Grief

Marcus Garvey, Provisional President of Africa, came a cropper at last. Some time ago, he was convicted of using the mails to defraud (TIME, Jan. 11, 1923) in connection with operations of a "Black Star Line" of which he assumed the title of President.

He tried selling stock of this line, which was to carry Negroes back to Africa, and in so doing, sent some things through the mails that were good salesmanship but doubtful ethics. He was sentenced to serve five years in prison and to pay a $1,000 fine. Last week, the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his conviction. But, when the time came for him to surrender himself and go to jail, he was not in Manhattan, the place where he was sentenced. The court forfeited his bail and issued a bench warrant for him. Mr. Garvey had not decamped, however ; he was merely late in making his jail appearance. Next day, coming into Manhattan on a train, he was arrested, although he protested volubly that he wras coming to surrender himself. A day or two later, he set out for the Federal prison at Atlanta in the company of two deputy marshals. At the station, he bade farewell to friends who had gone to see him off. His wife boarded the same train and went to Atlanta in his company--or in as much of it as the marshals would permit. Thus, for the time being, ends the career of a man unique for his combination of the fervor of an African evangelist and the financial talents of a Ponzi.