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INJUNCTION OX
RACIAI, GROUNDS
If Negro ArresterLfor "Slapping" i
White Man ro Have H'.anng 7
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SHERIFF THIES TO-'KIDnAf*
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man uver >v nony r ii?m is I feint;
Waged Says he Knows
--y~ Nothing of Crime
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?*?~~?New York, Sept 1;rrry" Tv.~ Itt-~
vis, member of the Ohio^Legislatiue
fijid. of tlie Board of Directors uf tlie
r National As soetlltion for U.V Advance j>
*of-Colored Pcojflc?_hiiii.fejr\\'as*a
^ ed to the N."A- A. C. P. Ku-'.u;>a Ol
ftce, G9 Fifth 'Avenue, copy of *in im
portant dcjjjnion tho-Court o e- in v
. nion Pleas in Cuyah6g.o 'Count.>. .sustaining
an injunction against,-:v.v. trite
union for., boycotting a restaurant be.
:?? cause the proprietor employ od colored?
help, the colored men having ^>rcviously
applied' for and boon rei'used
. . membership 4n iho union. .
__ . - The. proprietor employed . volenti
. waiters' and' eooks last *ye iv. paying
them union wages. an<I*tlie uiiiba
~ nrthintr ahnnt it Thio'"v.?;?f i.. Ain- l
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' ~ Edward "Wlvssenvore, bMsid(r.-s<
of the Waiters Union -in'! ' ^Inrim
Spiegel, Vice-President of the- local,
demartded of i-he propnei J" rlilc
ernpjpy white union member"This ,
the proprietor declined to <! > <>!> "the.
ground that ho had already .mail .
rar.gements with the colored - help
previously'employed. ~
It; the menntimh/a;, the-i -' pi'. t ;f
their employer, the colored J:v;n v.cnt
to Cincinnatti to the In; ii\n.d.
headquarters t>f the Union nad applied
- to the Secretary for-a charter for a
colored?hterrt'-frrr- <31oyePv*-h Thv,y.'
were referred to-Mr. >m" . >
told them, "Nothing Di i> " 1 ;i
. efforts to form a local of t-i.y un;'?n .
ceased.
" Thereafter the white unh n ' nu
a.. _ I a ' 1
pi.t~iv.c4.iiiK -tiiv ^wi.-ir.mn^
automobiles. in fronjrpf.it whirl buVe
placards and signs reading: "V, ills'
??-?Terrace Garden Is" Unfair To , Organized
Labor.* iL_LV
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The Court .in its opinion . ytuy."*:.~
'"At this length those .-facts -have-beer
Here stated,- ? ml - from t h.r in T 7710- f
pear^that there existed n<. m,1 1
dispute; _koth the. employ*.-!'- and lrV
?-? employees a>-fr?satisfied-?wtrh?i',.clv^
. * other, the standards of. the u.iion fiptJi
as to wages and working. Conditions
urn Vtoirtrr rrU.\ /.? * .1 t- .
_ wanted to affiliate with. "the union .nivi
the employer wanted theni to, and
they went to no little 1; x r^ir.rr
to do so, and \vere refused by tlil itdefendants,
solely?because--rr??Hiv ir*
race." The Court also says jr. its opinicn:
"The ideal of all union oti c i ts
is and and must he the improvement
?"? of the soc'VtKand-eefmfmTic- coffflv. bur
of those who work, "find the law seel s
to protect the union in the fuij? accomplishment
of such ideal. This
' boycott does not appeal to ldiU-CpurLf
v orequlty to this stan-'
dard. In its analysis it' is a case of
i white men opposing colored men. As
' this Court sees it the only information;
these defendants could properly and
truthfully give lhe public about plain,"
tiff,is that he emnlovs; colored people.
and I do not-believe the-e defendanUn.
care to advertise that fact as such.
