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r ' " ' ' ' ' VOL. IV.?NO. 35. NewDay For ] PREDICT NEW POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY FOR NEGRO ' - ?? U7,ooU!? i rv ". .?/in T, oaiiiiigiuii, u. V/., /vug. ()!, I'JZO? Heralding a new day in political opportunity and leadership for the Negro, editors Sf various racial weeklies have commented widely and faJ vorably upon the personnel ^elected t?n. direct &the" Republican campaign a mong colored voters. Pointing out that business, professional, educational and religious interests as well as those purely political, comprise the Colored Voters Division of the Republican National ?? Campaign Comitee this y.uar, the. bt'- ' lief is advanced by numerous papers that the campaign will be conducted ujfon a high plane and give an opportunity for self expression to every phase of life within the group. "It is a splendid augury for the po-7 litical future of our group" says the Norfolk Journal and. Guide, "to see men and women of the highest repute and of the most unselfish motives, men and women, personal successes in themselves and not dependent upon j the promised loaves and fishes, enter- j ing actively into politics. in seiecung tne personnel ol" the | Colored Voters. Division to direct the Hoover-Curtis forces among the colored republicans, Chairman Hubert Work was well advised. No group of Negro leaders could have been selected that would have more heartily ~ "l met the approval of the race in gen erftl without regard to party affiliatipns than those announced as .consti-1 .' tuting the personnel of the division. , Conspicuous?on the list and placed in key positions: are persons who are best j -- - - known for the genuine service"lliOy j .. have rendered their race and nation! .. rather than for their political attach-| rrfent"^ '. " MEN AND WOMEN OF sr-rrpss ?[ . . v [ jf *\ "ChairmafT John R. Hawkins of; Washington, is_ahighly successful feu?[ ?. siness man and eminent churchman who has made marked success in the , conduct of his personal affairs. One of our wealthiest men, his character is unimpeachable and it is-impossible tn ' think of Mr. Hawkins being" actuated by any other than the most unself-. Mi luU'liVL's. , gei'reuu'y Alton L.TToIT! sey is virtually unknown'in politics ' but as. secretary of Tuskegec Insti-i tute and- secretary of the National Negro Business League he is known as a man of the most, devout race inter-' . '. est." "Not in the past thirty years has j the Republican 'Party presented tf - - more formidable. organization?for?a-1 presidential election among the co-! lored voters of the United States than ' It starts with for the purpose of eloct. r ing Hoover and Curtis. Whatever the Race may think of the party as a I whole, it certainly reposes profound confidence in the group selected to place the party appeal before.". While the Louisville Leader adds, i "A successful banker, business man, churchman and philanthropist, John R. Hawkins brings to the "G. O. P. campaign commitee the type of JeadV ership which commands the respect m and confidence of men no matter wVi?t I ^ theip political aviation." ^ ' ? -or selected the committee to NX \ have Oharge of the campaign", follows Vv up the East Tennessee News, "exhi<; bited excellent wisdom when they Xv named T)r. John R. Hawkins, Dr. Em, V met J. Scott and others whose leaderV^hip is acceptable to the racial group The\selection of men and women of Such calibre is commended because of out* Deiiei that the Interest of entire grpup will be served rather than an j/?' exhibition of selfishness Q?