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Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASM

The American people have their
fads and fancies, they go from one
thing to the next, one sport or occu-
patton is fashionable this year, and
then they take up something else'
But this is not the case with football,
which has become kind of passion.
Nothing can stir them any more than
the sight of their favorite football
elevens, roofing the pigskin through
the mud and dust.
And when that same bit of leather
is pushed over the line for touch
down, or kicked through those diff
cult goal posts, it seems as if the
crowd would yell itself hoarse. The
supporters of the winners are raised
to the top pitch of happiness, while
the gloom and depression OF the
losers takes on the deepest dye.
It is pleasing to observe this en-
thusiasm occurring over thing IN
which the mercenary motive is lack
ing. We are accused of being ma
ton of dollar chasers. But the foot
ball crowd yelling out on that Held
indicates that dollars are not the
only things we think about.
The winners of that game are no
richer than they were the day be-
fore. Some of them may have bet
money on the issue, but that is kind
of incident, something they did not
so much to make money, as to en-
phasize their confidence in their own
judgment of the teams.
The thing that arouses that intense
interest is the spectacle of SKILL OF
achievement, of dexterity, of physical
courage, of quick thinking. We all
admire these qualities. When a team
wins at football against worthy op-
ponents, we know the winners had
those qualities. Probably the losers
did too, only not quite so much on
that particular day. Admiring these
qualities so much, we do the normal
thing when we take off our hats and
lift up our voices.
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IF TWO newsboys stand out on
the street, and one of them cries out
his papers with cheerful voice, and
one of them simply holds his papers
and says nothing, which of these
boys will sell the more copies, as
suming that they have equally good
locations and are handling the same
paper or papers?
Few people would have any doubt
about the answer. The boy who cried
out his papers would of course get
more sales. Similarly the store that
cries out its goods through adver-
tising, that attracts attention to them
and tells about them, will get the
bulk of the business.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11
Color Scheme for the StuccO HOus,

Color Scheme for the StuccO House
The rough texture of stucco is so
decorative in itself that the home
builder who chooses this very salts
factory building material is often
content to let it remain as it is
without any further enhancement.
But painting stucco opens up much
wider range of exterior color COM
binations and an opportunity to
make your home quite different from
neighboring houses that are con-
structed of the same material.
The color scheme for a stucco
dwelling should depend largely on
the architectural lines of the house.
If you are planning to build a house
of Italian style, the colors will of
course be gayer than for the more
sedate English type of dwelling.
Coral pink with a trim of robins
egg blue, or cream with bright terra
Gotta shutters and roof are suitable
combinations for the little villa,
while stone gray with apple green,
or tan with maroon, will be more in
keeping with Anglo Saxon dignity.
For the house that reflects no par
ticular period, there is of course
much larger selection.
In addition to it's color value, the
paint will smooth down the jagged
points of the stucco and make it less
receptive to dirt and dust. 1t will
also give added durability to the
surface, as the oil in the priming
coat thoroughly penetrates the stuc-
co and prevents any possible en-
trance of moisture.
Another touch of decoration may
be added by the use of stencil de-
signs. Often a blank wall needs
lust a bit of ornamentation in con-
trasting color to give it more char
acter, and a two-tone border stem
ciled along the top will supply the
amount of relief. If your
house has a dormer window, a large
motif in several colors will be an
effective mode of decoration. Such |
treatments as these are so distinc-
tive that they may be employed to
take the place of structural details,
thus lowering the cost of construc-
ton very considerably.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11

War settlesh nothing, not even its
own bills.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-11

THE AMOUNT of money spent in
advertising in this country is in
creasing very rapidly. If a town
wishes to keep up with the process
sion, it's expenditure for advertising
must gain in similar proportion.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
SAYS DEEP HARLEM
HEADED FOR BROADWAY

New York, Jan. A (ANP)-Ambi-
tious producers are casting eager
eyes on Broadway with the plan of
producing new shows featuring col
ored actors, both in revues and in
drama. The next production sched-
uled for an opening along the Great
White Way is deep Harlem" spon-
sored by Earl Dancer, presenting an
aggregation of singers and dancers
in a revue with some semblance of a
plot.
Headed by Tutt and Whitney, with
John Mason as chief funmaker, Ster-
ling Grant, Miss Darrell, and group
of singers, the management is whip
ping them into shape in the final
weeks practice at the Lincoln thea
ter here in Harlem. The show is
drawing splendid crowds who voice
their appreciation of particular bits
in most emphatic manner.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
RosENWALD is REAL SANTA

