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An Innocent Man
Willie Peterson is innocent!
Not exactly in these words, but in o language which
nearly everybody understands he has been vindicated of
any complicity in the murder of the two white society girls.
You remember Willie Peterson, don’t vou? He is the men
pointed out on the street and identified as the slayer by
Nell Williams, sister of the slain Augusta Williams and her
companion, Jennie Woods, last August. e is the man who
was shot three times by Dent Williams, the brother, while
undergoing a “third degree” preliminar yhearing —in the
Jefferson county pricon,
The robbery and murder of the two voung women fol
lowed closely on the heels of the arrest, trial, and conviction
of the eight Scottsboro case defendants. The lynehing pack
had been deprived of its prey and there were indications
that the men might eventually Lo granted some semblance
of a fair and civilized trial. Into this charged atmosphere
the crime for which Peterson was arrested [Jl‘uim'tt'(! itself,
One of the girls had been killed outright : the other lingered
several days and then succumbed. There was the usual
charge that the slayer had ulso criminally assaulted his
victims. All of the resources of the state—leral and extra
legal, meaning the moh and posse-—had failed to apprehend
the criminal. Then one day Nell Williams pointed out Pet
erson on the street as the assailant.
After forty-two hours of deliberation the jury an
nounced Saturday that they were unable to reach a verdict
and a mistrial was declared by the judze who presided at
the trial. Peterson is, by no means, a free man. He may
b.e tried again—and convicted. The next time Dent Wil
liams may take better aim. Some “kind-hearted” Alabama
priscn warden, who cannot bear to see two white women
killed without' having some colored person- —any colored per
son—npay the penalty, may take matters into his own hands
and kill Peterson, claiming that he tried to ecscano. Then,
in Alabama. the lynching mob is always active. But—
Willie Peterson is innocent! There would have been nn
mistrial in his case if there had been the lest scintilla of evi
dence against him.
—New York Amsterdam News
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CHICAGO. Dec., 18 — (ANP) - |
Following several weeks in whichI
the newspaper spotlight was mx‘n»*
ed upon alleged acts of police
brutality and ruthlessness in the|
Negro district here and the prntvsfll
in the mayor's office of a group of
citizens, led b- the National Ar;sn--‘
ciation for the Advancement of!
Colored People. Mayor Anton J;
Cermak released this week a re
port of his investigation of the
matters brought before him
The two most important specific |
incidents called to the attention of
the mayor was the breaking into
the home of a woman at 5615/
Prairie Avenue by police early in
the morning and accosting on the
street of Dr. S W, Smith. The wo |
man claimed that after her home |
had been broken into. she was }
struck over the eye with a flash- |
light by a white policeman |
Mayor Cermak ordered (‘:l}:t:x.:;
John Stege to investigate and it 1 |
Stege's teport that was sent back |
te the protesting citizens ‘
In his report Capfain Stege!
states that the woman who was|
struck has failed at any time ‘o/
identify her attacker. He further |
claims that she was intoxicated |
when she came to the police .\ta—;
tion charging assault. He describes |
the building in which she lives as|
one of k'®lenette apartments in-|
fested with vlee and gambling. The!
report contains more thafi a score |
of instances in which women in!
the building have been arrested |
and fined for prostitution during!
1931. l
Captain Stege backs the po!i(-o‘
who stopped Dr. Smith. The men |
were performing their duty, the
captain avers. in questioning the |
physician, and all the latter had ‘o
do was explain who he was
Instead, so Stege complains, Smith
grew angry and abusive and in
formed the police that they ought
to know who he was and invited
them to take him to jail
- Stege expressed the view that
the protests against police activity
which he claimed had resulted in
less gambling, vice and murder.
were inspired by politicians and
policy kings. He expressed the
view that Morris Lewis, secretary
to Congressman DePriest, was be
hind the N. A. A. C. P. activity,
rnd that Mr. DePricst was possibly
interested because of the mayor's
politics. The mayor is a Democrat.
