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The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16

supplying the railroads with labor for
maintenance and shop work. The
first men imported will be sent to the
South and Southwest for railroad work
with the understanding that they will
be released for farm service during
the press of the agricultural season.
F. C. Roberts, special agent of the
department, will leave for Porto Rico
next week to arrange transportation,
registration of the men having been
completed some time ago.
Louis F. Post, assistant secretary of
labor, asserted today that all require
ments for common labor can be met
by proper distribution of the domestic
supply and by the use of American
citizens from Porto Rico and the Vir-
gin Islands. He condemned agitation
for importation of Chinese and Mexi-
cans as unnecessary and prejudi-
cial."
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
THE CONVERSATIONS
OF BEING COLORED

If people should ask me, as
they ask Bert Williams, Would
YOU not give anything to be
white?" | should answer as Mr..
Williams answered, 'Emphati-
cally mol"
AS a Colored man | am relieved
of great responsibilities, not be-
cause | am unwilling to assume
them, but because they are de-
MED me. | have no voice in the
destiny of this democracy. L.
too, have brain, ideals and
strength, but | am not permitted
to help in making the pattern.
AS Colored man | am without
the pale. l am a looker-on. l
can see the follies and faults
of the white race, and though
sometimes my self am scared
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
CANON CITY, COLO, NEWS.
BY G. NJ. Ii.

The Friendship Club met at the
residence of Mrs. Taylor last Friday
afternoon. After a two-course lunch
con the club spent the afternoon
knitting wristlets and sweaters for
the Sammies. They report delight
full and interesting meeting. ...
Mrs. Mary Holiday received a tele-
gram from Detroit, Mich, stating the
death of her son, XII Cason. The re-
mains were brought to Canon City
for burial. XII Cason was 26 years
old and has been in the East two
years, making a success of life. The
funeral services were held from the
residence of his mother, Mrs. Holt
day, at 7O9 Rudd avenue, at p. M,
Tuesday afternoon, conducted oy
Rev. Prowell. Interment was at
Lakeside cemetery.
The Willing Workers Club held
an interesting debate last Monday.
The affirmative side carried away
the laurels. They were the guests OF
Mr.. C. M. Bruton this week at his
fathers home. After three hours OF
entertainment and refreshments they
disbanded. declaring they had an en-
ioyable evening.
Mrs. C. M. Bruton arrived Monday
from a very interesting visit in the
East of several months duration.
Welcome home!
The ladies of the Friendship Club
have taken up $25 for their war re-
lief club. This is a Sammies' club,
which speaks we'll for our race. Much
success to our ladies.
Mrs. B. Palhm departed this life
Sunday morning. She was devoted
wife to her children and husband
apd was liked by all who knew her.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
THE NEGRO
ENGINEER
REGIMENT

The Ninety-second division of the
National Army is now being formed
from Negroes of the selective draft.
1t will include four regiments of in
fantry, three of artillery and one of
engineers, besides signal corps, ma
chine gun and other auxiliary organ
izations.
The engineer regiment, known as
the 317th Engineers, is to be COM
posed. as has been announced by Col.
Earl /. Brown at its headquarters at
Camp Sherman, Ohio, "of specially
selected men capable of doing every
thing in a mechanical, industrial or
engineering line that an army may
require to be done. Its duties cover
a very wide range of activities. 1t
must make surveys and supply
maps; it must operate railroads;
build and repair bridges, as well as
destroy them when necessary; build
trenches and Notifications; dig
mines and blow them up; man the
apparatus for gas attacks; and do a
thousand other similar things.
Besides its commissioned officers
this regiment needs about 1850 men,
of whom $50 will be- non-commls-
stoned officers. This is fine OPP
portunity for graduates of industrial
schools with military training, like
Hampton and Tuskegee. Thirty OF
the nearly two hundred students ana
graduates of Hampton now in the
service are already at Camp Sher-
man. some working at their trades
and Others ready to be called upon.
Hampton men have early opportuni-
tv in all the camps to become non
commissioned officers, and many
have already been recommended for
the officers training schools estab-
lished at some of the environments.
Colonel Brown, who is an officer
of engineers in the regular army, is
anxious to obtain all colored men
possible whom have technical skill.
Men not subject to draft may enlist
for this regiment by applying to Col.
Earl Brown, Chillicothe, Ohio, stat
| ing their qualifications. If they are
subject to draft, it can be arranged
for them to report directly to Camp
Sherman Workman.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
10000 BLACK LAB0RERS
ARE COMING over
coLoRED CITIZENS FROM VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PORTO RICO ARE
NOW BEING SOUGHT BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
CHINESE LABOR WILL
NOT BE ADMITTED.

