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sssasn RFSfiH TI ENTIRE COLORED POPULATION OF BUFFALO ID VICINITY The 3o Fra 6HN "HEW TO THE LINE, OUR AIM: To serve the public, efficiently and honestly, without fear or favor, and our watchword it RECIPROCITY Vol. 4. No. 19. MARTIAL LAW IN SAVANNAH 5 Cents BUFFALO, N.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1923 PROF. KELLY MILLER ONE SLAIN, SEVERAL WOUNDED IN FIGHT Soldier With Fixed Bayonets March the Streets After a Futile Attempt to Lynch a Negro (Buffalo Evening News) Savannah, June 20 law was proclaimed in Savannah today, following a night of rioting during which one man was killed and several olhers injured in an attempt to storm the jail and lynch Walter Lee, negro, alleged to have attempted assault on a white woman. Sale of firearms was prohibited. Although the town was quiet on the surface as units of the state militia patrolled the streets with fixed bay onets, Governor Hardwick had proclaimed nartial law to prevent further outbreaks. O.

Claude Parker, the man killed, was shot in the abdomen as the mob closed in on the jail. George Eart was seriously wounded, andj Chief of Police Hendry was struck by a brick. The mob formed at midnight when word spread that Lee was being held in the city jail. Sheriff Merrit W. Dixon tried to disperse the gathering, and failing, had city firemen turn water ub the- of hose.

The crowd retaliated by hurling bricks at the firemen. Meanwhile the troops were called Race Unity, AH Pulling Together, Is the Solution of Our Problem Per Copy $1.50 Per Year RES HERE man getting a square deal, that we have reduced our illiteracy 25, that we have made substantial progress in the past 50 years, but that we have not done as much as we should have, that we have retrograded politically, and religiously, and that our economic progress has been slow. One of the most striking statements of the Professor was that thev white man cannot be a Christian, impossible as long as ho hates and oppresses his black brethren. That the Negro (hjes not and cannot hate the white man, that during his 250 years in slavery, he sang and faithfully loved his master, as is evidenced by the old plantation melodies. Prof.

Miller is meeting a cordial enthusiastic reception in all the cities where he has spoken and his people are expecting some substantial advancement resulting from, the proposed great conference next November. Peonage City N. A. A. C.

P. "I am 15 years old. A white minister, Rev. V. D.

Humphrey, in Mil-burn, Kentucky, raised me from a baby. I finished the eighth grade in school. A little over a yqar ago a Jersey man told Rev. Humphrey that he was eomng North antT wanted take me. He said I could finish my schooling here.

But since coming here I have not been allowed to go to the public school or Sunday school. I had to get up at 6 A. attend to the baby, cook breakfast, wash and iron, run errands and do othtr work, and retired about 11 or 12 at night. I have slept on the floor for over a year. Once in a while I would be given a nickel or a dime." Dr.

Cannon reports that the Jersey City N. A. A. C. P.

will investigate other cases of colored girls brought from the South and subjected to hardship. SECRETARY RETIRED rial Y. M. C. and the Railroad Department of the Y.

M. C. A. aggregates 26,640. Every- one of this vast group has decided on a definite program of raising a fund to be presented to Dr.

Moorland as a testimonial upon his retirement. Mr. B. W. Overton, the Active Secretary of the Ninth Street Branch of the Cincinnati Y.

M. C. assisted Dr. W. Y.

Nelson, the Chairman of the Branch, has already started the ball to rolling, and are active in pushing forward this movement. NOTICE All advertisements to be run once or twice must be paid for in advance. NO EXCEPTIONS. Buffalo Merchants Our People are buying every day. Why not show a little appreciation by giving us a share of your advertising, as we are given no employment in your establishment.

i WHERE THEY MAY" GREAT CHURCH GROUPS CONDEMN MOB RULE Southern Baptist Convention and Methodist Mission Board Voice Sentiment Atlanta, June 20. Strong statements adopted last month by the Southern Baptist convention and the Southern Methodist board of missions are pointed out by the commission on inter-racial co-operation as further indication of the growing determination of the South to eradicate lynching and mob violence. These bodies represent the two greatest denominations in the South, with an aggregate membership of about six million. The Baptists in annual convention in Kansas City, adopted the following: "This convention has repeatedly gone on record as unalterably opposed to all sorts of mob violence and mob rule. Perhaps the most vicious and the most dangerous form of lawlessness in our present day is found in the activity and violence of mobs.

