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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER 29th, 1921
VOLUMN VI. NO. 41
RELEASE DICK ROWLAND
Citizens Denounce Seperate Library Scheme
Riot Bonds Reduced,
Dismiss Alledged Rapist
Re building Of Greenwood
Almost Accomplished
TULSA, OKLA., Sept. 28. (Special
-to the Black Dispatch)—Dick Row-
land, Negro bellhop, who, It was al-
leged committed the crime of rape
vpon the person of Sarah Page, about
whom the riots of June 1st in this city
■were percipitated, was released from
the county jail today and the charges
against him dismissed. It was brought
■out in the investigation that he was
■entirely innocent, the girl never hav-
ing complained that such were the
facts as published in a :ocal WHITE
PAPER. Sarah Page has vanished
and has never been apprehended since
the day she made a statement refut-
ing the charges, alleged against Row-
land. Bonds in the remaining cases
-were reduced by the court today from
$3000 to $2500.
TULSA, OKLA., Sept. 26. (Special
to the Black Dispatch)—The crimi-
nal cases of J. H. Smitherman, W. S.
"Weaver, Mose Fitzgerald, Gene Walk-
«r, Andy Brown, A. B. J. Taylor and
William Dixon were called in court
on Thursday morning, Sept. 22, 1921.
The attorneys for the defense (em-
ployed by the East End Relief Com-
mittee) E. I. Saddler, Elisha Scott,
were in readiness to take care of the
defense and feel very hopeful of the
outcome.
The case of William Dixon was dis-
missed and the cases of the others
are standing on application for change
of venue. The application for the
change of venue has not been passed
•on by the court. The attorneys for
the defendants have filed demurrers
in each case of the defendants and
over-ruled by the court and excep-
tions saved by the attorneys for the
defendants.
All of the defendants are out on
bond except two and the attorneys
are arranging to make bond for those.
The attorneys for the defendants have
made a perfect record of all the pro-
ceedings up until this time.
Greenwood is being rebuilded with
all speed. The following persons are
rebuilding or have rebuilt: 0. W. Cur-
line the programs which have been
conducted there to create temporary
or permanent jobs and to give ma-
terial relief both to single men and
women and to families. Secretaw J.
J. Davis of the Department of Labor,
is expected.
George W. Buckner. Executive Sec-
retary of the St. Louis Urban League,
who has been laboring in Tulsa, Okla-
homa, to organize a program of re-
habilitation in which white and col-
ored people will co-operate and work
together for the good of the communi
ty, will outline his accomplishments
to date and Miss Mary Maxwell, Head
Worker of the University Settlement,
Chicago, will participate in discussion
of race relations and co-operation in
inter-racial matters.
The morning and afternoon meet-
ings will be in the form of yound
table discussions in which all in at-
tendance will be urged to participate
The Negro and Organized Labor and
the League's work in Health, Housing,
Recreation and Industrial Welfare
will also be discussed.
Eugene Kinckle Jones, Executive
Secretary of the National Urban
League, 137 East 23rd street, New
York City, and T. Arnold Hill. Execu-
tive Secretary, Chicago Urban League.
3032 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago,
111., are anxious to hear from persons
who are interested in the problems of
the race and in social service work
and who may be planning to attend
the conference.
ANACOSTIA TO BE GREAT SHRINE
FOR COLORED AMERICANS
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Buffalo, N. Y.. Sept. 29.—The Fred-
erick Douglas Home, in Anacostia,
destined to be the great shrine of Col-
ored Americans, as Mt. Vernon, the
home of George Washington, is to the
country at large, will soon be dedicat-
ed probably with the President of
the United States, as a speaker on
Lone Rider Carries Fiery Seek Conference,
Cross At Holdenville, Okla.; Legal Action Planned
Jones, Hawkins and Sulcer
Branded as Base Traitors
that is contributive toward the his-
tory of the Negroes in America. We
shall have there a Hall of Fame on
the walls of which will hang the por-
traits of famous men ana women.
"These pictures will be placed in
the Hall of Fame by vote of the Na-
tional Biennial. In a word let this
be our great National Museum where
white and black may come to study
the history of the Negro Race in
America."
