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The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10
INJUSTICE TO
NEGROACRIME

human beings at the stake. he
lies, invariably he lies, he lies to
save the honor of his country
He says that men are only burned
for criminal assaults upon young
girls To make his defence of his
countymen more convincing he
whips himself into the pretense of
a fervor and adds, land [ would
do it myself if it were my daughter
and so would you" The simple
fact is, of course, that while this
man burning had at first the ex-
cuse of 1.-The offense." now any ex-
cuse serves-or none. A drunken
mans murder of policeman serves
for crime which evoked from one
of the most patriotic journals pub
lished in America the comment:
"a community gnilty of such a
sickening piece of barbarious
cruelty is inferior in civilization to
a tribe of cannibals"
We held meetings and wrote
leading articles condemning Rus
sia's attitude toward the Jew.
And we did well. But it will be
a pretty piece of business of the
Russians begin to hold public
meetings and write leading articles
for the purpose of condemning
our crime against the Negro.
We cannot even allege that the
Negro has disappointed us; that
he has repaid by base ingratitude
the devotion of those patriotic
souls who freed him from his
chains, brought. him an American
citizen.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10
HOW RACE PREJUDICE
MAY BE REMOVED

An interesting story Of how pre-
judice against race can be re-
moved by learning to like one of
its members comes from the Prov
ident hospital, in Chicago's BLACK
Belt" 1t began as Negro enter
prise and has graduated 1lS Negro
nurses. A whle BOY was recently
hurried to the hospital terribly ill
with pneumonia. His mother, a
southern woman, te'egraphed from
the East, urging his removal to
some other hospital. 1t was too
late for that. The doctors gave
him up. But the Negro nurse did
not. For thirty-six hours with not
a moments rest she fought for his
life, and won. The boys mother
is no longer prejudiced against Ne
gro trained nurses.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10

THE Crime Against the Negro"
is the subject of an interesting ar
ticle written for the San francisco
Examiner by the Rev. G. F. Aked
formerly pastor of one of of New
York's largest congregations, but
who now has an important charge
in San Francisco.
The article in part:
The crimes against the Negro
continues. North as well as South
East equally with the West, hangs,
shoots and occasionally roasts its
Negroes it's Negroes by order of
Judge Lynch. State after State
DISTINGUISHES its Negroes; the Jim
Grow" car is still running; the
Wilson Administrator discrimi-
mates against the Negro clerk or
employee at Washington and no.
body seems to mind.
Two days ago the papers had "a
long string of lynching reports: in
Louisiana two Negroes hanged; in
Illinois lynching mob baffied by
the secret removal of a Negro from
the town; in North Carolina a
"Negress" escaping, for the time
. at least, in the same way-all this
with an account of the lynching in
North Dakota of convicted MUIR
derer, whether Negro or white,
does not appear, in the same issue
of the same daily paper.
In the North Dakota case the
lynchers are not satisfied with
hanging their man. There are
fashions even in lynching; and the
mob must follow the fashion. The
body of the man hanging in the
air is riddled by bullets. This is
where the fun comes in for the
lynchers.
MOB LAW IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH
North has little with which to
reproach South. 1t is also true
that the majority of the lynchings,
take place in the South. But this
is only what one would expect, if
there is to be any lynching at all;
for it is in the South that the ma
iority of American Negroes live.
And Southern mobs have nothing
of foulness and ferocity to learn
from lynching mobs in the North.
The most devilish barbarity prac
ticed upon a human being in
America in recent years disgraced-
not community in the Black
Belt, but the proud common
wealth of William Penn.
AMERICAN HAS NO DEFENSE FOR
MOB LAW
And we have no defense. There
is nothing which we can allege in
palliation of the crime. When an
American abroad is asked why, in
the twentieth century. the country
OF which he is so proud, which in
his eyes stands for everything that
is noble and brave and free, roasts
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

