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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-03-20

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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-03-20

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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-03-20

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The Denver star., 1914-12-12
Holding Men to Work Out
Fines is Peonage.

Washington, d. CT h e
United States Supreme Court,
on Nov. 80, handed down a
decision upholding indict-
ments for peonage against two
Alabama planters who held a
Negro to work out a court
fine.
The court decided that con-
victs held under criminal
contracts" to work out their
fines and costs with persons
who appear in court as their
financial sponsors were held
IN peonage.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
Cecelia Coleman Helpless
and Unprotected.

New York.-There is a ru-
mour with apparently some
foundation that Cecilia Cole
NAH, the Afro American SER
want in the home of DR.. Car
man Freeport, l.. L.. has been
debarred from returning to
her home in Charleston, S. c.,
for testifying against Mrs j..
Carman in the recent murder
trial, she being the most i'm
portant witness in the case,
This new way on the part OF
of the Charlestonions in show
ing their race prejudice is an
other evidence of what fools
these mortals be. Chicago
Defender.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
Folk Song Festival in Boston.

Boston, Mass. Dec. q
Nine. E, Azalia Hackley di-
rected a Folk Song Festival
Monday night at Symphony
Hall, in which a chorus of 200
voices sang a program of folk
song. the composers all being
Negroes. 1t was the first folk
song festival in the New Eng
land states. K. Nat h a n i e
Dett, pianist and Clarence
Cameron White, violinist,
were the soloist. The affair
was a splendid success.
The proceeds were for the
benefit of the Columbus Ave
nue. A. M. f. Zion church,
Boston, and the Hackley Nor
NAL Vocal Institute, Chicago.
which is directed and manag-
ed by Nine Hackley.
Nine. Hackley will produce
a'folk song festival for the
people Of Springfield, ILL.,. and
will return to Chicago. to
open her vocal institute about
the middle of December.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
Ma. and Wife Lynched

Jackson, Miss. s.-The latest
lynching has placed Mississ,p-
pi in a class by itself of those
southern states that indulge
in the atrocious American
crime in the defense of an
outraged citizenship. We'd
nesday Nov. IS. at Bayhalia,
Frederick Sullivan, a well-to
do farmer and his wife were
lynched at midday. A depu-
ty sheriff and his posse watch
ed the unlawful crime without
protest. These victims Of
mob violence we're accused Of
burning a barn.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12

President has allied himself
with those who believe in the
perpetuation of race preju-
dsce and justify race passion.
AS a private citizen, every
man has the right to deter
mine his own course; as a
public official, the higher the
office the greater the obliga-
ton to act with justice and
treat with patience those who
must look to the public off :
Ger for the protection of the
law.
1t is but a step in descent
from the position taken by
those public officials in Wash
ington who segregate one
race to the public official in a
Southern state who advocates
lynch law. The example ol
the higher official will be cited
by tho lower official as justif
cation for his course. The
mob II tta South 4 slynchss
in the night is but a step fur
ther than the official order
that segregates because oi
color in the day"
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
COLE BlEASE
PARD0NS MANY.

Columbia, S. C.-Governor
Cole Blease has again demon
strated the fact that he is the
champion pardon governor OF
the day. Thanksgiving day
after a hearty dinner the arch
enemy of the race pardoned or
paroIed seventy five convicts
in the state prison. Records
in the secretary Of states Off
ce show Governor Blease has
commuted the sentences. par
doned or paroled more than
1.4oo prisoners in the last four
years.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12

they decided in favor of the
wrong because those who
were in the right had neglect
ed to dot an Il" or cross "t"
After fighting a long and
costly suit through to the
highest court of the land, it is
more than discouraging 20 be
thrown out on purely techni
cal grounds. The only COM
fort to be gained is the fact
that a majority of the Court
expressed the opinion that
the law was unconstitutional.
However, the law stands just
as when it was passed, and
the only remedy is to bring
another suit in strict con-
formity with the letter of the
law.
1t is interesting to note that
four of the Justices. who
agreed with the majority of
the Court in affirming the ac-
ton Of the lower court, ex-
pressed no opinion on the
constitutionality of the law j.
They are Chief Justice White
of Louisiana; Justice Holmes
of Massachusetts; Justice La
mar of Georgia. and Justice
McReynolds of Tennessee.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12

Why marvel at President
Wilson drawing the color line
when it is history, that as a
lawyer, MIR. Wilson drew up
the first segregation law in AT
lanta, Ga. AS president of
Princeton University, Mr.. Will
son again drew the color line,
thereby closing this great in
stitution of learning to colorcd
students, and as Governor of
New Jersey. he also drew the
color line. Why expect him
to act any differcn: as Presi-
dent of the United States p
Portland Advocate.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
If You Wish to Avoid
Cridcis,n, DO Moth
ing, SAY Nothing,
BE Nothing.--Cnsis.

