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AMERICA’S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1928
FIRST IN REAL NEWS—PAGE THREI
IGNORE REPRESENTATIVE
TINKHAM’S QUESTIONNAIRE
Washington, D. C.-(A N P)—The
letter sent out several weeks ago by
Congressman George Holden Tink-
ham of Boston, Massachusetts, to all
the candidates for the presidency as
to whether they favored the enforce-
ment of the mandatory provision in
the 14th amendment to the constitu-
tion that there shall be a reduction
of -representation in the house of rep-
resentatives and the electoral college
in proportion to the disfranchisement
which exists in certain states as the
union, has met with only a single
perfunctory acknowlegdement from
• one candidate, Senator James A.
Numerous Records
Made By Athletes
At Tuskegee Meet
THE NEV AL THOMAS’
BANQUET AND N. A.
A. C. P. SABOTAGE
Reed of Missouri ■ andidate for emi-INTED D A AT
nation for president on the Demo- 1 W I
cratic ticket, through 1.. secretary ***** 1
H. Yates, acknowledges the receipt j D A DT TILT D IAI
of the letter and states the senator P ALTET IIFLT
will be glad to state his position on | • £ui RIAL’
the questions asked at an early date. DIBIT A TIT DITA
Texas last year produced a wheat PHILADELPHIA
crop ol 17,945,000 bushels, valued at
$21,713,000. | ---------
Last year Texas produced $1,200 Philadelphia, Pa.—(ANP)—An au-
tons of cabbage valued at $2,456,000. dience of upwards of fifteen hundred
Nearly all of it was raised in the , .
Rio Grande Valley, persons of both races crowded into
Texas is the leading producer of Broad Street Theatre, Sunday after-
the Bermuda onion. In 1926, 2,552,- noon, at a meeting which was desig-
000 bushels were produced in the nated on the posters as an “All-
state, valued at $3,402, . Philadelphia Inter-racial Peace Meet- trophy. This beautiful challenge tro- same news note went on to tell how
This is May the 10th. I have just|
read a news story from Washington,
D. C., about a banquet that was given
to Neva) II. Thomas, president of
Mistake Egyptian
Ambassador For
Negro In Virginia
FINLEY WILSON
MAKES DEBUT AS
RADIO SPEAKER
Tuskegee Inst., Ala.—With ideal the Association’s branch there, on
weather conditions and a track that April 27th. Thomas deserves all the
seemed to contain steel springs, re- honor which any banquet could be-
Winchester, Va.—(A N P)—Diplo-
matic complications were averted last
New York City.—(ANP)—J. Fin-
ley Wilson, grand exalted raler of
the Elks, made his debut before' the
microphone on Thursday evening
from Station WABC of the Atlantic
lay records fell here last Saturday, stow upon him. Put me down for
Tuskegee won the first leg on the mas- that and don’t forget it—for I have
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ing.” ’ phy must be won three times in order there was a great storm on the ban-
The gathering was sponsored by to secure permanent possession. The quet night, and added very pointedly
, uthat said storm did not prevent the
the Interracial Peace Committee, as- were fav this enn the national two mile . . ......
sociated with the American Friends
Service Committee, and a special
committee from the Women’s Inter-
, national League of Peace and Free-
dom cooperated with the other two
[committees in putting over what was
| undoubtedly the largest gathering of
its kind that has ever been neld in
[ Philadelphia. The array of speak-
ers represented both races in the
most distinguished walks of life.
The meeting was presided over by
Leslie Pinckney Hill, chairman of
the Inter-Racial Peace Committee.
The music was furnished by the
Fred Carton chorus, a group from
the famous- Wanamaker Chorus,
which is famed for its marvelous
singing.
Broadcasting Company, Steinway
Hall, New York City. He made a
. special trip from Washington to be
dosh apple blossom festival and dele- present on this occasion as the guest
gution of leading business and pro-of Manhattan Lodge of Elks, whose!
fessional men called upon Mahmud educational committee arranged a
t I program wh ch reflected honor to the
0 ‘ el Negro Achievement Hour, now in its
These hours are
night when officials of the Shenan-
Sammy, Egyptian minister
... n1 L: . . _-1 IIICIL CitiLI null in iiiii UMU pivYvm LUIC
race for this cup, the national two mile notables of Washington from coming
relay championship of America, saw out to pay honor to Mr. Thomas, and
a great struggle between Morehouse, then said with the boldest insinuation:
Tuskegee and Talladega. It was "The storm, how ever, seemed to have
. 1 . ____: - , . interfered with communications—mail
mainly through the running of Grant, .