“l have received no encourage
ment from business and civic
te~ders in the district in my drive
on crime” wrote Captain Stege.
Amnng Nacmane $hana o Vn e
f~72 to be wise and in on the ways
of politics, there is no disposition
to believe that Cermok is tryine to
kill policy or to clean up vice f
“All he wants to dao,’ they
¥ou. . 'is to squreze everi”
that he and his gange -
the mhekals aned oot Llg Gf (ne
swag.”
orld Readers
S :
ay:
WHAT DOES THE N A A C P
MEAN 10 YOU?
Editor; The World:
The N A A C P s an oraam
zation which was organized in 1009
for the purpuse i combating the
spirit of persecution which con
fronts the colored poople: safe
guarding their full politicat cived
and lesal mehts and seceuring fol
them cquality of opportunity with
all other citizens.
Does such an organization mean
anything to you as a loyul citizen
Are you doing your share to mun
tain it? Do you believe in its ob
iectives? Are vou willing to halp
bear the infirmitives of your les:
ortunate brethren by becoming a
member? You can't tell when thi:
weanization may have to come t
your assistance. The cost is pro
setton s amall I awonder how
mony of us ever ston to consider
every time a victory is won fcr one
of our group that that much has
been toward elevating the race.
Most of us are apparently satistied
to see one of our race suffering
various unjustices and go down.
thereby pulling us downard atso
The N. A A, C spends over!
$112.000 a year for our benefit. Is
vour dollar included in that amount
Not all of us can plead cases but
all of us can contribute our money
and put our shoulders to the wheel
and help those who are prepared to
fight for us. Le money and nu
merical strength be our weapons.
Our local branch sleeps most ot
the year unless there is some unus
val disturbance. Are you willing
to do your part in keeping it alive
at all times? We should Dbe at
least four thousand strong. For
1931 v have less than 22 members
in Atlanta. !
On New Year's Day we'll all get|
together again. Make it your re-|
solution to do your part in help
ing to actively unite at all times.
readv to meet any emergency. Can
we count on you?
Rosa M. Cosby, Atlanta.
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SAYS HE AIDED FATHER
Editor. The World:
Mr. William David. my Iather,
hias staved with me all of the year:
until August. During the time. he
wae under the doctor's care n
the latter part of July, the doctor
dismissed him and I leased 1 room
for him because of my wife's 1ll-]
ness. I gave him $1.25 per week to
v his rent which he failed to do.
Yo ate his meals at my house. |
When I found out that he did not
vay his rent, he was sick and had to
be moved to the hospital again. He
was permitted to leave the hospi-
Sun., Dec. 20
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DR. H. R. BUTLER passed from
the stage of lite. Though ailing for
the last few months his death
came as a shock to the city. Be
side being one of the oldest prac
ticing physician in the city and in
(Georgia he was active 1in fra
ternal cireles holding at times dur
ing his lile official positions 1n
many orders and at the time of his
sad demise he was Grand Master
of the Musonic order in Georgia
He was a valued contributor to the
Atlanta Independent and his art
icles was eagerly 1 ougnt by the
public. - Dr.. Butler was also an
ardent Church worker and Sun
days when not out of tiie city
would be found at Bethel whe'e
he was a member and he was a'so
an ordained A. M. E. minister. Dr
Butler will be missed by uall His
funeral was conducted from Bethel
Church with his life long friend
David T. Howard another pioneel
Ecity_und undertaker in charge
. MR. JOHN GARRISON a muani
who has been on the road between!
Atlanta and Birmingham every |
twenty four hours between thirty-|
%five or forty years. I expect “John' |
Garrison knows every bump and
cross tie the wheole distance He
has weathered many wrecks, and
can talk interesting about the
time when railroading was more |
hazardous present safety devices
were unknown. John Garrison is|
the kind courteous unassuming!
porter on the Southern Railroad !
