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The Denver star., 1914-12-05

q "new poet with new message ana
a. the most logical successor of the
lamented Dunbar.
Mr.. johnson ia a gifted writer and
is destined to occupy an exalted place
IN the literary achievements or the
race. He was born in Chicago. May
I. 1885 He graduated from the Uni
vesity of Chicago in 1910 and immedi-
ately became Instructor in English at
the State university In Louisville, KY.
where he remained for awhile teach
ing. He wrote special articles for the
leading magazines and daily newspa-
pes.
While a student at the University OF
Chicago he wrote the first legitimate
play rejecting Negro life and inspirn-
don. the title of which was The Flow
er Of Haiti" This play was presented
at the Peking theater in Chicago. In
1909.
This gave the young playwright 4
good Introduction to the literary world
and paved the way for the future lan.
eels which he is destined to win. This
play was received favorably by the
Chicago Herald. the Crisis and the
Mississippi Mail From 1902 to 1912
Mr. johnson wrote collection of
verses which were put In book form In
1918. They appeared in \ book under
the title of A Little Dreaming and
It was this book that gave the Young
poet bis place In the literature OF
America and brought him TO the fore
A Little Dreaming" has attractcd
the attention Of the ablest literary crit
les among white people and has been
pronounced by them as production
Of unusual literary merit, Well known
and long established literary products
like the London Literary World.
American Review OF Reviews, Correct
English and the Writer'S Magazine
have been prufusc In their interpreta
uou of the value and merit Of "A Lit.
tie Dreaming" The following ex
tracts from some OF the publicetio
quoted follow:
From American Review OF Reviews:
"A Little Dreaming gives promise Of
true. poetic gift, natural. sponta-
neous lyricism with the same distin-
gushing racial qualities that charnc-
terize the works of Paul Laurence
Dunbar"
The Chicago Daily News: Praise
worthy in the ways Of imagination.
mysticism and romance"
The Indianapolis Freeman. Illinois
Chronicle. Chicago Defender and the
Crisis have also been nnstnted in
their praise of this poets work. These
expressions from such reliable sources
speak volumes for Mr. johnson and
give him n rating that makes bis place
in the literary teld secure.
The success that has come to him
is borne modestly. He is still reaching
out to higher endeavor. He has been
In New York for the past two years at
tending the school of journalism at
Columbia university. He has contrib
uted largely TO the papers published
by our people and for some time has
been connected with the Eastern Press
association as special writer. He Is
one of the most versatile young writers
OF the race and has won his place in
the literary achievements Of the race
nfter passing through some hard times
Mr. Johnson recently gave a recital at
the Harlem Congregational church in
New York,
The Denver star., 1914-12-05
COLOR LINE IN FOOTBALL.
How Military Eleven at Cornwall.
~ ", Prevented Defeat.

". ", Prevented Defeat.
Brook.yn.-That drawing the color
line" is only newfangied way OF
lodging a whipping, is the opinion of
the Commercial High schools football
eleven, the members of which returned
from Cornwali-on-the-Hu much
disgusted and somewhat belligerent
New York Military academy OF that
place had refused to play with the
Brooklyn boys on the ground that
colored lad was on the team, says the
Brooklyn Eagle in its issue of Nov. Is.
Edward Williams, the objectionable
feature of the Brooklyn team. plays
tackle and has hed down hard posi-
ton on the Commercial teams for
three years and is considered one OF
the star players. When the Cornwall
Toys declined to play In game with
him the Brooklyn lads stood up for
Williams valiantly and absolutely re
fused to put him OF the team, even
temporarily, SO the scheduled game
could be played.
The Brooklyn boys declare that the
New York Military academy knew full
well that a colored lad played on their
team. In fact, the local boys found
clippings from the Eagle posted On the
walls of their dressing rooms in which
Edward Williams was referred to as
the coIoted star of the Commercial
eleven. In view of this the local war
riors hold that II there had been any
objection to him on the part OF the
Cornwall boys notice OF the fact
should have been served on the Com
mercdal High school before the team
went to Cornwall
Tho Commercial players did not
learn of the fastdiousness Of the mil
ftary school until they were In their
uniforms and on the field. In fact
they had already gone through their
signal practice and were awaiting the
call to arms when William Cochran,
coach Of the military team, Informed
Robert ]. shearer. coach of the local
aggregation. that the Cornwall boys
wouldn't play against a team that bad
colored lad among its members
Cochran explained, according to the
stories brought back by the Brooklyn
lads, that there were several south
erners on the military team and that
these had serious hereditary dislikes"
to contesting with a colored person.
The Brooklyn boys say they looked
over the academy's team pretty care
fully and discovered that number OF
its stars we're missing from the lineup
and that they believe the Cornwall
eleven really used the "color line" as
a blind to duck the game. which the
local lads say would have had but one
result-the defeat Of the Cornwall
team and the breaking OF its 30 far
clean record Of victories.
After the military lads had posi-
lively refused to play the local boys
and the latter had declined to elimi-
nate Ed from their lineup just to
please the fancies Of some southern,
ers the Commercial eleven took the
next train for West Point to see the
big game there
Ed Williams, whose mighty prowess
the Cornwallites seemed to fear. Is
one Of the best known tackles in the
scholastic athletic world. and although
he has played for three years with
Commercial there has never been a
kick against the way he plays the
game,
The Denver star., 1914-12-05

