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Niger Theme Is
Hefhn' S Farewell
To j. 5. Senate

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Mar. T.
Using the chant niger. niger. mig
ger" as the theme strain. lame duck
Senator Thomas ]. Heflin, dem,
Ala, sang his swan song of race
hatred in the United States Senate
Monday
leagues right" on the recent Ala
hama election, in which he was vot-
ed out of his seat by $4,000 South
ern Democrats, the Senator set
forth eight principles" upon which
he acted and which he says brought
about his downfall.
The chief ana main point dwelt
upon was white supremacy. mo
amalgamatlon of the white and
Negro races, no marriage between
white and Negro" said the South
erner. Pointing to his desertion Of
al" Smith and his support of
Herbert Hoover in the last election,
he said:
Down in Elizabeth, Tenn, Hoo
yer said in speech. If | am
elected President | will not appoint
a Negro in community where the
community is opposed to Negroes
That is all we wanted him to say.
He has not appointed Negro in
the South"
us not our party a nice-looking
object with AL Smith, with a bunch
of his 'niggers', leading down the
line, with his white supremacy
Democrats coming along cheering
and hurrahing for Alfred with his
Niger brigade?''
MY father owned more slaves
than did any man in my section of
the state" he said. Those old
Helm niggers' think more of us
than anybody else. but our way of
handling that question Is best.
1T is necessary to segregate the
Negroes from the whites; there has
to be chasm between the Negroes
and the whites on the marriage
question, but here we were in 1928
with a candidate for the presidency
who stood for social equality be-
tween 'nggers' and whites; niger
children and white children in school
together; 'niggers' and whites in
church worshipping together; mig
gers and whites marrying"
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Woman Kills Her
Sweetheart Takes
Body Back Home

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March 9.-Daisy
Chappelle, 1894 Finney avenue, is
going to take the body of her slain
lover. William Cole, back to his ma
tive home in South Carolina Wednes-
day night. She shot and killed him
Saturday during a fight in which she
thought she would lose her own life
if she did not allay that force which
was about to destroy her She was
locked up few minutes after but
released the following day when a
coroner's jury held that Miss Chap
pelle was justified in killing Cole.
Cole was six feet tall, of light
complexion and handsome as he was
hard on the lady of his affection. His
only known relatives are Dir. and
Mrs. ID. r. Cole of Dawkins, S. c.,
where the body will be shspred.
Eyes, Pm going with Wills body to
Carolina" Miss Chappelle said, adj
ding simply, 81 loved that man."
The trouble started Saturday noon
when she gave Cole SO to go to the
pawn shop and pay the interest on
a wrist watch and to buy some food
with. Cole did not return until late
and when she asked him for the
change he said that he lost the money
gambling. She began crying and he
became abusive.
When she went upstairs to her
neghbors, Mrs. Currie. Cole followed
her and broke into the room where
she was. He had razor and said
that he was going to kill her. Mrs.
Cnrrie's husband is a licensed night
Waterman and in the bureau drawer
was his .38 revolver. With this
weapon Daisy Chappele closed her
eyes and pulled the trigger one time.
The bullet struck Cole in the neck
and ranged down into his shoulder.
death was on Cole" she said
woefully. but he kept abusing me-"
After being shot Cole walked back
down stairs and sat down until the
police arrived. He was taken to the
City hospital where he died the next
day.
A hearing was held Monday be-
fore the coroner and the verdict
returned after hearing the testi-
mony of Miss Chappelle and Mrs.
Currie was "justifiable homicide"
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!Colored Farmers
In East Texas
ReapSudden Wealth

