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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
FAIR TRIAL FOR
BRITISHER ASKED

The United States government Non
day morning took a hand in the case
of Albert St. Clair Douglas, the Brltlsn
subject arrested Friday by the con
stitutionalists" at Zacatecas- Douglas Is
charged with assisting the federals IN
the defence Of Zacatecas-
Douglas. under guard was taken @
Torreon. British vice consul h. 4,
AIvles was notified here OF the arrest
and in turn notified the state depart
ment American consul theodore
Hamn. consul at Durango, was ordered
TO proceed to Torreon and see that the
EnElishman received fair trlaI.
Hanm was believed to have returned
to Durango. but instead had continued
his vacation in this country. he was
was located and Monday morning leLI
for Chihuahua, from whence he VIII
proceed TO Durango and then 10 Tor
reon. In the meantime his assistant at
Durango has been looking after the
case
Douglas is charged by the rebels
with having operated search ngnt
for the federals from one Of the mis-
around Zacatecas, which greatly nm
dered in the night attacks The de1ence
of the Englishman viii be that, while
he was offered such a job, he did not
take it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06

NEED GLAssESg ASK sEGALL.
MOVED TO los TEXAS STREET.-Ad-
vertisemeuE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
IAN INSANE FOURTH,

Henry L. Capell, following his usual
custom. held an insane" celebration
Of the Fourth at his home. in Altura
Park. for a number OF his boy friends
Bombs. giant crackers, sky rockets and
Roman candles formed the principal
part Of the fireworks
Mr. Capeu says the American ritual
was followed and. as consequence
there was noise having the Bunker Hill
and Yorktown flavor. After the fire.
works, cakes and lemonade spiked with
grape juice were served The following
were present: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 5.
Ward. Elizabeth Clary, Burton Clary
and baby Clary. Wayne Ramage, Wal
ter Vance, Earl Evans, Albert Evans,
Kenneth Cummings, Earle Brown, Har-
" Nanderwater Cecil Vanderwa ter.
Gregg Pollard. Eugene Pollard. Roy
Pollard. George Oliver, Jack Oliver,
Donald Light, Cameron Halfley, Rey-
maud Farrot. Lucien Halfley. Rubea
Puddy, Charles McGrady, Claude Mich
OILS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
MAN ARRESTED ON
BURGLARY CHARGE
MAKES CONFESSION
Considerable JeWelry Is Re
covered When Young Man
Is Taken Into Custody.

Following the arrest Sunday morning
OF a young man about 10 years old,
giving his name as Ralph Rodgers, and
his home as Brooklyn, n. Y city de-
kectives recovered considerable jewelry
which was stolen in a series OF bur
glaries committed Saturday night
According to chief Of detectives
Jesse c. StanseI, Dodgers confessed TO
committing several burglartes, one OF
which was at 705 Mesa avenue, where
the room occupied by Alonzo F. Wad-
deu was robbed Of a diamond pin, two
other stick pins, a watch and suit OF
clothes. all Of which were found on
Rodgers when he was arrested, and
which were Identified by Waddeu- The
s1Iit which was stolen. was being worn
by Rodgers when he was taken into
Many Articles Unidentified
The other articles which Rodgers had
and II is believed they belong to peO-
pie who are probably absent from
the city. Among the jeWelry Is gold
ring with the initials e P H and
the figures '"12" engraved on it; an
EIzs' tooth. with "B. P. o. T. No. 1877"
on it a gold locl1et with the initials
az E A" engraved on it, and some
old coins. This jewelry is being held
-'- Box Car Broken Into.
Sometime Sunday night, a box car on
the tracks adjoining the wholesale
house of Z. P. Kepley was broken into
and a case Of eggs stolen The rob-
berry was discovered Monday morning
and reported TO the police
Leonardo Funtes, who left horse
hitcbed an the corner Of FL Paso and
Eighth streets Sunday afternoon, found
the animal missing when he returned
an hour later. The police arrested
TranouiIfno Gonzales, who is alleged
TO have ridden the horse away.
A R lIunoz rooming at the Del Rio
hotel Monday reported 10 the police
the loss OF a suit Of clothes Sunday
night by theft
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
ToDAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

Today the Bijou will feature The
Hand OF Horror" a two reel play that
is very gripping and interesting. and
contains in its plot many scenes Wnlch
are familiar to New Workers. It IS
well written and splendidly produced,
both in acting and photography. The
gripping scenes take place in the tow
e.. Of the Metropolitan building Scenes
among the underworld are also por-
trayed. The plot is embelhshed with
an Interesting love story and alto
zether the picture is a superior offer
ing. Hearst Selig Weekly" with a
good collection Of current events. VIII
also be on the program The BiJou
strives to show only the best every
advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
IRISH FACTIONS
ARE PREPARED To
BEGIN CIVIL WAR
Thousands Under Arms and
Being Drilled Daily For
Expected Conflict.

