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THE NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGup
FAvoRs THE HARDWIcK m
TKRMARRIAGE BILL II
IT Is AMENDED.

At the Negro Fellowship Leaor.,,
meeting at Quinn Chapel last S1r5.r
afternoon, Mr.. William D. Naiubbor.
offered the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted.
Whereas the House Of Repressr,,
tives has passed the Hardwick BU
prohibiting the intermarriase of raeas
in the District of Columbia. and moi
ing the penalty fine or Imprisonment
Resolved, that the United States Sen.
ate be, and it is hereby petitioDed 70
amend said Bill, so that the same Non,
atty shall attach to all miseegenaeiors
eohabitation between the races. and
that the children of such reIatiopsb;r.
shall bear the name of the father
Resolved further, that the thanks of
this assembly be extended to our zen.
resentatives, Congressman Mann and
Madden especially, and to the six
other Congressman, namely, Fowler of
Illinois, MOndell Of Wyoming. HamiI.
ton Of Michigan, BarthhOldt of Mis-
souri,, Kendall of Iowa and LaFoIetta
Of Wisconsin, for the broad statesman
ship exhibited in voting against the
Hardwiek Bill.
Ida b. Wells Barnett, Pres.
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with which they pay salaries and other
operating expenses to White people.
This Is q double loss to the Colored
people, in that it keeps their own Peo-
ME from employment which could be
easily furnished By the use in similar
enterprises, Of the money loaned to
White institutions, and makes II Pos
sibls for the White boy and girl to
continually forge ahead and keep the
Colored boy and girl in the meniai
positions which they now occupy.
Concentration Of capital in the hands
Of financial institutions in sympathy
with the coloFed business enterprises
and the CoIored people generally, 50
that such funds can be easily obtained
and used by such institutions, is the
only means by which lucrative posi-
tions for Colored people can be obtained,
because the institution that must de-
pend for its support and success upon
Colored patronage, must necessarily
study the needs of the people upon
whom it depends, in order that they
may mutually succeed financially.
This financial loss, great though 1t
may be, does not equal the moral loss
by reason of the lack Of independence,
self-respeet and the respect Of others,
which only financial independence can
bring, and the Colored people viii never
be socially or politically free until they
become financially independent, this
can only be accomplished by organized
concentration of their resources in the
hands Of those in sympathy with their
needs.
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THE POLITICAL ENEMIES OF
ROBERT z. BURKE ARE ON
THE DEAD RUN.

Along in the first part of January;
out of pure meanness and eussedness;
some of the political enemies of Rob
ert E. Burke, had him indicted by the
grand jury, charging him with stealing
between 5000 and $4,000, belonging
to the Cook County Democracy. At
the same time he held properly signed
notes showing that the club is at the
present time indebted to him well onto
$4,000.
After his indictment, he gave bond
and his case was set for trial. Then
at The request of States Attorney
Hoyne, or some of his assistants, when
the day arrived for the trial, it was
continued to Monday, February IL,
and then on that date, the States At
torney, asked for another continuance
so as to have the indictment hanging
as a club over the head Of Mr.. Burke.
But Judge W. F. Cooper, sitting in
the criminal branch of the Superior
Court, would not "fan" for the sec
ond continuance; so he ordered the
state to 20 to trial as its witnesses
were all in the court room; at the same
time ordering his clerk to call a jury
and as Assistant State IS Attorney OBJ
served that he could not run Judge
Cooper, he had the case dismissed and
Mr.. Burke continues to wear a broad
smile and to laugh at his political
enemies.
States Attorney Hoyne made a big
or little Tom boy of himself by writ
ing a letter to Judge Ben. II. Smith,
chief justice Of the Superior Court, re-
questing or demanding him, to remove
Judge Cooper, from the criminal court
simply because he could not run him
to suit himself, which seems to indi-
cate that Mr.. Hoyne is not the proper
gentleman for States Attorney of
Cook County.
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wAYMAN CHAPEL A. N. E.
CHURCH.


