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TA Republican Party Is The Ship All Else Is The Sea." Fred Douglas.
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THE PALLAS EXPRESS DALLAS TEXAS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10 1923.
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Memorial Presented to Attorney General
Daugherty Containing Evidence of Anar"
chistic Tendencies of Movement. Cite
Death of Eason as Reason.
Washington Feb 8. Federal In-
vestigations of the alleged nation-
wide activities of the Universal Ne-
gro Improvement - association and
Marcus Garvey its president will be
undertaken by the department of
Justice as the result of sensational
Information to be presented to At-
torney General Daugherty by eight
editors and educators prominent In
Negro organization work.
Garvey who now is awaiting trial
In New York for Illegal use of the
.mails In connection with promotion
of the Dlack Star Line In his "bock
-to-Africa" venture Is accused by the
attorney general Informants of a
working alliance with the Ku Klux
klan. The U. N. I. A. Is character-
ized as an organization designed to
foment hatred of whites by blacks
it members "so fanatical they have
threatened the death of their Ne-
gro opponents actually assassinating
in one instance.
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The information on Garvey and his
organization has been drawn up
In the form of an appeal to the
government and is expected by of-
ficials to prove Invaluable in the
government's probe of Garvey al-
ready under way. The signers of
the appeal are: Robert S. Abbott
editor of the Chicago Defender;
Chandler Owen executive secretary
of the Friends of Negro Freedom;
Robert W. Bagnall' director. Nation-
al Association for Advancement of
Colored People; Harry N. Pace Pace
Phonograph corporation; John E.
Nail Julia P. Coleman president
. Hair-Vim Chemical company; Wil-
liam Pickens field secretary. Na-
tional Association for Advancement
of Colored People; George W. Har-
ris New York alderman. .
Officials of the department of Jus-
tice said they were looking for the
information which is said to have ganlzed the Black Star Line with
been sect from New York. They ex- the announced intention of promo-
pressed Interest In the Indictment in ting Negro emigration from the
New Orleans of William S. Shakes- United States. He managed to ac-
peare and Frederick Dyer Negroes quire a former British vessel the
accused of murder In connection Yarmouth which attempted to make
with the assassination of the Rev. a voyage but returned to New York.
HARVARD ALUMNI ATTACK
ACTION OF PRESIDENT.
Boston. Mass. Feb. 8. Bitterly
denouncing President Lowell as pos-
itively disloyal to university ideals
and traditions the Harvard Alumni
Bulletin the official publication of
the Alumni Association and the
Associated Harvard Clubs makes
a severe attack on the- university
executive who is about to ."air for
Europe.
The furor within the ranks of
the Harvard faculty and alumni is
the result Of President A. Lawrence
Lowell's refusal to allow Roacoe
Conklia Bruce Jr. to occupy a
room in the Freshman dormitories
on the banks of the River Charles.
Lowell refused on the ground that
the boy was Colored despite the
fact that his father is a Harvard
graduate and that his grandfather
traveled from slavery to a place In
the United States Senate In fifteen
years.
Reversal of Policy.
In its leading editorial the Bulle-
tin speakers as follows: "For Har-
vard to dec f to Colored men a
privllec-i it accords to whites ap-
pears inevitably as a reversal of
policy if not as positive disloyalty
to ideals and traditions for which
the university has hitherto taken
an open and unshaken stand.
"The question w. assume is not
closed. Before the ultimate settle-
ment by the faculty and the govern-
ment by the facutly and the govern-
ing boards we expect further ex-
pression of alumni opinion on tho
matter.
"Harvard graduates are express-
ing their opinion with no lets free-
dom and acrliuony than the general
public. This is the price which Har-
vard mast expect to pay for the
individualistic spirit which she has
bred In her sons."
"Harvard play4 a conspicuous
part in the Civil Wa as she did
in the World War. In the one case
as well as In the other she Iden-
tified herself with a cause and
sealed her devotion with the blood
of her sons.
"The name of Robert Gould Shaw
who died at the head of his Colored
tioops be'ore Fort Wagner and was
burled there with a cause and
sealed her devotion with the blood
of her sons. I vna oi -jauKiiing rowaer."
"The name of Robert Gould Shaw i " seems that Arthur Bruce man-
who died at the head of his Colored ! aer ' the show has been having
froona before Fort Wacner and
was buried there with them has be-
come a symbol which cannot be
disowned without the loss of some-
thing very substantial from the life
of the larger Harvaid community.
