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The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20
COMBAT THE MONSTER:
CONSUMPT TION

One of the things that the Ma.
tional Negro Health Week, March
2lst to 9th, is intended to do is to
spread information concerning
how it is possible to keep from
having consumption. For a long
time it was supposed that con-
sumption was inherited and incur
able. 1t is hoped, therefore, that
in connection with Health Week,
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20
WHITES IGNORANT OF BLACKS

DR. Iyenasa, the well-known Japa-
nese educator, formerly of the Uni.
versity of Chicago, stated our views
fully when he said that Inequality
among races is indisputable, but in
justice comes when the color of the
skin is made the criterion of equal
ity." The doctor uttered another
truth when he said that the best
cure for race prejudice is knowledge
and association" Our southern
friends often say that they know the
colored man better than anyone else;
in this assertion many OF them are
badly mistaken. They know the col
ored man only on the surface. They
know them only as they appear on
the streets and in public places, and
as a general thing the impression of
the bad ones is more lasting on them
and they judge the others thereby.
Our southern friends judge us only
by the shacks in which large num-
Der of our people live, etc. They pay
no attention to our modern homes,
and less to the home life of the bet
ter class of our people. They do not
visit our well-conducted churches and
never hear the ministers of the gos-
pei. They do not know the number
of our men in business, nor of the
work of uplift in which they are en-
gagged. From the fact that they are
ignorant of these things, they are not
in position to qualify as judges for
our people. To cure any antipathy
that they may have toward us and
tighten the passion of prejudice, they
should do as the Japanese educator
advised, and that is to obtain a bet
ter knowledge of us. We admire an
other assertion of this educator when
he said: I'VE Japanese beg for no
grace, but will stand on our merit. =
Elk.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20
600, 900 Negroes of Present Popula-
ton Will Die of Consumption
HELP US SAVE THIS 10000

Many things are necessary to
overcome this monster, for con-
sumption is a disease of poverty
and is spread by bad houses, insan-
itary methods Of life, carelessness
and excesses. But of all things
that help to overcome consump ion
nothing is so important as abun-
dant fresh air. Do you sleep in a
room where you keep the windows
tightly closed in cold weather?
Do you keep out fresh air because
it may "chill'' you? Do you work
in room or a shop where the air
cannot enter? If so, you are haz.
arding your life and inviting death.
Open your windows and keep them
open at all times, especially during
tho hours of sleep! If you have
not cover enough to keep you
warm in cold weather, save money
and bry it, for ample cover, per-
mitting you to sleep with your
windows open will do more for
your good health than all the med
icine you buy, If you want to live
and to keep from having consump-
ton, live with your windows openI
(Signed)
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
President, National Negro Bus
mess League.
Tuskegee Inst, Ala, March s.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20
Notes On Racial Progress
FURNISHED BY THE Ma.
TIONAL NEGRO BUSI-
NESS LEAGUE.

Local Negro Business Leagues
have been organized in Camden, N.
j., Cleburne, Texas, Springfield,
Mo-, Anderson, s. c., Brinson, Ga,
Ramer, Ala, Staunton, Va, Gaines
vile, Texas, and Mason, Tenn.
The Oklahoma State Negro Bar
Association met recently in Mus
kogee. E. l.. Saddler was elected
president for the current year.
1t is reported that N. HI. Jeltz,
colored farmer of Abbyville,
Kansas, harvested 5000 bushels of
wheat this year and sold 1920
bushels at 81 54.
The Tailors and Consumers Co.
operative Company has been or
ganized at Mound Bayou, Miss.
This company proposes to conduct
a garment manufacturing business.
A Negro Commercial Museum
has been established at Wilberforce
University.
The late William Harmon of
Hagerstown, Md. left an estate
valued at SIS, 100000. He began
as Pullman porter.
To preserve the history of the
Negro race and present it in a ma
tional and systematic manner is
the purpose of the Afro A American
History Storytelling Association
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20
ENGLAND DEPENDS
ON BLACK MEN

