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The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29
The Red Cross and
What Our Women
Have Been Doing
Report Given Before the Literary Alliance at the
Negro Women's Club Home by Mrs. Harry
Barbee, Secretary of the Colored Women's
Auxiliary to the National League for Wo-
mems Service.

you will see the spirit with which our
women are entering into the work and
in most instances having little en-
couragement save the appreciation of
God
From New York Mrs. H. ]. Foster
writes: "Our women are doing stock
work, making bandages and knitting.
The Red Cross has promised to put
staff, but as yet none have been
placed"
Mrs. Herbert Ross (nee Carrie
Barnes) of Denver sends splendid re-
ports from Cambridge, Mass. 81 be-
long to a group of one hundred and
fifty women who knit. Since June we
have knitted 100 sweaters, rs trench
caps, dozen socks, rs wristlets.
We bought motorcycle for COM
pany in need of one. We plan to send
to one camp in this country one
knitted garment for every man and a
package to every man of the Gath In
fantry, which is really our hero regi-
ment. Lodges and churches have don
ated to a common fund for the pur-
chase of yarn of which we have pur-
chased $500 worth. Many liberal
minded white people have given us
their services. Many balls and parties
have been given for Red Cross funds.
| hear of other units doing equally
as we'll"
Louisville, KY, sends report
through Mrs. H. C. Russell, wife of
the president of the State Normal
school: 1.-The work is being done by
Red Cross units which meet at regu-
lar meetings to sew and knit. The
teachers are formed into units and a
great many of the Normal girls work
with them. The smaller children are
all being taught to knit and sew for
the Red Cross"
Mrs. Mary B. Tarbet, Buffalo, N. Y,
writes "Our colored women here
work with the Central organization
and receive their work from head
quarters. We also have women sew
ing for the Red Cross in different
circles. Just now l have been asked
by the Women's War Committee to
let them know what the Colored Wom-
en- are doing along this line, also in
food conservation food production,
etc. l am preparing a letter for the
press which / hope will soon be pre-
pared and distributed very freely
among our people so that they can
tell me by report just what is being
done"
Miss Mamie Burroughs reports that
Red Cross units are just in formative
stage in Washington.
From Chicago, Mrs. Elizabeth Lind
say Davis sends very excellent re
port of activities in Red Cross work:
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. IL. Last
Saturday morning, two police
officers went to the home of c.
T. Thomas, a well known colored
druggist of this city, and de-
manded that he come with them,
charging disorderly conduct. He
ordered them from his door. Of
ficer H. T. Adams forced the
door and Thomas fired a bullet
through his head, killing him in
stantly, He then turned the re-
volver on the other officer, F. T..
Roberts, and wounded him Sc
verely. An emergency squad
with riot guns was sent and sue
ceeded in arresting DR.. Thomas,
who was also shot in the arm.
Officer Roberts will recover.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29

Washington, Dec. 25. Private
Jerry Ward, attached to Com
pany A. first separate battalion
of Negro troops of the District
National guard, has been senten-
ced to dismissal from the service
and three years at hard labor for
killing Andrew j. Cooper, an
aged carpenter at the quarter
master training camp here last
Oct. IL. The verdict of the
court-martial was disapproved as
inadequate by Brig. Gen. Eli D.
Hoyle, commanding the Eastern
department, but the court refus-
ed to amend it and General Hoyle
finally approved it, he said, only
in order that the soldier should
not escape deserved punish
ment." Cooper, in going to
work at the camp, tried to enter
by a short cut instead of thru the
main gate, and it was in evidence
at the trial that Ward, who was
on guard duty, knocked him
down an embankment and, when
he started up again. shot and
killed him. The court held the
act was involuntary man slaugh-
ter under the articles of war.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29

We acknowledge with thanks re-
ceipt of Christmas editions of the var
ious papers that we exchange with.
Beautifully gotten up, with Christ
mas stories and editorials lending
great inspiration to their readers, the
publications were evidences of the
progress made by the newspapermen
of our race, and we wish them super
abundant success coupled with re-
newed energy and vigor for the right
'eous prosecution of the causes they
advocate, as well as increase of pa
tronage for the year 1918.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29

