HOUNDED BY FRANKFORT REPORTER Treated Unfairly By Special Expert Accountant Resigns Rather Than See School Destroyed, Says He---BUT IS NOT WILLING FOR HIS HONESTY TO BE QUESTIONED, ATTACKED AND ASSAILED. Not Responsible For Conditions And Reported Deficit Of $44,000.00 Prof. [illegible] P. Russell, President of the Kentucky Industrial College at Frankfort, resigned as head of that institution last Saturday to take effect [illegible] as a sequence to the charges made against him and the investigations as to the management, etc., of the institution, which have covered a period of several months. In an interview with a Leader representative Prof. Russell said he was willing to give [illegible] the presidency of the college after giving it the best he could under the conditions, for 18 years, if by resigning the institution would be saved and not completely destroyed, but he was not willing that he be misunderstood and misrepresented, his reputation lasted and his name went into the homes of the people of Kentucky and over the country as that of a discredited educator whose methods and [illegible] were the cause of unfavorable conditions at the school he headed, the cause of its mismanagement and a deficit of $44,000. Hounded By Courier-Journal Reporter; Deal With Unfairly By Special Auditor Backing up the opinion of some of his friends who feel that he is a victim of circumstances, the sufferer from unscrupulous program, which has retarded the progress of the state school for Negroes and made it nothing more than a political football, the goat in a situation of which he is a part, but for which he is not responsible, President Russell explained in the interview with him just how he has been hounded by the Frankfort Courier-Journal reporter, whose articles have attempted to show him to the public in the wrong light, and how unjustly and unfairly the special auditor has been in his investigation and reports. According to Mr. Russell the Courier-Journal reporter at Frankfort has hounded him in and out of season, handed him all manner of ugly talk and in instances seemed to be in complete charge of the investigation. He says that the special expert accountants report bristles with erroneous statements against him. In many instances Mr. Russell shows that the accountant failed to recognize statements, receipts, cancelled checks, etc., for the small amount of business and money of the institution which passed through his hands. In one instance close to $700 has been charged to Mr. Russell which he, Mr. Russell, paid to various persons for services rendered for which he has receipts, cancelled checks, etc., but discredited by the seemingly prejudiced [illegible]. Handled No State And Federal Money; Farm Taken Out Of Hands 4 Years Ago Mr. Russell makes it plain that he (Continued on page 8)
LOS ANGELES JUDGE FREES KENTUCKIAN WHO DISARMED OFFICER IN HOME Hits Those Who Entered Private Residence In Search For Liquor Los Angeles, Cal., March 1.-Municipal Judge Louis P. Russill performed a fine public service last week when he flayed the lawlessness of cossack officers who entered a private residence without a search warrant while hunting for liquor. His prompt dismissal of the assault charge against Charles G. Dunscomb, home owner, who had defended his premises against anarchist officers, will stiffen the resistance of other citizens against similar violation of their constitutional rights. Incidentally, Citizen Dunscomb is entitled to praise for using his head. After wrestling a gun from one of the law-breaking police raiders, he had the good sense not to pull the trigger, though no jury could have convicted him if he had. Judge Russill decided the case "on the testimony of the officers themselves." He recalled a prior case in which a higher court had reversed the conviction for assault of a citizen who had leaveled a loaded gun at an officer on his place without a search warrant. "This man," he said, referring to Dunscomb, "had a right to defend, or to stand on his constitutional rights in defending, his premises." Then Judge Russill quoted from the syllabus is a  late California appellate court decision: "I would advise the police depart ment to secure a supply of copies of the constitution of the United States. If they will read it they will probably learn that the eighteenth amendment is not the whole constitution, but that there are other provisions therein just as important and just as necessary to obey as the eighteenth amendment, among them the provision for search warrants. "It would seem that in their endeavor to enforce the provisions of the eighteenth amendment they have lost track of all other provisions of that most valuable and at one time most cherished as well as most respected of all American documents. "I can see no consistency or excuse for one charged with the enforcement of the law violating one section of the constitution to ascertain if another section of the same constitution has been violated. "In other words, this court holds no brief for an officer who will break (Continued on page 8)
LAWYER AND FLORIST CATCH THIEF When Dave Cooper attempted to enter the stoer of George Vaughn and sons, 817 W. Walnut St., he little suspected that two amateur sleuths would nab him. But just as he had succeeded in breaking the glass at the bottom of the front door, Lawyer J. E. Buckner was aroused. Mr. Buckner, who owns the building in which the store is located occupies the flat above the store. As he rushed down to the street the thief fled in haste only to encounter Mr. Hall, who operates a floral shop in the building. Mr. Hall had also been aroused by the crash. As the thief fled past him he fired one shot in the air and demanded a halt Dav obeyed and was sent to a prominent downtown hotel. When arraigned in criminal court Monday, Dave began with a plea of not guilty, claiming he was drunk at the time but as the evidence began to pile up against him he plead guilty and was given fourth months sentence. Mr. Vaughn and sons are jewelers in the colored section and have given colored people the best of service for a number of years. This is the third attempt on their store in the past two years.