Sunday Caucasian, Shreveport, La.)
there is some difference be-
tween the negro and the mig
ger. The Negro. as rule. is
industrious. law abiding. we'll
behaved and who. while striv-
ing to improve his condition.
is ever sensible of his position.
Booker Washington is a Ne
gro. He is respected by all
good law observing citizens.
Through his influence he is
gradually teaching his race
how they may best promote
their welfare in usefulness and
substantial progress. Booker
Washington has never at
tempted to seek social quality,
A nieger, for instance. is as
is William Trotter of Boston,
Mass, who has assumed lead
ership over many Of his cali
ber located in the Northern
cities. \ few days since this
niRger with some of his fel-
lows, called on President Will
son at the White House, and
read him q lesson IN politics.
He was imperious and impert
inent in manner and insolent
in his demand for the recog-
n,tton st niggers by'the Presi.
dent.
1t is a pity that President
Wilson restrained himself and
maintained the dignity of his
position. Trotter ought to
have been kicked and bounced
from the White House.
1t is the niger, such as
Trotter. that would create
discord and strife, that would
array the races in antagonism.
The nigger Trotters are
ALWAYS a menace. to peace and
order and should be suppress
ed at the North as they have
been in the South.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12

DIR. Matilda A. Evans. of
Columbia, S. c., who probably
has the largest practice of any
colored physici an in the State,
has recently erected a hospi-
tai n that city. The opening
OF the hospital celebrated her
seventeenth anniversary as
practicing physician.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
Boston Citizen Left SIS, 600
to Tuskegee.

Boston. Mass.-'rh roug h
he late William Endicott. one
of the oldest citizens of Bos-
ton. the Tuskegee Institute in
Alabrma receives a bequest ct
$4,000,
The Denver star., 1914-12-12


Herald, Mr.. Desha Breckinris
After calling attention to
the Presidents display of ir-
ritation" and loss of temper.
and reminding him that che
is not the master. but the ser
want of all the people" it saws:
at is peculiarly unfortunate
that President Wilson should
give the exhibitions of offend
ed dignity upon occasions
when women, who have not q
vote. and Negroes, who are
the weaker race, are those
who appeal to him. If he be-
Iieves that the policy of seq
regation should be adopted
by The United States Govern
ment he should have no hesi-
tation in so stating frankly
and giving his reasons there
for. If he believes that the
different races. of which the
people of the United States
are composed, should each be
segregated. he has right to
20 believe and so state. Has
he a right as President. to act
in accord with that belief?
Does the President of the
United States believe that as
a matter of governmental pol.
icy, citizens of African ex-
traction should be treated
differently from citizens of
Anglo Saxon. Teutonic. Slav
or Latin extraction' Is the
President of the United States,
the Chief Executive officer of
the greatest republic in the
world. that has opened its
doors as a refuge for the op-
pressed of all nations, willing
to stand before the peoples of
the earth as giving the sane
ton Of his great personality
and high Office TO the perpetu-
alton of race prejudice? Is it
to be the policy OF the govern
ment of the people by the peo-
pie, for the people, that any
race is to be Set aside as dis
tinguished from another race?
AS we conceive the purpose
of this government it is to
treat every individual as equal
before the eyes of the law
black or white, red or yellow,
lew or Gentle. Protestant or
Catholic whatever the breed
whatever the creed matters
not, at least should matter
not to the public official
charged with the duty Of serv-
ing all the people.
"The humblest American
citizen of full Negro blood is
in the eyes Of the law the full
equal Of the most powerful
citizen of the purest Anglo
Saxon descent. The public
servant elected by the people,
paid by the people, owes to
the humblest citizens the same
protection and the same treat
ment accorded to the most
powerful. Neither breed nor
creed, neither culture nor vo-
cation should determine the
treatment accorded to citi-
zen by a servant.
savHy 49, ~ -
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
THE III CR0 4
WB|6 HIIle.

