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at the Harlem Hospital Por Dnaitv Read 222 EDITION The NewYo rk Age Excels in News and Opinion. AS IT IS VOL XXXH. NO. 32. The National Negro Weekly NEW YORK, N.

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1919. Best Edited Best Known. PRICE FIVE CENTS icum State Physicians Ask for Square Deal i tmttes TO Colored Voters of New York State Ask G. 6. for More Political Patronage.

(Special to Th New Yosx Acs.) Albany, N. Y. Representation on the Republican' State Committee of one man and one woman, a more equitable division of political patronage, the enforcement of the 15th Amendment and the suppression of mob violence are some of the demands enumerated in' resolutions adopted by the executive committee of the Republican Council of the State of New at a meeting held April 23, at 110 State street. The council is made up of colbred men and women who were present as delegates from various sections of the' State. The consensus of opinion was that with thousands of colored voters loyally supporting the Republican Party they are entitled to more Recognition.

It was pointed out that neither in the apportioning of State- positions nor in many of the cities and counties is the Negro accorded the consideration to which he is rightly entitled. The following resolutions dealing with the patronage subject was adopted: Whereaa, we, being faithful adherents to ttje principles of the Republican farty of the State of New York, and recognizing: voting; suenBin 01 ui tumtcu population of the Empire State, which has increased to over ooo, be it Besolved. That we, the executive committee of the Republican. Council of the State of New York, in the name of the largely-Increased voters, ask that the Republican State Committee give us representation on said committee and that such representation be through one woman and ono man. Resolved further.

That the Ra-publican Council call the attention of the leaders of the State to the fart that we expect an equal division of the fruits of a successful election, and to that end pledge our hearty co-operation. The following petition to President Wilson was also drafted ar.d presented: We. the executive committee of the Republican Council of the State of New York, in repulur i'sion assembled, and representing more than 300,000 loyal, patriotic citizens of the Empire State, In which we live, do hereby petition and pray your excellency to extend clemency to the forty-one United States itoldlers of ths Twenty-fourth Regiment who were found pullty of participation in the Houston, Texas, riot, August 23, 1917, and sentenced to prison for life. They were tried Just prior to the United States entering the world war and at a time and under conditions when It was bard for justice in such cases to ret a hearing. The war Is over, Justice and right have been victorious, ii nd our colored men in arms, like the other brave sons of America, offered their all for their country's Hair.

Millions of our citizens are now waiting to applaud you and to ask you use your great office in behalf of these convicted men. All were not guilty of wrong-do- Intr. In the name of Justice we appeal to you at this time for favorable action of these men. Among those to take "part in the de-lil erations of the meeting were Mrs. D.

Watkins, Coming; Joseph N. Williams, Binghamton; Robert Jones, Addison NT. B. Andrews. Jamestown; Oure W.

Durham, Rochester; Will-iam N. Talbot, Buffalo; J. N. Lynch, Buffalo; Prof. B.

Fredericks, Corn-i'l'-J: Mrs. William A. Williams and Julia Myers, of the Albany ti's Republican Club, and J. C. Hawkins and John W.

Thompson, of Alba-1 Mr. Thompson presided. COUNCIL GRANTS LOCAL NEGROES A HEARING 'Special to Tub Nsw Yok Acs) Willing. W. Va.

The Wheeling IlratHh of the X. A. A. C. P.

has petitioned the City Council to pass an ordnance requiring all theatres and mov-picture houses to cater to the pub-lie generally. Between four and five hundred X'grors, representing about a third of Wheeling's colored population, sifned the petition. 1 he petitioners were represented bv president of the local branch, H. H. Jfnes, and the secretary, Attorney E.

J. Graham, Jr. The Council voted to sit as whole to hear the petitioners and the representatives of the theatres at a public hearing this week. ENERAL COLLARDET of the French Army pinning Croix de Guerre on Major Hamilton Fish. "Vf Lieutenant-Colonel Charles W.

Fillmore widows and mother of deceased officers of the Old 15th Reg't, Sergeants Butler and Valeska awaiting presentation. Major Lorillard Spencer on left. 1 Z. i-. r-Trr -'rh.

jf- v'X- 1'. 1 HE. WALKER SERIOUSLY ILL; SLOWS IMPROVEMENT Mine. C. J.

Walker, the widely-known hair culturist, was brought to New York Tuesday from St. Louis seriously ill She was accompanied by Dr. W. P. Curtis and Miss M.

Antoinette Howard, a registered nurse. Madame Walker was taken to her home at where she is being attended by her family physician, Maj. J. H. Ward, who is on a jhor leave from Camp Upton.

Madame Walker went to St. Louis April 18 to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. K.

