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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-12-22
WEDDINGS
EARNHART-MOBLEY

The marriage of Lewis Benjamin
Earnhart, of Drumore, Pa, and Miss
Lydia Olive Mobley, of Delta, York
county, took place Thursday after
noon, Dec. IA, at the home of Rev.
Walter J. Hogue, D. D., pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, York.
The ring ceremony was used. Mr..
and Mrs. Earnhart will reside in
Drumore on the Earnhart farm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The marriage of Miss Eleanor
Shouck, daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
Mrs. Robert Shouck, of Perry Point,
and ], P. Anderson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Anderson, of Whining
ton, took place quietly at 6 o'clock
Wednesday evening at the nlanse of
West Presbyterian Church Whining
ton, by the Rev. A. H. Kleffman.
The couple was attended by Miss
Dorothy Anderson, sister Of the
bridegroom, and Miss Elizabeth
Shouck, of Perry Point, sister of the
bride. They will reside in Wilm-
ington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-12-22
@rrry GhrtatntaH !
BY James E. Hungerford

Christmas is coming to bless us
again,
Bringing its bounty o. blessings to
men!
Wiping out worries and troubles and
frets;
Routing the past, with its futile re-
frets;
Blotting out memories, tragic and
drear-
Filling our hearts with the magic o.
cheer!
Giving us gifts from the Giver
Greatest o which is the spirit o.
Christmas is coming to wipe away
care,
Bringing rich blessings for mankind
to share;
Giving to some o. us gifts o. sweet
peace,
And from our troubles and sorrows,
surcease;
Giving to others in life fresh start:
Courage to try again-and a brave
heart.
Helping the helpless, and cheering
the strong
Gifts from above to humanity's
throng!
Christmas is coming with blessings
untold
Rarer than gifts o. mere silver and
gold;
Giving US happiness, hslIfulness.
hope,
AS in the darkness we stun BILE and
grope:
Giving US gifts O. contentment and
cheer
Setting US free from the bondage o.
fear;
Christmas is coming-and SO, fels
lowmen,
Here's wishing you all Merry
Christmas" again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-12-22
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RISING SUN w. G. T. u.

The local W. c. T. U. was delight
fully entertained by Mrs. Howard
Wilson, Thursday evening. Regard
less of the very icy roads and pave
ments twenty members were present.
The President, Mrs. William M.
Pogue, presided. Devotions were
led by Miss Miriam Scarborough:
Singing, This is NY Fathers
World" followed with the Lords
Prayer. Scripture reading was q
part of the second chapter Of st.
Luke. Singing, ''Oh, Master Let Me-
Walk With Thee" Minutes of the
November meeting were read by Sec
rotary, Mrs. Clara B. Keen. After a
short business session the program
leader, Miss Bertha Balderston, gave
a very interesting and complete re-
port of banquet meeting she at
tended on Wednesday evening, at
the Baptist Temple in Philadelphia,
at which time she was privaledged to-
hear Stanley Jones speak or Chris
tianity and Communism" Singing
THE Twenty-Third Psalm" The
meeting closed with the Benediction.
to meet with Mrs. Louise Brokaw in
January. A very pleasant social
hour followed. Delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess
and her helpers, Misses Lidie Stew
art, Eva Nutter and Miriam SCARF
borough.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
MIR. ROBERT LARKIN SUCCUMBS

Mr. Robert Larkin of this city died
Saturday night, October 21st from the
result of a gun shot wound inflicted
Sunday October 18th
His funeral was held from Rose Hill
M. E. Church, Tuesday, October oath,
with the Reverends Tom Johnson, E. F.
Young, A. Nelson, L. E. johnson and
Williams, officiating.
Newell Chapel choir had charge Of
the song service. A solo was rendered
by Miss l.. E. Prentice.
His remains were tenderly laid to
rest in Sims Cemetery.
His many many friends attested their
love and sympathy with beautiful flo-
raj designs.
He leaves to mourn darling mother
three sisters, two brothers and host
of relatives and friends.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
New Scottsboro
Trial November u