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a dispatck from Washins
ton says that the Presidene
has received several letters
from colosed men consxasQ
him uron the rehuke
Nc 4dministered TO the CTrots
ted Delegation Of colofed men
Who waited On him last week.
We wisA the President would
EEpuhlish the lettesa with the
names Of the writers. New
York Age.
4 We have to say that II this
Istatement be tTue the writer's
Of these connaaunieations afe
fraitors 70 their race; 10y ~
The Denediet Arnolds, tie Ju-
dases olsfheir people. unwae- :
Ehy Of thS 20 Tiers Who bose
them, unft To- he sssnei& IN f
men of honof Il issnte
Epiored that tkey Ste ~ rs
|elassed - ~
|race, they stH J ,aa I =. l!ll.
mot % Y s'sell s
Ne 4 1Hre4i1 ot 9]aejI
[if III dss : SsisS
|for lsuhsie IL tlss
[eurs tagy s 80 !. j iisi1 e I:
3, 3; ! 3 !
The Denver star., 1914-12-12

IF fndefsOn &c Son, s6c.
.cessful contractors and build
ers of Piqua, Ohio. have been
awarded the contract for
building Central Hall, the new
$40. 900 building of the Curry
Institute at Urbana, Ohio.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
Sdver RSesl.1' / / -

|, VI y i Sas " =
reetoxs, NJ ] kifica
re ship Libsriix. shieh left
Hk co,iptts the itttsf patt .of
s2ptenb 81 earl 0cto-
ber, witt sixty crs.
beu1id fa nv, 4 - Of
: Africa, NH were
ao:ng sxs sxs eoi nn der
tle diseetic1 M I SlEaa eron.
age of C63ef 8Ga ~ sunk
ia the Indian 1cedI1 W the
IGe erman war se1se1 Esnden,
vEh ait ID boa1d Il viii s.
w{.l for ahe CRITICS ct Chiel
Sans schens4 u ithhold
their ctiti1iis !, uatlf fniler de-
tails can u ss ataed /. The
Americans. nesepeper have
grossly nisfe Anted him,
and if he had been the crook
anq schenler thar they insinu-
ated he VAS he never could
have sueceeced Is he did 10
interesting and holding the
coa6den&e Of the solid men ol
the race in the South, who
saw in it wonderful CONNER
cial and business possibilities
for the race here and in Afti-
ca
Be that as it may. i is prob
able that when Chief Sam ar
ranges for another shipload
Of tlelnded souls he will be
AZ to find as many more
Mdlish ones to sail on she
Sskeshi nss..---s2-'s,i ss<ss'
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
VIII SON AND
SEGREGATION.

What generally conceded the most remarkable and
strongest editorial expression the call President
Wilson, recently of that delegation headed by Editor
W. Monroe Troter that of Southern daily
of the Wilson adminstraontbe Lexington (ky)
Herald, Mr.. Desha Brecknridge. editor.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12

Andrew Carnegie has given
a pipe organ to a colored Bap
tist church in Braddock. Pa.
The Denver star., 1914-12-12
TIE SUPREME c0DRl
RluI DgDGEs.

AUlHll uDuIO.
Although the majority Of
the United States Supreme
Court expressed the opinion
that the. Oklahona jim Grow
Law proyiso permitting rail
roads - furnish sleepina, din
Iing and chair car accenm1s
|dations % white people Only
waS unconstiku ufffDnal. 1 ikR
| Court. neyertht fsiIe s
issue ! decree afih ea y
law 10 be unce esitusiu Z
The action il fely ~ $
|cord With the ppsitioa whsh
1.-The Supreme Coutr has Il
ways taken upoin questions in
voIving the II 9hts OF The Neg
lro. In every such; case the
| Court evades the issue ~
dodeihe hehind aome teehni-
lcal error "a = previous pro-
eeediass. ss.s
Alaw vas passea Okla :
thoma which contsined what
became knownas the luxury
tclause. This clause permitted
the railroads Of the state ee
provide Pullnan aeeoms = ).
tions for white people ON (
Five coiored men brpa6 f
suit to obtain an iniunctfbn
irestrainipe Ne railroads from
enfosping hw. q casg
aras ~ =
Federal Court. which declar-
ed the law to be constitutional.
The case was passed upon
last week by the United States
Supreme Court. A majority
of that Court expressed the
opinion that the law was un-
constitutional, but refuse to
issue a decree declaring it so
or to grant an injunction re-
straining the railroads from
enforcing it. The Supreme
Court simply affirmed the dis
missal of the case by the Ok
lahoma Federal Court; and,
SO, the law stands just as it
was before the suit was
brought.
1t will be hard for the lay
man to understand why. after
a majority of the Justices ex-
pressed the opinion that the
law was unconstitutional, the
Court did not issue a decree
to that effect.
The reason given by the
Court for not passing on the
constitutionality of the law
was that the five Negroes who
BROUGHT the suit had not
shown that they had ap-
piled to the railroads for ac-
comodations under the law or
that the railroads had mott :
fed them that accommoda
tions would be refused them
| A decision of that sort is
enough to make a man feel
that there is something wrong
with legal procedure in this
country; and that the senti :
ment Of contempt for courts
which has been so constantly
growing in the last decade is
founded in reason.
1t is true that legal proce
dure in the United States runs
to the letter rather than to
the spirit of the law: it makes
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
BELMONT PARK.

