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$2.0® a Year „ a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1925 Whole Number 543 Vol. XI—No. 23
VIRGIN ISLANDS
RECEIVE BETTER
TREATMENT NOW
Improved Government Conditions Are
Effective Under Regime of
Llniled States Naval
Authorities
RELATIONSHIP MORE FRIENDLY
Islanders Have Been Without Civil
Government Since Their
Acquisition from
Denmark
New Yotk.—(By the Associated Ne
gro Press.)—Distinctly improved gov
ernment in the Virgin Islands under
the regime of Naval Governor Trench
was reported Thursday by D. Hamil
ton Jackson and Jean Hestres, mem
bers of the colonial councils of St.
f Thomas of St. Croix. Jackson and
Hestres, as members of the commit
tee now in this country, working for
an autonomous civil government for
the Islands, go to Washington in the
nearest future to begin the congres
sional campaign 'or the Islands. Mr.
Hestres has just returned from a
brief visit to the Islands and reports
a change for the better in the attitude j
of the naval authorities toward the
Islanders.
“A distinctly friendly, even con
ciliatory, attitude has replaced the
old arbitrary conduct of government,”
Mr. Hestres said. “The change has
been so marked that it has caused
general comment in the Islands; parti
cularly coming as it does just before
a vigorous effort to bring conditions
in the Islands before Congress.”
The Virgin Islands have been with
out a civil government since their ac
quisition by the United States from
Denmark in 1017. No provision was !
* made at the time for the institution
of a representative government and
the Virgin Islanders have been with
out effective civil status under the
government of the Navy Department.
Previous campaigns for an auto
nomous government have been marked j
by much complaint against this ar
rangement and by much criticism of j
the alleged misconduct of judicial af
fairs under former governors.
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ALL SWEET CASE DEFENDANTS
RELEASED UNDER BAIL BONDS
New York, —(By Telegraph from De
troit) M. L. Walker, treasurer of the De
troit Branch of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People
telegraphs that all of the 11 defendants
' in the Sweet Case have been admitted
to hail anil have been released under
hail bonds furnished by colored proper
ty owners of Detruit, and by the local de
fense committee. The National Office
of the N. A. A. C. P. will help defray
the cost of sueh bail bonds as have not
been met in their entirety by local col
ored citizens.
N. A. A. C. P. attorneys appeared in
court on Wednesday morning, December
2nd, and procured admission to bail in
the sum of $10,000 each for Dr. Ussian
H. Sweet, Henry Sweet and Leonard
Morse. Mrs. Sweet was released on her
personal recognizance, thus releasing the
$5,000 bond heretofore furnished for her.
The N. A. A. C. P. attorneys in the
case have already begun preparations for
the new trial in the case, which has been
set fot January.
FAKIRS PROFiT FROM
PUBLIC DESIRE FOR FILTH
Chicago,— (By the Associated Negro
Pi ess) Anxious to get a glimpse of the
famous “mystery letters” which were a
sensational feature of the Rhinelander
annulment trial, many persons in this
and surrounding cities fell for peddlers
selling sealed envelopes supposed to con
tain copies of the letters. The innocent
purchaser would bo lead aside and told
not to open the envelope until he was
alone. Inside the envelope he would find
a piece of puper with “Thanks” written
on it.
SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER
PROVOKES RACE HATRED
Raleigh, N. C.—(By the Associated
Negro Press) Colored residents of this
city are much angered by the recent in
novation in headlines of the local News
and Observer. They claim that the
newspaper is adding to a long series of
insults by permitting the word “darkey”
in its headlines in referring to members
of the Negro rs 1 'h' uch things
are the cause (a u. which have
arisen between Negroes and whites in
this district.
FREEDMEN’S HOSPITAL
NEEDS MORE NURSES
Washington, D. C.—(By the Asso
ciated Negro Press.)—The greatest
need of the Freedmen’s hospital for
the coming year is more nurses, ac
cording to the annual report of the
surgeon in chief for the fiscal year of
1925 submitted to the Secretary of
the Interior recently.
