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$2.00 a Year r»c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 24th, 1922. Vol. VII—No. 38 Whole Number 349
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JUDGE'S BOYS
SHARE 'STATE
OF THl 'ATHER
Woman Tearfully Admit* Illicit Re
lalion* With Her Employer Whom
She Claim* i* the Luther
of Two Children
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HAS INVALID HUSBAMD LIVING
Topeka, Kan*., Mar. 24.—‘‘My hus
band is an invalid,” tearfully ex
plained Mrs. Adie Nolting, white, in
Judge Whitcomb's division of the Dis
trict Court recently, explaining her
reason for mating with James Holt,
a deceased colored man who died in
1919.
Prosecuting lawyers made Mrs.
Nolting explain to the jury why she
left her iavalid husband at home in
order to bear two children for Holt.
On the witness stand Mrs. Nolt
ing claimed two half white boys, Mel
vin and James Nolting, as her sons
and testified that she had been inti
mate- with James Holt, upon whose
farm in the northeastern comer of
Shawnee county she worked for sev
eral years and up until the time of
his death. Her husband lived at home
at that time, and is still living, altho
an invalid, she said. She said that no
one knew of her relations with the
colored man until the two bubies
were bom.
The two youths brought suit, thru
their mother, against Thomas Holt,
the son of James Holt by his colored
wife, and Myrtle Smith, Bessie Porter
ami l.ueretia Barber, granddaugnters
of James Holt. The youths claimed
that James Holt, who died in 1919,
was their father and that they were
entitled to a share of his property.
Photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Nolt
ing and their seven children and or the
two half white boys were introduced
in evidence to prove to the jury that
the youngest sons were colored.
The court decreed the half-white
boys to be the owners each of an
undivided one-fourth interest in the
estate, thereby recognizing them as
legal heir*.
DEMPSEY’S MANAGER
ACCEPTS OFFER
New York, Mar. 24.—The offer of
Harry Frazee, owner of the Boston
Red Sox of the American Baseball
League, of $'150,000 to Jack Dempsey
a.- his share of the purse for a match
between the latter and Harry Wills,
has met with favor in the eyes of Jack
Kearns, manager of Dempsey.
Kearns is reported as saying that
they are out for the coin and that if
Frazee is in earnest, all he has to do
If. to draw up the guarantee docu
ment • properly signed and he will at
tach his own “Johnny Hancock" in
stanter.
WANT TEXT BOOKS REMOVED
Atlanta, Ga.. Mar. 24.—Junior Or
der of American Mechanics, white,
hag protested the use of “Human In
terests Library" books in the public
schools. The reason assigned is that
the hooks assert that Robert E. Lee
ran away from General Grant, and
Ahraharn Lincoln is quoted as saying
that he considered the Negro his
equal.
HOWARD MEDICAL IS
POPULAR WITH FAIR SEX
Washington, Mar. 24,—Thirty-seven
young women are enrolled in the How
ard Medical School studying medicine,
dentistry and pharmacy. A large
number of them met recently and
formed the Rho Psi Phi Medical Sor
ority, a sorority of girls in medical
ichools only.
KERLIN ASKS $.>0,000
Islington, Va., Mar. 24.—Colonel
Robert T. Karlin, former member of
the faculty of the Virginia Military
Institute! has entered suit against the
school for $50,000 damages. He was
dismissed by the faculty for writing
letters appealing for justice to col
ored people.
BARBARA FRITCHIE’S
NEIGHBOR DEAD
St. Louis, Mo., Mar. 24.—Mrs.
Christine W'alsh, 78, who was born in
Frederick, Md., and was present when
Barbara Fritchie waved the Stars and
Stripes from her wimlow us Gen. Lee
passed, which Whittier later immor
talized In his poem, died here last
week. She had resided here more
than 50 years.
N. Y. VOTERS WARN PARTY
New York, Mar. 24.—New York
County Colored Republicans have
gent a resolution to the county com
mittee urging greater representation
and the naming of colored leaders.