London, England, March A.
Working in eight-hour shifts in
the government arsenals on the
quays are between 10000 and TO-
600 ebony-hued manufacturing
ammunition with which the war.
riors at the front are defending the
honor and glory of England. The
sight is an interesting one. Those
loyal blacks are straining every
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20

The nomination of John f. Hal
ey. of Honolulu, to be Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the District
of Hawaii, which was sent to
the Senate a few days ago by Pres
ident Wilson, means the retire
ment from that post of Mr.. Charles
A. Cottrill, of Toledo. o., appoint
ed by President Taft. Mr.. Cott-
rill has made an excellent official
and made himself well. liked by the
people of Hawaii, many of whom
urged his retention. The fortunes
of politics and sentiment for the
appointment of "local man" are
regarded as the reasons for the
change. Mr. Cottrill will return
to this country as soon as his sue.
cessor is confirmed and can ar.
range for the transfer of the Office.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20

A close study or the naDltS anu
customs of our people with the Ian
guage and institutions from which
the conclusion may be drawn as to
the status of our civilization is in
deed a great question. First of
all there are many lines of differ
ences among us, and the reasons
for such differences are obvious.
Many of our better classes have
been driven to themselves by the
criminal prosecution of others
along the line of gossip, criminal
arraignment and unfounded char
ges, which tend to scandalize and
weaken. their influences in the
community in which they live. We
say for this reason, many of the
people have been driven SO to
speak, to themselves. The minis
tiers in all the pulpits should take
a stand against the cheap gush
which is SO prevalent among our
people, by showing the inconsis-
tency of such people with the
christianity they profess to have,
that going from house to house on
their wicked mission OF gossip is
not only unchristian, but is climi-
nal, and is a great drawback to the
progress of our people. Some of
them seem to take great delight in
being the originators of something
new, even though it may be lie
of their own make, they seem to
glory in telling it, and if brought
to account they stand convicted of
the most heinous crime that can
be committed in the civilized land.
The remedy for such habits is that
every family should carefully study
the character of those whom they
would admit as their associates, or
invite into their company. False
friends are our worse enemies they
in sleeps clothing enter our con-
fidence, and like wolves destroy us
if trusted. This is a condition
that is APPALLING among us. 1t is
found to exist in some of our best
churches and is menace to the
progress of our social and domestic
life. We very often rush to secu-
lar papers with damaging charges
against ourselves and our own in
terests, which tend to varify the
opinion of others about us, and
helps lower the general public to
understand that we are in any way
defending crime doers among us,
but that those who feel called upon
to 90 to the secular presses should
name their man or men, and not
make sweeping charges against
the entire race. We believe that
any man or woman who is guilty
of crime should be apprehended
and punished, but we believe that
we should learn to see good in 9TH
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20

New York, March 10.-President
Wilson has named a white Demo
crat to succeed Mr.. Charles w.
Anderson, who for years has filed
the office of Collector of internal
Revenue, with signal ability.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20

Elk
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20
For Cleruymen Only.

Ministers would meet with more
success if they knew as much about
this world as they think they know
about the next.-Lippincott's
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20

Dayton, o., March 9. 9.-Thaddeus
w. Wheeler has been appointed a
stock clerk at the city garage. He
is the first colored man to be given
a political appointment under the
new form of government. Mr.
Wheeler, who was graduated from
the Steele High School in June,
1900, is member of one of the
oldest families in this city. In
1908 he was pamed as deputy clerk
of the Common Pleas and Circuit
courts under Charles w. Bieser
and renamed under John G. Good
ln 1906 He had charge of filing
of coroner's inquest reports, natur-
alization of aliens and pensioners,
and was custodian of the vault,
duties that he performed with
much credit to himself, He once
attended the Y. NJ G. A night
school under G. L. Billman. Since
1909 he has been engaged in the
real estate business.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-20

Jacksonville, Fla, March s.,
Hundreds of colored hotel men who
came here at the beginning of the
winter season are stranded having
failed to find employment. This
has been the tightest season ever
experienced in these parts, Thous-
ands are unemployed and many
are actually suffering.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09
(AnSWer.)