At no time in the history of the hos
pital, the report states, has it been
fully manned apd the need of addi
tional personnel has been acute since
1908. The urgency has become more
pressing each year with the ever in
creasing demands of the public and
the onward progress of medical sci
ence. The health of the present nurses
as well as the success of the training
school will lie seriously affected; un
less relief is granted, the report con
tinues.
At th^ beginning of the fiscal year
there were 215 patients in the hos
pital. During the year 4,056 were ad
mitted for treatment, making a total
of 4,271 indoor patients treated. Of
the number admitted, including births,
960 were pay patients; 1,563 were
indigent residents of the states; and
1,533 were indigent residents of the
District of Columbia.
There were 1,916 surgical opera
tions performed of which many were
of a major nature. In the outdoor de
partment 18,845 patients were treat
ed in the several clinics, an increase
of 7,814 over the preceding year.
There were 31,369 revisits to this de
partment, and 2,001 emergency cases,
received care and treatment.
16.000 ATTENDED THE
FIRST ORANGEBURG
COUNTY COLORED FAIR
Orangeburg, S. C.—(By the Asso
ciated Negro Press.)—The first Or
angeburg county colored fair closed
here recently having registered an at
tendance past the 16,000 mark.
Exhibits coming from every nook
and corner of this and from adjoining
counties bespoke with credit progress j
that is lieing made by the farmers. !
Special mention was made in the ;
white dailies of elaborate displays by |
the State College in Home Economics J
anil Agriculture; of Claflin University 1
exhibits in plain and fancy sewing j
and furniture making and of the in- I
dustrial and agricultural exhibits of
the farmers.
White merchants of Orangeburg
gave ardent support to the efforts of
the colored people by offering prizes
to the many boy clubs. Over 200
prizes were distributed to the many I
premium getters.
SWEET DEFENSE HACKED
UP HY DETROITERS
Detroit, Mich.— (Hy the Associated Ne
gro Press) This city has not wavered in
its determination to do its last bit in ttie 1
effort, growing out of the trial of Dr. Os- |
sian 11. Sweet and ten others, for the !
killing of Leon Hriener, white member
of a mob which attacked Dr. Sweets
home, to guarantee to all colored citizens
the right to “life, liberty, and the pur
suit of happiness.”
The City-wide Finance Committee,
operating under the direction of the Rev.
Dr. Gomez, and appealing to all groups
in the city, has collected sufficient funds
to pay to the three colored lawyers re
presenting the defense, Rowlette, Perry,
and Mahoney, $400 each; to Clarence
Darrow, $1,000, and to Nelson, local
white lawyer, $450, making a total of
$2,650. This group still has $300.
In addition to the work of the City
wide Committee, colored Detroit proper
ly owners have bailed the defendants
out, scheduling $140,000 to do so, and
charging nothing for it. Hail wus arrang
ed for the last of the defendants Thurs
day, these being Dr. Sweet, his brother,
and Mr. Morse. These three had to have
$10,000 each, and the other eight only
$5,000 each because the , police depart
ment reported that only these three had
guns in their hands when police invad
ed the Sweet home. All the defendants
hud to give, in addition to this homicide
bail, additional $500 for assault on the
mun wounded. The total amount of bail
was $75,000, and all hut $5,000 was
scheduled by colored Detroiters, the
other $5,000 being covered by a friendly
Jew.
WADDLES LADIES BAND
TO GIVE CONCERT
Frof. Waddles 40 piece Ladies Band,
assisted by the best local talent will give
one of their popular concerts next Thurs
day night, Dec. 17 at Labor Temple,
Twenty-fifth and M street. South Side in
honor of Golden Rule Tabernacle No. 35.
Admission 35| cents.—Adv.
NEWTON BAKER, EX-SECRETARY
ON SEGREGATION COMMITTEE
Cleveland, Ohio—Newton D. Baker,
secretary of war under President Wilson,
is a member of the Shaker Heights Pro
tective Association committee, which is
conducting a campaign designed to pre
vent purchase of property and homes in
certain districts by colored people, it was
reported to the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People.
