Paragraphics Current News and Opinion (By X. Mabie Wright) Pedal, Not Capital, Punishment. The Mammoth's Cook Book. Nashville Condemns Mob. The Meanest Man. Ministers Strike at Hilarious Xmas. The K. N. E. A. and Kelly Miller. In ancient China they tortured prisoners to death by tickling the naked soles of their feet with straws. Now let those in this country who are opposed to electrocution get such a law as that passed. In other words let's substitute pedal punishment for capital punishment. The Mammoth Life Insurance Company has made its policy-holders a valuable present - a neat Cook book containing quite 400 recipes. Novel idea. But novel and unique things are not the result so much of chance as of thought. The expansion and healthy growth of The Mammoth is due to the face that somebody has all along been putting brains into the enterprise. There's some talk that Siki will meet Flowers in Atlanta early in the new year. Well, Siki hardly attracts any attention any more. he would have been a bigger and better man had he staid in the jungles. Nashville's dandruff is up. And rightly. When a mere boy, [illegible]aded unto death, is dragged out [illegible]e hospital and lynched, decent [illegible] have a cause for indignation. [illegible] Americans make no apology [illegible] and criminals. Colored men ought not to assault colored women or white women. And white men ought not to assault white women or colored women. . These are truisms. And here is another truism: Men, whatever their color or crime, ought not to be lynched. Any country that punishes by lynching has a dangerous weakness. It's an unusual but a timely message that the .Interdenominational .Ministerial Alliance broadcasted by dodgers a few days ago. We quote a part of the message: Christmas is not the season for drunkenness, card-playing, and dancing. It is a season for special sincere worship and thanksgiving, because of the greatest gift to the world - the Babe of Bethlehem. In view of the general hilarity and ungodly merry-making, and the absence of the true spirit of adoration now generally prevailing at Yuletide, we, the ministers of the Gospel, ask that the christian people throughout the city assist us to draw [illegible]e minds of the people back to the [illegible]g of the angels and the Christ of [illegible] manger. [illegible]his word to the good people of [Louis?]ville makes its own comment and [illegible]s on its own feet. [illegible]re are three classes of Christmas [illegible]ators: Those who .celebrate .it [illegible]ably well - those who celebrate [illegible]t half right and half wrong - [illegible]se who celebrate it altogether [illegible] isiting the State Teachers' [illegible]n of North Carolina, Dr. [illegible]ler writes: The meetings are [illegible] upon the scientific plan of [illegible]aking. The body is divid-[illegible] oups and the proram into [illegible] The Grammar Grade Sec-[illegible] High School Section, and the College Section followed programs of discussion suitable to the several grades. It is really a model of what a state teachers' association ought to be. It is undoubtedly the best organized state teachers' association yet developed among colored teachers. good doctors, the Kentucky Negro Educational Association has been divided into groups and its programs into sections for years, and in point of organization and efficiency takes a back seat for no similar concern in this country. Selah. The meanest man. We think we have him. The man who tells his kiddy that there is no Santa Claus and, so doing, kills the smile on that child's face and crushes the joy out of that child's heart - he is the most thoughtless, the meanest man in the world.
Asks Pardon For Six Colored Attorney Takes Petition to Arkansas Governor for Elaine Rioters Wife's Plea For Husband Unmoves Gov. Elect
Hangs By Foot Two Hours In An Elevator
The Leader's Campaign Ends; Miss Taylor Winner The Leader's subscription campaign came to a close last Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Etta Taylor of Memphis, Tenn., is winner of the Essex Coach, the fourth to be given away by the Leader management in subscription campaigns. Mr. W. M. Garnett of Cave City, Ky., is winner of the second prize of $100; Mrs. M. J. Smith, Chicago, Ill., the third, $75; Miss Julia Hoxley, Nashville, Tenn., the fourth, $50.00 and Mrs. Alma Roberts, Louisville, Ky., the fifth, $25.00. See final standing and vote on page 8.
Gets Term For Attacking Colored Girl
Out 6 Days; In Again - Dismissed Miss Robena Harris, Indianapolis, had the peculiar experience of being an inmate of the Jefferson County Jail for ninety days and at the expiration of her sentence, she was only out six hours before she was re-[arrested?] on a charge of grand larceny. She accepted an invitation of a former acquaintance, Mrs. Barbara Thomis, 822 W. St. Catherine St., to spend the day with her before leaving the city. They went over to the home of another friend, Mrs. Wilkerson, 734 Oldham Street, where it is claimed Miss Harris stole a pair of satin slippers and a gold locket, valued at $27.50. She was held to the Grand Jury for Dec. 17 on a $600 bond, but was dismissed by the Grand Jury.