London, Eng. July with every
week OF suspense in the settlement Of
the future government of ireland the
menace of the military preparations by
the Ulster and the home rule vOlun-
teers increases. The present tendency
among the volunteers OF the south is
TO accept leadership by the Nationalist
party which John Redmond offered
them. Thus led, there would be clear
division of Home Rulers and anti-home
rule men into hostile armed camps.
The very dangers Of bitter civil war
which such a prospect presents, rur-
nishes the best safeguard for peace
The most interesting development is
the plan. hitherto unpublished Of the
Orangemen under Sir Edward Carson
for taking charge Of affairs by force If
a provisional government IS set up, and
the fact that the commercial men Of
Belfast have used their influence in
Ulster councils to postpone radical ac-
ton until a Home Rule parliament has
been established in Dublin The great
question which confronts the National
ist Volunteers is how far their Ameri-
can sympathizers are likely 10 come
forward with funds for thir arms and
ar I'M
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
sr,rIIIOy DOLLAR MYSTERY

@The Million Dollar Mystery" cpl
sode No. ., will be shown at the Gre
clan today and tomorrow. The big
thrill in this chapter is an encounter
between two of the conspirators and
the newspaper reporter Games Cruze,
who is the hero Of the story, who
foiIs them in their attempted kidnap
of the heiress Clio Labadie), Mar
guerite Snow. Lila Chester and Flo
Labadie have strong parts in this
chapter. Come early today You must
not miss a one of these episodes. Each
one has new thrills. greater thrills,
more surprises and is more mystify-
ing This wonderful picture can be
seen in FL PasO at the Grecian only
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
BUTTE MAYORS AssAILANT
DIES OF BULLET WOI-N

Butte, Mont, July eric Lantala,
the Finnish miner who attacked mayor
Louis J. Duncan in the latter's office
Friday because Of the city executives
refusal to depOrt a correspondent OF a
Michigan Finnish newspaper UNFOLDING
the policies of the eWstern Federation
Of Miners, and who was shot by the
mayor, died Sunday Of the wound
The bullet penetrated the liver. Ian
tala refused to make any statement
to the county authorities regarding the
affair, although to others he asserted
that the mayor shot him before he
stabbed the mayor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
YSLETA HAS BIG
CELEBRATION THE 4TH

Ysleta had one Of the biggest crowds
in its history at its Fourth Of July cele-
bration. FL Pasoans were in attend
ance in large numbers and the interur-
ban cars were crowded throughout the
day and well into the evening. while
hundreds OF automobile parties made
the trip TO the ancient county seat to
participate in the celebration. 4 big
arbOr was erected and dancing was en-
joyed throughout the day, to the music
OF q three-piece orchestra from FL Paso.
At noon there was a free barbecue and
in the afternoon various sports, includ-
ing goat roping.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
MANY ON HAND, BUT
NO CONCERT GIVEN

Several thousand persons who filled
Cleveland square Saturday night to
hear the band concert Of the 18th in
fautry left the square disappointed.
The concert was the last announced
number Of the Fourth Of July program.
There was a hitch somewhere, because
the band never appeared County
Judge A S. J. EyIar read the declara-
ton Of independence Judge Eylar
then explained TO the crowd that the
band concert would not take place.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
Ii DRnMN N LAKE.

