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The Denver star., 1915-06-12
PROTECTION FOR NEGRO
WOMANHCOD.
By HON. M. B. MADDEN, Congressman of Illinois.

Congressman of Illinois.
feel the iron hand of tyranny
so long practiced against mis-
race.
We should do all we can to
combat the spirit of persecut-
ion and prejudice which con-
fronts the Negroes of tn j S
country and to assure to them
every right, privilege. and
opportunity to which every
citizen of the United States
is entitled. The Negroes ask
no favors, no privileges. n o
specia, advantages. They ask
no indulgence for their short
comings. or any unusual econ
omic and educational opport-
unities. They ask only equal
opportunity-equality in the
courts of the land. We should
bestir ourselves to aid t h e
negroes. not embarrass them
or shame them. We should
make them feel that they are
a useful and desirable part of
our people.
No other people has ever
made greater progress uuder
like conditions. They have in
creased in numbers from 1863
to 1918 from 100000 to Io,-
100000. They have advane-
Ted from almost total illiteracy
since emancipation until to-
day 70 per cent can read and
write. They have among them
musicians, artists, doctors law
yers. mechanics. artisans, ag-
riculturists. bankers. educators
preachers. merchants. and are
engaged in every useful occup-
alton. They have accumulat- :
ed property valued at $500. :
ooo, 900 $40 per capita-a
marvellous showing, a greater
showing. indeed. than has ever
been made before anywhere
during all civilization. No
other emancipated peo p e
have ever made so great a
progress in so short time.
We should remember that
the Negroes constitute one
tenth Of our population. that
they are a God loving and
law. abiding people who should
be encouraged in their efforts
to reach a higher moral stand.
ard. We should help the Neg
70 to help himself.
We should not continue to
put the stamp of our disapp-
roval upon him and cast him
adrift and discourage him in
an effort to reach that moral
standard for which we all
hope and continue to pray.
The enactment of this la W
will be one more step back :
ward, which should never be
taken by Congress repr-
senting the people of Amer
lea. applause.
The Denver star., 1915-06-12
Diamond Studded Star tt
Alderman DePriest.

CHICAGO. June Oscar
De Priest, recently elected to
the Board OF Aldermen from
the second ward. was present
ed 4 handsome gold star stud
ded with diamonds by colored
citizens at the Institutional
Church q few evenings ago.
Edward p. Green. = former
member Of legislature, VS.
,aas&sf Of ceremoniesv
The Denver star., 1915-06-12

Mr. Speaker. am opposed
to in.ermarriage of the races.
The Negroes themselves are
opposed to such marriages.
But l am opposed to legislat-
ion making such marriages a
crime. If a white man and a
black woman want to marry,
it should be a matter for them
to decide. think they would
both be foolish to thus ostrac-
ize themselves from associat-
ion with their own people. and
that is what they do when they
marry. But if they W a mt to
~,sracize themselves. that is
a personal matter betwe n
them, and should be.
To make such marriages
criminal and void would leave
me children of such marriages
without the protection which
they need and should have.
Instead OF betterine the NOR
al conditions such a law would
make them worse. 1t would
leave many young girls at the
mercy Of brutes willing to take
advantage Of their virtue and
then desert them to a lite OF
shame. l can not conceive OF
a condition under which a
white man should be allowed
TO cohabit with a black woman
not his wife without being com
PEELED by law to marry her
or provide for the care OF their
children. Why should innocent
women of the Negro race not
have the same protection OF
the law which is accorded to
women of any other racer 1t
will not do to say there is no
such condition as that to
which l have alluded. Every
one knows better. else how
does it happen that we have
so many people of mixed blood
in the United States.
The Negroes are willing to
continue their marriages to
their own race. indeed they
would prefer that. but they
have a right to demand that
the women Of their race shall
not be considered the legimate
prey of the men of other races.
(Applause.) II marriage bet
ween heNegro and Caucasian
is so abhorrent as to some 1t
seems to be, why do so many
of the Caucasian men insist on
taking such undue liberties
with defenseless Negro wom-
en7Why do they insist on mix
inp the blood Of the races2 If
the blood of both races can be
kept pure by law. all right; but
who can assure itf B y a l
means. If we are to have a law
against mixed marriages. that
law should provide for arrest
and prosecution for bastardy,
so that it will be possible to
expose those who boast OF the
purity of their blood while
they continue clandestinely
and illegally to cohabit with
those against whom this law
is directed.
Let the law OF marriage
stand a. it is, and trust to the
pride of race both among the
Negroes and Caucasians to1
contract their marriages with
thier own people. The purpose
Of .hi. law is to further deg
rade the Negro, 70 make him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