AS THE OLD year dies or sink |
into. oblivich, Dr. A B Cooper |
takes on new life in denistry and!
just as he has satisfied Atlantans|
with that good modern denistry in|
the past vear THE GOOD WOR2K |
continue through 1932 and ()Ni
AND ON. Dr, A B Cooper says|
while the patrons are enjoying|
good dental work he wishes them
a Merry Christmas and A Happy |
New Year,
PASSED TO HIS final reward
Mr. Finley Hoffman a veteran h - |
tel man who was well-known and
respected by his fellow \'v'u:'ko::':;.“,
He was loved by his neighbors a
fast —Liacsted to by the host swhich
e UAS
waodt Big Bethel oitictated ov
by the Rev. B &G Dawson whe 2
the deceased was a member. A
beautitul setting for a funeral was
the attending - fellow: Woske s Ay
the last sad rites was performed
with W. 1. Murdaugh of the i
daugh Brother funeral home. ;\!.u}
a former hotel worker in charge of
funeralistic program along with
his brother which was carried out
with their usual precision. A pic-
Liresgue characler fvom the hotel
men ranks has passed. |
WHEN YOU ARE sick you nee i“
a doctor; when you are a sinner
you need a preacher but when vou
are 1 trouble vou need a -lawses
and vou can ualways find o :
the Herndon Building Mr. T. W
Holmes the lawyer wishes all !
chients and evervbody a Nieioy
Chrisimas and A Happy New
Year.
I WONDER what theatre woui|
we use for our charitable aid o
Chiisimas Day 1f it were not for
‘the two proprietors of the two ¢
clusive colored shows, So mu
a good reason we should patron
their shows through the veo
iDon't forget after the holida
season is over iet people see in t!
' society section of the paper whei:
Miss So and So enterbilned
theatres which welcome thin
[\\'hel'c they can enter the FRONT
DOOR. The ROYAL THEARTE an
tAUBURN AVENUE is one of the
best equipped and coziest ex
clusive theatres in the ciwyv.
THE OASIS Market on Peach
treet Street between Forest and
Medical Place is one of the places
to buy your Christmas “eats’” A
Sanitary Market and pure food
groceries which a cannot be su:-
passed in any place in the city
Courteous service and patronag:
appreciated.
SAULS ON Whitehall Strect is
a good place to shop for your dry
goods. For women or men furnish
ing at low prices stop by SAULS
You would be surprised at (i
bargains at SAULS
READ THE beautiful verses i1
the ‘ad’ of the IVEY BROS. every
Sunday uand be benefitted. The
IVEY BROS. have always tried to
benefit the community in a tang
ible way and wish the public as a
whole a DMerry Christmas and
A Happy New Yeor.
il _the latter part of September
and acain moved to our home.
I did all T Could for mv -father.
He did not want for anything and
as for mv mother. she is Mrs. Lucy
Wood who is lawfully divorced and
married again.
. I am not a janitor at the Medi
eal Arts Building but a porter at
- Walter Ballard’'s Optical Comvany.
. Thanking you in advance for the
correction as it was printed Sun
'day. i~ was really a disgrace,
Signed,
| J. D. DAVID, Atlanta
Impossible to Unify Negro
Churches SaysD.D. Houston
.‘ By Drusilla Dunjee Houston
| (For The Associated Wegro Press)
. We have just had an illuminat
| ing series of articles by Dr. Carter
| Woodson on the unification of the
{Nc;‘,ru churches. There is some
(thing very constructive in the
(writings of Dr. Woodson and for
this reason the upright men of the
church, in an hour when hypo
crisy and crookedness have invad
ed every departinent of our nation
al life ought to be urged to rise up
and cast out of the church much at
which professed Christians have
been winking. Many things done
in the church today are but plain
racketeering. which the finer men
are permitting. If we stand and
fighit these things from within
rather than as crities from without
we will be better undérstood.
