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The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
DECREASE IN DEATH
RATE AMONG COL.
ORED PEOPLE

Washington, d. G. March 22.-
The bulletin on Negroes in the
United States to pe issued about
March 20, by William j. Harris,
director of the census, department
of commerce, will contain for the
first time a statement regarding
morality among Negroes. All
previous census publications have
given statistics for the total co!ored
populations, in which was includ-
ed the Chinese, japanese, Indians
and other non-whites. The data
will be shown for the registration
area of the United States, the reg.
istration states and certain select
ed cities.
The Negro population of the
area was 1877 per cent of the total
number of Negroes in the United
States in 1910, and the deaths
numbered 49,499, with death rate
of 255 per 1000 population-a de-
crease as compared with the rate
in 1900, which was 29.4
The selected cities shown are
the fifty seven registration cities
which had, in 1910. Negro popu-
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

Maimi, Fla, March PA great
sensation has been caused here by
the desperate act of Rev. William
Alfred Tucker, the colored rector
of ST. Agnes Episcopal Church,
who late yesterday killed Miss
Harriet Delaney, member of his
church, and then killed himself.
A few days ago the rector was
bound over to the Federal court
under $4,000 bond, charged with
sending obscene literature through
the mails. 1t was charged that he
sent letters containing objection
able matter to Misa Delaney.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
Sir A. Conan Doyle.

Sir A. Conan Doyle, who is in this
country for a visit, is a giant in
stature but most delightful man to
meet. He is an. enthusiastic fisher
man. When he was last in this coun-
try in 1894 he stopped for a time at
Saranac lake in the Adirondacks. A
guest at the same hotel at that time
describes him, as Gttired in steel blue
Scotch tweed, knee breeches and a
Lochinvar cap. The coat was made
as a Norfolk jacket and between the
belt and his ponderous bulk was
pair of gloves which he disdained to
wear because the weather was not
cold enough, although it was late fall
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

Notwithstanding the strong eff
fort which has been made by news.
papers in the United States to
show that prejudice exists only in
the American Imagination, and
will not be in evidence among the
CubaBs:
Colo nelJose d'Estrampes, Ho-
tel Plaza, Havanah, Cuba.
MY Dear Friend. In reply
to your very esteemed favor of re-
cent date. | beg to say that | will
take no measures to prevent the
boxing match announced for next
month between Willard end John
son for the worlds championship.
Like you, l am of the opinion
that there does not exist in Cuba
such thing as race hatred.
Wishing you and Mr. Curley
complete success in this affair, and
assuring you of my greatest esteem,
[ remain. Your affectionate friend
"PEDRO BUSTILLO."
This letter has been published
in all the newspapers of Havana
and has the official sanction OF
President Menocal and members
Of the Cabinet.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
The Unnamed Locality.

"And this" said the alleged old sol
dier, pestering a long-suffering editor
who was an old soldier, lis where
Arabs were massed in front of us.
Hore"-pointing to another place on
dirty pocket-map-''is where our di-
vision was drawn up in zareba. We
deployed in this direction. and our left
wing was attacked by the enemy on
this knoll. Just at this point 1 was
wounded on the left shoulder, and n
hundred yards farther on l got my
right arm shattered by piece of one
OF our own shells, and" But" in
terrupted the bored editor, where did
you get your brains blown out. Lon
don Tit-Bits
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

Read this girls and pass it along
to the men folks: The girl who is
unkind tc her mother isn't worth
tirker's dog gone. This is not
written in any part of the Bible,
but it is written in the history of
thousands and thousands of misfit
homes. If girl with her face full
of smiles and eyes that would dim
the lustre of Colorado sky and a
voice that would make the song of
an angel seem discordant says as
she goes TO the door to admit one
of her admirers: Il can't go for a
few minutes; ] must help mother
with the Dishes" don't give. her
up. Stick to her like Il burr to a
mules tail. Sit down on the door
step and wait. If she joins you
in two or three minutes so well and
good, but if you have to stay there
on the step an hour, just you wait
for her. If you do not somebody
else will, and in time you will be
sorry for you will realize what you
have lost. Wait for her, boys; she
is worth it.-Grace ucas-Thomp-
son Freeman.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

From Daily Mirror, London, Eng,
March s, 1915
King George, always at home
with his soldiers, acted on Satur-
day, March 6, as started in the big
military race run at Aldershot,
when overN500 soldiers competed.
The Queen very graciously pre-
sented the prizes. The race was
won by Private Stewart, colored
soldier from Jamaica.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