There will be held at this church all
day Sunday Feb. 23rd, an extraordi-
nary service. At IL a. m. the Pastor
will preach from the subject, "The
Triumph Of the Cross. Several i'm
portant questions viii be answered,
one viii be 'IVirtue and christian piety
among the Colored people, is it on the
increased"
A second question win be "why is
it that some Colored people are leaving
the evangelical church and following
ismsR"
At three O'Clock in the afternoon,
will be given by the morning choir,
another one Of their song reeitals. At
this recital will be heard some of the
very best talent Of the city, men and
women who have made their mark in
the musical circles. The choir win not
give another recital until after the
month of April.
At the evening services the Pastor
viii deliver the third sermon on the
Book Of Daniel, this one Sunday night
win be "The Hand on the Wall and
Its Significance in Modern Times.''
The church win give a banquet next
Thursday night Feb. 9th, this prom
Uses to be q very important affair, It
is given by the Trustee Aid Of the
church.
The Pastor preached for DR.. Graves
last Sunday morning, Brother Boyd
preached at wsyman and gave an ex-
eellent sermon.
The church has been divided into
eleven sections for a special effort for
the main debt Of the church, to be
known as the Main Debt Rally; $4,000
has already been raised, and 1t Is ex-
peeted to be the most successful rally
in years.
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THE Rise AND FALL OF BANKING
AMONG THE AFRo-A1EERICANs.
Article 5.

AS it is with the jew, so it is with
the American Negro. His success in
making a place equal to that Of other
races, in America, win depend upon
the concentration of his resources.
There must be a concentration of all
the forces at his command, in order
that he may demand and receive the
respect from his feIloWmen, TO which
such concentration win entitle him.
The policy followed by the White
man, and aequieseed in by the ColOred
man, has served to increase the diEe-
speet, if not contempt with which the
Negro is held in the commercial world.
That policy has been one Of permitting
the White people to control not only his
own financial resources, but has placed
in the hands Of the White bankers
che funds Of Colored people collected
from an sources, and through every
agency, with the result that the Negro
assists in furnishing the club with
which the White man has cracked his
head financially.
II is reported that in one White fnan-
eial institution, there is something over
two and one half million dollars de-
posted by Colored people. This instita-
tion in which thse funds are deposited,
does not employ single GOlOred par
son, leans extensively to many Of the
industrial and quasi public corpora
tions, such as railroads street railway,
electric and gas light plants, etc., and
these institutions employ thousands Of
white boys and girls in the more lue-a-
tive positions, and only employ colored
people in the most mental positions,
this Notwithstanding thst the two and
one half million doIIars above men
toned, is leaned to these institutions
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MIXED MATEos LAID 10 WOMEN
They Make Advances, AErs. Celia
Parker woOlisy Cells woman's
Clnb Audience.
Noted Settlement WORKER Declares That
Negroes Lack Is Not Racial But
Cultural.

Negro men should not be eensured
because Of interracial marriages, Il is
the White women who make the sd-
vanees, Ms. Celia Parker WOOIley,
noted Chicago settlement worker told
members Of tAe womaHss Club in an
address on Thursday, No Negro would
dare propose marriage to a White wo.
man unless she made the advances, -
said 1Lrs. Woolley. ssLneile Cameron,
the girl who married Jack johnson
ehassd after him Ny Offices are but
Two blocks away Of johnson s saloou-
cafe and with ny ouR syss1 san the
Cameron girl seeking out his place. -
Mrz- WooTey's statement took the
breath Of some Of her auditors. They
were even more startled vixen she de-
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in opposition to the measure whose evil
purport is a. wen known to them As
it is to ne; then, Sir, the words of
that sterling NAN from idaho, VIII
ham Z. B6rah, come back to me with
greater force than ever before.
Standing in Howard Theatre some
two years ago, Senator Borsh urged
the throng Of Negro men which packed
that house, to turn from the ways Of
those who see Gas through q glass
darby" and take on the habit Of
looking squarely in the face, every
measure, every situation, that aeeets
the interests Of your race. Quoting
a. nearly as can from memory, Sen
ator Borah said: "For q long, long
time to come il can matter very little
to you men OF the Negro race, whether
candidate be Democrat, Republican
or anything else. Ny advice to yen
here today is this: VOTE FOR YOUR
FRIENDS"
It would seem, Sir, that you lave
abandoned to the enemy the old guard
that for years has stood by you through
thick and thin. II the Negroes Of nli-
nois DO not treasure up this fact in
their memories, it seems to me they win
forfeit all right to be known a. Men.
Respectfully, your humble servant,
James C. Waters, Jr.
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TIE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH
3e25 Dearborn st.
Rev. A. J. Carey, D. D., Phi. D., Minister.