New Business
Houses Open'
Throngs See
Silent Rider
Holdenville, Okla., Sept. 26.—Hol-
denville was thrown into excitement
and wild rumors ran rampant all Sat-
an* wild rumors ran rampant an sai-, Enraged because of the subsevant
urday night among both whites and : and spineless attitude of several Ok-
blacks when a lone horseman sudden-, lahoma City parties who had allied
ly appeared, arrayed in the robes of themselves with the Jim Crow
the "Invisible Empire," while the! schemes of the Oklahoma City Li-
streets were full with the Saturday ! hrary Board, representatives of the
  .  «. s..c J., various organized bodies among our
rebuilding or nave reDuui: u. w. vrm- the program, according to Mrs. Mary
ley, Mrs. E. Partee, Red Wing Hotel. B Talbert, who is in direct charge of
Sneed Building, Mr. and Mr. Williams tl|e lnterest8 of the the home.
"Dreamland Theatre," Jim Chen-y, In a 9pecial statement, directed
Mrs. Ed Howard, Rev. Richard J. Hill) particularly to the women of the Race,
and others, but winter is fast ap- J (hroughout the country, who have as-
proaching and there is much to be gumed the responsibility of complete
done to help the sufferers for many rest0rati0n of the famous estate, Mrs.
Talbert says:
"The dedication of our Douglass
Home will occur the Saturday follow-
ing the biennial meeting at Richmond
at which time we hope to have the
are still living in tents.
The Relief Committee, notwith
standing the shortness of funds, is
doing much to relieve the sufferers
and make their hearts glad. They
and maKe meir ne ri  emu. at wijicn time we nope io ua e mc
have put the roofs on the homes . pre3jdent of the United States and
PniWa Pnffora Rva Arklft. Eliz&* .. _ man ami urnnipn nres*
Friday night marked the opening of
two new business establishments, in
Oklahoma City, and in the Negro bus-
iness section on the East Side. Be-
ing "Fashion Show" night, the places
of business were closed until eight
o'clock, at which time the curtains
were pulled, revealing to the throngs
who packed the streets around the
new A. Hall building, the Madam
Black Ready-to Wear, Ladies Furnish-
ing, and the Dreamland Shining Par-
lor. One is really surprised when
they go into Madam Black's estab-
lishment to see the many nobby
gowns and latest creations in ladies
ready-to-wear. If Mrs. Black will but
keep the standard with which she
has started off, there is no question
but that she will grow as popular as
Mrs. Huckabee, who is the proprietor
of the Golden Rule Hat Shop. With
the growing disposition on the part
of the merchants down-town not to
try dresses on Negro women, Mrs.
Black's establishment should be a
welcome asset to Oklahoma City's
Negro women. Strain a point and go
down now for a fitting. Help the new
venture start.
Messrs. James and Hudspeth have
opened a classy Confectionary and
Shining Parlor in the store room di-
rectly north of Mrs. Black. They
have a most complete line of fruits
and candy, cigars and tobacco. A
section of the establishment is used
for a shining parlor. Attendants to
care for your shoes in the most ap-
proved manner, are always on hand
A special section is reserved for la
dies. Hundreds of men and women
are rushing into this new place for
shoe shines, so that they can get a
chance at the new $50.00 hat being
given away by the establishment.
Look at the hat in the windows of
the Golden Rule Hat Shop.
evening crowd. About 8:15 the elec-
tric lights were suddenly extinguished,
down the street, holding high the
fiery cross, the lone horseman wend-
ed his way through the Colored bus-
iness section and thence up into the
crowded streets of the city, thence
going north. No attempt was made
to apprehend the lone Ku Klux. Ru-
mor has it that Holdenville has a local
membership of 500 in the "Invisible
Empire." There has never been any
trouble between the blacks and the
whites in this vicinity and the whole
affair is looked upon by the Negroes
of this section as a most ridiculous
expenditure of misdirected energy.
vuu   — 
Mrs. Callie Rogers, Eva Arkle, Eliza-
beth Colum, and Lucy Vann and are
constructing an eight-room hospital
with two spacious sun porches at a
cost of Six thousand dollars.
Since the last court decision, re-
straining the City of Tulsa from In-
terferring with the building, our peo-
ple are working together and putting
forth every effort to take care of
themselves and families during the
winter.