We both pity and condemn Bolshevism in Russia, and rightly so, while we have occurrences in our own fair land which would chill our blood with horror if they happened in Russia or in any other land, however benighted or wanting in the essentials of orderly government. Mob violence defies all law, despises every principle and function of government, and tramples into the dust every human Mob' violence in the South, in its beginning most often occurred against indivu-als of the Negro race for attacks upon 'lie sanctity of womanhood. Like all cancerous evils it has spread. It i3 now practiced for other offenses, against the white race as well as the Negro race. But if the evil had remained or should be confined to tho realm in which it began it is not to be tolerated by Christians or by other intelligent patriotic citizens.

"In the recent months mob violence has become more active and menacing perhaps more than at any time previous, certainly for years. As if to make their crime all the more cowardly and diabolical in many cases the mobs have concealed their identity and increased the difficulty of apprehending and punishing their members bv wearing masks. It goes without saying that no true, intelligent, patriotic American can or will give support or approval to mob violence whether the mob be masked or unmasked, much less can our Baptist people and preachers think of so doing. We cannot but hope that all our pastors and churches will studiously refrain from giving approval or support to procedure that can possibly encourage dis order in any form." The resolution of the Methodist Mission board came up in connection with a recent lynching and was as follows: "Resolved: The a message of com- mendtaion and approval be sent Circuit Judge Walker for his fearless and righteous exposition of the law in his charge to the grand jury at Fayette, at the time of investigation of a recent act of mob violence committed at Columbia, and that "We hereby register our sorrow over the crime of brutal murder by mobs so frequently occurring throughout our beloved land, not only because of the unrighteousness of such deeds and the defiance of the law, but also because of- the reflection upon our Christianity in the eyes of pagan people." NOTICE A number of those whose name is being voted for in beauty contest is writing the office, that they do not desire to make the trip to Atlantic City. The American wishes to announce if one wins and does not care to make the trip she will be awarded a ladies, watch.

The second a la-valliere, special arrangements' to celebrate the day. The persons composing the committee are: Prof. Walter Harrington, Mrs. Mary Louise Towns, and Mrs. James R.

Wells. LET THE CHIPS FALL ROBERT W. BAGNALL IN BUFFALO Mr. R. W.

Bagnall, director of Branches of the N. A. A. C. P.

spent a week, investigating conditions of tho Puffalo branch of the association heie, and made several recommendations that he believed would be beneficial to the association in Buffalo. The local branch has fallen off over 50; in membership. Mr. Bagnall interviewed several representative colored men of the city in reference to conditiOus here, and after hearing their version, lie said that with a little readjustment the Buffalo Branch' will he made to func-ution efficiently and he predicts a larger membership than ever before. On Sunday afternoon Mr.

Bagnall addressed a mass meeting at Shiloh Baptist church, and held his audience with an earnest impassioned plea to support the organization, the response was great and over $400.00 was pledged for the cause. His visit to Buffalo was exceptionally successful. HOUSING CONDITIONS Housing is one of the big subjects throughout the country. The war stopped building. The influx of workers from the country, to the cities made the housing situation not only crtical but desperate.

There lias been a revival of building, industrial, commercial, and residential. A. N. P. has endeavored to keep the newspapers informed on this important subject.

Not oncost a suirit of Home Development. For in the home life must the people go forward. In conjunction with home conies the schools. This nation has ever ben an enthusiastic advocate of education. Tens of millions of dol-l; is are spent annually for education.

The Colored group has shared favorably in the expenditure through the North, but has suffered miserably in the educational expenditures of the South, to the point of actual criminal negligence in many instances. Northern movement of tens of thousands of Colored America North has produced a new and vital problem in school adjustment that requires the loftiest statesmanship and most serious thinking. The subject must be faced as a condition and not as theory; it is growing in intensity with the passing days. A. N.

P. gives the facts as they i'1-e found; communities everywhere must work out their individual salvation. The future holds out neither picture nor dream that adjustments will be universal on a given-standard however, though different in adjustment, according to the conclusions of individual communities, they should be intelligently co-operative. Housing and Schools are subjects of First Grade Importance. LOCAL NEWS The birthday of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the poet laureate of the Afro-American race, will be celebrated June 27th.

Mr. Dunbar was born in Dayton, June 27, 1872, and was first a newsboy, then an elevator boy. In his ups and downs, for a livelihood, he began writing. His first poeinwas when he was seven years old. His first of a total of 21 books was "Oak and Ivy He was a member of the famous Pen and Pencil Club of Washington, D.