Robinson, 3m La Salic street. For more than a vcar sh ha been in ill health, and made the trip to St against the advice of physician. So critical was Madame Walker's condition at oe time while in the Mound City that eminent specialists were called in, and her attorney. F. M.

Kansnm, was summoned from Indianapolis. When she began to show improvement Dr. Curtis consented to her coining to New York. High blood pressure is said to be the cause of Madame Walkrr's illness. REWARDEO FOR SERVICE in tllt.tlTtmi ni BUT1 IN MUNITION PLANT (Sperul to Ntw Ami RorHESTM, X.

V. The --ise cl Ir-se Steven. frruijlics an nt the fruitful result of efficiency in labor as attested by his steady promotion since he started work in a government munition plant. He was hired as a porter in January, 1916, and in 1917 was promoted to storekeeper. In 1918 he became a night guard and in full charge of the employment office.

In 1919 he was transferred to Plant B. Passing the examinations which 4vere held on April 16. he was made inspector by the U. S. Government, and was called into several meetings for advice to settle labor troubles.

I K1(0)MK1 Women Workers Help Swell Victory Loan in Harlem Harlem is enthusiastically responding to the Government's request to help make the Victory Loan 4. success, and to date has subscribed $100,000. Both races are co-operating, and the headquarters of the committee maintained in the office of the Urban League, are crowded aauy wun woricers. Meetings are being held on street corners, in churches and school and the people are responding to the appeals of the workers to Buy a Victory Uond." Dr. E.

P. Roberts is the largest individual subscriber in the district to date, having bought $4,00 worth of bonds. A mass iiietliiig was held in the 15th Regiment Armory Monday evening at which John Nail presided. Among were the Kev R. M.

Tlol- den. Major ArfUuf- K. Little. Captain Arrhie Rx.ev:!f. WilVam Bridges.

R. McPlierson, Police I Mtljratli of the 3Hth Precinct, Wilford H. Smith and Fred K. Moore, me tianay enter-1 tainrrs, Regimental Band and Ca.np i Mc rritt Entertainers furnished the wusi- cat program. A large delegation irom tne politan headquarters was present A feature of the drive is the interest being manifested by the women of the! rrctinn, many of whom have voluntecrrd it workers.

Amonir the work-I ri1 Mrs. Queenie Davis. Veronicia Doobs, (Tr lrc fflin i -i A 7 11 11.. bert. Mrk'Earl Dav Saxton.

Phillip i 'lumbers, very much alive and with a Smith. Harry Kleinberg. Charles Co- i number of miraculous tales to tell, Morton Kantor. Charles Small-' c)te went to sleep 47 davs ago and wood. Alfred Campbell, Leon Jones, peacc(u rest baffled Savan- lanies C.

Thomas, Viola L. F. Chap- lain. Samuel Sireel. hmn Bijinos.

Ver- nah I-Vstctans by giving-them a fair non Afhley. Robert Miles, Frank Sagan. example of sound slumber. Alva McClendon, Ina Brighthaupt, Miss Blount is now baffling her many-Miss Alice Calhoun, Mrs. Edith Mitchell, listeners, telling them what she saw Nrtsj Helen Wilhurn.

Juliette O'Brien, while a state of subconsciousness. St. Louise Yates, Dorothy ashimrton, Vcrnona Younr. Marie Johnson, Hilda Danzy, Jacob Guran, Bessie B. Scott.

Louise B. Lawrence, Wilford Smith. William Oliver Niccolls. Fstelle Glover, Corinne E. McKaine.

Felicitia Stcrrett. Miss Marion- Jackson. Isham Caleb J. Elwood Phillips. Mrs.

Estelle Richardson, Marquerite White, Mrs. Lucy Henson, Gaudia Davis, Irma Robinson, Thclma II. Thompson, Susie Murphy, Lucy Wilson, Daisy White, Mrs. Karle K. Johoson, Artemas Smith, Mrs.

Frankie Slowc, Mrs. Rose Jeffries, Esther Archer, Mary Johnson Walker, Lottie Payne, Ernestine Williams, Augusta Hernandez, Doris Hernandez, Erma Overton, Gertrude Needles, Mabel Anthony, Rose Whiting, rlorencr Burke, Arizona bair, Mae Con awav. Mamie lames, I'lorence De Loach, F.stella Twisby, Vivian Brantley, Mrs. i vnaniucrs, juscpn kusscii, i.v.,i m- a a i I'red R. Moore, Miss Mabelle McAdoo, Mrs.

Theresa Rose, John Jamison, V. C'histlni, Charles Allison, William Bridges, Lieut. Victor R. Duly, u. C.

Mrl'herson, Ueut. O. McKaine, Jesse O. Thomas, Jno. E.

