
From time to time we must await
Some declaration breezy.
We listen to our candidate
And everything seems easy!
A Tax no longer mystifes,
1t is a thing Of beauty.
Which stimulates and gratifios;
1t teaches us our Duty.
We have been searching ever since
Life brought details unpleasant
To find way to please the Prince
And still placate the Peasant.
We've been beStowing mental skill
Throughout these many ages
In hope TO keep the Grocery Bill
Proportionate to the Wages.
So. hasten, Good Friend Candidate.
To cheer bewildered Nations,
Elucidate each mystery great
BY erudite orations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

Adaptabllity.
Are you wet or dry?"
"A little of both" answered Senator
Sorghum. Il can't dictate the political
weather, SO carry an oratorical UNI
brella"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

Public Duties.
Though fishings fair,
You must not stay.
Remember there
Is golf to play.
Jud Tunkins says he used TO want
farm relief Since he moved into a
fat he wants delicatessen relief.
New Conditions.
Leaving town."
Yes"
Where are you going?"
TO Florida 1t now appear that's
where the cold waves come from
AS you grow older" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, you will either
grow wiser or only more obstinate"
One at Time.
Discussion still attempts 10 right
The war through which we passed
Before we have another night
Let's finish with the last.
Religion. said Uncle Eben, is too
good fob de kind Of man dat can't talk
about II wifout losin' his temper"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

@. Are the raw materials very ex-
pensive that go into the production Of
costly French perfumes?-K. r.
A. The retail price of perfume has
very little relation to the cost Of raw
materials used in it's manufacture. ii
depending entirely upon the skill of the
perfumer in compounding these materi
ais to produce a pleasing effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

@. Who gets the tolls that are paid
when crossing the bridge at Harpers
Ferry. w. Va ?--J. H.
A. The HarperS Ferry Bridge Is now
owned by the Harpers & Potomac
Building Co, and the toll is imposed by
that company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

O. Why is the Arena Chapel IN
Padua so called?-D. S. c.
A. The name of the chapel is Santa
Maria dell'Arena." 1t was built by
rich Paduan in 1903. on the site of ar
old Roman amphitheater, hence It's
name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

O. Who wrote The Sidewalks Of New
York"?-W. N.
A. Words and music were by Charles
B. Lawlor and James w. Blake. 1t was
copyrighted in 1894
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
COMMISSION HEARS PORTERS CASf
Victory Life Wrote
Two Million in N. Y.

NEW YORK CITY. A. The first
1928 Celtic -Gether meeting of the
local agency force of the Victory
Life Insurance Company was held in
honor of its 100000 Club members,
at the local Urban League building,
206 w. 136th street.
The 100000 Club is composed OF
agents who pay for more than $780,
600 worth Of life insurance in year
and entities the members to wear
the gold Victor's pin.
Donald N. Yearwood led the field
with 100000; II. h. Harris. second,
Sl14,000; and l.. w. Thornton,
$101,1 Mr.. Yearwood is the lead
ing producer of the entire Victory
Life staff.
The New York Agency of Victory
Life set "a worlds record for ordinary
life insurance produced by one agen-
cy among race companies within a
year. 1t paid for S2,195,000 worth
of business despite the fact that the
office did not open until March s.,
1927.
Lemuel Foster is manager of the
local office. DR.. p. II. Savory, vice
president, is here in New York, as
are DR.. c. b. Powell and John Dun
can, heavy stockholders. Anthony
0verton, of Chicago, is president.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Jay Chavis Kills
Ed Garner In Card
Room In Tacoma