Anniversary Of Pythian Court No. AZ.
The members OF Pythian Court OF
Calanthe No. AZ celebrated the twenty
dfth anniversary of the organization
with appropriate exercises at Cont
mental hall. Pittsburgh. on Wednesday
evening. Nov. %. Pythian Is the old
est court Of the order in the state. TIL.
history Of the organization was read
by Mrs. A. D. Logan. =. G. W. G. Sir
Knight T. A. Wilson delivered an ad
dress, and music was furnished by
Beatty's orchestra. Mrs. Sadie Jack
son. one Of the charter members Of the
court sang q very pleasing solo. MA
Cora Branch presided.
The Denver star., 1914-12-05
By CLEVELAND c. ALLEN.

New York-The young men of our
race who have entered the field of lit
erature have been men Of special adap-
tnt1on and have given evidence of bril-
liant futures in the literary field. This
aestheticai field, however, attracts to
it only young men of the finer taste.
and most Of those who have entered
It have manifested natural tendencies
at an early age.
Among the young men Of the race
who have taken a pronounced place in
the literature OF the day and who pos
sess to a marked degree fine literary
background Is Fenton johnson. who
has been hailed and proclaimed by the
finest literary people Of this nation rs
The Denver star., 1914-12-05

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Business Directory

merchant succeed must expand his
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All merchants and business whose ad appears this
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NOTICE! PROGRAM ADVERTISING

Hereafter all matter or copy for ad-
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Such work cannot be rushed out In
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The Denver star., 1914-12-05
STOP THAT FIRST FALL COUGH

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ious lung trouble. weaken your vitali'
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use It freely for that fall cough or
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The Denver star., 1914-12-05

The true art OF craftsmanship is to
sell something at price that has
profit in it; a price that the quality
and selling value Of your article de-
mands.
Anyone can give goods away.
Read and Boost the Star.
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The road to success is long and
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low 1t always fall down at some point
in it, and when they least expect It
Don't be afraid to be honest; it pays
best in the end.
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The Denver Star collector will cal
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with a smile. pay him and wish him \
long and prosperous year Of most sue
cessful collections. Please cooperate
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FORGET IT.

DROP THE SUBJECT WHEN YOU
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ksED TO BE BITTER BECAUSE
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LOANS AND RES- 80 S'.
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THE DENVER STAR HAS MORE
READERS THAN ANY ~OTHER
NEGRO JOURNAL IN COLORADO.
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aAlR SPECIALISTS.

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YOUNG S0NCSTER
OF RARE TALENT
Featon Johnson's Work as
Poet and Journalist.
PRAISED BY ABLE CRITICS.

Career Of Ambitious Student Whom
Men Of Lsttsrs Hail - Second Paul
Dunbar-~A Little Dreaming" His
Mastsrpises. Gave Him Prominence
With ths Reading Public.
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The STAN stands by the people.
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BARBER sHoPs.