Robinson and George Fleming, SHE SLEPT FOR 47 DAYS AND NIGHTS (Special to The Niw Yok Acs.) S.WANXAHr Ga. After deeping forty-' srt-cn days atidnights Matilda Blount, colored, who "sleeps" at 1018 West 37th street, has awakened frtjo her extended Fcter. and she are on speaking acquaint- aucc, and tne great white way is no hwer a mystery to her. Her case was a peculiar one. She could be stood on her head, placed in any position, stuck with a knife, pinched or kicked, while asleep and it would never disturb her.

She was fed artificially, and had a trained nurse attendant to study the case. re" LHJ i fr; mm f'UI THEIR 0. K. ON REV. f.

W. D. JONES (Specif to The Niw Yok Aey.) RuciiESTtR, N. Y. l-riends of the Rev.

E. IX W. Jones, pastor of the A. M. E.

Zion Church here, deny the charge recently made public by one set of trustees that he should be removed because of questionable business methods. In a signed statement given out this week by those declaring themselves to be members of the present board of trustees, the assertion is made that the pastor has done more cdn- i. ti i ,1. m-n. the past fifty years than any other colored man.

The itatcunnii. is signed by G. H. C. Young.

C. A. Hawkins, W. H. Green.

J. S. and B. F. riundy, and is as follows: "The statement which appeared in the i.sstle of Tiik Ace on the 12th purporting to be from the board of 'ru tee.j of -the People's Memorial A.

M. k. ion liun li ot Rochester, A. was unaut.t..nzfd by this board. The per.M.ns whose names appeared under he statement with possibly two excep- tions have not lcen otltciallv connecteu with our church since November 11 last, at which time Messrs.

G. II Wright, W. J. Smith, Ira Bennett and S. C.I Young were re-elected, and Messrs.

B. i J. Hawkins. C. A.

Tones. V. H. Green, J. S.

Wagstaff antf B. F. Bundy were unanimously elected trustees by the people of the church. "As members of the present board of trustees we earnestly desire to say that from past association with the Rev. E.

D. W. Jones, first unofficially and then officially, we believe that his character is absolutely irreproachable. Pastoring our church has been only one of the manv important services which he has nd "is rendering to our community. We further bolieve that he has done more ful, eonstructivr work here for oar race than any other race man who has (Cfc'r4 Srvrntk Ptn) HE) IFDIFTi i i Hay ward and Men Decorated .1 in City College Stadium Heroes of the old 15th were decorated by the United States and Trance Sunday afternoon before nearly ten thousand colored and white Americans in the City CoUege Stadium.

Twenty-three medals were pinned on the breasts of members of the regiment and relatives. Col. William Ilayward, who was made an officer of the Legion of Honor, w'as the central figure of a most inspiring ceremony. The medal was received for the part he and his regiment played in holding the road to Paris on Juluy 15, and for the part played during the Champagne offensive. The decorations were 'awarded with a group of colored sailors from the At lantic fleet, members of the old 15th, and a battalion of the new 15th acting as guard of honor, while the regimental band played patriotic airs.

General Collardet, chief military attache of the French Embassy, decorated Colonel Ilayward with the medal of the Legion of Honor. The French general was attended by his aids, Lieut. J. Labat and Capt. H.

Blaise. Through its representative France thanked the whole disbanded regiment of colored men that fought with the Fourth French Army under General Gouraud and made the most impressive record of any unit in the American Expeditionary Forces. William Butler and Sergt Geo. Valeska were, doubly honored, as they were decorated with the Croix de Guerre by the French and the Distinguished Service Cross by the United States. Major Lorillard Spencer, Lieut.

Col. Charles W. Fillmore and Major Hamilton Fish, were officially awarded the Croix de Guerre, as were Charles Dean, Mrs. 5. llolden and Mrs.

Frederic SoTsfthetfcorf theliospitaValthough the instP merlv the old 15th. On the authority of General Pershing, Colonel Ilayward personally presented the Distinguished Service Cross to the following enlisted men: G. E. Hannibal, Smithfield Jones, Lionel Rodgers, Robert Collins, A. J.

McArthur, Ernest Hunter, M. W. Barrows, Forrest Johnson, George Jones, Samuel Nolan, Percy Russell. Casper White, Fletcher Battles and Michael Scott. M.