DALLAS, Tex, March 1.-THE
rich Indians of Oklahoma, it APP
pears. are going to have their coun-
terpart in the rich "Colored folks
Of East Texas. Fifty-six per cent
Of the farmers in Gregg County, of
which Longview is the oil capital and
the county seat, are Colored. They
are also, it might be added, excep-
tionally high-class, numbering in
their midst some of the best farm
ers Of East Texas. Many of the
families now reaping the sudden
wealth that comes from an oil boom
have resided on the same land they
now live on since before the Civil
war. The antecedents and fore
bears of many worked the land or
iginally as slaves. After the war
between the states, they acquired the
land they lived on either through
working it out or as direct gift
from their former masters.
Reap Sudden Wealth
An interesting story is told in this
connection. One of the oldest and
most highly respected families in
Gregg County had lived on the same
little 100-acre farm for several gen.
erations without any partition having
been made. AS each son or daugh-
ter or niece or nephew grew up and
got married, he picked himself out a
location for cabin somewhere on
the 100 acres, surrounded his little
patch with q fence and went to work.
The whole family lived as kind of
socialistic community. When the first
rumblings of an oil boom came on
and lease men began to make their
appearance, this Negro family found
that they could not lease their land
because no partition had been made.
A surveyor made them proposition.
He would survey the land, lay it out
and partition it among the various
claimants under the agreement that
he would get one half of any lease
money in excess of SO an acre. That
was good price for the lease then.
The trade was made. Recently the
land was leased for $3.50 an acre.
The surveyor got his half.
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Russian Wife Claims
Her Colored Hubby

NEW YORK CITY.-Mrs. Herbert
Newton, 81, Russian Jewess, is
now united with her husband in their
Long Island home.
The couple met several years ago
and married while Newton was on a
visit to Russia. They lived together
for two years and then the husband
returned in order to make ready a
home for his bride.
When this was concluded he sent
her a ticket to come to the states.
Mrs. Newton was held up by customs
officers who asked her why she mar
ried a colored husband.
81 married him because | loved
him." was her reply, and with that
the officials had to be content.
Nobody asks such questions in
Russia" the pretty wife told her hus-
band. narrating, to him the incident
with the customs officials.
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White And Colored "Pansies' Wear
Stunning Evening Gowns At Costume Ball

ed as Floradora "Girls" and magni-
ficent ladies" with grand head
dresses, held their one-night carnival
that has grown internationally fam
Gus.
Following the grand march during
which Juanita Hall, Massey Patter-
son, Dr. Henry o. Harding, Hamil-
ton Travis and Charles Weidman ser
we'd as judges, cash prizes were
awarded Bonnie Clark, wearing n
gorgeous creation Of white ostrich
plumes, took first prize Of $50;
Howard Chuckles, second, was award
ed S35; Dixie Daniels, S25 for third
prize.
White and colored Wed with each
other for the various prizes award
ed the successful contestants.
With astounding boldness, white
"male-lady' escorts of Negro "male-
ladies" piled into taxis for destina-
tions ranging from the uppermost
Bronx to the lower Bowery
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car. /, who had often sat upon
Linky's lap, rose and marched indig-
nantly to another seat. And the first
time | went to the theatre and per-
ceived a colored man in the audi
ence was so irritated that | could
not look at the performance. But an
parently my revulsion was simply
shock at a new custom and not due
to any innate aversion to public con-
tact with the darker race, for soon
both seemed natural enough occur
rences and protests of other South
erners to the same thing now seemed
to me bit provincial. Perhaps be-
ing young and in my formative
period. was quick to accept new
situations and abide by them.
Colored Man Enters Her Class
But when young colored man en-
tered my literature class at school |
was dumbfounded. My first impulse
CONTINUED on Page 81
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Carolina Whites
Seek To Cobble
Up Negro Town

RALEIGH, N. c., March 9.-The
attempt to wrest the sovereignty of
West Southern Pines from its color.
ed officials by repeating the eight
year-old charter, was halted Thurs
day when citizens made plea to the
legislature that their town be per-
mitted to work out it's own destiny.
Senator Johnson of Moore, and
Representative Spence introduced
the measure which would incorporate
the little village which has not one
white person in it, with Southern
Pines.
The appeal was made to the house
committee studying the measure by
Thomas Ruffin. white attorney, and
Lieutenant Lawrence Oxley, of the
state department of public welfare.
Officials of the town were present
but did not speak.
Lieutenant Oxlev emphasized the
fact that the moral, civic and crime
conditions of the community had I'M.
proved continuously since the incor-
poration in 1928. 1t was also point
ed out that a problem would be
raised bv the group who had learned
to use their ballots, by being placed
in Southern Pines, which does not
have an appreciable colored vote.
Mr.. Ruffin said it was most unfair
to the citizens who have tax rate
of so cents by putting them in the
town which has rate of $3.50 with.
out allowing them voice in the
change. What crime that does exist
was attributed by Mr.. Ruffin to the
white bootleggers who ply thier trade
there.
Tbs town has no debt, each of the
SIX churches erected since the. incor
pdration are also unencumbered. The
election Of the officials and police
men by the people has resulted in &
steady progress, the committee wa
informed. ~
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(Enternrise News Bureau.l