Decatur, Ala, Oct, 81 CAMP Judge
w. w. Callahan of the Morgan county
Circuit court announced Thursday af-
ter conference with Atty. General
Thomas Knight that he would convene
a special session of the court November
q to resume trial of the Scottsboro
cases.
Arrangement will probably occur Nov
ember 20.
1t is not known whether Judge Gala
han or Judge James E. Horton will pre-
side. Judge Horton presided at the last
trial in Decatur. His attempts to be
fair won general condemnation among
the Alabama white rabble and shortly
after he ordered third trial for Hey
wood Patterson, a movement was set
up to obtain another judge.
The action November q will mark
the third stage in the series OF trials.
All of the nine defendants, save one,
was convicted in the first trials held
at Scottsboro.
When the second trials were begun,
Haywood Patterson was tried first, con-
victed, condemned to death and then
given a new trial on the motion of his
attorneys.
Willie Weems was supposed to have
been tried after Patterson, but Judge
Horton ruled that the populace was too
much inflamed by statements from at
torneys en- both sides to proceed.
1t is not known who will represent
the boys at the Forthcoming trial.
Patterson was defended brilliantly
by Samuel Leibowitz at the last trial,
but it is believed that statements made
by him after the trial may prejudice
Pattersons's case in the new trial or put
the life Of Leibowitz in great jeopardy,
should he appear.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
Negroes of Huston
Plan For Municipal
University

Huston, Tex, Oct, 9th, CAMP The
Board of Education of the independent
School District of Houston, Texas, is
organizing an appeal to the Public
Works Administration for rrants and
loans to erect a city university for
Houston. This school board is also
including an item for colored branch
Of this university system. Some eight
or mere sites have been offered as a
donation by the white citizens as a
location for the white university Negro
committees are busy in an attempt to
locate a desirable site on which to est
ablish the Negro division of this munic-
pal university.
Houston is the only city in the Deep
South with a municipal junior college
for Negroes operated under the aus
pices OF the City Board of Education.
If the present program materializes,
Negroes of Houston will be far ahead
of the brethren in the other Southern
states, so far as municipality provided
college and university training are con-
cerned
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
GOVERNOR RITCHIE WOULD
NOT MOVE THE PRISONER in
FACE OF LYNCH RUMORS

The hanging occurred next to the
home of Judge Robert F. Duer, who
had attempted to dissuade the crowd
The crowd, apparently incensed at
the Judges remarks, first went to the
Judges home but moved to the neigh
boring house when they were unable
to find tree sufficiently large.
After they had taken the Negro to
the public square and burned him, the
mob members disbanded.
The lynching followed an afternoon
in which rumors gained statewide
circulation that a mob was forming.
Governor Albert c. Richie talked to
Judge Duer and the states attorney
and was assured by them that there
would be no difficulty
After this, the governor issued a
statement saying he would not have
the Negro removed.
Later, the governor said he had been
advised by Capt. Edward Johnson,
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27

head of the state police, that it would
be dangerous to remove him. Captain
johnson early in the day suggested,
however, that the Negro be taken to
Baltimore.
1t is indeed great reflection on
American culture for human beings
to break down the doors of Jail and
take man out who according to the
law is innocent of the crime charged
against him until he has been proven
guilty. Already the total number Of
AMERICAN lynchings has jumped up
to 80 which is the largest number in
the past five years.
With the lynehing of Armwood there
have been within a short space CT
two months.
October s, Bonnie Thompson of South
Carolina faced his cruel hour before
a hungry mod.
WILLARD, N. C. August 81 Doc.
Ro 1ers shot to death in his home. He
wounded a white woman.
PANAMA CITY, FLA, September q
Paul Orthey Body riddled and burned
for threatening to sue sheriff.
MINTER CITY, Miss, September Is,
Richard Roscoe. Shot to death, body
dragged through city by auto and left
before his home as warning to other
Negroes. He fought with white man
who started the quarrel.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
WILL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
EVER DO ANYTHING ABOUT 1T?