"The Contrasts Of Life" was the
theme Of our PASTORS last Sabbath's
discourse. The text was chosen from
the parable Of Dives and Lazarus.
Remember that in thy life time thou
hadst thy good things and Lazarus his
evil things. The characters of these
two were clearly analysed and set
forth, their CONDITION typical Of con-
trast today was Iucidly presented and
then the fixed gulf'. A deep and
lasting impression was left upon the
entire audience.
Sunday evening furnished another
rare treat. Prof. Buchanan, principle
Of the State Normal Institute of Ala
bama delivered a most pleasing ad.
dress, replete with facts and figures
He showed that $4,000 White chill
dren Of Alabama have annually ez-
pended on their education by the state
s., 100000, while in the same state less
than 100000 are spent upon the edu-
cation of $4,000 Negro children.
He closed with a most earnest plea
for the young men and women of the
North to thoroughly equip themselves
and "eome to the South and help u.s..
The pastor will preach tomorrow
morning and evening.
L = n
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THE MAsoUKRADE DANCE AND
KxHIBIFIoN DRILL.
By the Young Ladies Culture Drill
Team Was . Very Successful
Affair,


Last Friday evening the Young La
dies Culture Drill Team gave their
first Masquerade dance and exhibition
drill, at the K. Of P. Hall, 1856 State
Street.
The music was furnished by the
First Regiment Band and in every
way it was q very enjoyable affair.
Col. II. II. Biggs conducted the drill
ing and the young ladies went through
the various execution Of it to perfee-
tion, or in true military style.
Each and every member looked ever
so natty in their blue skirts, white
waists, blue red neekties, eapes and
soldier caps ornamented with beautiful
gold tassels. In place Of guns they
carried wands and they presented a
very fascinating appearance. s-,t ..-
The following are the officers and
members of the Young Ladies' Culture
Drill Team:
Mrs. W. A. seames, President; Miss
Nellie Plat, Treasurer; Mrs. Rose
Howard, Miss Amelia Young, Miss A.
B. Bowman, Mrs. H. S. Bramlett, Miss
Rebeeca Young, Miss A. NJ. Weaver,
Miss S. C. Hudgens, Miss c. Daniels
Miss Eta Jones, Miss z. B. Harris,
Miss NJ. Burnett, Miss Margrette
Hanie, Miss R. Hamlet, Miss E. W
Walton, Mrs. W. E. Brown, Miss B.
Boyd, Mrs. G. Biggs, Mrs. H. Mitchell,
Secretary.
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IMPORTANT EVENTS DURING THE
INAUGURAL WEEK AT WASH.
MeToH, DC.

March Ord suHraestts Parade
Penna. Ave.
March 9Th = Inaugural ceremonies
followed by parade, u O'Clock noon.
March 4th, 8 p. m.-Reesption and
banquet to Bishop AIexandss Walters
ana to al visitors, given By the eiti-
rams Of Washington. z. n. Q. A.
Building, 1915 18th g. NV.
March 5th-Citissus' Inaugural BAH,
Convention Han, 5th and K Sta
The committee hss arranged to have
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THE HARpWIoK MARRIAaE
BILL
Concludes from pass -