Philadelphia, Pa, March "a
Ten thousand dollars in cash and
a fine residence on West Front
street comes to Herman Graham,
1925 South Sixteenth street, as a
legacy from Mrs. Louisa Smoot, a
wealthy white woman, who died at
Milford. Del on March Z. Graham
is colored boy who was taken at
6 years of age and reared to man
hood by Mrs. Smoot.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
CONNECTION
IS BROKEN" ="
From Philadelphia Tribune)

(From Philadelphia Tribune)
Connection is broken" Have
you not frequently heard state
ment of that kind? There is the
great electric light plant of the
city, with its huge dynamos and its
tremendous power to generate
electricity and conduct it to the
farthest limits of. the corporation
and into the country beyond. At
the turn of button your home
may be flooded with light. But
one evening you pushed the button
without results Somewhere along
the line connection was broken.
Somewhere there was no point
of contact between the wires
which supplied the current
and those which fed the lamp
in your room. You may have
the most perfect equipment,
the, plant which supplies cleo
tricity may be the best in the
land but unless there is vital con-
tact between the two you must re-
main in darkness So with the
telephone service. 1t is no use to
keep you in touch with those you
want to talk to if somewhere the
connection is broken. So with
the Christian. His life is vital
union with God. All men agree
that there is no true Christian life
without union with Christ. The
Man of Sorrow sought TO impress
this truth, | think, in that wonder
full parable of the vine and the
branches. 1t is plain that only as
the branch abides in the vine can
it bring forth fruit. | have thus
reasoned while thinking of Billy
Sunday and his work in our city.
| went to hear him several times
and vas elated over the apparent
results of his preaching. But
on one occasion while listening to
him, the thought struck me that
somewhere along the line the Con
nection was broken" between him
and God. This happened at the
time the great evangelist was
preaching on repentance, and he
said that the preachers of the pres
ent day are as afraid to preach on
that subject as colored minister
is afraid to preach to his flock
against stealing chickens. Now,
Mr.. Sunday knows Of the preju-
dice against colored people, and yet
he was careful not to poke fun at
any other class, supposed to have
historical weakness. And yet,
too; he was cowardly enough to
try to strike at the weakest class
, and offer it an insult, which he
thought would tickle the worldly
pride of those from whom he ex-
pected to get the most money.
Thus to my mind showing that
Connection was broken" some
where.
JUST GONE
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
White CHAUFFEURS OBJ
JECT TO NEGRO DRIVER

Miami, Fla, March 23.-Mem-
bers of the winter colony are up in
arms because of the treatment ac.
corded Charles Stultz, chauffeur
for Edward l.. Stone, president of
the Stone Printing and Manufac-
turing Company of Roanoke, Va.
Mr.. Stone, accompanied by w.
III. Lewis, superintendent of mo-
tive power Of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad; has been tour
ing the South for several weeks in
his auto, driven by Stultz, Negro
who has been in Mr.. Stones en-
ploy for several years. The local
organization of white chauffeurs
threatened Stultz and stated he
would not be allowed to drive in
Miami. Mr.. Stone appealed to the
police for protection and was fur.
nished two men, but was told he
could not be given absolute pro-
lection.
MIR. Stone shipped his car to
Roanoke, and went on to Havana
in company with Mr.. Lewis.
Stultz returned home by train.
Mr., Stone, in speaking of the in
cident. said that he had used Ne
gro drivers all over the South, but
never before experienced such out
rageous treatment, which seemed
peculiar to Miami. Il shall warn
my friends in the North. | have
submitted to the treatment merely
to avoid trouble which the author
tiles admit they cannot prevent"
The winter colony recented deep
ly the treatment accorded Mr..
Stone and expressed themselves in
emphatic terms.
Harry S. Black, who employs
Negro porter on his private car,
said:
Il cannot express myself too
forcefully on the outrageous re-
ception to Mr.. Stone and his
friends. If | kept car in Miama
and Negro chauffeur he would
drive for me if / had to carry a
shotgun to protect him, and then
if anything happened would hold
the city and county responsible"
II would not allow anybody to
Dictate to me the color of my SER
want" said E. o. Eshelby, owner
of the Cincinnati Commercial Tri-
bune. you may quote me as
strongly as you like in denounc.
ing the Miami authorities for al
lowing such a condition to exist.
1 would drive my car as l pleased,
and if necessary would enforce my
right with gun"
Similar statements were made
by Henry Sanford. James Deering
and others of the winter colony.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