SkaEway, Alaska, July 6.-Thirteen
persons. enroute TO a Fourth Of July
were drowned Saturday in
Lynn canal by the capsizing Of the
gasoline launch Superb. which. while
bound from Skagway for Juneau with
20 persons, was struck by a heavy
southerly gale.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
CHARGE SOLDIERS THREW
STONES THROTGH WINDOWS

Harry Coldweu and Glen Tompkins,
privates in company L, goth infantry,
were arrested BY the police Saturday
night, after, it is charged, the two SOL
diers playfully tossed rocks through
the plate glass front windows OF build
ings The window at 317 East Overland
street and one OF the windows in the
building at the corner Of Overland and
Stanton streets were broken
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-06
COMMERCIAL BODIES TO HOLD
MEETING AT MINERAL WELL

Chamber Of commerce and CONNER
ciaI club officials from all over Texas
will be in attendance at the Texas
Commercial Executives association
convention that is to be held at Min
eral Wells on July 13 to II. Andrew
Reeves. secretary Of the chamber of
commerce, will probably make the trip
to represent FL Paso. bis name ap-
pears on the official program for an
address on 1.-THE budget and Other
Plans Of Financing" The convention
is for the purpose Of discussing all
phases of the work Of chamber Of
commerce officials, from advertising
ID securing factories.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
LYNCHERS' CORPS.

War devastates Europe. The "Chris
/ tan" emperors have ordered the fool
! poor people to go out and kill one an
other and after attending church where
their swords are blessed by the priests
| and they pray to God for success. the
massacre starts.
! THE APPEAL wishes to call thu
; killed because they tried to exercise
their rights as free men, would be an
ideal man for chief of staff. Ben is
great "Christian'' and it is said that
attention of the murder-mad monarc,>
to the possibility of forming an army
corps in this country, which for eff
cheney in it's chosen line would make
the most feroeious, blood-thirsty and
inhuman generals look like a lot of
pikers.
Why not organize a "Lynchers'
Corps?" Let it be under the supreme
command of Governor Cole L. Blease,
of South Carolina. Senator Ben Till
who boosted in the United States
Senate that Afro-Americans were
he knows more about the Bible than
any other Senator. ,-y
Senator Vardaman, that great "Chris-
I
undoing of colored brethren; Senator
Williams also of Mississippi, whose re-
cent speech in Congress was more bit
ter than his colleagues against one
half Of the residents of his state, and
Senator Hoax Smith, whose news
paper contributed much to cause the
Atlanta riot, are Just the men for
rigadier-Generals
Frank Clark of Florida, Charles
Gordon Edwards of Georgia, both
authors of segregation bills, Congress-
man Hardwick of Georgia, whose spe-
cialty is repeal of fifteenth amendment
legislation; James T. Heflin of Ala
bama, author of the jimcrow, street
car bill; Martin Dies of Texas, noted
segregationist; are all "Christians,"
have a bitter hatred against their
co-religionists of other colors and are
eminently qualified for places as gen.
erals.
THE APPEAL suggests that Frank
Park. of Sylvester, Georgia, another
"Christian" who introduced a bill in
Congress, making it unlawful for "ne-
groes to be designated or elected as
commissioned or non-commissioned
officers in the United States Army"
be commissioned high private general
rear rank.
The rest of the officers could be
selected from the locally prominent
segregationists and Samuel L. West,
a christian" and author of the Balti-
more segregation ordinance is certain
ly entitled to captaincy
By all means, Dr. Lyman Abbott
who stands preeminent among Ameri
can Christians who have handed out
Bible bunk in defense of subtitle at
tacks on the rights of Americans OF
darker hue, should be named as chap
lain-in'chief. Rev. Frost, who was the
| direct cause Of the Infamous Kentucky
law which undid the real Christian
| work of that saint John G. Fee and
dismembered Berea College, segregat
ing the Afro-American students; Rev
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
By REV. QUINCY EWING.