siderntion. And not only that, but
you win find that those who were the
contracting parties in the marriages.
represented by the few licences issued
to Negro men TO marry White women
were persons who had made up theiI
minds to live together "aceording 10
the law and God's holy ordinance, "
if possible, and II not possible,
then VIGOROUSLY or In secret &c
cording as the needs Of the situ'
alton dictated. They could not have
been kept apart save BY the murder
or life Imprisonment of one or the
other Of the parties. Unions of this
sort are unusnal and when attacked
are apt to bring out the hidden hu'
man grain as few things can bring il
out-even as was demonstrated at Chi.
cage, when the threat of. hen itself
was not sufficient to keep apart the
man and woman in the ease, and %
the one decent thing that could be
done in the whole miserable affair,
the marriage of'the parties, was con-
summsted under the laws Of the State
which forbade it not, and wisely so.e'
make no mention Of those licences
which were issued TO white men to
marry Negro women because the number
is even smaller than the number just
referred to. Besides the Hardwiek
bin is aimed primarily at Negro men
as if White women needed to be guard.
ed against saying eyes" to offers Of
marriage from dusky Romeos who come
scarcely one In a million per annum.
The whole idea is too preposterous to
mention. But the Hardwiek bill con-
tains source Of degradation even
more damnable than anything have
suggested to you as yet. 1t is this:
in those rare occasions where sons Of
White men have sedueed girls of the
Negro race and seek to repair the in
jury by going through the legal form
of q marriage ceremony, in these cases,
Sir, the poor, blasted girl would be
robbed of even this pro forma repara.
tion,. and set adrift a moral dereliet
upon the filthy tides of the underworld.
Meanwhile, leehery, with white face
and black heart, would forsake the pro-
teeting cover Of secrecy as is now the
case to the eternal shame of Georgia
and the entire South and stepping
forth into the open, would assume the
role Of Honor, wounded and fettered,
saying, "I was willing to do what
could for the poor girl, and I'D do it
even now, but the law forbids."
In the name Of nearly ten millions of
the men and women of my race in this
nation, Sir, I urge you to do your ut
most to throttle this infamous Hard
wick bill when it comes mp for con-
sideration in the Senate.
Very respectfully,
Your very humble servant,
James C. Waters, Jr.
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There is little need Of wasting sym.
pathy on the person who gets smallpox
for the reason that there is an absolute
preventive for this terrible and loath.
some disease. No one that has been
properly vaeeinated can have small.
pox; why then, have iti In these days
vaccination as performed by careful
medical men is not as dangerous as
trimming q corn.
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The Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives at Washington, d. c. has
passed . miseegenAtiOn bill, making
the inter-mATriage Of White and Col
Ored people in the District of Colum.
bia and the territories . crime punished
as a felony. Thiss action handieaPs
the average citizen Of color who might
feel disposed to protest in that il viii
be charged that such q citizen believes
in the inter-marriage Of the races.
It is argued, why should q ColOred
citizen protest, II he Is opposed 10 mis-
eegenationi At the risk Of being mis-
understood, we have always opposed
the enactment of laws prohibiting the
inter-marriage Of citizens Of the United
States. We do 30 for the reason that
it only serves to put a premium upon
eoneubinage and makes the innocent
offspring suffer as the result Of the i'm
moral conduct Of the parents.
We have miseegenatiOn laws upon
the statute books Of Southern States
and yet in this section there may be
found more iIlsgitimate mulattoes in
these sane States than can be located
znyHhere else in the country. White
men serving in Congress, and many of
whom no doubt voted for this measure
are fathers Of Colored children.
As Colored man cannot marry a
White female without her consent, to
our mind the bill is virtually a meas
ure to prohibit white females from
marrying Colored males and White
males from marrying Colored females.
The law is a dead letter so far as inter
mingling is concerned in houses of
prostitution.
We are in favor of maintaining IA
eial purity and if the solons viii enact
law to keep White men from inyad-
ing the sanetity of Colored men, homes
and make it felony for either White
person or a ColOred person to eohabit
one with the other the axe viii have
been laid at the root Of this social
cancer in our governmental fabric.
OF course, we believe that the Jack
johnson episode has been used as an
argument in the securing of the pas.
sage of this measure. 1t seems to
US that Jack johnson has had his
reward and has paid the penalty. Col
ored men who want White women as
wives are very scarce in this neck of
the woods. We have never been able
to understand why a Colored man
should feel so inclined.
Still, it is a right and q privilege
Of the contracting parties and we have
never been able to see where any good
resulted from the stringent laws now
upon the statute books
Law or no law, Colored men should
marry Colored women and Colored wo-
men should marry Colored men. We
do not need any laws to make Us do
this. If the White women, Of both
high and low degree win keep away
form Colored men and keep ColOred
men away from them, the suggestion Of
a miseegenation law win appear ridicu-
lous and this howl in the country
against Us win eease.-The Planet,
Richmond, Va, Feb. 1913.
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Have you organized q Clean Chicago
Club in your locality yeti Get busy,
boys The Department of Health has
the buttons, membership application
blanks report blanks, stamped and
addressed envelopes, plan Of organiza-
tion cards, etc, an ready for delivery.
Any boy or girl desiring to organize a
Clean Chicago Club may obtain the
buttons and other supplies by applying
to the Secretary Of the Department Of
Health, Room 40, City Hall.
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Our lungs are intended for air, not
for dust. It is important, too, that the
air we breathe should be pure.
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Plenty of fresh air in the home Is
like having money in the bank; both
give you that good feeling.
The broad ax., 1913-02-22

Mrs. E. Azslia Haekley, the noted
song bird, is basking in the sunshine
this week at Habana, Cuba.
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DR.. W. 8. Rankin, Secretary Of the
North Carolina State Board Of Health
does not believe in quarantine for those
who get smallpox. His idea is that
only those who refuse 70 be vaeeinated
can possibly get the disease and that
II they prefer smallpox to vaccination,
then give them their choice. What
ever we may think Of Or. Rankin .
position it must Be admitted that he Is
right IN his eentsntiou that . psrson
with smallpox is a menace only to
those who have not been vaeeinsted.
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Health Notes.