^W?eJ part of a few. We believe the type of men and women who} have been selected _ will plase support of anti-lynching v>far above holding a berth in sqjne de. B Jrtnrient of ^he government or serv43 as patronage referee in some - ' '" . ' s" ? Heralded Race N X. COLLEGE EN TERS NK\V ERA OF DEVELOPMENT ' ' < ? - " , ?r Insitution Founded J>y Dr. Jas. 1 E? Shepard Hapidly Forgih g i , Ahead ; \ . v \ Purjiam. X. ('.--"-Founded l?y Hs pro- 1 vent head. Dr., Janus Shepard as. u lolpioufi 1 rain ins: School and Chaulaqua; by whom its destiny lms been . sftaped. in the -i'acd bfseveral dis?R- ' trous fires and numerous financial cri- ^ ' ' . ' sqs, North Carolina Colleye fpr Ne- . e:rocs, accprdinp: t0 plans now on fpo't, I ids fair to become the loading insti' ulion in t4ie southeast for higher education. ' *. . T \N ith ^150 OCo to be expended upr 1 an"-adThin;s{rifno^"l)tiilding of the mot modern type.upon which actual . - oust i in : i it' is to ;.Tii in the tall. ? and ivith the prnspect of an additional .. *150,0fiU to become?available shortly J . it is hoped by the oMieors, for build-1 n.tr purposes ah 'oxterroro program- nf.j expansion is briny .planned for thp' oinTn;*- voir. It .is Tui ther honed by ^ white and cob.red citizens of llnrhnm ! interested in tin? institution, that" the next legislature will make liberal pro-1 visions for maintiinance and improve.-!? rnont put pores ami enable the, officers o fov?;\> raprdly ahead, in their 'effort i ) make the institution the ' loadtpgr J f ollejre f<u -N'ee rocs In this section. j x, \ViLh the upt-nimr the school for | lie ' . rs-ion i"n September, j . t is un.h'-rsto? d that the fir t seniol't~ 'n.s- iir Mm r ' n ? :||. j,,- i-|i-j >n tlv'ir ?l;!'.:oy- for the, year |<nd "by : he ur-il anion o?- . h,'.? elass In J line Noi th C.iv 1 nr. C. 1 will hive, caehciI y. ji ;> fjrnde A. "nior (-*? ?*".. jre <1 -v ":ed excin ive'y y tin* f f "I i.* if To Vi)':i"'M i""ii \tyitl viwrci."' - . . . . I. An a*. ' .ve.-,t e i rani is plan i led for' th v 1 y.:Q> s: a im. The ' dothall teaai'' \ h'rh \r?iv (he X. (\ ? dtafe ('Ivirp'n 'In . i he . ranks of the C. *.. A. Ax. anil he piloted tliito n. hrrd . : he lo'e 1 y B. II. -frtr! Inn. i.e'llr rT.iTrT.rn~ Star end andftitiu-male..lit' -Urn uU\*v?-' Byr4 n the stropjf. "Bear" ajr^r-'-ration of t bin I>.\ .sln'inrl 11t>1 Ikii-'m" '"H o*hod a h.r,,li educat iona! standard Mid (ifof permalent improvements upon the plant of ho school. \><>i th?Cnpidinn Ci llcgfTT'ioV ilu- i'Tj-'t'iivi 1:11nI nirst ugflTdl ~ period In its brief history.' ASBURY I'jjVUK N. A." A. C. P. WINS FIGHT = *. . c Segregation of Colored Bathers , At As bury Hark Decisively?i)efeated "TTdw YbiTe, Aug. 31, lU2H-^-Low continued segregation of colored batftj at Asbtiry Park. N. J., has been deei| steely defeated by the branch there of I the National Association for the AdI vaneenient of Colored People, it was j artouneed today,"under the leadership' i of "the entire Exe cuti ve^^Co'mmittea j headed by the brqnch president, IV I William .1. Parks. | been confined to the smallest section i of the beach. Then rennets lioenn to .come to the N. A. A. C. P. that co-j , lored people oicbeuchgs along the Asbury Park front had been requested J by police officers to "move on down | where the colored people belong'." J The Branch promptly drew up a ' letter to the mayor protesting against this segregation of colored people along the beach, Two letters were , taken to the ' mayor of?-Ashup.v Park lLy the N A a r- i> r^.,anrr Parks reports: ?;?T1" "There were no discussions folfhW^ ing the reading of tlds letter.. The mayor simply asked what actions we wanted them to take. . "The mayor speaking Tor the Board gave us the assurance that the colored people have the same rights other group of citizens, antj, that no Ijtfww ' , ' COLUMBIANS. C., SAT Attorneys to P "Must Ha1 \N APPEAL 1'OK KB Ben Bess is faced with 17 yean n the South Carolina perntrntmr lOPQtVt..