The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-24
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NEGROES AOOPTN6 SIMILAR LAND IDEA
TO THAT BENG PUT H. v0eUE BY EEST VIRGINIA NGROES

and its :cople: but were somewhat tax
en- back. when upon inquiry, were iu-
iormed that IN no in-isnce IL any of the
theasrrs. that Is. MONIt>s, aud we take
it has is 10 the rule throughout. allow
cviosed people d attend. The thing
SEEMED N In - strange and incongruous
aud out ot harmony and laint with the
other senei al sspscts of the city and IT,
citizenship. that We made bold u in.ti-
tute . careful aud what ws tried to have
it % b~, An unbiased inquiry from an
unbiased s<rourc~ - e. the rsssou for
thls abnormal condition at allan and %
"a that end. ~e inquired oi our friend.
Mr.. Robert CLARK. . time houorsi and q
splendid type oi u citizen there, -. we'll
~ one who ls respected 10y everybody.
both white AMI colorej. - "a the rrason
Tor this His reply Mas about - follows:
Il really don't know Why this 10.
Ralph. In other Ways, the white pso-
pie seem "a be cordial enough. but for
some resson unknown Ia ne. they have
studiously refrHined from allowing us
this privilege. They assign ~ . reason
that there are any numiper of shop men
| here and it 10 just not the most ds--i able
| thing to have some fellow with shop
CLOTHES come IN and at down tie sl,ie or
IN the same room With Others Who are
more t~fittinEiy prepared - attsnd ths.r
| entertainments. l have tined - cay Ia
them that they were quite right in th,s,
but the mean~h bile have asksd them e.
make some Hllowa ance for the fellow ~ho
cvtnes la IN the proper shape aud " who n.
behttiIgly attired, both an point oi .ir-s-
aud manners and allow him tile privi-
lsge. but 90 Tar my appeals have t~cn an
van. rather think they amply have
another reason ior it. which perhaps you
understand ~ we'll - L. One fifts~nth
oi the population oi Wheeling 10 eolore.i
and have argued that insolnuch .. we
are citizens and they want and desire
our votes, they should allow us q r~ason-
able share of the public patronage aud
privilege
They have given "a. = patrolmsn and
pronsesi us . policeman, but the latter
thing they have never carried out. We
are. however, ssill hoping and struggling
ior and % that eni. Perhaps, some day
they will grow more GENEROUS and make
this tsrdy allowance 10 us."
The above sesms ~ about spell the
(se0sy and " . better vernon VI the sssu-
alton than We csubd ever hope 10 have
given OF our own accord and 90 We sub
mt for what It 10 worth. Tie only thing
which struck ns Va. the apparent moon
xruity vi the whole thing. We don 1
think there 10 another city of any SIZE in
the State where. under some sort oi ar
rsngeinent. the colored people can not
10 " the movies. We say now - We
said to our friend, Bob" CLARK. there
is one solution u tins problem and
.hst 10 BUILD ONE Or YOUR.
fAIkMONT TAXES THE LEAD.
Fslrnun mt SETS the pace. industriously,
ior all other cities IA the state. ~ lar ~
sbe Negro 10 concerned. La that tii.ck IN
dotted valley, with Its teeaning industries
and Its beehive like manufacturing es-
Establishments, FaIruIont stands cut UNI
queiy for one thing and that is this, .l,e
.. the first city in the state 10 employ. in
her manufacturing establishments, col
ored women. Mr. j. +. Cunningham,
head Of the Monongsh Glass Company,
ci that place. has recently installed in
the giss- factory colored girls. aud what
10 ,~tter than all. he ssys that they are
giving eminent satisfaction and doing
much better than those whom they have
heretofore had In ths same capacity.
Sometime sgo. Mr. Cunningham vent
q Aisbsnls aud when lac resurnei, he
had with him = nnmi,er oi colored work
men snd among them we're the.e women.
Not only has he put tis~-e colored wo-
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