* It docs not oppoal to thii-. Court .of
equity as fair foe these defendants' to
jr'v say to the* public that plaintiff is 't;n [
fair to organized labor,-under the un-'
... ..disputed facts. The niotivo promtot-1
. . ..ring this uttack on the plai ^TIT- "Tinder
these cirenmstanf.es cannot hojii^i
fied by this court , . .' This Court
?feehs. "that?under ~aH?those circum-4r
stances justice requires t hat-the tem-(
porary restraining order prayed fop ;
be granted ond such order may issue
| on the execution T>y the plaintiff of . a j
< bond instho sum of $f>00. j"
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istains li
EX r R ADI
GEORGIA EXTRA "
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DITION CASE
WM+r?i-nion Hoy colts Restau.
ran! f?r {employing ^Colored
u liri i M PICKET PLACE
f;? ' ! .;>T Im ion Tlein^ Ob- "
tjcrv cd?-Merely a Case of Color::;!
Against Whites y.ri
Yrrk; Kept 2J?Attorney jt,
I . Jlai'ev df Indianapolis, reports. to =
'ho NVitionuI Association for the AdvrK'i'D'i"!'
o! ( (.lorcd IVople, (i'.l ! 'ifth "
Avi:u:c, tint delay. luvs been granted
in:.- U a. (ixtmuLiuii- -proceedings. j.ir_
nin -J. Snrtiue! i-Kvnncdy, wanted in
tie. r>r:ii lor tbe crime of "slapping" "
1 - v. :.;H iv...n and that the court in
'. -V' llante had set October-. 5 sa
the day for the heraing. of the case.
thrA y myin'ts that.in addition""
to Attorney Harold AI. Tyler, retained
' t -in. H'hicago Biunch, the Terre
Haute Branch lyi's retained Judge
v.n!'.o\ of the firm Of Johnson and
Wail:or,, ; ..
"The .?hrco of-us -will. nufiA in Terre .
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?? ?!{. i r.f w Ai.II IU 4l*r tl l<41
n:l tip the; issues," says "At- .
'< Bailey. and continues': " The
^ . "I'm ttyo Georgia sheriff sujf1
:< !-o< ..lis-it ii.n on out' Governor.
.... nig t h<>- Governor- for a hubTf':c
"hearing in thte event. .
't he present 11rocoiedings^ are, a di- _
t oufeome of the attempt, of ".the
.i i 'V. Vh> ri't" to. "kidnap" the colp'e.J
.'|ho Gorgia officer had
t?i!s front ( lii'. a;.o wit h thg. pHs."..r
an r.aluniohilo?Tho.v hoarded v.
.ir.'in.atT Tcrre; Ji piute, and '.While
wrrH-rg-,f"v the train to start .tjfere
. \\ i ;.G .rs u;h'c|v prevented .
their proceeding any further.
'J !i>* " oyer whom.'the fight .is
.; <!, $ inuel Kennedy, 'claims
a . he'. i.as tiever* lived in Georgia,
knows nothing of the' crime charged
to hint and e;.n furnish an unassailcdrig.;
.to. his whereabouts at thej
ia;'. \"v "slapping" is. alleged 'to 1
hevv he. ti eoim^iit;ed, - -(
v. m. r. a. iFsn:s ?it)gr vi'itu-st:
^ OK->rK-AI>i;\G A MM It 1GAN "j~
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.vc V.: rk, Sept "d ? The'- National
Council' of U:tv~^^ A. has just '
nri i !.l-d v. izii .int]*.durtior? by Chan-j
i; i:.: i :: <<,. a volume containing- <i
serieas .uCliluci' biographies of k?.ul Siig
\ n N eft ! ?>?? by YV. Bui- .
U. , 1 i::{ iilIf Spite . ot
The volume is^ujuished
-;iy.s T'ir. Tobias, in response to the
'rv'.'iu s'-v from lcaricnpcof white boys'
u?d jm lsJ Ciiibs. who desired tn ]>ronn.'.e
He1... r inUirauul unt-llTStillhllng '
? h'i froftf leaders iff colored ^rou^S
who desired to stimulate the .race
"pride ui coloped youth." Mr. Tobias [
!1J 'if !! fvjilll A U^"
'If white youth through reading these
sketfhes Main a fuller knowledge of
and higher respect for Necrroes -and
>>! i (I yoiifli" Vit'^ k'd to a deeper
icit';' of self-respect and pride in the
caHre.vyment-s-of then; kind, the hook
will have served its purpose.