^ linlf>S? 11 cill'XwvPlll iiwi-tsw -1"' .. . u^oni Ul k)lirt. Tho Mp|u>q1 ^ ?'V >w.vT., t, fey to make the appeal. Ben Bi <"> years he has been working foi list ice loving antl fair rtiiiide^l. pi' o a fund to aid in the light for ictim, not a criminal. It is Ben norj'ow? Send vonr c?nl l-ilmf ion eggg We have associated with, us it tblest and'conragemis attorneys <ing. " ' -N\ J 1 ? 11 m ^ ? | . t - . ' Cohur. l JEN EDICT COLLEGE to OPEN . ON 12TH ' r '*'* ^ , Benedict College will open on Wed-, t"9*1 ay TJth for enrollment and e\ mination at 9:00 A. M. City students both old and hew. Will e enrolled, in Convention Hall at 9:00 *?Al.. Keftttmibrr ~h~n, (}, and 7th.?H~ ; important that all city students be lasslHed on the assigned dates, ew, will be enrolled and classified on londay and Tuesday at 9:00 A. M , Students from away, both old and iiftu's to have all new fctudcnts.re-1 .ister on the earlier dates. : Follow.', he dates and .you will avoid a lonj? ( viiit and receive bettey service. i Frederick C. Re.lfernj Dean? ! i in in -\r- / '"i'TT-iirnirn I ' , >>., : Ip* ? ' A real University in ' the making. >rders -have been, given to the leesoes or any of the emissaries^of the Board to treat colored people ditfer?ntly from any other group and that r?o ordcts will be given to that elfcct.'! _ Th tho fir?tt letter to the mayor, the As bury Park N. A. A. G. P. said: "Our Association is organized and Lizenship rights. As we view the matter the beach front is a public play ground ownccL.by.tbc City of Asbury Park and is for the use of everybody just as the streets, or tjie Library Square. Surely, you will not contend that you have the authority to gay which side Gf a street colored or white people-^ shall use. TherT why wh.Lcfi part of the beach? "We call your attention lo^0*? fact that no other sea shore city in New Jersey has-sueh an-arrangtunent. Why ALLEN UNIVERSITY TO O Allen University Opens the; fs lt)28. Registration begins on t sent to the Registrar or to the 1 cript from the last school attend Students.must reside on the ca dent. : | Remittance for room rcserva' keeper at least'one week before to those who do not come, other to. the credit of;the student's ex The prospect for the most fav( and improvements in the Music* interest. Athetotics, Dramatics, > b. h ??- ? UliDAY. SEPT. 1,1928. " " "m~ * . -.j* . '? ush Bess Case; ire Funds NDH -frt)it"Kfr!N r-? ' r "; . ' > more of a thirty years sentence y for ir criirje~o f vyh icltho~Ts. j>1 it is iniule to the state Simfeino y his niioi n.io s. 'ft * "ll-'o-lM ;'Mess has {10 money?for. the 1 as! the state as a prisoner: Every* _ v..M ...v v" vuwy ?t4 \ it'. I fairness to- Don Ross. .He -s :> Boss today"; who-rnipfht it ho to""V" . . " to viw. . 1 Bon Boss' dt Tori, ay ono of fly(white) in t-tnr-strri-o. Mr.""Ay J "KktM'Jii i( 'A. A. .' vi-.i-y, ~ \v, ivyi. *jg|?g I TO" FIGHT JIM CROW ' PRiMART VO'l i: XirFxTnal ' As -iooiat ion Ko-fairis -\o\as Lawyers to Contest New Disfranchisoiiioi.i j New York, Aug. .11, 1028?The NV 11 dual Association i or the A(i\aiKeinent of Colored People, hits' retained l-'rcd C. Knollinyhurt;; of Ml Past*, Texts the a.t.orney who, hud the groundwork for the celebrated White Primary Ca>?