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The Echo
By V. C. 1.
I. Recent Racial Rioting.
II. De Priest's Political Ad-
vice.
and indica-
city of get
HIGH COURT
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From all reports
tions, Chicago the
what you want by force, nearly
had a repetition of that fnght-
ful holocaust of a decade or so|
ago. Undoubtedly, the Black man
is finding his way hard in the
North and East during these
trying financial times. Rents.
and other living expenses are
high, while salanes are low and
jobs are few. Yet there is a law
in the land that all citizens ought
observe and obey. ' Early this
week a family of color was be-
ing put out of an apartment for
non-payment of rent. While
duly qualified officers were en-
gaged in the task of evicting this ...
Colored family, words passed of ™ he"rd ,,y " larg" an'' w,thu
Chicago Congressman Well ReMivedLoc^
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Big Plea Made For
Unity Of Purpose
DE PRIEST POINTS WAY TO RACIAL
PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT
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poweocowow
eemor. m
st Nt
Reaches Supreme Trtbunal
Oscar DePrieat, stalwart, white-
h'ured, dynamic, congressman front
ho first Illinoin District, Chicago
nitintic audience at the Library
Auditorium last Monday night. The
Congressman husky of voire due to
hoarseness contracted through a
strenuous speechmaking tour of the
southland during the past three
months, was forceful and telling in
... ....... ••• -h—> -- his discussions and pleadings for
ditional Negroes have been in- tinitv of purpose in things politic!
j j . j _i - ^ I a* they relate themselves to Ne-
jured. and today that section of j grwi h„ ur(Jpd hl< 1!stener, t0
an unpleasant nature, that re
suited in a battle of knives and
guns. One Negro was killed and
several odier persons iniured. As
an aftermath of this fight, ad-
the windv city is a torch merely-
waiting ignition to produce a
multiplicity of needless deaths.
Such is the fruit of disrespect
for law as far as Negroes arc co\
ccrned.
use your ballots to elect y°ur
friends" and "vote for men jjnd
measures not parties."
A well arranged program was ,
presented by the 8au Antonio
Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Aloha
I'ai Fraternity, the high lights of j
which we?*' the introductinr of j
the race shall realize that the gister Publishers, whose logic. truth ,
, - , : and flights of oratory completely 1
door of opportunity, progress, the large audience and
and peace IS not opened bv riots etnated an atmosphere of elnsn that
J | j J Tker. ic was followed thru out the evening,
and racial disturbances. here Mayor Chambers, roue to the
absolutely no evidence to show easion in his orn inimitable way
that not infested cities are better. ' "d again stamp d hlniselfpullidy
i i as a champion of right nnd n de
or that improvement has been fl.n,ler ,,f liberty. His feeling as
brought about after such occur- expressed in the ters" ^xpr« sioi.
0 believe the Colored Ppople
ences. Quite to the contrary, as j ghml,d have something else for their
the reverse has come nearer the taxes besides receipt," took the
1 st; L . _ i r ir., n| audience bv storm. He presented
truth. Washington, the capitol f|w (.ouf
people came to this country they \
were all black. From the looks of I
us now some one else has been |
seeking social equality."
DERIDES PARTY AFFILIATIONS
"The Republican Party is a Lily-
white narty" the Congressman
said. He was loud in his praise
of men and measures and gave n
detailed analysis of the failure of
the Hoover Administration from the
viewpoint of the Negro. He be-
lieves a Democratic Roosevelt can
and will defeat a republican Hoover
next year. He further stated in his
derision of party lines and affilia-
tions that "everybody knows that
CHARGE HAN WITH
BURGLARY
Center St. Rei'jdent
Aids Officers In
Capture
FINAL DECISION ON TEXAS LAW
BARRING NEGROES FROM VOTING
EXPECTED IN OCTOBER
Congressman a gold key to th
ity as he closed his hearty wel
come.
Mr. PePrieat launched into his
one hour speech with a vim that
Other characterizes one whose rise has
been one of surmounting difficul-
ties. His declaration to the effect
in Washington arc that "what you need ill Texas is
of the Nation was once the vie
tim of rioting; and citizens there
cannot prove that conditions
were elevated. On the
hand, no claim is made that ra
cial relations
J . i -U- Y# V nnr ic more friends in office," was the
products 01 the no . opening phrase in a glowing tribute
forced to the conclusion that the „r 8,.ries of tributes lie paid to
I 1,.|_,J Uv Mavor C. M. Chambers who had
city certainly was not helped b\ Mm hcrc> and wh0 th„
It. j Congressman said, should be the
Let the people of this com- "Mayors office until you elect him
i ,ii Governor. H* advocated equalit\
munitv he not disturbed along of 0pp0rtunity economically and at
these lines; and rest assured that the bar of justise, r.nd disdained
I i t J.-l anything that savored of that time
we are as a whole, a great deal wnrn t,Hg)l,.nr" always referred
better off than some who crow t0 by a certain ciemjnt lis "social
J IJ ... Mievr \vc equality" stating very clearly that
and would have us be „„ „ihnlod to by this group is
are constantly in desperate straits. forejK„ from the minds of ail Ne
' v x i groes. His parting thrust at this
tomfoolery, brought forth loud ap-
plause when he declared "when my
Those who came to listen to
Congressman Oscar De Priest s
political advice, certainly were
not disappointed as to its contcnt.