Willingness of the Democrats to offer
patronage led to large numbers ot
colored people voting the Democratic
ticket for Mayor Hylan In the last
election.
FUNERAL OF MRS. LATTIMORE
The body of Algernon Marie Pryor
Lattimore, accompanied by her hus
band,' Matthew Lattimore and her
cousin, Ernest Cox, arrived %from
Brooklyn, N. Y., where she died last
Wednesday, Sunday afternoon and
was taken in charge by Silas Johnson
of the Western Funeral Home. The
funeral services were held from the
Episcopal church of St. Philip the
Deacon, in which the deceased was
baptized in her infancy and sunse
quently confirmed, Monday morning
at ten o’clock, the Itev. John Albert
Williams, the same priest who had
received her into the church in in
fancy, officiating. The church was
redolent with the fragrance of the
abundance of flowers sent by friends;
notable among the many floral trib
utes being a large pillow from the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce, of
which her father, E. W. Pryor, has for
many years been an honored employe.
Two iargp bouquets of calla lillies
sent by other friends were In the
altar vases. The service was the
simple hut beautiful burial ritual of
the Episcopal church, with the hymns,
“On the Resurrection Morning,"
“Jesus Lives,” and “Asleep in Jesus.”
Interment was in the family lot at
Forest Lawn beside her mother. A
tent, which is a wise innovation at
Forest Lawn, erected over the grave
protected the mourners from the in
clement weather during the commit
al, Mr. Johnson being the first one of
| our undertakers to have this wise
: devise used. The pallbearers were
| Mrs. Lattimore’s only brother, Ells
worth P. Pryor, her three cousins,
Drs. Clarence H. and John Andrew
Singleton, and Ernest Cox; and Dr.
Craig Morris and W. G. Haynes. Mrs.;
j Lattimore is survived by her husband, |
her 'ather, Ellsworth W. Pryor, her!
brother, Ellsworth P., and several
other relatives, among whom an aunt,.
Mrs. M. F. Singleton, is a resident of |
Omaha.
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KLUXIES KEEP KLIJKING
Washington, Mar. 24.—“The Bum
ble Bee,” official organ of the Ku
Klux Klan, alleged to lie published in
the Brownley building, made its ap
pearance at the nation's capitol last
week.
It deals with the color question en
tirely, every article referring to social
equality. Inter-marriage, etc. Oa the
first puge is a cartoon of a colored !
boy and white girl going to school j
hand-in-hand with a shadow of Abru- ;
ham Lincoln over them. Under the j
cartoon is printed: “Freedom, Yes.
But Not This.” The cartoon is de
signed to ridicule the idea of public j
school libraries being used jointly by j
white and colored children.
NO LIBERTY—NO CELEBRATION
Columbus, Ohio, Mar. 24.—Unless !
William Moore, Jr., prisoner in thel
Ohio penitentiary, is released by April j
27, the little red schoolhouse at Point j
Pleasant, Ohio, which Ulysses S. j
Grant attended as a boy, will take no
part in the 100th birthday anniver
sary of Grant.
Moore has refused to enter into ne
gotiations for the sale .of the old
schoolhouse, which stands on his land
near Point Pleasant, until he has been
pardoned or paroled.
He is serving an Indeterminate sen- l
tence for aiding in the escape of pris
oners from county jail, but he pro
tests his innocence.
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ANNUAL QUIET DAY
FOK THE WOMEN
The Rev. Wilbur Scranton Leete,
rector of St. Luke’s church, l’latts
inouth, will conduct the annual "Quiet
Day’’ for women at the Church of St.
Philip the Deacon, Twenty-first near
Paul street, next Thursday, March 20.
It will begin with a celebration of the
Holy Communion at 9:30, followed by
the first meditation or instruction at
10:30, and' other meditations at stated
intervals, closing with the Evensong
at three o’clock. . All persons whether
Episcopalians or not who wish to
spend a portion of the day quietly In
prayer and meditation will be wel
come.