Little Rock, Ark, March 22.-
Eleven men, under the death SEN
tence, will be electrocrted at the
peni.entiary here, three of them
during the present month, even Of
them being colored, as the result
of the failure of the Legislature to
abolish capitol punishment, as it
was expected to do. Governor
Hayes had signifed his intention
to permit no capital punishment
until after the adjournment of the
legislature, and that he would com.
mute the sentence of those con-
demned to death, if the bill abolis-
ing the death sentence should be
passed by the legislature.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

Philadelphia, Pa, March "a
The Pennsylvania Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, has concluded
its purchase of a site for the erec-
tion of Home for INDECENT Mem
bers, Widows and Orphans of the
order. A clear title has been Sc
cured to the Wilson farm consist
ing of l01 acres in Highland town
ship. Chester county. The CON-
mission which negotiated the pdr-
chase was composed of b. q. Col
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

Baltimore, Md, March 24.-Af-
ter many years of faithful service
as curator, John W. Widgecn has
been elected to life bership
in the Maryland Academy of
Sciences. Mr. Widgeon is an au-
thority on the fora and fauna of
Maryland and has made several
trips to Jamaica. Central and South
America in search of insects, geo.
logical specimens and corals.
Most Of the important specimens
at the academy were collected by
him. He is the only Negro men,
ber of the academy.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

indianapolis, March 24.-The
appointment of DIR. James r. Nor
rell is the first of colored man in
the history of Marion county.
There have been many promises
made the colored voters heretofore
that such would be done, but they
all went up into smoke when the
time to make good arrived This
is regarded by the colored citizens
of the community as strong move
on TIE part cf DIR. Pool for the fu-
ture consideration of the coiored
voters of indianapolis. DR.. Nor
rell has been a oonsistant worker
in the interest of the Republican
party and it is generally conceded
tnat he has earned the honor which
DR.. Pool has conferred upon him.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

lier, D. P. Towns, j. L. Grigsby.
Theodore Richardson, Warwick
Anderson, r. D. Gum, James IL.
Irwin, George Fl. Champion, Thos.
II. Brown and F. r. Stewart.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
Hoosiers Beavers Clash In Second Series- E

cept the sixth. when Donnelly got to
second on Helmer's muff. Hits by
BrOder and kOehler scored the final
tally for the Hoosiers in this period
Edmiston got on through Henderson 5
boot and was sacrificed by Vallan-
bingham. Broder singled TO left but
by relaying the ball in. Edmiston was
caught az the plate BrOder stole and
scored when Koehler wallOped 10 cen
ter.
In the seventh and eighth Reamer
became invincible. allowing but one
hit Helmer dragging one for a safety
in the seventh. Grodick had famed
and Helmer was caught pilfering.
Lake whitfield. Trips to the plate by
Beall, Edmiston and Nallandingham
in the eighth were fruitless.
Brady opened the ninth by crashing
one 10 left which BrOder picked. but
Schafer declared il a hit. Donnelly
then forced Brady at second. going to
third on Perry's double TO center
Conway grounded for what should
have been the close of the game.
BlaUsscr then brought DOnnelly and
Perry across the pan with double to
left and was sent home himself when
Henderson repeated. Danny Jenkins
went In to pinch hit for Reamer and
pushed an easy one TO Vallandingham
for the finale
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
GIBSON CANNOT
LOSE BY OFFER
Bout Between COffey and Viii
lard Should Attract $4,000
Crowd = Welsh Trains for
Match With HOOSier.

NEW YORK, May 17-Billy Glib
sons offer of $500 TO champion
Jess Willard for a 1O-round bout in
New York during the summer. cOnsti-
tutes record. No such sum has been
guaranteed a boxer for a short dis
lance contest, and unless the new
champion proves a better attraction in
the circus ring or on the vaudeville
stage, he may decide to accept the
offer. Even with this. Gibson is play
ing safe, as a 10-round bout between
Willard and Coffey at an open air
show this summer should attract a
$4,000 gate.
The choice Of an opponent for Jim
Coffey for the opening show of the
Brighton Beach Sporting club, at the
Brighton beach race track on Me-
mortal day, Monday. May 81, has mar
lowed down TO three men-GunbOat
Smith, Young Weinert and Jim Flynn.
The man to get the match will be de-
cided Tuesday night at a meeting be-
tween Billy Gibson, who steers COT
fey's pugilistic work, and the man.
ayers of the club by the sea.
Freddie Welsh has thoroughly re-
covered from the recent injury To his
shoulder and is now in training at the
West Side A. c., for his match with
Young SaylOr at indianapolis May %.
While in condition, Welsh will prob
ably take on several other bouts, as
he has a dozen offers for matches
waiting.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
PLAY FINALS THURSDAY
Second Round in Tennis Tournament
at y. ID. Completed

