Paragraphics Current News and Opinion (By X. Mabie Wright) Miss Anderson, Soloist. Ancient and Modern Tombs. Wilson and Hayes Contrasted. Whites Hear Negro Preachers. Negroes Hear White Preachers. "If men ever learn to fly they will find that it takes more than wings to get to Heaven." Miss Marian Anderson has been here again. Friday night, a week ago, she sang to a large audience at [Lanes'?] Memorial Temple with so much art and ease and unaffectedness that she drew closer to herself her many old friends and made new ones. As one drank in the music poured out in Italian or French or English - and the music, not the language, was the thing - he could not escape the fact that the human voice adapted by nature to sing and improved by art is gold. When you think of the pleasure and inspiration such a voice gives, it is more than gold. There are things far better than gold. Mount Vernon homes the simple tomb of Washington. On the banks of the scenic Hudson, Grant's tomb is a thing of beauty. We have buried Woodrow Wilson where one of the most majestic of cathedrals will overlook our magnificent capital. Notwithstanding all this, we don't bury our great dead in any style at all. The Egyptians had us beat to a frazzle King Tutankhamen was buried in four golden coffins, incased in several layers of finest linen, and these enclosed in a great pink sarcophagus. Egypt taught and dazzled the ancient world. It may yet teach and dominate us. Let the excavations go on. Roland Hayes again. And Woodrow Wilson. A few days ago this great tenor paused in his farewell recital in Boston to sing a song in tribute to Woodrow Wilson. To Woodrow Wilson. Strong, striking, distasteful contrast, isn't it? Woodrow Wilson, sitting in the seat of the mighty in life, silent as a sphinx on the rights of this black tenor and his people. Woodrow Wilson silent when his voice would have routed wrongs, silenced calumnies, assauged passions, and opened shut doors for this black tenor and his people. Woodrow Wilson credited with high ideals, accredited champion of democracy. Silent. Yes, more and worse than silent. And yet this black singer whom Wilson's "idealism" and "world democracy" did not include pauses before a cultured Boston audience to sing with his rich and tender voice a tribute to Woodrow Wilson. More news! Things are happening now-a-days. Up in Chicago, that seething little world on the lake, black congregations and white congregations are swapping ministers a-Sundays. yes, Tony white congregations are hearing Negro preachers and tony colored congregations are listening to the Word as expounded by Caucasian divines. There is method in this novelty. The object it to know each other better. Surely in this way and others - but not in a day - the Christianity of Jesus will take the place of the Churchianity of man.
White Man Dies in Colored House Last Saturday night, between 9:00 and 9:30 o'clock a white man passed away in the house of a colored woman on Madison Street, near Eighth. Physicians called to the place found the man in bed undressed. From all appearances he did not belong to the lower class, but on the contrary from his features and dress gave the impression of being some well-to-do body. Examination indicated that he had died of apoplexy ore perhaps an overdose of "moonshine." Failing to get in touch with the sheriff, the police were called. Thus far some mystery surrounds this case, the name of the man being unknown as well as the real cause of his death.
To Conduct Campaign The Leader Announces Third and Last Automobile Subscription Contest New Model 6 Cylinder Essex Capital Prize The number of responses to The Leader's request of its readers in and out of the city to determine whether there should be a third and last automobile campaign, a contest for the beautiful model 6 cylinder, five passenger Essex Coach, have been of such as to warrant the announcement of the campaign in this column, and in the full page ad on page six of this issue. The campaign is to begin Saturday, March 15, extending ten weeks until Wednesday eve., May 21, and will be conducted under the same plan and rules that have governed The Leader's previous automobile campaigns. Any person living in Louisville, Kentucky, or any other place in the United States is eligible to enter. All are eligible but relatives and those in The Leader's employ. Help Growing Circulation The circulation of The Leader topping that of any other Negro newspaper in Kentucky by several hundreds, has been constantly growing without the medium of the special campaign effort. Yet some of The Leader's campaign efforts have been highly successful, adding hundreds of readers to the list, others have only meant a small increase in circulation and advertising; more on opportunities to contest participants, and a service to our readers in the many communities where The Leader is mailed. Nobody Loses In all Leader campaigns every body wins; nobody loses. In connection with the high class automobile, and the cash divided into prizes and given to the six candidates with the highest number of votes, ten per cent commission is given to all those who fail to be one of the six winners, as an appreciation on the part of the Leader management for their support and cooperation. Nomination In Order Nominations are in order beginning today. All who will enter themselves or who will name some friend they will support are urged to turn to page six, read the plan carefully and then cut out the coupon on that page and mail to the Leader office at once, and by all means before the beginning of the campaign, March 15th. Names of none of those who accept the Leader's campaign proposition will be published until the issue of Saturday, March 15th. The New Essex Coach A Six The Leader's final decision to conduct another big campaign in so short a period of time from two previous campaigns is due in a large measure to requests of two or three of those who thought it would be a good thing to give our people the chance to get the New Essex Coach thru the easy medium of getting subscriptions and votes for their own newspapers. The new Essex Coach brings to motordom the first six-cylinder five-passenger, enclosed car which lists at $1,000 f. o. b. Louisville - sold cheaper than the old Essex because of the volume of business. It is larger and roomier than the previous Coach, and is low-hung and sweeping in its lines. The rear quarters are of metal. Built on the principles of the Hudson Super-Six, the motor develops a flow of power marked by smoothness, livliness and pleasing flexibility. This Coach, an outstanding example of fine appearance, enclosed car comfort and achassis of genuine reliability and worth, will be given away by The Louisville Leader May 27.
