SATURDAY, UJNE THI 10. 1**1 UR AOVOCATt (letting an education for the eole pur* ' pose of personal benefit, and without ' the having In mind the ultimate help- 1 fulness of humanity, will he of no • more uae to the poaaeaaor than gold on ' a desert Island would he to a ship wrecked person starving for waul of j food Kvery great contribution to the , onward march of clvllltatlou has been made hy the men and women who subordinated self Morse, the Inventor of the Instrument which pioneered our present system of telegraphy; whose first message sent *'What haa God Wrought?"; thought more of the hap pluess his Invention would bring to humanity than of any financial gain Stephenson. *ho#e discovery of the po­ tency of steam and win» founded the method of rapid transportation, vision ed a better understanding among the peoples of the earth through a closer FO R E Q U A L R IG H T S The National Kqual Bights League, contact brought hy travel Htelnmeta. headquarter* at ostott. Mass, h..e is­ the wizard of electricity, whoae mar­ sued a pnn-tarnation for the obeer velous brain conquered that subtle vanee. June 18th. of Peter Salem day fluid and made It the servant of the The Kqual Bights («cague waa founded people. Ignore«! the weath that might hy Monroe Trotter, militant mlltot of have been his lie used his know bulge the ostan Guardian Peter Salem wa* for the benefit «>f mankind t’arver. the one of the Negro heroes of the Am eri­ noted Negro whoae discover lea In can Revolution Ills valor at the battle chemistry have acbled to food prlduo of Bunker lllll Is chronicled In history tlveneaa of the nation, haa n«» more 04 the Stute of Massachusetts Little evate for the rew ardK TAO IN N IN IN And so mention Is made of his exploits In (hr care for the reward of self current school histor y of the nation on down the line of civilisation bene and little Is known of the prominent factors; Kdlson. Kitisfeln and all the part played hy Salem and several oth­ great men who have contributed thclt er Negro men In the first great strug knowledge that the people might have g le for American Independence. A the benefit They thought first of their few years past the writer of this cm I duty to humanity Elaborate Ceremonies Mark Formal Opening Of Greater Provident Hospital In Chicago, Illinois first to use a finely sensitised paper rlor court of Cook county this week instead of film for the development of decreed that 100 per cent lien be plat­ x-ray negatives. ed on all the policies of the late Chi cago National life which were taken Through Its affiliation with the U- over by the Pacific States Lite of llol ntversity of Chicago ami Rush Medical ylw oodi« California college, it boasts one of the fiuest About two years ago the Chicago consulting staffs In the city. National Life quit writing colored ap­ The men now behind Provident hos plicants for insurance and expressed pita) expect it to become a great ceil a desire to get rid of all colored poll CHICAGO. June * — (Bv the Associated Negro Press) — Forty-two years of earnest, construe tire effort be­ ter of medical learning without regard cyholders on its books Negotiations tween some of the most notables white and colored citisecs of Chicago was symbolised Thursday wheu the mag to race or color Although it Is to be were completed with the Supreme IJ- niflcent *3.000.000 Greatre President Hospital and Training School, affiliated with the Vnlrersity of Chicago, largely manned by a Negro staff, its berty Life Insurance company which was formally opened to the public. sponsors believe that ultimately it will reinsured the *750.000 00 worth of col­ The late Julius Rosenwald. »h o s e philanthropies and faith were largely respousinie for the new Institution, fulfill its principal mission in distln- ored business of the Chicago Nations' and who. with the late Dr. Frank Billings, led a campaign to raise $1.3*0.000 among the citiieus of Chicago for gushed contributions to the science of giving the policyholders the same right Greater Provident, described the effort then as "the greatest project for the American Negro since Lincoln's K medicine. and privileges of cash surrenders, mancipation Proclamation." loans and extended insurance as wer < P ro m ln s n t W om e n A lso H e lp e d Various ceremonies were arranged by the board of directors, the women's auxiliary and the FI la Smith tug enjoyed by Its own policyholders Ma­ Contemporary with the men donors gers for the entertainment of the public during the period of the formal opening from June 2 to June 11. Alex ny of the Chicago National policy­ ander L. Jackson is chairman of th e n _________________________________________________ _ _ and Indicative of the interest of the holders objected to the traus|*d to perpetuate Peter Salem day Puliman. Marshall Field, head of the terneshlps available to Negro medical Chicago Nine hundred thousand dol th scene In 1915. a young graduate of the policy )>a!d to their beneficia­ as a u annual observance, but Interest great merchant fam ily; Cyrus H. Me- graduates. was Ucklng and like many other lars for the physical hospital, of which of Harvard university. Alexander L. ries. Cormlck, founder of the International things worth while, 'died a hour tu u " 1750.000 was expended for the pur­ Jackson, whose nomination to the In this rase the prejudiced attitude Harvester company; John J Mitchell. * T o ProTld* P °»‘ * T* du‘ te •duc* ' chase of the Chicago-Lying-in hospital board of directors of Provident hos­ of the Chicago National saved their If nothing else, would It be much to the late banker; Potter Palmer, whose Uon ‘ nd raining, pmctically denied in and 1150.000 for remodeling and new p ita l signalised the setting In motion colored policyholders a loss Supreme hope that one or all of our ministers wife was for many years the social thl* country' equipment. And. finally. 11.100.000 for of plans and purposes, both of aggres­ Liberty L ife has already paid tn bene­ will make aome mention of the superb leader of Chicago: J. Ogden Armour 4 T o proTlde fo,. the profe,.|on*l sion and progression, all of which an operating fund. ficiaries of the policyholders taken oy­ characters of the Negro race who help­ rich packer: Nathan Freer, who at a . dT, nt.enlent o( hl|thly qu„ lfiwl phy,;. have been of great benefit to the hos­ er by them over (28.000 In rash be­ ed build the foundation on which the The General Education Board gave cost of 12* 000 established the Esther ci>ng on , p4r v|th opportunifl<.8 then pital's program cause of the death of these policy- stability of our nation resta? There 11.000.000 to the project, the Julius Freer Home for Nurses in memory of 1Tm(uble to whltM are thousands of Negroes, men. women his mother and Dr. George Cleveland Rosenwald Fund and the Conrad Hu Elected secretary of the board In tiolders. and children who are unfamlllan with S. Provision of opportunities for bert Estate 1750.000. and *1.250.000 1918 and president In 1921. to Mr Hall, chief of staff. the part played by their forefathers G IV E N H E A V Y S E N T E N C E . teaching and research as well as clin- was raised by popular subscription. Jackson goes the honor and distinction in their fight for American Indepen In 1930. the hospital^ had^ graduated ^ medlclne lu rfery and the sp^ . u l FO R K IL L I N G N E G R O of heading the board of directors dence Such knowledge will Inspire Hi 238 nurses, qualified 143 doctors for The new hospital ' 128 beds for ties. whose tenacity of purpose, vision and JACKSON, Misa. June 7 (AN P> — | the Negro youth a feeling of national state licenses through internships anJ adults and 22 bassinets. There are ap­ Intelligence found merited consum­ C. W I>urr and Percy Glheun were unity; a more prideful Intereat In the served 150.507 patients. 6. Provision of opportunities ofhstu proximately 100 employes In 1933, In mation In the elaborate ceremonies sentenced to life imprisonment, and past accomplishments of his race. the old location. 1.203 patients were dying diseases which are the graves! attendant on Thursday’s official open Mr* llertha Kiley to a fire year term Perhap. the most striking situation be4lth probl?ms of S e g T o e a served in beds and 50.000 in the clinic. ing of Greater Provident Hospital. In the state penitentiary, after being which led to the expansion program E D U C A T IO N T H A T S E R V E S convicted of the murder of John Jack From the standpoint of its x-ray e- 7. To study NegTo public health pro­ was the state of Negro health in the Knowledge la useleaa unless It ¡a CHICAGO. June (By AN P>— sou before they threw his body Into city of Chicago. Figures for 192i blems and to train Negro public quipment the new Provident hospital is superior to any in the city It is the Judge Francis Allegrettl in the Supe- the flood waters of the Pearl river. uaed for the purpose of dissemination showed that the Negro death rate was health workers. VERBAL SNAPSHOTS Marked Tribute To Interracial Co-operation And Goodwill RACE N EED S M EN A N D W O M E N OF S U P E R IO R V IS IO N Of all the people of the earth the American Negro stands in need of the men and women who have been fortunate In obtaining an education Meu and women who seek an educa­ tion for the purp°»* of being