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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
The Anth0r- Comedian Discusses Current Eqents
GiUes HIS Side of Vanous Public Questions.

Then after . fine breakfast, when he would
give us all q dime each as he come down in
the morning we would go nearby to the Golf
Course, and he would play eight holes It took
q pretty tough day. that kept him away. The
reason for the eight holes only was that the
eighth hole was over by q back road where he
could have his car meet him, and go direct
home from that hole. don't play the game
(not even at three at night for money! but he
made lots of the holes in what you can Par.
He was always straight down the course. not
so terribly far, but ON IT.
The old fellow looks like he is extremely
happy and satisfied. and think feels that
he has been of some service to his Country as
well TO the passing MOtoriSt He has not
only filled the CountTy's tanks. but has filed
many q diseased man with hope Of . cure.
Then its the lesson he has been TO other rich
men. We an have O good deal Of Sheep In us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

If somebody does something, We are awful liable
to jump over the same place he did. So its
his lesson to other rich men, that had made
them more liberal. Now we have hardly any
great rich man that has not some form Of
Charity that he Is extremely interested in.
They know that TO just be rich in this Country
is no longer any novelty, its not the wealth they
had that we remember, its what they did with
it. Just last week the Prince of Wales made
almost prayer over the Radio that England
might develop some one in their Country COM
parable TO Rockefeller in philanthropy
That's about the biggest single praise that
has come his way. When the future ruler of a
great Kingdom asks for similar man in their
Country, you must have accomplished some
thing.
Well lets get some comedy subject into this
serious piece someway. so here goes. THE
SENATE MET IN AN EXTRA EXTRA SEES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
The Blue Danube. >
By Catherine Parmenter.

She stood Mere-bnssled- heSitant-before
The little nMsic shop. What sound THIS
That dared to mock her cIevrr Grttfce,
AMd S9Vebt-Strange eGntyt--thrOngh the open door
She could not understand this subtle thing
Who thought herself so altogether gOisc =.
Her fsPbGnt smile had fed-her hard young. eyes
Gye7O cWrj0nSly zUdrMs and wondering.
-. oh, dream of lOOe, SWgiHg the long,
Long years to touch MimitGble heightst-
Starlight and de0V of lost Vienna nights,
Blent aCith the pulse of eternal song!
The ptHsie ceased Her laugh 4yds SgVft and sure
.st fe teGrs that, 6Lsdea EeYi@ - 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

purchased 20 work on the Potowmack Naviga-
ton lately ran away, but, being soon after
apprehended, were sentenced to have their
heads q eyebrows shaved, which operation was
Immediately executed, and is to be continued
every week during the time of their servitude,
or until their behaviour evinces that they are
brought to q sense Of their duty"
Supt. Rumsey lost some more men several
months later and he advertised: These in
dented Irish servants, william Fee (shaved),
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

us1al ese osw,1ne E5s;t.
rcE es,Sr vtN~ NNN'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

" YELL, all know is just what read
N In the papers. Mr.. Coolidge had
~ one in the other day that kinder
Jared all of us, and made us won
der If he wasent having q Ghost
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-09
WASTED EFFORT"

Will the Negroes in Richmond wake
up and take advantage of the oppor-
tunities that are being placed within
their grasp? Judging the future by the
past, we should say not. In the not
distant past, there have been many
political meetings held in this and
other cities in Virginia, the prime OBJ
ject, which has been to line up Negro
voters: In Richmond these meetings
have been a total failure. The blame
for the failure of such meeting to bring
forth fruit has been placed by the mas
ses at the doors of those who we're the
dominant forces in such gatherings.
Thess Negroes who are held response
BILE for the failure of the plans, aims
and aspiration of Richmond Negroes
in the past must get off the stage be-
be induced to take an active part in
politics. Those in whom they place the
utmost confidence have betrayed their
trust and they will not be foolish
enough to follow them again.
Clioues and CLAIMS that made up
states before the meetings were called,
as to who they wanted for this and
that position, are obsolete, as far as
the Richmond Negro is conserved.
The man who is looking for financial
gain at the expense of Negro voters
may as well cancel his plans for the
Negro in this city is wise to his whole
bag of tricks. The new Negro must be
put forward in the leading role before
any great changes will be made in the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-09
EDITORIALS
"NOT WITHOUT LAUGHTER"