Dr. Woodson fully covered the
grouna of church corruption. We
wish to deal with the idea of uni-
Mication. It would be psychological
ly impossible. Go into any race,
examine animal and plant life and
one is deeply impressed with the
multitudes of human forms. So it
s with the human mind. The earth
is fult of diverse and opposing
temperaments and divine intelli
gence knowing this inciuded the
diversity of denominations in his
plan. One of the great safeguards
of the foundational truths of the
Christian faith has lain in de
nomination. Fach h a s been a
powerful watchdog to prevent any
major change in the teachings left
by the lowly Messias. 'y
All of the difference over creed
and dogma of “little men” amoun!
to nothing as compared to changes
that could have taken place. A
great deal of denominational strite
arises from mistaken zeal. Church
es have learned to fight cne anoth
er insteardd of making a united on
slaught upon the devil. One who
has studied the Bible, through the
leading of the Holy Spirit. can see
grounds for the different denom
inations of worth. The Bible is a
more wonderful book than most
men recognize. It is so constructed
that it can furnish a religion for
any rational mind. That is why the
Bible seems in places to contradict
itself. Men's minds are very un
like, so much so that it would be
impossible to bring them all into
one church, where there would be
harmony and concerted action.
Christ said: “Wheresover two are
agreed, there am 1 in the midst to
bless!! Chureli growth is impos
sible without harmony. There are
different types ¢f men who see
alike spivitualiy and “they group
themselves intc & church. Some
e gian. = ain st shaaas neyel
live tliemy. They form anpihor
Study of the Scriptures rovenis
grounds for each of thoe different
churches. Wo seo life and religion
ttom ithe dillorent angdes of in
hervita::ce. of environnent and the
development of our individual sub
conscicus -s2lves. It would b im
possible to bring this diversity of
mind and nature into any one
church. This is true of the blick
as well a sthe white race. Our dif
fering friend will find folk group
ed in heaven
[ Dr. Wooudson had a good deal of
trouble with the Baptists. He did
'not weigh in that it was the na-
Eiun- of their religion not to coal
i(-sm& Long before the histaric se
(paration o { Protestant churches
there was a Baptist tvpe in the
“m(‘iunt church. After the persecu
‘&ions: as the church won favors and
‘riches from onarchs, it grew cor
l:‘upt. Within the c¢hureh was a
‘*.\'pe to correct this evil It wa.
"’hcir nature to rise up and cry out
jogainst sin and coarruption. That is
Ia Baptist a tiue one. They are
!secmir;glv narrow to many, buat
jthey fultill a purpose of God. The
lareat mass in this chureh hate
form and cereniony and by nature.
net birtn. will fight sin. They re-
present the spirit of €hrist that
lashed the sin of the Pharisce.
There are other types and .e
nominations that manifest other
important phases of Christianity.
The beauvtiful and dignified cere
monies of some churches, draw
many._men. The broadness and
leniency of other churches mani-
fest other attributes of the deity. [
could not be a Catholic btit the
sacredness of their service, their
devotion to giving alms is a very
beauliful thing. The broad. in
dulgent nature o fthe Episcopalian.
the anchorite make-up of the
“Hardshelled” Baptist. t h e ex
huberant zeal of the Godites. deve
loped to put to shame the deadness
of the rutted denominations. To
gather them into one body would
defeat the purvose of the church
in discord of mind.
' More than this, the varied chur
é(-hos are myriad hot-houses in
jwhich the most precious plants of
j1'~.\- earth are nurtured and brought
.:'nr!h Aside from designing, la-v.
preachers who split churches for
[.«wltzsh purnoses. all of the church
trs of the land more than we real
lize. prepare men for citizership,
Multitudes of young men and wo
men learn there the principles ot
celf-reliance and develon capabil
ity for leadershin as thev could
‘nowhere else. With one big church.
these many. many. training posts
would be abolished. Criticise the
.church as we may, the great up
standing men of America got their
'hich idenls and initiative out of
the church. So often we do not op
preciate the greatness of what vwe
have.
| We are busy taking all kinds of
[ctatistics but no o n e is takine
|those to the credit of God. The
have. We are busy taking all kinds
of statictics but no one 1s taking
those to the credit of God. The
greatness of this nation springs out
of its being Christian. Follow the
line of our great national men and
you will find that they are the
sons of Godly fathers and mothers.
