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The Denver star., 1914-04-04
BUSINESS MEN RE0RGANIzE.
Local League In Richmond. Va, Takss
on Now Life,

Richmond, Va.-The Local Negro
Business league OF this city was re.
organized the third week In March by
Ralph W. Tyler. national organizer for
the National Negro Business league.
Prior to the reorganization Mr.. Tyler
addressed the business and profession.
al men of the city ut the Richmond
Beneficial association hall. on the i'm
portance Of business cooperation The
greatest interest was shown In til,
new organization. and the need of 1t
was emphasized by II number Of speak
ers following Mr.. Tyler. among whom
Mrs. Maggie Walker. president OF st
Lukes bank: DR.. Jones and others.
Mr.. Tyler was introduced by fel
low journalist. John Mitchell. Jr.. edi
tor Of the Planet. The officers elected
were: Mr.. Floyd Ross. president: John
7. Taylor. vice president: James L
Carter. secretary; I. +. Archer, treas,
urer. and the following executive com
mittee: John Mitchell. Jr.: Mrs. Mag
gle l.. Walker. DR.. Il. f. Jones and
W. ID. Jones. Mr.. Ross. who was elect.
ed president. Is president Of the True
Reformers. and the man whose untir.
ing energy has revived that organiza
ton and through whose efforts many
thousands OF dollars of debts of the
fraternaI society has been paid.
The vice president. John T. Taylor.
Is manager of the Richmond Beneficial
association: the secretary. Mr.. Carter,
is secretary to one of the largest law
firms OF white men in the city: the
treasurer. Mr.. Archer. is Richmond's
leading grocer. The executive board
Is composed of two bankers-Mr
Mitchell. president OF the Mechanics
bank; Mrs. Walker. president of the
st. Luke's bank-Dr. r. f. Jones. one
of the Leading physicians OF the city.
and w. o. Jones. carriage manufac-
turer. 1t will be seen that the reor-
ganlzcd Business league is oliicercd by
the most progressive and substantial
citizens OF Richmond
Following the meeting Mr.. Tyler was
rendered banquet at Hotel Miller
During his stay here he was shown
much attention by Richmond's pro-
gressive citizens and was taken on II
visit to as many Of the business houses
and financial and fraternal institutions
conducted by the race us 1t was possi-
BILE to visit.
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
Hang Woman.

Muskogee. Okla. March 3I.-
Marie Scott, a negro woman.
who Sunday night killed Lem
uel Peace. a young white
man by driving a knife into
his heart, was taken out OF the
Wagner county Jail early to-
day and hanged to a tele-
phone pole. The mob. which
was masked, d,over-powered the
tailor, a one-armed man,threw
a rope over the woman's head
and dragged her out OF the
Jail.
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
Democrat. Attack Stewart

Washington. D. c., March
74th.-Charging :hat he had
been too friendly to the Ne
gro railway mail clerks under
him and that in addition he is
a ho.dover Republican, Repre-
sentatives Webb and Page of
North Carolina called upon
Postmaster General Burleson
and requested the dismissal
from the service of Second
Assistant Postmaster General
Joseph Stewart. There = con-
siderable feeling against Stew
art, especially among the
Southern Senators and repre-
sentatives, over the reports
that he has shown undue
partiality to the Negro employ
zee under him. especially those
connected with the railway
mail service. over which he
has direct supervision. Stewart
entered the postal service in
1882 and was appointed Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster
General in September. 1908.
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
Virginia Baptist State Convention.

The Virginia Baptist State Conven-
ton will hold its annual convention in
Roanoke, Va, from Wednesday. May
13, to Sunday. May II, inclusive. The
convention aims to raise at the COM
ing session S1O,3OO for education and
home and foreign missions. Tho Rev.
Alexander A. Calvin OF Danville, Va.
president Of the convention, is keeping
in close touch with the pastors Of the
churches belonging to the organization
throughout tie state. The president is
Urging each church to do its full duty
in raising the amount mentioned above.
which is the amount OF the budget
greed upon at the last annual meet
ing Of the convention.
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
Are You Going To Africa