Tuskegee Institute, Ala, Jan.
(ANP) - TO the tots in the lower
grades of the children's house of
Tuskegee Institute, Julius Rosenwald
was more than the name of a great
and distant philanthropist. He is in
a very real sense Santa Claus. For,
annually, Mr.. Rosenwald sends toys
and useful gifts to be distributed
among the children of the kinder
garten, the first, second and third
grades of the school at Christmas
time.
Exercises at which the gifts were
distributed were held at the Chill
dren's House, Thursday, before clos
ing the school for the holidays. Mr.
Rosenwald started this custom a few
years ago before the death of Booker
T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee
Institute. He has continued it since
throughout the years, much to the
delight of the children. Whenever
Mr.. Rosenwald makes trip to Tus-
kegee, he visits the Children's House,
where he is enthusiastically greeted
by the pupils
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04

gressive selling practices, dependable
service, and merchandise, together
with an aroused race consciousness,
will all contribute to the future
sound development of our enter
prises The insurance fraternity
looks forward to the new year with
the belief that we are on the thresh-
old of development such as we have
not hitherto witnessed"
C. C. Spaulding, president of the
North Carolina Mutual Life Insur-
ance company, said: Outlook for
Negro business is indeed encouraging
for the next year, providing we con-
centrate our efforts in cooperative
way. No great service or movement
for the races welfare can thrive
without the kindly interest and CO.
operative service of the many agen-
cies that make up the whole group.
Ministers, educators, the press,
business, and other altruistic agen-
cies seem to recognize this fact.
Nineteen twenty-nine will spell sue
cess for our group, providing we are
willing to cooperate and even merge
some of the smaller organizations in
to a few stronger and more service
able companies. Business with us is
good"
R. H. Rutherford, president of the
National Benefit Life Insurance COM
pany, said: Because of economic
pressure and growing intolerance in
certain sections of the country, The
Negroes opportunities are being ma
terially curtailed. The reaction will
bring about closer cooperation be-
tween Negroes and Negro enter
prises as we realize the Importance
and necessity of inter-dependent re-
lationships. This situation creates a
brighter outlook for Negro business
for the new year, but the future shall
become more and more hopeful as
we appreciate the value of spending
our dollars where they will give EN-
ployment to our children"
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
MISSISSIPPI HAS
ANOTHER LYNcHING

Hattiesburg, Miss, Jan. A (ANP)
Clothed only in suit of under
wear, the body of Emanael Mccall
lum, mechanic for local garage,
was found dangling from the limb of
a tree Thursday morning about five
miles south Of the city.
Investigation later proved that a
party of six or seven white men had
called at the home of McCallum
shortly before midnight, demanding
admittance, claiming they were Of
ficers of the law. When the door
was opened, the men swarmed in,
snatched McCaIlum out of bed, and
without giving him time to dress they
rushed him into a motor car. A
coroner's jury returned verdict of
death by strangulation at the hands
of parties unknown.
The dead man was about 40 years
old and had good reputation in this
vicinity. According to Sheriff Gray,
McCallum's life had been threatened
on 8 former occasion and that he had
advised him to leave the city, but that
on his refusal had him jailed on the
basis of an alleged attack on w. d.
Easterling, white tailor, and trans
ferred him to Purvis, for safe keep
ing, but released him after three or
four days.
1t is said that some time ago Nc
Callum, during an argument with
Easterling, struck the latter with a
monkey wrench, inflicting a slight
scalp wound.
No arrests have been made in the
case.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
NEGRO ADVANCES IN
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Survey Shows Great Strides of Colored People
In Business and Industrial Field.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 4 (ANP) The
leaders in various fields of endeavor
in statements to the Associated Ne.
gro Press, Friday predicted that the
year 1929 will be one of the mosi
prosperous in the history of oul
group in America. These opinions
point out the opportunities for prog
ress and urge business men and vari-
Gus organizations interested in the
advancement of the Negro in the
commercial wolrd to cooperate to-
gether whole-heartedly in the effort
to take advantage of the possibilities
of the year.
DIR. R. R. Motion, president of the
National Negro Business league, said
"The year 1929 promises in my opin-
ion, very substantial progress in bus
mess for the Negro.
"President-elect Hoover has DEM
onstrated his personal and official
interest in Negro business by placing
member of our race in an impor-
tant position in his department. He
is also interested in and sympathetic
with the problems of the southern
farmer, including the Negro.
"The interest is very largely the
result of his experiences and observa-
tions following the Mississippi flood
of 1927. Negro business may, there
fore, expect encouragement and fur
ther cooperation under his admins
tration as president. During the year
just passed the National Negro Bus
mess league conducted survey of
Negro business in 33 cities.
1.-The report of this survey will be
issued early in the coming year.
with this survey acting as a ba-
rometer and the encouraging pros
poets under the approaching presi-
Dental administration together with
the accumulated experiences of the
past, it seems to me, that we are now
ready to take the more advanced step
in business which is the combination; /;
business generally is finding in the
merger safe and sound method for
cutting down operating costs and in
creasing efficiency.
eff Negro business will follow the
more approved methods, there is ev-
cry reason to believe that the year
1929 will be banner year in our
progress"
Harry H. Pace, president of the
National Negro Insurance associa-
ton, said: "The year 1929 will be,
in my opinion, the beginning of a
brighter day for Negro business of
every nature. Those businesses al
ready established which have wealth
cred the storms of the past few years
safely, have developed executives
who are approaching their tasks with
a clearer knowledge of business pit
falls that lay before us.
"The past has also taught us that
we must do business according to the
accepted rules or face disaster.
Proper investment methods, ag-
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
COHEN'S INSURANCE CO.
WINS GOVERNMENT SUIT