URBAN LEAGUE WILL DI3CUS8
UNEMPLOYMENT
.Annual Conference in Chicago to
Cover Many Topics.
Much Interest centers around the
plan of the Urban League to discuss
unemployment among Negroes at Its
Conference in Chicago. October 19th
to 22nd. Phil H. Brown. Commission-
er of Conciliation of the United State?
Department of Labor will discuss the
subject from the national view point.
He will present facts and figures in-
dicating its extent and where it is
most prevalent. William H. Conners,
Secretary of the Cleveland Branch of
the Urbac. league, and John C. Dancy.
Executive Secretary of the Detroit
Urban League who hare had consider-
rreaiucut w   , -
other prominent men and women pres-
ent.
"Contracts ua e been let for the
complete restoration of the home and
I have assumed the indebtedness
which the contract calls for. believing
that the club women will rally in this
our last great effort tor the complete
restoration.
"Will every state president have
her corresponding secretary or re-
cording state secretary send to me a
complete up to date roster of clubs
ending August 31. 1921, containing
names and addresses of both presi-
dents and secretaries of clubs. While
this will entail some work upon the
secretaries, the greater task falls up-
on me.
'I want every club affiliated with
our National to have part in the res-
toration of the Douglass Home. 1 am
not doing this thing half way. but ex
B. J. Ashley, J. W. Thomas, George
Sparks, L. Bailey, J. W. R. Pegues,
I. W. Young, Will Hailey, A. Baxter
Whitby, Sam Lewis, Benton Smith,
Hall Weathers, Tandy L. King, J. A.
Brown, S. L. Lewis.
The following are the resolutions
adopted:
Whereas, at a Mass meeting of the
representative civic and religious or-
ganizations of the City of Oklahoma,
to wit: the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People,
The Negro Men's Business League,
the Colored Branch of the Welfare
League, the Women's Federated clubs,
Calvary Baptist Church, Tabernacle
Baptist Church, The Ep i s c o p a 1
Church, Avery Methodist Episcopal
Church, Howard Metropolitan C. M. E.
Church, and the Shiloh Baptist
Church, held at Bethel's hall Sunday
afternoon Sept. 25, 1921, for the pur-
pose of discussing the exclusion and
prevention of the Colored Citizeni
and taxpayers from the Carnegie Li-
brary and the use of its books there-
of, and from the use and enjoyment
of the public parks of Oklahoma City,
and
Whereas, in the presentation of the
facts leading to this action on the
(continued on page eight)
driinkTsboois!
Frederick. Okla., Sept. 27. (Special
to the Black Dispatch)—Aibert White
was shot Friday morning and prob-
ably fatally wounded by Son Richard-
son, in a drunken quarrel which was
staged in the cafe of "Ned" Neigh-
-cni bors. The quarrel was precipitated
was another interesting speaKer. He.so suddenly that no one seems to
■ was also aeainst the library and was I know the real cause. Both of the
. jinainder. ., f>hppied for his manly utter- y°unQ men Prior to the "hooting had
In the argument which resulted po- ™undly , ^ oflndolnb in^^short talk I been fast friends. Richardson walk-
lice were told Waggoner threw a brick ; wa^ acS shouW be taken« "P White and said "Good morn-
at the woman. She then seized a j said that legal action snouia oe uik n ^ |mniediate(y began t0 fire
pistol and fired at the collector, who j J= . POuld be eotten in this wav (upon his victim. Four bullets entered
thereupon left the house. Waggoner J sought gotten ^n ^ ^ ^ j# ^
to live.
WHITE COLLECTOR THROWS
BRICK AT COLORED WOMAN
Woman Jailed for Shooting at Him
various organized bodies among our
people in Oklahoma City, met Sun-
day afternoon at Bethel's Hall and in
ringing speeches denounced the con-
duct of Attorney J. L. Jones, William
Sulcer and M. W. Hawkins, who had,
it was alleged, represented to the of-
ficials of the city that they represent-
ad a considerable sentiment among
black folk in the matter of a Jim Crow
Library.
Dr. A. Baxter Whitby, president of
the Oklahoma City Branch of the N.
