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NEW YORK, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1928 5ttNTS IN TEN CENTS IWK U. S. A. FOREIGN LANDS IN SECURING Seated in Center: (1) SIGNATURES TO Forgeries Alleged, FRAUD CHARGED Dr. fill False.

Ana Sigi enrolled Individuals Are Found Petitions filed by Abraham Grenthal with the Board of Elections for designation oti the Primary ballots as a candidate or renomination to the State Assembly from the 19th Assembly District contained, it is charged, many names fraudulently signed, and it is reportecf that the Election Commissioners have been asked to investigate the petitions with a iew to determiningtheir legality. It is asserted that an exaimna tion of the petitions by a committee from the Myles, Paige iupoorteri' revtilcd many illegal signers, andJ there were indications that many ot the 'names supposed to have been signed individually by a voter were really signed by tht same person. Many Allejed Signers. It is believed that a close and, detailed checking up of the Gren thal lists would reveal many audi signatures. One interested individ 01, in a letter to Alderman Fred R.

Moore under date of August 22, rote as follows: 'I bave checked av few bun V(A fraudulent voters who will ote against your party. They vtre imported from the 17th' A. D. L'Isaacs' resides on Grand Tenue, The Bronx. Challenge them.

Five hundred more are to register before With this letter there came a list registered voters in the 19th A. on which the names of more Jn a hundred registrants had Jn been checked as being illegally registered. vn one petition for Grenthal, it reporred that 200 forgeries were lounl This list was attributed to jne Morns Dekolo." who gave as his address. "59 East 118th street," wt at that address no such per oti has' ever lived there and his me is not included in the city "st of enrolled and oiuliled vot e's as required by law'for witness aesignating petitions. More Than 400 rorgeriea.

xiwncr batch of aeventy signa ures were turned in by one Wal lfr Hagen." also unqualified according to law. was discovered, there were found, it is alleged, than 400 forgeries and more 2U0 signatures by unenrolled Vf'i'm in.1 others living outside dutrict. 9b)tions to certificates and pe "ons vvere Med wkh the Board of "Ctlnni r.n "a ki .1 id in hi the other hnrf ttie mmt rip. scrutiny of the Paine oetitions 'V 1 tr.u, i.r n' "M' "i vjrcninai lupponeri lailtd to. r.v.at anv AmMsm 'nci.

This committee, after care was compelled to f'ght ''iPiarurei as being all te report now charges that sending letters to the the P'B Petitions, ask to meet bim at the Cen UAGNfflffiNT NEW Many Distinguished ROBERT R. MOTON; (2) Alderman FRED R. MOORE, New York City; (3) Attorney FRANK B. GRENTHAL'S Attestation Are latiires Of Many Un tral Republican Club to discuss matters of importance. There are indications' of a siderable lack of interest on of white members shown by failure to be present at the con Tart their club meetings.

A recurrent nas it that Grenthal is trying hard to overcome defections in his ranks bv makm all sorts of overture to the voters ot tne lvtn, witn promises of jobs and financial help. Joiiah Dizon la Active. One of the most conspicuous of the Grenthal's lieutenants is the wellknown Josiah Dixon, a former prohibition who was tried iry the United States Courts on charges of receiving bribes. He was acquitted, although his Richard E. Warner, who wati active in the 21st A.

D. as a supporter of PartT leadership, and Jesse Harvey, tried on the same chanres, were convicted on June 28, 1927. and are now serving terms in the Federal Prison at Atlanta. It might "be noted that in commenting on the acquittal of Pixon. Judge John C.