TACOMA. Wash. Jan. Pa
charge of first degree murder wac
filed today against Jay Chayis col
ored pool room owner and operator
OF several lower broadway hotels,
as result CT the staying of Ed.
Garner, also colored, in a card room
and cigar store at 1924 Broadway,
Monday night.
Chavis, declared by police 10 be
one of the most powerful figures in
Tacoma's sporting district. is said
to have fired four bullets into Gar
ner's body as the latter was sitting
in the card room
A brief argument preceded the
shooting, according to the reports
received by police. Immediately af-
ter the staying. Chavis gave him
self up TO officers. who removed him
TO the city Jail
Chavis' version of the shooting
was that he thought Garner was
going TO draw gun on him during
the argument No gun was found
on Garner. Witnesses failed to sub
stantiate Chavis version, most of
those in the store claiming that Gar
.ner was sitting down and was maxi
ing no effort TO fight with Chavis.
Five shots were fired. four of
which took effect All of the shots
entered Gamers abdomen. The vic
tim died In the county hospital at
] o'clock Tuesday morning, a little
more than four hours after the
shooting
Garner was under the influence
of liquor at the time of the shooting
and had little strength to fight off
the effects of the bullet wounds, ac-
cording to DR.. Burton Brown of the
county hospital staff
NJ. ID. Guy. chief of police, and
Bertil Johnson, acting prosecuting
attorney, were called from their
homes and took 0Iarge of the inves-
tgatlon. They questioned Chavis
at length, but were unable to shake
his story that Garner made a motion
fora hip-poeket as If to. draw a gun.
There has been bad blood between
the two men for some time, and
the quarrel is believed TO have come
to a head In the last few days, ac-
cording to stories told to police.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Smart Colored Maid"
A White Girl Disguised

CHICAGO, Ill.,, Jan. 26.-ANP.
The leopard may not be able To
change its spots, but Helen Hewlett
proved to Mrs. Joseph Baker, a white
woman here, that she can change her
color.
II all happened during the past
week, when Mrs. Baker hired Helen
for q maid. When she appeared for
work she was typical high brown
Of trim appearance and smart
girl, as well as willing worker.
For three days the new maid went
about her duties and was the envy
of all of the housewives in the neigh
borhood. In fact, so well did she do
her work that the neighbors were
about to begin hiring "colored do
mestics" again instead of "furrin-
ers."
Wednesday when Mrs. Baker re-
turned from shopping tour, she
found Helen gone, and also goodly
portion of the family's worldly goods.
She traced her former maid to her
home at list and Cottage Grove, and
with the law swooped down upon her.
Instead of finding the chocolate
colored Helen she found o "peach-
bloom" complexioned girl, with the
same features, and red haired. who
confessed that she was the former
maid and that she had used burnt
cork to conceal her racial identity.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Pullman Porters'
Wage Demand Is
Given Hearing

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Jan. 2l.-
tSpeiaD D-Hearing OF complaint No.
20,007 filed by the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters headed by A.
Philip Randolph was listened TO to-
day by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The porters asked the
commissions to abolish the tipping
practice on Pullman cars. Henry
T. Hunt, attorney for the Porters'
brotherhood. told the commission
tips to Pullman porters saddle an
unwarranted burden of $7,0OO,0OO
a year on the travelling public and
save the company that much on its
wage bill.
Attorney Hunt contended this
practice violated sections OF the In
terstate Commerce Act, in that pas
sengers are induced TO pay charges
in addition 20 those stamped on
their tickets. and because OF the
size of the tip, porters are persuade
ed to render some passengers higher
quality OF service than others.
Company Expects Tips
In employing porters. the brother
hood claims the company notifies
the porters that they Will receive
S72.50 in pay and $50 to 800
month as contributions from pas
sengers.
The brotherhood declares $3.50
Is not sufficient pay for porters and
they should not be compelled to re-
sort to professional begging TO earn
a livlihood. while working for a
company fully able to pay It's en-
ployees living wage.
Pullman company attorneys deni-
ed the charges Of the Porters' Union
and contended that tipping is a mat
ter between passengers and porters
with which the company is not con-
cerned.
The company denied that tips are
a charge stated on company sched-
ules, or that the company requires
porters to differentiate in the
amount and quality OF service be-
Tksseok. basss attorneys saisS the
real purpose of the brotherhood Is
to secure increased pay and better
working conditions. over which the
Commission has no Jurisdiction.
The decision of the commission
will be announced later.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Fnestone Plan
To Make Liberia
Winter Resort