Hughes shows himself as great a
master in American prose as III
poetry. When he describes a BAN
10 picker, the banjo has as much
personality as the picker. When
he depicts a Negro dance, every
thing is alive and wilfully active,
every instrument is a performer
and every musician also an in
strument of some super-spirit
who moves and plays on souls,
minds, bodies. His chapter called
the Dance" is a classic, and is
unrivalled in all literature, as a
description of such a function
among the humber colored folk.
There is no plot in this story ex-
cept the great plot of Human life.
We have a section of human life,
with youth and old age acting
and reacting on each other. Many
of the chapters are complete sto-
ries in themselves and could stand
satisfyingly alone. the lyrics and
songs which these various charac-
tiers are made to sing would es-
tablish Langston Hughes reputa-
ton as a poet, if it were not al
ready established.
There is in this tale of life nat
ural humor, sound philosophy, and
a good bit of effective, incidental
and unoffending propaganda of So
cial truth. This book is a path
finder away from the lurid jungle
lies that have been passing for
"Negro stories"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-09
Cuffs Story Cites Power of Prayer

agony, at midnight, that he awoke
his wife and told her that he was
dying. "Shall l call a DOCTOR" she
asked. No, no, l don't want a doc
tor. Is there any one on the plan
tation that can pray for me? / am
afraid that l am going to hell. Il
don't know of anyone" said his
wife, except the slave you pun
ished this merning," "do you think
he would pray for me?" anxious
ly he inquired. eyes, 1 think he
will" she replied. "well, send for
him quickly" On going after Cuff
they found him on his knees in
prayer and when they called him,
he supposed it was to be punished
again. On being taken to the
masters room he found him with
ing in agony. The master, groan-
ing, said, 80, Cuff, can you pray
for me?" eyes, bless de Lawd, rs
been prayin' for you all de night"
and at this he fell on his knees and
asked the Lord for guidance to
point his master to the Lamb
which beareth away the sin of the
world. When he arose, his Mas
ter, in greater agony than ever,
exclaimed: 90, Cuff, can't you tell
me what l must do to be saved?"
"No, Massa, l know nothin' you
can do. God saw that you and ]
were just poor sinners fit for moth
in but de lake of fire, but He loves
us so much that He sent de Lord
Jesus to suffer in our place, and
when he hung on de cross, God
laid on Him all our sins, past
present and future; and He stuff
cred and died for 'em there, and
when He arose from de grace dey
were all gone as far as de east is
from de west" But how can know
I amt saved?" Cuff opend his
Testament and read; "Verily, YER
lily, say unto you; he that heareth
my word and believeth Him that
sent me hath everlasting life, and
shall not come into judgment, but
is passed from death unto life"
John 5:24. "you see, it's just
'hearin' and believin' and havin' -?
The spirit applied the word and
the light of life entered the mas
ter's soul, and together they min .
gled tears of joy for the wonder
full love that saved both master
and slave with the same salvation.
Before morning the master was
saved, too. the whole plantation
was soon aware of the great
change that had been wrought.
Cuff was at once liberated, and to-
gether, master and slave travelled
through the South witnessing tho
transforming love of God. Read
ers, if you haven't this love in
your heart you are missing every
thing worth living for, in this
world or the next. For "the wages
of sin is death, but the gift of God
is eternal life in Jesus Christ our
Lord" Rom. 6:29. When we have
not this love in our hearts for
God, we can not love our brother
and can not win souls to Christ.
A. B. SMOOT.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-09
By William Pickens