0HICAGO, Feb. 26.-Steve. Well
Steve we will be on our way to
Tampa when you get this letter
and wear leaveing tonight and 1 Will
male you this letter from here and
then the next letter you get from me
YOU will get it from tampa and I will
he down there where its nice & warm
and YOU viii be y frOz up north here
and 1 guess you wisht you was a big
league ball player so as you could get
some of these here trips its CRATE stuff.
GUssy's Old Man n Cheap Guy.
But what do you think Of a cheap
guy like Gussys old man Steve & L
wont for get in no hurry. I guess / all
ready wrote you a bout Gussy going
a long with me on the trip and of
coarse I thot her old man would pay
for the r. r fare and her bOrd at the
hotels where we stop at because L and
her was only married week ago and
you might say she is still his dauther
Yet even if she is my wife & why
shouldn't he pay for her eXpences for
a vile yet or even If he dident want to
do that, he should aught to give her
the trip for a. welding present because
he dident come acrost with no other
but says he will see a bout it latter on
but the time for a man to give a we'd
ing present is when who ever it is
who hes giveing it TO gets married
and not no yr. afterwards.
Well & Gussy was out to her old
mans house and talking a bout the trip
and her old man says have you fixed
it up with the ball club yet a bout
Gus5y going long and L says no 1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

was waiting for you to buy her ticket
and he says well you got a lonS vile
to wait and l says what do you mean
& he says if you wait for me to buy
her ticket you win wait till they run
st. cars from here to tampa & I says
] under stood you was going to pay
for her way back and 4th. and her
bord at the hotels and logging & he
says you got crate IMAGINATION & 1
says well If ] got to pay her way she
wont go and then Gussy begin to
blubber & the old man says There see
what you done now" and I says you
done it your self because if / hadent
Of thOt YOU was going to send her a
long I Wouldent of never said nothing
to her a bout the trip and I and her
could of got married when ] come home
as we'll is before I left & he says YOU
could postponed the welding 100 yrs.
& she would of been better Off
Nothing Doing With the Old Man.
So / says your a fine guy to give
us this kind of treatment after all the
work I done for you this winter &
he says yes you been hole lot of good
to me & a man would think from the
amt of beer you sold that the hole
country had went prohibition all ready.
Then 1 says you dident even give
your dauther no welding present & he
says I give you $500 dollars a wk
all winter & that's enough present till
7 get ready to give you some more so
I says your fine stff & he didenJ
have no come back and I and Gussy
beat IL but she was hlIEbering so hard
] was Trade She would flood the SITS.
so what could / do Steve but tell her
L would pay for her fare & she could
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

pion now. If he is game" and declared
that the Denver scribe need not have
any Worry over his gameness.
Ed smith. the weIl-known Chicago
sport writer and fight referee, has HAD
several chances to see Willard in his
workout and is quite enthusiastic over
the white hope. IF Johnson wins, he'll
win quick. If it goes over Is rounds,
Willard is a cinch'- declared Smith.
Interest is at white heat among the
basketball fans over tOnights game
at the Y NJ. c. A between the ~"
and the high school Backers Of each
team are quite confident that their
particular team VIII win and it promis-
es to be a real thriller Of a game from
start to finish.
Some of the high school hackers have
been a bit worried over the possibility
that Kilburn might not be able to
play at guard because Of a sore ankle.
He has been out Of the last two or
three practices but there is still a
chance that he viii be in the game to-
night The second game viii be be-
tween School Of Mines and Cactus club
The return match in the bowling
series between the Cactus and Wig
wan clubs will be rolled on the alleys
Of the former club tonight. In the
first game, the Cactus pin-dropperg
beat the Wigwam stars on the latter
clubs alleys and hope TO repeat Their
opponents declare, however. that the
visiting team always has the luck and
that tonight will prove their claim
The FL PasO gun club is anxious to
have women take up trapshoOting. In
other cities, the socalled weaker sex
have proved very efficient at the traps
and the officers Of the local club ex-
tend a cordial invitation to any women
who care to try a hand at dropping
the clay birds While no rules have
yet been adopted TO give women a
handicap it has been suggested that
they shoot from a 12-ysrd range, in
stead of from the standard. 16-yard
distance.
The final games in the school leagues
soccer series viii likely be played dur
ing the coming week on the Bailey
school grounds Proper side lines will
be marked out for the two final games
and all players viii have to strictly
adhere to the rules Trophies for mem
bers Of the championship teams i
each division are also probable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