"The American public has taken
Harvard at her word and expects
Harvard to be true to her own he-
roic past and to her refutation for
moral leadership. We do not see
how any Harvard man can expect
less." jP
" An Election Issue.
Gragg Richards '02 of NeW. York
City in a letter advocates that the
candidates for the Toard of Over-
continued on Page 8.)
J. W H. Eason former associate
of Garvey's deceased Black Star Line
venture and considered by the fed-
eral authorities the government's
most important witness in the New
York case.
Fell Out With Chief.
Eason one time known as "Am-
erican leaders" of the Garvey or-
ganization fell out with his chief
and was waylaid and shot in New
Orleans January 1. Before his death
he Identified Shakespeare and Dyer
as his assailants. The Negro World
published in connection with the
Universal Negro Improvement as-
sociation Is raising a fund for the
defense of Shakespeare and Dyer
according to the charges of the at-
torney general.
The letter cites the constitution of
the U. N. I. A. as providing no one
shall be received into the order
who has ben "convicted of felony
tAVCjil DUVII Villus Ml 1CIU1IV HOB
.nmmto tha
. Unversal Ne Improvement As.
BOcIation and tne African cn.
gtic. league the atter an tUMefi
nrtannn
tne original' Garvey plan of colonlz-
ing Africa.
Varknis incidents also are noted in
which Garvey's adherents have start-
ed trouble and attacked their op-
ponents. Many are Victimized.
The statement of the leaders as-
serts that Garvey has built up an
organization which has victimized
Ignorant and unsuspecting Negroes
thruout the country and urges the
government to push the charges
against him for fraudulent use of
the malls with the utmost vigor.
Marcus Garvey came Into public
eye several years ago when he or
GETS ONE YEAR FOR
KILLING NEGRO.
(Preston News Service).
Norfolk Va. Feb. 8. William
Thomas street car conductor who
was convicted by a Jury of second
degree murder for the death of
Frank Watker a Negro was sen-
tenced to one year in the state pen-
itentiary. .. -
The trial was the second for
Thomau. He was tried last Decem-
ber and the result. was a hung Jury.
The Jury was out nearly an hour In
the second trial before a verdict
was reached.
According to the testimony
brbught out during the trial on
October 18 last Walker and the
Thomas the conductor got Into a
dispute in a trolley car In Hallam
avenue. Both men clinched and
Thomas seemed to be getting the
better of Walker in the fight Walk-
er is Bald to have drawn a knife
and alleged to have swung it at
Thomas. Thomas then drew a re-
volver and shot Walker three times.
One bullet lodged In Walker's lungs
resulting in his death a few- min-
utes later.
Ci:0Rl)S FUXS AS BUI-
. LETS SPATTER.
Toledo Ohio The strains ofi
"Hello Dixie Land" from the mudl-
cal comedy "Laughing Powder" be-
at Lincoln Theater were drowned
out oy a rusiiiifle or bullets.
Nine chorus girls were eoWll lrie incuuy oi ine vjommnea
through their stups ai a lively pace
Except for the stage the theater was
darkened. The director was down in
front giving Instructions and mark-
ing time to the music.
Suddenly from the rear nf tho
hwudo vtiurc ocvuitLi uuaum xuutiu
spattered over the scenery. What
happened after that wa3 difficult to1
ascertain from the scattered prircl-
uuicrences wun mho. Kosseua Bran
non. Until three weeks at.0 the
mademoiselle had been a leading
member of the cast but recently
was discharged by Bruce.
It is said Rosetta went to the
theater to see Bruce. They net.
Words then bullets.
Be'ore Bruce could taken the re-
volver away from the mademoiselle
he had been shot twice through the
abdomen. He is at the old City Hos-
pital in a dangerous condition. The
woman caught by "Doc" Wanzer
a Negro is he'd by the police.
Despite the disturbance the com-
pany again was rehearsing 30 mla-
utes later. ''Laughtng-Powder" will
he produced as planned. It was said.
TEACHER BEETS HORRIBLE DEATH IN GAS EXPLOSION.
BISHOP C. S. SMITH HISTORIAN OF A. M. E. CHURCH AND
FORMER BISHOP OF TEXAS DEAD.
By CIIAS. W. ABINGTON.