Much of his talk pertained to
national issues, (and he discuss-
ed them wisely) yet he did speak
on organization and types of
leadership, that the people of this
community can reap benefit
from, if put into effect.
Poll tax paying on the install-
ment plan struck the audience as
a very favorable method of secur-
ing this much needed political
ammunition. His idc* of having
a leader in every block collect
20 cts. a week from the people
living therein, until every person
of voting age has a receipt, is
commendable and worth a trial
If it is done in Chicago, it can be
done here.
As to types of leadership, this
Solomon of politics advises that
Negroes selcct as leaders those
who will not find it necessary to
PREACHER STABBED,
THREE ABRESTED
Rev. J. J. Jackson, baptist preach-
er wns confined to Robert B. Green
Hospital Tuesday night suffering
from three knife wounds in the back
inflicted by a woman who he alleges
Stopped him at Cherry and Crockett
Street, grabbed him and stopped for
help.
Two Negro men pelted him with
rocks before he fell, he said. De
tee'ives investigating the case be
lieve that the woman who stopied
the minister was a lure and that
two men hud lain in wait with the
idea of robbing Jackson.
City detectives arrested Willie
Collins, 22 year-old girl of 242 Gal
luglier Alley, and booked her on a
charge of aggravated assault with
u pocket knife.
The police also took in custody
Willie W,right, who gave his address
sh '' iiuvwhere'' and ,lames t ollins,
of 21'J Gallagher Allev, in connec
tion with the aff&ii.
All
people-
things considered, the t„
of San Antonio benefit- a
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CLOSED LAST
SUHDAY
The fifty-eighth annual session of
the Guadalupe Baptist Association
closed one of the most successful
sessions of its history Sunday, all
things considered.
Opening Tuesday morning with
t.he l.avmen's, Pes cons' and Min-
isters' Institute, the Association
proper opened on schedule Wednes
day morning, Moderator Taylor 1
presiding.
An interesting subject for the af- J
ternoon Tuesday was "The Outv of
the Laymen to The District and |
Denominational Work , led by Rev. j
S. A. White, in the absence of the i
programmed leader. The interest j
was high and the inspiration great |
ns several spoke on the subject.
Tuesday evening, 8:15, program j
of welcomes rendered at Library
Auditorium, according to program
outline. The big chbrus in charge
of Rev. F. M. Hudspeth, Miss
White, pianist, was n feature, a
source of great inspiration.
I>r. G. F. C. Currv preached the
introductory s e r mon Wednesday
noon, in his usual able and interest
ing way. Bible lessons by l rs.
Merriwether and Robinson were up
to standard. Dr. Merriwether taught
throughout the session, as the as
socintion's regular Bible instructor.
Rev. Robinson taught on Evangel
ism.
For the most part, the session*
were held jointly, of the women and
men, ench department taking charge
alternately.
Dr. J. If. Hardeman preached
Thursday and Friday nights, but
unfortunately was called home Fri
•lay night because of illness in his
family.
Dr. Jesse Yiilvlngton, (white),
pastor of Baptist Temple, San An
tonlo, preached a great sermon on
Missions and Education, Thursday
morning. Many said they seldom
hear such a great message, practical,
plain and so full of spirit, coining
from a white minister. Dr. Yelvlng
ton, n young man and full of fire,
waa deliberate and unusually force
ful in delivering the message, and
it. was great, to say the least. Of
course we are so used to great mes
sages nmong our folk, and not be-
ing so used to them timing from
elaowhere, naturally the contrast is
a consideration. But the discourse
vus great, to say the least, and cer-
tainly will result in great good.
Rev. Geo. J. Johnson's message
the women Thursday noon was
well chosen and well delivered
''
T. L. Wright, 27, who alleges that
he lives at 115 North Center Street,
was booked at police headquarters
Tuesday night tor burglary and is
being held for investigation by de
tectives.
It apjiear* that E. Alexander who
lives at 113 N. Center Street return
ed home al>out 9:45 P. M. to find ■
front window of his home broken.
Ho / called police help from the
-TO
house. After searching the ransack
ed house, they finally dragged
Wright from under the bed where
he was hiding—not having com; let
ed his ransacking.