DR. LINDSAY POPULAR CANDIDATE FOR A.M.E. BENCH
ADVISES WOMEN TO ARM FOR PEDDLERS
NOTICE!! Louisville Business Men's Association campaign for new members will being Monday, February 25th and last 5 days.
Editor Walls Urged For Bishopric
Popular Candidate for Episcopal Honors [photo] The Rev. W. J. Walls, A. M. D. D., Editor Star of Zion Rev. Walls was the builder and for several years the pastor of the Broadway Temple A. M. E. Zion Church at 13th and Broadway streets. He was also contributing editor of The Louisville Leader. Rev. Walls is not only being urged for episcopal honors at the forthcoming General Conference of his church at Indianapolis in May, by ministers and laymen of his own church, but he is being boosted by men high up in other denominations and by friends thruout the country. The editor of the Christian Index, the official organ of the C. M. E. Church, carried a splendid article about the popular young editor in its last week's issue which follows: "Dr. Walls, the efficient editor of the Star of Zion, the Official Organ of our sister Church, was born near Ashville, N. C., May 8, 1884. He attended the public schools of his native city, and later graduated from Livingston College in the regular classical course, as well as from the Theological Seminary. He took the courses in Philosophy, Sociology and Journalism at Columbia University and was regarded as one of the most brilliant minds in that great institution. Dr. Walls joined the conference in 1902, and went from the humblest circuits to the most outstanding pulpits in his conference. He built the splendid Zion Church at Salisbury, N. C., where he had his first former school masters as parishioners. He also built the magnificent Broadway Temple in Louisville which entertained the General Conference of his Church in 1916. As an evangelist, he has been honored in bringing thousands of souls into the kingdom. He was elected Editor of the Star in 1920. Our able contemporary is counted as one of the best men of the Fourth Estate and is regarded as the watch-dog of Zion's interests. Nobody cares to "pick on Zion" with W. J. Walls at the Tripod. Dr. Walls is unmarried having the care of a widowed mother who aided in the education of her distinguished son by hard toil, and the son in turn aiding mother is educating three younger children. Hats off to a man like that! Dr. Walls has been literally drafted into the field for episcopal honors. All over Zion there have come insistent demands for his elevation, and indications now point toward his elevation. Clean in life, fearless in denunciation of wrong whether in Church or State, a man of high ideals and lofty purposes, he would grace the Bench along with Zion's other great Bishops - Kyles, Blackwell, Caldwell, Clement and others of whom the C. M. E. Church is proud...So mote it be!"
National Negro Press Elects Officers; Leader Editor Honored Reciprocal News Telegraph Service Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 22. The Twenty-fifth Annual Negro Press Association in session here elected the following officers today: B. J. Davis, Atlanta, President; Joe Boss, Los Angeles, Vice President; J. E. Buford, Birmingham, Ala., Second Vice President; I. Willis Cole, Louisville, Ky., Recording Secretary; Henry Allen Boyd, Nashville, Tenn., Corresponding Secretary; E. Washington Rhodes, Philadelphia, Pa., Treasurer; Miss Carter, Harrisburg, Pa., Auditor; Melvin J. Chisum, Washington, D. C., Field Secretary. St. Louis, Mo., gets the 1925 session. Many social courtesies are being shown the larger newspaper delegations by the Nashville people.
