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r - ' ■ m lifting .. np n t? lVf A XT TTAI} » » - - mft t°° I n H/ IV1U INI 1 U Jtv - - thawk yop |T NEBRASKA’S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS - gf THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor $2.M a Yeai | c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1925 Whole Number 528 Vol. XI—No. 7 GREEN FEARS A RED AND BLACK COMBINE PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL SECORES AGRESSIVE HEW PRINCIPAL tturry Simms, Tuskegee Graduate and Agricultural Demonstrator for Government, Heads Snow Hill Institute. SULFATION IS SATISFYING Itapuf Development of School Is Confidently Expected. Co-Operation Is Urged (Associated Negro Press) Vltna, Ala., Aug. 21.—Snow Hill Nonna’ and Industrial Institute, a -i-hnnl for young colored men and wo men, located at Snow Hill, Ala., famed liecaase of the excellent work it has done here in the literal heart of the blank belt, has a new principal in the pemoii of Mr. Harry Simms, Tuske gee graduate and demonstration agent for the U. S. Department of Agricul ture This school was founded by William J. Bdwards, also a Tuskegee graduate, in lM.'t. After thirty-two years’ ser vice, Mr. Edwards’ health demands his resignation from active service. Since its modest start in a shanty, he has watched its twenty-four buildings, covering a space of 1 !>00 acres of land with a total valuation of aproximate ly 1146,000, grow. Principal Simms takes up his duties with the hearty approval of the board of trustees and the good wishes of both the white and colored people of j the community. Mr R. O. Simpson, prominent -outhem business man, and chairman ! of the board of trustees of this insti tute, in outlining the attitude of the local white citizens, said among other thing*. ‘‘Some years ago the govern ment sent into our midst a young ma* who rode horseback over the hills and valleys of Wilcox county, serving as Farm Demonstrator. This young ma* was liked and admired by all who knew him. Some months ago; the lo ral hoard of trustees and the northern gre*g. in looking over the list of col ored educators for the principal of Sn«w Hill Institute, decided that this youag man should come to As. He has come with the full endorsement I of live Northern group of trustees and : ma*y prominent educators of the Ne- ! gro race. This young man comes to us with the years added to his exper ierics He is no stranger and we are .d- d to have him as the principle of this institution. I hope and pray that the people of this community will co operate with him, and give him full endorsement, iiecau.se one man cannot accomplish the work without the en dorsement of the people. TUX AS COLLEGE RECEIVES VERY LARGE GIFTS Tyler, Texas, Aug. 21.—The Texas College at Tyler, Texas, has received many large donations this year for building purposes and current ex pensei-. The General Education Board j of New York City has already given j ?2#S,#0© and the Chamber of Commerce of Tyler, Texas, raised in two hours j the sum of $5,500 in a drive for the -choc!. The substantial growth of this institution is now claiming the attention of educators far and near It is on the accredited list of schools whese graduates are granted certifi cates which entitle them to teach with out examination in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas .Louisiana, Mississippi, Al abama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. Because of its unexcelled class room, science equip ment and a library of many thousano volumes and a strong faulty, the out look for a record breaking enrollment is flattering. President W. R. Banks is now lay ing plans to raise funds for the erec tion of buildings for a library, prac tice school,. hospital and girls trades. In the interest of these plans he will spend most of this month in the North and East. THANH PRESENT EVENING WITH NEGRO COMPOSERS (Associated Negro Press) Austin, Tex., Aug. 21.—More than .‘10W people of both races attended “aa evening with Negro composers" at Bbenezer Tabernacle Friday. The program was composed of the works of Harry T. Burleigh, J. Rosamund Johnson, N. Clark Smith, R. Nathaniel Dett, Hirom Simmons, and others. In response to an invitation from Governor Miriam Ferguson, the chor us, under the direction of Prof. H. u. P. Johnson, of Nashville, Tenn., pre sented a program at the governor’s mansion on the following evening. COMPLETE MEDICAL CONVENTION PLANS (Associated Negro Press) Chicago, 111., Aug. 21.