A. A. C. P., presided at the meeting,
and Editor Roscoe Dunjee was select-
ed as secretary. Out of the over for-
ty odd present, all were opposed to
the separate library project and stood
on their fe$t to be counted except T.
3. E. Brown and R. Gatlin Light. One
it the very first speeches made was
by Dr. Haywood, one of the prominent
citizens who had been approached by
the city officials to become a Jim
Crow member of the separate scheme.
Dr. Haywood stated to the audience
that he refused to have anything to
do with it. He was flat-footedly a-
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Atlanta, Ga„ Sept. 29—Charged
with shooting at a bill collector dur-
ing an altercation involving 25 cents,
Daisy Cooks, a Colored woman of 44 «>"  "• — -
Rhodes street, was Tuesday afternoon I gainst the idea and concluded by say
held in a cell at police headquarters ing: "If we can't get what we want,
'n default of 1100 bond. we will die and go to hell without it.
The arrest was made at the wo-j Mr. J. T. Jones, who resides in the
man's house following charges pre | Fair Grounds andiaoneofthe large
ferred by the collector, W. G. Wag- j property owners of the city also made
goner of College Park. Waggonei ; a good speech. He said among many
stated that in August he sold the wo- things that it would be a good thing
man a bottle of perfume valued at 1 ?or somt Oklahoma City NeKroesto
<m otwi ppnts Two weeks i swap some of their JAW-BONk rUK
Sk"h. Sfb.*SSSma".S  backbone. Rev. A M Jjgjj.
more, and on Tuesday afternoon had j pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church,
gone to the woman's house to get the j was uothw interes^tins speaker
remainder.
copv„l Ch«rl?, l- j Re«. B. j. A Mey. «?«■« « j*
legin* disorderly co.d..,, S
BBiMftft PATIENT HERE ! separate library board, told how he
BRINGS PATIENT HERE ^ ^ approached and lnformed
Dr. M. H. Wakefield, prominent phy-1 that the Negroes had laid down on
sician of Bristow, Okla.. was in the the proposition and that he had almost
city, Wednesday. He brought with ; been led to believe that a change of
Mm st natipnt Mrs Cratie Bruner A frorit bad been made by the leaders.
«£ !■ '«!■«. <« sr,'°50SJito:0%:
•  Mr.. Bruner .be Qre.t WeMern | ™ .1°. R
Hospital
Will Start Branch of Citizens'
Bank & Trust Company
Dr. I. W. Young Presides at Dinner
not doing mis imug nan i —•; . , ..
nect to have everv part of the house Young, one of the directors of the
and grounds restored including thp I Citizens Bank and Trust Company
drive-way so that our headquarters Wesided at the table. He told the
' . -  A. %.T_    fllnnnr
: point a committee to call on the Li-
! brary Board and state the cause of
\ the Negro. This committee was ap-
! pointed. He also asked for a com-
I mittee to prepare proper resolutions
expressing the sentime.i' of the meet-
! ing, for publication. This motion al-
1 so was carried. "You could ask me
now some questions relating to citi-
zenship rights and liberty and I'd
give you the same answer that 1
i would" have given you ten years ago,
| and 1 would give you the same answer
ten years hence." This statement of
i Dunjee's was made in answer to the
Plans for the opening of a Branch stated Dr. Young. somewhat meaningless statement of
of the Citizens' Bank and Trust Com- According to Dr. Young, the first Attorney T. S. E. Brown, who inform-
pany in Oklahoma City, were discuss- branch institution of the Citizens ed Wg hearers that he had not fully
ed by the Oklahoma City Stockholders Trust is in the city of Augusta, with ma(je up his mind on the question of
of the Aalanta institution, at a delic- Bishop C. S. Williams, president; W. {segregation.
ious dinner served in the dining room H. King, director of agencies of the , following were named on a com-
of the East Side Cafe. Monday nieht. Standard Life Insurance Company, is . . t wait on the Library Board:
Covers were laid for twelve and ffce the branch organixer, according to Dr. j Dr A Baxter WhUby. Rev. A. M.
East Side Cafe management gave good    '       * **
iccount of themselves, with the de 
Hcious viands which loaded the beau-
tifully arranged table. Dr. I. W.
may be worthy of us aa a great Na-
tional body.