NEW YORK. Wearing stunning
evening gowns and accessories that
would have caused Ziegfeld Follies
girls to grow green with envy,
Harlem's "Pansies" and their eoun-
terparts Of the. femme persuasion,
equally as elegantly turned out,
danced for New York's society, at
the annual costume ball of Hamilton
Lodge, No. ITO, here, Friday eve
ming, at Rockland Palace.
Curious sight-seers, including
Gotham's among whom were
such celebrities as Countee Cullen,
Finley Wilson, Carl Van Vechten and
Nora Holt, crowded the hall to the
tune of four thousand, while the
orchid gentlemen and their tweed
conscious sisters, disported them
selves.
Gorgeous costumes, including bits
of ermine. sparkling jewels, ostricn
plumes, silks and laces, were parad-
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Hoodullls Threaten
Los Angeles Home
Owner With Death

LOS ANGELES, March 9.-In-
censed because Henry T. Elmore in
sisted on his right to occupy a
home which he had purchased at
637 North Dillon Avenue, white
hoodlums last Friday served notice
on him that IL he did not vacate
in week that he would be mur-
dered. The warning came in the
form of a green penciled message
hung on his motorcycle which read:
Niger, move in seven days or
death. signed, The Lone Finger"
Elmore, who has been an en-
ployee of the Afga-Ansco film com
pany on East Third Street for the
past seven years, is veteran of
The navy and purchased the house
from J. w. Bunch last December
4. Failing in his attempt to rent
the house, he decided to move in
it himself last Monday. Prior to
his moving he had lived about four
blocks from his present home.
When he went to the place to
look at 1t the woman neighbor who
lived next door called to him and
told him that the owners would not
rent to Negroes. On being in
formed that he was the owner the
woman screamed as If she had been
shot, according to Mr.. Elmore, and
called her husband who came to
the door and bewailed Mr.. Elmores
entrance saying that now he could
not sell his own property.
Nothing further developed in the
case until Friday when Mr. Ell
more went home and parked his
motorcycle in front of his home.
After staying in the house for five
minutes he went out to find the
warning attached to the machine
In addition to the warning a bunch
of flowers was placed. on the motor
cycle.
Police called into the case were
unable to get fingerprints of the
hoodlums because the card had been
handled too much.
Although Mr.. Elmore has no ''for
sale" sign on his home he says that
he has been approached by two diff
ferent white persons, one man and
one woman, who sought to buy his
home and attempted to point out
to him where he should live. Their
visits came the Thursday before the
warming.
There are no race restrictions on
the property the title of which was
thoroughly searched by title com
pany before the owner bought it.
He says he has no intention OF NOV
ing despite the warnings.
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Followers Fear
Body Is Bankrupt
Paper Suspends

KINGSTON. Jamaica. B. w. l.,
March 11.-Aarm and pessimism
prevail here following declaration
by Marcus Garvey, U. N. |. A. presi-
dent general, at the Sunday night
organization mass meeting at Edel-
weis Park that he intends to "sell
out and leave the country within six
weeks for London
Garvey himself became a real es-
tate agent and auctioner only few
weeks ago.
He had previously intended to
seek reelection to the Council of the
Kingston and st. Andrew Corpora
tion-recently Dissolved following the
conviction of some of its members
for graft--and afterwards to run
for mayor of the city.
His plan to leave met with severe
opposition from not uninfluential
section of his followers who have
been continuously subscribing to the
organization and for the upkeep of
the parent body since his deporta-
ton here in 1927.
Statement Repeated
At a business meeting of members
at the park Tuesday, Carney re-
peated that he would pay all debts
and leave the island without owing
man penny. This is taken to
mean that the U. N. |. A., once
financially Furnishing organization,
is now totally bankrupt; but it may
possibly be that Garvey intends to
pay his creditors from the proceeds
of the sale of the organizations
property.
To Sell Blackman
In newspaper interview on Tues
day, he said that he was discour-
aged, and that he was negotiating for
the sale of the Blackman Printing
Continued on Page Two)
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DePriest Dimes Big Bill