(For The Associated Negro Press)
Langston Hughes has written
story of humble, poor, but real
Negro people-showing that their
life is lived poignantly, often pain
fully, but mot without laughter"
1t is Langston first-prose story of
book length, and it stands among
the best of all the stories we have
SO far read on the Negro. We
doubt whether Mr.. Hughes will
ever write a better story than this;
we hope that he will write others
as good. Here's the history, the
living. dramatic history, of poor
Negro family of a small Kansas
town, and yet it is not full of ex-
aggerated piles of dirt. There are,
of course, no angels in this book.
1t is not book about heaven
but about black people who live
and work and suffer and sing and
dance and die in a white mans
country. There is undoubtedly
something photographed about
the | i t hero, SANDY"
whom we see growing up from
destitute tot to a struggling high
school lad. "Aunt Hager," "Jim-
boy" "Annjee," Harriet" "Tem-
py," SISTER Johnson" and "Mme.
de Carter" are all real people, hui
mans in dark skins as we have
known them.
In this book, as literature,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-09

political conditions of Richmond.
Our political generals have in the
past, usually been more of hindrance
than help and MANY good PROPOSE
tons that have been offered US have
blocked or retarded by these pseudo
political geniuses. The sooner we rid
ourselves of these political parasites
the better for the race. The only re-
medy for these dishearting and alarm
ing conditions is a general houseclean-
ing; we must get right down to "brass
tacks" and do some real work. A new
political organization must be set up
comprising men of all classes, trades
and professions, band of volunteers
in each section must canvass their
neighborhoods, going from house to
house with plea to non voters to pay
their taxes and vote: Mass meetings
must be held at various places and
those in attendance must not only be
old to pay their taxes, register and
vote, but must be taught how to do
these things. If they are not taught
how to register, telling them to vote
is wasted effort.
Churches, fraternal orders and slubc
can play an important part in such a
noble undertaking, but in order to
make a success Of this or any other
project individuals must forget their
petty grievances against each other,
personal feelings must be left at home,
bury their "holier and thou" attitudes,
cease trying to hog the spotlight and
stealing honors that rightfully belong
to others, band ourselves together and
work side-by-side for the commonweal
and put down foolishism and Schisms.
We must remember that we cannot
mount he high rounds IF the ladder of
success while busily engaged pushing
the other fellow back, and that jeal-
ousy is one of the greatest destroyers
of faith and confidence known to civil
lized man.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-09
Notions Critics Are
Dishonest, uniformed
By P. L. Prattis,

(Staff Correspondent for the AMP
Chicago, Aug,-Only the apparent
eagerness of certain dishonest per-
sons to obtain the slightest pre-
text to make something out of no.
thing where certain individuals are
involved, impels me to place before
the public what are the facts in con-
nection with the accommodations
afforded the members of the Motion
Educational Commission which re-
Gently visited Haiti. l desire to cor
rect two Impressions:
First, that the accommodations
were rotten,
Second, that DR.. Robert r. Motion,
chairman of the commission. was
responsible for the conditions or
satisfied with them.
When the members of the Forbes
Commission to Haiti were trans
ported on United States Cruiser.
the idea seems to have been born
in the minds of persons who did
not know any better that the ac-
cepted end customary mode of ira
vel for a federal commission was
on United States warship. That is
not always true.
When President Hoover asked
DR.. Motion to select a commission
to study education in Haiti, DIR. Mo-
ton did so because of the friendly
personal relations existing between
him and the President and because
he felt that to decline to serve his
friend would have been discount
eous and unfriendly. The President
assured DR.. Motion that he would he
accorded every convenience and ac-
commodation. He instructed the
state department to plan the trip
according to DR.. Notions directions.
One would have thought that that
would have been enough. It was
not. In spite of President Hoover's
explicit orders, bitches began to
occur In the state department. The
principal hitch involved the method
of transportation. The state depart
ment made the claim that there was
no warship available. DIR. Motion in
sisted that warship be obtained
and expressed his unwillingness to
make the trip unless the members
of his commission were surrounded
with every possible dignity. He was
assured that Accommodations on the
steamship would be proper. But he
didnot get the warship in spite Of
the fight he put up for it.
The commission sailed to Port au
Prince on the Steamship Ancon. 1t
had the best accommodations a.
board. The staterooms were large
and ample, containing baths, tub
and shower, hot and cold running
water. lavatories. closets. fans,
berths, lounges, and such other &C
cessories as are found in first-class
hotels. The food was equal to Sec
ond-clasS on transatlantic liner.
Ice water was kept in the state
rooms anad fruit was served every
evening. The Ancon is govern
ment-owned vessel plying between
New York anad Cristobal, Panama.
1t was understood when the group
eft New York that the earliest
possible date for sailing home would
be July 9, but doubt was felt about
that date because the passenger
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-09