The announced purpose of the commit
tee is to prevent “occupancy in any given
neighborhood in the village of persons
who might be deemed by the residents of
that neighborhood as undesirable neigh
bors’’ and to prevent such persons buying
property there in the future.
The “Club Idea" is stated as follows:
“The moral as well as the legal right of
the selection of one’s associates has al
ways been recognized by churches, clubs,
secret societies and organizations of every
kind. Members have the vote in connec
tion with any applicant and generally
rules require almost unanimous consent
for ud mission. The applicant abides by j
the result and would be deemed unworthy |
if he insisted upon admission in an or
ganization against the wishes of its mem
bers.”
Ctizens in that region are being urged
to sign hestriction petitions. |
NEGRO FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY ENTERS ARKANSAS
Little Rock, Ark.— (By the Asso
ciated Negro Press.)—The state in
surance department of the state of
Arkansas announced that all require
ments having been met, the Bankers’
Fire Insurance Company has been
licensed to do business in the; state.
The news was welcomed by Negro
residents who in many instances have
been without fire protection, through
a disinclination of white companies to
accept Negro risks.
CHARGES LINCOLN FREED
SLAVES TO ATTACK WOMEN
Spartanburg, S. C.—(By the Asso
ciated Negro Press)—“I dislike to
hear Lincoln spoken of as the great
emancipator and humanitarian,” ex
plains Mrs. St. John A. Lawton of
Charleston, president general of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
“The emancipation proclamation was
not humanitarian. Lincoln had no
thought of kindness when he signed
that famous document. The object of
that paper was to have the Negroes
rise up and attack women in southern
homes, so that the soldiers in the con
federate armies would be compelled
to return and protect them. There is
a certain type of northern individual j
to be seen in Pullman cars and res
taurants who expresses loud and long
amazement over the fact that we have
not forgotten. He insists upon show
ing how he and his friends of the
north have absolutely forgotten every- !
thing pertaining to the war.”
DEFENSE FUND AT MARK OF HALF
New York,—Contributions of $4,885.42
towurii tbe Legal Defense Fund being
raised by the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
brought the total up to $19,250.14 at tbe
close of this week, well past the half
way mark toward the $30,000 required
to meet the Garland Fund’s offer uf $15,
000. The present status of the Fund is
as follows:
Given by Garland Fund.$ 5,000
Offered in addition. 15,000
Required to meet offer. 30,000
Total . $50,000
Raised to date .$19,250.14
Still to go . 10,649.86
The Philadelphia Branch of the N. A.
A. C. P. again topped the list of con
tributors to the fund, sending in a check
lor $700, which, together with contnou
tions of individuals to be credited to that
Branch, brings the total for Philadelphia
up to $2,350, the highest point hitherto
reached by any contributor to the fund,
Brunch or individual, except the Garland
Fund.
Other Branch contributions during the
week were as follows: New Bedford, $200;
Northern California, $500; Buffalo, $200;
Durham, N. C., $100; Lexington, Ky.,
$171.18; Great Falls, Mont., $50; Port
land, Ore., $42.35; Bay City, Mich., $35;
Frankfort, Ky., $71.54; Ann Arbor,
Mich., $56.50; Bowling Green, Ky., $40;
Seattle, Wash., $50; Haverhill, Mass.,
$16.10; Lancaster, Pa., $25; Maysville,
Ky., $30.70; Alliance, Neb., $36.
The names of a number of prominent
persons were added to the list of fund
contributors during tlie week. Senator
George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania
sent $50. Hon. Walter L. Cohen, collect
or of the Port of New Orleans, sent $25
and Edward Lasker of New York sent his
check for $250.