Many new stars fitted brilliantly
across the lawn tennis horizon out at
NOtre Dame yesterday. when the sec
ond round of the tennis tournament
was completed Sixteen names still
appear on the program and this num-
Der VIII be lowered TO eight this aft
ernOon when the third round is play
ed. Tuesday the fourth round will
make the contest more interesting
than ever bat Wednesday will decide
the winners OF the semi-finals. TIL
finals viii he played Thursday and the
winners OF the prizes announced
The remainder OF the time until
the 18th viii be occupied in running
off the consultations. Many long DAYS
have been spent on the courts and
have been productive OF many stir
ring matches. and in a majority Of
cases the logical favorites SD owed
their class and came throagk with
victories
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
HIGH TRACK MEN
TALK HARD LUCK
Take Third Place in Relay Race
Locals Were Assigned to
Outside Position on Last
Lines in Two Events.

Reports brought by the high school
track men who returned Sunday after
noon from the state meet at Indiana
polls say that South Bend won third
place in the relay race. The men
also carried tales of hard luck which
they said was all that befell them on
the entire trip.
According TO the stories told by
the men, everything broke against
them. The train was late and they
did not arrive until 1915 Friday night.
when they had TO eat supper, and then
were sent to bed, all of them sleeping
in one room, which was supplied with
one bed and six cots.
Stiffness of muscles was the great
complaint of the athletes. who say
that the long train ride put them "on
the hummer" and although Trainer
Eddie" Elbel worked long and hard
on them, the stiffness had not been
removed before the start Of the meet.
The track on which the meet was
held was not quite a quarter of a mile
around. and Garfield. the local en-
trant in that event in his trial heat
had fought his way to second. but
stopped when at the line he started
from. while the real finish line was 20
yards ahead The quarter mile was
run III SIN lIldl meats, SIN men DelllS
entered in each heat, and the first
two in each heat qualified for the
semi-hnals In the quarter mile which
Garfield ran in the relay race he was
clOcked in faster time than the win
ner Of the race in the regular events.
In the mile and a half events, there
were four lines Of starters, with 10
men in each line spread across the
track, and it fell to the lot of the
local competitors to be assigned the
outside position in the last line In
stead of letting the runners choose
their places by drawing they were
assigned positions according TO the
alphabetical order of their school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
HIKERS SPEND DAY HERE

Two more pedestrians to the Pana-
ma Pacific exposition stopped in South
Bend over Saturday and Sunday. The
latest arrivals are Robert l.. Durkee
and Zellard Shift, representatives Of
the ST. Louis, Mich, Leader. Starting
without one cent in their pockets the
trampers are making their way by
taking pictures of scenes along the
roads they travel. They average 2S
miles a day. Their next stop is La
porte.
While in South Bend the mixers
stopped at the home of William Boyer,
80 y. Hill St, and spent Saturday
taking pictures of Notre Dame and
other points of interest around South
BEND for the ST Louis Leader.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
ST. FLOR;ANS WIN GAME

Zell hurled stellar ball for the St.
FlOrian nine at the Watch Factory
diamond Sunday afternoon and that
squad had little difficulty IN defeating
the Sunnysides Il to ,. Eel famed
II men and allowed but four hits. The
victOrs stole SO bases during the game
Jegier anneXing , of them.
The st. Florians challenge any team
in or out of the city. For games call
Bell 30S5 or Home 124O, or write to
\. b. Chelminiak, III w. Division
St The batteries for Sundays game
were. st. Florians-Zell and Nawrocki;
Sunnysides -Helquist. Heyde, Chick
and Mckeel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
MEET AGGIES SATURDAY
NOtre Dame Men Will Put on Finish
ing Touches This Week.

Following Saturdays time and dis
lance trials. Coach ROckne of the
Notre Dame track team will today
begin the work of polishing his men
for the meet with the Michigan Ag-
gies at Lansing next Saturday.
Coach ROckne is hoping for good
weather this week so that the ath-
letes may round into the best of con-
ditiOn for the meet with the Aggies.
The men were handicapped in the
time trials last Saturday by the cold
and by a heavy wind. which made the
going on the back stretch of the Car
tier field track especially difficult.
The hard workouts from the NJ A.
c. meet will undoubtedly end Wednes-
day and from then on there will be
nothing but "limbering up" work. The
men will go a portion of their dis
lance under time Tuesday afternoon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
SCRAPPERS ARE READY
FOR GO ON THURSDAY
Lew POpp and Joe Homeland Expect
ell To Put Up a Lively
Battle.