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Plans for
developing Liberia into a winter re-
sort with regular boat service from
New York were revealed here Fri
day by Harry S. Firestone. Jr., son
Of the president of the rubber CO.
pany which is inaugnrating a new
business regime there. Just before
sailing for West Africa.
Mr.. Firestone, young college
type, said.
"As you know, Liberia is a Negro
republic, founded a hundred years
ago by New England colonists.
When we went there in 1923 it had
just lain there for hundred years.
1t was sort of a protectorate of the
United States, so England and
France-they just left it lay there
Were out to develop that coun-
try on an economical basis. And be-
fore we get through We'll make a
regular winter resort out of it, with
boats from New York running on
schedule"
The coming CT the rubber COM
pany has already brought many inn
provements. Chain stores are being
established where the Liberians may
purchase all the standard nationally
known articles. American automo-
biles are being used widely on the
newly built roads. Traffic police,
dressed in helmets, khaki coats and
short trousers are seen about the
streets CT Monrovia, the capital.
Concerning schools young Fire
stone said:
Its vocational training. We're
establishing trade schools. The chief
of each tribe picks out the brightest
young man and sends him to us.
We're trying to run the schools on
sounder principles than other ma
ticns. They haven't much use for
Latin and Greek and that sort of
stuff down there. We're teaching
them to use their hands first"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Pretty Jewess
Is Divorced By
CoIored Husband

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.- (By Geo.
Z. Taylor Harlem experienced an
other super-thrill Monday when the
highly spiced escapades of a pretty
Jewish wife were aired in divorce
court where her colored husband
had sought relief.
The wife, Mrs. Dorothy Strauss
Abraham, is the daughter of a
prominent New York family, while
her husband, Ultiman Abraham,
though bearing a Jewish name, is
really a member of colored fam
lily with well known branches in
New York state and Detroit.
The divorce proceedings. which
came up before Referee Davis in
Part | of the Supreme Court, were
the result of a raid in which the
pretty young wife was caught in a
fashionable apartment at No. l w.
l29th Street, several weeks ago.
Among other highly favored evil
dence. the husband stated that she
was found nude in room with a
Cuban.
1t was at this raid, when Detec-
tive Robinson told her that her fash
ionable parents, living at w. 18th
street, would have to be notified of
her presence, that she went into hys-
terics, almost tainted, and asked
that her husband be sent for
When q newspaper man, going to
6333 Section avenue, found him, he
turned out to be none other than
Abraham.
Both parties had been keeping
their marriage secret from their par
ents, it was learned
Before her marriage. the wife was
Miss Dorothy Strauss and conducted
an office as expert in beauty cul-
ture. Her frequent absence from
home was explained to her parents
as to trips out of town on business.
They had been married two years
when the nude escapade proved too
much for the husband who went in
to the courts for legal separation,
v At first Mrs. Abraham strenuous
ly objected to divorce and separa-
tion from her husband, but when
witnesses at the vice raid testified
to her conduct at the 129th street
apartment and Attorneys Watt,
Griggs and Flagg had a conference
with the referee, a complete divorce
was granted her outraged husband
After the trial Mrs. Abraham
stated that she intended to give up
her office in New York and go to
California.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Colored Men
In u. S. Army
Total 4,032