'i ho list of those included in U\7
volui..e i'.s as lolliiws: Iti hind Hayes;
Mr,v.-ard-University; Col. Robert R. "
Mc.ron, head of Tuske^ee; Charles C.
^pauldint,', head of the North Caroliru
Mutflal Insurance Company;
! role '. or GeorjTo W. Carver of Tu'ske^ec;
Dr. Daniel Ilalr Wiliinnp :
my Medical College; De-Hart Hub- '
Jrarth?rr+ttfpto mr<l trixvlv^r of world*
records; Dr. W. E. B. Dubois, Editor
-r Tho Cri*is;~tfohn Hops,*President
? " JVFo"peh<?tiw-(r>>H<{?e; Archie A. AlcWinder,
civil ongirtofrrc M^ttbcw W.
I.HtMock. attijp^y?BoMoii, Henry*1
O. Tanner, painter; Jamee Weldon <
Sets H
COLUMBIA, S. C,, SAT1
njunctioi
HON ARC
ADJOIN 1NO-GOU NT IKS TO HAVE
EXHIBITS AT OKANl^lU KO?
COt*NTY COLORED FAIR
Orangeburg:, S. ('.?Much interest
is being aroused in the third.-annual
OrangeKurg County"Colored Fair,
which is to be held here November
11?11. Many adjoining counties have
asked?For space to ?place?exhibits*
Flans are to make this the biggest
year. More schools will place exJunrfs.
Better races are promised and
the shows wlil be larger and more attractive
than in former years.
Wednesday, November Vlth will be
Fduciitioiiul P-iy.?A-H?public rchools
of Orangeburg County will be given
a holiday d^ljiat-day. Prizes will be
aWbldtrd the? winners?of?thes^?and
< rack onr.es. Thursday and Friday
football wi.ll- be the big attraction'.,
Benedict College ancf S. C: State College
will meet Thursday, and Allen
University and Claflin College will
try the mettle (>if Friday.of
tju' gnnies promise to draw lahjSKi
crowds from all sertions of thr. state.
when Alumni 01 tne respective colleges
will be on hand to see their faviH.iti"
team will. Excursions will be
on all railroads entering the city and
large crowds wTTl be presont every
day to attend- the gala week for the
colored people. White people of the
.County are giving .their hearty^ suphorl
and welcome to the enterprise.
student .Athletic council
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OKCAXIZEI) AT ALLEN UN'j
VERSITY
The students or Alien. University
nu t in Clvppelle Hull Friday at "ho on
for the purpose of organizing,a stu^
'.ent athletic council. Prof- ThiTFnas
l' Jiousc?*wa* opened for
lOrpinations und Mr. B. A. Uary was
elected president of the organization.
The- meeting was-thoiv turned over
o the. newly elected president, Mr.
oary, who carried out the following
procedure: '* , ?'
Officers elected: President, B.. A.
Gary; Vice-President, Hubert Mead
o\vs; Secretary, r-Miss Sylvia Poole;
ireasm-ef, Miiis Eva Pruttlf Reporter,
Miss I.ueinda Miller; Mr. J. M.
Clary.- manager of jHie football" team.
Our.team has alroady a strong lineiip
and Coaches Thomas "and Bowser
have started, .theit pile driving and
hammering. Kick-field*. The slogan is,
"Each man must be a powerful unit
in Allen's eleven."
HI KCH IN C()LI.E(?K COMMTXn
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"TV EST A BUSHES' L' N I' SI' A L
PRECEDENT
Orangeburg. S. C;?Trinity M. E.