New Orleans, La, Jan. 4 {ANP)-
A decision handed down in favor of
the government in a case against the
Peoples Industrial Life Insurance
company of Louisiana on March 5,
1928, was reversed by the fifth Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals,
Thursday, composed of Judges Walk
er, Foster, and Dawkins.
The case against the insurance
company was TO collect approximate
ly $1,650 in taxes and was brought
against Walter L. Cohen. John H.
Lowery and B. V. Barancon, its of
ficers. At the time of the suit the
company was known as the Peoples
Benevolent Life Insurance company
and was unincorporated. Due to a
continual loss of money, the company
liquidated in August, 1922, and
formed the Peoples Life Insurance
company with twenty stockholders.
After the liquidation the company
paid the government an amount in
taxes but this was found insufficient
and decision was obtained which
compelled the payment of s1,650.
The case was taken to the United
States court of appeals and the de-
cision was reversed on the grounds
that the government failed to show
any assets of value under the circum-
stances which would make the COM
pany subject to be sued for enforce
ment of these taxes.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
NUMBER" BANKER DRAWS
90 DAYS

New York, Jan. a (ANP) George
William Lytle, 40, 32 West 132nd
street, charged with being backei
of the Albany baseball lottery pool
and "Number" banker, was SEN
fenced to 80 days in the workhouse
here Monday.
The case first obtained prominence
on July 5, when Lytle was followed
by detectives who alleged that they
caught him with policy slips and
tickets on the baseball pool. When
arraigned Lytle pleaded mot guilty
and said he had no connection with
either pool or the numbers" He
was held for trial, however, and Civ
en- a sentence. His attorney immed-
lately filed notice of an appeal.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
WIFE SHOOTS HUSBAND

New York, Jan. A (ANP)-Walter
Ayers, %, 211 Edgecombe avenue,
died in Harlem hospital Tuesday
night, following a shooting fray with
his wife. Mrs. Ayers told the police
that her husband left home Monday
morning, presumably To go to work,
but when she went to the street, she
saw him strolling down the avenue
with another woman. The shooting
then took place, the bullet entering
the victims head over the left eye.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
HARMON AWARDS GRANTED TO
IL NEGRO MEN AND WOMEN
Gold and Bronze Medals With $4,000
in Honoraria Given for
Creative Work.