WASHINGTON, u, c.. Jan. 26.-
OF the u, S. Army authorized by the
National Defense Act OF 1lS,S1O,
but 4.0S2 enlisted eolored men are
on the rolls
This representation is not only
meager for more than $4,000, 600
population, but wculd leave them
mercilessly unframed for defense
duty were they suddenly called up
on as in the great World War.
The race would also be denied
full opportunity, according TO ratio
of population, to acquire its due
measure and standing in military
efficiency.
5000 Combat Troops
OF the 4,032 enrolled, bu. 5000
are combat troops with training for
field work. The complete list of
contingents is rs follows:
Ninth Cavalry. Fort Riley. Kan
sas, 44G: 10th Cavalry, Arlz., SIS;
oath Infantry, Georgia, $40; 25th
Infantry, Arizona, 9S5; 100 motor
Troupe Co., Georgia, 40: Detach-
ments u S. Military Academy. West
Point, 274; Army War College,
Washington, 10; General Service
Schools Detachment, Ft Leaven-
worth, Kan, 343; Students Army
Music School. Washington. G; En-
gineer School, Virginia, 60; Field
Artillery School Detachment. Okla
homa, 163: Medical Field Service,
2S; Quartermaster Detachment, Ari-
zona, 16: Medical Detachment, Ari-
zona, 81 Ordinance Detachment,
Arizona, ;Quartermaster Detach-
ment, Arizona, Is; Finance Depart
ment, Arizona, 2; Medical Detach-
ment. Arizona. 20; Quartermaster
Detachment Camp Little. 80; Fort
Myer. Va, 67; San Francisco. 5;
Schofield Barracks, T. H., 6; Camp
Stotsenburg, p. l., s; other detaeh-
ments, 25.
Below Regular Army
Although. the National Defense
Act established the first real mill
tary policy worthy of name in the
United States. IL left the number OF
Negro units less than those in the
Regular Army which It replaced.
National Guard
In the National Guard. the coun-
try's second line of defense, which
is left to the mercy of the various
states, there is a woeful lack of rep
There are but 165 Of
ficers and 2,7S4 men distributed as
follows: Massachusetts. Is officers
and 275 men; New York, SO officers
and $50 men; District of Columbia,
4 officers and ca men Ohio, 10 Off
GERS and 303 mer Illinois, 67 officers
and 1.076 men Maryland, 3 officers
and S5 men.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Girl Shoots Employer
Who Failed to Pay Her

ATLANTIC CITY.-Goaded to
desperation and clsiming that her
employer had not paid her, Miss En-
ma Brown, %, fired five bullets at
Mrs. Gertrude Baker, her employer,
white, Wednesday.
Pedestrians in the neighborhood
were suddenly startled when Miss
Brown ran from the house and col
lapsed in the street. Investigation
showed that she had emptied a .32
caliber revolver at her employer in
the kitchen of the latter's home.
That the young woman was in a
desperate frame of mind was re-
vealed by a note found on her per-
son as follows:
Emma Brown
To whom this may concern:
My mother is in the poorhouse.
My brother-I don't know where he
is. | have another uncle in Philadel-
phia. Also a stepmother and aunt in
Richmond, Va"
When questioned, she stated that
Mrs. Baker had refused to pay her
for her work.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
The Week
Mrs. Semmes Reports.
Citizen VS.. Inhabitant.
Mr.. Slemp of Virginia. ,
The Flag in Virginia.
Memphis Bank Failure.
A Baltimore sSchool."
Read The Week and Get a
College Education
. ROSCOE SIMMONS
: ROSCOE SIMMONS
Mrs. semmes Reports


Mrs. Thomas j. Semmes, widow OF
the attorney general of the Confed.
crate States, crosses the river at
New Orleans and in answer to her
name, reports to Peter.
Mrs. Semmes had much to tell
Her great husband, who crossed oven
many years ago, might have been
looking for her. You might have
time to read about the family of
Semmes. Most southerners would
like to claim kin with the Semmes
family and, around Mobile, you find
many who wear the name.
The first attorney general of the
Confederate States was not Mr..
Semmes, but Judah Benjamin,
the jew. Benjamin was the only Jew
in the Civil War and he was on the
wrong side. You know he thought
at first he was on the winning side.
Few Jews in history ever lost.
If you trace Judah you find him
secretary Of the state at the time of
Lees surrender. When he heard all
was over but the penalty Judah. got
into boat, rowed to midocean, and
climbed aboard an English steamer
bound for London. There he became
a great lawyer.
Semmes succeeded Benjamin. Stu
dy the Jew.
Dear Mrs. Semmes, once in heav-
en-, looked up her husband. why"
she reported to him, why, when |
said goodby to New Orleans all the
colored people were free, had plenty
money, were living in fine homes.
And, who do you think? Why, that
Walter Cohen was something high in
the government and had an office in
the custom house. Where are my
wings? Dear me, it is simply awful.
For the love of Mike, dear, who is
that angel dressed in red? Isn't that
Lucy?"
Semmes, who had dropped the
Mister and put aside all airs, told the
madam to lower her voice. He also
told her where she might get view
of Lincoln closest to the throne.
Good Lord" she cried.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Five Colored Cops
On Louisville Force

