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The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27
THE NEW CITY COUNCIL.

-Four counen Speer five already selected
by the commercial and labor constitute the city council
for the ensuing changed by the amendment adopted
Dr. D. G. Monaghan ocust William Danks attorney John Con
former councilman Joseph b. Ryca fuel and feed business
The other members named by the commercial and labor bodies arc
follows Louis F. Bartels j. A. Burnett T. O. Spacy Jesse M
Wheeloek and Harry zmmerhaeke This selection being IN con
formity with the Mayor Speer that his appointments
would be made basis should be satisfactory the
of Denver
of good the council effect
TEN which The of these council
well known who have the welfare at
heart Being strictly busineke their respective spheres
residents of long Denver they familiar with the thing
thel
thorough acquaintance districts they particularly
fits them for the RESPONSIBLE positions them Regarding Their
political faith will have the highest for the platform that
Mayor which he has declared with emphasis dur
ing the campgn which believe made absolutely
clear his cabinet and council partisan
political believing
sentaives will be honorable and faithful dschagng the trust
committed will do all power work with them
for successful administration and the salvation of the city and
efficient
will be offered the people, who will show their appre
on by ndorsing this local legislature for future
will the first Monday, 29h
when it will organize and elect presiding officer
dvolvs councillors do their
and the
arcsuppores
in the
WONDER WEST
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27
PHILADELPHIA PASTOR SCORES
HIS PREACHERS.

Philadelphia, Pain a sensational
sermon at Allen A. NJ e. Church,
Sunday night, the Rev. Dr. w. Spen-
Ger Carpenter attacked some of the
ministers attending the A. M. e. gen
eral conference for drinking in
saloons, criticised DR.. Dubois Star
of Ethiopia" for having dancing there
in, and scored the many candidates for
various offices because they were ad-
vertising their candidates like ward
politicians.
When it became known. that DR..
Carpenter was to preach the sermon,
many of the delegates attending the
conference helped to pack the church
Many of them WINGED as he made his
onslaught against unrighteousness in
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27

high places. Some OF the delegates
became incensed at his plain talk, as
result of which a resolution was
introduced in the general conference
Monday censuring him for his utter
ances. The resolution passed.
DR.. Carpenter said in part:
There are some Christians who say,
Lord, l will follow Thee, but I don't
see any harm in dancing" Now there
is law In our rituals that says don't
encourage dancing, but l very seldom
higher authority to help me fight it,
mention it, and if l did, and sought
l would be told to let that alone. How
on earth is the church going to square
itself when it is cooperating in the
giving of the great play of Negro life
in which there is dancing? Some Of
my members come to me and tell me
their wives come home from the re.
hersals of this play, they are so stiff
they can hardly walk. They have been
dancing. And then there are some
Christians who say: Lord, | will fol-
low Thee, but I don't see any harm
in taking little drink now and then"
Why, some of the members of this
church have been complaining about
some of the delegates to the General
Conference who are living with them.
taking out the water pitchers and
bringing beer into their homes. What
has African Methodism come to?
There is a club on South Street made
up oil fairly good set of men, most
of whom are not Christians. These
men can look across the street into
saloon and see the gold badges of
some of our delegates as they line up
at the bar
Then there are some Christians
who say, 80, Lord, will follow Thee,
but l see no harm in having affini-
ties.' How can you lead your mem
bers if you are guilty of these things
yourself? l don't say that you are
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27

