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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
THE LABOR PROBLEM SOUTH.
Shortage of CoIored Laborers at Bir-
mingham, Ala, Causes Anxiety.

Shortage of Colored Laborers at Bir-
minsham, Ala, Causes Anxiety.
The demand for the services of color
ed men in various sections of the coun-
try is increasing At Birmingham
Ala, recently it was stated that there
was serious shortage of colored la
borers In Birmingham and vicinity due
to the fact that the colored people are
leaving the south at the rate of nearly
100 per day for the north, southwest
and parts of Virginia and Kentucky.
Among the many reasons given for
this great exodus of the colored people
are lack of protection from mob VIC
lenee, poor wages, Acknowledgement
attempted segregation in farm employ
ment, segregation In cities and ON all
public conveyanees and almost nothing
for their farm produce. The whole
matter of treatment of colored citizens
in most every southern state is ridlc-
ulous.
II colored person wants to buy Il
railroad or ferryboat ticket he Is serv-
ed at a separate window. If he enters
jimcrow car and all the seats in the
coach for white people are taken and
white person comes into the jimerow
coach the colored person is forced to
give up his seat. If he resists he Is
elected from the car or arrested and
turned over to the police at the next
station. These and other outrages are
some OF the reasons why the colored
people are leaving the south at every
opportunity which presents itself for
their doing so.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18

ment, ideals In playing and the value
of competition. Mr.. Williams has also
helped to organize track meets for the
juniors on the lower peninsula of Vir-
ginia. He has succeeded, too, in bring
ing into the Hampton gymnasium for
work some of the boys clubs of the
nelghborhood.
Through athletics Mr. Williams has
helped to teach many, many boys that
irregular living does not pay that phys
ical efficiency is important that health
giving recreation for communities is
both desirable and possible.
Mr.. Williams in a recent article IN
the Southern Workman wisely said:
athletics tend to use the surplus en-
ergy of young men and women. They
promote spirit of loyalty that cannot
be so well developed otherwise. But In
order that they may do the greatest
good they must exist for the student
and not serve solely to advertise the
school. The object of their maintenance
in any school must be one of service in
developing health, strength and vital
ity and In promoting wholesome recrea-
ton. Athletics as we have them today
can be used as powerful social force
They can be used In developing a
higher social morality or lower one
by the standards set in the college
games which are witnessed by hun
dreds and thousands of youth each
year.
Zone Of the great problems confront
ing the American people today is that
OF wholesome recreation, and 1t is in
deed serious with the Negro. To realize
its Importance one has only to notice
how and where the youth of the Negro
race are spending their hours of recrea-
tion, both In the cities and in rural dis
tfiets. The object of this great athletic
movement that is sweeping over our
land Is an earnest effort to meet, at
least in part, this demand for diver
sion. Our schools and colleges can do
an inestlmable good If they encourage
the great mass of the youth to partlci-
pate in such games and pastimes as
will develop the manly virtues of cour-
age, endurance, unselfshness, heroism.
patience and nobility of soul"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18

and winter, for the building up of
strong, pure bodies among the 500 boys
of Hampton and for the development
of athletic teams which would reflect
credit on the institution and the whole
Negro race.
Mr.. Williams has never lost sight OF
the importance Of getting the entire
student body into wholesome athletic
work. Football, baseball, basketball,
rowing, general track athletics-all
these lines of sport have been system.
atleally developed at Hampton under
his direction.
The all round training and disci.
pine Of boys have been the essential
aim rather than the training of few
winning teams which would help ad-
veftise the Hampton school. In the
Hampton gymnasium during the past
six years hundreds of boys have re-
ceived valuable setting up exercises
and helpful ideas for wholesome com
munity recreation which they have
been able to put at the service of dis
tant rural and urban districts. Boys
who come from Hampton are now ex-
peeted to bring with them some work
ing plans for community recreation.
Many have asked. "Why is Mr.. VIII
sliams so successful in turning out win
ming football teams?" Here is the sub.
stance Of Mr. Williams reply:
"The success of Hampton athletic
teams is due first to the regular life
and habits of the students; second. to
their sense of obedience. which is the
unconscious reaction to military drill
and third, to their fine spirit of loyalty
to the Hampton school and its officers"
The director also believes in pre-
paredness in athletics" He applies to
his problems scientific knowledge and
does not have to worry about results,
for the results take care of themselves
He gives to the men under his charge
much individual study and care. He
does not allow good material to go &c
waste in losing teams through lack Of
training and understanding.
Every summer Mr.. Williams gives n
course in physical training at Hamp
ton, which covers instruction in calls
themes, the use Of wands, dumbbells
and Indian clubs, gymnastic and play
ground games. folk games and athlet-
les. The work in calisthenics is de-
signed to give some idea of graded
gymnastics By means of free exercises
without hand apparatus that may be
used in any school The exercises
given IN the use Of wands, Indian clubs
and dumbbells are suitable for drills in
school work.
In gymnahtie and playground games
the following are considered; Base
ball, basketball, volley ball, indoor
baseball, captain ball and numerous
other schoolyard games. including
track and field sports. The work In
folk games consists of ring games,
with music. for the elementary grades
and Of national folk games for older
groups
Under the head of athletics come dis
cussions of The history Of the move
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
LABOR DRIFT FROM SOUTH.
Natural Outcome Of Desire For Better
Conditions and Protection