C. His books are in the public libraries of every city in America. One of Dunbar's favorite songs was "Lead Kindly Light." He once wrote companion piece to "Lead Kindly Light" which by many is thought to be as beautiful as the original poem. His poem is called "A Hymn" and is really his own prayer to God for help. The last stanza is especially beautiful.

"Lead gently Lord, and slow, For fear that I may fall. I know not where to go Unless I hear Thee call, My fainting soul doth yearn For Thy green hills afar So let Thy mercy burn My Savior, guilding Star!" The Paul Laurence DunbaY Literary and Arts and Crafts Club are making Colored Scientist Receives Spingarn Medal For 1922 Developed 165 By-Products of Peanut and 115 of Sweet Potato Til Prof. Kelly Miller, who for 20 years, dean at Howard University, addressed a large gatheiing at Shiloh Baptist ch.ireh, Monday, June 18th. His sub ject was the "Sanhedrian The Professor in scholarly fashion, clear, calm logical discourse, pictured the present critical prediciment of the Negor and calls for a nation wide conference to meet the issues during the ek of November 5th. l'iof.

Miller says that the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the constitution gives the Negro all the rights that he wants, but maintains that these amendments are not effective and not carried out, that the enforcement of these amendments is what we want and must have. That the fighting of Negroes among themselves neutralizes our energy, that if we must fight, let us fight the common enen.y. That if we were united there would be no question about the black Girl Rescued From By Jersey Rumor that a fifteen-year-old Colored girl had been brought from Kentucky to Jersey City, and was being held in peonage, reached the Jersey City Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People recently, and a committee was promptly appointed to investigate, by Dr. George E. Cannon, president of the branch.

The committee was composed of Mrs. Anna 'Seaverns, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, and Miss Anna Harper. During the investigation, the girl became ill. and was removed to the City Hospital.

From the hospital the girl was taken into the home of Mrs. Seaverns. The girl, Anna Belle Wilder, then appeared before the Jersey-City N. A. A.

C. P. in the Lafayette Presbyterian church and thanked the Association for her release saying: Y.M.C.A. COLORED Cincinnati, Ohio. (Special).

Definite announcement has been made from the International Y. M. C. A. Headquarters at New York, that Dr.

J. E. Moorland, the Senior Secretary of the Colored Men's Department on the International Committee, will retire this year. This announcement is according to the provision of the Y. M.

C. A. Retirement Fund, and it is said that Dr. Moorland will be the first Colored Secretary to have reached this point, as he will attain to the age of sixty-five as provided in the Retirement Fund regulations. Dr.

Moorland is one of the few pioneers row living, in projecting the work of the Y. M. C. A. among the Colored men and boys.

He was associated with the late W. O. Hunton, one of the outstanding figures in the early days of the movement. It is said that it was through Dr. Moorland's activities in a large measure that resulted in Mr.

Julius Rosen-wald's generosity in offering $25,000 for every city in the United States that would raise $75,000 to erect a colored men's branch within a given time. Fourteen cities took advantage of this offer, and their buildings and Y. M. A. Organizations attest the wisdom and the far-sightedness exercised by Dr.

Moorland in pressing this program. The work of the Y. M. C. A.

among the colored people of the United States has been developed by leaps and bounds until, according to figures issued in the last Year Book, the total membership In the City Y. M. C. the Students Y. M.

C. the Indust EC DECLARED out by Mayor Selbrooks. A detach ment machine gunners took posi tion and there was some firing from rifles when a section of the mob closed in. The guardsmen then pushed the crowd back two squares from the jail and shortly afterward the crowd dis persed. Units of the 115th Field artillery and the Georgia Hussars, numbering more than 150 were still on guard at the jail this morning.

A conference was scheduled for today after Brigadier General R. J. Travis arrives. The 49 alleged members of the mob who were arrested by the mili tary last right are being held in the city barracks. All was quiet around the jail.

Temporary breastworks have been thrown up by the military and guards are patrolling the nearby streets. The Savannah jail, according to records, has never been successfully stormed by a mob. Identity of the negro Lee became kndwn to the police yesterday afternoon ami the, searoft a Wgua kt him. Although but 19 years old, the regro, according to the police, has a criminal record. recognition by a British Royal Socety, and for lectures on agriculture during last year before white and Colored audiences, particularly in the South, where his clear thought and straightforward attitude hae greatly increased inter-racial knowledge and respect." Dr.