Bishop Chas. Spencer Smith of
Detroit Michigan passed peacefully
into the great beyond at his late
home In Alexandrine Avenue Thurs-
day night February 1st at ten-thirty
surrounded by his family and
close friends. The Bishop had been
111 for some time accounts of which
had appeared In the public press
and his passing was not wholly un-
expected and yet as long as there
was life the hope was indulged
that he might be nursed back to
health. In the death of Bishop
Smith the Nation loses one of Its
outstanding citizens the race one
of the strongest advocates of Jus-
tice and human liberty while a star
of the first magnitude has fallen
from the firmanent of the African
Methodist sky. For more than a
half century he marched in the
ranks of its ministry pressing his
way from the humblest mission to
the ranks of Its ministry pressing
his way from the humblest mission
to the most exalted place in the
church punctuating each step of
his progress with distinguished and
lasting accomplishment. It has long
since . been conceded that Bishop
Smith occupied a place among the
greatest thinkers of the age coupled
with wonderful constructive ability
finding tangible expression in the
perfectly working system and meth-
od which were conspicuous features
In all bis work. He was at one
time the Bishop of the 10th Epis-
copal District comprising all the'
conferences of the state of Texas
during that four years - not only
did he extend the work of the
church and lay broad the founda-
tion' for a greater Paul Qulnn Col-
lege but he Injected a perfectly
functioning business system Into the
work of the A. M. E. church the in-
fluence of whjch will be perpetuated
Indefinitely. ..
At the general conference which
convened In St Louis Mo. In 1920
he was elected Historiographer of
the connection and at once address-
ed himself to the church and had
In his extensive files much valuable
information about his denomination
not in possession of any other living
man. He- was deeply absorbed In
the work of compiling this valuable
treatise when failing health over-
took him. The Bishop was being ably
assisted by his highly cultured wife
Mrs. Christine Smith and his tal-
CALLS STORY OF MISS BROWN'S
DISMISSAL "MEAN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY."
Columbus Ohio Feb. 8. Calling
the story of the dismissal of Miss
Hallle Q. Brown from Wilberforce
"a mean campaign against Wilberr
force University Ormand A. Forte
Secretary of the State Board of
Trustees of the institution makes
public a statement in which he says
that the dismissal of Miss Halite
Q. Brown was due to her ineffi-
ciency and that the action was not
summary.
His letter to the Express under
date of January 31st is as fol-
lows: Editor Dallas Express
Dallas. Texas.
Dear Sir:
Realizing . that your Journal is
anxious to publish tacts I am ask-
' in your indulgence for the tuMIca-
tlon of this letter.
The object of the letter is not
controversial. Ihe writer houes
tnat 11 wiu 8erve only to correct
a false lmnresslo.i as to the rpisnn
m!js HalMe Q. Brown wis re-
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Normal and IndUBtiial Department
at WilberforcJ.
In order that your readers may
vnderBtand the situation thoroughly
I shall briefly explain the organiza-
tion' of Wilberforce University:
(The University consists of: The
College of Liberal Arts Payne The-
ologlcal Seminary and The . Acade-1
my all under control of the A. M. ;
E. Chnrch; The Combined Normal
and industrial Department under
the control of the State of Ohio.
The C. N. & I. Department Is direct-
ed by a Boajrd of Nine Trustees
five of whom are appointed by the
Governor' subject to confirmation
by the Senate; four being: the Pres-
ident of the Univers'i'y (ex-offlclo)
and the others appointed by the A.
M. E. Church. Thus it will be
noted that the State Trustees main-
tain the balance in the adminis-
tration of the C. N. & I. Depart-
ment. Miss Hallle Q. Brown previous
to 1921 had been teaching En?
lish In the Academy for a n.imberi
of years. When - the position ofi
"Teacher of ihe History of Etiuca-
tlon and Normal English" became i
vacant Bishop Jones urged the
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ented daughter Miss Susan EInora.
It is to be hoped that his work
has progressed to that point where
these ladies may be able to com-
plete it arM thus perpetuate the
work of the distinguished prelate
to whom Uley were so devoted. The
church would do well to assign them
that task tnd render them the as-
sistance and : encouragement neces-
essary to Its accomplishment. It
must be truthfully said that a
mighty prince in the American
church has fallen whose passing will
be sorely felt
We submit here a brief history of
the departed churchman which ar-
gues almost limitless possibilities of
accomplishment where one is for-
tified with "native ability re-enforced
by unconquerable will power. Bish-
op Smith was born In Calborne Can-
ada the son of Nehemiah Henry
and Cathrine Smith. March 16
1852. Fourteen years of his early
life was spent In the town of Bow-
manvllle about forty miles from
Torontoit was in the public school
of this town that he received a
splendid elementary education. At
12 years of age he was apprenticed
to learn the furniture trade but
a destructive fire destroyed the
plant leaving young Smith to seek
election of Miss Brown.