John T. Birch. a real estate
dealer of 1921 Dean street,
Brooklyn. is interested in the
formation of a new company
of colored colonists who are
expected to start soon for the
Gold Coast of Africa, follow
fng the recent departure of
the Chief Sans band of color
ed people for the same place !.
The new company is capital :
lied at 100000. With MIR
Birch are associated Albert
Frankel of Richmond Hill
and Emmett Scott of Tus :
kegee, Ala. The company is
10 be. known as the African
Union CO.. and its promoters
insist that it has nothing to do
with Chief Sans company
News lssas. We have seen 50
many ways and means devised
for advertising business .un :
til the latest is by no means
means or even sensational. If
the African Union Co. sue
ceeds in its undertaking and
carry any colored people to
the Gold Coast, it is safe to as.
sumo that their patrons will
not be secured from among
any intelligent portion of the
masses.
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
FRANK ToMPK1Ns,
Capt, 10th Cavalry
Commanding Troop E.

Hdqrs. 10th Cavalry, Fort
Huachuaca. Ariz. Feb. Is, Ia.
From Adjutant to Capt. Frank
Tompkins, Com m n d in g
Troop E. 10th Cavalry.
Subject: Complimentary let
ter.
1. Enclosed herewith are
four copies Of a letter receiv-
ed by the Regimental Com
mander from Mr.. F. Nj.
Abrams, Naco, Ariz.. relative
to the behavior of the men of
your command. The differ
ent copies are intended for
the different persons as indi-
Gated on the face of the letter.
?. If you have no object
ions the Regimental Com
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
Interesting News
Concerning the Race.

ex slaves. The Supreme
Court of Tennessee. when
Senator Shields was its Chief
Justice, decided that ex.slaves
have no inheritance blood.
Will Jones, one OF John Jones
brothers, has brought the case
to the Supreme Court. seek
ing a reversal. w. H. Harrel-
son, attorney for Will Jones'
filed a brief of his argument
in the case.
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
RIGHTS of E.x-Slaves
To Inherit Property

Washington, d. c., March
2s.-From a little farm Of 81
acres, owned by John Jones,
an ex-slave in Shelby County,
Tenn, has come to the Su-
preme Court a question affect.
ing Negroes all over the coun-
tryvThe question is whether
ex. Slaves are entitled t.
inherit from their brothers
and sisters, who are likewise
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
New Edifiee For Knights of Pythias

New Edifiee For Knights of Pythias.
The order Of Knights OF Pythias Of
the state Of Illinois should be con-
grntulated on the progress which is be
ing made in the plans for the erection
II the Pythian temple which the or
-anization has decided to build in Chi
Cago. According to the estimate
agreed upon the edifice will cost $780,
coo. Much credit is due Major r. r.
Jackson, Mr.. f. D. Green and their as
sociates in the work for having so ar
ranged affairs as % locate the temple
in Chicago. Work on the building Is
to begiA soon.
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
Special Announcement.

Madame Hotel the
Mrs r. Nichols of Corsana
to
scientific
Nichols widely
agreeable
brilliant
Crummers methods Nichols after fully mastering the
n of Madame Crummer
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
Tenth Cavalry TO The Front.

q lander requests that you for
Ward the two copies to the
different Service Journals for
publication. If you do not
Nash these published you may
make what disposition you
&sire of these copies.
5. The Regimental Com
'Mander wishes to express to
yourself and the members of
your command his apprecia-
tirn of their conduct which
called forth this letter.
BY order of Colonel Gresham
JAMES Huston
fCapt. and Adjt.. 10th Cav.
Hotel Naca, F. M. Abram,
Proprietor.
y Naco. Ariz., Feb. "a, 1914.
Dear Sir: l desire to ex-
press my appreciation of the
good order that is maintained
here by the two troops of the
10th Caualry. under the com :
mand of Capt. Tompkins. 1t
is far ahead of anything in
the military discipline that
has occurred here during this
campaign. l sincerely hope
|that you will continue his
presence here.
Yours Sincerely,
E. M. ABRAMS,
The Denver star., 1914-04-04