We are convinced that if there
were more colored people in the
Catholic church that the race
would be much better off in the
race for life. The following from
the Washington, Cd. C) Bee
bears out our idea:
Tacoma, Wash Dec. H.. 1913.
Editor Bee, Washington, d. G,
Your issue of Dec. 9th, contains
an excellant editorial on the Cath
olic church. You certainly bit
the bulls eye. OF all people in
the world the Negro should be the
very last to engage in batting the
Catholics. We who need friends
have reason to avoid censuring
others, unless something is done
directly to us.
Those ministers forget that Sec
tarianism and Negro slavery We're
twin evils coEcomitant with the
discovery of America. Protestant
ism means division, segregation
and srudtion, degradation for
black peoples everywhere i'll the
world it gets foothold.
Negroes held high positions in
the Catholic church in the early
days of Christianity and today
there are at the very least three
Negro Bishops in the Catholic
church and not sub bishops either,
but having full and plenary juris-
diction of all races in their dio
cese. The Black Arch bishop of
Mariann, Brazil, appointed by
Pope Leo XIII, has under him
two millions of souls, black, In
dian and white. What Protestant
sect can make such a showing in
behalf of Negro equality?
Protestant South Africa is do
ing its best to outdo the South in
ill-treatment of the blacks In
the Catholic colonies the reverse
prevails.
1t is passing strange to me that
educated Negroes should so far
forget themselves as to strike at
the one and onl y world. wide organ
ization that has not condemned
the black race as inferior. The
action of the Episcopal bishops in
New York on the Negro question,
the strange and unchrlstian action
of the M. E. Convention last year
in st. Paul, in voting down a Ne
gro bishop, the opposition of the
Presbyterian churches to fellow
ship with Negro Christians de-
serve the especial attention of all
Negro ministers, instead of follow
ing the lead of white preachers up
a blind alley.
For the Catholic church is the
one church that is the church of
all nations, not only the American
or English, but Catholic and Uni
versal.
You have done well TO speak out
against such a policy and though
I take it you are Protestants,
you show spirit of justice and
fair play that is admirable.
| am passing your article alcng
to members of the Catholic clergy
here, who had to deal with simi-
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10
Something the Public Misses.

"They were picked up in the open
sea-" says the Times, "just after their
vessel, the schooner Marjorie Brown,
which had sprung leak, was about to
sink" That's the trouble with an un-
illustrated paper. The public is de-
prived of seeing a picture of vessel
just after it is about to sink.ONew
York Mail.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10
Fairly Warned,

In certain parish in the north of
England the following notice was
posted on the church gates: "A tripe
supper will be held on Saturday eve
ming. On Sunday an address will be
given by Rev. -. Subject, A Night
of Agony"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10

New York, December 23.-Tbe
return of Bert Williams to the
Palace Theater yesterday after
noon brougt out a crowd that
packed the music ball to lis doors.
Williams was warmly greeted when
he came on and was not permitted
to leave the stage until he had adj
ded several songs to the list be had
prepared, including, of course,
Nobody" and "In the Evening""
followed by the now famous pam
tomine of the poker game. But
there were several new songs, the
best of which, You Can't Get
Away From IT, dealt with the
prevailing dance craze. 1t was
followed by one of the most ex-
crutiatingly funny pantomimes
Williams ever has devised, in
which he circiled an imaginary
partner through largo and a
turkey trot. There was another
song in which he described how he
would carve up porker party
with racer unless the game was
played according to him. and not
to Hoyle. Between songs, of
course, he told stories.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10
Go! You Are Welcome!

One-third of the people in Detroit
never go to church because they are
not asked. Old-fashioned people didn't
wait for an invitation.-Detroit News.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10
Would Be Productive Land.

1t is estimated that there are more
than 100000 acres of land in the
Russian steppes which would be ex-
ceedingly we'll suited to the produc-
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10
Luke McIuke Saws

Luke McLuke says there may be
somewhere girls like the ones on the
magazine covers@ But there amt no
such animals as the women in the
corset ads.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10

Dayton, o, Jan. 2.-Once more
the members of the colored lodges
of Elks lose in their efforts to re-
tain insignia, emblems and other
equipment common 10 the white
fraternity, because the court of ap-
peals has affirmed the decision
handed down some time ago, and
Judge Kislnger permantly enjoin-
ed the colo1ed men from using the
name and insignia of the white
order. The case was appealed. 1t
is not believed that the contention
will go higher.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10

