The beginning of the end came in 1920, when Boyce hired the first professional editor for The Lone Scout magazine, George N. Madison.
As Chicago entered the 1920s nadir of American race relations, The Lone Scout announced that they would no longer accept applications "from members of the negro race" and in 1922, the mast head of The Lone Scout changed from "A Real Boys Magazine" to "The White Boys' Magazine."[REF] .