Henry Dunant, a native OF Swlt-
zerland. having witnessed great and
unnecessary suffering. of the wounded
after the battle of Solferino, in 1853,
and being inspired by the work OF
that mistress of mercy, Florence
Nightingale, during the Crimean war,
set about to arouse the soverelgns
of Europe He worked untiringly and
in 1864 by invitation of the Swiss gov
ernment, representatives from several
of the powers, held a convention in
Geneva and signed what was after
wards known as the Red Cross treaty.
This treaty provided that all officers,
soldiers and other persons officially
attached to armies, who are sick or
wounded, shall be respected and cared
for without distinction of nationality,
by the belligerent in whose power
they happen to fall
Hospitals, their supplies and per
sonnel are neutralized and protected
by this treaty. Out of compliment
to Switzerland, the Swiss flag re-
versed in color (red cross on white
field, was selected as the universal
emblem of mercy and distinctive pro
lection
The treaty recognizes and includes
under its provisions all volunteer aid
societies under the Red Cross and
the work of these societies has been
broadened to include relief work al
ter national or international disasters,
to mitigate suffering caused by fires,
floods, famine or any calamity. So
cities receive the recognition of their
respective countries, then the chart
ers are passed upon by an interna-
tional committee at Geneva.
There were volunteer societies at
work in (America) the United States
during the last year of the Civil war,
but the United States received it's Of
ficial charter in 1881. Clara Barton
was made president and remained in
office until she resigned in 1904.
This organization standing for
mercy and service would naturally
appeal to the vast heart of Negro
womanhood | belong to race of
women whom suffering ennobles.
When she looks about her and sees
humanity seething. struggling, suffer
ing, maddened; when she is mute,
speechless from outrage and injus-
tice, she thinks not of what the coun-
try thinks of her, but of what she
can do to alleviate suffering; how she
can render back the privileges she
has had of education and Christian
training.
In the United States there has not
been a disposition on the part of the
Red Cross to take in colored members
until the present crisis, so the work
among our women is in embryo, but
from the few reports | have received
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29
THE SHADOW
FROM THE
GALL0WS

VuTHEN the news reached the
w twelve million Americans of
sable hue, that thirteen of the
black soldiers that few days before
had been part of the noble band that
had brought honor and fame to this
our beloved land, had died upon the
gallows, a shadow dimmed our joy
and the music of victory became the
wall of woe. We raise no question
of the Justice of the sentence, we pass
no Judgment on the court that stern
ly upheld the law.
We Ore loyal still, for we have no
other Ind, we have no other flag for
which our life blood has been shed
We are Americans, true and tried,
and no man can deny that our hearts
still beat true. The gloom that the
shadow from the gallows casts is one
deep and wide that only calm pa
tience, forbearance of the highest type
can overcome.
The government has a harder prob
lem to solve, the race has a narrow
road to tread, the colored soldier
must be a soldier true to endure the
future outlook.
The danger which the shadow from
the gallows portends is the interpre-
tation of the finding of the military
court by the prejudiced whites of this,
our land
. If the South emboldened by the be-
lief that these thirteen men died be-
cause they were colored soldiers and
their victims were white proceeds to
pour out the vials of their wrath upon
the black soldiers in their midst, L,e
outlook is perilous and the hope for
brighter days is but a myth.
This damnable color prejudice while
deeper seated and more open in the
South, is unfortunately, not confined
to the South.
Ever and anon the smouldering fire
of hate bursts into flame in our own
Northland and we feel that while toll
Grated we are not loved.
w NAT Will lIG harvest Dt. II men
garbed in the uniform of America,
fighting for freedom and democracy,
fired with patriotism and love, are to
be insulted, kicked and cuffed, cursed
and dubbed and that for no other rea-
son, save that, the skin is black and
the hair kinky the cause of democ-
racy is lost, the fight is vain.
The white men of America seem
incapable of judging the American of
sable hue by his character and his
worth, but few indeed seem to judge
him by human standards. They seem
ingly look upon him as something diff
scarcely a man.
They are sane upon all other sub
jects. they throw the mantle of Chris
tian charity over every other race va
riety, but Christianity ceases when the
colored man is considered. This
strange paradox in a boasted land of
freedom cannot exist without sapping
the vital strength of the nation.
Even our secretary of war in his
frank expressions of friendship and
sympathy is beclouded when he
states that he feels that many of the
stories of mistreatment of colored sol
diers is due to German propaganda.
The most exaggerated tale of German
propagandist pales into insignificance
beside the real facts.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 1917