1t is about time that the Federal
Government should do something "a
bout Americas past time. The depart
nent of justice is working on gansters
and some of the other more important
crimes but as far as know nothing
has been said about lynchings. The
Federal Government must step in and
stop the evil which is the biggest
curse to any nation. There IS no jusii-
fication for men lynching people. Even
in the face of the worst crime under
the sun, human beings are entitled to
a trial Armwood did not have trial.
He is dead and will remain dead.
(Plain Dealer)
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
WEEKEND CHATS
BY J. A. H. Jr.
THEY STILL LYNCH

group of savages raided jail at
Princess Anne, Md, and took another
Negro for a ride-this time it was
George Armwood who was accused CT
attacking an aged white woman. 1t is
reported that men, women and children
stormed the county Jail and took
charge of the prisoner, hanged him to
tree, stripped him of part of his
clothing, attached rope around his
neck, and pulled him behind a motor
car through the main street OF the
little town.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
Farmers Conference
To Discuss Natio-
nal Recovery

Tuskegee Institute, Ala Oct27 CAMP
The 43rd Annual Negro Conference
will be held at Tuskegee institute,
Wednesday, December 6, according 20
a statement today from DR.. r. r. Motion
principal.
The general topic is "The Negro and
National Recovery. The Eztinsion Com
mittee c. j. Galloway, chairamn, is
busy working out "details of the pro-
gram to be announced later. Outstand-
ing figures in the state and national
organizations of the NRA and AAA
will be invited to deliver addresses.
For so many years a potent factor
in the improvement of Negro farm life
and farming methods, the Conference
this year will serve an added purpose
in showing the Negro workers how
they can cooperate with President
Roosevelt and the administration in
putting over the Recovery program.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
HAVEN RUST CLUB PROGRAM
FOR NOVEMBER 2ND

Song. "Star Spangle Banner"
Prayer, Chaplain
Song Throw out the Lie Line"
Roll Call and business
Miscellaneous
Song, Throw out the Lift Line
Paper, The Negro and the n. R. A.
Mrs. Ruby Green
Address, The Negro of to-day, Rev. II
L. Young
Current events, one news item iron
each individual-Led by Mr.. Armsteae
johnson
Closing. Nov the day is over
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27

dressed in overalls, ard he thJught
they were men, but did not SO near
them Anyway, the raping is supposed
to have occurred in a box car and my
boy could not find a box car and they
rode on top of a car of gravel. They
put the handouts on the boys when
they got them, and the handouts were
so tight that it took and hour to get
them off"
(Plain Dealer)
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
MOTHER OF DOOMED YOUTH ON
u. 6, TOUR

True Story of Scottsboro Case Told
By Mrs. Patterson Mother OF
Youth Sentenced to Die.
Moore Flags N. A. A. C. P; Says Or
ganization is Unfair: Says De-
Priest And Pickens In Different
Freedom of Nine Boys Must Come
About Through international Prostest
my boy Haywood is no more guilty
than you are" said Mrs. Patterson,
mother of one of the Scottsboro boys
when she was speaking to gathering
Of newspaper reporters at 1852 East
3Oth Street. "He is Just plain innocent
With Mrs. Patterson were Richard
p Moore Of the International Labor
Defense, and Lester Carter, one Oh
the white boys who figured IN the
Scottsboro episode. When Mrs. Patter-
con was questioned by newspaper men
she was calm and kindly, except
when excited by the wrongs committed
,,ro,, her son. and then spoke more ra-
nidlv with tone si-nifing her inward
passions.
Mrs Patterson explained how the
Scottsboro case began, and she salo'
my boy got letter from his unciie'
+alI;no him where to 60 to get Jop
He started to Memphis for the JOB
and was going to work on a ooa'
You see, my husband had no regular
work and was only working TWO q
three days week. Well | told MN
80 90 because he could help me ano
the rest of the family, so ne went o'i
The next day read the paper =.
- where my boy had been put II
ian fer rapins two white girls l go,
to him as soon as I could and ,s ne 4 t'aC
- me mother, if l saw those wv
s;r,s on that train, saw you ne
t s me he was with two other D0y'
that I knew, and knew that none o
them were guilty. Haywood told m'
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
ALABAMA DOES ITS PART