Members of the State Board were
not enthusiastic over Miss Brown's
candidacy as some doubt was ex-
pressed as to her fitness for the
position because of her lack ot
training in the particular field. After
some discussion during which thd
Bishop made an impassioned plea
in Miss Brown's behalf she was
elected by the narrowest margin
yuBBiuie.
MiSS lrOWn fl.HRir.md thA na-or
BISHOP C. S
position In the State Normal De-J In conclusion I want it dlst'ict-
Dartment at the cenlnor nf Rnhool Iv imriorntnnri that M lotto-
in September 1921. It was soon J
apparent that her work was not up
o standard. The transition from '
an Academy scope to a Nornal one
wlth cons- juent chnge in methods
pd further without previous train-
Ing In Normal work wais more thav
the veteran teacher could negotiate
Added to this Miss Brown was often
away during term presumably to at-
tend to other business Thus the
work la the class room lagged mis-
erably.
The climax was reached however '
when the State Inspector of Normal
Training reported to the Board that
after several visits to Miss Brown's
Class; room he had come tj the con-
clusion that ; "f'.e bad not tne
sliiihiest conception of the subjects
she hrd been assigned to teach."
This report .made it Imperative to
remote Miss' Brown. The Board of
Trustees felt -that the Interests ot
the students were paramount. Act-'has
Ion however was not taken out
ot respect tor miss Brown until
the close of the school year. The
action was unanimous.
lhe writer entertains the pro-
founriest respects for Miss Brown
by reason of her contributes to
racial achievement but on the othr
hand he cannot understand why she
has resorted to such a mean cam-
paign against Wilberforce Univer-
sity. Even if for the sake of argument.
It were granted that Miss Brown
was fully qualified to teach the sub-
jects assigned her there Is abun-
dant excuse for removing her from
the faculty list In 1922. The re -
spaded head of The National Fed-
e ration of women s Clubs graduated
from Wilberforce it is reported J
many decades ago nd she has
another occupation. It was then
I he felt his native country and went
to Buffalo N. Y. where he worked
i for a time In a boarding house as
general ultlllty boy. In 1868 he
went to Chicago where he worked
1 as porter in a barbershop. He was
i there at the time of the Republican
National Convention when General
Grant "was nominated for the presi-
dency. He then found employment
on boats engaged in traffic on the
Great Lakes serving as deck hand
1 waiter and second cook. In Oc-
tober 1869 he made his last trip
for the year. He was facing a se-
vere winter and found himself ill
adapted to the work he had been
doing on the boats and In hotels
he had a desperate struggle but
remrmheHne- that ho hart enmmnn
school education he decided to go
south and try his fortune at teach
ing. He went to Louisville Ky.
and was quickly employed by the
Freedman's Aid Bureau which was
ai mat lime in etiarge or col. Run-
kel. He was sent to Payne Station
on a branch of the L. & N. rail-
road and soon had his school or-
ganlzed for work but only for a
short while the Ku Klux broke
up the school and gave him only a
Short time to leave the community.
He returned to Louisville and re-'
ported the situation to Col. Runkel
who assigned him work at Hopkins-
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ceBB ftnH for the flrt tlma fonnj
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real pleasure In his work It was ing for bed she told us not to be' partially stuplfled by the force of
while laboring here that he met the frightened If we heard her clock I the explosion and the fumes of the
young lady who afterward became alarm because she was going to escaping gas attempted to get out
his wife. From Hopkinsvllle he rise early this (Monday) morning of the door but was unable to un-
went to labor In Mississippi where m order to get some work done be- fasten It.
he soon made the acquaintance of fore school time. The UDstaJrs of the house was
the leading Colored men who were Sure enough before It grew light' comp?ete miM Everything of
conspicuous in politics. This group we heard her clock alarm -MilTwMMeeMn
was composed of such men as James stop suddenly as If she had reached 1 of Miss Hirrde as well as of Prof'
Lynch secretary of state; John R. out of bed and shut It off. land Mrs Fox and The other oc
Lynch speaker of the House of Then we seemed to hear her MJ ' Mta rs were toUUv
Representatives; B. K. Bruce Ser- feet hit' the floor and shortly after' destroyed upB "ere totaly
Kant-ftt-arms of the Senate later came the explosion a short scream . '
United States Senator; Thomas A. from her room then came the tlazej (Continued on page 8)
Stringer and. James Hill afterward
Secretary of State Hiram Revels .
