The Black Dispatch from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 3

I 4 The Largest Circulated Negro Journal in Oklahoma An Adv in this paper 8oct ty every State in the Union A Paper with a policy and a purpose PRICE 5 CENTS E4ITH 1 L'5' OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, JULY 8, 1921 We Stand For the right of the voice of men to be heard in their own Government For Democracy that is an actuality not ritualistic VOL VI NO 31 Pythians Outrageous Overhead Expense Cause of Poor Financial Standing Order ot Wisemen Make Excellent Showing Odd Fellows Pay Less But Have Bigger Reserve Than Pythians Wickham's Bulletins Don't Show How Much Collected Some time ago we printed a few figures which produced an unlocated difference of 16,000 00 between two sets of figures that the Grand Chancellor offers the Pythians himself We showed that a membership of 3000 members, which the Grand Chancellor says he has, would produce, under the 85c monthly premium, in ten months 25,000 00 and would be putting into the treasury 2,550 00 monthly At that time we showed that we ought to have in our treasury, or endowment fund, a total of 42,932 11, with the money brought forward from last year Two more months have gone since we printed that statement so that we ought to have 5,100 added to the total named then All of the figures that wabused in that argument were taken from the Grand Chancellor's own financial statement, printed in a little sheet which he gets out, called the Pythian Bulletin From it also we get the statement that the membership is 3000 But the Grand Chancellor states that he only has one hand 20,264 56, and it is here where the differe ce of 16,000 00 is to be found If you will go through this same particular report, you will find that there is a peculiar arrangement of figures, which show HOW MUCH IS ON HAND, but are silent on the question of HOW MUCH CAME IN What would you think of a clerk in your store, who when you returned from a trip to check up what he had done while things were in his hands, had only the cash in the register to show for his activities WHAT YOU WOULD WANT WOULD BE THE DETAIL SLIP, to show how much had been taken in through that cash register Now those of you who get the Bulletin, go back and get the issues, all of them, and see if you can tell how much is coming into the Pythian funds each month I mean a detailed itemized statement If the Grand Chancellor wants to give light to the membership, why does he not let us in on the other side of the question, THE VITAL SIDE, and let's have figures THAT REALLY TELL SOMETHING Are you interested in how much overhead expense is charged up to the jurisdiction in the handling of the funds for the past year Stop a moment, does that Pythian Bulletin give you that information It ought to do it, and unless it does it is not informing but confusing Wouldn't you like to know whether you have paid 800 or 900 or 1000 to get the books audited DOES BULLETIN TELL YOU THAT Wouldn't you like to know whether you have been paying for trips that have been made to other jurisdictions by the Grand Chancellor and the Uniform Rank How much did the minutes cost this year and other printing and expenses that the Grand Chancellor, we are informed, sent to Tennessee to have printed Does the Board of Control know anything about these accounts Write the chairman, John Anderson of Guthrie, we are sure a surprise is in slore for you You would not like to come to the Grand Lodge to find out that in various ways it had cost 16,000 00 to handle the business of the Grand Lodge Would you Do you remember that at the Boley Grand Lodge it was shown that it had cost dollar for dollar to administer the funds of the Grand Lodge You are not ready for such an expensive arrangement right along through these hard times are you There is another way to revamp these figures of the Pythian Grand Lodge that will throw light in dark places by a comparison of the finances of the Odd Fellow Grand Lodge and those of the Pythian Grand Lodge For example, the Odd Fellows pay 1 50 per quarter on their 500 00 Two thousand members in that Order pay 6 25 premium on 500, 2000 members pay 4 25 on a 300 policy, 1427 members pay 3 25 on a 200 policy This strikes an average of 4 58 that is paid by the Odd Fellow membership as premiums on the policies of the Order Out of this average premium Mr Jefferson with hi Odd Fellows has been able to build up a treasury of 40,570 00 They pay their claims and have that hugh sum in their treasury It is reasonable to suppose that the funds of this order are economically administered Now turn to the Pythians We pay 85c premium on our endowment policies, we pay 15 cents burial tax, making a total of 1 00 per month Taking it by the year it means in round numbers 12 00 Remember now, this amount is almost three times what the Odd Fellows pay There might be an argument against this comparison if we were comparing the difference of this nature that came in two jurisdictions, where the mortality rate could