He was arrested and taken to
headquarters by the "flivver
route.
BLIHD MAN WINS
PRIZE
| New York. July sn.—The Nation j in I'
al Association for the Advancement ^ A.'
of Colored People announce* tliat | Cnui
on July JO a petition tor certiorari Tex
in the Texas Primary Case (Nixon in;
vs. Condon) was filed in the 1 ml."! In-
states Supreme Court, asking that I
tribunal to review a decision of tin , pea
Circuit Court of Appeals l..v uhicl null
Dr. L. A. Nixon of El Paso, as. n-
,va-t barred from the Democratic to
primary. The Supreme Court if no* it <
in recess and will not pas! u;on f
the petition until October. M-an I t„
time, the outcome will lie uwn.ted I y0t
with interest in various Southern [
tin
a behalf, i y the N.A.
'nited States Supreme
hat eourt held the
alid, the decision be-
down on March 7,
v.. Herndon.)
legislature then re-
Hnd enacted another
he iJ^mocratir execut-
? to restrict the right
r> runary to whites if
do so.
1023, Dr- Nixon went
and sought agaiu to
Democratic primary
retused.
nnder
state restricting these primaries t-
vhite voters. The cn«e wns carried
R!R8. DEHUtST AND
THE WHITE HOUSE
PARTY
then inei
rustr
5T, PHILIP'S
ANNUAL Ml
0—
Program For The Y«
President's Itinerary
Announced
The Alumni and Ex-Students As-
sociation of St. Philip's Junior Col
lege held its regular meeting on Sun
I day out on the college lawn. There
were sixtee.. nembors present. Miss
Leona Johnson, President, presiding.
The organization has planned a"
outlay of £200.00 for their 1031-31'
objective, and their activities nr-
to be in the form of six } rojectF. |
Misnes Artie Rtilwell, Bowden, Jim j
mie Lee Burgess, and Katherm0 ^
Brooks were appointed on the follow j
ip committee for the year. Mr- i
Willie O. Cruae McKinney was mod' !
secretary filling the vacancy form J
•rlv held by Miss Gang.
The activities of the association
ire so arranged ns to begin with the
tpening of the session which is
September 14th. The first affuir
vill be a 'Night In Spain* some time
during the month of September.
MTisses Ruby Douglas and Madge
Lewis were visitors at the meeting.
Tne itinerary of Miss A. Bowden,
Preaident of the College, was an
nounced at the meeting on Sunday.
It is to begin directly proceeding
tCIATION HOLDS
INO
Formulated
KILLS LOVER ViftiH
KNIFE
tuhn will nOC 111 lil it i it v.*..' i i | . .
sell the group to get their ownj ed from having in their midst
' t-Lic illnctriniK nolitical Plant.
Rev. Johnson hails from Shiloh
daily bread
i ed rroin navuig in uhi , —
j this illustrious jiolitical giant. | ^Gon'l. on Page 5)
New Orleans, Aug., (By The As-
sociated Negro Press).— A charge
of murder was placed against Estelic j cerg;
Brown who killed her common j terf
husband, Norman Bat. They quarrel „dd
ed in a room on the second f1p°r
gild the man threatened the woman
with a ra*or, police reports stated.
She picked up a knife artd cut his W
throat. He stumble# down the steps
and ii(on the sidewalk, where he fell v
dead. ' Ul
l> . /t r< *
Sew York, Aug.. (By The As
sociated Press.)— Newman Burrell
Kincastie, Virginia, has been given
one of the awards presented by the
Harmon Foundation of this City in
a country wide series of Awards for
the Blind.
One hundred and nine medals and
cash honoraria were awarded Mon
day in the contest, in which there
were nearly 500 entered. Sightless
of school in September, men, women, and children from al!
General Convention in Col ' tarts of the United States and.front
is at this meeting that the j Canada and the 1 hillipine Isla «
appropriation will be were among the recipients. Awards
jible for the college as the ! were made for economic and litera -
Ihnrch ' contribution. From j !y achievements, for adjuatablll >
Jtiss Bowden goes into t'le [to environment, and for progress
,f Ohio where she is slated mode b> children in school, for the
eight weeks, after which i blind. Burrell was the only Negro
keen engagements in Mas- in the group of recipients.
;a and New York, she will) Now thirty-four, he has been to
;urn home. Beginning with tally blind for the past ten
of the year, January 1932 , His blindness was the result of the
icheduled to work in the j paralyzing of the optic nerv e
Sft California, Arizona and I overwork.
it a. Bile hopes to be home! As soon as Burrell heard
I* 1 ipoo J the Virginia School for the Colore!