MICHIGAN RECTOR LENTEN SPEAKER The Rev. Ellis A. Christian, Rector of Phillip's Episcopal Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan will conduct services at the Church of Our Merciful Saviour during the period march 6 to 10. [photo] Rector Ellis A. Christian Rector Christian is a graduate of Lincoln University, and an active worker in matters of civic and racial interest. His schedule of services begins with a Lenten message Wednesday evening, March 6, at 8:00 p.m., followed by a similar service Friday. Service on Sunday, March 10, at 7:00 a.m. and 11 a.m., will be conducted by him, as well as vesper services at 5:00 p.m. the same day. The public is cordially invited to all the services. Special music being arranged by Mrs. Nora K. Bell, organist.
The Mu-So-Lit Club met at the residence of Mrs Bertha Callery on last Friday. A very excellent program was rendered. The club had as its guests Miss Emma Minnis and Mrs. James Taylor, who made very interesting talks. Mrs. Callery is a very charming hostess.
President Russell Resigns
Facts and the high points of the interview with Prof. G. P. Russell, resigned president of the Kentucky State College by a Leader representative 1. All money of the institution is paid out on the order and approval of the Board of Trustees. 2. No State or Federal funds come directly to the office of the institution, but are sent from the State Treasurer to the Treasurer of the school, who is a white man, whose office is not on the school ground. 3. The President of the institution is allowed a monthly petty cash fund of $300.00. When this is disbursed he submits an itemized statement of the disbursement of each petty cash allowance, which is checked by the Secretary of the Board at the State Capitol and approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction before another petty cash check is issued. 4. All money paid for board and fees by students at the institution are received by the bookkeeper, who at the end of business each day turns over to the President of the institution the receipts of the day and takes his receipt for same. 5. All money paid for repairs, replacements, etc., is done on the order of the Board of Trustees. 6. The purchase of livestock, machinery, implements, tools, etc., has been made by a committee of the Board of Trustees without the knowledge or consent of the President of the institution. 7. The management and operation of the farm was taken out of the hands of the President in 1924 and placed in the hands of a committee of he Board of Trustees. Letter Mr. Russell sent Board of Trustees comparing the amount received by the State College as an annual appropriation with that of other colleges of the South: Wednesday, June 17, 1925 Hon. Chairman and Members of Board of Trustees, Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute, Kentucky. Sirs: During the month of April I addressed letters to the Presidents of the seventeen Land Grant Colleges of the United States for colored people, to ascertain the amount of the Annual State Appropriation for salaries and maintenance. I obtained in reply to these letters the following valuable information, which will enable this honorable Board to compare the amount of the Annual Maintenance Fund of the Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute with the Annual Maintenance Fund for the other land Grant Colleges of the South maintained for colored people. Name annual state appropriation Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo. $224,700.00 West Virginia Institute, Charleston, W. Va. 133,000.00 Prairie Normal and Industrial Institute, Prairie View, Texas 150,000.00 Agriculture and Technical College, Greensboro, N. C. 140,000.00 A. M. & I. College, Nashville, Tennessee 125,000.00 State College of South Caroline, Charleston, South Carolina 106,625.00 Louisiana University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 90,000.00 Va. Normal and Industrial Institute, Petersburg, Va., Salaries 57,000.00 State Normal College, Pine Bluff, Arnansas 80,000.00 Kentucky Normal and Industrial College, Frankfort, Kentucky 40,000 Respectfully, G. P. Russell, President of the Institute Part of a Letter Mr. Russell sent Board of Trustees November 13, 1928, suggesting a budget which would have saved $14,193.00 in new dormitory equiptment, etc. Gentlemen: I most respectfully submit you the following memorial and petition for the purpose of diverting what seems to me to be an impending crisis in the financial management of the College, and may I, if you please, beg of you, to give this communication very careful and serious conideration. First, permit me most respectfully to say, that while the appropriation made by the last General Assembly for maintenance and operation of the College, was the largest the College ever received from any previous Legislature, yet it is by no means adequate to meet the various needs of the College. Itemizing the adjustments, etc., Mr. Russell wrote further. "This adjustment will enable the Board of Trustees of the College to transfer the charges made for repairs on our campus