be widely different It must be remembered that fully 75 per ceftt of the Pyth- ian membership is also the Odd Fellow membership, so that the mortality rate should average the same If this be true the GREAT BIG QUESTION STANDS OUT should the Odd Fellows with less premiums by almost two-thirds, nave thousands more dollars in its reserve funds than the Pythians If you will take the time to multiply 3000 by 12 00, then multiply 5427 by 4 58 you will find that the natural increase of the Pythians over the Odd Fellows, by reason of the advanced and unreasonable premium, should be 11,144 34 each year Have we got anything in our treasury that indicates such an increase No, but in its place we have a fund almost AND ACCORDING TO THE GRAND CHANCELLOR'S OWN FIGURES half the amount of the Odd Fellows In other words, the Pythian reserve fund up to April was 20564 56 The Odd Fellows, according to Mr Jefferson's statement, 40,570 00 Didn't know that, did you What you want and what the Black Dis- is 'n'opnlation that is INFORMING, that will really show us GOING ON behind this smoke screen of self-written bulletin NOTHING but an unbelievable and unbusinesslike overhead cloud creates thte WHAT'S0'GOING ON Grand d8e 3 S' flan that run NEW LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY COMPLETED The Supreme Life and Casualty Company held its organization meeting at Columbus, Ohio, June 22, 1921 The meeting was the culmination of months of effort on the part of the promoters A large number of prominent business and professional men were present These came from widely separated points and represented 18 states and two foreign countries Preceding the general business, addresses were made by he following persons Tom- linson former Superintendent of Insurance of the State of Ohio David Howard, Veteran undertaker and philanthropist of Atlanta, Ga Mayes, prominent undertaker and capitalist of Memphis, Tenn Mrs italization is 200,000 00 At this meeting there were representatives of the largest banks of our rate, showing what high confidence the more important business men of the country have in the management Among the banks represented were the Mutual Savings Bank, Portsmouth Va the Solvent Savings Bank, Memphis, Tenn the Commercial Bank Trust Company, Richmond, Va tht First Standard Bank, Louisville, Ky the Atlanta State Savings Bank, At lanta, Ga the Savanah Savings Bank Savannah, Ga and the Citizens Sav ings Bank, Nashville, Tenn The following officers were elected Harry Pace, Chairman of the Board of Directors Truman Gib son, president Albert Bentley Secretary Bert Roddy, 1st vice- president Foster, 2nd vice-pres ident A Hamilton, 3rd vice presi dent Lovett, 4th vice president Steward, 5th vice-president George Hughes, 6th vice- president Wallace, 7th vice- president A Steward, cashier Mamie Mailey, assistant secretary Clark, assistant secretary Chandler, assistant secretary Dunn, assistant secretary A Buford, assistant secretary The following persons comprise the Board of Directors Gibson, A Bentley, Pace, A Method, Williams, A Morgan, A Boyd, Levi Brown, Davis, Cox, Turner David Howard, Walter Scott, Brown, Roddy, Thomas Haynes, A sonBoyd, Davis, Joseph Jones A McGinnis, Haynes The Executive Committee is Levi Brown, Henry A BoyiT and Brown SIDELIGT3 OF WASHINGTON Hot times in Washington politically as wel las climatically And great was the fall thereof- meaning the official axe on July first Hereabout it is regarded that Gov Hardwick may as well have called Gov Dorsey a Liar Thurth crushed to earth will rise again Now Frank A Linnew surely knows how to back down from a stone wall He did it, and that is a matter of cold senatorial record Senator Samuel Shortridge of California, according to his constituents, will measure up with the best of them in statesmanlike qualities That 160 or more were given diplomas in the recent commencement of Dunbar High School, was remarked More remarkable, however, was the ovation given retiring Supt Roscoe Conkling Bruce For fully three minutes, when he awarded the prizes, the audience of 3,000 applauded Mrs Coralie Cook, a member of the board of education delivered the address There is no color line in thought, declared Mrs Cook Dr Emmett Scott, Secretary- Treasurer of Howard University, who represented the institution at the installation of President Angell of Yale College, was extended every courtesy in keeping with the dignity of the un usual occassion Some one referred to William Pick- ens as the Arthur Brisbane of Negro journalism The matter has not been taken up with Mr Pickens for his official but it seems a safe guess that the distinguished writer prefers no comparison ecept with William Pickens Mr Pickens is fundamentally and essentially an individualist The Hon Edward Wright of Chicago, was in the Capital City recently He was here on business, and met several of his friends, including Judge Terrell Mamie Mailey of Atlanta, Ga ad ministratiVe head ot the Household of Ruth A Method, one of the promoters of Alpha Hospital, Columbus