Church, one of the largest organizations
of this city, established an unisuul
-precedent when they entertain.'d
the faculties bf the State- A. and
" It was the first ti'mt* urfyHTni^ of
this kind has happened here in the
knowledge of the writer.
Members of the community-T had
prepared' refreshments and rwe.re on
harffl to welcome all the now teach rs
and old members of the faculties
of the leading schools of the State.
Mrs. R. S. Wilkinson of State Colh-ge
and President J. B. Randolph of
Clafliiv College, headed the respective
groups present.?
the shows will be larger and more atdelight
for being preserved.' Pastor
R. P. Freemnn, i). I)., greeted all and
invited the newcomers to make Trinity
theirf" ( huwh home-.
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Johnson, Secretary ' of the Natinoal
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People; Mary McLeod Bethune,
head of the Bethune-Cookman
College; Max. Yergan, Y. M.
wvrket now in South Africa: and
Carter G. Woodson, historian. ?
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URDAY,,OCTOBER 1, mil7 . ....
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1 " jTkSS"LK^l"tt- TO SI'HAlv iN
COLUMBIA, W ISDN Lb'DA V , .;
? ?? "OCTOHBft ?
On "Wednesday?ei eninir, - Oct '"-cr ' ?r
12th. Mr. A'. L. llolsey, Secretary ot
_ tiue-N ixtiimal ita^nu.v.. 1 .oa c; i u'. _i
a'iid Private Secretary of Dr. K. It..
. Morton, \yill speak at a '.|r.?,as.> .iicyl* o!
rJna in Columbia u:' g.u- , g 1? \]
" eal business league. 'l'iicTr^irrc'r: a:ui
members of the. local business.- Im.vu^ -.s
logk .forward ,to Mr. flolsev'.s coining; _a;
to Columbia \yi<h; a great d Yl of y; w
terest. * It has been a long tini i: j;
. ov">- "tnci' Din- of* ih.- \:i i'.'I I
ncss league's o/Ii'cials pa'd .<' *iu.u- J
bia ah official visit and i he . !oa- d ~
citizens of Cotoyniiiu ap.'ivcurt^. j<i ii:c b
;highest,' Mr. 1-lolWy'* 'coming. ' ?
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-news m:.M?rito-i?n a i
11 EN K FIT LIFE IN"Sl '.CAM il 'M
COMPANY
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The ^N.udoitttPBeiuM-i' Lit'-* vu t'iran/cCdrr.ptmy
Of NViishiiigloh. D. cA. in' :m ~~
^Advertising Campaign of '.sonv , r->portTons,
has se lecu-d tins
| to eava'yfrhgsUiry of its,-success to '''
our readers! j"
With the e?'i).-umnuiLi??n on .*du:<-h
- 10th, last , of l i 1'1 I'UH'lili'.t' TT^ r4tr--^r
ijH.vridanl - 1^'ife Insurance Company,
*he National Rejief't l?l<> <1 <. :t a
the latest Ncjfrn' Ir
Cohi|)hny and "The (irefviost.. N '
Business ^jtteijVrtry in '! i i e Wo J:!-." J_
Nf^iynal Benefit which Xva 'founded.
by Samuel \W Ruthc i\;'(>Yd in iS'.'!.
has grown steadily. nnd eons'ste'nfcly.
It' now has; mere th in .'-T/hOfV1 rl "';,(1 '
worth.of. insurance o^ it'..'h <>Us. It o
- irreat nehi.cveiuoni in recjku wing the -i
Standard I.ife_wa> not o-.dv a fro- ..
' jittcmicms.-twnness unf.er ?, i.u/ .l.; ;
' meant the restoration'to XY,;ro own,
nrshft>..?irrd roniPul if. i i , ~ , ;
- 'hat mjs :p nno tiiii:1 llio-i nucrwi' Vhy?
race. ~ 7.- / ' . 7'~ .