Other contributors of the week include:
Mrs. Mary S. Upson, Santa Barbara,
Calif., $100; Monarch) Lodge, No. 45,
L B. P. O. E. of W., New York, $100;
Invincible Whist Club of Jamaica, N. Y.,
$65; Solomon Temple Lodge, No. 1498,
Springfield, Ohio, $61; G. A. Stewart,
Columbus, Ohio, $34.33; Gaius C Bolin,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. (collection) $25;
Florence H. Luscomb, Boston, $25; Miss
Mary Hicks, Norprlet, Ark.,$28.05; Miss
Mabel E. Adams, New York City, $25;
Minnehaha Temple, No. 129, I. B. P. 0.
E. of W., Minneapolis, $25; Mrs. L. A.
Alexander, New York City, (collection)
$25; Miss Florence Halsey, Midland
Park, N. Y., $25; Robert Taylor, Tus
kegee Institute, $25; Empire Lodge No.
216, I. B. P. 0. E. of W., New Rochelle,
N. Y., $25; John Pierce, New York
City, $25; Catholic Order of Foresters,
St. Monica Court No. 279, Chicago, $25;
John Kenney, Newark, N. J., $25; Indiana
Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs,
$50; John Haynes, Los Angeles, $25;
Mt. Vernon A. M. E. Church, Columbus,
O. , $72.20; Shiloh Baptist Church, Col
umbus, O., $27.18; George Warston, San
Diego, $50; John R. Lynch, Chicago, $25;
Mrs. Wtn. Korn, New York City, $25;
Civic Pleasure Club, Indianapolis, $25;
Omaha Medical Society, $29.
REALTOR PRAISES PROGRESS
OF NEGROES IN CHICAGO
Chicago—(By the Associated Negro
Press) N. Rahthlott of the Rahthlott
Realty Compaany, Philadelpria, Pa., was
loud ill his praise of the progress that
Negroes are making in this city. Mr Raht
hlott spent three days here recently as
the guest of Dr. L. K. Williuins, presi
dent of the National Baptist Convention
and pastor of the Mt. Olivet Baptist
Church of Chicago. During his visit here,
Mr. Rahthlott visited the many business
enterprises being conducted by Negroes
here and observed the many indications
of economic and civic progress.
Mr. Rahthlott has many times public
ly acclaimed his interest in promoting
the advancement of the Negro race in
America and has indicated it by several
philanthropic deeds, conspicuous amung
which was the donation of two sites for
homes for aged people. The first was
given to the B. P. O. E., headed by J.
Finley Wilson, Washington, D. C., and
the other to the National Baptist Con
vention. While here in Chicago, he made
a further gift of one hundred dollars to
the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church.
In addition to his philanthropy, Mr
Halilblott is also promoting u movement
whereby a select Negro community may
be established at Mizpah, New Jersey.
This community site is a large tract be
tween Philadelphia und Atlantic City on
the fumous Black Horse Pike. Since pur
chasing the acreage, he has spent thou
sands of dollurs in developing it into one
of tin must beautiful locations in Ameri
ca, and as a result many of the race have
purchased sites for summer homes. The
community is bcautiflully laid off and
affords all of the conveniences of the
larger cities with the exception of elec
tric transportation.
When discussing the Mizpah communi
ty project with a group of Chicagoans,
Mr. Rahthlott said: “It is my idea to
develop there one of the largest Negro
communities in the country and my de
sire to help an oppressed race of people
us well as foresight in seeing the possi
bilities of great realty caused me to in
vest heavily in the project.”
New York,— (By the Associated Negro
Press) Four colored boys will sail for
Europe next summer as members of the
Third World Friendship Tour, to be con
ducted under the auspices of the Na
tional Council of Young Men's Christian
Association. It is probable, owing to a
desire that the group be made “as repre
sentative as possible”, that an American
Indian also will be included, according
to those in charge of the selection of the
boys.