Even successful agnostics came
from such parentage. "I will bless
the seed of the righteous.” Our
statesmen, jurists. men at the head
of civil affairs and at the wheel of
big business are the sons of men
who honored God. Men who deny
God, who dishonor him, sit in no
high seat long After they are gone,
their children sit in no seat of hon-
jor. So why wish to alter so much.
| All that God made is good. Manv
ithings that we do not understand,
have to be Paul saw three hea
|vens. There are upright people
fwith whom you cannot pet along,
!(;m] has that fixed. Folk will be
]‘grouped in heavern.
Capitol City
Notes
A well known novelist recently
treated at length on racial affairs
and concluded, according to press
reports, that Negroes would be
better off under slavery conditions.
When one learns that the novelist
in question is from Mississippi his
statement is not so surprising.
Certainly, no person of enlight
ened thought would scriously
advocate the return «® conditions
that would treat one class of hu
man beings as chattels, along with
the cow, mule and other personal
possessions?
i To live under conditions, how
yever, just the opposite of slavery,
lone must be free and independent
fand thinking along these lines the
%question arises as to just bow
{many,, white as well as black. are
{actually divorced from slavery
i conditions?
Picking up the current papers
we read of shocking labor condi
ticns on the levees in Mississippi.
Economic mining difficulties in
Kentucky and West Virginia. Re
volting social conditions in Marv
land. Penurious working condi
tions of laborers in all parts of
ar oon ande 89 on
Just how far removed from
slavery ¢ I'tinng are we. after
all? At least. so we read, slaves in
this country, were assured of a
roof over their head, clothes to
wear and food for existence. And
in getting these things they gave
1l of their labor.
Slaves were held in such bond
age purely as an economic mea
sure to ensure a profit and life of
case for their owners. No thought
was given towards an equitable
sharing of such wealth or condi
tions with the slaves. Naturally, in
time. humon jealousies and right
breke np such a condition
What do we find today? The
marketing of human labor on a
machine basis. When the machines
are worn out or become obsolete
they are thrown out or discarded
e human junk heap, ever grow
tna, is bringing about a condition
and a burden that is worse than
slavery, for even under slavery the
aged werkers were permitted to
tive on the plantatior: until they
]d:('d a normal death.
i Tedav the white worker as well
i:w the black worker. is caught and
iunder our highly publicized state
lnf irdependence such conditions
are not termed slavery, but regard
{Io.\:s of its name no condition can
| long continue that does not include
an equitable and fair adjustment
. to all concerned.
| We must cease thinking black or
ithinking white. We must look at
|conditions as they are and those
that are now being oppressed are
!thn weak and the color is only an
{incident. To hold our own we must
izivvv!-)p strength within our own
ranks Being independent. theo
?retic::ll.v_ we must prove it and
provide means that will result in
a fewer number of our race find
[ineg their way to the human junk
(piie.
| Urshackle your minds a n d
iprove that you are not slaves.
Johnston Cash Frees
‘Keed’ in New York
NEW YORK. Deec., 18—(ANP)-—
Jomes Jov Johnston, matchmaker
at the Madison Sauare Garden
furnished the necessary cash to
free Kid Chocolate in order that
the Keced could proceed home, ac
cording to reports Thursday morn
ine. The manager of the intrepid
little Cuban was in Havana ar
ranging other affairs and conld
not be reached at the time to free
the Keed. The Dailv Mirror is of
tha ppinion that when and if the
Ieed does return to the U. S,
Johnstone will have something to
say concerning the rianagement of
the little fellow.