Its present 'prosperity. pi.- ig'e and
Success haVg :beon arltitwrc! I- vapeof
the conservative basin. S ' ..v.'"i;
of Rf-'II. Rutherford, PiX'is' ie;. re >.surer,
S.. W." "Rutherford, SvvreatryGeneral
Manager, and i ii .
staff which surrounds and supports
ri ihenf..-^'-"*> ? ? -?-~
) 'sizeT the ^ j1hi^j_a,iid ' 1 '.:*!a
4 iil Xa'.-ional . (-rr.d'ip r rr-my~7 '"
Ider its policyholders the' hi..-!. sv 1 ''
~ of Insumttv seriu:ut ?? ?7*7
I'RESIDENT WH.KIN.ON R UN'.''
FROM JM-EETlNt. OF J AM).
ERA NT ('Old.liE K I'lti >. T
_ t 7, pi'iX'i'S' , '^ *
President R. S. \Vilkir.- ;i sin ,1. Ja: 1 ?
week on .an -'.extended trip l" AVn.-'-t??
infjton and New -York-. .At Un- .'oru ,
cr plac-q he with I'vt^IdwU Cro. icy.
of the Deleware Slate Ci>l!ej.Te.. and
several offrrlais of the TJirretvu' m A-it'tucatnm,
formula-ted the p.: ogOlm < !"'
ika iiavI mnAfliricr ftf fTin iTrtfiIC
of the Negro AgricttHoral and -Mochaniod
colleges, at Chic; - p. X-?v.vm:
T>on^7-t5-;.mi Ifi ,rm y.Tfl^
be ohe .of grfeat -importance, occurring
during the sessions of tlu> Association
of American I ?.\rid-(lmnl ^.
Colleges and L'nivers'.ti-s to' w.hkh
the colored colleges belong, lb;. Wilkinson
is president* of.tlu colored _f
conference group. ' . * - V
graduates of the collc&c. mechanical
course, with the B. 8. degree. ha\V '
mechanical natures oil iacub ios oT j
other Statecolleges this fall: Wiley
jB. Thompson, who graduated from, toe
i pr?nr?A in Tliillflino' rnnclriiciutfi V>s.** *
"SpTiofr- has- been" nva<te Pmb-t'of "ot ;
Mechanics at the Arkansas State \
--Cnlln.ftty PinnhlnfT A 1 lriilli " . - "1'
mW- W. Crawford,- yho comphu o<I the '--Hcourse
in Auto Mechanics, will head t
up the department at the Georgia '
State College, Savannah, C.u ?
or graduates. ,q? vocational activities t
from the. College are -alsnin much ni
_ demand throughout, the State and tiru^r;
?ftlHng several places of eminent re- ;
l^sponsibility. ,r
or Oct<
mbcx
f.l.Ktt- UNiVUK&lTV '8 OFFKrlAL ' t
Oi'l'X i \'0 mi KWDAV, UCTO
[U;K, 1927 . ~~
Hi'shop John liurst to he Present
On. October Gth (Thursday, 1027,
H* trO-V; i>'t- i:lli;l)i11 i* Tif Altr?n?I 'nii-nwr; 1
. \.iM take place in h.lie auditorium j ..
l C'happellc Administration Building,
.^.1 ;UQ lOir^-misM?
jl' Hoard w*Ii hold ! J{v
:dc<lo.erUy Bis hup of L'ulti- . jj
r" iA' the President, and Local j .
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' ill' I. I'tll llnnl'M CiilllpOAcd Ul' Dlb.C^.lq
).. Mi!c.s, B. \V .Mance and E. 'A. '^0l
idiuiis, is .i ' creature of thp trustee
oai^L. t" tfahaai;t certain business 1 ?j0
u'1 pertaining, to Allen fniversi- ; j[s
S*. I In y ha.ve been wisely and as- ; vv(
id'n'-ly ai Ay.d'k for ;i1 'l^HvPt; A I- j tl.