PONCI EMPLOYS LEWIS
Washington, Mar. 24.—When Ponci,
Boston’s alleged million dollar faked,
appeared before the United States
Supreme Court in an affort to escape
the commonwealth after a federal in
dictment, he was represented by Wil
liam H. Lewis, one of Boston’s best
known colored lawyers and former
United States Assistant Attorney
General.
GEORGIA LYNCHES ANOTHER
Atlanta, Ga., Mar. 24.—While Con
gress debates the anti-lynching bill,
Georgia added another lynching last
week. On the charge of shooting and
wounding a white man, a posse took
a colored man from the sheriff just
outside Harlem, hanged him to a tree
and shot him to death.
memorial for' col. young.
Memorial service* for Col. Charles
Young will he held Sunday afternoon at
Pilgrim Baptist Church under auspices of
the li. A. A. C. P.
By courtesy of The Omaha Bee.
Here are the grade school flippers who contested for the school championship of the city last week in the
Basket Hail finals. Iatng won by n score of 20 to / before an audience of 1,000 people.
Members of the Kong team are top row, left to right: Warren O’Neal, Fred Guenter, Barney Greinick and
Bernard Wright.
Lower row: Victor Froemel, Horace Jones, captain, and Millard Carr.
Garfield team, top row: Jesse Johnson, Nolan Bates, Harvey Banks and Kdwtn Radruest. Lower Row: James
Tomasek, Byron Rernurd, captain, and Byron Francis.
The whole I»ng team played Stellar ball. Winners were awarded gold medals by the Bee.
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RECORDER OF DEEDS
FORMALLY INDUCTED
INTO HIS OFFICE
_*
New incumbent in Sworn in by Assis
tant Clerk of the District Su
preme Court an.l is Welc.med
by Employees
WOMAN DELIVERS WELCOME
Recorder Froe Mains Pleasing Reply.
VmhitinUN to be National Helper
Rather than Deader. Fa'
Better Salaries.
Washington, March 24.—Arthur
(1. Froe. recently appointed United
Slates Recorder of Deeds by President
Harding, was inducted into his office
with ceremonies which marked the
good vwill of the Republican admin
istration, the West Virginia members
of Congress and the employees 01 the
office of the United States Recorder
of Deeds. Mr. Froe was sworn into
office by William E. Williams, assist
ant clerk of the District Supreme
Court. Among those present at the
ceremony were Chief Deputy Record
er Robert W. Dutton, who was ap
pointed by the late John C. Dancy,
aad the retiring Recorder John F.
Costello.
After being sworn in Mr. Froe was
taken to his private office, where the
eniire staff was introduced to him.
The office of the United States Re
corder of Deeds occupies four floors of
the Century Building in Washington.
I>. C. and has a staff of over 60 peo
ple. A great number of the staff arc
colored people who have been in the
government service a long time.
Woman Delivers Welcome
Following the introduction, Deputy
Recorder Dlitton, on behalf of the em
ployes of the department presented
Mr. Costello, the retiring Recorder,
v/ith a silver tray. Following that
Mrs. M. I,. Wright, one of the staff
of the office, on behalf of the em
ployes, delivered an address of wel
come to Mr. Froe and presented him
with a large basket of American
Beauty roses.
Mr. Froe, in his response, praised
the efficiency of the work done in
the office and said that he would en
deuvor to live up to rhe high stand
ard set in the office by the Hon. John
C. Dancy, Hon. Henry Lincoln John
son and others who held the position
of Recorder of Deeds. “I shall en
deavor to conduct the work of the of
fice with credit to the cause and the
race which I represent,” said Mr.
Froe. “There is no desire upon my
part to be a national leader; I only
wish to be a national helper. We are
passing through a serious period in
the history of our country and there
is a great amount of serioup work that
must be done. In performing this
task there must be a spirit of unity.
The people will find that I believe ]
in upstanding manhood and woman
hood. Call on me at any time for |
anything which I am able to do. I
will be very glad to cooperate.”