With Our Schools
By Horace Mann Bond
(For The Associated Negro Press)
Wanted—An Educational Anti-
Lynching Bill
You may have seen in the pa
pers that President Hoover's Edu
cational Committee has reported -
That report, fellow country-men.
might be called a Federal Lynch
ing Bill . . All of our politicians
and defense societies were all
steamed up trying to pass a bill to
stop lynching in the South . Presi
dent Hoover's Committee recom
mends that a bill be passed that
will help lynch the minds of about
three million Negro children
Perhaps you have heard that two
years ago Mr. Hoover appointed
un "Advisory Committee on Fdu
cation.” The Committee was made
up of fifty-one educational leaders,
representing the entire country .
Negroes were well represented . .
by President Jonn W. Davis of
West Virginia Collegiate Institute .
by Dr. Robt. R. Moton of Tuskegee
Institute . . and by Dr. Mordecai
Johnson, President o f Howard
University . . The Committee has
just brought in its report . . Two
Catholic members gave one “minor
ity report” in which they declared
they didn't agree with the major
ity . . and the Negro members had
a minority report in which they
gave their reaugns against the
majority report . .
Why did these men object to
what the overwhelming majority
proposed? . . Because they saw
what you should see . . If the Gov
ernment does what the Advisory
Committee recommends, Congress
will passan Educational I.ynching
Bill
You mhy know that the Govern
ment gives money to each State
now to support state schools and
agricultural work . . When these
laws were passed thirty and forty
years ago Negroes had repre
sentatives in Congress . . men like
Thomas Miller . . Rainey . . other
protectors of the rights of their
people. They made Congress put
in the law a clause that if any
State received money from the
Government for Education, the
money would have to be spent
cqually between the two separate
races where Negroes were not al
lowed to go to the White State
A Tip to Both Parties
By Will'am Pickens
tFor The Associated Negro Press)
“A game of politics"” pure and
simple, is what you wiil be play
ing from now until about sundown
of November 8. 1932, You will be
playing for votes, everybody's vote
including the halt million or so ot
vutes of the “black brother.” As to
the black man's vote, here's a sug
gestion for you. aad let's see
which side will grab The ball first
and in whose hands the “pig-skin”
will be at the "first down” The
Democrals have a majority in the
lower houce of Congress: let them
pass. an inti-lyvpeting bill and
send it up to the Senate, to give
the “black brother” a chance to
oberve the antics of the Repub
licans of the upper house. If the
House Democrats had the cunning
to do this, they would make a
“touch down.”
On the other hand, if the Re
publican mincrity in the House
want to explode the “Democratic
myth.” ior colored voters, let the
Talladega Lecture
Recital Course
Gets Started
TALLADEGA. Dec. 20.--The lec
ture recital course of Talladega
gollege was very auspiciously
opened with a recital Wednesday
evening hy Abbie Mitchell, soprano
accompanied by Theodore Tavler.
“ies Mitchell is not unknown to
Talladega having apveared here
ruccessfuily two years fago. The
evening's appearance only reaf-|
firmed the impression made then.!
Miss Mitchell’s art which ripens
with the years together with her
engaving personality always makes
her sinsing a delight to hear.
A group of German lieder by
Schubert, Sehuman and Franz was
her first offering. All were beauti
fully sung with exquisite diction
and fine portraval by moods. The
aria “Pleure, Pleure, Mes Yeux.”,
by Massanet was rendered with |
great dramatic intensity. Especially |
beautiful was the rendition of Bur-i
leigh's “Ethiopia Saluting the Col
ors” which was included in the
third group of songs by Bantock.'
LaForge and Guion. |
The last group included Creole!
songs arranged bv Camille Nick-l
erson and Kurt Schinad'er which|
was sung with great charm. Miss;
Mitchell was obliged to add manyi
additional encores including the
beautiful “Erlking” of Sr'hubertl
which is always a favorite with hcri
admirers. :
EX-EMPLOYEE GIVEN BREAK
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dec. 18—
“I used to work there an dhad
no coal. All of my folks were cold’
Thus did Albert Grover. 2113
25th avenue, north explain why
he was taking a sack of coal from
the Dixie Clav Manufacturing Co.'s
premises on 29th avenue and 27th
street when apprehended bv Offi
cer Marsh Monday night. Brought
| TOPICS
Schools . . By that law, Alubama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, South Caro
lina . . have to spend as much of
this Federal money on their Negro
state schools as they do on their
White State schools.