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A SECOND DRED SCOTT CASE |
The sum and substance of the Dred |
Scott Decision was that a colored I
man has no rights that a white man |
is bound to respect. Of course this
decision is somethink over a half a
hundred years old, but there seems
to be a large number of people in
many sections and communtites of
the United States who feel that this
decision is still the law of the land.;
The civil and legal rights of the Ne-1
gro people as a race have not yet,
been fully conceded by a vast major
ity of the American people. Hundreds
of the dominant race still refuse to
believe and accept the fact of Negro
citizenship. The Negro, notwithsand- !
ing his faithfulness as a citizen both |
in the time of peace and in the time
of war must fight most strenuously |
the color prejudices and evil stndards !
of America for a full share in the
legal and moral and business life of
the nation. Nothwithstanding the
guarantees of the constitution of the
nation he must still fight hard for
every inch of liberty’s ground that
he occupies. A case in point is the
Dr. Sweet case of Detroit, Mich. Dr.
Sweet, and a few friends defended
his home against the intrusions of
the outside world; during such de
fense a man was killed; for such de
fense he and his defenders are now
facing a murder charge. Thanks how
evr, to Almighty God, hundreds of
white people who see and know the
justice of Dr. Sweet’s case are rush
ing to his defense. Among them is
that powerful defender of human
rights, Clarence Darrow, the supreme
criminal lawyer of Chicago, 111. At
his back is the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo
ple. This association, the twin broth
er to Christianity, is doing more pos
sbly to break down the nefarious
walls of human prejudice, foul play
and legal and civil butchery as prac
tised upon our race than any other
organization in America; Every Ne
gro should help.—From The Mosaic
Guide, Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 21.
Hampton, Va.— (Ily the Associated Ne
gro Press) The Colored Intercollegiate
Athletic Association will hold its fif
teenth annual session at Hampton Insti
tute on December 11-12, 1925. This meet
ing is expected to be one of the most
interesting and the best attended yet
held. Papers will be read by coaches and
newspaper men presenting live athletic
'topics and discussing the best means of
promoting athletics in Negro institutions.
MUSICIAN, ABROAD, LONGS
TO HELP THE SOUTH
New Orleans, La.— (By the Associated
Negro Press) Andrew F. Rosemond, a
colored violinist who has been direct
ing a hotel orchestra in the Plaza, Hotel,
Shanghai, China, writes a letter o Harry
B. Loch, a well-known white impressario
of this city, in which he expressed the
hope to return to New Orleans after a
tour of the world which he is making and
do something for his race in the South.
“I shall never be satisfied,” he says, "un
til 1 make a success as professor of music
in some Negro college or supervise music
for tb* public schools.” Rosemond was
the first Negro to enter the palace of the
Emperor of the Forbidden City was with
in a stone’s throw of the Nanking road
riot when the English fired on the Chi
nese students. He is going to Paris lat
er, and on his return to New Orleans will
arrange for a recital, wishing to be the
first Negro to appear at the Atheneaum.
KAPPA ALPHA PSIS
ORGANIZE NEW CHAPTER
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Des Moines, la. (By the Associated
Negro Press.)—November 28, 1925,
Attorney Earl B. Dickerson of Chi
cago, grand polemarch of Kappa Al
pha Psi, assisted by several members
of Gamma, organized Omega Chapter
of Kappa Alpha Psi. The charter
members of this chapter include elev
en students of Drake and Des Moines
universities and three alumni of Gam
ma Chapter in Iowa City. The alum
ni members are Attorney S. Joe
Brown, a Phi Beta Kappa; Attorney
H. R. Wright, and A. A. Alexander,
civil engineer, all of the State Uni
versity of Iowa. E. L. Dimmitry of
Drake University is the first pole
march of this chapter.
WEALTHY EX-SLAVE
DIES IN KENTUCKY
Danville, Ky.,— (By the Associated
Negro Pree) The second wealthiest ex
slave in Kentucky has just died and the
greater part of this old Southern town,
bounil up in its Southern traditions,
mourned her. She was Kate Whelan, who
her life had either been a slave or con
nected as a domestic with many of the
town’s leading families. All the colored
and every white person who knew her had
the utmost respect and admiration ror
her.