and telegraphic—as nether letter
the Tuskegee lead off “ 21, who turned nor telegram of regret was received
in a lead of 20 yards to T. Harris, from a single national officer of the
Hampton’s great quartet of sprint- N. A. A. C. P.”
ers won the sprint medley relay for Ye gods! I. William Pickens, am
1 nited States, a specially invited seventeenth week.
guest, and expressed sincere regrets sponsored by “Who's Who In
over an incident during the
corona-
ured America."
ol
tion of Miss Mary Wise Boxley, of In order to round out the hour,
p . .Dr. H. Binga Dismond, whose record
Noanoke, Va., as festival queen. It L ii« 1 : A
1 of the world’s mark in the quarter
had escaped not ice, it wa saul until • : 4 J j T
. i M mile sprint still stands and who is
his excellency s reported resentment ,1 1 ,
T r a member of the past exalted,.rulers
had reached the ears of the commit-
1 council of Elks, acted as master of
ceremonies. Mrs. Dismond who ar-
- ranged this event procured an excel-
tee.
Those who called upon the diplo- ..... .. .... ...... ....... ... _ . .
mat in his suite at the George Wash-lent staff of artists to support to
ington Hotel, declined to make any- 3
ne sprint u a ley relay i«i se sous. ■. ******......nene, ..... - - hour. They were Mr. Edward Steh
Dobins trophy and won the a "national officer of the N. A. A. statement, but it was learned that pianist; Miss Florence Jordan, a
first leg on the John H. Webb trophy C. P.," and the first I hear of a ban- the minister was nee curving, a posi- Qughter Elk; Mr. Francis Gariton,
the A. G.
Dr. Wilbur K. Thomas represented
the American Friends' Service Com-
mittee, and spoke of the work it is
; doing to further the interests of the
Inter-Racial Peace Committee. Mrs.
Lena Trent Gordon, of the depart-
ment of public welfare of the city
of Philadelphia, spoke for the Ne-
gro woman and her peace vision.
J. Finley Wilson, the grand exalted
ruler of the I. B. P. O. E. W., spoke
of “The Peace of a Great Brother-
hood.” Mr. Wilson’s speech was a
masterly exemplification of Saul of
Tarsus, “breathing fire and slaught-
er” converted into Apostolic Paul,
preaching the gospel of peace. Mme.
Camille Drevet, a representative of
the W. I. L., who had been in this
country but six weeks, spoke of the
work of the women of France after
the horrors of 1914-18, and their
work for understanding among na-
tions.
C. P.,” and the first I hear of a ban- the minister was occupying a posi- quuter kan,
in the one mile relay. quet that took place on April 27th is tion in front of the Handley High Miss Gertrude ...... „..,, vauassubt.
w the l when I read it in a newspaper story School building, directly in the path Miss Martin is a daughter of the late
T : sprint med. time Sadnidi the two weeks afterwards and yet the of thl' queen as she was about to de- Prof. David I. Martin; Andrew T.
tions, comparative was deciding sec. newspaper story blames me for not scend from the esplanade for corona- Mitchell, Sr., exalted ruler of the
i ers. Tuskeg having put in my dutiful attendance tion by Governor Byrd, and that a Manhattan Lodge, rendered the elev-
ond. “I n unL Tie forced on the occasion. I was not invited—| Winchester woman, member of the en o’clock code; the "Keep Shufflin'"
the milthe relays record not even notified. And although I committee on arrangements, had re- Glee Club, all members of Miller and
H mptol to bre K the r the scord: am a pretty humble cuss, still I am quested him to stand to one side, as Lyles "Keep Shufflin’" now playing
It was mainly ithro in by Captain not in the habit of sending letters it had been arranged for the entire on Broadway, and Mr. Gilbett Holand,
a chor quarter turned n X apt or telegrams of “regret” that I can- space to be kept clear for the queen a member of the cast of “Keep Shuf-
Baldwin of Hampton team that pushed not be present at social functions and her court. It was said M. Sam-flin’."
the Blue and White out in front, to which I have not been invited my did as requested but resented the .