Wants Larger Salaries
Mr. Froe deplored the small salaries
paid to the government employes in
the office and said one of his missions
would be to assist in bettering the
salary conditions He announced that
for the present there would be no
changes in the organization staff.
Mr. Froe’s day prior to h is taking
the oath of office was a busy one.
Upon arriving in Washington he first
went to the office of Congressman
Goodykoontz of the Fifth West Vir
ginia district, which is the home ot
Mr. Froe. There he was greeted by
Congressmen Goodykoontz, Cooper
and others and was taken to the Unit
ed States Supreme Court where upon
motion of Congrc -man Goodykoontz
he was admitted to practice before
that body. They then visited the of
fices of Senators Elkins, Davis ami
Howard 'Sutheland of West Virginia,
both of whom had joined with
Congressman Goodykoontz in urging
Mr. Froe’s selection. The West Vir
ginia delegation joined in extending
congratulations and best wishes to
Mr. Froe.
BAPTIST WOMEN HOLD
INTERESTING MEETING j
A splendid program, under the lead
ership of Mrs. M. H. Wilkinson, pres
ident of the Nebraska Women’s Home,
Foreign and Educational Convention,
was given in Zion Baptist church last
Sunday afternoon at which time wo
men from Mt. Moriah, Zion, Pilgrim
and Bethel Baptist churches made the
hearts of the president and officers
glad. The ministers who were pre
sent and took part in the program
were the Rev. Messrs. Botts, Crum,
Franklin, Taggart, Wilkinson and
Condelee. Much joy was expressed
that the Baptist women are “trying
to take Nebraska for the Baptists and
Christ.” The board meets In an all
day Session next Tuesday at Mt. Zion
Baptist church, Lincoln. “On to Lin
coln, Baptist people,” is the slogan.
GRADUATES FROM
COMMERCIAL HIGH
Grace Drosey, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. S. H. Dorsey of 3643 Parker
sereet, is among the graduates from
the Omaha High' School of Commerce
who receive their diplomas tonight.
Congratulations and best wishes.
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COLONEL YOUNG’S
REMAINS WILL REST
IN AMERICAN SOIL
War Department Officially Notifies
Widow of Lamented and Idolized
Officer that Body Will he
Brought Home.
PLANjPERMANENT MEMORIAL
Present and Former Military Men
Are Desirous of Furnishing Funds
For Erection of Monument in
Arlington Cemetery.
(Associated Negro Press)
Washington, March 24.—Mrs. Ada
Mill Young, of Wilberforce, Ohio,
widow of the late Colonel Charles
Young, has been officially notified
by the War Department that, upon
her request, the remains of her hus
band will be brought to the United
States for final burial.
Negotiations have been started by
the government through the State De
partment, and the Liberian govern
ment, to this end. Mrs. Young has
been informed that the arrangement
will require several months, but upon
arrival in America, under direction of
the U. S. Government, the body will
be brought to Washington, for final
interment in Arlington Cemetery, the
‘‘City of the soldier dead,”—the high
est tribute to a departed military
man.
The magnificent nationwide mem
orial tributes and services to honor
Colonel Young’s achievements, occur
ring March 12th, his birthday, attest
the popular hold this military hero
has on the minds of the American peo
ple. Throughout the entire country
hundreds of thousands of people
turned out to do honor to the great
hero of the hour. It was an occasion
that will go down in history, and
steps are already under way to make
the celebration of March 12th, an
annual national event for Colored
Americans.
Great Military Funeral
Preparations are under way now j
for one of the greatest military fun-j
erals ever held In America, when Col. j
Young’s remains arrive from Africa, j
There will probably be two services,
one in New York and one in Wash
ington. Both of them will be truly
gigantic, in the mthod of arrangement
*nd the occasion will be marked with
i solemnity of affection that will nev
;r be forgotten.