WASHINGTON, d. CAMP
Congressman Oscar DePriest, of Hi
nois, entertained Mayor William
Hale Thompson and his party from
Chicago at luncheon. when His
Honor was here attending a confer
ence on waterways and flood con-
troll.
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Gale Holdings for Sale

EGG HARBOR, N. 1.-THE hold
ings of Beresford Gale, of Phila-
delphia, president of the Gale Cor
poration, and owner of the largest
tract of land that is owned by Ne
groes in Egg Harbor, was advertised
in the Egg Harbor News several
weeks ago for sale by the tax col
lector.
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Physician Heads Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Dr. Sum
ner X. Furniss, prominent Indian
apolis physician, was named to head
the colored bureau of the Republic
an state committee this week.
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Found CHRIST Potatoes

PITTSFIELD, Md.-Norris Baker,
of Pittsville, Maryland, who. neigh
bors say, doesn't take much stock
in religion, found six sweet potatoes
grown in his field with the letters
CHRIST on them. 1t caused much
excitement.
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Continued from last week
However, | still bristled with race
prejudice, as will soon be seen. |
was sent to California to complete
my education. One day shortly af-
ter my arrival, colored woman seat
ed herself beside me on the street
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Here Is Part Two Of the Story
Of The Fall Of a Fair Confederate

Texas white girl of thirty, happily
married to a man of the so-ealled in
ferior race since 1928, tells how "she
fell from grace" The writer, whose
family is yet unaware of her leap in
the dark" while unnamed, is sup
posed to be Mrs. George s. Schuyler,
wife Of New York newman, lee
turer and author of the new volume,
BLACK No More"
PART II
ANONYMOUS
Republished by permission of the
Modern Quarterly
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to attend the yorktown Sccquicenten-
NAL. The members Of the Sons of the
American Revolution and their friends
were received by President General
Johnson, the Marquis Pierre de Cham
brun, who is President Of the Society in
France of the Sons Of the American
Revolution; Marquis de Rochambeau,
who is q Vice President General Of the
society, and Due de Broglie, O member
Of the society. Marshal Petain was the
guest of honor and the other members
of his party attended the reception.
Baron Won Steuben and his aides
called during the afternoon.
During the afternoon the Marquis
de Chambrun, who as young man
spent several years in Washington,
was most happy to meet a number OF
friends that he made at that time.
At the reception President General
johnson presented the Marquis de
Rochambeau and the Marquis de
Chambrun with the insignia OF the
Society of the Sons Of the American
Revolution and these were received by
the distinguished gentlemen with deep
appreciation. Upon the entrance OF the
distinguished French visitors, the
United States Marine Band Orchestra
played the Marseillaise and from time to
time several French airs. The distinction
of having the march dedicated to the
United States Bicentennial Commission
by George M. Cohan played several
times during the reception hours was
accorded the guests, this being the first
rendition of this musical composition.
A small section of the Marine Band
Orchestra gave the program.
Official Washington was represented
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by representatives from the several de-
partments and the guests included
many officers and members Of patriotic
societies and especially members Of the
National Board Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, who were
holding q meeting in washington at
this time.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Frank Hodges
Clark are located in their new and In
teresting apartment In the Dresden,
commanding an extensive view of the
city. There Mrs. Clark, who Is flrst
vice president Of the National League
Of American Pen Women, entertained q
small company of literary women yes
terday, her guest Of honor being Mrs.
J. r. Clemens, known in the writing
world as Katharine Clemens. She is
the wife of DR.. Clemens of st. Louis,
cousin Of the late Mark Twain, and is
in Washington as the guest of her
daughter. Mrs. John C. Gotwals, wife
Of the Engineer Commissioner Of the
District. Mrs. Clemens Is q Pen
Woman, a member at large from ST..
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Louis. and has been afiliated with the
organization for some 20 years.
Invited to meet Mrs. Clemens were
Mrs. Daniel G. Chace, second national
vice president OF the league; Mrs. j.
Harry Cunningham, national treasurer;
Nine. Emanuel Dimitriu, editor of the
League Bulletin: Mrs. Eugene Collister,
past national historian; Mrs. John w.
Bennett, prominent member Of the Dis
trict branch; also Mrs. Peter John Nc
Govern and Mrs. Charles Clark, sister
in:law Of the hostess. Mrs. Clemens
VIII be with her daughter for visit OF
week or 10 days.
The Women's City Club will give q
tea today in honor of a group of Wash
ington painters. An exhibition of their
work has been arranged by the art
section, OF which Miss Clara r. Saun-
ders Is chairman. The guests include
Miss Dorothy Barnes, Miss Hattie Bur-
dette, Miss Alma Bostick, Miss Elise
Clark, Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Coonbs Miss
Catherine Critcher. Miss Eleanor Gusts,
Mrs. Etz. Miss Katie Fulmer, Miss Lucia
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vile they were all the guests Of Mrs.
Allwine's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.
Wallace. Mrs. N. A. Schubert accom-
panied her sister to Washington and
will visit her in her home on Hawthorne
street until the latter part Of this week.
Mrs. E. r. Albrecht entertained at
luncheon at the Kenwood Country Club
yesterday, when her guests remained to
play bridge. In the party were Mrs.
Frank Shortall. Mrs. William Stockett,
Mrs. John E. Upp, Mrs. George Hudson,
Mrs. Frederick Hammer, Mrs. I. s.
Walker and Mrs. Howard G. Knessi.
A dance and banquet is to be given by
Bet Mu Sorority on Saturday, Octo-
Der "a, at the Willard Hotel. This
banquet has been given for the past
eight years, and the five chapters Of
Beta Mu in this city will be present.
The Army and Navy Chapters of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
are completing arrangements for their
card party to be held Tuesday, october
81, in the gold room at Wardman Park
Hotel. Mrs. George M. Grimes is chair
man OF the Committee on Arrange
mentS.
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Holleritl, Miss Edith Hoyt. Miss Lesley
Jackson, Miss Margaret Lent, Mrs.
Leisenring. Miss Marguerite Mum, Mrs.
Sleeth-Miller, Miss Ruth Osgood, Miss
Katherine Page, Miss Mary X. Porter,
Mrs. Philips, Miss Emma Rice, Miss
Clara Saunders and Mrs. zimmele.
Presiding at the tea tables will be
Miss Susan o. Baker, Mrs. Nell Dunlap,
Mrs. Patrick Gallagher and Miss Julia
Banks. In addition to the members OF
the art section. those assisting are Miss
Miriam Birdseye. Mrs. j. L. Coulter,
Mrs. John Allen Munson, Mrs. Gertrude
G. Mustain and Mrs Clara Wright
Smith.
Mr.. John 3. Trevor Of New York
City had friends dining with him last
evening at the Carlton, where he is
stopping while in Washington. Mr..
Trevor was in charge Of arrangements
for the meeting and luncheon of the
American Coalition Of Patriatic Socie-
ties, held at the Carlton today.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Turner, formerly
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French Officers Guest
OF Sons of American Revolution,