FIRST RACE-Tvo-vear-cIdS selling; Eve and
onehah t1riougs. straight Gaelic. lN tNathsll, =
to .. TO 5. to 5. won: Headmast III CMcCaheyi.
Il TO s. 10 3 to 5. serund; Athena. l5 Sumter
; TO to 10 70 5. third Time los. Fenrock.
Minstrel. PiaFrut. and Cannon also ran.
SECOND RACIAL aEes; handicap; selling;
seven hTrionEs main colrse. Blue Thistle. los
iSchuttinEsri, - to s. to 10 to 5, won; Yado-
peep. lo4 OcTaggarti. to I. 10 I. to s. second
Progressive. 81 tMcCaheyi tn l. even TO 5
third Time. l2iSS Strong and Water wsIles
also an.
THIRD RACE-The Chanragne; for two-year
olds; seven fGrlongs straight Paris. 10 GsuxtoDl,
to 5. 70 4. cut. WOE: Charter Maid. 1ls tfcIag-
gartl, to g. 70 4. out. second: sharshOoter 10
tButweln. to S, 70 :. cut. third. Time lz23 IS.
Runes. RsEzzno, ard Stubborn also Paris and
Charter Maid. MADDEN entry.
FOURTH RACE-Mursciral Handicap; three-year-
oldS and uTISErd; one and one-duarter miles.
Roamer II CButweIll. to 5. out won: Addie NJ.
. CIeCahsyl. Is to l. II 10 5. out second: PNndeAn.
lo4 tSchuttinSrr. % to ]. z to s. out third. Tine,
20s. HedZe ran ADDED starter.
FIFTH RAOE-StesplechaSe handicap; three
year-olds and upward; about .wo miles The Eyader.
IL lHsinesl, 9 toll 10 ., to 5. won; AS;ute -
CBcothl, . TO p, { to 5. to 8 eeund; Swish, 70
goryl. 10 TO to l. to 5. third Time. iit-
Meadow LAX. NHimEtion. WoOltsy. and Ballet hlsc
zn. Bsllet feu.
/ SIXTH RAcE-Threey year-olts and upward; sell-
ing; one and onesixteenth miIes. w0rking Lad.
los OdcTagETrtl. to s. to 10 out. won; Yirile.
Us DaFiesl to !. TO s out. secund: Guy Flsher.
us CButWsIll. 70 ], even. out. third Time. lsiA
Naiad also ran.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
ON THE BRAVES BENCH
BEING A MoNoLoG AS DELIVERED BY MANAGER STALLNGS
WITH HANK AT BAT AND WHTTTED UP

time Wait him OUT Make
pinheads only had half the
there Get lesson from him!
takes swing at
waiting! You've
Make over!
Don't
Old Hank has his
i'm. NJ here so fast-sHUT WHITFIELD!
blind back theenever mind
baby! ballsWatch him
drained fool
sand into rat hole
it7 fellows
Falls One-armed scarecrow! He never
dickens allowed him to bo
a han unfo Taking strike like that
Of IN send
Hank like
rabbit That's the boy
could play this fellows
this played Two and
one7 and he
WHITFIELD
guys
readywow fouIed
What that
Is
He hasnr sense runrdownhnL
laughing Or q
you VIII to
world
world
a
wouldn't ..5OOO i'm up there.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
LEXINGTON,