> victory before .the Unite:} .States An pre file Court, t.o fijrht the i i v'f." !?I' "-in f iN !Y:nu-lii nirniit of . Johnson C. Smith Universit ) should-"vfe? We can furthcv ""stat i that we proWblj- pay move- than i the colored people of any other resoi ?Atlant'e City not excepted.' W'e.ilo not letri that \te should be " made "the continuing to be Jim Crowed on out <mn beach. May we have a repl> from you? Yours for a friendly a-1 just moil t." The branch committee, besides Dr Parks, included John A. Stewart, T | H. Murray,, Anna E. Jackson, Bessie i A. Wallace, l)r: John 11. Hayes, !JeT tie A. Carter, Couisa L. Upperfnaj and MabCl Hendrickson. Div-I'ai'ks states that thelcesec o bathing concessions has been instruo lie not to discriminate a<rainst coloi j.ecl balhcm and that ho gave assur PEN ON SEPTEMBER IhTIi ill term Thursday,-September 1;> ho 12th. Applications should Ih 'resident at once".so that a trans led may be had. * tin pus unless.excused by the I''res Hon should be sent to the ttprrkopening. Refunds \vill~ti> niftTli ivise the remittance will be placer penses. . . J arable opening is good. Addition* \1, Commercial, Home Ecohdtnics raining Departments-add to~ttn Giee Club, Qnartot and Orchestra . SIMS, President. IHtiattiiHMiMliitMttMttiM Chancello Hoover' r v(je ticket move' i-.a^NT IS DEMOCRATIC "PROPAGANDA i . ' : ' V ' .! * ?? 1 <>isvIl't? Edi 1 or . say's Negro : . Ticket- firi| of Tit falls Iloufrville, Ky., Aug." 2:5,' 102H^-In a i > - i: 11", v. !. li appeared In it'b. I c:h\ r, I. \\"ill;s- ('<;Jo, local ediftrrt?ami i-'.ii-ii'Jti'; . doi-Unod- that; the | vcmcilt. Arldclir^'ttm &PS a Ne|?ro C . i:i*t. is. fall pit pitI'ads and stamped; t-C--tis i It'ni!!..ra:" prnp'nrnmbi: At. lie' > ' 'in- 'ii'H' lu uryed tin- colored voters! fi?:'*v iiiphro the ,t roatinent Rivon Ne-' ??-' delete t-vs' ;>t dTio national ednven-; t ens of t h; -two | artjtvs," . | ruKacc .fco'crs are" not deceived by ' what is very pr b dily DemoeVatie pro1 | ' ' ". in,da" ?>:? . .Cole v. n te." "They will 4+r^-o he very-4dadv t-o compare. theI ...a.,.".. v . ? .i i i i v. v .ivmi iii, .k i vii . > v.. i ir? ill* iUlU :\ Vmrs at the 'national oonvonfirihs,o.f. ' ho two part'os." " f -uhmoiTTh.'^Vvnw.. ' . . ! \ h.'!i the S p' fine Court declared >-- it;;t. 1 tho^tVxas la\v bar-j \'r'.T; i(.>b>.vc(l voter-? from the state! ! s mnovatV prmn-r'es, the white peot.'p sn.ui.dit to nfcpmpKsh the same end '.v ,:i law niacin jr in the hands of the s ate commit t<os the f>o\ver to deter-* 'me , who shrdl'have the privilege of Cn.ir in primaries. Thus, in : ! . i' . I I'll': Vut'ois I'l Mill till1 ' f lyi - ' i ,.. , T 1 ' Vw " ' "**' ' t - ^ ,? -?-|i- - '" " y, Charlotte, N. C. "i?f> A.N.P. M- iniavios the lU'inoevatie st.ate e< niH o::iteo enaetyd a' rule. that no Nojrro ho*..'ld vote. * by tIjk* N. A. A". ('. I'. pYeefseTy its was *!io White Primary Uaw. Dr. L. Ni\on oHVri<Mtiinitch' a* a fully><iua. litietj Democratic voter ami was've: MYred-rr ballot.?The . X..A. A: C:-N. ; has now rift; mod IVIi". Kuril inprberg I to eai'uy this ease up to. and through. , the United States Supremo. Court, , i n'e 'gir?ty itneif to pay a fee of $2,500 | a d inee'ssary expenses up to the stun ' I of $l ,o()T)0.' I S:nee the Whito IVmiarv decision j. i ' C-v.^npoeH-e Court ninny"aouthoi'TV ales. nrevo^f l'f'()]>r barring/ NcU'i oc. by law have- tried the expn'dient , '?>f h a'. bur .a^ate coniniitt ws^pass rules j'agaj foil flu- rtvoTm<.r. The Texas case .; ' h.M^yr,., TTke ' In White Thhvracy curse ['will serve as a precedent. for shnilar J situations throughout the .-southern (li'tntr*. X. A. A: C. P. .eenfultnt? ly expects that en the basis of the .\\ hi'to Primary, decision, the Supreme .Court will-o'.ithiw the Pew. subtetfuge. IX1)1A MISSIONARY COfNTIL ZTZ *3K3 fi. A^A. a P. FOR ? V . RRF'ORTS Now York, A nor. 31, 15^28?The Na* 4 ioTnl Ass cintfon for the Advnnce, j n'ont of Colored People, has received i , <>f - the National Christian Council 6i i yndia, Rurnta and Ceylon, asking for ' ! Cbntinued on page eight r.;|L^W.U-V.... ' ' iniiii?iiii i|-| nWiia ilkini liMDiUfltr i i uli , , ?