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AALLs FOR RENT.
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MUSIC INSTRUCTION.
George Morrison. Vio'in-+z%a is'oe
st.
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16
DON'T SUFFER WITH ITCHING

My, what relief!-The moment res incl ointment touches any itching skin, the itching stops and healing begins. With the aid of resinol soap, it quickly removes all trace of eczema, rash, tet- ter, ringworm, pimples or other ugly, tormenting eruption, and leaves the skin clear and healthy. It is equally effective for sunburn, insect bites, sores, boils, burns, red, rough hands, dandruff and falling hair.
 You need never hesitate to use res incl. It is doctors prescription that has been used by other physicians for the past 19 years in the treatment of most sorts of skin affections. Unlike many other remedies, it contains abso- lutely nothing that could injure the tenderest skin. Resinol ointment and resinol soap are sold by all druggists. Look out for worthless imitations.- Adv,
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16
FRENCH MILLIONAIRE SLAIN
He was Held for Ransom of One Mil
 lion Pesos by Zapata.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Vera CruZ.-Delay ill the payment of a ransom of one million pesos has resulted in the execution by Zapatists of Juan Velasco, manager of cotton manufacturing concern, who was taken prisoner near Atlixco, state of Puebia, according to Velasco's brother, who left Vera Cruz to obtain his release, but returned "A hours later.
 The prisoner Velasco was compelled to send to the officials of the com pany in Puebla the demand for the ransom and his brother started out immediately to aid him. He proceed ed as far as ApiZaco, near Puebla, when he was informed his brother al- ready had been killed.
 The circumstances of the case have been placed on record at the French consulate with the claim that Velasco was a Frenchman, not Spainard as previously thought He was owner and manager of the Spanish Cotton Manufacturing Company at Puebla, and of a sugar plantation there and was rated at several times million aire.
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16
sportino Instinct Aroused.

The street-corner orator had gath cred around him a group of urchins. Why they listened so attentively he didn't understand; nor probably did they know themselves. Simply noth- ing doing. But the orator took full advantage of his opportunity and de- livered an improving lecture on the value of kindness to dumb animals. At the end he sought for some illustra- ton to point the moral and adorn the tale. It was there at hand Across the way walked lady, leading two little dogs in leash. The one was black and the other white. Now" exclaimed the tub-thumper, after what l have said, supposing those two dear little dogs were to start fighting, what would be the first thing you would do?' No answer came at first; but one little arab turned to look at the dogs critically and thoughtfully. Well, guv-nor," he answered, at last, T fink I'd ave tuppence on the little black 'un!"
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16
Modern Greek.

A stranger came into our office and graciously offered us some fruit which he said he purchased downstairs in the Greek grocery store. We asked him what Greek grocery, and he said the one right under us, in Holpos' place. We have been here some time and knew nobody of that name, and to satisfy our curiosity we went down stairs to have look.
 Sure enough, there was what did look like "Holpos" on the end of the awning, at least there were the let ters I'll o L P o s" standing out in bold relief. We have learned since that it is an abbreviation used by the store which when translated means Highest quality, lowest prices, our standard" To the average read CT it's all Greek and would easily pass for a Hellenic name-Quiney Ledger.
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16
AWOKE THE HUNTER INSTINCT
Alert Traveller Evidently imagined Providence Had Thown Game"
 Within His Reach.

Gilbert Parker, the English author, tells of an English gentleman, who re- gently came to this country to visit some friends in California. Tn com mon with most travellers he supposed game was plentiful everywhere in that state, so he carried with him the nec- essary guns and ammunition.
 As his train neared San Bernard ino-just before making the noun tain climb-there was delay. Sey- eral hours passed, and still the train remained stationary; and our traveller friend grew restive, and sought the porter of the Pullman car to ascertain the cause of the delay
 Tt seems that in mounting the grade freight train had broken apart the rear portion having descended the grade and blocked the track. The DOT ter informed him of the accident to the freight train, and said, There is a caboose on the track
 Immediately the hunter instinct was awakened: hastening to his berth he procured his gun and started fol the door saying:
 '' Show it to mel Show it to mel
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16
HOW HE TURNED THE TRICK
Must Be Credited With Knowing Thing or Two.

Mrs. Mordecai Hammerfest turned pale as her husband entered the din ing room for breakfast.
 "Mordy!" she gasped. Do you don't you feel well?"
 Perfectly" he replied in seeming surprise.
 "But-but. you are in your-your underduds!"
 Tell me something I don't know. Pass the butter, please" said MT. Ham merfest.
 She passed the butter, remarking nervously. But, Mordy, dear, as you came in I saw you didn't have any shoes on"
 Well, what of 1t. Your hair is in curl papers, isn't it?'
 "Why-y-yes."
 And you have on wrapper, haven't your"
 Yes
 Very well, then"
 And he went on eating his break fast in silence except when he asked her to pass the butter Then he went upstairs and finished dressing, and the next morning and on succeeding morn ings she reported for breakfast in reg ular clothes.
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16
A Fish Story.