Even with that provision . . the
white people in many states are
not spenaing all of the Federal
money they ought to on Negroes .
but at least, they get more of their
share than they would any other
way.
Now what this Committee says
is: "Uncle Sam, keep on giving
money to the States . . but let
those states spend the " money as
they want to" . . the majority
seemed to think it was a terrible
Government to tell the States how
they should spend Uncle Sam's
Money . .
Do you know what will happen
if Congress passes this law? . . As
recommended by the Committee
majority? . . What is to keep the
Southern States from taking the
Federal money and spending it as
they spend their own money . . in
spending it as they do in one coun
ty in Alabama where they spend
$1.00 on every Negro child and
$40.00 on every white child? . .
John W. Davis, Robert R. Moton
and Mordecai Johnson were wise
enough to see what would happen
. . that is why they refused to sign
the majority report . .
Remember . . A Federal Anti-
Lynching Bill might save the lives
of about fifteen or twenty Negroes
every year . . But the proposed
Federal Educational L a w will
lynch the minds of millions of Col
ored Children every year . . If this
Majority Report comes up as a law
before Congress . . we will need a
Federal Anti-Lynching Education
al Law more than we ever needed'
a Lynching law before . . The Ne
gro members of the Committee
said that the Government should
spend more money, not less, to
help Negro education . . but that
the Government shouiN\ pnt give
money to states to be spent accord
ing to prejudice and dishonesty . if
you are a voter, why not keep
your Congressman from voting to
lynch the minds of three million
Negro children?
AND THE TRUTH SHAILJ] MAKE
YOU FREE.
House Republicans introduce a
real anti-lynching bill and vote for
it to the last Republican membor.
Or if the Republicans have a maj
ority in the Senate, and should
cpass an tnti-lynching bill and send
it down to the Democratic House,
it would certainly be a “rorward
pass” of momentous consequences,
and would “pass the buck” to the
Democrats with a venegeance. it
would be like handing the Demo
crats a loaded and IEnhted bomb,
so far as their Negro adherents arc
concerned.
You are only playing a “political
{game,” -- why not make this play
for all it is worth? You “cannot
lose if you make the first move
and get away for a good start -And
you have nothing % lose: for
| whichever side starts' away with
this ball, the other side will try to
down you in the first few yards -
None of you wonlg be sincere
about it, but you would have a lot
{of fun, and the rest of us could
‘crack our sides with laughter and
forget our troubles for a while
into the Recorders court, Tuesday,
the judge guve him a fine of five
dollars and costs and suspended
a thirty days sentence upon good
behavior. .
New Orchestra To
Broadcast Again
Tuesday Night
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Dec, 18—
The radio audience wil be given |
another chance to hear J. B. Sims|
and his Harmonians over the air|
when that newly formed group, the;
latest adition to the ranks of Bir-|
mingham’s musical joy dispensers, |
get before the mike Tuesday eve
ning at ten-thirty to send a holt
hour's program into the ether from |
station WAPIL The lads had their
first chance on the air, or before!
any audience as far as that goes,'
Saturday afternoon when they‘
played a program from the same!
station whose wave length iy 1410
kilocycles. |
Streams in the Desert
BELLS ACROSS THE SNOW
O Christmas, Merry Christmas. tis not so very long
Since other vo'ces blended with the carol and the song! =
If we could but hear them singing, as they are singing now,
It we could but se the radiance of the e¢rown on each dear
brow. 4
There would Le ro siph to smother. ne hiddef tear to flow
As we listen in the starlight to the “bells atross the snow.”