- .V, t ./> ? ? * V .'v\;; ' .; V .' ' ' ; * ?" . . . * .. . V . ' .. ' . . - * *% .' ?^i?i - / ' * 5c A COPY . s Policy HEAD OF PVfHlAN FRATRENITY FDR V HOOVER-???? S. \v. Greene, of New 0?'^cans? ^a-> Supreme Chancellor of tfcie Knight* ofy Pythias of the World, repi/escntinP ? membership of more than G0,0)0 colored Pythians. is for Hofbert. Hou vr. he -Stated nim'telee-ram received hy A. P. lf.olijey, secretary thcr v<r- f lored Voters division of th? Repuhli- -J "^ ;-m "Xalidnal CaniptPjarn organization-.Mr. Greene declared that Hoover's 'acceptance address" "should appeal .ajilV.s nf party nOilintilP* as l>nm" ing from a statesman wih A clear and cnneise grasp of the probH'nis ?F ow government and one Who', if.elected., president will manage the affairs. of the government in the-interest of every section of our country an(l Cov the benefit" oT every" class our clei wnryT . * /* .. "His policy of equal oppdl'tunity ey yy -man and woman art4' child re. a;dless of race or e&ligiod is the ?xpi'o^sidn ot a heart a$ bl'oad as hum*nity." ' ' The organization of \vh*ft-'h th* Su-v ?. prenie Chancellor is the f>ea(l 's th? ! second largest "race* fratei'^ity 'n j country" in point Of numb<;rs? 1)U^ re" i presents the grehtost wcj1^!1 . anT trace organization because' i^s >n" surancc features. POLICE LYNCHED HOUSTON NEGRO " V 1 ' 1 ? l^f^K^Ush tA? Kcrait?^ Says lh;it uniformed ^icn ? Took I'art?in ? vent ion "Snort" . ? i _ . .* '.. . t New York; Any. 01; hit hoi i-Cr unpublished report say'?? ikat-th*??ul^_ :H-nc-h";n;r-rrf n jfejrro in 11 Tex-* vs. just before the Deni(>cvafc Con- . V- 'Tien ronyenod there. v.*As oniiueerh^t-byincal policy, ts t,eI;iyed try tl * " at ona! Assnoia' ion for the 'Advance- . n ent of-Co!ore:i Pooplt>, P'; ") "\ariei y" for Wodm sday.' Au?fiist ''su The. | ivyort' of the tIoti?t:n lynoh'ing*.jn ;"Vaiio'y" rends .us. f<>lio\\ s: ' l.TNi iilXC; AT HOl-'-S-'FON ; " A ii io.pi .ji'.cd la, y ^?ti>e lyorh ?f.i'.ui'fti nam iii n by 1 i ol.ieinen of that city, just-prior to j.j-1-P Democratic Convent:'<>^? seems to . -HO-* hm tr l-nnivn |>y. ;tH the newvp-i ; l er men in attendance, notwithstanding. It was on account o*" the corres-- . pondcnts that the ftope Beeing wan smothered, over by the authorities. 't would not Sound nice, (hey decided, . I'or :tkc world to' know Houston { policemen violated the ve'T lynch law that the South has beCn trying to . Uuiiare /or years. . . . "A night or so before the Convention opened a cop ahd a Negro fired ^lT^ts- at nntr-a-notherr- Both' wet*#- hit1 and taken to a hofcp-jtaLs'her ethe officer died. Later'the sart>e night five _ o/*the dead cop's unifonm'(* companions went to the hospital-where the still unconcious Negro ha^ heen taken removed,and hung him f,oni a bridge near the outskirts of tfff'city. Hie*hotly was?rtrt?down?tin7" follownvg ;?DTorning." ... ' ' ?That the cops had done it wa? spread ..over the inside of the Clty1foustorrV Sfayor, it is sd'd, in the di-? ;-Tmrm, thought to- beppei*^-^*? wdvica >f four other Texas Ma>'ors how to -hush up or keep fluid* about, cops as the lynchers. Only o'lp reply contained a suggetion thou?ht worth while.. That is said to havo come from 'the mayor ofPallns, '1* suggested any other five men he pinned and held -| uul.il. after the conventi**" ended. ' "Accrrrdinjrlyv-from -tpo?story, the ? '. police of Houston picked "P five local vagrants on the lynching charge, told ? them to hehfhve or thi'V would get - the limit afterwards, Otherwise later I lot loose, and evert "mavK UlPm writ# n ' a confession. U- ?PAM far as any of_tfie newspaper' J mep know, that was tHe ?.n<J of the TTTouston BeeihgTT ' ~ ' v| n . . . ' " * - ; "mi' iiiim