Antitoxin is a cure for diphtheria
If only it is used soon enough. Delay
means death. Don't delay.
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Attorney j. Gray Lucas has re-
moved his law Office from 145 y. Clark
street, to lis N. La Sale street, Ok
ford Bldg. Suite 500.
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County clerk, Robert NJ. Switzer, re-
turned home Monday morning from a
pleasant visit to Chattanooga Tenn.
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Mrs.. Nettie Lewis Female Band
gave q grand musical concert and mas,
quersde ball, Thursday evening al
JOhnsOn's Han, 3522 s. State street
The affair was well attended and en-
ioyed By al who heard them.
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Mrs. King Jefferson of SO West j1st
Street, has taken suddenly i'll. Her
family and friends are very attentive.
The broad ax., 1913-02-22

Hon. John Z. Owens returned home
to the city the latter part of last week,
from a vacation trip to Panama and
he was favorably impressed with the
construction work of the great canal
The broad ax., 1913-02-22

Mr.. Richard B. Harrison will ceIe-
brate his twentieth anniversary in Chr
eago, by appearing in a recital al
Qainn Chapel, Wabash avenue and -4th
street, Monday evening, February Il
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Jones, who con-
duet the Hotel Pullman, 3639 South
State Street, in a business-like MANNER
and it is the largest hotel for AFRO
Americans in the United States.
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Miss Anna sehulman, 25S6 W. d.
vision Street, win on Saturday, Aprl
18th, celebrate her umpteenth birth
day. She win give q Juvenile party IN
honor Of the occasion.
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CHIPS

Miss Delphia Boyer, of Aurora, Ill.,
spent the first part of this week in
visiting friends in this city.
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Rev. D. D. Buck, who is now author
izing 3 History on the ColOred haes'
has taken Miss B. Jefferson as his a.
sisting secretary. The daughter Of MI.
and MrA x. Jefferson, 80 West ol''
Street.
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What DO yOu colored Hen Of Chicago
think about Mann and 1Eaddsn7
Feb. IA, 1913.
Hon. James r. Mann,
House Of Representatives,

Washington, d. @.
ny Dear Sir:
When / note that the Hardwick
bin, introduced ostensibly to preserve
the purity Of the Anglo-saxon race,
but designed as q matter Of fact to
humiiiate and degrade the men Of the
Negro race and at the same time to
blot out another Of the few remaining
sources Of protection for the women
Of our raee-Ehen note that this bin
passed the House the other day with
ont even a ron can 70 apprise Us Of
the few friends We had in the House
at the time the vote was taken; and
when I recall the almost slavish politi-
cal support which has been accorded YOU
and Hon. Martin B. Madden By the
men Of my race IN Chicago; when I
note that, although there was not even
q quorum present, neither yea nor Mr..
Madden had the courage 70 At least
make the point Of no quorum; and
when I note that neither Mr.. Mann nor
NJ. Madden, although they both surely
mnst feel that they pHe little some.
thing 70 the Negroes Of Chicago, had
tie hsrdihcod nor the good grace to
make as much as . two minnie speech
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William =. Taylor, formerly in tn'
drug business at 18th street and AZ
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,ods ~ 80 30 49, al c6Ies~a. fiIlneis
under Act % March 8, 1s9A
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= THEBRoAD AK
EzlOUB AVENUE. cmcAoO. III.
PHONE DEEKL 49,.

JULIUS T. TAYLOR. Editor ana FuBu.Asr
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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-12-04
Liberty's New
Baptist Church

Editor q. T. Cody says in last
weeks Baptist Courier: ION a
recent trip to Westminster in
company with Dean Grain. we
noticed for the first time a new
brick church in process of erec-
ton at Liberty. Dean. who
knows all that is going on in
the Baptist ranks in his own
field, told us that it was to be
the house Of worship Of the Bap-
tist church Of Liberty of which
Bother j. K. Grim is pastor. IT.
SO happened that Pastor Grim
was in to SEQ us on the next day
and told us Of his new church.
Besides it's main auditorium il
is to have a Sunday school plant
adapted to the demands Of mod
ern requirements. The build
ing, when completed, will ac-
commodate from 900 to LOO
and will cost about $12, 900. This
money, with the exception of
about 81 200, is all in sight and
This will be provided or provided
for by the first of February,
when they hope to have the
uedlCatory exercises.