Twelve colored men and women
were accorded recognition recently
for creative work in the third year
Of the series of the Harmon Founda-
tion's Awards for Distinguished
Achievement Among Negroes. The
judges in each of the fields of liter
ature, fine arts, business, including
;, industry and education, named reci-
pients for an award of a gold medal
with S400 honorarium, and a bronze
medal with 800 honorarium. In re-
ligious service, two gold medals and
$400 honoraria and one bronze award
with 500 honorarium were granted;
in music, bronze award only was
given. No awards were made in
science.
The total amount of cash honor
aria was $4,000. The awards are
administered for the foundation by
the commission on race relations of
the Federal Council of Churches,
George E. Haynes, secretary, 105 E.
22nd street, New York, and recogni-
tion is given only for achievement
which is of national significance and
which measures favorably with the
best that has been done in that par
ticular field by any race or nation
atty.
Claude Mckay, 38, formerly of
New York, poet and novelist, was
granted the gold medal with $500,
in literature, for his power, skill and
originality in both poetry and prose,
especially his Harlem Shadows" !"
which was considered 10 voice in
tragic force many of the deeper feel
ings of the modern Negro; also his
"Home to Harlem" with it's pictures
of certain phases of Negro life.
Nella Larsen lines, 35, 1888 Sew
enth avenue, New York, received a
bronze award with 500 in literature,
for achievement shown in her novel,
"Quicksand," published in 1928 and
giving detached objective picture of
ssome conflicting elements IN the race
problem through the leading charac
ter, a young woman of Danish and
Negro extraction.
Archibald j. Motley, jr., 81, $50
West Goth street, Chicago, was ac-
corded the award of gold medal and
$400 in fine arts for his artistic abil-
ity, particularly as shown in "The
Octoroon Girl" an oil painting fine
ly portraying beautiful mulatto
woman, seated with gloves in hand,
dressed in dark red-trimmed clothing
and wearing hat. Mr.. Motley at
tracted some notice last March when
he held a one-man exhibit at the new
gallery in New York, the first such
showing to be held by a Negro in
this country in many years. He was
born in New Orleans and is the son
of dining car chef.
Mrs. May Howard jackson, 81, OF
1916 Sixteenth street, N. w., Wash
ington, ID. c., received the bronze
award with 500 in fine arts for
work in sculpture, especially the plas-
ter bust of Dean Kelly Miller of
Howard university.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
NEGRO BEQUEATHS $4,000 TO FISK 3UNT'
Twelve Negroes Awarded Harmon Foundation Prize

S. w. Rutherford, 81, of 609 ssFv'
street, Washington, D. c., received
the gold medal and S4O0 award in
business for his sound management
and leadership through the National
Benefit Life Insurance company, of
which he is secretary and business
manager. The judges considered him
to have rendered an extensive group
service, developing his company from
small sick benefit association with
a capital stock I'M 1898 of $4,000 to
legal reserve life insurance COM
pany with $4,000 in policies in
force. 1t has been owned, controlled
and operated exclusively by Negroes,
giving employment to 800 men and
women in its home office with more
than 1,500 men and women in its
field force.
Frederick Massiah, SO, of 1912 Cy-
press street, Philadelphia, Pa, was
granted the bronze medal and 800
in business for outstanding work in
building engineering, especially con-
crete construction. Working as la
/ borer in concrete, he rose through
study in night school of construction
engineering until he finally organ
lied and developed his own business.
In his home city he is known as an
outstanding contractor, irrespective
of race, and is just completing the
Walnut Plaza apartment house there.
Monroe N. Work, 62, of Tuskegee
Institute, Alabama, received the gold
medal and S400 award in education
for scholarly research and education
al publicity through his periodic COM
pilation and publication of the Negro
Year Book and his recent exhaustive
autobiography of the Negro in Africa
and America" His photography rep
resents about 20 years of painstak-
ing research and is considered COM
sprehensive and authoritative. His
Negro Year Books are used both in
America and abroad as reliable rec
ords.
John M. Candy, So, president of
the Virginia State college, Ettricks,
Va, received the award of bronze
medal and 500 in education for de-
veloping his institution from a nom
accredited school to one offering
four year course in high school edu-
cation, two year normal course, and
four year college course with ga"
rating in Virginia.
J. Harold Brown, &c, director of
music, Attucks high school, Indianap-
oils, Ind, was granted the bronze
award in music for the earnestness of
his work and its wide range, especial
ly in orchestration. He is a gradu-
ate of Fisk university and the Kansas
City conservatory.
The two gold awards in religious
service with $400 honoraria accom-
panying each, were granted to the
Rev. DR.. l.. K Williams, 81, of 3101
South Parkway, Chicago, for his de-
velopment of Mount Olivet Baptist
church, one of the largest institution
al church in America, giving out
standing religious service on social
basis and his leadership of the Negro
Baptists Of the United States through
the National Baptist Convention,
Inc, and to Rev. James S. Russell,
II, of Lawrenceville, Va, archdeacon
of the diocese of southern Virginia,
for his outstanding work as mis-
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
BACK YARD SINGER"
is SNOW BIRD