I'VE have two members on the Wom-
ems Committee of Council of Ma
tional Defense, City Committee, Mrs.
Davis; State Council, DR.. Mary f.
Waring. We have units in Spring
field, Elgin, Waukegan, Evanston and
Chicago. They make surgical dress
ings and garments, knit sweaters,
wristlets, socks and helmets. The
Waukegan group, Col. Young Chapter,
Daughters of the American Flag, have
raised funds to send blankets to
France. The Phyllis Wheatley club
and the Crispus Attucks Chapter,
Daughters of the American Flag, have
knitted garments for the soldiers in
France and are now knitting for the
Sth Regiment We write letters, send
books, ETC., to those boys, every one of
whom was adopted by some church or
club before leaving. Substantial
boxes of sweets, tobacco, etc. will be
sent Xmas to the 1000 drafted men
at Camp Grant. Today l inspected
some perfectly knit garments done
by the eighth grade girls at Farrow
school. We will not be satisfied un-
til every woman in Chicago is enlist,
ed in patriotic work.
Mrs. Thomas Mahammit reports
for Omaha: I'VE have Crispus At
tucks Auxiliary to the Red Cross.
Mrs. l. Bailey (wife of retired army
sergean) is president. 1t meets ev-
cry Tuesday afternoon to sew for the
soldiers and have turned in dozens of
garments to Red Cross headquarters.
There is a knitting club, which meets
every Friday. Mrs. Ulia Britt is pres
ident. We raised $100 to send pres
ents. We are making a drive for 1000
colored members for the Red Cross
by Xmas"
Miss Naomi White reports that Kan
sas City Masons have donated room
and the women meet there to do sew
ing and knitting. Kansas City is in
terested in a Community House at
Camp Funston and several affairs
have been given. The Clippers, so
ciety club among the teachers, gave
dancing party, the proceeds OF
which was one hundred dollars, to be
turned over to that fund.
In Denver, we have Colored Wom-
ems Auxiliary to the National League
for Womans Service, organized last
October, by Mrs. Isabel Stewart, who
is the state chairman. The organiza-
ton meets regularly at the Thrift
House to knit, on Thursdays. and at
State Museum to do surgical dress
ing work on Fridays. The National
League for Womans Service has unit
ed with the Red Cross and now all
work passes directly through Red
Cross headquarters. The colored
women lent splendid aid to the Tri-
angle drive for the Y. M. c. A. Recre-
alton camps We have received the
support and encouragement of many
broad-minded, big-hearted white
women.
The Missionary Society at Zion Bap-
tist church has knitting unit. The
Y w. C. A. has unit among the
high school girls; all are knitting.
Miss Robertann Barbee reports that
ST. Louis women are very enthusias-
tic. They work with the Central or
ganization. Miss Belcher, formerly
secretary of Y. W., is travelling secre-
tary for the Red Cross, looking after
the morale of the training camps.
Splendid reports come from the
South, but too late for this report
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 25. AT
ter the war the Rev. DR.. c. f.
Cheehzzle, Abyssinian priest,
lecturer and preacher for the Ne
groes of America and the world,
would form a nation for Negroes
in Africa. In a sermon at the
st. Johns African Methodist
church here, he told the congre-
cation, THE doctrine after the
war will be that men of color
shall be drawn out of every ma
ton and found an empire of their
own in Africa. "A million men.
he said. from Africa and other
countries belonging to the black
race have volunteered their SER
vices already in this world war
against autocracy and greed. "
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29
Protein In White of Enas.