1 Deaf and Blind at Newport News.
I he hurried there to enter, studying
music, industrial arts and literature
i His family had regarded his blind
j ness as rendering him useless; now.
he runs a chair-caning shop and is
a real help to them.
Burrell was awarded a bronze
rncdal and *20 for the progress he
made during his first two years of
blindness.
The awards were originally the
idea of the late William E. Harmon,
who organized the Harmon Founda
Hon in 1D22. He felt that a content-
ed spirit was as important to a blind
person as a concrete achievement
Hence the many small awards for
taking part i n home life or progress
made in the first two years of blind
ness. A few 'arge awards were also
made for achievements of economic
[literary value. The judges are Miss
; Helen Keller and her teacher M;rs.
Iaiiiic Maev, both associated with
I the American ' Foundation for the
1 Blind; Dr. Horn- Best of the l'n
iversity of Kentucky; Charles F. F
Cam] bell, Director of the Detroit
League for the Handicapped; Dr.
.). 11. Finlcy, 1'resident of the New
i York Association for the Blind; and
i Mrs M. C. Migel, whose husband
,„Kia Bowden, President I is President of the American Foun
Ition of Women's Clubs.dation for the Blind.
Mrs. Oscar VePrlest.
vife of the Congressman
first Illinois district, a rc
mt in our citv, gave ao
rnim
•.Tso*' «■>: ngirinst flTe TVttmcrSf
t'artv nnd not arainst the State,
in.1 that hen-e. the court had no
,ni. ■ li- 'ion. The Circuit Court of
d the trial court.
was filed in Di.
M the N.A.A.CJP.
)r. Nixon, retained
;u this case, are:
. rn chairman of the
atioaal Legal Com-
!;n hall, Nathan B.
Knollenberg' and
■ . lutter two of El
\ rtliur B.
of th
fam
whic"
„ been asked by Mrs Kliz
ilndsay Davis, National His
of the Federation of Wo-
lubs, to collect brief historic
hos and group pictures of
rious women's clubs in the
Texas. This material will
in a "olume entitled "The
,,-^al Register of Women's
Inbib which is to be placed on ex
htbl$ik at the World Fair in Chi
IS2. 1( am taking this means
this to the attention of
ill the city composed of
and girls, and asking them
irato with this movement to
of writing this informs
Bending same to P. O. Box
Antonio, Texas. The his
itch may or may not be I
id by a photograph. It
very brief v 't cover all
important infoi nation con
organization. This ma
Id be mailed to the above
earliest possible date,
laolutelv no charges in
srith this effort on the
National Federation of
lubs.
interview to a representati
-inn Antonio Register, in whli li s!,
gleefully .oke of her happx Uf<
Mrs. DePriest, demure, petit' . an
with a youthful vivacity tiiat b'-he
her years of life, is a native of th
little town of Rockford, 111 . and ri
sponded in true Yankee fiuhio
when asked about events in her lii
as the wife of t'le commoner, real j
estate dealer, Alderman, politician
and Congressman.
"I have always urged him on, and j
to stand by that, that is right. Next
to family that that is for the good of
our people is foremost, she «aid In
response to a query about th
ous w;hlte House Reception
lihe attended and which was so ter
riblv distorted by the white I ress
of th- c6flnt:v, she said: "allot'
the | ress reports about my being
snubbed, or ostracized ware not true.
1 attended the function as the wife
of a representative of the 1 ungrf-
of the T*nited States While I might
have enjoyed myself better among
more intimate friends, I went out
of respect for the position «e hold
[ was treated most cordially and
«rs never ill at ease. Contrary to
white press reports, X was in no
wise snubbed."
Being at the much talked about,
reception was more of a condescen
slon on her part than it was on the |
part of her hostess and contempo
varies, all of whom seemed to be
overjoyed with her presence.
Mrs. DePriest was very smartly
attired at all her appearances here,
and plainly showed her delight with
the many courtesies extended them
while in San Antonio.
OFF GOMES SHOE,
OUT ROLLS MONEY
Detective Paul Massey pulled a
fast one this week, when he eaptur
♦•d .Tim Lewis, and filed on him, in
the County Attorney's ofticc. Lewis
«8 alleged to have robbed the Nation
1 Peanut Co., Ill E. Houston street
of $34.60. When arrested and search
ed the money was not found, but
when detective Massey suggested
raising all windows, and pulling off
the .prisoner's shoes, $33.00 rolled
out.
Rl
tl Distri
this i
The V
ling
ill b<
irginia.
he Fed-
t with Judge P.
sitting, rendered
opposite to that
irt. namely, that
i unconstitutional.
Federal Court of
late of Virginia,
•t Court s decision
nabling act was
r^inia authorities
led efforts to have
jpheld; so the de
-nil District Court
is of vital impor-
rn and the United
irt's decision
keen interest.
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with
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