By living in a modest manner and prac
ticing the utmost frugality, Miss Whelan
accumulated an estate estimated to be
worth $30,000.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE
COLORED COMMERCIAL CLUB
The annual election of the officers
of the Colored Commercial Club of
Omaha, was held at the club rooms,
1514 North Twenty-fourth street,
Monday evening. The following of
ficers were elected and committee
chairmen named.
Dr. D. W. Gooden, president; Chas.
M. Simmons, vice-president; H. J.
Ford, secretary; Dan Desdunes,
treasurer, and R. L. Williams, com
missioner.
The executive committee: Allen
Jones, Nathaniel Hunter, A. F. Peo
ples, Rev. John Albert Williams, S.
H. Dorsey, J. H. Wakefield, H. J. Pin
kett, T. P. Mahammitt, Charles Solo
man, Dr. A. L. Hawkins, and Rev. O.
J. Burckhardt.
The following were elected commit
tee chairmen: Legislation and muni
cipal affairs, Rev. John Albert Wil
liams; publicity and conventions, H.
J. Pinkett; ways and means, T. P.
Mahammitt; memebership, Nathaniel
Hunter; retail trade, Charles Solo
man; public health, Dr. A. L. Hawk
ins; boys’ work, A. F. Peoples; enter
tainment and good fellowship, Rev.
O. J. Burckhardt, and real estate and
housing, Allen Jones.
A membership campaign was de
rided upon, and a special joining fee
was provided in the sum of $2.00.
from January 1st to April 1st, 1926.
It is the intention of the executive
committee and the membership com
mittee to enroll every eligible busi
ness and professional man as a mem
ber of the club, for the coming year.
Solicitation for membership begins at
once.
Publicity Committee,
Colored Commercial Club of Omaha.
BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS AND AID
IN STAMPING OUT TUBERCULOSIS
The annual sale of Christmas seals con
ducted by the Nebraska Tuberculosis As
sociation is now being held and will con
tinue urtil Christmas Day.
Funds to fight tuberculosis in Nebraska
depend entirely on the money received
from the sale of these little Christmas
stickers. Proceeds from the Christmas
seals are devoted to teaching health edu
cation through the schools, supplying
milk to undernourished children, support
ing a tuberculosis nurse for Omaha. This
nurse takes care of tuberculosis persons,
takes them to clinics, assists at the clinics,
visits their homes and teaches them how
to care for themselves and their families,
and frequently takes patients to the tu
berculosis hospital in Kearney Nebraska.
When you buy Christmas seals you are
giving the greatest gift of all—you are
giving health!
Seal your mail with Christmas seals!
■Stamp out tuberculosis!
NEWS OF OLD FOLKS HOME
The Negro Women’s Christian Associ
ation met Dec. 2nd at the Home. This
was the last meeting of this year. Quite
a bit of interest was manifested. There
will be a tree for the inmates on I\ew
Year’s night. Give something and make
them happy. The dinner given at the Y.
W. C. A. for the Home was a success.
Thanks—come again. We wish to thank
the following persons and club who re
membered the Home on Thanksgiving
Day: Mrs. S. J. Roberts, 1-10 lb. goose;
Mrs. Charles Davis, 913 N. 25th St., 2
hens; Mr. L. M. McVay, 1 bushel of ap
ples; Mrs. Botls, 5 shirts; Mt. Etna So
cial and Charity Club, Mrs. Todd, presi
dent, 2 chickens, 2 cans of peas, one
half peck of Irish potatoes, one-half peck
of sweet potatoes, 1 lb. cranberries, 8 or
anges, and candy; Mr. Hill of Bethel A.
M. E. Church sent 4 dinners to the Home.
The next meeting will be January 6th,
1926 at the Home.
Many thanks,
MRS. L ROY PORTER.
THREE GRADUATES FROM TECHNI
CAL HIGH SCHOOL
The December class of Technical High
school who received their diplomas Tues
day morning contained three colored stu
dents, the Misses Carrie Harrison, Alice
Hunter and Ina Mae W'iiliams. There
were ninety-nine members in the class.
Our ratio of graduates was therefore about
three per cent. Congratulations and best
wishes, girls. What’s the matter with the
boys?