w dSIllllStO1, u ~ nc
Army and Navy Journal Of
March " contains an article
under the caption. Praise of
the 10th Cavalry" in which
several communication are
published complimentary of
the good order maintained, by
the troops of the famous reg.
iment stationed at Fort Hua-
chuaea, Ariz. The communi-.
cation follows:
Naco, Ariz., Feb. AZ. 1914.
To the Editor of The Army
and Navy Journal:
Knowing the generous plea
sure your paper takes in Civ
ing publicity to all the good
things you hear concerning
the regular soldiers is my ex-
cuse for sending you these en-
closures. The troops mention
ed are Troops E. and l, 10th
Cavalry. 1t is but fair to
state that as l have been on
duty in the 10th Cavalry for
for only four months am not
entitled to as much credit as
Mr.. Abrams letter would i'm :
ply. The good conduct of the
enlisted men of the 10th Cav
airy is closely associated with
the history of the regiment,
and is one OF the many excel-
lent conditions that the 10th
Cavalry treasnres and saaeds
closely. This desirable state
of discipline is largely due to
the splendid type of n on-com
missioned officers with which
this regiment is blessed.
These men are all old sold ..
ier, with many years of ex-
perience behind them. They
are men o: dignity and force.
1t is not to be wondered at
that the young recruit, with
such examples. develops into
the trained and disciplined
soldiers who wins praise from
civilians whenever and where
ever he may come in contact
with them.
FRANK ToMPK1Ns,
Capt, 10th Cavalry
Commanding Troop E.
The Denver star., 1914-04-04
VILLA A NEGRO.
Frederick Inman Monsen, Noted Traveller Gives Out
Statement.

Frederick Inman Monsen,
the explorer, is the latest ac-
quaintance Of Gen. Panco Viii
la to declare that the Consti-
tutional leader in Mexico is
Negro. In speaking of Gen.
Villas racial identity Mr..
Monsen has given out the fol-
lowing statement.
II have known Villa person
ally for years. He was my
guide for several months.
Villa is a man of dominating
personality with the eyes of a
born dictator. l believe he
has Negro blood in his veins,
and | am certain that he has
had military training some
where. :"
Frederick Inman Monsen is
an explorer of note, who was
horn in Norway. In 1906 and
1900 he travelled extensively
in Mexico with Villa as his
guide. Monsen has also ex-
plored South and Central
Mexico.
When statements were first
published in The Age that
members of the Tenth Caval-
ry were positive in their ident-
Atipn pf 4 6seu, iha being
an Hmefican Negro many 81
the daily newspapers were in.
clined to scof at the idea.
However, within the past two
weeks the dailies have become
less incredulous.
The New York Sun believes
it within the realm Of prob
ability for Gen Villa to be an
American Negro. and says:
Two soldiers af the Tenth
Cavalry, a crack Negro regi-
ment, have declared that they
recognized in Villa a fellow
trooper, and the story is not
inherently improbable. The
officers of the Tenth are splen-
did disciplinarions and they
turn out fine soldiers. Gen
eral Villas emery, alertness,
methodical habits of work and
familiarity with transportation
and commissariat details are
unusual in a Mexican. The
man has great natural ability,
and he handles his army of
raw volunteers like one who
is we'll grounded in the school
of the soldier
Says the Buffalo Courier:
according to resorts from
chihuahua, Francisco Villa
will not long recognize Car
rama as his superior, he will
exercise supreme authority in
continuing the military cam
paign, supported by the troops
in whose favor he is exalted,
and he aspires to the presi-
dency of Mexico. Whether
this is true account may be
almost as difficult to know as
to know what will happen
Another interesting statement
is made by The New York
Age one of the most promi
cent Negro publication, a
journal ably edited, and pre-
sumably with desire to be &C
curate. The Age few weeks
ago asserted that Villa is an
American Negro, it now re-
peats the declaration, with
some presentation of evidence
to support it. Also it prints a
Arizona republican., 1914-10-28
War is the sink of all injustice.
 Henry Fielding.
Mr. Cameron, Contributor to Gayety