Natural Outcome of Desire For Better
Conditions and Protection.
The latest figures ON the number of
colored persons who have left the
south within the past six months is
given as $4,000. Ninety-fve per cent
are men ranging in age from eighteen
to fifty. This large number is scatter
ed In the following named states. New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio
Indiana, Illinois. Michigan, West Vir-
ginia and Connecticut. The majority
of these are from Georgia, Florida.
Tennessee and Alabama. AS natural
result Of this great exodus of laborers
the Industries of the states from
which they come must suffer.
The big farmers are at their wits
end to cope with the situation. Espe-
cially is this true In the cotton belt sec
lions Of the south. This growing I'M
rest among the colored people to better
their condition, however, is no new
thing to the thousands of white people
In the different sections of the south,
who are accustomed to employing col
ored people as farm hands and the
like. They have long known that
whenever the opportunity presented
itself these people would take advan-
tage of it to better their condition as
to wages. environment, facilities for
education and protection from mob VIC
fence, which has come to be like n ma
tional game of athletics. INDUCED in at
will.
The reports of the bureau of immi-
grafton of the department OF labor
show that during the fiscal years OF
1915 and 1916 10000 Italians returned
to Italy. 2,170 Bulgarians, Servlans and
Montenegrins, 1922 Germans, 1880
subjects of Great Britain, S,096 French
men, 1,400 Roumanians, 1000 Rus
SLAMS and 1000 Japs to their native
countries.
Last spring, when the business of the
railroads and the mines began to pros
per as they had not done before IN
years, the demand for unsliilled labor
increased rapidly The freight conges-
ton in and about New York caused a
pressing demand for truck hands. In
former years the railroads had called
on Europe and Asia for extra supplies.
Labor agents and steamship companies
co-operated to fill orders for thousands
of men for rough work. In the first
half Of 1916. when they could not get
people from the war zone, they turned
to the south and offered the eolored
man the chance which should have
been given him years ago.
The present movement of colored Ia
Dor from the cotton states of the south
to the great industrial centers of the
north. east and west was started by
the Erie and Pennsylvania railroads In
a legitimate way. The agents of these
roads commenced their efforts to in
crease their operating forces by APP
pealing to the federal department of
labor's distribution office, connected
with the division of information.
The roads took advantage OF Secre-
tary Wilson's plan to land the "jobless
man" In the "manless job" The first
call was made on Florida and Georgia.
It was made known at Jacksonville
and Savannah that these two great
roads would pay % cents an hour,
seven days a week, and use the men
overtime, and the exodus began In
earnest.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
SOUTH MUST TOTE" SQUARE.
Boston Paper Speaks Its Mind on the
Georgia Labor Situation.

We have heard so much about the
burden of the Negro In the south that
it is with something like incredulity
that we read of attempts made by the
public authorities in Georgia to pre-
vent laborers of the eolored race from
leaving the state to work in the to-
bacco fields and elsewhere In New Eng
land, says the Boston Congregational
ist In a recent issue.
Can It be true, after all, that the
Georgian In his heart really considers
the Negro as an asset and not a detri-
ment to his state2 II so he might do
a little more to help the Negro churches
and to secure the rights of the Negro
In his home and schools and in the
political life OF the community.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18

h pleasedon't let
Bakers Lunch Room, the best of all,
Roses red; Violets blue,
Go to Bakers for the best stew.
304 N. Adams st. Peoria.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
Fine Record Of c. H. Williams
Of Hampton Institute.
HALLS FROM OLD KENTUCKY
Physical Director of Great Virginia In.
stitution Renders Efficient Service TO
Students In Many Lines Of Sport.
Masters His Problems Because Hs
Knows How to Manage.
By W. ANTHONY AERY.