But we are very far from needing
to rely upon any general consideration
in support of the proposition advanced
above. 1t is supported by evidences
on every hand, waiting only the eye
of recognition. Scarcely a day passes
but something is said or done with this
end in view, to emphasize, lest they
forget, the conviction for both white
man and Negro that the latter is and
must remain an inferior. Let me in
stance a few such evidences.
Consider, first, the Jim Crow" legis-
lation in the manner of it's enforce
ment. Such legislation is supposed to
have for it's object the separation of
the races in trains, street cars, etc., to
save the white people from occasional
contact with drunken, rowdy, illsmell-
ing Negroes, and to prevent personal
encounters between the whites and
blacks Members of the different
races occupy the same cars, separated
only by absurdly inadequate little
Open-meSh wire screens, so tiny and
light that conductor can move them
from one seat to another with the
strength of his little finger. Needless
to add, these. screens would serve to
obscure neither sound, sight, nor smell
of drunken rOWdies who sat behind
them! In summer cars, black and
white passengers may be separated
not even by make-believe screen;
they are simply required, respectively,
to occupy certain seats in the front
or the back end Of the cars.
In Birmingham, Alabama, the front
seats are assigned to Negroes in all
closed cars, and the back seats in all
open ones. Why the front seats in the
one case, and the back seats in the
other, it is not easy to understand in
the light of the letter and alleged
spirit of the Jim Grow law! The un-
DERIVING purpose of the law is clearly
not the separation of the races in
space; for public sentiment does not
insist upon it's fulfllment to that end
The underlying purpose of it would
seem to be the separation of the races
in status. The doctrine of inequality
would be attacked if white and black
passengers rode in public conveyances
on equal terms; therefore the Negro
who rides in a public conveyance
must do so, not as of undoubted right
but as with the white mans regula
ton. "This place you may occupy
that other you may not, because an
and you are you, lest to you or to mt
it should be obscured that | am I ant
you are YOU" Such is the, real spiri
of the Jim Crow laws.
Why is it that in every Southern
city no Negro is allowed to witness
dramatic performance. or a baseball
game, from first-claSS seat? L
every large city, there are hundreds 9
Negroes who would gladly pay TO
first-class seats at the theatre and tn
baseball game, were they permitted tt
1t can hardly be that permission
withheld because theatres and bass
ball games are so well attended b
half the population that first-clas
seats could not be furnished for th
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
The Great Lynchers Corps
An Appeal Editorial Suggesting to the Murder
Europe the Formation of Army Corps Would Make
Their Most nhuman Generals Look Like Pikers
W. E. BURGHARDT DU BolS,

Johnston Myers, the famous Baptist
Bible beaten who stated publicly that
he would mot receive a colored Chris
tan into fellowship Of his mot
Christ's) church," "Pastor" Russell.
who has made million dollars out of
the rot he sends out weekly about
Christianity and the brotherhood of
man, but ordered colored Christians
to the gallery at the production of the
Creation in New York; and the Cath
ollc priest in Baltimore who ordered
a kneeling christian woman, said to
have been the sister of an Afro
American Catholic priest, out of
his church, could be utilized as
assistant chaplains. The Wash
lngton clergymen, who refused to
fraternize with an Afro-American min
lister even while on visit to the Holy
Land, where their Christ was born.
ought to be the nucleus of reser~,
corps OF Bible buncoists. All OF these
people have many times invoked the
divine blessing on their ungodly racial
prejudices.
The ranks Of the privates could be
recruited from the Southern governors.
members of Southern legislatures
which have passed discriminat ting
laws, and the men who have partici-
pated in "lynching bees" in the South.
Then all of the contemplate coward
~ ours of the colored race, those who
believe that they are inferior to other
races, those who favor segregation
because it pays financially or because
Southern Caucasians pat them on their
backs and call them good niggers,"
ought to be gathered together and
designated as body servants for the
officers of the corps-they'd be de-
lighted to serve
The music for the march to battle
could be furnished by the Christian
people who had charge Of the Christian
Sunday School convention in Wash
ington, D. c., a year or two ago.
Christ said .Suffer little children to
come unto me-" but the Washington
Christians evidently believing them
selves to be superior to their leader.
refusing little colored children places
i'm their parade, marched proudly along,
singing, "Onward Christian Soldier!"
Then the whole aggregation could
be shipped away on an unprotected
cruiser and if their transport hap
pened to strike floating mine and
they were hurled to-kingdom come.
they never would be missed"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
IN CHRISTIAN SOUTH.
LynchIng of Afro-American Woman
Society Function in South
Carolina

Orangeburg, S. C:-Rose Carson, a
colored woman, was taken from the
jail at Elloree near here and lynched
by a mob. Eye Witnesses state that
many of the most prominent citizens
took part in the festivities. The wom-
an, who was charged with the murder
of II year old child, was taken to
the scene of her. alleged crime and
hanged. Afterward the body was rid
died with bullets.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
Ought to Read the Bible.
(ChicagO Defender.)

The Lower Branch of the State Leg
islature of South Carolina passed a
bill prohibiting white people from
teaching anything except the Bible.
ing it compulsory for the white people
to read the Bible, they might gain
something by absorption and we
wouldn't be the sufferers after all.
There are some things in the Bible
that even South Caarolinans could
read with profit. For instance, "Thou
shalt not kill"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
Silence is Infamous,

Possibly the worst thing permitted
to go on and work injury to Negroes,
has been the silence of Negro speak
ers in the face of the Infamous lies
Ben. Tillman, Vardaman, Blease and
others have been telling the North and
West about Negroes raping white
women. By all means they should
have been rebuked and their state
ments proven lies, but as it is, both
sections believe it. Shame on the in
telligent men and women of our race
who allow these base calumniators to
SANDER us.-Pioner Press, Martins
burg, w. Va.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
The Power of the Press
louisville News.)