KKnox. who pronounced sentences of thirteen months each on Warner and Harvey, said he regretted that the jury had not convicted the other defendants, one of whom was Dixon, as be thought they were equally as' guilty Warner and Harvey. Hoodwinking The Voters. The effort to bring about the nomination in the Primary on Sep tember 18 of Myles Paige as a candidate for the State Assembly instead of Grenthal is steadily increasing in intensity. There is a strong feeling that the white party leaden in the 19th and A.

are trying to hoodwink the Negro voters by offering them the congressional nomination. It is pointed out that the real opportunity for elective representation for the race is in the naming of candidate for the Board, of Alderman and the State Assembly, as the Negro vote is of more vital importance in these two districts than in the five which make tip the 21st Congressional District. Negro vote is" in the majority in the 19th and 21st, but' it is only about thirty per cent of the total vote of the 1.1(h. 19th, 21st, 22nd and 23r. which five Assem (Ooniltiu4 mii fts) STRUCTURE ERECTED IN Men and Women of Both Races Join With Agents and Representatires of Company in FIGHTING FOR RACE to 1 a i tfl 'ii Attorney MYLES PAIGK Candidate for Nomination on Reg ular Republican Ticket for State Assembly.

Dr; Moton To Support Hoover's candidacy In a letter to Abon L. Holsey, secretary xf the Colored Voters Division of the Republican Nton al Committee. Dr. Robert. Moton principal of Tuskegee Institute, announces that he will support Herbert Hoover, Republican candidate for President, declaring that in his acceptance speech Mr.

Hoover dis closed himself as "the spokesman of the finest and best in American life, as one familiar with the problems discussed, whether sectional, national or international." Supreme Chancellor S. W. Green of New Orleans, of the Knights of Pythias N. S. A and representing more than .100,000 Pythians, telegraphed Mr.

Holsey that Hoover's "policy of equal opportunity for every mio and woman and child, regardless of race or religion, is the expression of a heart as broad as humanity." Marcus Sanchez Hurt In Bad Subway Wreck Marcus Sanche of 211 avenue, Yonkers, was, it seems, the only member of the race injured in the disastrous subway accident at Times Square station on member of the race.03 uge nurcn. ext Friday afternoon August 24 when i ad for furtherance a defective switch caused the break thij new thristian movement ing in half of the ninth car of a which haj had a' piienomenal growth. 10 car train, resulting in seventeen just 9 years ag0i jts Bj5hop deaths ind more than one R. C. Lawson, came to New York wounded.

City and founded the Refuge Church MY Sanchw was taken to Belle of Christ which is the mother vuc Hospital suffering from a church. Today there are 34 branch strained hack and lacerations of the in alLpart of the United States, side amt riifht le2. I During the week, delegates con After treatment, he. was allowed to return home. NOTICE I Teachers in the New York Public Schools will be at their schools on Wednesday.

Thursday and Friday. September 5, 6 and 7 and will assist parents in registering their children for this forthcoming school year, This school year will open on Monday, September 10, and parents will save their time and their children's, besides helping the Board of Education, if they will register their children on the above dates. I1EE0RY OF FOUNDER BY ID HAKKi is. bAni Dr. Julia H.

Coleman Reported As Attempting To ExplainThy She Repudiated Pledge Reported To Have Said Wanted From Hayes With Secret Leavi ToStop Nimng Johnson So general has been the public condemnation of Dr. Julia P. H. Coleman for the stand she has taken in the fight for race representation in the 19th Assembly District that she has felt called upon to give some explanation of her actions to friends To one friend, who is one of Har lem's prominent cititerfs, sb freely admitted that prior to the meeting at. which the Republican candidate for the Assembly in this district was designated, she had promised to support Attorney Paige and had also promised to second his nomination.

But she is said to have declared, she did not know he was going to oppose the district leader for the nomination. 1 Called (By Grenthal Wlhen she reached the meeting, Dr. Coleman says she was called upstairs by Mr. Grenthal and he Church of Christ Celebrates 9th Year The ninth annual convention of the Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith began Sunday, August 26, with the initial sermon by Bishop R. Lawson at the Refuge Church of Christ, 52 56 West 13Jrd street The sermon was based on John 11: 26, "Bclicvest thou this." A large number were present despite the inclement weather.

Divine healing and the baptismal service followed the sermon. In the evening. Elder E. D. Tur man of St.

Louis, preached and he brought a message that will long be remembered. During the week, services will be held at 10 a. and 2 p. every i ween win oc oevotea to inc executive sessions and and tinued to arrive from Missouri, Florida, South Carolina. Illinois, viiFj, ia.i3auii.9cii6, Mississippi.

Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D. l. 1 I preachers, ionary and church workers of all faiths, denominations and creeds are invited to attend the services during llie convention. All meetings be held at the Refuse Church of Christ, 52 56 West 133rd strt: During the past wek about 80 Italians were baptized at the' church an' an Italian branch, of the church will be started in Mt. Vernon, Y.

It is interesting to note that one of the hpad deacons of the church, Mr. Martin, is an Italian. IEIE. J. WALKER EIANUFACTDRTNG CO, INC AT RANSOM, General Manager; (4) iutvourai manage.

Suppp Sie Can Get Anything explained to her that Mr. Paige (iwas fighting Grenthal he, Grenthal, lid not know what the colored people wanted. He asked her, sayj Dr. Coleman, whether the colored people of the district would prefer the Assembly or Hie Congressional nomination, and 'she told him they wanted the Congressional nomination by all, means. She is also alleged to have told her friend 'that she was getting money out ot this campaign and that she could get anything she wantedfrom Mr.

Grenthal, Says Hayes Slipped Away. Among other statements she made was one to the effect that the Rev. Dr. William P. Hayes' has never officially declined the nomi nation for Congress tendered by the Republicans of the 21st Congressional District.

She charges that he was persuaded not to accept the nomination by Alderman Fred R. Moore, and then secretly left town at the last minute, without giving former Assemblyman E. A. Johnson who was also seeking the nomination, time to file petitions. Dr.

Coleman is president of4he local Federation of Women's Quirt, and president of the St. James Presbyterian Church forum. She has always held herself out to be a staunch advocate of equal opportunity and equal rights for the Negro, but her actions in this' political fight for racial representation is not in keeping with the sentiments she has expressed on previous occasions. HEAD OF CHURCH Bishop R. C.

LAWSON Founder and Chief Pastor, Refuge Church of Christ, Apostolic Faith. rt Paige Tribute to Memory of the late Mine. C. J. Walker.

WJLL IAM PICKENS of New York; IS MOTHER'S SUCCESSOR 1 1 Mme. A LELIA WALKER Now Head of Beauty Culture Company Founded by her Mother, the late Mme. J. Walker. BIG BUSINESS HEAD Attorney F.

B. RANSOM General Manager, J. Walker Mfg. Inc, Indianapolis. PERRY HOWARD IN DISBARMENT TRIAL DENIES CHARGES Bar Association Brings Case To The Chancery Court For, Hearing Jackson, Perry Howard, Republican National Committeeman now awaiting trial on Federal charges of violating the patronage law has denied alleged irregularities the disposal of public offices in Mississippi in answer to disbarment proceedings here.

Cases against Howard, W. L. Moon, S. R. Redmond and S.

D. Redmond, preferred by the Bar Association in an effort to disbar them in Mssissippi, were continued for thirty days in Chancery Conn here yesterday. All defendants are Ne gro lawyers here" and Reu'ulicahs, proceedings were instituted after eight men, white and Negro, were indicted along with Howard by the Federal Grand Jury at'yBiloxi. investigating patronage in the. State.

a INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (5) Mrs. h. buknu itu, NET BUILDING DEDICATED TO S10RY0FB.C J.1WER FOUNDER OF CHEAT COHPANY Disthmsbed FJen anl Women Gatbr er For Fornol Dniiealicn Of Magnificent New Stnicture Indianapolis, InA The observance of the elev enth annual national convention of agents of the Mme. C.

J. Walker Manufacturing included also the official opening ing, erected as a memorial to the late C. J. Walker, founder of the company, on Indiana ayejhue at West street. It an imnosinir niettir imposing four stories.

of stone brick and steel, simple in 'its architectural lines, but dignified in its stately magnitude. In addition to the factory and general offices of the or ganiration, the building affords office accommodations for seven medical practitioners, four dentists, one lawyer, one real estate dealer, drug store, a coffee pot lunch rodm, a barber shop and a grocety store. Noted People Present The occasion was marked by the presence in Indianapolis of many of the most noted men and women of the race, from all sections of the country, who came to participate in the programmed exercises, and in addition there were hundreds of agents of the company, from largest cities and smallest hamlets, who were Vying with each other in contests for a dozen prizes wlu'ch had been offered by the company for excellence in various departments of the organization's activities. The formal opening of the convention came on Sunday, August 19, when memorial services for the late Mme, Walker were held at 10. 45 a.

at Bethel A M. E. Church, 418 West Vermosj street, the Rev. R. I Pope, pastor! with F.