The purest example of protein is the
albumen in the white of egg. Protein
is found not only IN eggs, but all lean
meats. Also in vegetables and cereals
In much smaller proportions, some veg
etables having only Il trace, while 9th
ers, such as peanuts. having more than
the best beefsteak.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-29
RACE NEWS G,tisa, S,tisr'1 s,.'s,s r's"

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16
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PERSONALS

r G Miller left this Morning fo,
Portland.
Miss Uazet M Nowson lao. +I,;s ,,or,,
ING for 4 abort visit IN Seattle " ;"
nr r n Ryrd was IN portin,,d WI
naadav rao;stcrod at tbn Insno";n1 Wv
MRS n w MoNaaI ond NJ uat;o
T,acv' ~ Aumsv;Ila arc ~ ~ "a, -'
Miss Iana palle Tar+a. - ai;
tbo week with her narants II SprnoII;s S;
pr;nc;nal r n Nelson 80 .he sala@, caias,
h;ob schpoI i boma From shnrt hntan
;z;n1 trim nj Datro;t W . ''iOi : D0'"A
M and Mrs Frapk r. M;lar woro
portland visitors vasterdov rao,ss eraa
MT tbe Tmnerial
william irvine. Portland naasenoer
agent az the Pennsvlvania rao1 10 IN
t6a citv reustered ~ tha Rlgh
Prof. J. q. Hall Of Willamette Uni.
versitv was n nassenoer this morn;ng
for Portland ON the Oregon Electric .
Asahel Bush. Fred T6ielsen. Melvin
plmnton md Earl Andersen mo+orad ~
Wlhoit snrnos s' Wedresdav s ovenine su foy ~
dinner.
a r.. Smith snnar;ntondant of tbo
silo denartment ~ tbe SnanISng T.or.
zinc oomnanv ;s in portIand oS cor,.
pany BUSINESS
Mayor Walter p. Keves ia home from
Fossil where he went 70 attend the finn.
eral Of his mother. who wos klIad IN
An AUTOMOBILES accident.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16
Patriotic League
Asks Assistance to
Provide for the Boys

Patriots and loyal citizens of Salem
have received call to help NJ com
lpany.
Fifty comfort bags and 200 house
wives are wanted at once by the COM
pany for the comfort of the boys who
NAV leave suddenly for their mobiliza-
tion camp at Palo Alto any day.
An appeal for funds with which to
purchase the materials is sent out to-
day by Mrs. Olive English Enright,
president of the Salem Patriotic Lea
que. She asks that all those who can
donate any money for this cause to
leave the same with Chauncey Bishop
at the Woolen Mill store or with her.
The league has no money in the treas
Jury whatever to purchase the mater
ials necessary. The call for the bags
and the housewives came from Captain
Neer, who states the men are in need
of the articles. 1t is felt by President
Enright that Salem should respond
quickly and literally to this call just
as it did to the other calls made upon
it in the past. The stuff must be pur-
chased quickly and madeup with all
speed so as to be presented to the boys
before they leave south.
This appeal is to those who can stay
at home and run their businesses with
out personal sacrifice of time and mon
ey. 1t is for these people to donate. 1t
is also suggested that there are num-
erous women in Salem with independ-
ent incomes who have not donated any
thing so far, and request is made to
them to help in this work and so Edo
a bit"
Mrs. Olive Enright may be found at
356 North Liberty street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16
MOTOR FROM CALIFORNIA.

J. s. Thompson, mayor of Glendale,
Cal, accompanied by his wife and child
rem, halted in Eugene yesterday while
en- route to Salem, they having motor
ed the entire distance. The Thompsons'
will visit at the home of his sister,
Mrs. John Best. They found the stretch
of road between Roseburg and Cottage
Grove in very bad repair and were
compelled to give lift to members of
another party who broke spring in
their car while bounding over the
thoroughfare.- Eugene Register.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

DR.. M. g. Findley and family will
leave for a two weeks motoring trip
early next week. Their visit will include
Tacoma, Seattle and other Sound cities
and a stay of several days at Rainier
National Park.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16
All Around Town
COMING EVENTS

August I7-Iowa picnic, state
fair grounds.
August 20-Dealer's Motor
Car Assn. Of Oregon spend four
hours in city.
August 22-Nebraska Society
State Picnic.
September 24-30.-State Fair,
Salem.
September, 2S, 29-Registra-
tion day Willamette University.
October 1.-Public Schools
open.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

j. P. Coonse, who was travelling
along the highway in Marion county
on a motorcycle Travelled too fast and
was picked up for speeding. He appear
ed in Justice Webster's court this at
ternoon, pleaded guilty, was fined $lo
but in lieu of having the money was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16
There is more money in being a mold