Legal divorce annuls the marriage,
and makes it the same as if it had
never existed.
Marriage is nothing more than q
civil contract.
The Bible does not make marriage
a sacrament"
The Greek word which Roman
Catholics translated, sacrament"
means mystery" and it refers, not
to the marriage, but to the sexual
union which mingles SPERM. tazoa
and produces children.
But even the Catholics annul mar
riages, recent instance being that
of the rich Drexels, Of Philadelphia
The husband, who was put away
by the Roman bishop, at the instance
of the wife, was DR.. Emmett, the
grandson of Thomas Adds Emmett,
and the granddaughter, once removed,
of the famous Irish patriot, Robert
Emmett.
This Drexel case proves what
Rome will do to legal marriage,
where the price is paid for papal
divorce. T. E. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09
PAGE TWELVE
TIE SOCIALIST WAS SUBSTAN-
TALLY RIGHT.

Dear Sir: l would like for you
to tell me, in either of your papers,
IT you have space and time, if the
following is sc or not:
One of our Socialist friends said
that during the Civil War, President
Lincoln, wishing to make peace,
gave the South ninety days, in which
they had the privilege of laying down
their arms and entering the Union,
keeping their slaves, and that Presi-
dent Jeff Davis received thousands
of petitions asking him to stop the
war; but he said, mo; there will be
all slavery or none"
We take both Of your papers, and
agree with you in most everything.
/ hope they will lynch Frank, and
Slaton, and Burns-hang them to
the same pole-for they certainly
deserve it, for their murder, treach-
cry and lies, respectively.
No wonder the working girls are
not safe, with such men as Frank
alive, and with such power over
them.
/ am school girl of is, and I GER
tainly enjoy reading your pieces.
Your friend
N Mex. WESTERN GIRL.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09
PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC Dr.
VORCES.

Dear Sir: There was a hot argu-
ment in my place of business this
morning in regard to widows. Will
you publish in your next Jefferson
ian, if it is sin for widow to
marry, when she has a living hus-
band, but could not live with him on
account of his abusing her.
l told them to let The Jeffersonian
settle it. They asked me, as sub
scriber, if I would write The Jeffer-
sonian and ask The Jeff to publish
this article, in regard to divorced
people.
Please send me copy of all the
latest books by Tom Watson.
Hoping to hear from you in your
next publication, and thanking you
in advance.
Yours very truly,
J. M. McINNIS.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09

girl Of Is years, using her brains on
these great questions, of the past
and the present.
1t is worth noticing that her let
ter, written before Frank was exc
cuted, expressed the hope that he
would be punished.
"Lynched," she wrote. Bully for
this little Western girl!
She's no timid little apologist for
Nature, and Natures law.
Beneath the statute law, and the
only true foundation of statute law,
is the Law of Nature. 1t was applied
in the case of Leo Frank.
T. E. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09
CALL FOR MEETING.

To the officers and members of the
Farmers Union, and all farmers
and business men who are in IA
vor Of the South receiving g. fair
price for ter staple cotton crop:
We hereby call meeting to be
held in the city cf Atlanta, Ga, on
Tuesday, September 21st, ct ten
O'Clock A. NJ, at the State Capt oil,
for the purpose of discussing the
warehcusing and financing of the
1915 cotton crop. A system of ware
houses vii! be advocated.
While this is meeting of the
real farmers and producers of the
cotton crop, we cordially invite and
earnestly request every business in
terest in the State of Georgia, who
are Interested in Georgi2's welfare,
to attend This meeting. We realize
that the cotton belt is now facing 4
situation that is more serious than
possibly any other time for the past
half century, end our only hope of
averting a crisis is by close co-opura-
ton on the part of all concerned
This meeting will take place Just
after the conE enticn of the National
Farmers Union at Lincoln, Neb. A
minimum price will be fixed at which
we propose to sell tho 1915 cotton
crop. respectfully,
C. S. BARRETT,
J. J. BROWN.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09
(AnsWer.)