Holiday Beverages (By Dr. Troy Smith in the Chicago Whip)
Siki Spends Night In Memphis Jail Senegalese Fighter Jailed On Xmas Trip Due However To Unfamiliarity With Our Southern Customs
Married by Magistrate Shea of New Albany Miss Isurease Stinson, 19, of 2. East 8th St., and Vertus Barney, 22, of 208 Ealey St., New Albany, Ind.
Klan Issues Warning Indiana Members, Mainly Republicans, Would Segregate Negroes In Schools Office Only For Klans and Sympathizers
Long Marries Popular Evansville Young Lady Mr. T. J. Long. well-known Louisville young man who has been principal of the Douglass High School at Henderson, Ky., since the beginning of the present school term, gave his many friends a big surprise when he went over in Evansville, Indiana, and captured the heart of Miss Helen D. Buckner, one of Evansville leading young society ladies, marrying her last Tuesday evening, the 23rd, making her heart and his a happy ONE. The ceremony, a quiet one, with only immediate relatives present, was performed at the home of the bride by the Rev. H. O. Perry of the A. M. E. Church of that city. Miss Buckner is the talented daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. w. Buckner, for many years prominent and successful Evansville citizens. Miss Buckner was educated in Fisk and Indiana Universities.
Mr. Long is a recent graduate of Fisk University, and was a star athlete. He is the [illegible] of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Long of 718 S. 16th Street, the brother of Mrs. I. Willis Cole and Mr. Chester Long. Mr. and Mrs. Long are now in the city the guests of the groom's parents and other relatives.
Jim Newson Commits Most Brutal Crime Will Hayes, 35, 616 rear Chestnut St.. second floor, was brutally shot and instantly killed while sleeping at his home, and his dead body beaten with the but end of the shot gun and a billett by Jim Newson, 51, of the same address. From the witnesses it seems that Hayes owed Newson some money and paid him all but $1.50 which seemed to anger the elder man. Taking malicious advantage of the sleeping man, Newson slipped into his room and after shooting him broke the stoke of the gun over his head. He then obtained a billet and was beating the dead man's body when the officer[s?] arrived. Both barrels of the gun [were?] discharged. He was held to the grand [jury?] [without?] bond. Attorneys Lamb a[illegible] are defending the prisoner.
N. N. B. L. Plan Announced; Local Man Honored The National Negro Business League has adopted the regional plan. This plan contemplates division of the country into Districts or Regions with a Vice-President in charge of that territory and with Mr. Bert M. Roddy, Cashier of the Solvent Savings Bank, Memphis, Tenn., as Vice-President-at-Large in general direction of the Field work. The Vice-Presidents are as follows: District No. 1 - new England States - J. E. Kefford, Waterbury, Conn. District No. 2 - New York, New Jersey - John E. Nail, New Pork City. District No. 3 - E. Pennsylvania to Harrisburg, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia - To be selected. District No. 4 - Virginia, West Virginia - W. M. Rich, Norfolk, Va. District No. 5 - North and South Carolina - J. M. Avery, Durham, N. C. District No. 6 - South Georgia below Macon, East Florida including Tallahassee - A. L. Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla. District No. 7 - East Tennessee including Nashville, North Georgia including Macon, West Florida, Alabama - J. O. Thomas, Atlanta, Ga. District No. 8 - West Tennessee, Mississippi - Dr. J. B. Martin, Memphis, Tenn. District No. 9 - Kentucky, Indiana - I. Willis Cole, Louisville, Ky. District No. 10 - West Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan - Robert L. Vann, Pittsburgh, Pa. District No. 11 - Illinois, Wisconsin Claude A. Barnett, Chicago, Ill. District No. 12 - Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota - F. D. McCracken, St. Paul, Minn. District No. 13 - Missouri, Kansas - J. E. Mitchell, St. Louis, Mo. District No. 14 - Oklahoma, Arkansas - M. C. Perara, Tulsa, Okla. District No. 15 - Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico - L. H. Lightner, Denver. Col. District No. 16 - Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana - To be selected.
Santa Visits School Miss Lucy Du Valle, principal of Phyllis Wheatley School, had Santa Claus to visit all the pupils of her school Tuesday evening, Dec. 23rd, at the Community Center.