Every detail has been completed for
the hig boxing exhibition TO be given
at Place hall next Thursday evening.
All of the athletes are in training
and confidence reigns in eevery camp.
Considerable interest is centered in
the POpp-HOmeland bout, the feature
of the program, which is scheduled
to go 10 rounds.
Lou POpp is one of the fastest and
toughest little boxers ever turned out
of South Bend. He has shown against
and defeated the best boys of his
weight in the city and has never been
beaten in a match out of town, al
though he has boxed some good boys
in Fort Wayne. Kalamazoo and
boys POpp has contested with are
Philadelphia frankie Erne. No. 2,
Jack White. brother of Charlie White,
near lightweight champion, frankie
Casey. Young Gardner. Dannie
Mitchell and Jimmy KilrOy.
Popp has shown to better advan-
tage against foreign boxers than the
home variety. No one has ever been
able TO make him back up, no matter
how hot the pace. which has made
him a favOrite with the fans wherever
he has shown. Pops secret of
aggresSivenes lies in that he is always
i'm the pink of condition. trained to
the minute for every engagement. no
matter OF how little importance 1t
may be. Besides he is a clean cut
little fellow he having been employed
as an engraver in a local plant for
the past five years.
Joe Homeland is a Chicago boxer
who follows the sport business He
has met such good ones as Johnny
Coulon. while the latter was good
Harry Forbes, frankie Conley. Jack
White and many others. He cares
very little for the size of the purses
but keeps going all the time be-
cause he likes it, His bout against
Lou Messic at the Auditorium three
years ago is still fresh in memory OF
local fans because of his gameness
and aggreSsivenesS. The bout ought
TO prove a busy affair such as boxing
fans want to see.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
CORBY LOSES BALL GAME
Lynch Goes to Full Distance For the
Winners.

Corby lost TO Brownson in the inter
hall league at Notre Dame Sunday
afternoon, 10 TO D
Dorwin was wild and the main
building lads got to him in the first
few innings. He was succeeded in the
latter part of the game by Murphy
Lynch went the route for BrownsOn.
keenan, and Jones were BrownsOn's
leading hitters. while Bachman was
the principal slIgger for the Ma
rooms
Batteries-BrOwnsOn Lynch and
keenan,; COrby. Dorwin. Murphy and
Myers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
TWO MORE HOME GAMES
NOtre Dame las Several StifT Con-
tests This Season.

Coach Harper's Notre Dame base
ball team will appear in two more
home games this season. Next Satur-
day the locals are scheduled to clash
with St Thomas on Cartier field. and
May % Lombard will be here for the
final combat.
1t was expected that the NOtre
Dame squad would arrive from the
east last night or today.
Although there are but two more
games on the HOLSTERS home card.
the locals have several stiff contests
away from here. including one with
Wisconsin at Madison. May %. an
other with the Michigan Aggies at
Lansing, June and two more with
Michigan at Ann Arbor. June 4 and g.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
HOOSIER CREAMS WHIP
GOSHEN R0DGER GRAYS

The Hoosier Creams defeated the
Rodger Grays of Goshen by a score
of 4 to >. Ring gave the GOshenites
but a lone single up until the ninth
when he weakened slightly and the
home boys showed over a pair of tai
lies with four swats. Score:
II. G. ........00 3 100 600 9 1
Goshen 600 600 OO2-2 8
Struck out-by Ring, z; by Stay
baugh. /: by Cotterman. ). Base on
balls-On Ring. /; off Slaybough, 2;
off Cotterman, ,. Double plays-Sack
to Horton to Cromley; Horton to
Crowley Two-base hits-D. Gruber,
LaRue 2. FOgel Hit by pitcher
Hanson, D. Gruber. Horton. Passed
ball-FOgel.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Elkhart.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
KEYSTONES ARE BLANKED

In ii baseball game featured by the
pitching of :. Wroblewski, the West
End Eagles defeated the KeystOnes on
sunday afternoon by a score of II to
o. WroblewsK was in great form, fan
ming / 4 and allowing but two hits.
Eagles 1000 173 120-14 10 0
Keystones 900 600 600 0 , Z
: Wroblewski and MalkOwski;
Prent, Wach and JeWOrski.