go long with me any way & il I
hadent of PROMISED her she would Of
drownded her self.
So I & her went back to the hotel
& then l went up 90 see pres. Thomas
the pres. of the club & I says how
would 1t be for me 20 take my wife
a long on the trip & he SAYS all right
& I says may be you & Taft and Muir
ply was thinking Of sending her a
long for welding present because we
dident get no other present from none
of you and ne SAYS 10 ana the reason
we dident get no present was because
the 5 of them got to 81 thcr & couldent
make up there mind what to give me
& I says well give me this here trip
for my wife &. we will call it SPARE but
he says nothing doing so I had to borry
some advance money off of the club
insted Of not costing me nothing will
cost me over $4,000 dollars & if Gussy
was sensible she wouldent wan to go
on no trip clear off a way from her
old man and her trends & may be the
weather will be rotten all the vile
wear down there q its been pretty
good weather here
I'm sorry now We dident wait till
the season opend before we got married
& I bet the next time I pull off any
thing like this I will have some thing
wrote down on paper. She eats like
a horse to & them dining cars don't
charge you nothing for meals
Thinks Friends Must BE Broke.
Well Steve We might as well of ran
off & got married for all Che presunts
we got d Gussys trends must be broke
Continued on next page)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
RITGHIE LOSING
WEIGHT RAPIDLY
Will Be Down to- Scale For
Welsh Bout, but Can Elk
pect Only Decision.

Chicago. III. Feb. 27.-Willie Ritchie
is now down to 40 pounds and be-
Ieyes he viii have no trouble to make
1856 by March IL, when he meets Fred
die Welsh again.
Richie is finding lot OF hackers
among local men; but many believe his
long period without battle has hit
him hard. Since he lost the title to
Welsh in London, Richie has not en-
tered the ring, except for one four
round bout at catchweights.
OF course Richie IS NOT given to dis
sipation and he probably has taken
good care of himself. But in order to
make a good showing against his con-
querOr he must be keyed up to his best
He lost to Welsh because he was less
speedy and his eye for distance was
less keen. These are just the qualities
that are affected most by a long alb
sence from the ring.
Now that Welsh is sliding Richie
should be in his best form. ready to
seize the lettering crown. Instead OF
that he finds himself no better off in
the matter Of condition than the vet
eran Englishman.
The most Richie can expect TO &C
complish in the coming bout is to
secure the popular decision. AS this
would be no more than several others
have done IT would not create any
great sensation. But it would indicate
how far Welsh has gone back and il
20 rounds distance.
Is Welsh SlippinEs
So far Welsh has been able to handle
Richie with ease, the latter being un-
able to pierce his defence. But of-late
Welsh seems to have lost much Of his
cunning, and If Ritchie performs up to
his old standard he will be able to
land more often than he did before,
AS Ritchie's right cross isaa more dan
gerous blow than that carried by any
other lightweight something may hap
pen if he connects.
Judging by past performances, how
ever, the chances Of a knockout are
not worth mentioning. No real cham
pion has ever lost his title in a no
decision bout, ana from the present
outlook it will be many years before
such a thing does happen. If Welsh is
ever stopped in one of these affairs it
Will be a very lucky blow that does
the trick, for the moment he scents
danger Welsh goes althogether on the
defensive. He cares very little whether
he is outpointed or not and for this
reason. his opponents get little chance
to catch him wide open.
In 20 rounds with a decision at stake
Welsh would have no such advantage.
He would then be forced to keep out
in front instead OF playing safe In
that case Richie might have a chance
TO regain his lost title.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