—The Nation al Medical Association, composed of nearly 3000 medical men, has recently issued a bulletin approving the pro gram for the national convention, to be held here August 25-29, arranged by the local committee headed by Dr. Carl G. Roberts. An array of clinics and lectures that would do credit to any scientific gathering has been care fully planned and members coming I from various points throughout the I country will he given a rare oppor tunity to observe the latest and best in modern practice of medicine,' phar macy and dentistry. WOMEN VOTERS OF V. S. TO CELEBRATE SUFFRAGE Will Observe Fifth Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment New York, Aug. 21.—A country wide celebration of the fifth anniver sary of the proclamation of ratifica tion of the woman suffrage amend ment is being arranged by the league of Women Voters, according to an announcement made at their head quarters here. On August 26, five years ago the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified. Tennessee, after a dra matic contest in the legislature, had at last accepteil the amendment, mak ing the thirty-sixth state to ratify it. Bainbridge Colby, then secretary of state, remained up all night in Wash ington to sign the proclamation the instant the certificate should come' from Tennessee. The League of Women Voters’! spokesmen here were unable to say j just what form the celebration will | take this year. SOUTH IS PROVIDING LARGER NUMBER OF NEGRO HIGH SCHOOLS (Associated Negro Press) Hampton, Va., Aug. 21.—Through well organized summer schools, col- j leges and county training schools the j number of colored teachers is being j rapidly increased, acording to B. C. i Caldwell of Hartford, Ky., field di-1 rector of the Jeanes and Slater boards, i who spoke recently to the Hampton i Institute summer school. Mr. Cald well described the work which is be ing done to train colored teachers in seventeen Southern states, including Misosuri and West Virginia. “The Southern states," he said, “are building high schools for colored boys and girls faster than they can train high school teachers. The movement for colored high schools is new. Up to six or seven years ago there was the general feeling that a state was doing pretty well if it provided ele mentary education for colored chil dren. Flight years ago there were eleven colored high schools in the Southern states; this year there are over three hundred. Texas has two hundred thirty-four colored high schools. There is not nearly a large enough supply of trained men and wo men for the Negro high schools.” MORE COLORED GIRLS FOR U. S. ENGRAVING AND PRINTING DEPT, j Washington, D. C., Aug. 21.—Thir ty-two colored girls who passed the Civil Service examination for printers’ assistants in July have been appointed on the printing staff of the U. S. Bu reau of FIngraving and Printing in the Treasury Department. These girls, after making good on the press, are eligible for promotion to positions as counters, trimmers, examiners and other technical posts connected with the "money-making” industry. As to interracial relations at the Bureau, Director Alvin T. Hull, who was recently appointed from Penn sylvania said: “Since I have been Director of the Bureau there has not been a single instance of ill feeling between the white and colored em ployes. They work side by side in happy realization of their responsibil ities, striving always for efficiency and co-operation." GALVESTON BUILDS *200,000 COLORED HIGH SCHOOL Galveston, Texas, has just taken a long step toward the education of its colored constituency by the erection of a splendid new high shool. The building was erected at a cost of over *200,000 and is one of the best colored schools in the South. Started in a log cabin in the nineties, the Galveston colored high school now has an enroll ment of nearly five hundred. MRS. SMITH ENTERTAINS FOR HER GUEST One of the most brilliant ami upto ilate receptions ever given in the city of Omaha was at Hie palatial resi dence of Mrs. J. H. Smith, 2211 Ohio street, from 2 to 6 p. m. Friday, Aug ust 14, in honor of Miss Sallie Brown of Richmond, Va., niece of the well known "B. and M.” Brown of this city. There were about 150 beautifully gowned society ladies present. The house was beautifully decorated with banks of flowers and boquets of sweet peas and tiger lillies. There was a footman in attendance, who met each automobile, assisted the ladies to alight as they were driven up. A beautiful boquet of American Beamy roses graced the center of the table. Miss Dorothy Allen was at the piano, and Mrs. J. Alice Stewart was hostess. There were ten new comers In me receiving line with Miss Brown. Mrs. Laurie was the caterress and served a dainty and delicious repast. Mrs. Smith is to be highly com mended for her hospitality and all who attended were delighted with the entertainment. She was beautifully gowned in peach silk with an over drape of white lace.