Ohio Steward Wilber- force Ohio, formerly chaplain of the 25th Infantry Mrs Louise White, of Portsmouth Ohio, and Harry Pace President of the Pace Phonograph Corporation, New York Organization was effected and plana for the immediate beginning of the insurance business were perfected The company will operated nationally It is the first company of our group to do casualty business on the old line legal reserve basis It is also the first Negro company chartered to do group insurance work These two new features make ii a distinct advance in the business efforts which the race has made in re Attorney James A Cobb and William Hueston have made the fight of their lives, in the last of the murder cases coming out of the Washington riot, two years ago SOMETHING TATUM WANTS TO KNOW I would like to know where is the Liberty Bond that the Grand Chancellor purchased with the last 50 00 that was 16ft in the Farmers Merchant Bank Boley, Okla This bond was purchased by the Grand Chancel lor with the last 50 00 left by the Tyson administration I would like to know can the Grand Chancellor loan money without consulting the Grand Attorney 1 have been informed that the Grand Chancellor loaned 900 00 on some resident property in Okmulgee Okla I would like to know is the jurisdiction in the loan business Yours in Tatum, Ex-member Board of Control The Art and Intellect Club met with Mrs Jones, 210 Stiles St June 29, Wednesday afternoon at 3 A very good report was made by the sewing committee, after which the hostess served adelicious 3-course luncheon After luncheon the club adjourned to meet with Mrs Joe Bailey, 421 Dudland HE'S BACK LOOK FOR HIS STORY NEXT WEEK Dr A Baxter Whitby, State Presdent of the Natonal Asso- caton for the Advancement of Colored People, has returned from Detroit, where he attended the 12th Annual Sesion He is loud in his praise of this splendid session, which was so largely attended Next week he will contribute an articel dealing with, his impressions gleaned while attending the annual meeting of the organization which is doing more than any other in fighting the battles of the Negro in America Pickens swept the Convention by storm said Dr Whitby False Rumor Starts Second Exodus No Foundation in Story Started To Terrorize Blacks Bailding Permits Allowed In Black Belt es Heads Order Wise Men Tulsa, Okla July 4 Special Ful- this property that they were attempt- ly 1500 citizens of this city, both white ing to wrest from the black man's and black jammed all of the outgoing miserable condition According to train fe Sunday afternoon and Mon- what can be learned of their scheme, day and sought safety in nearby they intended to make and gough towns because of a rumor that seem- huge profits out of the sale of the ingly came from nowhere and yet burned area and out of the new addi persisted in its development until the tion also which they planned to later frenzied populance gave expression to convert into a new black belt their terrorizer feeling thru precl- Someone, though, seems to have pated flight taken a tumble Te Welfare Board Somehow, as early as Thursday, during the past week has issued per- the rumor began to get circulated mita for the Negroes to build tem- HA io Ii -J that an offensive action was to be porary shacks on the old home sites, HOUSES ntQuS taken against the city by a concerted giving as their reason that some pre- attack of Muskogee and Okmulgee parations should be allowed the Ne- Negroes No one seemed to know gro home owners to make preparation where he heard it first nut a lie of for the winter months that are soon this nature soon got widely advertised to come It is not entirely under- in all sections of the city and as a stood yet whether this means that result the whites took refuge in arms there will be a gradual abandoment and exodus and the unarmed Negroes of the FIRE ORDINANCE SCHEME, in large numbers left the city Carl The ordinance is still otficially in Dinwiddie, who resides in Okmulgee, force 5, T' Hodges ot Muskogee OkE, 'blick iVs e5ed Ok T' bo 01 ckha a Supreme Ora SMRLMi STS home i ti cha roe man, that ntUdhe Latz Indications8 point SSLTmarks aleSty about the mar- IZn tffV'T tieformer meKnts charired wh ti miX aLrtf dl8' 011 North Greenwood, who without HSt i tsn h1' 1aSJy are resorMn tn ant seemingly were about to devour the fia S3 The third annual session of the Supreme Grand Council of the Improved Industrial Order of Wise Men opened pfrafSnnrtn8r rvth tA- wno resides in Okmulgee, 5 Hodges of for the statement that Supreme Grand Ruler, presiding Twenty-five lodges reported at the roll call made by assistant Seceretary Hardy, Tuesday morning and the reports showed that the Order was in a sound financial standing Tuesday night, Avery Chapel was packed to hear the annuol address of Hon Hodges, head of the Order Local talent was also present to add spice and interest to the program Welcome addresses were made by Dr Haywood, Dr A Baxter Whitby and Rev Toombs Instrumental solos were rendered by Misses Ana lese Cottrell