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Bishop Ransom Says
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Rallies Oldfashioned
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec, 18—
(ANP) — The ‘“uncertain rally
method” of raising funds by the
African Methodist Episcopal chur
ch should be discarded und the
budgel system substituted, Bishop
R. C. Ransom of tHe Louisiana
diocese declared at the opening
session of the annual conference of
Louisiana branches of the church
at St. James church in this city.
“After the annual conference lp
over,” he said, “the bishop shoul
devote more time to lectures and
addresses on modern church meth
ods, soclal seryice programs and
religious education.” He sketched
the history of the church from its
inception in 1787 to its present
status, T L. Galbraith, United
States deputy marshall, said lay
men in the church today demand
ed more madern methods of run
ning it.
JITNEY DRIVERS FINED
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec, 20—
Kight race men, drivers of auto
mobiles, have been arrested and
found guilty of illegal operation
of jitneys during the past week
according to information from in
vestigators of the traffic depart
ment. These men, all tried in the
Recorders court, were given fines
rancing from fifty to one hundred
dollars. Some old offenders were
sentenced to thirty days at hard
labor for the city in addition.
FUNERAL NOTICES
MADISON - Friends and relatives
of Mrs. Anna Madison of fifi
Piedmont Avenue, are invited to
attend her funeral today at 2:00, .
p. m. from our chapel. Intermeat
in South View Cemetery.
Hanley Company.
WILLIAMS - Mrs. Janie Williams
of 271 Schofield Street, S. E,
passed to her final rest Dec
ember 18th. Hepr remains will be
carried to Athens, Georgia, for
funeral and interment,
Hanley Company
JOHNSON - Friends and relatives
of Mrs. Malissa Johnson of
Smyrna, Georgia, are invited to
attend her funeral today at 11:00
a. m, from Mt Zion Baphist
Church (Smyrna- Interment in
churchyard.
Hanley Company.
JONES-—Funeral services for Mrs,
Elnora (Precious- Jones who
passed away in Chicago, Ilinois
will be announced upon com
plcetion of arrangements.
Hanley Company.
'STALLING--Mrs. Cella Stalling of
149 Spinks Alley, N. W.. passed
. to her final rest, December 19th,
| Funeral announced upon t h e
| completion of arrangements.
g Hanley Company.
DIAIL Funeral services tor Mrs,
{ Anna Dial will be held today
i from Fellowship Baptist Church,
¢ out from Social Circle, Georgia.
| The cortege will leave from the
! residence, 589 Carter Street, S.
[ W. at 8:00 a. m. Funcral serv
’ ices at 1:30 p. m. Interment in
| the church wyard
i Hanley Company.
IDARBY— Friends and relatives of
| Mrs. Carrie Darby are invited to
attend her funeral tomorrow
! (Monday- from our chapel at
i 1:00 p. m. Interment in Lincoln
[ Memorial Cemetery.
j Hanley Company.
GILREATH--Friends and relatives
of Mr. Wilburn Gilreath of Cas
sville, Georgia, are invited to at
tend his funeral today at St.
James A. M. E. Church. at 1:00
p. m. Interment in Cassville
cemetery. Hanlev Company of
Cartersville, in charge.
STREATY-- Friends and relatives
of Mrs. Mary Streaty. are invit
cd to attend her funeral this
Sunday 2 p. m. Mt. Morinh Bap-, 4
ti«t church. Interment (‘hestnn‘}
Hill.
Ivey Brothers, Morticians
REAMS -- Mr. Grantland Reams
passed away December 17, 1931
at the Government Hospital,
Tuskegee, Alabama. Funeral
arrangements announced later.
Ivey Brothers, Morticians
JOHNSON -Friends and relatives
of Mr. Sam Johnson, 888 Spen
cer Street are invited to attend
his funeral this Sunday. 2 p. m.
Bethelhem Church of God. Rev.
Burrus will officiate,
Cox Brothers,
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