Courier Backs Harrison
COURIER-JOURNAL SAYS HARRISON SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED MAYOR Supports Leader's Argument About Democratic Candidate's Promises The Leader said editorially last week that the colored voters would be led to make much ado over what the Democratic candidate for mayor said in his speech about seeing that Negroes got justice, but the colored voters had not forgotten how innocent citizens were treated in 1927 when the Democratic party had as its mayor one of the finest citizens Louisville has ever produced, a friend of the race, but who found it exceedingly hard to stop the police from abusing and beating up colored people, that with this in mind Negroes would not take the present Democratic candidate seriously. The Courier-Journal supported the Leader's argument in part when it declared, for the re-election of Mayor William B. Harrison, the Republican candidate this week, saying among other things editorially: "Mr. Riedling makes some interesting promises, but they are unaccompanied by  any revelation of how they are to be carried out. And without such a revelation it is not apparent how they can be more than campaign promises. The Courier-Journal does not doubt Mr. Riedling's integrity and good intentions. Throughout his candidacy The Courier-Journal has been impressed by his courage and the sincerity of his well-meaning purposes, but it has never been able to see how he, or any other man in his place, could effect those purposes if elected." About Mayor Harrison we quote from the Courier editorial in part: The municipal campaign in Louisville, now drawing to a close, has reached, a point where the main issue presented is so clear that The Courier-Journal finds no difficulty in taking a stand in the contest for the Mayoralty. ......Mayor Harrison has made an excellent Mayor; so excellent, indeed, his record on which to base serious criticism. He took into his office at the head of the city's affairs the ideas of a live, practical business man and the self-  respect of a citizen who had nothing to gain as Mayor except the satisfaction of acquitting himself creditably as a business man and citizen. That The Courier-Journal believes he has succeeded in that ambition, explains the desire which it expresses for his continued service in the work which he has well begun. That work bears convincing evidence of its actuation by the progressive spirit of a man alert to the needs of a modern city and determined to utilize available means to meet them. In a straightforward, earnest way, he pledges himself to the continued prosecution of that task. The logic of the situation is that he should be given that opportunity; that his two years' service should be extended to another term of four years. What he has done already is the best indication of what he may yet do."
MEROE CORPORATION LOOKS LIKE REAL THING; HAS RIGHT APPEAL One of the clearest notes sounded in a number of years in interest of racial advancement has appeared during the last three weeks as 3 full page messages concerning the Meroe Corporation. Whatever else might be said concerning these messages, it is a fact the truth expressed in them cannot be denied. Even the humblest colored citizen must have found expressed in these messages what he has thought for a long time and perhaps could not express in words. Every Negro in Louisville, without even thinking deeply, knows that the Negro as a race group here needs something to relieve us from the embarrassment we find ourselves in from just being colored. We have listened to many scholarly lectures on the solution of the Race Problem, why the Negro is or is not--but usually we remain in the same condition Now here comes a man, who without attempting even a claim to a solution of a race problem in simple every day language states his case so plain, so convincingly it looks like he knows about what he is talking. The method Mr. Alllen is using to promote the Meroe Corporation is another thing that has not gone unnoticed. It has been 5 weeks ago today since the first of these full page advertisements appeared in The Leader [illegible] until today has the public been told when stock would be purchased. What has been said concerning the Meroe Corporation before this issue has been in the nature of getting the public to thinking of a vital need and how that need could be met. There is wisdom in the method, no doubt, though it is rather unusual for colored men who bring their ideas before the public. It takes a personal sacrifice to do this. Spending money to convince the public of a need before  attempting to sell them stock, but it gives us added confidence both in the Meroe Corporation and the man behind it It is predicted that this company will set a new high record in its stock sale to the public--it has the right appeal and is being promoted right.
MUSIC COMPANY OPENS BRANCH The Kelsall Music Co., a long established Louisville concern announces the opening of a branch store at 1432 W. Walnut St., Monday, October 28, with Mr. A. H. Bowman, well known young man as manager. Included in the line to be had at the branch store are the Atwater Kent, Majestic, [illegible] [R. C. A. Radios,?] and the [Victor, Brunswick?] and Columbia Records and [Orthophonic Victrolas.?]