Plans for the parade in Washington
will include both military and civic
organizations. There wall be in the
ine of march, representatives from
3very war—the Colonel’s father was
x Civil War veteran. There will be
service men from all the forty-eight
States, representation from all the
Regular Army regiments of Color, the
Eighth Regiment of Chicago, and the
Fifteenth of New York. Fraternal
organizations, school organizations
:md civic bodies will have a place in
the march to Arlington.
Permanent Memorial
The Associated Negro Press has
learned that it is the desire of present
end fonner military men to furnish
the funds with which to erect the
monument in Arlington Cemetery,
fhere is another afoot to raise funds
ay popular subscription for the erec
tion of an equestrian statue of Col
jnel Youhg in one of the public i
squares of Washington. A Charles
Young Memorial Association will pro
bably be formed for this latter pur
pose.
There has been a great demand for I
pictures and photographs of Colonel
Young. It is understood from reliable
authority that Dr. W. E. B. DuBois
will probably write the story of the
Colonel’s life, and the Douglas Spec- j
ialties Company of Chicago has the
finest assort ment of pictures of the
great soldier.
Y. W. C. A. NOTES
The Seventh Biennial Convention 01
the Young Women’s Christian Asso
ciation will he held at Hot Springs,
Ark., April 20th to 27th. The North
Side Branch hopes to send two dele
gates to represent the Association of
Omaha. The ladies of the various
committees are devising plans by
which they may be able to raise funds
to, meet the expenses of the delegates.
The House Committee, under the
chairmanship of Mrs. R. T. Walker,
will entertain with a “Trip Arouna
the World” Monday, March 27th, from
5:”0 to 8 p. m. A splendid dinner
will be served for the small sum of
35 cents. Come and help the ladies
in their effort and also help Omaha
to be represented at the National Con
vention.
The Mothers’ Club presented the
“Y” with a beautiful wicker side desk
and chair for the convenience of the
girls and guests in writing letters.
The Association wishes to express
deep appreciation for the kind
thoughts and wonderful spirit whiefi
prompted the gift as well as the gift
itself. The Center is very attractive
with the many beautiful decorations
and gifts and is a credit to the girls
and women of Omaha. Come and en
joy its comforts and pleasures. Vis
itors always welcome.
ONE OF COLONEL YOUNG’S
MANY UNPUBLISHED POEMS
(Associated Negro Press)
The following remarkable poem was
written by Colonel Charles Young,
and was found among the Colonel’s
effects by Capt. H. O. Atwood, who
furnished it to the Associated Negro
Press. It has never previously been
published. Capt. Atwood states that
Col. Young wrote more than 200
poems, some set to music of his own
composition.
A Trooper’s Burial
Unto your new grave’s verge
With measured steps and slow
To Chopin’s funeral dirge,
Your sad faced comrades go.
Spurred boots and sabre craped,
Your saddle in reverse
On horse with mourning draped,
Behind a caissoned hearse.
A chaplain’s simple prayer *
With soldier-breathed, Amen!
No lies or cant are there:
They face their God like men!
Put on the earth of sleep
While tearful taps resound,
Not eyes but hearts there weep
Beside your new made mound.
Sleep well, Oh comrade best,
The rousing reveille
Will never break your rest,
For you, Oh, friend, are free!
WINS BICYCLE IN BEE CONTEST
Among the boys and girls who won
bicycles for securing subscribers to
the Omaha Daily Bee was Thomas
Dooley, who smiling face appeared
with seventeen others of various na
t' nalities in Wednesday’s Bee. De
flate Thomas’ Hibernian name he is
one of us. Congratulations, Tom,
and here’s hoping that some more of
our boys and girls will be winners.
“JAKE” BERKOWITZ
WITH TABLE SUPPLY
Jake Berkowitz, who for eighteen
years was in business at Twenty
fourth and Charles street, where he
had a large trade from our people, is
now one of the owners of The Table
Supply, Seventeenth and Douglas. He
is the same smiling, courteous, pleas
ant Jake and will be glad to see his
old friends.