—Written by one of the ghests present. PROTEST TO PUBLISHER AGAINST LIBELOUS CHAP TERS ON NEGRO SOLDIER (Associated Negro Press) Washington, I). C., Aug. 21.—In! response to the protest filed by Em- ! mett J. Scott with Doubleday-Page' Company, publishers, against the in- j elusion of liberous chapters on Negro! officers and soldiers in the “memoirs” of General Robert Lee Bullard, soon to be published, Arthur W. Page, ed itor of the World's Work, and son of ; the late Ambassador William H. Page, , replied that General Bullard was en titled t. express his opinion of Ne groes, even though it be a “low opin ion.” In reply to this statement, Mr. j Scott argues in part: "I take it for granted that a great publishing house | of the reputation and dignity of j Doubleday-Page & Company would! wish to be very careful before lendings the influence of their imprint to opin ion or propaganda calculated to dam age any element of the population in the eyes of their fellowmen.” “Weak and defenseless people,” continued Mr. Scott, “are always dependent on the repute and esteem in which they are held by their more fortunate fellowmen; therefore, they must most zealously guard their reputation and good name. Public opinion on the Negro qcestion is very sensitive and is easily shifted in the wrong direction.” Supporting Mr. Scott’s protest and f arguments, letters are on file with1 the publishing company from the sec retary of the Committee on Public In formation, Malcolm R. Patterson, and numbers of those who commanded Ne gro troops during the World War. Secretary Baker’s official statement of November 8, 191!), was also in cluded. KLANSMAN MADE “GOAT” OF COLORED MAN’S TRICK Washington, D. C. Aug. 21.—Al bert Watz, 19, of York, Pa., who was among the Klansmen who visited this city recently, returned home a wiser youth, as the result of being made the goat of a shrewd Negro’s plot. The thing all started Sunday even ing when Watz was stoppeil by a young colored man armed with a po liceman’s baton, while driving down Massachusetts Ave. The ‘officer’ in formed the kluxer that he was under urrest for driving without his lights on, and ordered him to drive through the uptown streets for a driver’s test. Waltz drove around for about a half hour, at the end of which the colored ‘officer* expressed satisfaction with his ability as a chauffeur and told him that he would be right and let him off with a ‘$8 fine.’ The ‘law breaker’ readily paid the ‘fine’ und af ter taking a paper for his ‘summons’, agreed to appear at the Third pre cinct station. Watz kept his word and was at court the next morning, but the of ficer was not present. He presented his summons to the police desk ser geant, who emitted a loud laugh and told him that he had been made the victim of a hoax. The paper proved to be the bottom of a marriage certificte. Miss Gladys LaFayette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ambas Porter, 2411 Er skine street, has returned from school at Chicago, where she has been taking nurse training. This is her senior year. THE NEGRO SOLDIER (Ex-Governor Malcolm R. Patterson, in Memphis Commercial Appeal.) The article of G. W. I,ee published in Sunday’s Commercial Appeal is well worth reading. Lee, a colored man, was an officer in the 368th In fantry in the World War, and his statement is one of the many replies to the charges of Gen. Bullard to the effect that Negro soldiers of the 92nd Division were lacking in courage. The statement of Officer Ijee is well presented, and while he and others of his race are no doubt chaf ing over the strictness of Gen. Bul lard, the article is as free from acri mony as could be reasonably expected under the circumstances. The writer of the article mentioned does not content himself with a gen eral denial but quotes from a speech of Gen. Pershing as follows: “I want you officers and soldiers to know that the 92nd Division stands second to none in the record you have made since your arrival in France. I am proud of the part you have played in the great conflict, Dhich ended on the 11th of Novembers I realize you did not get into the g|ine as early an., some of the other units but since you took over your first Sector you have acquitted yourselves with credit. I commend the 92nd Division for its achievements not only in the field, but on the record it has made in their individual conduct." In addition to the foregoing state ment of Gen. Pershing, Officer Lee quotes from other white officers, and includes a memorandum made on the! field by Col. Allen Greer of Memphis all of which are wholly at variance with the charges of Gen. Bullard. Col. Greer is the son of Judge James M. Greer, an old and honored resident of this city, and was bom and reared \ in this state. Col. Greer made a great reputation as a young lieutenant in the Philip- j pine Islands during the