FIRST RACE-one and une-siXteerth miles:
three-yearOlds; selling- Robinetta. ~ CNeyIonl,
SD. 6@ and $50, won: TrsJ.s.I lOs NIurrhyl
81. 3 and out. second: LoEeland loI rBrownJ 81
third Tine. IS. BGnkbill. MaeNez. NationAl Roy
and MocAery also ran
SECOND RACE-TWo-ysaS-Old -Olds: selling: five fur
lonES. Netherbow. 100 MuTphyl SHs, ST and
S.a. won; McAdoo. Io9 CConnoIlyl s. % and SsD
second; Cnstie, loS Taylori, $50. third Time
ol +S HOOs Hoo. Tinsman. Iedersou. star Nc
kse. Tillotson, Likeness. Booker Bill. Paul and
1esterSm also ran
THIRD RACE-Stx furlnngS: three-year-oIds and
up Transportation. IS tPooD, $50. $40 and
$40, won: The Norman. 100 lNeJl0nl, $40 and
So. second: Meuick. ICe CTaylori 81 u third.
Tine, l:ls Triher. CoppcrtoWn. J. Nolan. Royalty
Ira and Bolyhill also 7n
FOURTH RACE-One mile and 4 sixteenth.
koymir. 100 CTeahanl, SIS. $50 and so. won:
Worlds WondCr. iae CKeozhl. S9.7O and a.N. sec
ond: Joe DieboId. lOs (Goossl. so. third Tine
ia Mockler. FeiloNman. Little Baker and Gold
Color alsa Rn
FIFTH RACE-Fiye and half furiOnES Georze
ROesch, 100 (Goosel s.. $50 and cTp won:
Linda Payne, l02 DENNY, S0 and S4D acoud;
Tetan, 100 Hanover. $, third Tine. Il3 G5
Vanity Dr.. Carmen Chestertca and Leo also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Oue mile and sixteenth
Yenghee. iO4 tMmrhy,. SO 81 20 and S.4e. won;
Mary Ann K. I0l CWjnklPri. SLID and 80. 80
ond; Marshoa. 100 Martini, $40. third. Tine
l54 santander, Any Port. Sleepland and BuIs
Welsh also ran
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
Richie Is Americas
Premier Lightweight
Young Californian Still Retains Crown IN Class Of BattIers
in United States-Fight with Welsh Was Under
English Prize Ring Rules.

An enthusiastic admirer Of Willie
Ritchie has raised the question whether
the young Californian is still the light
weight champion of America Many who
do not stop 10 think will say right on
the bat that his defeat by Freddie Welsh
wiped him OF the pugilistic map SO far
as ring titles are concerned. In this they
are mistaken. While their recent bout
at Olympia in London was for the worlds
title. II was fought at the British weight
limit. 1S5 pounds. stepping on the scales
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and meet
ing in the ring eight hours afterward. 1t
Is only fair TO presume that each was
nearer the welter-weIght limit than the
generally accepted IS3. pounds. which Is
the standard in this country. In the
writer's Judgment, Ritchie Is still the
champion OF America, as he has never
been beaten in a championship battle at
the recognized weight since he won the
title from Ad Wolgast November g. 1872
at DAILY City, Cal. Ritchie has only
fought one contest for his American title
since that memorable occasion. but he
won. and in a decisive manner, too, for
he beat Joe Rivers in San Francisco on
July 4, 1913, stopping the Mexican in the
eleventh round
Ritchie is a German-American by birth.
He was christened Geary A Steften. He
was twenty-three years old February
last. The young Californian is Of a
nature, not easily influenced:
in fact. has almost to be driven in his
ring contests. He has pretty much all TO
say in arranging his matches, as was
evidenced in the Welsh bout, for he prac-
ticaIly dictated his own terms. His as
tuteness manifested itself when he de.
manded that his share Of the purse be de-
posted with a reliable stakeholder in New
York before he sailed away for Liver
pool But his business acumen was lack
ing in one respect regarding that inter
national contest. It may have been tenn
pered with overconfidence. but II was
lacking just the same. Ritchie neglected
TO have a clause inserted in the articles
of agreement that should both men be
on their feet at the end of the twentieth
round, the referee must declare the bout
a draw" Had the young Californian
possessed that foresight, his record would
not have been sullied by the adverse de-
cision.
With this shortcoming Ritchie, how
ever. has another attribute which. after
all, balances the others, as will be proved
when his ring career is ended He knows
how to squeeze promoters, managers.