Six Named For Police Department
SIX MORE COLORED MEN GETTING READY FOR POLICE UNIFORMS Boosts Republicans And Backs Up Fine Record Of Harrison, Starck And Fox A new platoon of six colored men was recommended to the police school last week and if each of them out of several applicants qualifies Louisville will have twelve colored uniform patrolmen and two detectives with a possibility of an addition of more plain-clothes men within the near future. In his speech before more than 18,000 colored people who jammed the Jefferson County Armory to hear the Mayor tell of the achievements of his administration in his opening campaign speech the mayor said among other things that during his administration a platoon of six colored officers in regular uniform had been added to the police department, that by their appearance, their conduct and devotion to duty they had earned the praise of their superior officers and had justified the addition of another platoon of six in the very near future. The near future was last week, and the six men recommended are Messrs. John Walker, Taylor Redd, George M. L. Harris, Henry Hamilton, Clarence Parker and Wm. A. Greene, all well known, and highly recommended for the appointments. Several months ago the Board of Public Safety told a committee of colored citizens that more colored police would be added to the local department and the fact that recommendations would soon be made was known a few weeks ago. This recent appointment discredits the argument of those who have opposed the administration all alone, and now attempts to help elect a Democratic Mayor and the entire Democratic ticket. These persons have been spreading the propaganda that not only would the Republicans refuse to appoint more colored men in the department until the innauguration of the Civil Service Commission plan, when it would be made difficult for the men to qualify, but those already on the force would be a thing of the past after its adoption. Those who are in a position to know scout at the intimation that the appointments were made to pacify any disgruntled group or to get more Negro votes, as from every indication, so far as the colored Republican leader is of the opinion that the record of Mayor Harrison as Mayor of all the citizens without the consideration of any special favors to the colored group, that of Judge Fred Starck who has been as fair in dealing as justice in the police court or that of Judge Henry I. Fox, Judge of the Juvenile Court, who has given more recognition to the colored constituency of his party than has been given by this department of any other city, each standing separate and distinct is enough to assure the  G. O. P. the loyalty and vote of every citizen of voting age, and the appointment of the new platoon of colored officers in uniform helps to establish more confidence in the fact that colored people are grateful and will go to the polls Tuesday, November 3, and vote solidly for Mayor Wm. B. Harrison and the straight Republican ticket, whether it was intended or not.
LEAVE FOR BIG FOOT BALL GAME Among the many Louisvillians attending the Tuskegee-Wilberforce football game at Chicago today are Mr. and Mrs. J. Everett Harris, Messrs. J. R. Ray, Nelson M. Willis, R. N. Dunn, Anthony Malone and I. Willis Cole who motored from Louisville Friday morning. The party which left in Mr. Ray's new Auburn and the editor's Pierce-Arrow will return Sunday.
REV. N. B. SHAMBORGUER Pastor of the R. E. Jones Temple and member of the Republican Campaign Committee who is in demand as a speaker and is telling his audiences good reasons why mayor Harrison and the other Republican candidates should be elected November 5.
Racial Color Line Denounced
FISK HEAD SPEAKS President Jones Makes Great Recreational Appeal By J. A. Thomas One thousand delegates to the Sixteenth National Recreation Congress in this city heard Dr. Thomas E. Jones, President of Fisk University, make a stirring appeal for more adequate recreation facilities for Negroes when he addressed the Congress last Thursday night at the Brown Hotel. In no uncertain terms Dr. Jones described present methods of allotting public funds for recreation as unfair and unjust, and urged recreation leaders from every state in the Union to give more consideration to the recreation needs of 10,000,000 Negroes. Quoting figures compiled by the Playground and Recreation Association, Dr. Jones said, "There are 13,000 play centers in the United Stats for white people, but only 300 for Negroes. Municipal golf links provided for the public number 267, but Negroes are permitted to use only two. There are 1280 swimming pools maintained at public expense, but only 30 are available for Negroes. Last year more than $30,000,000,00 were appropriated for recreation in the United States, but only 1% or $300,000.00 were expended for Negroes. There were 20,000 paid (Continued on page 8)
STANDARD BANK LADIES MEET The Ladies Auxilliary of the First Standard Bank held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night of last week at Jones Temple. The meeting was presided over by its president, Mrs. Lula M. Dickerson. Mrs. Jane Bond made a very interesting talk touching on matters of vital importance to our group. An excellent program was rendered under the direction of Miss Gladys B. Forest, including a reading by Mrs. John A. White, a vocal solo by Mr. Earl Sykes and a piano solo by Miss Sallie Adkins. The aims and objects of the Ladies Auxilliary were explained by Mr. Jos. R. Ray, President of the First Standard Bank and organizer of the Auxilliary. The ladies voted to put on a contest for new accounts during the months of November and December with the hope of increasing the deposits of the Bank. Everyone left the meeting feeling that the evening had been well spent and took home with them a vision of a bigger and better First Standard Bank.