Juarez, Mex, Dec 31.-The sol
dier life of Arthur Slaughter, an
American Negro, ended abruptly
in Jaurez today when be was shot
ter hours after he enlisted in the
rebel army. Slaughter, with four
other Negroes, donned uniform
and a gun and was stationed in the
bull ring, He decided he wanted
some coffee and on going out, ig-
nored the sentry's order to halt
In an encounter Slaughter fired
and the sentry, also an American
Negro. fired back, killing Slaugh,
ter instantly.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10

lar demonstration on part of white
ministers here a week ago.
Yours truly,
G. B. ALDRICH.
Sunday Morning Echo.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10

Charlottesville, Ind, Jan. l.
The post master here conferred
quite an honor on Herbert II.
King, the only colored postman in
the city during the holiday rush.
Mr.. King was given entire charge
of the parcel post delivery with
three white assistants under him.
Ten thousand pieces of mail were
delivered without an error. This
is the Christmas record for any
employe in the office, white or
black.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10
RACE Ne EWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Albany, Dec. 20.-Albany peo-
pie experienced sight that caused
many to express regret at the de-
parture of the Tenth Cavalry for
Mexico last week, going as they
were to defend the Stars and
Stripes, and rallying again at the
call to arms to defend the Flag
that our fathers aud brothers bled
and suffered for, the flag that ev-
cry colored man guards with his
life and never yet has raised hand
or uttered a word of disrespect
against; to defend this Flag that
waves all over this broad Land of
the Free and Home of the Brave.
R. HI. Colerance. the colored
man recently elected to the City
Council of Winchester, Ky, has
resigned as a member of that body
because the white members refus-
ed to sit with him. According to,
report they failed to show up on
the day they were to be sworn in;
this to embarrass the colored BROTH
er. Colerance vent before a no.
tary public, who administered him
the oath of office. He was asked
to resign by the white members.
He did so. AT first blush this
seems a high handed piece of in
Justice, and it is. We do not have
many cases so fragrant as that.
Perhaps there has never been
case of the kind before, at least in
recent years. In the language of
the street, ''It is out there" How
ever, it is only one of the things
that make for our great race prob
lem.-Freeman.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10

Washington, Jan. 5.-Freedmen
of the Cherokee nation will share
in a distribution of the nation's s
tribal lands and funds. The Dis
trict Court of Appeals here so held
today in a decision which will dis
tribute among the freedmen some
S5,000,000 of money and property.
A colored school teacher, living
near Guthrie. Okla, was recently
offered one hundred thousand
dollars for piece of land which
cost him less than a~thousand dol
lars. An oil we'll has been recent
ly Opened on his land that is bring
ing him in an income of $50 per
day net.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-10

By deal which was closed last
week and in which a consideration
of $4,000 was involved, tract of
land near Thornton, Ill to he used
for the purpose of Negro ceme-
terry, and to be known by the name
of Mount Forest cemetery, was ac-
quired, reports a Chicago CORES
pondent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11

ed with the progress our school is
making along all lines. The stu
dents will anXiOusly await his prom
ised visit.
Friday the boys basket ball team
of Tishomingo defeated the Ardmore
boys team in Il score of 9 to A..
The game was a good one and the
Ardmore students are most enthu-
siastic in their praise Of the vic
tors.
The senior class, in true sports
manike spirit, entertained the Wis
iting team at the home Of Miss Bish-
op on Friday night A most jolly
time was spent in song, games ana
laughter Dainty refreshments wclh
served and all went away feeling
that the senior girls were indeed the
queens Of all hostesses, and all
voiced the wish that their parties
might not be 50 few and far be
tween in the future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11
Divorce Evil Alarming.

Bartlesyile, Okla, Jan. 1O.-That
Washington county young women
are too willing to cast their lot in
matrimony with men whom they
scarcely know, is shown in the petit
tions of three young women who
have just filed suit for divorce from
their husbands in which each of
them charged her better half with
being a felon. The three divorces
we're filed the past few days. Mrs.
Garnett Walker in her suit charged
her husband, Claude Walker, with
being a horse thief.
A record number of divorce suits
have been filed in the district court
Of this county in the past few
months and in 80 per cent of the
cases the women mention desertion
as one of the charges. Both Judge
Henry Hudson and County Attor-
ney w. j. Donohue say the divorce
evil in this county has reached an
alarming situation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11
Weeks o1erino at Theatorium.