Charles II. Williams, physical direc.
tor at the Hampton (Va) institute,
who has been so successful in training
winning teams IN football, baseball and
track athleties, is well grounded him
self III the principles which underlie
sound work in physical training and
athletics. Mr.. Williams, who halls
from Camp Nelson, Ky, received trade
and academic training at Hampton In
stitute and won his diploma In 1909
Then he spent one year in the physical
directors course at the Young Mems
Christian Association college In Spring
field, Mass. He is also graduate Of
the Harvard university course In phys
zeal education and is the secretary
treasurer Of the Colored intercollegiate
Athletic association.
In 1910 Mr. Williams returned to
Hampton institute as physical director
Since then, with quiet effectiveness
and with uncommon thoroughness, he
has worked early and late. summer
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
Charles 8. Smith Renders Fine Service

Charles s. Smith Renders Fine Service
The secretary to the chief of 20
lice at Cleveland for many years IS
Charles S. Smith. He has several as
sistants (whitel. His appointment after
a civil service examination was Sc
cured for him by the Hon. Harry f.
Smith, ex-member of the Ohio legisla
ture and father of 0hio's civil rights
and antl-lynehing laws. 1t was an APP
pointment that had been promised to
Editor Smith for two years by Mayor
Robert Il. MeKisson, who died several
months ago. The editor had TO wait,
however, until n member Of the race
passed the civil service examination.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
south's Labor Situation is Serious.

South's Labor Situation Is Serious
The number of eolored persons who
have left the states of Alabama,
Georgia and Mississippi since Sept. 1
for the north, according to figures
given out recently. is placed at 50.-
900. No figures were given for the
large number Of laborers who have
gone from Louisiana. Texas and South
Carolina.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
Convention of Laymen Held at Atlanta.

Convention of Lsymen Hold at Atlanta.
The laymen's missionary movement
held a most interesting and helpful
convention I'm Atlanta for three days,
beginning on Sunday. Oct %. The
speakers for the various sessions held
during the three days were selected
from representatives Of both races. One
of the chief aims of the Atlanta con
vention was to enlist Il larger number
of laymen from among the colored peo-
pie.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
Successful Work of Miss Alice
|. Thompson WaytGs.
WOMAN OF WIDE EXPERIENCE
Early Career and Achievements Of a
Union County Is. CO. Girl Who Has
Made Her Mark In Many Good
Movements-Gifted Orator and Well
Known Organizer.

New York.-Much credit should be
given the various groups Of women of
our race for the splendid work they
are doing for racial advancement in
many good movements. In many such
groups are individuals who by indus
try and persistence have won a nation
wide reputation in more than ordinary
lines of work. Among the foremost
In the Individual line Is Miss Alice L.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23
KNIGHTS TAKE PART
IN VESPER SERVICE
Fourth Degree Members Of K.
Of c. Worship at st. Domi-
n'c's Church.

The fourth degree members OF the
knights of Columbus. in gold and
white sashes, and with their swords
appraised, presented an impressive
spectacle as they stood in the form
OF a cross In front of the altar
OF st. Dominic's Church. Sixth and Z
streets southwest. during the annual
vesper service OF the order last night
The knights assembled in st. Domi-
MICS hall. square away. and
marched to the church, which was
crowded before the service began.
A patriotic sermon on the patriot
ism OF Catholics and their loyalty to
the nation was preached by Rev
Eugene DE L. Mcdonnell. 8. j.. pastor OF
Holy Trinity Church. Georgetown, and
former rector OF st. Aloysius' Church
Very Rev. J. a. Cowan directed the
service. assisted by Rev. e. J. Farmer
and Rev. J. T. Fitzgerald. The chap.
lains of the Ave local councils OF the
order and state chaplain for this dis
trict. Rev +. J. OConnell. pastor OF
st. Vincent de Paurs Church. attend.
ed.
Among the prominent clersymer
present were the Very Rev. George
A Dougherty. vice rector of the Cath.
Ollie University Of America; the Rev
A. s. Donlon. s. j.. president of George
niff. ST.. president OF Gonzaga College
the Rev. L. J. O'Hearn. esp. and Rev
Robert Skinner, c. s. p, of the Col.
lege of St Paul the Apostle; the Very
Rev. DIR. Burns, president of the Hol,
Cross College. Catholic University
and the Rev. Peter O'Callaghan, c.
p. rector OF the Apostolic Mission
House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23
Takes Apartment Here.