Baldwin was clocked unofficially in Whether any other national officer incident.
t the half-mile was invited or notified, I do not know; As soon as lesuvai omeiais heard wheat and grain sorgnums—produce
uskerse. * AT and I will not ask them before this of the affair, they proceeded at once more annually than the sweet po-
with Atlanta University second letter has been published, because I to the diplomat's suite and offered tato crop in Texas. The yearly val-
n Va Nini third. This want to bear sole responsibility for apologies and explanations. Later in ue is almost $9,000,000.
and For in aues the mises what is being said here, and if I so the evening the Egypt an minister The most rapid natural gas devel-
opment in the 1 nited States is now
going on in Texas. Last year more
than 2,500 miles of pipe lines were
was run in two heats, the Tigers tak-
ing the first in 1:37.4, and Atlanta
University taking the second in 1:38.4.
Tuskegee won the quarter mile col-
lege relay, with Atlanta University
second and Claflin third. This was
also run in heats. Tuskegee won the
1 first heat in 45.3; Clark University fin-
ished first in the second heat but was
E. Martin, violinist.
Only five crops—cotton, corn, oats.
As soon as festival officials heard wheat and grain sorghums—produce
much as speak to one of the others ' __________
it may seem like inviting them to1
share the responsibility for what I er men. Some unsophisticated chap
| am going to say.
like me might get out of hand and
laid over the state.
I can speak without hesitation be-
cause Neva) Thomas knows that I
have been an unwavering friend to
him and his work for the N. A. A. C.
P. That makes me suspect that not
a single officer of the association re-
ceived an invitation to Mr. Thomas'
banquet—because I whom he knows
to be friend, had to get first news
of the banquet two weeks after the
event in a New York colored news-
disqualified for passing the baton on
foul territory.
The- four mile college relay cham-
pionship for the Willis I. Peck trophy
went to Tuskegee. The team compos-
ed of C. Wylie, Herron and Hanna
finished a lap and a half ahead of the
tell the simple truth and that would
spoil everything.
Seriously: Stop the sabotage! The
N. A. A. C. P. is an institution: its
life is indefinite. The N. A. A. C. P
officers are only episodes: they will
pass with the decades. We need the
institution: we can tolerate the epi-
sodes.
appeared in the lounge of the hotel
and also attended the apple blossom
festival, being greeted with applause
wherever he went. He was accom-
panied here by motor by Dr. Brad-
ford of Washington, and his secre-
tary, Mr. Mourse.
field. paper! The fact that I was not no-
James Boss brought a great half tified nor invited would also seem
The speech of Mayor Mackey rep- mile team to the relays from Howard to indicate that it was not the fault
resenting the city of Philadelphia, Academy, Ocala, Florida and stepped of Thomas but perhaps of the “maj-
was most effective and beautiful away with the high school half mile or domo of his banquet arrange-
, There X nary a dry eye in the | relay, after a great struggle all the ! ments. whoever he was. So I am not .
1 - way with paine High School. It was blaming Thomas but the guilty party,
mainly through the running of Wash- whoever he was-—even it if be Thom-
ington, anchor man, that Ocala won. as.
Voorhees took the lead in the med- Can you see through the thing ?
ley high school relay and was never It is a plain case of organizational |
headed, winning the event handily.
Voorhees made a runaway out of
the two mile high school relay. Jenk-
ins went into the lead and Bailey,
room when he had finished his ap-
peal not to send the boys of the world
out to face death, and perhaps to
return worse than dead.
Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, editor of the
Crisis, discussed “The Relation of
Peace to the Creative Endowment
of the Negro.” It was a scholarly
presentation of the practical value
of peace to the Negro, in the devel-
opment of his own racial life and
integrity. Dr. Thomas Elsa Jones,
president of Fisk University, made
a plea for the “Higher Education of
Leaders of Both Races for Peace.”
Gondlock and Robinson continued to
as.
Can you see through the thing ?
sabotage: They who had the author-
ity to invite and to slight, said in
their cunning: “Let us leave those
fellows uninvited and then—by God!
MAAANY / AMMAN
WAIIA
"STRUTTIN’ WITH
1 SOME BARBECUE"
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The appeal for support of organi-
zation and movement was made by
Alice Dunbar-Nelson, executive sec-
retary of the American Inter-Racial
Peace Committee.