Beginning with today an exception
ally good program is on for this week
at Manager Helbach's popular Main
street theatre. Sunday two good dra-
mas, one Imp" and one "Nestor," ,"
and a Powers" comedy on the bill.
Monday a "Nestor" comedy, "Fron
tier" drama and Crystal" comedy,
featuring Miss Fearl White, are on
the boards and SO it goes on through
The week Good dramas and come
dies, and on Tuesday a 2-reel "l01
Bison" drama, 3-reel Imp" drama
on Friday, entitled Might Shadows
of New York" is a splendid under
taking by this ever popular company,
and phases of the underworld graph
ically portrayed. A good moral lesson
is taught both old and young. The
attendance at this house this week
shows how "Universal' films are
growing in popularity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11
~ Am d New Man Since Stuart's Oys-
pepsia Tablets Gave Me New
Stomach and Appetite"

If the stomach is ONerWOrkcd, its
muscles become tired and gradually
grow weaker and weaker, until they
are unable to take care of the food
properly The glands tail to provide
the Juices necessary to digest the
food Gases form and cause all sorts
Of pain, misery and wretchedness, as
we'll as extreme danger to the heart
1t is then that the stomach calls for
heir. Ordinarily medicines are i'm
possible They not only fail to help
the stomach but iniure the entire
system Medical mem have studied
the stomach and have discovered that
the digestive juices consist largely of
pepsin and nitrogenOus ferments.
What. then, would be more natural
than to supply these properties art-
ficially when the stomach is unable
to produce them,
That is the object of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets. These powerful lit
tie agents relieve the stomach of its
burden, thereby giving it an oppor-
tunity to regain its normal strength.
They tone up, strengthen and reVl-
talize the secretory glands, mucous
membranes, absorbing glands and
muscular walls They restore to the
stomach its lost powers of digestion
so that it can again do its work with
out assistance. They contain in con
centratcd for every element neces-
sary to digest all sorts of food, wheth-
er acid or alkaline.
If you experience an oppressive
feeling lust inside the lower END o.
your breast bone and extending up
ward towards your heart, do not heS'-
tate an instant Get Stuart's Dyspep-
sia Tablets from the nearest druggist
at once and take one. In few min
utes the pain will leave you and you
will feel better. Take a tablet aiter
each meal for several days and your
stomach will once more perform It's
duties. All druggists sell them at QUO
a box.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11
Ainh School Notes.

School re-opened after the CHRIST
mas vacation in excellent shape,
Several new students have enrolled
and good work has been done IN
every department from the first seS-
sion till the closing one on Friday
afternoon.
All during the vacation our wide
awake, faithful superintendent has
been on the lookout for competent
teachers to fill the vacancies caused
bv the resignation of Miss Andrews
of the modern language department
and Prof. Williamson Of the manual
training department. He was eN-
ceedingly fortunate in securing for
both these places men of the high
est culture and most sterling man
hood.
Supt. Richards is to be congrat-
ulated upon his success in securing
such men at this time of the year.
Their addition to the teaching force
of the high school will greaty
strengthen the faculty and make pos
sible the highest type Of work.
Prof. Homer Byrd, who comes from
the Central State Normal, has al
ready proven his efficiency in the
manual training department. His
worth to the school will be inyalua-
Bile along other lines because of his
breadth of training and experience.
He was editor of the paper of the
Central State Normal, president of
one of its literary societies, captain
If the famous football team of that
institution and has also, along other
lines, proven himself one of the
strongest and best athletes in the
state.
Prof. ]. F. Courts, who takes the
modern language work, comes flOm
Lexington, Ky. He is a graduate
of the Pennsylvania University, holds
fellowship for both Harvard and
Yale
He is a member of the American
Folk Lore Society and a charter
member of the Folk Lore Society of
the state of Kentucky. He has Wit
ten and published two brochures,
one on the Folk Lore OF the Ken
lucky mountaineer and the other
upon the folk lore of the Kentucky
highlander for Harvard University.
He is at present engaged in the
work of preparing for early publ
cation the largest collection Of folk
songs OF America ever compiled. In
view of these facts it is plain to be
seen what Prof. Combs work among
US will do for the Ardmore High
school.
The hearts of all students were
made to rejoice when President Ev-
ans of the Central State Normal
and former suuerintendcnt Of 'ho
Ardmore city schools, appeared upon
the chapel platform Thursday morn
ing. After hearty greetings end
pleasant "reminiscences he made a
strong address upon true ma0hoCd
and real worth After chapel ne
visited the different class rooms and
renewed old acquaintances.
President Evans was greatly pleas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11

