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JOHNSON SECURES OWN ACQUITTAL (By Associated Negro Press.) Gainesville, Ga., July 10.—United States court convened this morning at 10 o’clock, when the grand jury re turned several true bills and an nounced the completion of its work, when the body was discharged for the term with the thanks of the court. The case of Luke Johnson, Colored, charged with evading the draft was then called. The jury was sworn and Solicitor John L. Neely presented the government’s case. Johnson was not represented by counsel, managing his own case. After hearing the evi dence on both sides. Judge Sheppard instructed the jury to return a ver dict of not guilty. Johnson has been before the United States state and municipal courts so many times for so many different alleged infractions of the law that he has reached the point where he considers himself com petent to manage his own case, and the manner in which he handled the case today shows he has a pretty clear knowledge of the statutes, especially in the matter of laying the founda tion for introduction of testimony. MUSTACHE ON THE END OF HIS NOSE (By Associated Negro Press.) New Orleans, La., July 10.—The usual place for a mustache is on the upper lip, below the nose. Willie Webb of 2624 S. Andrew street, Ne gro veteran of the Champagne front, has a mustache on the top of his nose near the end, or would have if he did not shave it away with his trusty razor. A section of his scalp was grafted there by surgeons in Paris, a skilfull piece of rebuilding after a shell had exploded in the soldier’s face. The regiment of which Webb was a member took several German trenches in the line of advance and a number of prisoners. Willie saw German dug outs “all concreted” with a piano and “lots of beer.” He himself captured a German soldier who persisted in showing fight after he was taken, even when “asked nice” to come along, so Willie “drug him.” He was wounded October 4 by a shell that killed three near him. INDIANA ENROLLS SOLDIERS (By Associated Negro Press.) Indianapolis, Ind., July 10.—E. W. Diggs, head of a state war records committee for Colored soldiers, has begun an effort to obtain the regis tration of all Colored soldiers and sailors of Indiana, who served in the world war. J. M. Benson, head of the local committee, will have charge of the campaign here. Blanks which are to be filled out by all former service men, may be obtained at the following places: The Y. M. C. A., the offices of the Recorder, the Free man and the Ledger, the War Camp Community headquarters, H. L. San ders’ dry goods store, the New Eureka drug store, and Boy Scout headquatters in Haughville. Efforts to obtain the registration of all Colored service men will be made in all counties of the state dur ing the summer. A state committee will have charge of the campaign. PHILADELPHIA ENTERTAINS COLORED GRADUATES (By Associated Negro Press) Philadelphia, Pa.. July 10.—A city wide commencement celebration was held in honor of Philadelphia grad uates of 1918-19 at the Academy of Music under the direction of the Arm strong Association . Vqcal and in strumental musical selections were on the program and addresses were de livered by Dr. Talcott Williams, Dean William Pickens, of Baltimore and Mrs. Addie Dickerson of this city. John T. Emlen, secretary of the Arm strong Association, presided. Graduates of all local educational institutions were given seats on the stage of the academy. Ministers of local churches were invited to occupy seats on the platform. The purpose of che meeting was to swell the scholarship fund for Negro boys and girls who complete the local high school courses. Character is the true test. The Monitor’s Phone Number Douglas 3224 tea - HARLEM TO HAVE BOYS’ CLUB HOUSE (By Associated Negro Press.) New York, July 10.—Backed by the Rotary club, 250 Negroes of Harlem will be called together next week to make plans for the opening of a Colored boys’ Welfare club house in Harlem. It is planned to obtain sub scriptions of $5,000 from Harlem Ne groes. The treasurer, John D. Saun ers, announces that more than half is already in the bank. A committee of the Rotary club, authorized to do so by the club, pledged $5 for every $1 raised by the Negroes of Manhattan, up to $3,000. The Rotary club idea is to bring into existence in Harlem a welfare associa tion for 10,000 boys for whom now nothing is being done. The motto adopted is “Give me a chance.’ Rotarians who are behind the pro ject include Messrs. C. J. Atkinson, chairman; Henry D. Ahrend, Albert E. Parker, Arthur Woodard Pirie Mac Donald, Henry C. Hawk, William Mor ris and Eugene D. Boyer and Dr. Otto H. Schultz. On the Harlem com mittee are the Revs. Wm. H. Brooks, William P. Haynes, J. W. Brown and A. C. Powell and Dr. E. P. Roberts, is the chairman. The plan includes a community house with gymnasium, bath and club rooms, and educational program, co operating with the Y. M. C. A. Urban League and Boy Scouts. RAGSDALE OF SOUTH CAR OLINA CARRIES POINT AGAINST HOWARD UNI (By Associated Negro Press.) Washington, D. C., July 10.—On a point of older raised by Representa tive Ragsdale of South Carolina, the appropriations for the support of Howard university, this city, carried in the sundry bill, were stricken from the bill in the house Monday. Mr. Ragsdale contended that there is no legislation authorizing the appropria tion. Chairman Good admitted there is no legislation authorizing the appro priation, but urged Mr. Ragsdale to let the item stand as appropriations had been carried in the bill for many years. He added that there is much charity in the bill. “That does not make it right,” said Mr. Ragsdale. “I make the point of order that it is not carried legally.” The point was sustained against the items, aggregating the total of $80, 30 and they were stricken out. Chairman Good said that the ap propriation for Howard university has frequently been stricken out in the house and restored in the senate, the conferees finally retaining it. The same course will be followed in this instance, he indicated. Howard university is one of the largest and best known schools in the United States and has hundreds of students. .. • ! Brandeis Stores | BASEMENT } . i \ \ i Boys’ | ! Blouses ! v y £ Good Materials and Styles .j! T The mother of every boy will 4. y. be pleased to take advantage of 5j. the splendid offering and se- y x cure for her little son a goodly X supply of these Blouses. It sure- i v ly would be wise economy, for | f they represent most unusual X * bargains. i i I A < X A A I - \ Very Specially j ! Priced, Each | 69C | i. \ \ These Blouses are made of j 1 ’ fine colored striped materials. J !! Madras, nercales and other good J < - wearing fabrics. There are in j | ’ this lot, too, a number of Boy’s j ; I Sport Shirts and Sport Blouses i ' • in a variety of new patterns for j ] [ summer. All ere offered at one \ i \ attractive low price. All sizes. <j TANNER CELEBRATES SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY (By the Associated Negro Press.) Pittsburgh, Pa., July 10.—Henry O. Tanner, Negro artist, whose paintings won for him the approval of the artis tic world, was bom in Pittsburgh 60 years ago. The son of Benjamin T. Tanner, Afro-American Methodist bishop of Philadelphia, he spent his youth in the Quaker city. As a boy he took delight in sketching the ani mals in the Philadelphia zoo. His talent attracted the attention of Thomas Eakins. and through his in fluence the boy was enabled to take a two years’ course at the Pennsyl vania Academy of Fine Arts. His next step was to hold an auction of all his canvasses, which netted him $300. With that sum he went to Paris, and almost immediately became the fav orite pupil of the great Benjamin Constant. His first picture to attract universal attention was “Daniel in the Lion’s Den.” This was followed by “The Resurrection of Lazarus,” which won a medal and was purchased by the French government. In 1899 he married Jessie Macauley Olssen of San Francisco, who gave up, for him. a promising operatic career. ELECT COLORED TRUSTEEMAN (By Associated Negro Press.) Brinkley, Ark., July 10.—Theo. Pond of Madison was elected chair man of the board of trustees of the Fargo Industrial and Agricultural school, at a meeting of the board here. The school is located at Fargo. Mon roc county. Other officers elected were: R. D. Briggs, secretary; W. L. Mahan, treasurer, and Principal Floyd was re-elected. CLARENCE CAMERON WHITE’S CHANT FOR VICTOR RECORD (Special to The Monitor.) New York, July 3.—The music pub lishing firm of Carl Fischer com pany has made the announcement that Clarence Cameron White’s Negro chant, based on “Nobody Knows the Trouble I see,” will be made into a ; record by the Victor phonograph peo ple. The selection was by Fritz Kreis ler, the famous violinist. LET ME SELL YOU I GROCERIES | N. SLOBODISKY ‘•'f % 20th and Paul Streets J f ONE THOUSAND $ ? MEMBERS $ y WANTED FOR THE | N. A. A. C. P. } )!’ Now is the time for us to jt* GET TOGETHER | X Let your DOLLAR do its duty ? a towards getting for you and y your children the things that *j* !•! 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