D. Link was Sergt. William Butler, whose heroic deeds on the battlefield were cabled to America last summer, was impressively decorated by Colonel Ilayward, who pinned a D. S. C.

on the breast of the decorated with the Croix de Guerre young sergeant while the band played 'The StarSpangled Banner, the bat- taiion stoou at cm.on ann every oincer UKIll 1U1IIU I1VIU 11IUI BdlUIC Sergeant Butler a Distinguished Hsro. Sergt. Butler is one of the distinguished heroes of the famous regiment On the August 12, while the fighting was raging in the Champagne District, he rescued a patrol of Americans from a German raiding party. The enemy had rushed the American trenches and had captured five privates and a lieutenant. The raiders were returning to the German lines with their prisoners when Butler, occupying a loue position in a forward post, saw that it would be necessary for them to pass him.

He waited until the Germans were close to his post, then opened fire upon them with his machine gun. After killing ten Germans, Butler took the German lieutenant, who was slightly wounded, released the American lieutenant and fiy: enlisted men of the regiment, returning to the American lines with the German officer and rescued party. The wotk of Sergt. Valeska, a member of Company in the same campaign, won his two medals for him. His company went over the top to take a-certain small village, which had been named as the final objective of the company.

But before going many feet the captain of the company was killed. Within a few minutes every other officer of the unit had cither been wounded or killed Then Valeska, seizing the opportunity. i manaRCj t0 ieart- jt on jnt0 the village kv n( froont frnm troons After the presentation, memorial ser- HARLEM BUSINESS MEN ORGANIZE On April 25 leading colored business men of Harlem met at 219 West 138th street to discuss matters of vital interest to themselves and the Negro community as a whole. The need co-operation among colored business men was pointed out. R.

Fl Nicholas of Nick's Toggery Shop, 520 Lenox avenue, was elected temporary chairman. Among those present who made short talks were: R. E. Nicholas; W. Anderson of Anderson's Sanitarv Market, 552 Lenox avenue; H.

S. Bouiin, president of Berry vices were held for the departed heroes of the regiment, by the new 15th, CoL William Jay Schieffelin, regimental commander. W. H. Brooks preached.

WANT SQUARE DEAL AT HARLEM HOSPITAL At the yearly installation of officers and banquet of the Manhattan Medical Association, held Wednesday evening, April 23, the effort the association is making to place colored physicians in the outpatient departments and clinics of the Harlem Hospital was the chief topic discussed. Every one agreed that the fight should be continued td change conditions which bar colored men from everv denartment tution is in a colored community. A committee, composed of JDrs. Rawlins, Graves and Pottinger. was appointed to make further arrangements to carry on a concerted effort on the part of local colored physicians to bring about a change of policy at the Harlem Hospital.

The following officers were Installed for the ensuing year: Dr. Charles H. Roberts, president; Dr. E. E.

Rawlins; vice president; Dr. J. W. Saunders, secretary; Dr. James Anderson, treasurer.

Those present were Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Reed.

Dr. G. Henderson, Dr. and Charles H. Roberts, Fred R.

Dr A nn Mi Vandervnll. Dr. and Mrs. Green of jfCwark. Dr.

and Mrs. Beni. T. Withers. Dr.

Edwards, Dr. Rnd Mrs. E. P. Roberts.

Dr. and Mrs. Corbin. Mrs. Brown, Dr.

S. 'Pottinirer, Miss Cross, Dr. Scott, Mrs. Scott. Mrs.

Stewart Dr. Edwards and Dr. and Mrs. James Anderson. An enjoyable repast was served.

Dr. Pottinger acted as toastmaster. DUAL CELEBRATION OF SOLDIERS HOME COMING (Special to Ths New Yoee Acs.) Durham, N. Friday the white and colored people celebrated the homecom-. ing of both white and colored heroes together.

The parade was made up of floats and seven hundred white soldiers and six white bands, followed by the colored section, which- held the middle of the parade. The colored lineup is as follows: The North Carolina J.J u-tual Band, the soldiers, and then the marshals and the colored Red school children and fraternal orders. After the paradesthe soldiers and visitors were entertained at Stork'i Grove by the colored Red Cross, who rrved the soldiers and visitors with a barbecue, Brunswick stew, ice cream and other good eatables. Music was rendered by the North Carolina Mutual Band. After the parade and dinner the sol- dicrs and visitors were entertained at nff ketwern the and a local baseball team, the Athletics.

The enme was inlerrstimr from start to fin- ih n.laniel did the pitching for the of 4-0. Kost. lac, Hirers of toys and Mr. W.hn Vauchn Gibbs. gents' furnishings; Mr.

Pritchard, who conducts a citfar store in West lt'i street; Webb, the jeweler at 2247 Seventh avenue; L. Campbell of Campbell tailors, 127 West 135th street Arthur Reid, business manager, and Allen T. Woods, traveling salesman, of Berry Ross, Mr. Wallace, grocer, 138th and Lenox avenue; Mr. Davis of Davis Davis, grocers.

132nd and Lenox avenue; Lieufs. McCain and William Bridges..