DR.. Kings New Discovery is known
everywhere as the remedy which
will surely stop a cough or cold. D.
P. Lawson of Edison, Tenn, writes:
"Dr. Kings New Discovery is the
most wonderful cough, cold and
throat and lung medicine ever sold
in my store. 1t can't he beat. It
sells without any trouble at all. 1t
needs no guarantee" This is true,
because Dr. Kings New Discovery
will relieve the most obstinate of
coughs and colds, Lung troubles
quickly helped by its use You
should keep a bottle in the house at
all times for all the members of
the family. soc and S1.OO. All drug
gists or by mail H. e. Bucklen &
Co, Philadelphia or St Louis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11

Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in the
Broadway Baptist church. Prof c.
W. Richards will deliver the address
of welcome and Rev. c. r. Gray,
pastor of the Broadway Methodist
church. will conduct the devotional
services.
There will he two services held
night and an all day session Mon
day. A complete program will be
published later.
It is expected that all the Sunday
school workers in the city will at.
tend the convention. The interde-
nominational Sunday school work is
the great force behind the interna-
,tioEal session system studied in
all our Sunday schools Mr.. Nichols
is an experienced worker and will
be a blessing to our Sunday school
work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11
CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE)

up, Muskogee club women are busy
ing themselves this year with civic
problems, Among other things the
Muskogee city beautiful committee
of the federation will distribute this
year as in past seasons garden seeds.
The seeds have been ordered and an
effort will be made to encourage the
beautfying and cultivating of va
cant lots in the city.
The federation is also discussing
the appointment of a police matron.
The women of the city in general
feel that Ioman police officer is
greatly needed here, and plans are
being made to urge the appointment
of a woman to this office.
A city market is another of the
features of the civic campaign Of
1914 planned by the club women.
The women are interesting them
selves in a city market because they
feel that this may be measure to
help reduce the high cost Of living in
which women everywhere are vitality
interested.
City inspection of the milk supply
is another of the things that will be
taken up by the club women during
the coming year, The federation of
women's clubs is planning to pay es-
pecial attention to this matter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11
IN SOCIETY

at dinner today in honor Of her moth,
Mrs. Butzow's eighty-s birthday.
Mrs ButzOw has not only lived a
long life, but one full of many in
teresLing events. She was living in
Chicago, at the time of the big Chi
cago fire The origin of the fire, as
popularity accredited to a COW kick
ing over a lantern, is true, Mrs. But
zow living not great distance away
from the place.
The fire spread in an opposite di-
reCtion from her home and she Of
fered assistance and shelter to a
large number of people. Her hus-
band was a wholesale furniture man
ufacturer and their comfortable and
roomy home was turned over to many
of the frenzied people whose homes
and all their possessions had been
swept away in the course OF few
hours. AS a token of Appreciation
of her services and Jarm-hearted gen
erosity, she was presented with two
loving cups. These people she en-
tertained for six weeks until they
made arrangements for the future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11
Sunday School Convention.

all the churches Of Ardmore today
cCncefning the coming Carter county
interdenominational Sunday school
convention which convenes in this
city next Sunday afternoon at 2:SU.
The convention will be under the
direction of State General Secretary
c. II. Nichols, assisted by severa
Sunday school experts, who accom-.
pany him, and also by local talent
The first session will be held next
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-11
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