BASEBALL players have often
been referred to as Slaves" be-
cause of the domination Of the Ma
tiOnal association. Just how much
Slavery" there is to the life of a
baseball player-particularly a big
league player-can be guessed when
it becomes necessary for John Nc
Graw, of the Giants, to request all
my players to refrain from driving
motor cars during the coming sea
SON" Well, If motor cars are so
common among Slaves" the writer,
for one, wouldn't mind being includ-
ed in that class.
MAGNATES, too, seem to come in
for their share Of the kaIe.
Take the case of the tottering New
England league and the Federals.
The Feds recently announced that
they would place a minor league in
the New England states to take care
of the extra players of their big
league. All was fine and dandy un-
til the Feds began to negotiate with
the owners Of the Portland, Lynn,
Haverhill, Lawrence and Worcester
clubs of the New England league, to
drop organized ball and 20 over to
the new circuit The club owners
were to have franchises IN the junior
Federal league, retain all their own
ball players and be given the sur
plus players from the big Federal
circuit. They were also promised a
few thousand dollars for expenses.
And what do you think they de-
manded? Worcester asked for
$4,000 to do the flop act, while
each of the other managers would
have been content with $4,000.
Well, the Federals decided that a
New England minor league was an
expensive proposition and called off
the deal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

and was reduced to a mass Of debris.
The punching bag being demolished,
there was nothing left but road work.
Not feeling wen. he merely ran to Min
neapOlis and back, but he usually hikes
as far as Winnipeg.
Returning to camp. he partOok Of
a light meal consisting of a herd of
cattle an acre of raw cactus and
barrel of carbOlic acid. After being
rubbed down with sandpapeF he re-
tired to a bed Of upturned spikes for
a nights rest.
Oscar was so confident after today's
workout that he offered to bet a doll
that he will win inside of 80 rounds if
johnson enters the ring with both arms
missing.
Tom Jones does not see how johnson
can win. Neither does Cen villa who
manages all the gunner in Juarez and
is betting heavily on Oscar
Extensive prepare lions are being
made for the accommodation of SPORTS
men from all parts of the civilized
world Rooms have been engaged for
both of them.
Johnson is expected in Juavez at al
most any hour. He has been expected
in Juarez at almost any hour Tor sew
eral weeks. There is great disappoint-
ment over the announcement that he
win not appear i'm El Paso, where
large and enthusiastic gathering OF
police is waiting TO extend him cor
dial welcome. johnson. however, fig
ures that the hospitality of the Ameri-
cans would be so intensely cordial that
he would be detained i'm their midst for
fully a year.
Interest i'm the fight is at fever heat.
] had the good fortune today to obtain
an interview with one Of the leading
sportsmen of these parts. Alfalfa Nata-
dor. What 4 said, SIS YOUR candid
opinion of the fight Leading me
cautiously to a deserted end OF the
bar, he whispered in my ear. "Ouly
this afternoon. senior. have I bet a
peso against q bottle Of pulque that
CarranZa will win.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
O'Rourks Thinks johnson Is Coming
-:lI:- -:II:- -:H:- -:iI:- -:l:~
Believes Juarez VIII Get the Fight
~ ~ oROURKE, WiIIard,s sparring Partner