pative insur rection, was decorated and cited for conspicuous gallantry, and since that time has become a colonel in the reg ular army. If the number and character of the ! witnesses are to determine the accur- j acy of Gen. Bullard’s statement, he j has failed to make out his case, and , on the recoril presented the Negro i soldiers stand not only acquitted of the indictment for cowardice, but as having established in addition the positive fact of their bravery. The Negro is an American citizen, and forms a considerable part of the integral life of the nation. The gen- j eral impression has always been that he was thoroughly patriotic is the World War and it came as a distinct surprise, especially to those who know the Negro best, that a charge of cow ardice should have been lodged against him by Gen. Bullard or any one else. THE LAKE THEATRE TO SPECIALIZE IN HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Theatre goers- are going to have the privilege of enjoying high-class vaudeville featuring the most popular and famous Colored artists on the T. O. B. A. circuit at the Lake theatre on Twenty-fourth and Lake, which will open August 31st with Ida Cox, Paramount Record Blues singer as the head liner. There will be four other big acts. The opening players will be an in-1 dex of the character of entertain- | the public may expert. The artists will come directly to j Omaha from the Grand Theater in Chicago. The management confidently be lieves that the colored public, especial ly, will appreciate the privilege of attending these high class entertain ments in such a well-appointed thea tre as the Lake so conveniently lo cated. Announcement will soon be made as to the scale of prices and time schedule for the shows. SOL LEWIS MOVES INTO NEW STORE Sol Lewis, the well-known and de servedly popular jeweler and music dealer, who has been located for sev eral years at Twenty-fourth and Park er, has moved into a larger building at Twenty-fourth and Decatur. The new quarters consists of two large store rooms, handsomely and conveniently appointed, thp show cas es and cabinets being finished in ma hogany and oak. Mr. Lewis has in creased his stock of victrolas, records and art goods. The formal opening will be held Saturday. A number of beautiful free gifts are awaiting patrons. Be sure to get yours. I SENTENCE FLORIDA WHITES FOR KILLING NEGRO (Associated Negro Press) Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 21.—For j the first time in a number of years : in this county, two white men have been sentenced to prison for killing a Negro. J. R. Sellars and H. Johnson were sentenced to the state prison farm at Raiford for seven years each for the murder of Robert Jones, aged groceryman of this city. Sellars and Johnson filed an appeal from the con viction in criminal court which Was denied by Judge Peeler, when the case came up Friday, and they were sen tened. They are charged with having beaten Jones to, death on the night of May .‘10, after he had closed his shop and started home in the Panama sec tion. Two other white men are being held for the death of a Negro. O. P. Kirk land and W. P. Stokes, are being held without bond in the county jail for the death of Richard Rurgins, a Ne gro who came here from Kolkston, Ga., July 10, and was alleged to have been killed by them when they accused him of resembling a Negro who had stolen an automobile in the Dinsmore section of the county. The men were identified by another white man with whom Rurgins was riding and whom they forced to give Rurgins over to them. TRAINING COLORED SOCIAL WORKERS Completing its fifth year of suc cessful operation, the Atlanta School for Colored Social Workers conferred four certificates of graduation at its recent commencement. All four ol , the graduates went immediately into pratical social work, one taking etn- j ployment in Houston. Texas, one in Columbus, Ga., and two in Atlanta. This school, established in 1D20, is the only institution of the kind in the United States for the training of col ored social workers, and its graduates are in great demand. It is under the direction of an interracial board of trustees and the faculty is composed ! of both colored and white specialists in the field of social work. MRS. FLORENCE PINKSTON WILL ENTERTAIN AT A MUSICALS FOR VISITORS All friends and lovers of music are ctydially invited to attend a musi cale to he given by Mrs. Florentine Pinkston at her residence, 2416 North Twenty-second street, Monday eve nin, August 24, from 8 to 11 o’clock, for visitors to our city. Music will be rendered by the best local talent and advanced pupils of Mrs. Pinkston. I Ml are welcome. WHITE AND COLORED MINISTERS CONFER The Negro ministers of Greens boro, N. C., were recently the invited guests of