q remarkable letter.
President Lincoln issued his procla-
nation stating that unless the seced-
Jig Southern States disbanded their
armies, and returned to their "allegi-
ance," he would abolish slavery in
those States, as Il war measure.
He did not pretend that the Fed
eral Government had the civil au-
thority to do this.
Therefore, he never went to the
extreme of Abolitionism.
Of course, the necessary Inference
is, that if the South had laid down
its arms, within the given timely
January slavery would have been
left just as it was.
1t is not generally known, perhaps,
that James G.. Blaine in his really
valuable book, Twenty Years of Con-
gress, takes immense pains to prove
that the North had greatly strength
ened and safe-guarded the institution
of slavery, Immediately preceding the
Civil War.
Mr.. Blaine argued, and endeavored
to prove, that the North had made
a number of Federal laws which vir-
tually said to the South:
cit is your right to own slaves,
and we will perpetuate the institu-.
ton by legal guarantees"
Mr.. Blaine omitted to say that the
letter of the law was one thing, and
the practise of his people quite an
other; but it is curious fact that
Republican leader like Blaine should
have tried so hard to convince pos
terity that slavery was in no danger,
when the South seeded.
He was so intent on proving that
the peaceabIe secession of indepcn-
dent States from a voluntary COnfed-
GRAFTON, was a most glazing case Of
treason" and rebellion" that he
actually cited all the Federal laws
perpetuating the slave system of the
seeding States!
Mr. Lincoln's offer to the South
came too late: such an offer, had it
been made in his inaugural address,
or rendered by the Peace Confer
ence, would have saved the country
from the horrors of war.
At the time the offer was made,
the ball had rolled too far. The sim
cerity of the proposition was
doubted and the South could not
afford to disarm, unless the North
would do the same thing.
What happened to us, after the
honorable terms of surrender at APP
pomattox, proves that Mr. Lincoln
could not have allowed the South to
mind it's own business, no matter how
hard he might have tried.
The radicals would have run over
him, just as they afterwards crushed
Andrew Johnson.
Seward was not the man to keep
faith; and Stanton, Stevens, Wade,
Chandler, Conkling, and Blaine him
self were as bitter as gall against the
South.
It is fine thing to see school,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09
A Book About the Socialists
and About Socialism

In this work Mr. Watson takes up, by one of the
propositions Of Karl Marx and discusses them fully and
fairly.
He also analyses the great book of Herr Bebe the world
leader of Socialism, "Woman Under Socialism"
Mr. Watson cites standard historical prove that
Bebe Marx and other Socialist leaders altogether wrong
about The origin Of Property the rise Of the Marital relation
the cause Of the Inequality Of aceazth etc.
Mr.. Watson demonstrates that Socialism-as taught by
Marx, Bebe, LaSalle, Engel &C., would annihilate
Individuality and personal liberty Homee ne hnoao
it, The White Mans Supremacy the inferior races the
Marital relation ch its protection to acoen and finally
RELIGION or ALL KINDS.
Mr.. Watson proves that SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
ntrenched in law and government now and always has
been, the Great Enemy Of the Human Race
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09

Watch the label on your paper.
Don't Lee your subscription expire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
Independents AGAIN
COMPLAIN OF MONOPOLY
Declares Metropolitan Tobacco Conn
pany II Merely Tobacco Trust
In New Guise.

New York. March 30.--The Depart
ment Of Justice will be ready within
three weeks to reject or take definite
action upon the renewed complaint of
the Independent tobacco Jobbers in
this city to the effect that the Metro
politan Tobacco Company Is perpe-
uatng the monopolistic practices OF
the old tobacco trust by handling ex-
clusively the products of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. which has con-
stituted the Metropolitan Company it's
sole selling agent In this district.
The Independent Tobacco Dealers
Association. Incorporated, made sim
liar complaint a year ago. Then, how
ever. they charged that the four for
mer componcnts OF the trust--thc
American Tobacco Company. the p.
LorillaTd Tobacco Company. the Ligget
and Myers Company, and the X. ].
Reynolds Company-were all selling
their goods exclusively through the
Metropolitan Company. and thus fore
Ing independent middlemen to buy from
the latter company or not at all.
~, At this time the tobacco companies
agreed to open the market and sell
their products to independent jobbers
as well as to the Metropolitan Tobacco
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
3s4 Fourth Ave, New 70