Tribute Paid to Dr. John R. Smith Louisville, Ky., Feb. 21. Dear Editor: Here is an article, which if accepted should be of great interest to our people. I wish to call the attention of the public to a very serious operation performed upon my wife, January 22, 1924, by Dr. John R. Smith, assisted [illegible] Drs. Flack, Merchant and Reid. I am overjoyed to say at this writing she is in as fine a condition as could be expected, and well on her way to (Continued on page 8)
Girl Denies Charges Miss Maple Says Article Carrying Claims of Paducah Principal Inaccurate Replies in Offense of Personal Integrity In the February 9th issue of The Leader an article was published about the case of Prof. F. Harrison Hough, principal of the Lincoln High School of Paducah, who was arrested and tried in County Court for the alleged theft of a diamond lavalier and bar pin from Crystal Maple, a colored girl of Paducah. The case was court record, the proceedings of which were carried in the News Democrat, a Paducah daily. Clippings of the story of the case were sent to The Leader by Paducah correspondents. The Leader's story varied little in construction from that of the Paducah paper and none whatever as to facts as printed by that paper. In a letter to The Leader, however, Miss Maple, the young woman complainant in the case, charges that The Leader article was false, a reflection upon her integrity, and must have been inspired by Hough or his friends. The Leader can have no interest in the case of Prof. Hough and Miss Maple other than printing the news as is reported as authenic. If the story carried by The Leader in this case is, as charged by Miss Maple, those responsible are those who furnished the matter to the Paducah paper and not those who furnished The Leader with clippings. We doubt whether these persons are so much in sympathy with Mr. Hough that they could be influenced to turn a hand in his defense. The article carried by The Leader of February 9, as taken from the Paducah News-Democrat of February 3, headlined "Paducah Principal Claims Girl Trying To Discredit Him Before School Board" follows: Paducah, Ky., Feb. 4. - Thru recommendations of Prof. F. Harrison Hough, principal of the Lincoln High School here, Prof. Lucien Dunlap was suspended by the superintendent of schools for conduct unbecoming a teacher. Last Saturday Prof. Hough himself, was held to the grand jury on $300 bond by Judge James M. Lang in the county court on a charge of stealing a diamond lavalier and bar pin from Crystal Maple, a colored girl. Prof. Hough claimed the girl had given him the jewelry with a diamond ring as a gift for his wife, and after his hearing said she was trying to discredit him before the school board in order to save a Negro teacher under Hough, who will be examined by the board this week on charges of conduct unbecoming a teacher. Hough is a graduate of Columbia University, a well known Washington educator, author and writer. He was sent to Paducah at the request of school authorities to reorganize the Lincoln school. He said that the Maple girl had boasted on a number of occasions she could clear Dunlap, the teacher against whom Hough had brought the charges to the board of education. The girl admitted she gave Hough a diamond ring to send to his wife, who was in Washington, D. C., but claimed he took the lavalier and pin. He said she also gave rings and pins to other friends, and that she had a handful of jewelry in her trunk when she gave him the presents for Mrs. Hough two days before Christmas. Hough exhibited on the stand a telegram the Maple girl had sent his wife, which demanded that she send back the pin and lavalier "to keep down publicity." Mrs. Hough sent the jewelry to her husband, who turned it over to Detective Kelly Franklin who was at that time investigating a charge that the jewelry had been stolen over a years ago and given the girl by a Negro man, who has since disappeared. The jeweler could not identify the pin and lafallier, however, and the case was dropped.
Miss Maple's Article Denying Claim of Principal The article enclosed with a letter from Miss Maple captioned "Claims of Principal of Paducah Schools Denied By Paducah Girl" follows: I want to say in response to an article published in The Leader, of date of February 9th, 1924, that the Judge of the Examining Court held F. Harrison Hough to the grand jury on the charge of grand larceny, the specific charge being the stealing from me of a lavalier and bar pin of the value of more than $20.00. I am not familiar with the manner in which this paper gets its news items. The one published concerning the matter evidently was inspired by Hough or his friends. (Continued on page 8)
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE SENDS LETTER TO EDITORS
This Is Positive In Memorians, Cards of Thanks, Notices and other articles for which charges are made, will not be considered for publication unless the CASH is sent with the article. As many as fifty words for 50 cents. Over 50 words $1.00. Matter for the current issue must reach the Leader office not later than 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. We cannot give our patrons the service we hope to give unless there is strict compliance to this program. - The Management Little Janie Viola Thomas, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. D. P. Thomas, who was burned a few days ago, is slowly improving but still confined to her bed.
The Rev. Stephan L. Theobald, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND The Colored Priest from ST. PAUL, MINN. Will Open a MISSION at ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH, 1308 W. Broadway Sun. Night Feb. 24th MARTIN FRANKENBERGER, Pastor