New York, Jan. A (ANP)-In the
big drive against narcotics users and
sellers now under way since the ad-
vent of the new police commissioner,
Arthur Rector, known as "Old Crow
to the police, was taken into custody
at the address 116 West 135th street.
He pleaded guilty to being an addict
and was held without bail for trial
in Special Sessions. His record shows
a total of seven arrests. His occupa-
ton was given as "back yard
singer.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04

the development of church missions
and parish school in Virginia. He
has established mission parishes, pre-
sented thousands of communicates
for confirmation and founded and de-
veloped a church school which has
grown and been an important factor
in the educational life of his state
and section.
The Rev. Claiming H. Tobias, 46,
BAT Madison avenue, New York, a
secretary of the National Council of
Young Mems Christian associations,
was given a bronze award with 500
honorarium for his leadership of col
ored men and boys in his work
through the Colored Mems depart
ment of that organization.
The list of candidates with the
judges in each field is as follows:
Literature
Gold award with s400 honorarium
Claude Mckay, formerly of New
York.
Bronze award with 500 honor
arium: Nella Larsen lines, New York.
Fine Arts
Gold award with $400 honorarium
Archibald ]. Motley, jr., Chicago, Ill.
Bronze award with 500 honor
arium: May Howard Jackson, Wash
ington, d. C..
Judges: Karl Illava, Elmsford, n.
Y; Charles A. Curran, New York;
Edward Tilton, New York; Meta j.
Warrick Fuller, birmingham, Mass.
Business
Gold award with $40O honorarium !:
is. w. Rutherford, Washington, D. c..
Bronze award with 500 honor
arium: Frederick Massiah, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Judges: Roger Babson, Babson
Park, Mass; Anthony Overton, Chi
cago, ILL.,; B. C. Forbes, New York;
Henry Bruere, New York; Kenneth
F. Duncan, New York.
Education
Gold award with $40O honorarium: :
Monroe N. Work, Tuskegee, Ala.
Bronze award with 500 honor
arium: John M. Candy, Petersburg,
Va.
Judges: DIR. Henry C. Pearson,
Campello, Mass; DR.. Edward It. De-
vine, Washington, D. c.; DR.. Parke
R. Kobe, Brooklyn, N. Y; DR.. Will
liam A. Nelson, Northampton, Mass.
Religious Service
Gold award with $400 honorarium: !:
Rev. L. K. Williams, Chicago, ILL.,,
and Archdeacon James S. Russell,
Lawrenceville, Va.
Bronze medal with 500 honor
arium: Rev. Charming H. Tobias,
New York.
Judges: DR.. Walter S. Athearn,
Boston, Mass; DIR. Charles A. Brooks,
Chicago, ILL.,; DR.. Willis J. King, At
lanta, Ga; DR.. Alva w. Taylor, Nash
vile, Tenn; DIR. w. Russell Bowie,
New York.
Music
Bronze award with 800 honor
arium: j. Harold Brown, Indianap-
oils, Ind.
Judges: r. Augustus Lawson,
Hartford, Conn; Earnest Hutcheson,
~ n N
York; James Francis Cooke, Phila-
delphia, Pa; Carl Diton, New York.
Science
No awards conferred in this field.
Judges: DR.. George A. Dorsey,
New York; DR.. E. e. Just, Washing
ton, d. c.; DIR. William H. Lohman,
Brooklyn, N. y; Sumner N. Blossom,
New York;
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
ALHAMBRA THEATRE GIVES
SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOW

Following its practice of giving the
best shows possible, the management
of the Alhambra suburban theater
added very interesting show New
Years eve. The entertainers acquit-
ted themselves well and all enjoyed
the show. The same act was repeat
ed to a full house on New Years
night.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
NEGRO BEQUEATHS FISK
UNIVERSITY 500, 600

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 4 = Prof.
James Dallas Burrus, 50, first Negro
to take bachelor of arts degree in
a college south of the Mason-Dixon
line, who died of heart attack on a
street car here December 5, left ap-
proximately 100000 to- Fisk uni
versity.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04

New Orleans, La. Liberty Life
Insurance company, with home Of
fices here, has just celebrated its
eighth anniversary. During the past
fiscal year the compan yhas collected
S236,572.90 and has paid claims that
amounted to $102, 2,076.61.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-04
COMMERCIAL NEWS ITEMS

Atlanta, Ga.-The Royal Cab COM
pany has been recently organized
here by leading business men with a
fleet of six modern taxi cabs. This
is the first organized cab service to
be placed at the disposal of colored
Atlantans.