helpful In moulding the race for future pro­ gress Many Negroes have sought and have «»htalned a superior edtt< ation. hut Instead of asking 'What can I do to help my people?", take the attitude of social superiority because of their erudition and hy their aloofness alien ate the masses, and hec«»me a liabill ty In the struggle for racial progtesa The majority of racial collegiate grad­ uates fear that the touch of an Illit­ erate will polute their Intellectual gar­ ment If they deign to recognise their more unfortunate romrades it la d«me with such a paternal, better than thou, attitude that It la resented, and what ever good may have been accomplish- ml ts nullified The {»oaltion la assumed that because of the fact that they ( The collegian I have been inure fortunate that others, that they have a diploma with a auffli or two after their namea that are In a position to lie and should he patronised Not what they might do for the rare, hut what the race Must do for them There la n«» better Illus­ tration than the comparison of two outstanding American Negroes, one of which hsd the advantage of study at the best university at home and a broad lie wan heralded as one of A m erles'* most brilliant scholars and thst regardless of race Because of his race he «1 HI not receive the recognition thut he thought his due It Imhlttered him And when he sought to t»e of ser vice It wan done with such a ;»*tronlt- Ing air that the desire to do some­ thing to help Ills own lie decided that the best wns wav to get down with them and be one of them Touch shoul ders with them and hy precept and ex ample work for their uplift Did he succeed * Go any where that civilian tlon has f«>nthold and If you d«» not mention hi* name just say that you are from the t’ nlted States of Atneri ca and they will tell you that they have rend the story o f his life Young men ami women Negroes wh«» are coming from the halls of learning, you can b«- an asset or become a liability Which One? GO D B L E S S T H E M B O T H ! mm ‘ • ' . The many frlrnrte of Clifford M llrhrl friend* will hi- plraaod lo know that hr will hr ahlr to do hla wrltlnx nnd-r more favorable clrrumatancoa Thunk* lo our old friend Harry l*are whn make* It poaalhle Mr Mitchell ha* xalned an enviable reputation aa a col- umnlat W e dare aay lhal he la more widely read than moat whn eaaay to enlighten puhllr. Beginning with th# Portland Advocate, Mr* Beatrlre-Can nady-Franklln editor; he ha* expanded tn rearh a hundred nr more Negr i Journal* Good Lurk Clifford! God Idea* you llarry Pare! la the hope of "B ill" Wheaton. - 8 L A IN IN P E N IT E N T IA R Y COLUMBIA. H C , Juno 7 (A N P ) After he la alleged to have rnraed white convict In the work room of tl atate penitentiary here. Rrneal Dig) aarvlng a life term for manalaughli waa ant upon and atabhed five tint hy tho white man. John Reed. Dlgga died five hour* later. Reed uaed a pair o f aclaaora In tl murder. After the atnhhlng. n call waa laam for men willing to aubmlt their blot for tranafualon. Twenty five of II 30 volunteered. When It became apparent that tranafualon would not nave the II of Dlgga, the aacrlflce waa not rnqul ed on the part of the volunteer*, Reed waa placed In aolltary ronfln ment pending tho Inqueat. P A Y IN G P O L IT IC A L U P P E R L E F T : T h « G re a te r P ro v id e n t h o s p ita l, a ffilia te d w ith th e U n iv e r s ity • f C hicago, a *3,000.000 p ro je c t p ro ■noted th ro u g h th e c o -o p e ra tio n o f the O en era l E d u c a tio n B o a rd , th e J u liu e R osen w ald F u n d and th e H u b e rt Es­ ta te and by m eans o f p o p u la r s u b s c rip ­ tio n ; scene ie o f p a tie n ts w e ltin g to be re g Is te re d ; diseases, and N uree V ir g in ia M a lla tte m in is te r to h e r; U P P E R R IG H T : * A n ave rage o f tw o h u n d re d p a tie n ts p e r day pase th ro u g h th e o u t-p a tie n t d e p a rtm e n t A bove C E N T E R : L it t le M ies L o w e ll Green lo o k s a p p re h e n s iv e as D r. W a lte r M a d ­ d u x, e x p e rt in p e d ia tric s , c h ild r e n 's L O W E R L E F T ! D r. H o m e r C ooper p e rfo rm a a m a jo r o p e ra tio n in ona o f th a aa ve ra l fin e ly e q u ip p e d o p e ra tin g ro o m s ; L O W E R L E F T : O ne o f th o s e v e ra l c lin ic a l la b o ra to rla e m anned by a g roup o f h ig h ly tra in e d te c h n ic ia n * . — A . N . P. DEBTS ‘ Congreanmen who thought the were amart to conflarntn the wealth i the nation to pay for their polltlci j dissipation* were lea* wise than tl j Vandal* who aackod Rome — — Ron waa not tho home of thn Vandals." I Robert R. McCormick.