Charges of crime, accounts of riots,
lynchings, etc., as published in white,
papers have later been proven false
and groundless and yet your Colored
reader would believe his own father
criminal without further proof than
that "the paper said So"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
Mighty Tired Waiting.
(RichmOnd Planet.)

Colored office-seekers are mighty
tired" waiting. Living on Wilson
promises for more than twelve months
is not a very pleasant performance
and it does not satisfy the cravings
of political hunger or of any other
kind.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19

Is it not about time to start another
petition to President Wilson asking
him to stop segregation in the depart
ments? The Afro-American must
learn never to give up the fight against
injustice.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
Blease's Defeat.
EAST Tennessee NeWs.)

\A10oI OAuOSoSc 4N0WS.)
The best piece of information
brought to us by the returns of the
different primaries in the various
States, was the defeat of Gov. Cole
E. Blease, in his race for U. S. Senate
from South Carolina Blease, as Gov
ernor, proved himself the greatest
demagoge and Negro hater now in pub.
lie life.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19

Consider further that, while no Ne
gro, no matter what his occupation, or
personal refinement, or intellectual
culture, or moral character, is allowed
to trave in a pullman car between
state lines, or to enter as guest no.
tel patronized by white people, the
blacklist of Negro nurses and Wallets
are given food and shelter in all first
class hotels, and occasion neither dis
gust nor surprise in the Pullman cars.
Here again the heart of the race prob
lem is laid bare. The black nurse with
white baby in her arms, the black
valet looking after the comfort Of a
white invalid, have the label of their
inferiority conspicuousIy upon them;
they understand themselves, and
everybody understand them, to be ser.
wants, enjoying certain privileges for
the sake OF the person served. Almost
anything the Negro may do in the
South, and anywhere he may 60, pro-
vided the manner of his doing and his
going is that Of an inferior. Such is
the premium put upon his inferiority
such his inducement to MAINTAIN it.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19
What Segregation Means
Rev. Quincy Ewing Southern Caucasian Born
Mississippi Shows the Policy of the South is to Keep
the Afro-American in Inferior Status.

other half. AS matter of fact, thea
tre-auditoriums and baseball grand.
stands are seldom crowded; the rule
is, not all first-class seats occupied.
but many vacant Surely as simple as
moving from seat to seat makeshift
screen in street-car, would it be to
set apart certain number of seats
in the dress-circle of every theatre
and in the grandstand of every base
ball park, for Negro patrons. The rea-
son why this is not done, is perfectly
obvious; it would be intolerable to the
average Southern man or woman to
sit through the hours of a theatrical
performance or a baseball game on
terms of equal accommodation with
Negroes, even with screen between
Negroes would look out of place, out
of status, in the dress circle or the
grandstand; their place, signifying
their status, is the peanut-gallery, or
the bleachers.,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-09-19

q q 4ttanp Of atlanta
I IA Silent God Thou whose aar in and mystery
" W. lett anhunged IN these fearful
~ Hear good Lord!
q Listen doubt
M oekery Thy sanctuary. With upded hands front Thy
81 heaven O God, crying:
~ We beseech Thee 70 as, good Lord!
- - We not better than fellows
~ human When devils devy Thou the doer and
- the deed: them them, them all
IN and home.
~ Haze miserable sinners!
a = i And whose deeper guilt? devils?
Who nursed them and fed them
and debauhed their mothers grandmoths bought
and sold their crime, and waxed fat and rich public
81 Thou knouest good God!
q this Thy JUSTICE Father guile innocence
and the innocent cruced for the gu the untouched guilty.
e Justice, o Judge ofmen!
= Wherefore do pray? the fathers dead?
Have not Heavens halls Thine head and eles
81 stark amidst the along
81 bitter forms Of endless dead?
y Awake. Thou that sleepest!
Thou affair." 20 hills of endless obt
thru blazing corridors Of swing
gentle OF and free from the
hypocrisy and ehaste prostitution this shameful Of dus
y Turn again. OLord hape TO perish In our sin!
81 i = From lost of body and lost of blood
0 Great God dehve US!