sion at the A. NJ. e. Conference that
It's delegates may be anything else
but Christians. Why, at one of the
sessions, brother was howled down
and hissed. because he suggested that
a prayer be offered.
Quite a number of the delegates
show they have little or no respect
for their bishops, and are frequently
very imprudent toward them. A care
full locker on observes that the new
crop of preachers are in no ways an
improvement on the army of godly
men who used to make up the A.
M. e. Conference years ago. Men and
women are now asking as they study
the makeup of the present conference
whittier goeth the once great A. NJ. E.
Church. Brethren! Signs of retrogra-
ton are evident except change for
the better is made.
Two new bishops were elected at
the General Conference, Thursday aft
ernoon out of the thirty aspirants for
the elevation to the espicopacy. The
leading candidates were Beckett,
Ross, Fountain and Johnson. Three
ballots were necessary before an cleo
ton resulted. On the first ballot Rev
William A. Fountain. of Atlanta, Ga,
led, followed closely by DR.. Ross, of
Baltimore. On the second ballot,
Fountain dropped due to the opposing
efforts of Bishop Chappelle; Ross and
Beckett rose, but neither gained the
necessary 2S7 for choice. On the third
ballot Beckett and Ross made a land
slide. Rev. Beckett, president of AL
Ian University, Charleston, S. c., Sc
cured 377 votes; Rev. l. N. Ross, of
Baltimore, 312; Rev. w. A. Fountain,
173, and DR.. w. D. Johnson, 26O,
necessary for choice 3O6-Philadel-
phia Tribune.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27
SNOWFALL LEADS IMMIGRANT
TO DEATH.
Negro Boy, Ignorant of it All, in Jail.

Philadelphia, May 24.-Last winter
John Mysleski, 81 years old, arrived
in America, an immigrant. Today he
lies dead in the morgue, because he
was hit by SNOWFALL shortly after
his arrival in this city. The only ap-
parent result of the blow from the
SNOWFALL was to cause him to store
up anger against Wiley Lewis. Is
years old, Negro boy, who cast the
Christmas missile in play.
Sunday the immigrant, who had
Kept in his mind, his friends say, the
image of the young Negroes face,
came across Lewis, with a crowd of
boys of his own age. pitching dimes.
The foreigner plunged into the
party, seized Willy by the shoulders
and forced him aside, while the 9th
ers looked on amazed. Mysleski in
coherently poured out his wrath on
head of the boy.
Willy, despite his years, is young
giant in stature and strength. He
did not understand who the stranger
was. He had forgotten the tragedy
of the SNOWFALL
One does not throw snowballs at
stranger in Russia. Willy had never
been to Russia.
But when Mysleski drew back his
fist, Willy understood the immediate
intention OF his new-found foe.
Willy struck first. 1t was solar
plexus. Myslesh crumpled in heap.
He died in a hospital. Willy was
locked up, still ignorant of the origi'
nal cause of his quarrel.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27

ST. Louis, Mo.-Because she refused
to allow him to administer gas or to
pay for services which he had not
rendered, Mrs. Earl Johnson, 1886
Pine street, had to be rescued from
the office of white dentist, one DR..
Hutchinson, at the corner of Market
and Jefferson streets. The dentist
locked his operating room door, but
Mrs. Johnson called for help. Miss
Arbella Payne, 1920 Laclede avenue,
had accompanied and was waiting in
the reception room. Hearing her
'riend's cries, and finding the door
locked. Miss Payne ran outside and
telephoned for a police officer. The
officer forced DIR. Hutchinson to open
is door and release Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson declined to have the
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27

Atlanta. Ga.-There is admittedly
too high rate of illiteracy among the
whites and the Negroes in Georgia.
1t has been discovered in a recent in
quiry that there are thousands of
adults of both races in the state who
have never known how to read or
write. Georgia is ashamed of this,
but, wisely, is rather exposing than
concealing the deplorable fact. Re-
Gently there have been conferences
of state and local educationalists in
which plans have been formulated
with the view of wiping out the dis
grace at the earliest possible mo-
ment. Wherever the local authorities
show a disposition to support the
movement against illiteracy, the State
Board of Education will cooperate.
Certain other of the southern states
in recent years have been called upon
to meet and solve a similar problem.
In the mountain and remoter agricul-
tural districts in the South illiteracy
among whites has always been pre-
valent. Only in recent years have the
southern states possessed the means
of dealing adequately with the ques-
ton. White illiteracy does not seem
to decrease and the present effort is
to bring this within bounds.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27
LANkFoRD RUNS FOUL OF HURST
AND HAWKINS.