woo i him wine in me milieu oiaies
Senate. In Mississippi young Smith
engaged in teaching Greenwood Ya -
was at the time in the United States
zoo City Meridian. West Point and
many other places had the advantage
of his instructions. In August 1871
he was licensed a local preacher
by the quarterly conference of the
African Methodist Church In Jack-
(C'ontinued on Page 2.)
grown old and weary In the service
of the school. Surely there Is enough
precedent In the retirement of such
noted educators as Chas. W. Ello Douglas and Doolittle elementary
of Harvard Chas. F. Thwing of ) schools and the pre-vocatlonal de-
Western Reserve Henry C. King of ; partment of the Wendell Phillips
ObrIin et al. These men gave
up without a murmur as they right-
ly felt that their usefulness In tho
particular field hod waned.
Thus It will be seen that the!
Board of Trustees may plead a dual
Itnuao fr.' rahivivln MIdb Dwn
not an attempt to question the'RARPCAN FfiftTRAl! STAr?
ralaon d'etre of the supposed wn- uuul'v'1 IWUlWlUi tJIfUl
nlty between Miss Brown and Blshoo
Jones. It is only a plain un ar-
nished statement of facts without
malicious Intent against Miss Brown
directed towards a dispassionate ef-
fort to prevent misunderstanding.
It. Is no !.appy task to "but into
others' aflalrs" but the controver-
sy has assumed proportions due ro
well-meanh g but one-sided publicity.
that are fraught with danger to the.
School. Hence I have thrown al- i
cretlon to the winds and "sailed
In."
' Very truly yours
Arniond A. Forte
Secrets ry State Board of Trustees.
The Combined Normal & Indus-
trial Department.
Dissatisfaction with existing con
ditions at Wilberforce University
aroused the ire of many prom-
lnent graduates of the University
and a searching probe of affairs
there will Boon be sUrted. !!any
of the alumni have since felt
keenly the small part which they
have been allowed to play in the
affairs of the Unlvrstty and are
determined that thry shall have
greater voice In the future than they
have had in the past. It is claimed
that greater efforts on the part of
alumni to be a vital force in the
life of the University have been dis-
couraged and checkmated because
of the fear on the vart of those who
dominate the situation that they.
may lose their own power. At the
time that Dr. W. S. Scarborough
was removed by insidious forces and
uoJersttand methods many alumni
(Continued on page 2)
Miss Gladys Hurdle Popular and Beauti-
ful Charred Beyond Recognition in Blast
and Flames Which Destroy Residence.
Miss Gladys Hurdle beautiful
young teacher of the Darrell school
was burned to death Mrs. Anna
V. Fox sustained a broken arm and
her husband Prof. J. T. Fox teach-
er of History in the new Booker
Washington High school suffered
a wrenched back and serious burns
upon the face and arms during the
fire Monday morning which nearly
destroyed the two-story frame house
in which they lived at 2809 Thomas
avenue. Seven other persons living
In the house escaped without In-
' Jury. Damage to the home and con-
1 leuB WV J"""1
tins Kxpliwlon Thought to Hnve
Started Itlaze.
While the origin wt the blaze Is
not definitely known It Is thought
to have originated in the rooms of
Miss Hurdle with the explosion of a
eaa stove. Mrs. Anna Fox. whose
arm was broken in her frantic leap
from her room on the second floor
' when she found that the flames had
'cut her off from the stairway said
1 when Been at Pnrklnnil Hnsnltnl tn
which she wn taken hv th Enw.'tlally supported by the bed by Police
gency Ambulance: "I am fairly sure
that the fir started with a small
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New York Feb. 8. -Willis N.
Huggins a teacher In PubMc school
No. 5 New York City formerly of
the Chicago public schools was
awarded tho second prize of $300
i offered by the Tri-State Society for
Character Education in a contest
the general them of which was "The
Character Education of Handicapp-
ed Groups" The Society covers
New York Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
Mr. Huggins wrote on "How
Seventy Negro Boys Live and
Learn" a critical review of the
mental tests and measurements of
Intelligence as applied to Negro
school children and a systematic
summary of the army intelligence
tests as applied Negro recruits and
officers of the World War. It was
imaeu on investigations conrinea xo t
boys In the Keith. Wahnter. Vnaolnv
high school all of the Chicago pub
lic school system.
Since returning to New York Mr.
HugglnB has become a member of
tho New Yoik Philosophical Society
ana the New York Society for the
study of Experimental Education.
DENIES PRIZE RING MM.
(By A. N. P.)
