The daily worker

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When his daughter refused to “pray her way through” after

he discolored her receiving notes* in church from an admirer who

later became her husband, the Rev. E. H. Owens, Pentecostal evat*

gclist, of Lonoke, Ark., took her to the woods und whipped hqf

with a razor strop, along with her small sister, who

his daughter told the district attorney. The evangelist was ar»

rested on a charge of assault. Owens is shown above, to the right.

The daughters, Joyce, 16, now Mrs. John Lowe, and Jewell, 11,

with John Lowe, are on the left. Below is a view of the Pentecostal

church at Lonoke.

»>The delegates, who were arrested at

Port-au-Prince, were just about to

embark for America.

They were able to send a message

to the Dominican delegation, which

was read at the convention. These

men will keep company in jail with

seven editors whom Borno sent there

lately.

Forced to Sell Land.

A former K K. K. cyclops, named

j Worthington is found on investiga

j tion to hold the deed to the land of

Arthur Hitt, a colored man of Birm

ingham» Ala.

Worthington protests that he paid

a fair price for the land. The price

paid was S6OO. Arthur Hitt, the

Negro owner, was forced to sell this

land which is worth $9,000. He was

taken from his home one night by

masked men, tied to a tree and

flogged until he promised to s-ell. He

was threatened with further flog

gings, should he disclose the occur

rence. Nevertheless he appeared be

fore a committee and told his story

which resulted in an investigation.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The daily worker. (1927). Chicago, Ill.;New York, N.Y., 1927-08-05. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020097/1927-08-05/ed-1/?sp=6

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The daily worker, 1927-08-05.