At the headquarters Of the National
Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution, President General Benja-
min N. Johnson and the officers Of the
society gave a reception yesterday
afternoon in honor of the distinguished
foreign guests who came to this country
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day afternoon, October "A, at the home
Of Mrs. Frances Carpenter Huntington
(Mrs. William Chaplin Huntingdon
Continued on Sixth Page.)
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Of washington, spent the week end
with the 1atter's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Newly, and
have returned to their home in Mad
dox, Md.
Maj. and Mrs. Hobart Hawkins have
returned to Meridian Mansions after
spending the Summer in Europe.
Mrs. Helen Collins entertained at
the dinner-dance at the Shoreham last
evening. having as her guests Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. Benjamin 0antz and
Mr.. A. K. Bojsen.
DR.. and Mrs. John T. Sprague en-
tertained at a large tea this after
noon at their home in Fauquler Coun-
ty, Va, following the drag Of the Cas-
anova Hunt Club.
Noted Woman Geographers
Meeting Saturday Afternoon.
The first Of this seasons meetings Of
the local group Of the Society Of Won-
an Biographies will be held on Satur-
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Mrs. E. Ernest Allwine Of Hawthorne
street returned to her Washington home
yesterday after a motor trip to Knox
vile. Tenn, when she was accompanied
by Mrs. Ben Basch of Reno road and
her house guest, Mrs. Martha j. Hunt
of Boston, who will remain in Washing
ton until tomorrow. While in Knox
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Turner, formerly