Philadelphia, PA sensational in.
cident occurred Monday at the A. M.
E. general conference when John A.
Landlord is alleged to have called
Bishop John Hurst "a dirty scoun-
drel," and John r. Hawkins. financial
secretary of the denomination. "a
dirty cur" with the added announce
ment that he could knock daylight
out of the latter. Hawkins retorted
that he would stop Landlord for all
time if he assaulted him, and friends
stepped between the men. 1t is said
that Lankford who is an architect
with offices in Jacksonville, Fla,
wanted to be elected off cia archi-
tect for the denomination Mr.. Haw-
kins opposed this on the ground that
it may involve the denomination in
lawsuits about salary. even if Lank-
ford did now claim one. Bishop Hurst
IS also said to have been opposed to
making him Official architect Lank-
ford then becar angrv and used the
above quoted remarks.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27

New York, May 1O.-The will of
Mrs. Ellen S. James, who died on
April 2S the widow of d. Willis
James, disposes of an estate of more
s3,0O0,0O0 goes to religious, charitable
and educational institutions.
The dead woman's colored coach
man and groom were not left out of
her charity. She bequeathed to each
of them the sum of $4,000, to her
butler she left $1,000. The latter.
however. died before Mrs. James and
it has not yet been decided just what
disposition will be made of this be-
quest, finally.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27
Disgrace1uI
Scenes AtA. n. f.
Conferene

The quadrennial conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church,
in session at Bethel Church, 9th and
Pine streets, was disturbed Wednes
day, by a recommendation of the
committee on episcopacy that two ad-
ditional bishops be elected tomorrow.
The debate following the commit
tees report was so heated that Bishop
B. F. Lee, presiding today, had the
doxology sung, and then ordered that
a recess be taken.
The committee consists of seventy
two members. There are majority
and a minority faction. The report
recommended the passage of charac-
ter of all bishops but Joshua H. Jones,
Alabama and Tennessee, who was
elected two years ago. 1t was stated
that his character was being investi-
gated in connection with the manner
in which he regulated certain affairs.
The report also recommended the
recall to this country of Bishop Will
liam H. Heard, West Africa, and Bish-
op j. Albert Johnson, South Africa.
They have served twelve years in
those fields, and desire places in this
country. The report then touched
upon the recommendation for two new
bishops.
The Rev. E. H. Hunter, Richmond,
Va, who represents sixteen members
of the committee, who are in the
minority, read the minority report.
which agreed with the other on all
recommendations except the election
of new bishops.
The Rev. ]. G. Robinson offered a
motion to table the minority report.
He was accused of trying to get
"easy chairs" for two men. One dele
gate said he was trying to rob wild
ows and orphans by paying so much
money for new bishops. A bishop re-
ceives $2,50O year and travelling ex-
penses.
Bishop w. d. Chappelle was ap-
pointed chairman of a committee to
90 to Washington and try to induce
Congress to pass law making lynch
ing a crime against the Federal gov
ernment.
On Wednesday nie hit the scene at
the conference was so disgraceful and
noisy that one delegate moved that
twenty Sergeant of Arms be appoint.
ed to preserve order. This motion
brought applause from the galleries,
of people who we're really ashamed of
those. who claim to be the leaders Of
our people.
One man muttered, "If those fell
lows are our leaders, may the good
Lord soon deliver the race from their
grasp" Indeed one gets the impress
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27

dentist arrested, not wishing to incur
the notoriety which would ensue.
Eleven Negro graduates of reputable
dental colleges have been licensed by
the state of Missouri and are prac-
ticing their profession in st. Louis.
Colored women are never subjected
to such humiliating experiences by
professional men of the race.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Hampton, Va, May 15.-At the big
conference of experts interested in
both education and labor held in Bos-
ton, Saturday, it was officially an
nounced that one of the speakers,
Prof. Paul H. Hanus, of the Harvard
Department of Education would soon
revise the educational system at
Hampton Institute.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27

Washington, D. c., May 17.-At the
recent Sociological Congress held
here, Dr. H. T. Landis, representing
Phipps Institute, Philadelphia, a re-
search institute for tuberculosis, paid
a high tribute and compliment to the
Colored nurses and doctors assisting
in the work at that hospital. Their
especial work was one of the main
topics of discussion. The only col
ored delegate present at the congress
was DR.. C. A. Lewis of Philadelphia.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27

guilty of these things. But the trou-
BILE is that if one colored man does
wrong, the whole race is condemned.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-05-27