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 23.-Five
colored policemen have been placed
on the Louisville metropolitan police
force. The city has had two colored
detectives for several years.
The five patrolmen were assigned
to the Police School Saturday. They
are Robert G. Brown, $50 East Lib
erty street; William F. Downs, 1016
South Hancock street; John Hayden
1872 West Walnut street; William
Scott, 1882 West Chestnut, and J. +.
Shepherd, 1905 West Chestnut street.
The new officers will be assigned
to duty in the colored district with
instructions not to arrest whites. 1t
was said that another one would be
appointed later so that a pair of
them will always be on duty together.
They are attached to the Second
District Station.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Eighteen Years In Navy

NEWPORT, r. I.-Albert Fitzroy
Speedwell, Chief Carpenters Mate,
u. S. Navy, is one of the few colored
chief petty officers now in the U. S.
Naval service. Speedwell is resi-
dent of Newport and has served over
Is years in the Navv and in addi-
tion to six medals representing diff
ferent campaigns he has taken part
in, he holds good conduct medal
and three good conduct bars entitl-
ing him to wear gold service stripes
and rating bar. He is now stationed
at the U. s. Submarine Base, Coco
Solo, Canal Zone.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Fake Lie Detector
Wins Murder Confession

CHICAGO. - The use Of faxed
lie detector won the admission from
man that he killed an Atlanta (Ga.)
merchant whose name he could not
recall.
Detectives arrested several men
and questioned them at headquarters.
One, who gave his name as John
Fletcher, d5, seemed particularly
nervous.
Sergeant Walter Storms took out
his pocket knife and laid It on
Fletcher's head.
you're not telling the truth" he
claimed. This lie detector has
jumped to So"
cts no use holding out" quavered
Fletcher, II did got 81 for IT,"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-01-27
Slriners Case
Is Argued In
Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. al
The Supreme Court of the United
States has under consideration the
Mystic Shrine case. in which shri-
ners are seeking a review of the
decision of Texas courts enjoining
them from using the name, en-
blems and insignia of the Order Of
Mystic Shrine (white).
Argument for whites was con-
cluded by Attorney General Claude
Pollard, sof Texas, Friday, Argp-
ment for the colored Shriners was
made Thursday by Harold s. Davis,
white attorney. Samuel A. T..
Watkins and James Il. White. at
torneys, of Chicago, ILL.,, sat at the
table with MIR. Davis but
took no part in the argument.
Jurisdiction
By their questioning of counsel,
some members of the Supreme
Court indicated that they doubted
that the court had Jurisdiction to re-
view the decision of the Texas
courts. Pollard advised them, how
ever. that the question Of jurisdic-
ticn had been purposely waived by
the white Shriners I'm order that a
final controlling decision might be
obtained from the highest court on
the right Of the white Shriners to
the exclusive use of the name, en-
blems and insignia of the Mystic
Shrine.
Whatever right of action the write
Shriners may have had against Col
ored Shriners, Mr.. Davis contended,
had been lost by failure of the
whites to assert that right within
reasonable time.
The whole case in the Texas
courts turned on the question of
race, Mr.. Davis told the Supreme
Court. The injunction was granted
he declared, because the defendants
in the Texas trial court were col
ored and the plaintiffs were white.
The whole record of the case. he
said, was filled with inflammatory
statements.
The Parade
White Shriners had no knowledge
of the existence of colored Shriners
in Texas until there was parade Of
colored Shriners in Houston in June,
1918, he declared. Six months later
a suit for an injunction was filed by
the white Shriners. Colored Shrin-
ers claim that their first temple in
Texas was instituted at El Paso on
January 10, 1902,
Whites Start In az
The white Shrine was organized
i'm New York City in 1872 by small
group of Masons as q playground
for Masonry. In 1876 the Imperial
Council. the national governing
body, was organized.
Colored Organized 1903
A colored Shrine was first or
ganized in Chicago, ILL.,, in 1898, by
q man calling himself Rofeld Pasha,
Of Arabia, assisted by s. Hussein Of
Syria, AmeI Kader, OF Palestine and
A. b. Belot, OF the North Coast
Africa. Pasha claimed he was au-
by the Shrine in Arabia to
institute the Shrine among colored
people in America.
Both white and colored Shriners
trace their origin to the same
source.