From time time The Republican has taken occasion call attention the reformation of it's advertising columns-to the exclusion of patent medicine and other advertising that palpably fraudulent and misleading
 We have lately been subjected to some criticism account of the publication of the advertisement and preposterous claims of Ralph II. Cameron, the republican candidate for governor. Our critics say that that kind Of advertising comes under the head of "palpably misleading" We do not think so. It comes under the head rather, of 'palpably intended be misleading, but will mislead any of the readers of The Republican, who. congratulate ourselves. all fairly intelligent Those of them who fortunate enough to possess a of humor, believe, will be entertained by these ad- vertisements.
 They the purpose as the "comcs,' such Mutt and Jeff and "Peey the War Cor respondent" The lucubrations Little James, funereal and suicide inspiring comparison with the advertised claims of MT. Cameron Indeed, Little James" once thought making these claims the subject of his remarks, but he became discouraged It appears him that it would be like painting sunbeam gliding refined gold. to to add evity the supposton of Mir Cameron that he is really a candidate for governor.
 There is another feature of the newspapers
 
 they receive. That is generally case If it were for the advertising columns most newspapers coud not long survive. But in the of the ad- Nertsement of MT. Cameron though The Republican has received the usual political for it, it moved not at all by any financial consideration. But the humorous it. The Republican would rather have taken all. It would have been slId to forego the humor of it. It could have filled its space with matter equally ridiculous. But. since the beginning of the primary campaign last summer, The Republican has accepted the paid advertisements of candidates all parties who said that they could present their claims such large number the intelligent voters of the county in any other way through any other medium.
 We feared, therefore, that if excluded the ad- verdsement Mir. Cameron we should accused of discrimination and narrowness. IL obvious, moreover that the advertisement could harm, would serve to contribute something of gayety and color a campaign which many think has become serious and somber.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-28
THE WAR AND IMMIGRATION

It is not surprising that the in Europe should have caused great decrease in immigration to the United States. These figures from the port of New York significant During the month Of September only 22,000 aliens entered that port compared with 10S, 900 for the month September 1913. Even before the there had been a gradual decline in the figures After the struggle in Europe ends immigration to this country is likely to be comparatively small. At all events a like ly to have the flood of newcomers that marked the last decade The various nations of the Old World will be kept busy trying to bind the wounds and heal the effects of the Men-and women, too,-- will be needed to till the soi and the supply will scarcely equal the demand.
 Thus political economists and statSticans will have q subject upon which exercise their wits. What will be the effect of the upon the United States far immigration is concerned? At first blush is tempted to say that will be good. Many persons who perfectly friendly to desirable immigrants do not hesitate to say that they have been coming into this country too rapidly to be properly assmilated In New York and in many other large cities the schools kept busy teaching them the English language. Hence spite, for few years at least may give the opportunity of catching up with the needs of these new Americans.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-28
WOMEN WILL STUDY
 PENDING MEASURES
Meeting to Be at Woman's Club on
 Friday Night

There will be a ladies' political meeting at the Woman's club on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Though the meeting will be under the direction of women of the pro gressive party, it is hoped by them that the attendance will not be lim- ited to the women of that party. An invitation has been extended to all the women of Phoenix and vicinity.
 The meeting has been called for the study of the amendments and other measures which will be sub mitted to the people on November 3. Especial attention will be given to the prohibition amendment and to the so-called home rule amendment, by which it is proposed to prevent the consideration of local option propositions oftener than once every eight years.
 An added attraction of the meeting will be the serving of refreshments
Arizona republican., 1914-10-28
THIS NATIONS DEADLY PERIL
But Hope Was Held Out at the Elks' Theater by. Hon. Marcus A. Smith and Others That It May Be Averted

Those who were gathered at the
 Elks' theater last night must have
 come away scared, impregnated with
 the notion that the country is in
 most serious predicament. Judge
 Hawkins said it was; Judge Carpen-
 ter confirmed the diagnosis of Judge
 Hawkins, and Senator Marcus A.
 Smith agreed with both of them that
 they were right. The country is not
 certainly doomed; it may yet be
 saved, but it is drifting upon the rocks, and only a skiilfui hand may
 avert the disaster. That hand is Woodrow Wilson's, and he alone will be powerless to do so. MT. Wilson, it appeared from the remarks of all the speakers, is a well meaning and fairly able man. always willing to do his utmost But in order to succeed he must have the support of Sena- tors Smith and Ashurst Senator Ashurst will be at the presidents left hand for the next three years. but if anything should happen, or If something should fail to happen that would leave him bereft of MT. Smith at his right hand, the United States government would necessarily be lop-sided and would go on the rocks sure It, therefore, all depends upon Arizona; upon what the people will do here next Tuesday. Nothing | that may be done in any of the other | forty eight states will avail to saTa the nation. It is no wonder that the people left the theater bowed down with the weight of their lately re- vealed responsibility.
 ] The theater was crowded in honor 1 of the returning senator There was hardly vacant seat downstairs ard | few in the gallery. Some had never before seen a United States senator and there was surprise and lifted eyebrows in many quarters at the discovery that MT. Smith wore neith CT horns, nor wings, not yet wore a 1 halo.
 1 Judge Carpenter called the meeting
 to order and introduced Judge Flaw
 kins, who delivered, under the title of l An Organized Democracy a fervid appeal for the Yellow Dog" He would not endorse unqualfiedly and l individually all the candidates, state land county, of the democratic ticket. but he would endorse them en masse. l He had not approved all the candi- | dates who had been nominated at
 the primaries, and he had especially l voted against Judge Rawghle Stan ford because he believed there was a. l better man in the field. But tine people had believed otherwise, and he
Arizona republican., 1914-10-28
EVEN AS THE BEASTS

