A race [illegible] which get for nothing but [illegible] money [illegible] the case of plain [illegible] who saved some thirty odd [illegible] when the steamboat Norman sank near Memphis one day last week. They are going to try to get a Carnegie Hero Medal for Lee. They ought not to have any trouble in getting it for him. But if they don't get it--fiddlesticks. Lee deserves it but he doesn't need it. The deed is done and recorded in the Hero Book of Heaven. And there's no kind of human heart, be it beautiful with generosity or ugly with prejudice, on which Tom Lee's heroism is not indelibly pictured,--a panorama of heroism. * * * * * Says Viola Shore: "One half of the world is forever laughing at the other half; and the other half is forever laughing just as hard." Well, to own up, we're all ridiculous. * * * * * Crime is costing us $3,500,000,000. Be sure to get it right. It is three and a half billion--not three and a half million. And it is increasing rapidly. Such news is never good news. America realizes the gravity of the situation. But--what can she do?--what is she doing? * * * * * Now its Howard where the students are up in arms. Maybe the spirit of rebellion is in the college air. If there are good and sufficient reasons for these student uprisings--if the methods are clean anl sensible and fair--if the outcomes mean gain and not loss for our group, what shell we say?
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT Mrs. Sallie Wheeler of 1214 Magazine St., announces the marriage of her daughter, Miss Stacy D. Wheeler, to Mr. Sebron Cottrell on the 27th day of May, 1925. -- Mr. Aaron E. Malone, President of Poro College, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. I. Willis Cole during his three days stay in the city.
Everything Ready for Big Louisville Auto Derby at Fair Grounds Today, Says President Rucker William Rucker, the father of automobile racing among our people and president of the Indianapolis Colored Speedway Association, announced today from the Louisville office, 422 S. 6th Street, that all was ready for the big 50 mile Louisville Auto Rae today at the State Fair Grounds.
This is the first Louisville Auto Derby run under the auspices of the the National Colored Automobile Ass'n.
There will be some of the fastest drivers in the country who will fight to pack off the big $1,300.00 stakes. Among those that will be in the big race are Malcolm Hannon, who won the championship in 1924 in Indianapolis; Robert Wallace, who will pilot a G. & L. Special; Hugo Barnes, who will push a R. & B. Special; Robert Green of Louisville who will drive a Chevrolet Special, Wm. Buckner, who will drive a B. & B. Special; Lawrence Dawson of Shelbyville, and other fast drivers.
The gates at the Fair Grounds will be open at 8 A.M. There will be a big street parade in the downtown district preceding the races. George Abrams of Indianapolis will lead the parade.
Thousands of fans in Louisville have called up the Louisville office of the Indianapolis Speedway and showed their hearty support of the big event. Hundreds of whites as well as our people will attend.
There will be special trains from Indianapolis, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chicago.
PRIZE AWARDING AND BIG SPEEDWAY DANCE NOT AT FAIR GROUNDS BUT AT PYTHIAN TEMPLE TONIGHT AT 8 The awarding of prizes to the winners and the big Speedway Dance will not be held at the Fair Grounds as announced as the dance pavilion is in bad order. The Pythian Temple has been secured, and the big affair will be pulled off there. Tapp and Gordan's Twilight Syncopators will furnish the music. Prof. Sylvester Hurley is floor manager.
BISHOP CLEMENT SPEAKS AT TUSKEGEE On invitation to the Forty-fourth Anniversary Exercises of Tuskegee Institute bears the intelligence that Bishop George C. Clement delivered the Annual Commencement address Thursday morning, May 11.
THE MAMMOTH INSURANCE NEW QUARTERS. The Mammoth Life Insurance Company has moved in its elegant home office quarters in the New Gold Coast Building at 604 W. Walnut street.
[photo] MISS MARGARET WHITE, Georgetown, Ky. First period leader in The Leader's Ten Weeks' subscription campaign which closes July 1.