and Thelma Hill Miss es Katie Mae Perry and Clara Ban narn sang a vocal duet They were loudly applauded The annual, address was replete with logic and sound reasoning A splendid impres sion was made by Mr Hodges for his institution and race co-operation Ardmore Gets Next Meeting The Grand Session unanimously de cided to take the 4th Annual session to the City of Ardmore A large number of Ardmore boosters were on the ground and the convention could see no peace until the Oil City was chosen The Wfednesday session was punctuated with excellent addresses made by Col Ed Jefefrson of Mus kogee, Trimble, A Johnson, James, Guillory, Lindsey, Allen, A Smith Officers Re-Elected Hon Hodges, Supreme Ruler Rev A Holmes, A Smith, A Guillory, Dr Hart, Hardy Col Jefferson, A Sir James, Allen, Sister Behn, Bro Giv ven, Chap I uai liuuc Ul the real substantial Negroes left Sun day, most of them belonging to the transient class The latest developements show that the real estate group who planned the grand finale to the riots of June 1st diri nnt hava i staument plan, lost did not have a dollar to put into in the conflagration spirit of this courageous black wo- nan A recent estimate reveals the fact that white furniture stores and music houses, who sold pianoa and phonographa to black folk on the installment plan, lost fully 100,000 00 Lynchings and mob violence are only methods of economic repression Lynching is most prevalent where Negro labor is most exploited and the' spread of mob violence against Color- i ed people has followed the spread of this exploitation It is either due di-' rectly to efforts of the exploiting class' to repress the Negro, or i tis the indirect resentment of the laborers of other racial groups against the exploitation of Negro labor to his disadvantage This is the difference between Georgia and East St Louis COLORED QUARTETTE SETS THE MUSICAL WORLD A-TALKING The Norfolk Jazz Quarte To Make Phonograph Records Who said that blues was on the wane It is impossible to go out on the street without hearing it ground out of hand organs or whistled shril Investigation Of Debt-Slavery r1- ing attack on the system of debt-sla- of blues remain nnaWoH nt very in the South to-day as the cause starq arp i Ii, of lynching and mob violence, has If6 111 the the lu been in namnhlet lorn ot ZTil just been published in pamphlet form by the American Civil Liberties Union, with headquarters in New York City The statements and concessions of the author William Pickens, which declares in an introduction that in the South to-day no man, white or black, is really free publicly to speak the truth about the race problem We believe this pamphlet to be the essen test And' is tne Norfolk Jazz Quartette, a colored aggregation who have come from Norfolk, Va to the Big Street Broadway It took but a few days before the big guns of the mechanical field sat up and took notice WE MEANT YOU TOO So many of our subscribers came in this week and renewed their subscription, in response to our request that we are prompted to ask a few more to show and put their heads in the pay window Come on down here, we have something to show you that you want to see We won't be out We will wait for you NOTICE On account of late hour to start last Tuesday evening, at Avery Chapel A the grand musical program is postponed to Church, Thursday, July 14, 8 30 The best speakers in the state on Now is tha time for real industries The famous quartett and other musical talent of the Ardmore Lubricating Oil and Refining Company, assisted by other talented artists Big supper and water melon will be served Get your tickets early Let everybody boost Admission 25c Baker, General Mgr tial truth Wte have consulted South' pecanar Strut Miss Lizzie, the interpolated ern white men and women who tell iunm takably original and unique, song hit of the Ziegfeld Follies of us privately that it is the truth Roger Their whooping, lamentable blue 11921 featured by Van Schenck The Baldwin, a director of the Union, notes are unaccompanied by any mus-' 1111 Co one of the largest in the Film Version Of Creamer Layton's Song Hit To Appear On Silver Sheet Jack Mills, Inc Music Publishers, 152 45th St New York, has been Their peculiar interpretation is fot a the screen righta of I Strut Miss Lizzie, the interpolated Baldwin, a director of the Union, pointed out the economic causes of the recent Tulsa mob violence as just another demonstration of the truth of the general proposition Among the statements made by Mr Pickens in the pamphlet, is this notes are unaccompanied by any mus- Co one of the largest in the ical instrument Their first records nema eld wil1 make this one of the most unique screen offerings us- will be released shortly, including ing oniy Colored screen artists Jack Creaker Layton's Ziegfeld Follies Mills is going to tie up with the film hit Strut Miss Lizzie, also Sweet people on a big adevrtising campaign Mamma, Papa's Getting Mad, both details of which will te announced from the catalog of Jack Mills, Inc I later.