Hampton, Va, May Is. Allen
Washington of Hampton Institute has
been chosen successor to Major r. r.
Motion as commandant of cadets. He
is Hampton graduate and has been
an officer since final graduation, is
treasurer of the Negro Organization
Society of Virginia, and financial
secretary of the Hampton Institute
Alumni Association. He is thoro-
ugh drillmaster and tacticism.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

tered an empty elevator. in which
there was no operator, at the fourth
floor Of the Berlin Department store
at Broadway and Willoughby avenue,
Brooklyn. where she is employed as
bookkeeper, at 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. than the elevator shot
downward.
Miss Gibson fell back, her legs still
inside the elevator. Before she could
withdraw them the roof OF the eleva-
tor smashed down cross her lap. Her
screams startled patrons and EN-
ployes.
For one hour and twenty minutes
Miss Gibson remained pinned there,
while a score of firemen under Bat
talon Chief Kane hacked, sawed
and filed her to freedom. During
the process Ambulance Surgeon Irv.
ing Schneikraut gave Miss Gibson two
hypodermick injections when she be.
came hysterical over the fear she
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

fessed slayer Of Ida May Brown. went
with county detectives today to the
scene of the girls murder and there
reacted the part he played in her
death.
Williams showed how he had seen
the girl standing on the bank of Car
penter's Creek. and how he had
crept up behind her and attacked her
He showed how he stifled her cries
with one hand and choked her with
the other, When she fell at his feet
he picked up the body and tossed it
into the creek, not knowing whether
she was alive or dead.
Williams declared he left the scene
soon afterward, but returned to dis
pose of her hat He found it on the
bank and pinned it to a motor boat.
Later he returned and hid the hat IN
the bushes.
THAT was my undoing," he said.
When I hid the hat and showed the
detectives where it wa hidden l got
in bad.
The prisoner declares that the girls
face haunted him night and day.
Il saw that face he said, "all the
time, l could neither eat nor sleep. |
was afraid of everything, I could
not stand it any longer. and was glad
when I admitted my guilt, I didn't
mean to kill her, I don't know what
made me do it. l just couldn't help
it. I saw her before. and Cod
knows I did not mean to cause her
death"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

might lose her legs. The agony she
bore stoicalIy and advised with her
rescuers constantly as to the best
method Of freeing her.
She was taken to the Holy Name
hospital, where it was said no bones
we're broken. she lives at No. SO
Nichols Avenue, Brooklyn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
Suit Is Filed.

sui Is FlIeU.
Suit was filed in the circuit court
late Monday by w. n. Salesman
against Frank and John Parlow for
S715.4O and attorney fees. 1t is al
legged that August 1, 1915, the defend.
ant delivered to the O'Neill Grain
Company 1900 grain sacks for which
the defendant agreed to pay 1880
The claim was assigned to the plain
tiff. In September 1915. the defend
ant is said to have delivered to the
plaintiff horses and delivery to the
amount of s552. The plaintiff is rep
resented by w. NJ. Peterson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
Indian Pastor Leaves,

Rev. VIM. Wheeler, pastor of Tu-
tuilla Indian church, left this morn
ing for Asohka, Ida. accompanied by
his wife and family he will remain for
three weeks and until after an evan
gelistic service at Sites, Ida, where
he will extend an invitation to all the
Neg Perez people and churches TO
Join with Tutuilla in their special
services to be held Nov. 29-Dec. Z.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
NInrrinae Llcense Issned.

A marriage license was issued to-
day by the county clerk to Louis Emil
Badoux and Katherine Ethel Chap
man. The groom is a we'll known PEN
dleton man and is associated with the
B, L. Burroughs Company. The bride
is the daughter Of A, B. Chapman,
prominent sheepmaR,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
An Added Attraction at the Temple.