LARGE CROWD HEARS MR. MALONE. The largest audience seen at the local Y. M. C. A. for a Sunday afternoon meeting in many days greeted Mr. Aaron E. Malone of St. Louis, the President of Poro College, who was speaker at the Golden Hour Forum last Sunday at 4 o'clock. Mr. Malone used as his subject "Dress Well" and in his timely, able and interesting discourse he opened the eyes of his hearers to the many things essential to good health, clean living and correct appearance, which his subject touched. In speaking of dressing he stressed neat and appropriate dress for men and women as employers, employees, and in the necessary public activities and appearance. He said that ertravagance is not necessary to well dressing. Mr. (Continued on page 8) 
REV. WATSON ASSAILS G. O. P.; URGES NEGROES TO UNITE AND VOTE FOR FRIENDS REGARDLESS OF PARTY Rev. G. F. Watson, pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church at 17th and Dumesnil Sts., and secretary of the state and foreign missions, a leader among Baptists of the city and state, created a furore at the regular weekly meeting of the ministers and deacons conference at the West Chestnut St., Baptist Church Monday morning when he introduced a resolution tending to spring a leak in the "Old Ship," charging that many members of the police department of the present Republican administration with being members of the Ku Klux Klan, and that Negroes are grossly mistreated by them simply because they are Negroes, citing the case in which a colored man was shot down by a policeman while he was on his knees praying and nothing done about it; another taken to the station house by officers, brutally beaten and killed, and others abused, beaten and shot. Rev. Watson urged Negroes to begin organizing to vote no longer for a party made up of men holding position from mayor down to the policemen, who owe their positions to the vote of Negroes, but do not appreciate it enough to protect them against their own mistreatment, to vote for men and measures, for candidates whose records prome them to be the best friend of the race regardless to his political affiliation. Rev. Watson's reolution says in part: “The Negro has been loyal to the Republican party for three score years. Every office holder in the party in the State of Kentucky owes his position and all that goes with it, very largely to the Negro vote. We, the colored voters, put them in , but if any of our group seem to make any headway in any line they strive to put us out. We placed the last set of local office-holders in office and now it is being revealed that we are being policed by Klansmen and all manner of Negro haters. There have been such atrocious acts committed against our people as have never happened before, that the Negroes voice is hushed after the ballots are counted.” Says Resolution Will Pass The resolution as offered by Rev. Watson was seconded but not voted on due to a lengthy and vigorous discussion by supporters and opposers. A suggestion that is be deferred until after a drive for Simmons University was timely, it was said, and the matter was not pressed further. In an interview with a Leader representative Rev. Watson said he was convinced that he was taking the right course, that a majority of the members of the conference saw as he did, and that the resolution would pass. He said the passage or non-passage of the resolution now or after the drive would not (Continued on page 8) 
[illegible] widely read in this [illegible] oved beyond all doubt that [illegible] ant all she said when her vote was counted at the close of the period Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock and it was found that she had subscriptions amounting in votes to a total of 615,000, taking her from fifth place and landing her in the lead with a grand total of 840,000 votes. While others including Miss Irene King of East St. Louis, who with 565,000 votes moved up from fifth to second place; Misses Cobb, Marshall, Brumfield, Thompkins, Duncan, Wright, Fogg, Mrs. Allen and Messrs. Jones and Edwards made good reports, Miss White broke all records of this campaign for the largest number of votes reported for one week. To her goes all the glory that went to Miss Cobb last week. It is but natural that we look for a change in the standing of the candidates from time to time. We expected it this week, but we confess that we did not expect such a complete change about. Miss Thompkins, who has led since the beginning of the campaign dropped to eighth place. Mr. Jones from second to third; Mr. Edwards from third to fourth; Miss Cobb from fourth to fifth. Miss Farshall of Greensburg, Ky., made a splendid report and moved up from thirteenth to seventh place, and Mrs. Alice P. Allen made her first report, got out of the 5,000 class and with 350,000 votes starts upward, as did Miss Duncan. The second period is on, the race is now at fever heat, and getting mighty interesting. Turn to page 8 and note the difference over last week.
SECURES MORE THAN 1200 MEMBERS The Louisville Branch N.A.A.C.P. which has just closed a Membership Campaign under the direction of its Executive Committee reported 1200 paid up memberships at the close of the campaign, Monday, May 18. By the time all reports are in it is expected that the Louisville membership will be between 1500 and 2000. Detailed report next week.
Miss Reuben No Longer With The Leader This is to inform Leader patrons and the public that Miss G. M. Reuben, who was city editor of The Leader, is no longer connected with the business, and that the company will not be responsible for any business done with her as a representative. The I. Willis Cole Publishing Co.