Cuff was a Negro slave who
lived in the South before the
war. He was a joyful Christian
and a faithful servant. His mas
ter, however, was in need of mon
ey, and one day a young planter,
who was an infidel came to buy
Cuff. The price was agreed upon
and the Christian slave was sold
to the infdel. But in parting with
him: the master said you will find
Cuff a good worker and you can
trust him. He will suit you in sv-
cry respect but one. "And what is
that" said the master. "He will
pray, and you can't break him of
it; But that is his only fault"
"I'll soon whip that out of him."
Remarked the infdel. 81 fear
not" said the former master, "and
I would not advise you to try it."
HE would rather die than give up
praying" Cuff proved faithful to
the new master. AS he did to the
old master. The master soon got
word that he had been praying,
and calling him said: Cuff"
"You must not pray any more.
can't have any praying around
here. Never let me hear anv more
about this nonsense praying Cuff
replied, 80, massa, 1 love to pray
to Jesus, and when I pray L
loves you and Misses all the more;
and can work all the harder for
you" But he was sternly forbid
den ever to pray any more under
penalty of a severe flogging. That
evening when the days work was
ended, as he always did; he talk
ed to his God, like Daniel of old,
as he had in aforetime. Next
morning he was called to appear
before his master, who demand ed
eff him why he disobeyed him, Oh,
Massa, l has to pray; / can't live
without it," said Cuff. At this the
master flew into a terrible rage
and ordered Cuff to be tied to the
whipping post and his shirt off.
He then applied the rawhide with
all the force he possessed until
his young wife ran out in tears
and begged him to stop. The man
was so infuriated he threatened
to punish her next, if she did not
leave him. Then he ordered the
bleeding back washed in salt wa
ter, the shirt ON, and the poor
slave to be about his work. Cuff
went away singin in a grooming
voice:
My suffering time will soon be
over,
When l shall sigh and weep no
more"
He worked faithfully all that
day, though much in pain, as the
blood oozed from his back where
the lash had made long, deep, fur
rows; meantime, God was working
on the master. He saw his wicked
ness and cruelty to the poor soul
whose only fault had been his
fidelity; and conviction seized up
on him. By night he was in great
distress of mind. He went to bed,
ut could not sleep, such was his
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-09

Services at Goodwill Sunday Au-
gust 10, 1880.
1000 A.M.-Sunday School
11:45 A.M.-Subject, "Faith That
Counts"
$50 PIMA Sure Reward for La
bor."
w. B. BALL. Pastor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
THIRD ATTACK
SUSPECT HELD
Formal Charges Are Filed
in kidnapping Case.

A third Negro suspect in kidnap-
ing and assaults on white women
was arrested Thursday night. For
NAL charges of kidnapping and crini-
nal attack were placed against Ed
ward Davis, 43, of 709 Paca street,
and James Walker, 80, of 1848 Bou-
levard place.
Davis is alleged to have admitted
he kidnapped and attacked Mrs. Mary
Conrad, as, Of GIT North Drexel ave-
nue., on Jan. II and to have impli-
Gated Walker.
In his confession Davis also is al
legged to have implicated another
man, who was arrested on a va
grancy charge under $4,000 bond
Davis charged the man was his
companion in an attack on another
white woman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
MILITARY RULE
is ESTABLISHED
AT CANON CITY
Iron Man Is Appointed
Dictator at Colorado
State Prison.

BIZ United Press
CANON CITY, Colo, Feb. T.
The Colorado state penitentiary,
where thirteen convicts and guards
were killed in the nations Blood
est prison mutiny four months ago,
was under the virtual dictatorship
of an Iron Man" today.
The state board of corrections,
meeting here to investigate the
october riots and the fire which
swept the penitentiary last Satur-
day, appointed Colonel Patrick j.
Hammock, IS, brigadier-general
during the World war, special
deputy warden to reorganize the
guard system on military basis.
Hammock, who achieved nation
wide fame and earned the title OF
Iron Man" for his leadership OF
the state militia during the Colo
RADIO coal strikes in 1913, left a
hospital bed Thursday to accept the
provisional appointment.
The appointment of Hammock, the
ousting of two provisional guards,
and proposed action against three
others, were the first definite steps
taken by the corrections board in
the reorganization OF the penlten-
tiary administration.
This action was taken shortly be-
fore Governor William H. Adams
demanded the designations OF all
three board members as an initial
step to correct what he described as
'the condition of Generalization
that exists at the penitentiary."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07