BY special request of Pendleton
people the big scenic and educational
picture in one reel, siberia will be
shown at the Temple theater along
with the regular Triangle feature,
THE Dawn Maker, Everyone inter-
ested in the study of Russia should
see this added attraction it is very in
teresting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
No Election Arrests.

Pendleton outwardly enjoyed a very
peaceful election day. There were no
arrests and no DRINKS in evidence. A
small fistic encounter early in the
evening was reported but no arrests
were made. Those who had received
liquor with which to celebrate victory
last night had no chance to get under
way as the presidency was in doubt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
Election was Quiet.

S. b. Sanderson of the Freewater
Times is in the city today. Mr.. SAN
derson who was one of the election
judges in Freewater says the election
there was a quit affair there being
only one drunk in evidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
To Quit BUSINESS,

Carl Weisert, prominent and pio-
neer harness man, announces that he
is to quit business in the near future.
Mr.. Weisert has been engaged in the
harnes bushes for more than TWEEN
ty year. Mr.. and Mrs. Welsert are
planning to take a trip to California
for the winter. The building occu-
pied by Mr.. Weisert is to be occupied
by John Vaughan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
Child HnH

The little daughter of Ray Martin,
proprietor of the Pendleton Cigar
Factory, met with a painful accident
today when she fell with an empty
milk bottle. cutting her right hand
and thumb on the broken glass,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
Condition Is Improved.

The condition of Mrs. Claude PEN
land who has been critically ill at her
home on 2lS Willow street, is report
e6 to be improved today,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

Jacobson Brothers of Adams, have
purchased a Paige Fleetwood auto
mobile from Sutton and West.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

Another throne Is lettering as 4 re.
suie Of the var II the Rumanians
and Russians do not stop the advance
Of General yon Mockensen and his
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08
GIRL A STOIC WHEN
PINNED IN ELEVATOR

Advises Rescuers Who Work 80 Min,
utes Before She Can Be Freed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

NEW YORK. Nov S,-No sooner
had Miss May Gibson, nineteen, en-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

Learning to play the ukulele is
lot easier than spelling the thing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. Nov. s.
Thomas ('Doughey"D williams, con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

HAUNTED BY DEAD FACE
OF GIRL HE MURDERED
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

Il Don't Know why / Killed Her:
l Just Couldn't Help It," Says
Miss Browns Slayer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-08

Austro-G German bulgarian Turkish
troops another royal pair VIII b. fore
ed TO flee their capital into exile on
foreign soil adding one more to the
number Of deposed royal houses.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-05-12

care for them early in March. Early
March pigs are large enough to begin
to eat as soon as pasture is ready and
thus get the longest possible pasture
season, and can be expected to make
more pork from grass than is possible
for later pigs. They can be kept on
pasture until ready for market, or
nearly SO. Not only can they make
more use of pasture but they can
make more economical use of all feed
because they can be finished for mar
ket before the cold weather of winter
sets in when grains are more expen-
sive. II these pigs are crowded. many
of them can be marketed by the first
Of October. Without a good house
two litters year cannot be raised
to advantage. because the spring pigs
must he put Off until so late that the
fall litters do not get well started he
fore cold weather. but with a good
house two litters can well be raised.
Most farmers do not feel that they
can keep an old SOW for one litter,
but with two litters it becomes a diff
ferent proposition. II is universally
conceded that old sows raise better
pigs than young ones. and the keep
ing of old sows enables one to select
and keep only the best producers.
A little pig loves sunshine and
needs it almost as much as he needs
food. No piggery is fit for the pur-
pose unless it admits direct sunshine
onto the floor of every pen at the time
the pigs are farrowed. furnishes
plenty of fresh air. and provides for
exercise in the open air. Dryness,
sunshine, warmth, fresh air. freedom
from drafts, and exercise are OF pri-
mary Importance in raising pigs,
These secured. the battle is half won.
In putting up buildings the six re-
quirements Just mentioned must be
kept constantly in mind; not one can
be neglected.
The writer knows of one farmer who
has spendid farm with fine house
on it and a large. modern horse barn.
His hog shed is "a feet wide and 81
feet long, and there is not a single
window or ventilator in it. The only