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, September "a,
Dennis Cross. Shot to death by mob
who entered his home posing as Off
GERS. He was under bond on charges
preferred by a white woman.
OPELOUSAS, Ala, September %,
John White, taken from sheriff and
shot to death. He was accused of at
tempted attack on white woman.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
MACON NEWS

Cedar Grove Baptist Convention gave
their pastor a surprise birthday party.
A beautiful shirt, sixteen packages and
$3.16 in cash made up the collection of
gifts received
A lovely time was enjoyed by all
present
Mrs. Suelee Brownridse, Rep.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
A. r, DUMAS TO SPEAK

Mr.. A. P. Dumas, district manager
of the Universal Life Insurance COM
pany. will speak at the First CongreCa-
tional church Sunday evening at $50
o'clock. Other numbers on the pro-
gram will be a paper by Mrs l.. b.
Jones; solo by Mrs. Hattie Mccain
and a duet by Mrs. Emma Blackwell
and Mrs. Cora Williams. The public is
invited.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
WOMAN DIES FROM 18-INCHES
WOUND

Greenville, S. C. Oct, 81, (ANP) Mrs.
Ellen Cason, 80 years old, died at the
City Hospital Sunday from and 18-inch
stab wound that started under her left
ear and travled diagonally downward
to her right breast. Mrs. Louise Crit
tenden, who lived in the same house,
was arrested in connection with the
crime.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27


You have got to have schedule like
that if you are for the square deal.
When a barber sees a baldhead come
into his shop, it's so much velvet, and
if he is entitled to the full charge, then
a plumber who comes to plug a leak
in the pipe is entitled to make the
same charge he would make for in
stalling a gas furnace.
| think maybe heads should be cut
on time basis. Certainly man whose
head takes half hour to cut should
paw more than fellow who will need
the barber only two or three minutes.
Is there any justice in making jim
Farley pay as much for trim as Sen
ator Borah? l ask you.
OF tourse. we all taal'le that a
barber gives the same time to one man
as another because he talks so much.
He figures ABOUT 1OoOo WINS w
customer maid, medium or paderewskl.
That is the real trouble, Gen. johnson.
| would suggest that you put some
thing in the barber shop code making
q barrier lose his Blue Eagle if he talks
about the horse races. Max Baer or
the stock market during business hours
In this way you would cripple him
pretty completely as conversationllst.
Anyhow, wish you luck, general
but it will probably be long struggle
if YOU expect to have the last word IN
any powwow with a tonsorlallst'
Yours.
Elmer Twitchell
AGE HERALD
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
ALABAMA MINISTER WILL
PREACH AT NEWELL CHAPEL

The Reverend L. S. White, pastor OF
St. Marks c. M. E. Church, Birming-
ham, Alabama, will preach at Newell
Chapel Sunday at 11:00 o'clock and
ox,apipo of T.3O
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27

Rev. W. p Pipkins, D. D, is native
Mississippian. He was born in Red
bank, Mississippi Rev Pipkins has
been in Oklahoma for the past twenty
years and has served two appointments,
namely: Howard Metropolitan, now
Cleaves Memorial Temple and the
Oklahoma City District.
Rev. Pipkins took his college pre-
paratory work at Lal1a COLLEGE, Jackson
Tennessee He also took one year col
lege work at M. l. College, Holly Spr
ings, Mississippi.
He has presided over one district in
Oklahoma for the past sixteen years
The people over whom he has pre-
sided as well as the pastors are high
in their praise for Rev. Pipkikns as to
his work and worth.
DR.. Pipkins has been member OF
the General Conference since 1910 and
has been an important factor in church
legislation He is a man OF courage and
convictions.
CANDIDATE FOR PUBLISHING
AGENCY
DR. PipEins will be a candidate Tor
the Publishing Agency of the Colored
Methodist Episcopal Church at our
coming General Conference in ST.
Louis, Missouri, May 1884. The people
in Oklahoma offer with pride the Rev.
Pipkins OUR MAN" to the Colored
Methodist Episcopal Church Tor this
important position. If merit counts
YOU will have to consider Wilson r.
Pipkins.
Yours for the work,
T. M. Gatewood, Presiding Elder
Tulsa District, S21 So, It'll Street
/ Muskocee, Okla,
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
FIRST ANNUAL SPIRITUAL CON
FERENCE TO BE HELD