roads, walks, repairs on Recitation Building, Hume Hall, the steam pipe lines, the purchase of chemical equiptment, and architect fees from the fund for maintenance and operation to the appropriation made for the girls' dormitory and other equiptment and improvements on the campus of the College. This adjustment will also leave sufficient funds on hand to pay our teachers, and for operation. it will tide us over the financial crisis that now threatens the financial management of the institution. It will enable us to distribute the disbursement of the Federal Funds throughout the year which will safeguard this board of trustees against any criticism or embarrassment as to the expenditure of Federal Funds in strict compliance with Federal regulations. I beg of you most earnestly, to approve and adopt this suggestion which, to my mind, is the only way out of our present financial situation without additional funds. Most respectfully yours, G. P. Russell, President. Editorial in part from Lexington Leader of last Sunday showing where Kentucky stands educationally, the white college practically out of politics and with more adequate facilities "According to the chief statistician of the United States Bureau of Education Kentucky, near the bottom of the list educationally, continues to drop lower. The only consolation to be found in the situation is the fact that she is so near the bottom that she can't fall much farther. In 1910 the state ranked fortieth. In 1918 she was forty-second. In the lat- (Continued on page 8)
Holsey Meets Grocery Heads
National business secretary attends session of merchants here Urges retail business organizing and cooperative buying and advertising [photo] Albon L. Holsey 
Albon L. Holsey, Secretary of the National Negro Business League was here this week attending the National Conference of Executives of the Grocery Industry. The conference was held Monday and Tuesday at the Brown Hotel and was sponsored by the U. S. Department of Commerce and the Board of Directors of the Louisville Grocery Survey. With the rapid spread of the chain stores, manufacturers and wholesale grocers are finding it increasingly important to preserve as far as possible, the independent grocers which have survived. In order to do this, the whole structure of distribution must be adjusted to meet the situation which has been created by the chain store system. Louisville was selected for a typical survey of the grocery trade in its entirety and the findings of this study will be the basis of a new program for wholesale grocers and retailers. When interviewed, Mr. Holsey said: 'For a number of years the National Negro Business League has been urging our retail merchants to organize themselves into local units for cooperative buying and cooperative advertising. At the present time [illegible] cooperating with a group of grocers in Montgomery, Alabama, who are successfully working out the cooperative experiment n such a way as to increase their profits and at the same time meet chain store competition With our Montgomery experience as a basis, our next step will be to extend these local units into all cities where there are two or more Negro grocers. I accepted the invitation to attend the conference in Louisville because of opportunity it afforded me to learn at first hand how white business is meeting the new problems of distribution and at the same time to discuss our plans with some of the executives whose interests are closest related to Negro retail channels. I was gratified to finde these men not only sympathetic, but eager to help the League's program. Some of them have consented to address the next annual session of the League which will be held in Indianapolis." Among the leaders of American business who spoke on the conference program were: Dr. Frank M. Surface, U. S. Department of Commerce; T. F. Branham, President, National Wholesale Grocers Association; John [Goode?], President, National Retail Grocers Association; F. M. Feiker, Director, Associated Business Papers; Carl Dipman, Editor, Progressive Grocer, and William Butterworth, President, U. S. Chamber of Commerce.
Husband attacks wife with knife Mrs. Elizabeth Drake, 26, hailed her husband, Earl W. Drake, 33, into court formally charging him with malicious assault. In the grand jury investigation Mrs. Drake charges that last Friday her husband evidently aroused by jealousy, attacked her with a butcher knife. When hailed on the stand Mrs. Drake testified that no argument or words had passed between she and her husband. But suddenly as she started from the kitchen to to living room, Drake snatched up a butcher knife and struck at her, cutting her right wrist. She made no complaint at the time and Drake made no further attempts. The prosecution caused Mrs. Drake to reveal the fact that she had entered into an agreement with her husband, whereby she promised not to prosecute him if he would secure a divorce. Drake escaped the maximum penalty of 5 years for malicious assault, receiving a $50 fine for assault and battery.
"Big Negro Attack" Story Blows Up
Negro Attack Story Blows Up