There is more money in being a mold
or in d foundry than in many of the
employments where not quite so much
muscle is required. For instance, the
government IS calling for molders at the
Puget Sound navy yard and is willing
to pay from 1904 to $40 day. Just
ordinary common helpers are offered
from SO to $3.50 day. The Puget Sound
navy yards want 100 helpers at these
figures.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

H. H. Kloepping, deputy county clerk,
who has been spending the past ten
days in vacation, returned to the office
this morning. He says he spent his time
at home and did not wander far afield.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

Dr.. d. x. Beechler, dentist, 202 o. 8.
Bank bldg. Fifteen years experience.
Most modern office equipment in the
valley. Sundays by appointment. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16
Lawrence Purvine, a former studer

Lawrence Purvine, former student
at the Oregon Agricultural college, has
enlisted in the United States navy as a
fireman and was sent down to Portland
today by j. E Adams, in charge Of the
navy recruiting station here. He ex-
poets later to transfer to the aviation
department as soon as he has had some
experience in machine shop work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

The steamer Great Northern, sail
ing this afternoon from Flavel for San
Francisco Will carry quite number of
Salem folks going to various parts of
the country. Among those ON board are
the following; Miss Elizabeth Schultz
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

For the benefit of those who do not
know and also to please one of the Cap
ital Journal patrons who made inquiry,
the following information is given: The
Pacific Highway enters Salem from the
north on the Portland road on this side
Of the river at the Fairgrounds road. It
then runs one block on Summer street,
then one block east to Capitol street,
thence to the statehouse, at Court street,
Then on Court street the highway runs
west to Commercial and then south on
Commercial street to the city limits, and
thence out into the country ON the hill
road to jefferson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

Complaints for the collection of two
promissory notes of $4,000 each was
filed in the circuit court this afternoon
by the United States National bank
against G. o. Bursell and wife. Judg
ment on the sum of $4,000 is asked.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16
taken to the county pail for five day
Word was received today that Mi

Word was received today that Miss
Eva Scott, who recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Spring
field, Or, hospital is improving. Her
sster, Miss Hazel Scott, superintendent
of the Springfield hospital, is suffering
from severe case of ptomaine poison
ing and is now in st. Vincent s hospital
Portland under the care of specialist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

The Deaconess hospital broke its best
days record last Tuesday when ten
operations were performed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

Mrs. D. D. Woodruff and two children,
j. o. Bailey of the attorney general IS
office, Miss Gladys Campbell and R. M.
Bartle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

Luther D. Cook, teacher of this city,
was given a license to marry Miss Geor-
gia M. Morgan, student at Gervais,
yesterday by the Marion county clerk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

According to information received a
few days ago, it is believed to be GER
tan that Joe McAllister, formerly a
member of M company when it was on
the Mexican border; Frank Barton, for
merly a member of the Statesman staff;
and Bruce Mcdaniel, brother of Ivan G..
Mcdaniel, secretary Of the commercial
club, win arrive at French port today.
They are said to have sailed from an
American port about seven days ago
and as it requires only five or six days
to cross the Atlantic it is probable they
are now on French soil. They are all
with the Eighth company of American
engineers.
IlIIRMAI. WANT ADS PAY
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16
Folks are getting to be quite critical

Folks are getting to be quite critical
and observing nowadays when at
tending the moving pcture shows. Last
evening at the Oregon Bessie Barris-
Gale, the film movie star, was being
shown in a scene wherein she was do
ing some fast typewriting in a business
office. She was supposed to be doing
some rapid work on the typewriter, but
it WASH t quite up to the proper method.
One young lady was heard to remark,
''She is fine actress all right, but she
doesn t know anything about running
a typewriter. Look, she is striking the
letter E and D with the first finger of
her right hand"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16

A contract for the mill work of the
addition to the Odd Fellows building in
Portland has been awarded to the
Spaulding Logging company. The addi-
tion when completed will cost about
$4,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-16
..Better meals for less money!, This

''Better meals for less money This
sounds good and those who would care
to investigate are hereby given inside
Information. It is the title of book just
received at the public library. The lady
who wrote and compiled the book claims
to know all about calories and food val
ues and will tell any good housekeeper
how better meals may be cooked for
less money notwithstanding the sky
rocketing of food prices. 1t is all in
knowing how.