Mrs. Osterhaus, wife OF Lieut.. Comdr.
Hugo Osterhaus. U. S. NJ. has taken
an apartment at the Avondale for the
winter. Commander Osterhaus. who
has been stationed at Annapolis until
recently, has been ordered to sea. Mrs
Osterhaus was formerly Miss Helen
Downing.
Miss Janet Richards, who is now visit
ing In Boston, will return to her home
at the Wyoming the latter part OF this
week. She will give her first talk on
public Questions at Home and
Abroad" at Woodward & Lothrop's au-
ditorium, Monday morning, October 81.
-.
Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison. VINO
went to Europe In the summer to place
her young daughters, Miss Virginia
Harrison and Miss Barbara Harrison.
In school az the Assumption Convent ut
Paris. will sail from Bordeaux on her
return journey next Saturday, Octo-
Der %.
Mrs. Caldwell Hacker, of New York,
will arrive In town today TO visit Miss
Natalie briggs at the Highlands. Miss
briggs will entertain Informally at
bridge Wednesday afternoon in compli-
ment to Mrs. Hacker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23
Chicago Woman Arrested
On Demanding Real Shave

CHICAGO. Oct. 2.-Helen Wade en-
tered the barber shop of Charles Collins
today and. seating herself In a barber
chair demanded a shave. For fifteen
minutes the owner argued with her and
ordered her to leave She refused to
go and Collins called Policeman John J.
Hourigan.
"I'll not leave here until get shave.
and the sooner the better" the woman
insisted.
Hourigan took a razor and began to
initiate a BARRIERS motions over her face.
Finally he announced that she had been
shaved and asked her TO leave the shop.
You can't kid me-" the woman said
when the policeman told her she had
been shaved. THAT razor never touch
ed my face and won't leave here"
Then she was arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23
Cables to Porto Rico
Censored by British

NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-The indis-
eliminate censorship to which business
messages to Porto Rico have been sub
tected is revealed In a committee report
to the Merchants Association of New
York. The committee found that. while
a message to Cuba costs Is cents a word.
the same message to Porto Rico costs
90 cents a word and usually must pass
through two or three companies, and
Invariably under the eye of the British
censor, at Jamaica.
The solution suggested by the COM
mittee Is the laying Of direct cable
TO Porto Rico. to be owned by the
United States Government or by Ameri1
can interests, to put the line beyond
foreign power in case OF war.
The association will cooperate with
the Boston Chamber Of Commerce and
urge the Federal Government itself to
lay such a cable line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23

In a letter written to The Times on
the day Of the fnais In the Presidents
match at the National Rife match now
In progress at Jacksonville. John A.
MncLoughlin tells OF the interest which
centered In the contestants. when every
shot counted for or against the competi-
tors chance OF winning the match. The
letter. In part, follows: ra 4.
Interest In today's matches conferred
In the final stage Of the Presidents
match. The 200 competitors with high
est scores were retained for the finals
and others weer allowed to- re-enter
upon payment OF the 81 fee.
Capt w. Garland Fay, United states
Marine Corps. was the high man at the
close of the e00-yard stage with an ag-
gregate score of 1872, and Captain Rich
ards. of the oulnnipiac Rife Club. was
close. on his heels with score OF III
When Captain Fay went on the firing
line, Captain Richards had registered hf-
teen consecutive bull's-eyes. and there
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23

