The broad ax., 1916-01-01
Charles E. Stump, Has
Within the Last Ten
Days Travelled From
Shreveport, La. and
Other Points in That
Section of the South to
Roanoke, Va, Where
He Will larry for a
Short Time

When I took my pen in hand tc
write to you and inform you of my
health, 1 was in Shreveport, La, the
extreme Sunny South, and this week
L am sitting up in Chicago looking at
the snow and ice, and since 1 have had
a taste of the south, and of Jim Crow.
ism, 1 think 1 shall return at once and
look into matters there. seeing what ]
can see and hearing what 1 can hear.
1 remained in Shreveport until the
close of the North Louisiana confer
ence, and then bright and early I
started for this place. 1 should have
left at 3 O'Clock in the morning, but
it seems that the iron horse had found
some way to get angry, and he was an
angry old fellow, and they could not
control him, so he did not get to
Shreveport until O'Clock, so 1 had to
ride all day Sunday going to New Or
leans, and did not get to see in a
single church.
Reaching town, went to the par
sonage of st. James A. M. E. church,
Rev. NJ. R. Dixon pastor, and he toted
me over to a boarding house, where 1
spent the night. 1 shall not have any
thing to say about New Orleans, be-
cause did not get to see much. They
have a mighty big city there and
there are many mighty big doings, but
they have Jim Crowism down to per-
lection on the street cars there.
Getting on the cars there were two
short end seats, large enough to hold
one person each, and on the back of
the next seat was a little screen con-
tanning "For Colored patrons only"
1 started to use a "cuss" word, but
I remembered who 1 was and what /
was and did not say a single thing
about it, but just took my seat like a
little man, for none of these things
could crush my manhood. There was
a man riding behind a screen the way
I felt and acted about it.
The next morning 1 left on the L.
& N, road, and tell you 1 could hard
ly believe myself, because the accom-
mediation was so superior. They had a
nice big waiting room, a large table
in it, chairs, think, and every accom-
mediation for a passenger. Then when
L went to get on that wagon. 1t was a
clean, steel, chair car, smoking room,
wash bowl, and everything else. I
hardly knew how to sit down. It was
Just simply fine, and that is putting it
in mild terms.
1t was just like being in a bed, I
threw my chair back and slept like a
good fellow, believe me. I remained
in that position until 1 got to Mobile,
and decided to get off there for a few
hours. 1 had been invited to visit
here by Miss Daisy E. Jackson, the
fast writer. Miss Jackson is what you
,all a stenographer. She does her writ
ng with a machine; and I wish you
Gould see her fingers dance the High
and fling. She writes with a pencil
n little scratches and marks, that /
Gould not read a word of it.
She was working for Editor B. G.
Davis, of Odd Fellow fame, but re-
igned and returned home. She is
With her mother and sister. They
ave lovely home, and 1 enjoyed the
hort time I stayed there.
Mobile is a hustling place. Up I'M
il President Wilson went into office
III the mail carriers belonged to our
ace. But then when Democrats got
lold they told the young white men to
axe the examination and some of them
would be appointed, and they were ap-
,ointed, let me tell you.
Out into the streets, I met Rev. c.
4. Fisher, visited the Undertaking es-
Enlistment of Knox Brothers. These
re two young men, and it was wonder
ul to see how those young men were
,ulling and working together. They
lad confidence in each other. They
leep together, work together, and are
making wonderful progress.
To my way of thinking DR.. 81. Roger
Williams, of Mobile is one of the best
nd greatest physicians of our race.
lie has a large drugstore in Mobile.
Ie shows what a man can do for him
elf and with himself. DR.. Williams
vas not born with a silver spoon in