the white ministers at a reg ular meeting of the Ministerial Asso ciation. The purposes of the joint meeting were to establish better un derstanding between the two groups and to confer as to the possibilities of co-operation in meeting the religious and civic needs of the community. The meeting is said to have been mutually helpful. PRISONER SAVED FROM MOB BY TENNESSEE SHERIFF Another sheriff has distinguished ; himself by saving a prisoner from a threatening mob. This time it is , Sheriff Cromer, of Marshall ounty, Tennessee, who, with a Negro ac cused of burglary and murder, won a long distance cross country race to < Nashville and safely committed his, prisoner to jail. He was hotly pur-1 sued by a score of automobiles and : had to change the car in which he | started for a faster machine in order to make his getaway. It is notable that the number of prisoners saved j from threatening mobs nowadays is 1 two or three times as great as the! number of mob victims. HOWARD TEACHER GIVEN HARVARD HONOR DEGREE (Associated Negro Press) Washington, D. C., Aug. 21.—Pro fessor Charley H. Wesley, head of the Department of History at Howard University, Washington, D. C., has been awarded one of the highest hon ors which a university may confer, the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History, at Harvard University. He is the fourth scholar of his race to be granted this degree by Harvard Uni versity. The other three include Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, Dr. C. G. Woodson and Dr. A. L. Locke. DIES AT 100 YEARS; LEAVES 134 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN (Associated Negro Press) Hartford, Conn. ,Aug. 21.—There died here on August 11, Mrs. Elisa Hicks, whose age is given at 100 years. Mrs. Hicks was born in slav ery, and boasted of having been freed by President Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation. She had been making her home with her son, John Hicks. Seven of fourteen children born to her are still living, as are eighty grandchildren, 134 great grandchil dren, and eight great-great grand children. The exact date of her birth was March 15, 1825, Crawford coun ty, Georgia, being the birthplace. REQUEST FOR “KLAN DAY” AT SES-QUI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IS REFUSED “Neither Good Business Nor Good Policy. Might Lead to Mic understanding and Prejudice” Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 21.—In an answer to a request from the Ku Klux Klan asking that three days be set aside at the Ses-qui-centennial cel ebration to be held in this city next year, as “Klan days”, the executive committee of the exposition wrote: “It would neither be good business nor a good policy to authorize special days, which for any reason, good or bad, might lead to misunderstanding or prejudice and, accordingly, al though the necessity is regretted, your request cannot be granted.” The letter was addressed from Ernest T. Trigg, vice president of the exposition, to Paul M. Winter, local field representative of the klan. Negroes from all over the world as well as colored Americans, will take an active part in the exposition. TO CELEBRATE .SIXTY YEARS OF PROGRESS (Associated Negro Press) Chicago, III., Aug. 21.—One of the most significant observances which the Negro race in this ountry has yet attempted will be staged in Chicago during the week of October 4 to 10, when the rapid progress and present advance of the Negro race in all fields of endeavor will be celebrated in a Progress and Achievement Jubilee ac cording to an announcement made by those interested. Leading figures in the business, educational, religious and political world will join in collect ing and compiling material for this exposition and jubilee of race achieve ment. With the year 1925 marking not only the end of a 60 year period of unprecedented accomplishment by the Negro in America, but also the open ing of the new developments of the second quarter of the twentieth cen tury, the idea of setting aside in the fall of this year an entire week for celebrating the advance of the Negro up to 1925 appealed so strongly to a group of prominent Chicagoans that a citizens’ committee was appointed to work out details of the jubilee. In vitations are being extended through the press to other cities to participate and to stage local celebrations. While 1925 happens to be the six tieth anniversary of the passage of the Thirteenth amendment and the abolition of slavery, the significance of the jubilee year is entirely in the record of achievement at this begin ning of the second quarter of the twentieth century. Slavery’s aboli tion was but the starting point and the background; the thing upon which attention is to be focused during the Progress and Achievement jubilee is not the starting point, but the goal attained and the goal set for the future. HAITIAN MINISTER VISITS HAMPTON INSTITUTE (Associated Negro Press) Hampton, Va., Aug. 14.