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The Athens Republique
Devoted to the Religious, the Educational, and the Industrial Development of the Colored Raee
Vol. 111.
Colored Banks in Wall
Street Conference
(By The Associated Negro Press)
New York City, Oct. 4 - A group
of Colored bankers and financiers
have been in conference with Wall
Street brokers for the purpose of
having alloted to them $500,000,
and possibly $1,000,000 of the
sl6 000,000 of Haitian bonds soon
to be placed on the market.
There is a desire to buy in these
bonds, not only for their splendid
investment value, as backed by
tie U. S. Government, but in or
der to manifest a tangible econo
mic interest in the future develop
ment of Haiti.
The bankers were giv n every
reasonto believe that the allotment
will be made, and if it is
certain that the amount will soon
be disposed of.
Paris’ Way of Collect
ing Negro Hotel Bills
By the Associated Negro Press
Paris, France, Oct. s—lt’s
“Waltz Me Around Again, Willie”
in the Paris ballroom. Jazz is
dying and, like the old-fashioned
gewns, old-fashisned dances are
coming to the front and replacing
the fox trot and the shimmy, and
recently there was sold by auc
tion two complete sets of jazz
band instruments,'Musicians see
Official Organ for,the Jeruel baptist Association
ATHENS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1922
in it proof that the reign of jazz
if over. The sale was by hotel
I roprietors to pay bills owed by
American Negroes. The Negroes
blame a fearful and marvelous
game of “African golf” between
members of five orchestras in a
Negro club in Montmartre.
C. U. Gets New President
(By Associated Ndgro Press)
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. s—The Rev.
J. W. Simmons, of Winfield, Kan.,
has been appointed president of
Clrrk University, a iarge Atlanta
institute for tLe education of Ne
groes, to succeed Dr. Harvey An
dre* King, recently resigned, ac
cording to announcement made
Tuesday at headquarters of the
Board of Educ ition of the Metho
dist Esp copal Cuurch in Cincin
nati, Onio.
Reorganization of Clarke Uni
versity basis, vith schools of law,
liberal arts, commerce, home eco
nomics, music, and theology is
predicted.
President Simmons is a gradu
ate of Columbia University, Bos
ton University ind Dickinson
College at Carlisle, Pa. He is 40
years old and has traveled exten
sively in Europe and other parts
of the world. The indiscretion
of a male relative attached to the
faculty is alleged to be the reason
tor Dr. King’s retirement.
Messrs. Driskell Jackson and
Oscar Hall left for Morehouse
College, Atlanta, to resume their
school work.
Negro Dignitaries
to Visit Haiti
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Washington, D. C., Oct. 4
Captain Napoleon Bonaparte Mar
shall, of New York City, has been
named by the State Departement
of the government to a very im
portant post in the office of the
High Commissioner in Haiti, Gen
neral John H. Russell, Details of
the appointment have not been
given out, but it is known that
Captain Marshall will be an im
portant key man in carrying for
ward the program of the United
S ates Government in administer*
ing the affairs of Haiti.
Captain Marshall was ip Wash
ington several days, and during
his stay held an extensive confer
ence with Senator Medill Me
Cormick of Illinois, who is chair
man of tl e Committee of the
Senate in charge of Haitian affairs.
The appointment has been under
consideration for several months.
Captain Marshall, who is one of
the prominent members of the
legal profession in New York, is a
graduate of Harvard, was born in
Washington. D. C., and did vali
ant service in the World War.
The captain was also one of the
organizers of the Fifteenth New
York Regiment.
Prior to closing up his business
in New York, Captain Marshall
may make a tour of a number of
American cities, including parti-
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