The inns of dear old England are picturesque" said Richard Le Gal lienne, on his return from abroad, but the food they serve is something ter rible.
 After a visit to Blenheim palace entered an inn in the quaint village of Woodstock. AS I lunehed-or tried to lunch-my landlord said to me:
 "The great dook of Marlborough once sat in that chair you're settin' in, sir
 "1s that so?' said I.
 And the dook once drunk is beer out O that same mug you're a-drinkin' out of
 And bet said I, I bet he refused to eat this fish, too. We'll, take it away, my man. I don't want it, either"
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16

so poorly that my folks thought was going into consumption. One day l found a piece of paper blowing around the yard and picked it up and read 1t. It said Saved from the Grave, and told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound has done for women. 1 showed it to my husband and he said. Why don't you try it?' So did, and after I had taken two bottles I felt better and I said to my husband, I don't need any more,' and he said You had better take it a little longer anyway So took it for three months and got we'll and strong. Mrs. ALoNzo E. BAKER, Tecurnseh St, Adrian, Mich. l
 Not We'll Enough to Work.
 In these words is hidden the tragedy of many woman, housekeeper or wage earner who supports herself and is often helping to support family, on meagra wages. Whether in house, office, fac- tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman should remember that there is one tried and true remedy for the ills to which all women are prone, and that is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It promotes that vigor which makes work easy :, The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass.
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16
WRONG BREAKFAST. Change Gave Rugged Health.

Many persons think that for strength. they must begin the day with q breakfast of meat and other heavy foods. This is a mistake as anyone can easily discover for him. self.
 A w. Va carpenters experience may benefit others. He writes:
 T used to be very heavy break fast eater but finally indigestion caused me such distress. l became afraid to eat anything.
 My wife suggested trial of Grape Nuts and as l had to eat something or starve, l concluded to take her advice. She fixed me up a dish and I remarked at the time that the quail ity was all right, but the quantity was too small wanted saucerful.
 "But she said a small amount or Grape-Nuts went long way and that I must eat it according to directions. So l started in with Grape-Nuts and cream, two soft boiled eggs and some crisp toast for breakfast.
 T cut out meats and lot of other stun 1 had been used to eatlng aii my li.e and was gratified to see that was setting better right along. l concluded had struck the right thing and stuck to it. I had not only been eating improaer food, but too I1uch.
 T was working at the carpenters trade at that time and thought that unless had hearty breakfast with plenty of meat, would play out be- fore dinner But after a sew days or my "new breakfast" I found 1 could do more work, felt better in every way, and now I am not bothered with Indigestion
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. Read 'The Road to We'll ville." in pkgs. There's a Reason
 Ever read the above letterf new enc appearp from dime to time. They are Genuine, true, and full of hunAnn emteReots
The Carlisle independent., 1914-07-16
ENGINEERS FAVOR
 4 GENERAL STRIKE
REFEEz zNDUM VOTE BY 55.ooo MEN ON NiNETY-ElGHT WESTERN
 RAILROADS.
VERY FEW DISSENTING VOTES
Result of a Refusal on the Part of the Railroads June to Grant an
 Increase of Wages.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-Reliable information has been received in Little Rock that in the referendum vote of the 55,000 engineers and firemen on 9S railroads west of the Mississippi river to deter mine whether they will strike practi- cally every man on the Arkansas di- vision of the Iron Mountain has voted to strike. On other roads in Arkan- sas, practically all of which are in- volyed, the lowest percentage of vote for strike is 9S, it is said.
 This vote has been taken on account of the refusal on June l of the rail roads to grant the demands of the en- ginemen for an increase in wages and new working conditions. The contro- versy was begun in October, 1913, and continued until June, when negotia- tions were suspended and the repre- sentatives of the engineers and fire men ordered that vote be taken of all the men on all the roads involved.
 The railroads were represented in the controversy by Conference Com mitee of Managers, of which A. w.. Tenholm, general manager of the Chi cago, St. Paul, Minneapolic ad Omaha, is chairman. The vote was to De com- pleted in 50 days, and has now prac- tically all been reported to the engine mems representatives in Chicago. The vote is to be counted at once, and it Is thought that negotiations will be resumed between the Managers Com mittee and the representatives of the men by July 15.