The South Mississippi Spiritual Con
ference will convene IN the city OF
Meridian at, the H. B. A. Auditorium
Nov. 18th, through out the 18th. A
large delegation is expected together
with n,apv friends
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27

Personally l think it should depend
on the head l have never been able
to see why man with practically no
hair at all should have to pay exactly
the same price for hair cut as prof
Picard. You tak< me. have no more
hair than a grapefruit and the only
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
SMOKE AND STEEL

A Letter On The BARRIERS Code
Dear Gen. johnson: l see by the pa
pers that the MIRA is at present having
its troubles trying to fix fair price
for hair cut so the BARRIERS code may
be amicably settled. Well, you will
not settle it easily, as it is question
that people have been arguing over Tor
the last 1000 years. In the history OF
the world, in fact, nobody has ever
got anywhere trying to win an argu-
ment with a barber.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
OUTSTANDING MINI'eTER

Reverend White being one OF the
outstanding ministers of Alabama, 1t
;s expected that quite a few of the
people of Meridian will avail them
selves of the opportunity of listening
f. his message. Reverend White is
gifted preacher and his messages are
always interesting.
The public is cordially invited.
HOME COMING
Sunday and Sunday night will be
Home Coming day with all members CT
Newell Chapel. Every member is re-
ouested to he present at these services
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
BISHOP BURKEs TO PRESIDE

Bishop R. v. Burkes OF Birmingham
Alabama, will preside over the South
Mississippi Conference. This is the
FIRST Spiritual Conference that she has
ever presided over in Mississippi, and
the first woman Bishop.
The Pastor of the ST. James
Spiritual church members, and friends
are looking for MIS-. E. ". Coleman to
attend the conference. The mother Of
Rev. E. S. Hendricks.
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27

1 suppose the barber figures that as
he don't see me often he has got to
average up, but there is no justice in
that theory. l propose the MIRA fix
the following rates for hair cuts:
Unblighted heads with a rich growth
The weekly echo., 1933-10-27
Farmers Conference to discuss NRA

place it will grow is around the ears
and the back of my neck, yet when
60 into a barber shop l am socked the
regular whole-time price although my
head is only part-time job.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
What's Doing

Carnival-Stansbury Lodge
No. "a, F. A. A. M. two weeks,
Georgia and Colorado Avenues.
Hearing-Cotton Glove Indus
try, willard room, all day, Will
lard Hotel.
Display-Arthur M. Rosenberg
Company, willard Hotel.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Glasses,
1880 p. m, Mt. Pleasant. Public
Library Branch, Lamont and
Sixteenth SITS. N. w.
Meeting-Boy Scout Troop,
No. eS6, 1880 p. M, Holy Com
forter Chapel. STA Georgia
Ave. N. w.
Supper-Annual Chicken Sup
per, benefit st. Mary's Chapel,
Aspen. Md, 6 p. M, Parish Hall.
Meeting-Fort Stevens Post No.
80, American Legion, Stansbury
Masonic hall, Brightwood.
Banquet-Wash!ng ton Com
mandery, No. /, Knights Of
Templar, $50 p. m, Hamilton
Hotel.
Meeting-Edmonds Post, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, 8 p. M,
Hamilton Hotel.
MISUNDERSTANDING Coun C / l.,
knights of Columbus, K. Of c..
Hall. 8 p. m.
Meeting-Ways and Means Com
mittee Of the State Council,
Daughters of America, $3.50 p. M,
Masonic Temple, Eighth and F
Streets, Northeast.
Meet g-Spalding Council,
knights of Columbus, at its club
house at 8 p. m.
SDend a Dollar and Make q Job
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
SNAPSHOTS AT RANDOM!
BY Louis SObOl-