"When you consider that this is the
first great effort of any organised body
of Negroes to perpetuate any land
mark belonging to a colored person
save the Harriet Tubman Home, we
     should deeply appreciate what It
able experience in the past year in i means. Later on I will ask you tc
handling these matters in their res-1 send relics in the form of battle flags
pective communities. They will out- slave bills of sale, or anything else
i Dr. A. Baxter Whitby, Rev. A. M.
Young. | johnson, A. H. Fuhr, Mrs. L. H. Ca-
The delicious feast was final ly end- th Resolutions Commlttte: Fa-
ed. Arrangements were made to hold h p N. FUzpatrick, J. T. Jones,
another meeting next week at which ' and jjr s c Snelson
time a definite plan of action will be joli'owln- citizens attended the
outlined to the stockholders. The meeting. c L Taylor. Father P. N
committee appointed to work out the j FUzpatrjck j D Randolph. J. T
prograin ls:_G. G. Ross. J. M_ Mar ; J()nes R £ Cottrell. W. L. Haywood.
- - — T. S. E. Brown, R.
tory to the dinner guests of the
riumph of the Citizens Bank and
Trust Company, when it opened its
loors in Atlanta last month. The out-
ine of what was possible in Oklaho-
na City was sketched to his auditors • i in-*-*- toi™  , u.c m. i« - ■ • -
iy Dr. Young. He stated that nine W. Fuller. A. P. Bethel. E. Rogers
ellers were kept busy all day on S. M. Caruthers. I. W. Young, B. G
ipening flay taking in thousands of j Smith, G. G. Ross, Celyond Tatum
lollars. "Ninety per cent of this a- ■ Roscoe Dunjee. J. M. Marquess, Geo.
nount went into savings accounts," ' R. Ragland and E. Herbert.
program is: \t. v . nuss, j. m. .n i- inn«„ r r Co
quess. Dr. W. H. Slaughter. D. W. | j0"!,8- Toombs
Fuller. I. W. Young. Attorney H. C : Benton Blngham," T. r. Debnam! H.
Hawkins has been employed to look j A B Geo R Ragland. R S. Ja-
after the legal phases of the matter. — - _ - —
Those seated at the table were: D
-obson. W. E. Foster. J. W. Ander
on. R. G. Light. S. M. Caruthers, A.
HA3 THOUSAND POUND BOAR
The 1000 pound grand champion
boar that was shown iq Canadian
county, was brought to the Oklahoma
State Fair, and was shown in compe-
tition of eight different Btates and
won second prize.
eGorge Johnson is one of the best
hog men in the State of Oklahoma.
NORTHWEST CREEK DISTRICT
ASSOCIATION AT SAPULPA
This great district has Just closed
a record-breaking session in a spirit-
ual way. Rev. W. M. Drake had plan-
ned a progressive program where the
time of the Association would be giv-
en to inspiration to build the churches
and not wasted in useless wrangling.
Some of the great subjects diseussed
were the "Home Field," Rev. J. W.
Perkins, who seemed eaten up with
the teal for saving souls. The Mis-
sionary Conditions of the districts by
our father. Rev. T. B. Flannigan. Rev.
Provo stirred the association on the
needs of the "Foreign Field."
Rev. T. T. Love and Rev. T. H.
Hickerson presented powerfully the
two sleds of the question: "Are dea-
cons necessary for Church success to-
day?" Much food for digestion was
given both pastor and deacon. Dr. A.
C. Capers rendered vital service each
morning in the Bible Institute. He
also showed his great development
in the deeper philosophical meanings
of the scriptures In his address on the
Old Tesument Symbols Realised and
Applied. The Convention was ad-
dressed by Prof. Eldridge of the SUte
f d r* T i„h  o V Pornthera A aressea OJ mil. uunugr ui me outm
! on' ^ G Light- S„ , ™ Baptist College and Mrs. Brasilia
j >1. Johnson, S. C. Snelson, E. W. Ca-I-, —.„n on the subject "Sav-
j ruthers, Roscoe Dunjee, J. E. Ed- j fug oar Girls."
wards. Isaac Kimbro. Wm. Bethel. P. Kev. A. C. Chlnn preached the
W. Winslett, A. P. Bethel, A. H. Fuhr. | (Continued on editorial page)