C. M. E. LAYMEN ORGANIZE The laymen of the Chestnut St. C. M. E. Church were organized last Monday night for the purpose of promoting a program which will not only benefit the church and its pastor, but will redound to the good of the community. The attention of the laymen is first called to the meeting of the Kentucky and Ohio Annual Conference in Springfield, Ohio and the General Conference of the C. M. E. Church which convenes in Louisville in May 1930. The laymen are asking the support and cooperation of members and the pubic at large. I. Willis Cole was elected president; Nathaniel Brown, secretary and F. E. Carter, treasurer of the organization
National News Gravure Next Week
THE LEADER'S ATTRACTIVE SUPPLEMENT IS READY FOR READERS Four More Regular Pages With News Features To Follow Soon; Daily Is Publisher's Goal Next week Leader readers and the public will be given one of the features of the expansion program which the publisher has been working on for several months. Next Saturday, Novem ber 2, will be the first of the National News Gravure, a Rotogravurre supplement which is to be issued the first Saturday in every month, and within a period of time each Saturday by Negro Newspapers including the New York Amsterdam News, Kansas City Call, Chicago Whip Philadelphia Tribune, St. Louis Argus, Cleveland Call, Detroit News, Cincinnati Bulletin, Dayton Forum, Omaha Guide, New Orleans Weekly, Houston Informer, Tampa Bulletin, Memphis Times, Seattle Enterprise, Wichita Protest and The Louisville Leader. As stated, in previous announcement this Rotogravure Supplement is to include important pictures from all over the world where colored people live and move. The best photographers and the best artists are to help the newspapers make history thru the Rotogravure and keep the first, which appears next Saturday as a prize possession. The National News Gravure is to bring to our readers pictures of the progress the race is making everywhere, of figures from its great past, and prints from rare collections in Madrid, Paris, Brussells and other far away places as well as right here in America. The Leader has not considered the cost in bringing this new feature to its readers; only the service we are doing the race by exhibiting the accomplishments and achievements of the race in color photography which is to be given without any extra charges to our readers--that is the Leader will continue to sell for 5 cents per copy. Just a few months ago the Leader publisher installed machinery and made additions to the Leader plant amounting to more than $10,000, and contributed to Kentucky one of the best equipped printing plants, as the first move in the Leader's program of expansion. On November 2, the day the Rotogravure will be issued the second expansion step will have been taken, and at the same time the publisher will have almost completed his arrangements for the publication of a regular 12 [page?] Louisville Leader. The adding of four more pages has been in the publisher's program for many months, to be thwarted time and again thru the disappointment of prospective man power and other things over which he had no control. The extra four pages which are to be issued regularly each week before the holidays and a few weeks after are to carry at least a full page of sports with special attention to our schools and colleges of the South and special columns on business, education and religion, and editorial contributions by the strongest minds to be obtained. The 12 page Leader will also feature many of the most popular, attractive and capable women of the race young and old. A Bit Of Interesting History; Founder A Green Horn A little history of the Leader from its beginning up to its present announcements should be interesting and certainly inspiring to the Negro boy and girl who aspores to a life's work that cannot be any harder than that of the newspaper avocation. The Leader was begun November 3, 1917. $100.00 (Continued on page 8)
CHESTNUT STREET "Y" LAUNCHES BIG MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN The Chestnut Street Branch Young Men's Christian Association puts on Big Fall Membership Drive. Mr. Jos. R. Ray heads the drive as General Chairman. Dr. P. M. Flack and Mr. Leroy Mason head division "A and "B" respectively. The Chairmen and Captains who are to head the big Fall Membership Drive of our local Y. M. C. A. met at the "Y" Monday evening and completed plans for the greatest membership drive to be put on in the history of that institution. General Chairman J. R. Ray, President of the First Standard Bank, said that no longer should Louisville be behind the cities of her class in the matter of a Y. M. C. A., and the membership shall be increased to such a point until the powers that hold the destiny of the Y. M. C. A. in their hands shall be forced to accede to our demands for a new building. The workers were further cheered by the announcement that Messrs. C. H. Bullock and John Greene, former secretaries of the Chestnut Street Branch would be present this week to lend their aid and influence to the workers. Dr. Flack hurled a defy at Mr. Mason when he said that he expected his division to bring in 350 of the 500 new members asked for during the drive. Mr. Mason told Dr. Flack to get going because the hound dogs were after him and that he did not intend to let any body beat him and his division bringing in new members. October 28th was the date set for the commencement of the drive which will end November 11th. Membership fees will be reduced to $3.00 per year for men and $1.30 per [year?] for boys. See a worker and join today.
N. A. A. C. P. ELECT OFFICERS The Louisville Branch N. A. A. C. P. will hold its annual meeting and elect officers at the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday evening, November 12, at 8 o'clock. All members and friends are urged [to?] be present. Other matters of [interest?] to the race group will be taken [up at?] this meeting.