lamp WILLARD. Near FL Paso.
Texas, Feb. 27.-We will all be
~ mighty glad wnen old John Ar
thur Johnson pulls on his purple tights
and shows his golden smile around
Juarez-if that event is ever going to
Willard has been working like a
Trojan for the past three weeks and
Just when he gets TO where 40 round
20 seems like a daily workout and
his whole condition is at the high line
OF perfection, along comes the dis
quieting news Of postponement
Luckily Jesse has disposition
which does not let him worry unless
il will do some good and he is taking
III very philosophically. Says he; I'VE
weren't put here to worry. can lick
him and III get chance 10 40 IT,
Work win be continued until it is
ascertained absolutely when the fight
is to take place, but since the post
ponement Tom Jones has shlIted the
schedule for time to break the mo-
uotony. Jones. whose hobby is hunt
ing. has suggested that he might take
the squad down into Mexico for a short
trip An American rancher has in
vited MS to his place which is some
where over beyond the hills, and as
sures US that the woods are contested
with deer and that every boulder hides
a grizzly. 1t is also suggested that we
leave our razors at home, strip to
the waist and rough it. Mountain
climbing and wrestling around like
this for a week would do more to
tougher the big fellow up than two
weeks Of gymnasium work.
How the FaIsiFs Work.
AS an example OF the kind Of re-
ports we have been receiving, a young
dust covered Mexican rushed into camp
waving a letter supposedly from the
negro. While we were reading it, he
regaled us with stories of how John
son was in Chihuahua and had given
an exhibition there in which a native
had knocked him out OF the bull ring.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

ORGANIZED baseball for the COM
ing season is now assured. FL
Paso, Bisbee, Tucson, Phoenix, Sill
yer City, and Albuquerque will make
a circuit that is A 1. It VIII be to
the interest Of the. players to try
for victory in every game and the
fans can be assured the contests will
be won and lost on their merits.
Baseball is the cleanest game played
when it is properly handled and
with Honest John" McClOskey at
the reins here we should have clean
baseball,
HE intercollegiate rules commit
tee is taking steps to Danish foot
ball coaches from the field and to
place absolute control of the players
in the hands Of the captains while
on the field. Under the new rule,
the coaches will no longer be
allowed to amble along the side lines
and pass out advice when sending in
substitutes. They now become mere
spectators and have no more pri7i-
leges on the field than you or I
And that's how it should be.
IF THE TIGERS beat the Y. NJ. C.
A. tonight, there is still a chance
that they viii get trip to the coast
to take in the Frisco fair. Basket
ball is booming in San Francisco
again this year and sheriff Edwards
has received a wire from the EXPOSE
ton city to the effect that an i'm
portant letter is now en- route to
him, though it is too late for the
team to take part in the A, A. Q.
basketball series. The sheriff believes
the expected letter will contain a
proposition to take the team west
for some exhibition games. He fig
ures that, if the trip be made, ten
players will have to be carried along,
so the substitutes will still have a
chance to shine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
By DECK

JACK DUNN, who was rated as one
of the richest men in baseball
three years ago, has just transferred
his Baltimore franchise in the Inter-
national league to Richmond, Va.
The Federals took away all his pat
rOnage in Baltimore but Dunn stuck
to the city. It cost him every
penny he had. Ed Hanlon had sold
him the park where the Orioles
played their games and took this
money to help back the Federals. It
appears that there is no more graft
tude in baseball than in the Euro
pean war.
COMMERCTALISM in college sports
is cropping up again President
Hibben Of Princeton declares ath-
Ietics in the big colleges are suffer
ing from "an overdose of coaches
and coaching systems" But if they
abolish the highly paid coaches,
what inducement will they hold out
to good athletes to enter the col
Ieges which can pay the big salaries
to graduate coaches? The writer
has positive knowledge that one star
high school football player of the
east was urged to enter a certain
university and was promised that if
he did he would have a contract as
a graduate coach after he secured
his sheepsldn. There are more ways
than one of killing the amateur"
rules. It may be mentioned, in
passing, that he athlete in question
did not accept the proposition for he
wanted to specialize in a subject for
which another university was famed.
A BOUT the fight? Why, you can
make your own guess and you'll
hit the facts about as close as the
rest of US!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
COAST MILLIONAIRES
WOULD REVIVE RACING

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 27-With
80 days of thoroughbred racing at the
Panama-PaCific International EXPOSE
ton as their aim. millionaires R. J
Mackenzie, a. B. Spreckels and George
Wingfield viii appear before the legis-
lature when il convenes again next
month and make a determined bid for
revival Of the sport of kings.
So far as can be learned exposition
officials are heartily in favor Of the
meeting
Wingfield has promised to bring
100000 worth of horse flesh here
should favorable legislation be enacted.
The Nevada sportsman isn't after any
rich purses, either, but plain blue rib
bons or cups will do.
Spreckels would show the grandest
OF his Napa stock farm thorougbreds