The PercOlator Stands "a
inches tails cupS-footed
urn type-with rolled border
Chrom Lax electric element
fully guaranteed 13-inch
heavy Tray with rolled border
footed sugar and Cream
err, gold lining All parts
heavily nickel plated
guaranteed to last for all time
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
NEWSPAPER BOXES STAY
Highway Commission Not to Order
Removal From Roads.

The state highway commission
will not order removal of newspaper
boxes as long as they are farther
from the pavement that the mail
boxes and carry no advertising
other than the name of the news
paper, John J. Brown, state high
way director said today.
The opinion was given following
a statement of a northern Indiana
newspaper that the boxes carrying
the name are advertising matter
and that the commission was dis
eliminating when it would not per-
nit the erection of newspaper signs
along the road.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
WOMAN BRICK TARGET
Missile Hurled Through Window of
Home Narrowly Misses.

A brick thrown through a window
OF the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
NJ. Jones, of 1922 Beecher street,
early this morning narrowly missed
Mrs. Jones head. Jones had left
home for his work and Mrs. Jones,
alone in the house. could give police
no motive for the attack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
IT'S RICE AND OLD SHOES
Loretta's Mother Gives Up Fight to
AnnuI Marriage.
By United Press

81 Jntted PftS8
LOS ANGELES, Feb. Grant
Withers and Loretta Young, screen
players, who flew to Arizona to be
married and came home to be
separated by the brides irate
mother, settled into peaceful do
mesticity today, with all threats of
annulment subsidized.
Mrs. George Belzer, who said she
would not sanction the marriage
because it would interfere with the
screen career of her l7-year-old
daughter, withdrew her suit for an
nulment late THURSDAY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07

DR.. Christopher B. Coleman, di-
rector OF the Indiana historical bu-
reau, will speak at tonight at the
annual meeting of the Childrens
Museum. 1850 North Meridian street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
BY HERBERT LITTLE.
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. William
Howard Taft's four-year admins
trat.on as President was debacle
for the Republican party, in he
opinion of most historians. His
break with Roosevelt, who put him
in the White House, was a political
quarrel and also a personal one. The
Democratic party victory which fol-
lowed his administration was over
whelming. Taft finishing third.
Yet his administration was
marked by two of the most impor-
ant changes of American govern
ment.
While he was President congress
submitted to state legislatures the
constitutional amendments provld-
ing for direct election of senators
and authorizing the federal income
tax.
Split Coming
The parcel post system and the
rural free mail delivery system were
other important developments.
Roosevelt saw the split coming,
it Is said, when he received a letter
Of appreciation from President Taft,
paying tribute to him for his efforts
in making him President.
IT am bound to say that owe my
election more to you than to any
body else, except my brother,
Charley" Taft said.
Roosevelt sailed for Africa, and
President Taft, brother Charley"
and his friends paid little heed to
RooSevelt's friends in running the
country. Roosevelt returned, and
had one interview with Taft.
Break Complete
They were heard to call each
other Theodore and Will in the old
affectionate manner, but their break
thereafter was complete.
Finally the dream Of his early
boyhood came true. The place on
the supreme court which he refused
twice when Roosevelt offered it to
him nearly twenty years earlier,
was offered. More than that, the
newly elected Republican President,
Harding. made him chief justice.
Taft was confirmed as chief JUS
tice by the senate June 80, 1921.
He took up his place on the bench
when the court met the following
October.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
BREAK CAME IN
c. 0. P. DURING
TAFT'S REGIME
Administration Witnessed
important Changes in
Government.

Editors Note-Here is the third Of
series on the career Of william Howard
Taft
New Britain herald., 1930-01-09

HONOR ST. HILDE- GARDE - An ancient relic of St. Hldegarde being carried in the procession which fea- tured the celebration in honor of the Saint. Dr. Seipel, Chancellor of Austria, presided at the ceremony, which was att tended by many church officials.
 (Interuatioual Newsreel)