New Yo.-k City N. Y. Feb. 8.-
ram I. Robeson the noted Noro
niuieie in not to ureume a pugu'bi.
This statement Is given out by he
authority of the noted football star
nsmaeir
In a let'er to the .Associated Ne
gro Press Mr. Robeson takes oc-
casion to say: "Recent white daily
newspapers have printed stories con-
earning my ambition and Intention
of entering the boxing gc.me. The!
stories are wholly untrue and un
founded. In sunie instances the
writers have gone to say that my
law practice has failed and that I
could not support i.)y wife and chll-.
dren. I have no children and have
no law practice because as yet I
have nrjt been admitted to the Bar."
Mr. Robeson threatens to sue for
libel damages all newspapers who
do not retract the statement that'
he Is to become a prize . fighter
Many peopl - here think that the
great football star Is making a mis-
take in foregoing what they feel Is
a splendid opportunity for him to
become the champion heavyweight
prize fighter of the world. They
further declare that every thing
Is In his favor of so becoming if he
would but remember that he has
tho physical power plus the brains.
In a year or so they assert he would
be able tn lick Jack Dempsey and
all the little Dempseys thrown la
for good measure. Harlem Is dis-
consolate. -
and panic. My husband and I rush-
ed at once to our door seeking the
stairway but the flames were al-
ready licking their way across the
hall. We rushed back into our room
and leaped from the window."
Luckily Mrs. Fox sustained only
a simple fracture of the arm near
the elbow. Aside from severe shock
she Is resting well.
Heroic Attempts at Rescue
A heroic attempt at the rescue of
Miss Hurdle was made by Mr. Fred
W Adams son of the proprietress
of the house who rushed up-stalrs
and burst open the door of Miss
Hurdle's room only to be hurled
down the stairs by the rush of gas
and flames from the burning area
Failing" in thts attempt ho went to
the side of the house and broke in
the window only to be greeted with
a burBt of flame so intense as to
force him. to Jump from the roof of
the front porch in order to save
himself. .
The body of Miss Hurdle burned
beyond recognition was found par-
Captain Kelsay and police Sergeant
Garrison after the fire had been
I Avtlnirtilahofi '
I T wn..- .w. . tt..i
AVIATRIX TO OPEN FLYING
SCHOOL
Los Angeles Feb. 8. Miss Bessie
Coleman the world's only Colored
aviattrlx - arrived In Los Angeles
geles Saturday affernoon last from
San Diego (Rockwell Field) where
she had flown 'o make a purchase
of planes from the government
Btock in the Southern California
city.
Miss Coleman is an American
girl born In Texas 23 years ago
having recently ' returned from
France England Belgium Holland..
Swltwirland and Germany.
Her French and German creden-
tials .ire very interesting to rad."
She bears credentials from the
French Aero Club also from the
Deutsche Luft Reederel signed by
Captain ' Keller fortr ff German
"A-e" during the war now director
of the land flying service of the Ger-
man air navigation Berlin members
of the International Air Trafic As-'
soclatlon.
Captain Keller especially remarks
that Miss Coleman has made about
fifty flights all by herself over Ber-
lin (one of which was for t..a Paths
News) expressly commended her up-
on marked skill which she mani-
fested during her starts a. id land-
ings testifying to the fact of her
mastering with unusual skill the for-
mer Intricate type of German war
. planes equipped with 220 hcrse-
power Ben motors.
Miss Coleman has it to her dis-
tinction that she is the only Am-
erican . fl; er who has e-.er flown
over the ox-kaiser's nnbee at Ber-
lin and Pottsdara and the only
woman possessing n International
license entitling her to make flights
In all countries of the globe and
has won for herseU the distinction
or nying tne largest plane ever
flown by my woman in the world.
While abroad she- was the guest
or Mr. 'okker Inventor of the re-
nown Fokker plana and was also
royal ry entertained In Holland. Bel-
glum and Germany by member of
prominent noMlity and diplomats a
dinner being tendered her by Baron
Puttkamer at Berlin.
was for the purpose of making a
study of condit.ons here as would
have bearing on the opening of an
a ro school In this part of the coun-
try. Until she had visited Los An-
geles she had practically made pre-
paration for the opening of the
'flying school" In Oakland. Los An-
geles people howei ?r have about
persuaded her that here Is the lo-
gical city of the west In which to
introduce the nor 'study.' - Ne-
go'.atlons tre unilor way tor an
exhibition flight by Mifci Coleman
from Rogers' Airport Sunday afternoon.
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