?n > University. .. ' '* | qj
l're .i ieut .Siips and the Bcurd are, l(fl
tv ai in the prosecution of the pro- 1 af
tliiilt.-oi Hen", 1 'nivcrsity: which- has I T'~
e n planned?-? * ? : triiie
result of team work'efficiently ^
.10. edited i>_ rei a in tlie large lium- qj
lt of new students enrolled and the'.
. isa
i:.' spud ot the faculty and student ,
.3'"". Vil*
?I?-i .11 ' im-irii AMii mi'iT in i no a)|
oi-rVin''^. The' cb.tpej assembly will ini
he pl.ro at 1?:.15 ''o'clock. A short;
r . *.i\ ?vafn yntlcr the supeYvi.
.'lis.: IlQpkiiis and* Captain ^
'. try; Thomas. - will talc* place. En=?
inn Vvs;u is Isijj;li among: students and- >j'
n-uity.' Tii'vy rej,?ml this as a new
m'Ii in tie history! .of Allen-Uni-. *
ersity. * j1*1
> ! !'- is invited- to the as- \
Jul !; at 12:1") on Thursday..' All' %v<
re wlwrnn1; " Allen is the people's un
' .V i..W. On that d;iy what th<? so
t 'j f iuive ijiinc for \villL?i*
' .1. .EUfiv, st;
^TiTT. . ; V 0. j- *?: ' ' P-e
six l?a(;E ma(;a55IN.e'
'of
nvor.tioa Teacher I'lThTTsfied by j
. X a'.ionyl Iiaptist Publishing | o[Hoard
Establishes a Record. i Vl
. !
<, -.< hundred and thirty-six page*
??r>?-"'.r "1 i!. ' Cinr, cnlion TcACher, 1
T .!?trr?the -National- ItnrrHKt >-r?
ni K-}~inf ' H.nn.i o f thr> V.ilinnni Tt~ip I 'K>
.-,i lAnivonlTon,' -in this city; This J ^
id >o s!v.(. Sunday school Periodical !
'he months of Oct obeiyiftiavertn - ^
: i .'an ! Tic'h'Miiliov. The, pu.blicathoj|
a. s very '.?ry,e because it con1- j
tiaii. ';H>?T^~iVs;vucHons tw- j p .
' in Baptist Schools, but this ^
' in addition to these facts, ' ^ j
-(.-a'ains the Story of the Sunday.! f
chool Congress,*\vritten by the. Sun- jn
: cii-.ol < oppress Secretary, Hen--J wj
A Ik ii Pejd, and the enrollment of I
V ,'f ''Inn'?roeonllv held Ail ' Ttii-I
lilift-toiii, Ala. The enrollment is by ,'K
I ,s . - tin
The , tiiblo of contents 'of 'rfie t("
i in in- lnm-M tfmt it has Editorials; U|'
ntv.'hfru ions, UacIuiipus ami tlitTTrr^^^
'i-national.Lessons, Uniform Series. U(1
: is i hi* nii-ftes.t issue of the, Conven- K 1
on Tcu-'bcr- ever published. The cir- ne'
' ' ion of this publication ;has pone
LeaoUy upward-until tlie Secretary <m
rV.ii now claims it to be one
! tlii- most imptu-tnnt of the fifteen- -l
i 11 j11-1 io be.lis isssui'il b.V?Htw
iaiv, l'iif Supriav'?School use. . eJt'
*% J
?r?1?? un.
VM '.> .UHHtKSM Oh*?I'KESI.
HUNT OF'.M ANNING DISTRICT. ish
-r* in*
1; v. itli ni-ofuTul i.li itiioxi I t-r.
Vfwiv vihi iit this time to preet pol
ou. us co-workers >in the preat misv att
I!; I'A^I'um laiincluMl f>y 6UT "Tot
Tnrrtr:nr -wtttr trrmrrr^ prat if ude ~
? both' (io:l ami yau^ tlxri I open my h*r
;>rt Jo ypu'loday. . Words fail me at j C.
tii _iii?e to express-thanks to you j-wp
>v yolir'-Warty- ooopeiMtioni in this [ret
y fifth jjcnr us president of this pl<;
**net.- :??:?-? ! Ay1]
May Coil hless von richly^ In oil
r ieoTrtiirtre?! "milage Eight)
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BRANCH
RRESTK1) FOR '
>ard of Directors for N. A. A.