over and ask me whether i had
heard from Texas Guinan and
did I know he had first discOv-
cred her?. Ramon and the
dark-eyed ROSita enter accom-
panied by Rafael d'Aleva with
out his mOn0cle and Ramon
hands me a cigar measuring
fully 10 inches in length.
The size impresseS me and I
hint the dancer has acquired
new opulence but later in a
cigar store discover that the
smoke retails at 3 for 10 cents,
and another of life's little illu-
sions vanishes. Later that
night at the Paradise, which I
haven't visited for weeks, to
find a flock of new beauties
and some of the old ones-and
N. T. G., who still discusses his
farm on the slightest provoca-
ton.
A goodly crowd is gathered
but nothing of event occurs un-
til suddenly I'm aware of a dis
turbance at the table occupied
by Jimmy Dunn and Cliff Ed
wards. Merely an impetuous
stranger, who is soon quieted by
the walters. "A black-out stu
alton follows. "A crowd of pa
. irons attracted by the fight sur.
rounds the table and as the an
noying gent is taken away. they
fall upon Dunn and Edwards
and for Is minutes the two fel-
lows scrawl off autographs!
Tuesday night the premiere
of Come Easy" at the Belasco,
which some waggish gentleman
refers to as "Two-C -Cornered
Moon" Here I see Morris
Gest standing in back and look
ing somewhat sad The fol-
lowing night at the opening of
"The Blue Widow" at the MO-
rosco, in which Queenie Smith
appears very much to ad.
vantage, although the play it.
self is rather weak fare :.
Arnold Reuben is present and
takes me aside to whisper that
his famous store is back in his
own name again.
I spot the bridge-playing Cul-
bertSonS, the first time I've seen
them at an opening, and I see
Tommy Manville, too-with no
girl clinging to his arm-mere-
~ a Stalwart, good-looking fell
low who, learn, is a detective
Later at the Ha-Ha again,
where three gentlemen in a gay
mood urge me to sit down with
them.
The first time we've been in
a place like this" insists one of
them. Say. it's all right. Lots
OF fun going to places like this
You must have a pretty good
time all the time. Meet Bill
Dawson. This is Pat McCor-
mick. I'm Vince Farley. Any
time you're in Queens don't
worry about a thing. Just call
on u.s."
From which infer the
Messrs. Farley, Mccormick and
Dawson are political pOtentates
in Queens and if they're not it
doesn't matter It's refresh.
ing to meet three gents who
think it's great fun to be in a
night club Snapshots
The Album of Manhattan!
Buy In September and Ruy American N
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
N 'GURN JAILED
AS 'VAGRANT'

CHICAGO, Sept. 7 Q.N.S)-
His reputation as executioner for
Al Capone had Machine Gun
Jack" McGurn under sentence to-
day to serve a six months term
in the Bridewell after a Jury took
nineteen minutes to find the golf
ing gangster guilty Of vagrancy
McGurn, once a suspect in the
st. Valentines Day massacre OF
seven Bugs" Moran gangsters,
never did time for gunnery feats,
but the fashion plate gangster
last night was found guilty be-
fore Judge Thomas Green for
having a bad reputation. He was
given the Maximum six months
sentence under the new criminal
reputation vagrancy law.
His was the third conviction in
the wholesale warfare being
waged to jail 109 gangsters and
racketeers.
Chief Of Detectives William
Shoemaker and other police Off
cials testified that McGurn has
reputation as a gun-toter and
gangster and hoodlum. Some of
McGurn's earlier eScapadeS as
principal gunbearer for Capone
were recounted.
Police nabbed McGurn (nee
Vincent GebardD as he was play
ing in the Western Open golf
championship at Olympia Fields
August 26, and although allowed
to play out the round, his par
game cracked completely.