In the lobby of the theatre an ex-
hibition of the works of Negro artists
had been arranged by Laura Wheeler-
Waring, and Allan Freelon. A post-
er exhibit, arranged by Mrs. Hen-
rietta Clemens Musserone of the
W. I. L. occupied the opposite side
of the lobby.
From the expressions of the au-
dience, it was evident that Philadel-
Gondlock and Robinson continued to we can give them hell for not being "
increase this lead until they led the present." J
field. Now, I am always reluctant to' :
charge colored Americans with any
specific weakness—for what little I :
know seems to indicate that people a
of all races are, on the average, very 2
much alike. But I must say that I J
am sometimes almost alarmed by the 5
extent of this low type of under-cut- J
ting, ambushing and bush-whacking. %
If half the energy which colored J
Americans are expending in trying to %
dig bear-pits and spring dead-falls Z
for each other, was expended in fight- %
ing side by side against their common Z
enemies, they would soon become 5
„ . . , r one of the most unbeatable minori- 5
Tadlock of Tuskegee won the dis- tieg in the world. But they are cer. 2
at devising cunning %
Collins of Fort Valley Normal, last
year’s' winner of the 100 yard dash
again won.this event, from a classy
field. In winning he set a new record
of 9.8. Lewis of State Normal was
second and Robinson of Wilberforce
was third.
Robinson and Moore of Wilberforce
were delayed and did not reach Tus-
kegee until noon the day of the relays.
They were not in the best of condition
being travel weary.
Roberts of Clark won the broad
jump with a leap of 21 ft. 71 in., a
new record.
are cer-
cus throw with a heave of 114 ft. tainly expert
traps for each other. Nothing coulc
be shrewder than to force a fellow
54 inches, a new record.
Hall of State Normal heaved the
p.. _______________.... ______javelin 123 ft. 10 inches to win first into a situation and then to accuse
ment for inter-racial peace as spon- place.,.. him for being in that very situation—
sored by the committee, and to get Randolph of Tuskegee leaped the to refuse- him an invitation to your
behind the work of a practical edu-"high hurdles in the good time of 172 party and then publish something
cation of both races as to the futili- seconds with E. Baker of Clark see- to make it appear as if he were kept
ond and Simmons of Talladega, third, away by his own envy or jealousy
E. Baker of Clark won the pole or something like that.
vault; Cook and Thomas of Tuskegee , r1
eu n'.ts... bettered-==*===:
the shot put record with a heave of people know all over the United
37 ft. 74 inches. Pierce of Atlanta
University, the C. I. A. A. record I *t
holder, was second with 36 ft. 44 inch-
es and Moore of Wilberforce was
phia intends to endorse the move-
sored by the committee, and to get
him for being in that very situation—
to refuse- him an invitation to your
ty of carnage.
Yes, she is one of the cleverest ingenues on the stage.
She was one of the stars in Liza and Chicago folks will .
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to make it appear as if he were kep
States how I have tried to contrib-
ute to the good reputation of Neval
We all have weaknesses:
I have everywhere tried to minimize
his. And I am not blaming anybody
third with 36 ft. % inch. F : n no naming anybody
Pearson of Talladega won the low for not inviting me to the banquet.
hurdles in 27 seconds. Smith of Tus- usual
kegee was a close second and E. 1 ’ .
Baker of Clark was third.
Thompson of Morehouse broke the
' record in the high jump with a leap
I of 5 ft. 84 inches. E. Baker of Clark
'was second and Sexton of Walker
1 Baptist was third.
I am not so fond of banquets—they
usually have too little to eat and too
. to say. But I am blaming
whoever it was for charging me with
not having come as an uninvited
guest. Even if I had accidently or,
as the lawyers say, constructively
heard of the banquet before it took
place, I could have sent no word of
'."regrets” unless I wired that I re-
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gretted that I was not invited
Now, a word of warning to Mr.
! Thomas’ other friends: You will not j
I , do much good for his reputation and
I advancement by that method. By
such cheap cunning and slander
: and by a sabotage of the very work
which you pretend to be honoring
him for, you will not only fail to
impres others and to win new friends
for him but you will cause him to
_ lose the sincerest of tiMbe friends
• he has; for not all men will be as
considerate as I am trying to be, and
b 'conclude that this mistake was not
really made by Mr. Thomas but by
some of his erring friends who were
trying to help him by a little cam-
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a “big man” by the too simple, too
obvious, and too ordinary process of
telling or insinuating lies about oth-
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