Carver's achievements includes developing 165 by-products of the pea and 115 of the sweet potato, mak potash and china berry meal from china berry; making a tonic for stock food from vegetable products also devised a dressing for canvas shoes, and white and colored washes from clay; used okra fiber for paper, lope cordage, straw matting and car pet, and made 20 varities of laundry bluing. OF BUFFALO! Coupons can be bought at the candidate. Israel Rue 38 Monroe Evans 30 Kittie Holbrook 35 Lelia Grisby 35 Earl DeFrank 34 Clara Payne 32 Nancy Steward'. 30 Nettie Jackson 30 Nora Johnson 29 W. Holcomb 27 Sadie Miller 27 Minnie Morris 27 Marian Bethel 25 Jennie Smith Dorothy Butler 17 Norma Gilliard 12 Contest St.

GEORGIA HARDING FINDS 'SPLIT' TALK HAS FOREIGN TWIST Sees Pro-Leaguers Fomenting- a Big Row BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Internationalists who are endeavor-i ing to stir up trouble between President Harding and the Republican national committee over the world court proposal are doomed to failure, according to intimates of the President. Mr. Harding-, it was learned today, is entirely satisfied with the attitude of the national committee on the question of the league of nations and the world 'court and is distinctly not in sympathy with the attempt of a Republican faction, in which the Democrats are gleefully joining, to foment discord in the Republican hierarchy. From the pro-league minority of the Republican party have emanated demands for the retirement of John T.

Adams of Iowa from the chairmanship of the national committee on the ground that he is not in sympathy with the President's world court proposal. It was said that Fred W. Up-ham, treasurer, is disgruntled and is planning to resign. Rumors Without Grounds. It turns out, however, that Mr.

Up-hara has no intention of resigning. He has gone to Europe for a vacation, but he intends to serve out his term of office, which ends when the new committee is formed at the na tional convention a year hence. His only-lntrmatron ot retirement at "any time has been a remark that he did not think his health will permit his acceptance of another term. Mr. Adams is scheduled to serve as chairman until the new committee is organized after the convention.

He is wholeheartedly in favor of the re-nomination of the President, pronounces Mr. Harding the party's greatest asset, and believes that (lie Harding policies assure Republican success next year. He holds that domestic issues will be paramount in the Presidential election and that the world court presents a minor issue which could not possibly split the party. Adams Quiet Court. Some Republicans who are gunning for Harding have tried to make it appear that Chairman Adams denounced the world court when, in a recent statement he said the Republican nartv is still overwhelmingly opposed to the league of nations.

The fact is that he carefully refrained from mentioning tho world court proposal for the reason that that is not a party policy. Just as the President does not believe in coercing congress, ho does not believe in dictating to the Republican national committee. He does not demand that the committee espouse the world court proposal in the absence of a party mandate to do so. He is trying to convince his party that it should indorse his world court plan in the convention next year. NEGRO JAZZ (By the Associated Negro Press) Newark.

N. Driven to desperation bv the discordant noises made by a jazz bs.nd in a (lance hall adjacent to his estate, Hudson Maxim, the noted inventor, has made an appeal to the courts to put an end to the nuisance. "It is no use for white bands to try to play Jazz; they don't know how. It takes a hand of Negroes to get any music out of jazz. These white bands make me tired.

We white folks say the Negro is not our equal, and yet we are all the time trying to imitate him," said Mr. Maxim when asked to let up in his oction against the jazz music produced by white musicians. WETTEST TOWN (Private Correspondence to A. N. Capetown, South Africa.

With a population of ten white adults, Ru- muruti in Denya County enjoys the reputation of supporting four liquor licenses. It is declared to be the wettest" town on earth. It; is a town where "no niggers need apply" for bed, board or liquor. The Spingarn Medal, awarded annually for the most distinguished achivement by an American citizen of African descent, goes to Dr. George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute, for 1022, it was announced today by the National Association for he Advancement of the Colored People, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York city.

The award was made by a committee composed of Bishop John Hurst, chairman; Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy; Dr. James H. Dillard; Oswald Garrison Villard; Dr. W. E.

13. Du Bois; Dorothy Canfiehl Fisher anrt Dr. John Hope. The medal is awarded to Dr. Carver "in consideration of his sty-vices in agricultnral chemistry, his recent BEAUTIFUL GIRLS Copies of The American With American Office, for your favorite the nut ing the He Clip the coupon and fill in your Mrs.

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