ROOSEVELT POST TO
GIVE CHARITY BALL
Roosevelt Post No. 30, American Legion,
is making active preparations for a chari
ty ball to be given December 18th at
Dreamland Hall to help out its Christmas
fund through which it will extend help to
the families of ex-service men.
RHINELANDER LOSES
HIS SENSATIONAL
ANNULMENT SUIT
Jury After Deliberating for Twelve
Hours Returns Unanimous
Verdiet for the
Defendant
IGNORES APPEAL TO PREJUDICE
Closing Sessions of Trial Marked
Ry Appeal To Raee Prejudice
On Part of Rhinelander’s
Attorney
White Plains, N. Y.—(By the Associ
ated Negro Press) After more than 12
hours’ deliberation, the jury in the an
nulment suit of Leonard Kip Rhineland
er, wealthy Son of Philip Rhinelander,
against his colored wife, Alice Beatrice
Rhinelander, decided in favor of the wife.
The jury received the case Friday
morning and, except for a short time
taken out to get instructions relative to
the testimony of a woman reporter, was
in steady deliberation until after eleven
o’clock at night. When court adjourned
for the day, Justice Morschauser order
eu the jury locked up and directed that
if they came' to a decision during the
night, the verdict be sealed. It was open
ed at ten o’clock Saturday morning.
Prior to the announcement of the finding
in favor of the wife, reports were cir
culated that she had won and that only
two of the jurors had been against her.
The closing sessions of the trial this
week were probably of greater signifi
cance than those of any of the preceding
weeks of the trial which laster four
weeks. It was marked by the masterful
appeal for fair play and against race
prejudice by Lee Parsons Davis, counsel
for Mrs. Rhinelander, and by an open,
impassioned, uninterrupted plea for race
prejudice by Isaac “Mills, the former
supreme court justice and 75 year-old
attorney for Rhinelander. Mills minced
no words in asking the jury for a prej
udiced verdict. He admitted the fact
and the necessity of prejudice in Amer
ica and adjured the jurymen to be guid
ed by it rather than by law in the case.
Attempts to make him stop, made by
delense counsel, were overruled by the
court.
Ku Klux Klan and other iniquitous in
fluences were busy in the last days of
the trial. Strong letters were written to
the jurymen so strong that the court
ordered them not to be opened.
It is not definitely known what the
next step in the drama will be. One of
two are said to be possible: the first is
an action against Philip Rhinelander,
lather of Alice’s husband, for alienation
of affection, and the other is divorce
from her white husband.
One of the insults which Mills hurl
ed at the Negro race during his address
to the jury men was that though Mrs.
Rhinelander had been degraded during
the course of the trial, she could return
to her race where any good colored man
would be glad to have her.
YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PARTY
Last Saturday night the Eagles an or
ganization of the young people of the
Church of St. Philip the Deacon, gave a
pleasant dancing party at the home of
Mrs. McCaw, 2806 Ohio street. They will
have a candy booth at the bazaar in the
Jewell Building next Thursday. They have
set a certain financial goal for themselves
which they hope to attain within a year.
MATTHEWS PROSECUTES NEW
STRING OF FEDERAL CASES
Springfield, 111.—(By the Associat
ed Negro Press.)—William Clarence
Matthews, special assistant to the U.
S. Attorney General, has arrived here
to prosecute a string of cases for the
government. Most of them are pro
hibition cases and the action of the
government in sending a special pro
secutor without local connections
pressages a vigorous fight for convic
tion in the opinion of local authori
ties.
WARN WHITES ACAINST
INVADING NEGRO DISTRICT
West Palm Beach, Fla.,— (By the As
sociated Negro Press) All white persona
have been warned to stay out of the col
ored section of this city. It is felt that
the warning is issued as the result of a
number of whites having been beaten in
the district within the last few months.
Another angle to the incident is that
whites very often go into the district for
pleasures, a practice which is a source
of embarrassment to the prejudiced
whites who don’t. Neither race is to go
into the residence section of the other
after nightfalL