There is no hope for nations.-Search the page Of many thousand years-the daily scene The flow and ebb of each recurring age, The everlasting To Be which Hath Been, Hath taught nought little; still we lean On things that rot beneath weight, and wear Our strength away in wrestling with the air; For 'tis nature strikes down: the beasts Slaughtered in hourly hecatombs for feasts {. Are of as high Order-they must go Even where their driver goads them, though
 slaughter
 fe men, who pour your blood for kings as water. What have they given your children in return? A heritage of servtude woes, A bndfold bondage, where your hire is blows.
 Lord Byr6n
Arizona republican., 1914-10-28
TO IMPROVE FOREST 1 RESERVE CONDITIONS
Arizona Cattle Growers to Confer with Forest service Officials at Annual Convention at
 Douglas.

For the purpose of securing better conditions on the forest reserves of the state, a conference will be held between officials of the forest service and the advisory committee of the Arizona Cattle Growers. The meet ing will take place at Douglas at the eighth annual convention of the as sociation, January 4, and 6.
 Addresses of interest to cattlemen will be delivered by Professor G. w. Barnes and Dr. R. H. Williams of the University of Arizona. In addi- ton to prominent cattle growers from all over the state, the conven tion will be attended by officials of the United States Forest service from Washington and Albuquerque, who will be the guests of the con- vention. The Cochise county organ ization will hold it's annual meeting at the same time.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-28
Nothing is Fair That Isn't Decent

An evening contemporary quotes, AIS fair in politics. the in love It has been the common acceptance or this theory that has made politics dirty. That has the defiling of political stream at its source. The small ward boss who in his private dealings with his fellow w-men has been honest and square has enjoyed a license to crooked in local politics. He has stopped noth- ing put the of his choice nomination and office. The benefciaries of the frauds and the dirty work committed by him naturally felt the license be crooked had been transferred to them so that to have crooked members of the legislature, crooked executive officials. gressmen all whom readily became the tools of crooked, predatory interests, crooked gov invisible the boss who pulled the strings in his precinct ward county. We speaking of Arizona especially, but of the country large.
 1t IS against the doctrine that "alls fair in poi ties" that the progressive party makes it's initial gressive party that politics is business, and that nothing is fair in business that is not square and upright. The progressive party would purify the stream of politics and would begin the begin ming. It would put into office of capacity and integrity. It would have only just and common. sense laws, and would have honest and fearless to enforce them. It would have laws, the fewest number possible, that would be beneficial the community and that would restrain the activities of those interests that beneficial to the com- munity.
 The progressive party believed from the first, and it is the only strong party that has declared that belief that the extension of the right of suf frage to women and the encouragement of take part in politics would be the beginning Of the purificaton of politics at the source.
 The ward bosses have believed the same thing But their belief silent fear They, republicans and democrats alike have opposed votes for whom they khew they could not control. They pre-
 tended to believe that women .would be defiled by
Arizona republican., 1914-10-28

as nat into which Judge Hawkins had plunged. He merely denounced the old tariff bill, which had fosterei high prices to consumers, trusting that they might not yet have heard that prices had not yet come down, but had continued soaring. It was noticeable that neither of the speak CTS or their introducer alluded to the present state of the country be- yond it's peaceful condition, in con- uaSt to that of war-torn Europe.