want matter. recitals utterly out OF
place. and street talk--all of which far
apart from the genius of the task
set before us.
In the last or what is called thu
third report, We have given you abso-
iutely every single material fact. every
particle Of testimony, which would
possibly be considered as evidence In
any court at law
The whole memoranda which we hays
has been scrutinized most carefully and
checked over by men determined upon
exact justice regardless OF names or
affiliations. and If the City Attorney
Is not satisfied that due care and in
teiligence has been expended in so
doing, the entire record Is open to him.
There is not one scientific of legal
evidence left In the records of the com
mission. or has any such been .pre-
scented to as not contained in our third
report We have not had to do with
the personal moral disposition of any
man. what remains in the way of
memoranda are references to the ordi-
nary common nissteps of mankind.
The erring brother the pollutions of a
social etsspool; and surely there cam
not be anyone with curiosity os NOR
bid and taste so depraved as to wish
to know these things.
For any one to entertain the
Wrought that this commission would
Withhold any material fact In con-
nect!on with this whole matter, must
emanate from mind incapable of
approaching the personnel of this
commissi IN.
| am speaking for myself only.
There are two of the Police Board
named IN this third report whom l
[F At ia -
have known incidentally. / would
a thousani times rather be party to
something ttat might lift each one
of them mp make them citizens or
the first order, and cause this COM
munity TO forg We and forget, IL
needs be, than 10 know that the en-
forced action of this commission has
wrought an attitude of defiance at
their hands.
The good order of society demands
law and It's enforcement. and Ii il
the solemn duty of every good citi-
zen to contribute to this end. L
want these men to show that they
desire to be of this number The
!. LENDERS OF this commission are
seated about me; II / erred, let them
say so.
/ ask you, gentlemen. to accpet
what l have said as the truth and
now relieve this commission of pro-
ducing further memoranda such as
l have referred to. p'edging that at
nj > time VIC stand individually ready
to answer questions as to that alread,
given.
You have all that Justice could de-
nand and all thai curiosity should
be allowed.
Rev. Frank IT. McFaden. paste,
of the First Presbyterian Church
and secretary OF the Vice Commits
sion, told of ccnversa ions with Chief
Werner. in one of which the chief
had said that he. had 4 he, hearty
support faf the Pol-ce Board and OF
the pubic he would give Richmond
. clean city" DR.. McFaden said
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31

the "Nice Commission" and which
was appealed TO by the Mayor OF
Richmond to assist him in determn-
ing the vice conditions in this city.
more especially as related to Police
Observation-Disclosures presented his
Honor The Mayor, with three reports.
all of which are now in your hands.
From the beginning this commission
has proceeded quietly and digniled.
The task has been delicate and ar
duous At no time would We have
permitted ourselves to be placed in
the position of prosecutors while at
ri times we have appreciated the
weakness of humanity, aud our sym
pathies have gone out to the unfor-
tunate and err5ng.
We were asked to do "a SPECIFIC ser
vice; we have done 1t with all the
consideration, painstaking and care
possible We have known no persons,
only facts. and OF the merit of these
facts you alone are tod Judge.
Outside Assistance.
In the beginning 1t was thought that
II the work was to be thorough. it
would be well TO seek assistance from
outside and at the hands of men not
known in this community. These
agents were men of large experience.
thoroughly endorsed. and of course.
had to be paid. They came from the
American Social Hygiene Association.
and a negotiable note held by Rich
mond Bank, which the members OF this
commission have got TO pay. testihes
TO the earneatness OF the commission.
After these agents had returned 70
their homes we set upon checking up
the Information they had delivered
through the medium of our own police
force We appealed to the chief Of
police through the Mayor. to aid us
ana to name a few men on his force in
w HON he had confidence and whom he
considered trustworthy.
II should be said that the chief and
these policemen volunteered nothing:
they simply answered Questions. In
every instance their testimony coro
borated that which had been brought
the commission by outsiders
1t ls easily ma@ined that such an
investigation would have brought TO
the commission any amount of irrele-