Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-16
Striking Addresses by Prominent
Speakers on Various Subjects
Criminal Statistics.

Work in Schools" He based his re-
marks In part on some facts which
he had obtained on question and an
swer blanks, received from twenty
three typical colOred schools In the
south. including Calhoun, Penn School
at ST. Helena. S. c., Atlanta Univer-
sity, public and private schools, field
and city schools.
Professor Williams pointed out the
wide range of social activities for the
benefit OF the common people which
the leading and typical negro schools
ara now developing Farmers instl-
tutes and demonstration work, moth
ers', boys and girls clubs for the I'M
nrovement OF home and neighborhood
conditions. improved amrfsements, So
cial cluts, temperance societies, school
improvement leagGes, visiting nurses,
agricultural wagons-all these are the
results OF bringing the school INTO
closer and more vital relation to the
community whether rural or urban.
Mr.. Hew.ns, of Richmond, gave an
excellent report on Crime Rate
Among Negroes in the United States.
The discussion. which followed. was
most intert sting. DR.. Thomas
Jones who has made a close study OF
the Sociological conditions In which
the negroes 1--we, showed that while
the available statistics indicate a high
rate of crime among negroes, still
there is stinct trend toward the
lowering OF that crime rate.
During the afternoon the negro tar-
mers gathered in classes ont CT doors;
under the comfortable shade of the
trees, to study the problems dealing
with the keeping ana the preparation
OF poultry for the market. An exh.bi-
ton of dressed and 1--we poultry was
held. The varieties and peculiariiits
CT eggs and Poufry were pointed by
by Mr.. Charles n Graham, director
or the agricultural department of the
Normal school.
DIR. X. H. Clark, the Normal school
veterinarian. discussed the important
industry of hog raising.
At the insurance round table w. p.
Burrelel, secretary of the True Re-
formers, of Richmond; William 3.
Dodd, of Hampton Institute; Mrs. W.
l.. Walker, of Richmond. were elected
president, secretary ana treasurer,
respectively, of the Federated lnsur-
ance League.
Professor Kelly Miller, OF Howard
University, Washington, u. c.. IN his
address on Crime Among Negroes
pointed out that the negroes who CON-
mitteG crimes constituted the mud
Sill of society and that crime was
related most vitality TO conditions and
net to race. While admitting that &C
cor6.ng to United States census Office
figures fer 1904 the II per cent OF
negroes in the United states coI1
mitted 30 per cert of the crimes, Pro
lessor Miller declared that there was
a striking difference in favor Of theI
negro in the matter OF the ratio Of
prisoners TO population. In the United
states, as a whole, there is an average
Of one prisoner to every one thousand
of population. In the South Allan icI
States there is an average of 100 pris-
oners per 100000 persons; North At
lant.c. I20 per. 100 900: North Central,
10 per 100000; Western, 1863 per &c.,
600: South Central, 95 per 100000.
In short, said Professor Miller. there
is no connection between crime and
race, for the north is essentially white
and the south black, but between
crime and bad economic conditions.
The reason for the relatively high
negro crime rate in the north, Profess
sor Miller said was the segregation OF
the negroes in the cites and the lack
of the sympathy and help OF the best
white people.
A resolution was made to form al
Negro Cooperative Association Of vir-
ginia to bring together physicians,
teachers, cIergymen, and indeed all
elements Of the average community.
for the development and uplift oil
NJ groes.
Back 10 the Land" W. A. Col
lingwocd. EDITOR CT the Rural Newl
Yorker. made this the text Of his sp.r-
iteo address on the Rural Commun-
ity." lie said the only way 10 teschi
people is TO give them concentrated /
experience: every man OF woman can
do something 10 help another.
The committee on resolutions MADE !
a report which viii be printed and
distributed among those who attended |
the Hampton negro conference. Those
wishing conference repores should ad-