B. Ransom, attorney and general manager of the company, atwtioh time the memoriar sermon was preached by Dr. Pope. Mrs. Alice Bnrnefte, national organizer, and Mrs.

Jessie D. Robinson made brief remarks. and Mrs. Marie W. Gardner sang a song, Dear Lord, remember me," composed by DeKoven Thompson and dedicated to Mme.

Walker. Governor Gives Greeting. The convention was formally wel comed to the city on Monday aT ternoon at 3 o'clock, the session being held in the new Walker Casino auditorium, with Harry D. Evans, advertising manager, presiding. The welcome, addresses scheduled were from Gov.

Edward Jackson, Mayor L.F,rt Slack and Dick Miller, on behalf of State, City and Chamber of Commerce, respective Iv; Attorney R. L. Bailey for N. A A. C.

Miss Mae Belcher, Y. W. C. Jamifs Hodge, Business League; Rev. H.

L. Herod, churches George L. Hayes', schools. Music numbers were vocal octet Frank Ransom, violinist, artd Ran del Voung; "organist. Mme.

A'Leila Walker, only daiwhrer of toe company's founder and her successor, as president of the company, spoke on Monday night at the Second Baptist Church, i i wauonw wrguzerj of the new Walker Build MicnigansireeT, xno D. J. r. WestbrooJe, master ot ceremonwsw The other speaker was Rev. S.

S. Jones of Muskogee, Ofcla. Mrs. Fannie Murray sang. Miss Alice P.

Kelly, president of the Indianapolis Union, and fore lady of the factory, presided on Tuesday morning; at 10 a. in the Walker Casino. Miss Kelly welcomed the agents to Indianapolis and Mme. A'Leila Walker respond ed. General Manager Ransom in troduied the official family.

The Dedication Service. The dedication service was field Tuesday at 3 o'clock in the Casino, and F. T. DeFranta was master of ceremonies. Addresses were delivered by Spaulding, president of the North Carolina Mutual Lite Insurance Durham, N.

William Pickens, field secretary, N. A. A. New York, and John L. Webb, supreme custodian, Woodmen Union, Hot Springs, Miss Mary organist in the theatre, played an organ solo, Mrs.

Garner sang, and. Mrs. Frances Berry Coston spoke, The Tuesday evening meeting was held in the Jones Tabernacle A. M. E.

Zion Church the Rev. Stephen Spottswood, pastor, with Dr. M. D. Battles, master of ceremonies.

Jesse Binga, banker, of Chicago, was programmed for the principal address', with other speeches by Dr. L. A. Lewis, Attorney S. E.

Garner of St. Louis and Attorney John Browder. Miss Ellen Thomas played a piano solo. Demonstrations of beauty culture processes were given Wednesday, 8 to 10 a. by Mrs.

Hallie Jackson of Cleveland and Mrs. Marjorie Joyner, national beauty culture teacher. At 10 o'clock, the national organizer, Burnetfe, presided and the session was given to hearing of reports, including a com memoration by unions of Mme. Walker's birthday. The afternoon fission program was marked by an open discussion of beauty culture as a profession.

led by MYs. Roberts Ole, with Mrs. Prosser of Ken tucky and Mrs. Devere of Detroit participating. Dr.

H. L. Hummons spoke on "Importance of Sanitation and Hygiene as a Beauty Cultur ist" Agenti Demonstrations. Other demonstrations were by Mesdames Orsborn, Woodland. Chapman, Fauntleroy, Hooper, Wilson, Mitchell, F.rnest J.

Tidringtooi of Evans ville, presided at the 8 p. m. Mi i.