—Hon. Han nibal Price of Washington, D. C., en voy extraordinary and minister pleni potentiary of the Republic of Haiti, recently visited Hampton Institute on the joint invitation of Dr. L. S. Rowe, director-general of the Pan-American Union, and Dr. James E. Gregg, prin cipal of Hampton Institute, to study the aims, methods and results of Hampton's work through fifty-seven years. Minister Price is interested in the plan of having Haitian students come to Hampton Institute to study trade work. While at Hampton he made a careful study of the work which is being done in eleven trades in the Armstrong-Slater Memorial Trade School. He will report his findings to the Haitian government. • * DESCRIES DANGER IN AMERICAN NEGRO LABOR CONGRESS William Green, Gompers' Successor, Warns Race Members of Labor Unions Against Participation In New Movement CHICAGO TRIBUNE EXERCISED Charges Movement of Red Commun ism Seeking Alliance With Black Group Would Be Ruinous Combination (Associated Negro Press) Washington, D. C., Aug. 21.—Those who are stuyding the international trend of events, have read with much interest a recent editorial appearing in The Chicago Tribune dealing with the underlying motives of certain movements now in progress—as seen by some. The editorial states that William Green, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, warns racial mem bers of labor unions not to be deceived into taking part in the American Ne gro Labor Congress to be held in Chi cago in October. Green declares it is a communist affair. The Congress is promoted by a group under the direc tion of Lovett Fort-Whiteman, an avowed Communist, who has but re cently returned from an extended tour of Russia, where he had been a dele gate to the internationale, and re mained in the country for a consid erable period following, where he was honored in royal fashion by the pop ulace. This representative of the Associ ated Negro Press conference held a conference with Mr. Whiteman on this very subject in Chicago, re cently. The conference was prior to Mr. Green’s warning, and the apostle of sovietism was asked whether there is not something dark lingering in the woodpile of the coming October meeting. He declared frankly that there is not. He said: “No, this is an honert effort to work out a better program for the Colored working man in America. He is not treated fairly by the unions, and we must find a way to help his develop ment.” “Is it not true, however, that you feel that the only way this help can come is through sovietism?” he was asked. “I may believe it, but we will not bring the issue out in this Congress. I know, because of my belief in com munism, that it is coupled up with the Congress, but it is not the plan.” Nevertheless, Mr. Green says “rouge” is the deep lying motive, and The Tribune proceeds to advise col ored America what a foolish and dan gerous thing this will be, adding sig nificantly, “for the black.” Negro Better Off In America Than in Africa? The Tribune proceeds to advise that the Negro is better off in America that in Africa; it speaks of the racial prosperity, particularly in New York, Chicago and other large cities and declares: “In the great northern cities, par ticularly New York and Chicago, there are prosperous Negro commun ities, possessing real estate and other property. There are times when un employment hits the colored popula tion ^vith greater severity than the white, but considering all the deep rooted emotions and instincts involved in the relations of the two races their association together in communities has been a fairly good compromise which for the most part works. “The Negro is better off here than he is in Africa or ever was in Africa, and the black population could not be induced to get out of the country. It would be better if the Negroes had a prosperous state of their own, but that would take a miracle to bring about. “Red Communism means dictator ship and the dictatorship of a minor ity over the majority imposed by vio lence. We cannot imagine a worse thing for colored people of the United States than that they should be per suaded that they could help establish such an order by force. Any Negro who thinks that is his own people’s worst enemy. “Red and black is a ruinous com bination, for the black. The dream of the third Internationale of boring from within, of infiltration and un dermining with a final storming of the works through holes in the crumb ling democratic government, is one of the wildest delusions which ever took hold of social and political luna tics in this country." Contlued on page two