C. 1'. Offer $250 to Defray
Expenses of Case
ECHO DEFENDS HOME . r
ice Man, GlcuA, Prominent Poitical
Leader of Sapulpa: Tfarget
of Whites* Attack
Now York, Sept. 23?The Northern
lifornia Branch pf the National As- <
[nation for the?Advancement of
tlc'rcd People, reports to the Namal
Office through Hattie E. De
jrt, its Kecretary, thaT.it has been
trking nigh ?qnd day to preyggtr ex
edition to pklatyonia pf Edward
ass, wanted for shooting a po'ice "** f" '
ieer in the defense of his home "* *T
tor police persecution.
The. Board of Directors- of. the X.
ATX7P. have hotifietPThe Branch
at they con draw on the ^otionnl?
Iicp to thf> pvtnnt r\f ir
? - ? ...? v. > VM1 w v? i. YMUVj 11 llCCCd"
ry, for defraying the expenses of
r> i'osiv Mrs?Be Hart roports that .
e Northern .California Branch, has
ready misod $600 mHt\vu mass meet- ^
KS;\ T~^ ' I V-V * ' . y.,
The case is-to bonie up'in the Fedal
Court in San Francisco on Mony
morning, September 26. A sumdry
-of-lhe entire case prepared by
6 Northern California Biunch states
at Mr. Glass lived in Sapulpa, Okloma,
and was highly respected by
th white and colored people. . He' is
the1 owner'of a hotel, a cafe, an ?
dcrtaking parlor and a number of
u?t:o wincn nc remea out. tie
is' a church menihev nml an out
ending "loader among the colored
ople of SupuLpa. -?r -?
Because of his political ' influence
long his own race ,he was the tarit
of attacks by white people, one ?
his opponents being the local chief
police, .^Morey by name.-?Morey?rquoted
as having suid in the course,
a political fight: "If my fdction
ns the town-jwill be too small for
at nigger /and'" myself/ - After the
ictiori. 4t?is reportPft; imw.frrgntnH ?
ids on Glass' place of business wcro
f i - v
^u.i. i.many \JIU5S Wt'Ht tO a. laWlice
department .from making such ' '
ids. The JJhicf_hcaring of this, ?
nt four- uniformed men to Glass'
fe about 0:30 P. 31. to.raid the place
ass had closed un and had turned
f Jlis. RgEts: with the exception of
2 burglar light over the aoda?fotrrp r-^rn.
Hearing some ohe trying to
rce the door, he looked out and saw
the darkness, three or fo'uc, men
th druwh revolvers.
Pi-ior to this time his place had .
cn held up twice. lie dropped beiid
the counter and Began to fcruwl
rward to the rear of his store. He
.s shot at and, wounded but return- ?
?-? ~
upded three times, his gun being
nt from his hand. He learned the
xt day he had killed one man and
>unded ' two others. He escaped,
silly reaching Oakland. California
out 15 'months ago. lie was cbn- \
cting_a_sniall Restaurant business \
dor the name of FVod Smith whnn
radition proceedings \vere begun.
Meanwhile in Sapulpa, his hotel and
to thfi-jgruoncJ, no one being puned.
Also a man arrested for havr
helped him to escape, was shot
death whiTe in the custody of the
lice, on the ground that he had;
emnted?Lo escape, hat?he?was
ind handcuffed." ~ 1 .
After extradition papers for Glass
d been forwarded to Governor-^.
V oung of California, a hearing
s held before the Governor's Secary
attended by many Oakland peo>
representing the N/ A. A. C. P-. .
iTTe the hearing was in progress ^ v
itr-of HnbeaaCoepm* was peHtl<irtefl**~ T "" ' *' "
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