was no indication that he would get
out Of the black Captain Fay made ten
straight fives, but his eleventh and thir-
teenth shots were well out Of the four.
Gets Total Of Ninety Eight.
Meanwhile. Captain Richards had
scored fours,on his eighteenth and nine
teenth shots and got back into the bull
on the twentieth, completing his 1000;
yard score at eS. a total of 2es In the
full course.
Captain Fay now had to make a
buirs-eye' on every shot. for though a
81 at 1000 yards would make his ag-
gregate score the same as that of Cap
tain Richards, the higher score at the
longest range would give the champion
ship to. Captain Richards. "
But Captain Fay was equal to the
difficult task. His supporters held their
breath when the markers in the pit
flashed a four disk on his seventeenth
shot, and great sigh of relief escaped
the crowd as the dfsk was turned
announced. Captain Fay's seventeenth
shot for the record IL a-a-a-a-five.
Another gasp escaped when his
eighteenth shot barely nipped the bulls:
twentieth landed fairly In the middle
OF the center circle. and Captain Fay
was the winner Of the Individual mill
tary championship Of the United States.
The frst TO shake -Fay's hand in con-
graduation was Richards. for Captain
Richards IL thorough sportsman az
well as most excellent rife shot.
Westinghouse Do Well.
The National Rife Association indi-
vidual pistol match was held In the
afternoon. but there were so many
hreres II could not be completed. Az
usual, DR.. q. r. Cook. of Washington.
was well UP toward the top. and Sergt.
showed unexpected strength.
"A great many competitors are now
shooting 'skidoo' tickets The ticket
covers a string OF ten shots and is pur.
chased for a quarter. II one makes 81
per cent OF the possible score. he re-
ceives from the National Rifle Associa-
ton a souvenir medal, and II his score
Is a possible. he receives a silver
medal A gold medal will be
awarded the competitor who
makes a possible > followed by the
largest number OF additional fives. One
man shot fifty-three consecutive bulls.
yet. r. NJ. Norris. OF Central High
School. the boy wonder made a TRIP
to the firing line with a skiddoo ticket
and knocked out possible on his ter
shots.
THE Washington cadets are putting ir
| considerable time on the 1,O00-yard
ranges. Shooters here are OF the opin-
ion that the FIVE high men of the cadet
| team at rapid fire will be the five
high men for the entire national team
match"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23
Hunter Aims at Turkey,
But Hits His Companion

BELLEFONTE. Pa. Oct. 23.-Addison
Zones. twenty-eight. a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Musser Zones. Of Julian. Centre
county, is dying at the Bellefonte Hos
pital as the result OF bullet wound
through his body from a shot fired by
his cousin. q Mr.. Brooks, of Winburne.
while the two were hunting wild turkeys
this morning.
They were In an open field when a
wild turkey was raised. Brooks shot
at the turkey. but missed. and the bull
let pierced Zones body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23
DR.. {. {. SW|SHER IS
NARRENTON VISITOR
Guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar T..
Crosby at Their Home in the
Country.
Photo by Buck.

DIR. Charles Clinton Swisher. Is spend
ing the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar T. Crosby. at their country place
In Warrenton. Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby
expect to sail for Bordeaux early next
month. and will spend the winter in
Rome
On their way they will stop at Madrid
to visit their daughter. the Countess
Carraciola. whose husband. Count Car
raciola dl Melito. has been appointed
military attache from Italy to the
Spanish court. Count Carraciola was
stationed previous to the war in Tripoli.
but has spent the last year with his
regiment at the north Italian war front.
=
Senator and Mrs. James X. Varda-
man have announced the marriage OF
their daughter. Miss Minnie Vardaman.
to- w. T. Ratliff, of Birmingham.
Ala. The ceremony was performed on
Thursday, October 49, In the Galloway
Memorial Methodist Church. at Jack
son. Miss.
Miss May Adams and Mrs. ID. Blu
chanan Merryman. who passed the
summer at Bass Rocks. Mass. are at
Lenox. Mass, whore they are making
a short stay at t.le Curtis Hotel. en-
route to their home In this city. They
will reach Washington Wednesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23
Back At Shadow Lawn.

Miss Helen Woodrow Bones. who ac-
companied President and Mrs. Wilson
on their recent trip to Chicago, stopped
in New York for a few days on her
return. She is now back at Shadow
Lawn.
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo. wife of
the Secretary OF the Treasury. Is max
ing short visit to President and Mrs.
Wilson during the absence of the Secre-
tary, who will not return from his cam
paign tour until the last OF the week.
as their guest Mrs. Young's mother
Mrs f. Stephens. of Henderson, N. c,
Mr.. Stephens. Mrs. Young's father. who
Is at the Walter Reed Hospital, recov-
.ering from an operation. will visit Cap
tain and Mrs. Young after he leaves the
hospital.