FOUR COLORED MEH
ARE ACQUITTED OF
CHARGE OF MURDER
Men Who Escaped Lynching by Time
ly Arrival of Troops Are Freed
of Crime Following Their
Trial by Jury.
MEN ARE PROVEN INNOCENT
Dyersburg, Tenn., March 16.—The
murderer qy murderers of Robert Bur
kett, well known white farmer of this
county last December, go unpunished
and at large. The four young Negro
men, Edward and Ernest Scott, Will
Wiggins and Ruck McCutcheon, who
narrowly escaped lynching shortly
after the killing, when they were ar
rested charged with the murder, were
allowed to go free following a trial by
jury which lasted eight days here.
Public sentiment, and even Mrs. Bur
kett, widow of the murdered man,
favored freeing the accused Negroes.
Two of the accused men admitted
on the witness stand that they told
the mob ti.at they had killed the far
mer, but stated that they made the
confession under threats of death
from the mob members. But for the
timely arrival of troups to the Dyers
burg jaid by Governor Taylor, shortly
after the killing, the entire number of _
Negro prisoners would have been
lynched.
GARVEY WANTS GHANDI
RELEASED BY BRITISH
New York City, Mar. 24—Cablegrams
were sent from Marcus Garvey to
Lloyd George in London and to India
newspapers urging the release of
Ghandi, the Indian revolutionist. The
cable to the King of England reaas:
“George V, King of England,
Buckingham Palace, London.
“Sire: Four hundred million Ne
groes ask for the release of Mahatma
Ghandi, the freedom of India, and the
complete liberation of the African
Colonies, including the Nigerias, Gold
Coast, Sierra Leone, East and South
west Africa. We believe there shall
be an abiding peace only when all peo
ples are treated fairly. We respect
and honor your race. We expect you
to do likewise to others.
“MARCUS GARVEY,
Provisional Pres, of Africa.”
HAS THIRTY POLICEMEN
New York, Mar. 24.—The appoint
ment of five new colored patrolmen
who graduated from the Police School
at the 63rd Street Armory, brings
the total number of colored cops in
the 38th precinct of the city up to 30.
Practically all of the colored police
men were appointed under the pre
sent Democratic administration.
FORMER OMAHA GIRL
MOTHER OF FINE BOY
A nine pound boy was bom on Sat
urday, March 18, 1922, to Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford E. Tymony of Moberly,
Mo. Mrs. Tymony was formerly Miss
Mary Ellen Pegg, daughter of the
late John Grant Pegg, of Omaha.
Mrs. Mary C. Pegg is with her daugh
ter and she writes home that ^mother
and son are doing fine.
INVESTIGATES WHIPPINGS
Columbus, Ohio, Mar. 24.—Agents
of the Department of Justice were
here last week taking testimony of
members of the Howard Jazz Or
chestra, who were beaten by whites
and driven out of Miami, Florida, re
cently.
UNDERTAKERS ENJOINED
Elreno, Okla., Mar. 24.—Because
white undertakers use the same
hearse for both races the local Ku
Klux Klan has forbidden them to bury
any colored people.
CLINIC AT TUSKEGEE
Tuskegee, Ala., Mar. 24.—Leading
physicians from all over the country
are expected to attend the 11th annual
post-graduated clinic in medicine, s( -
gery anti nursing to be held here on
April 3, 4 and 5.
LOST TWO HUSBANDS
IN ONE DAY
Ashland, Ala., Mar. 24.—Mrs. Cora
Benton, 80 years old, lost two hus
bands in one day last week. One of
them was Oscar Maxwell whom she
married and divorced in her younger
days.
NEW JERSEY WANTS GUARDS
Jersey City, N. J., Mar. 24.—The
Federation of Colored Organizations
of this State have appealed to the
State authorities to give colored peo
ple representation in the national
guards.
TO HONOR TROTTER
Boston, Mass., Mar. 24.—Friends of
William Monroe Trotter are working
up a nation-wide testimonial in honor
of his Fiftieth birthday soon to be
celebrated.