Washington, D. c., Feb. THE
most important statement recently is
sued in regard to the situation of
black labor in the United States is
that given out which has put final
quietus to the rumor that 100000 Chi
nese laborers were to be brought here
for farm and railroad work.
Arrangements for the early trans
portation of $4,000 common laborers
to the United States from Porto Rico
are being made by the employment
service of the Department of Labor.
AS soon as tonnage is available 10000
others will be brought from Porto
Rico and the Virgin Islands, sufficient,
the department announced Monday.
to take care of any shortage in the
domestic supply of railroad and agri-
cultural workers.
Director General McAdoo has asked
the employment service to assist in
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
EATON NEWS.

Rev. and Mrs. Muse were at their
post as usual Sunday Both morning
and afternoon servicese were well at
tended. The church is growing rapid
ly under the able efforts of our pastor
and wife.
Quite a large audience enjoyed a
splendid program Sunday afternoon by
the little folks in charge of Mrs. Ire
coming.
The Bethel Baptist Missionary Soci-
ETY. was reorganized with the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs. Tregon-
ing; vice president, Mrs. w. Dabney;
secretary, Mrs. L. Threadcraft; assist
ant secretary, Mrs. T. Jones; treasur-
err, Miss E. Penn.
Mrs. Fred Harper is convalescent.
Mrs. NJ. johnson entertained Rev.
and Mrs. Muse at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshbanks have sold
their home on North Capitol Ave, and
contemplate moving to Denver in the
near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. West came in from the
country Sunday evening and visited
Eaton friends.
Miss Edith Penn has returned from
Denver.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16

Colo, was in the city couple of
days last week on business.
We are glad to note the return of
Mrs E. w. Wright, Pip Snyder
street, who underwent a serious OPP
Grafton about three weeks ago at
st. Johns hospital She is now at
home and getting along nicely.
Rev. DR.. C. o. Smith, pastor of
the Second Baptist church. is plan
ming for organizing a Wyoming and
Utah States Baptist Association in
the near future. If this is done it
will arouse a great interest in the
Baptist denomination in both states.
The Search Light Club met with
its president, Mrs. ]. T. Muse, Thurs
day.
Mrs. E. Blair, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. A. Palmer, and
husband, for the past two weeks, has
returned to her home in Grand Is
land, Neb.
Rev. DR.. c. o. Smith was enter
tanned at dinner Sunday by Deacon
R. H. Rodgers at the Bakers Cafe,
1903 Themes street. The Reverend
and Deacon both say if man is real
hungry and wants real good meal,
go to the Bakers Cafe.
The evangelist pastor, Rev. Jeltz,
returned with a good report of his
ten days series of meetings at Cas-
per, Wyo. Seventeen converts and
over $3.50 was raised at the close of
the meeting.
Mr.. Harold Coverington departed
the other day for Grand Island, Neb.,
where he will be engaged in the
Union Pacific restaurant department.
The Second Baptist church is
planning for an entertainment Feb
ruary -Washington's birthday.
The Lincoln Jubilee that was
given at the A. NJ. E. church Febru-
airy IL, was reported grand success.
Many beautiful numbers were rem
dered. Mrs. Ollie Redd, the chair
man of the program committee, de-
serves much credit for her excellent
way of arranging the program.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
NO II
RACE NEWS S,ti.ss s, r's~

and burned, it treats itself worse
than ii treats mine.
For me to become a success is
a real triumph over great obstac-
les. No white man has any good
reason for being a failure.
My race is born with an innate
sense of humor. l resent injus-
tice, but injustice cannot make
life any the less interesting. |
do not expect perfection in an
imperfect world. Grief weighs
lightly.
never lose my soul in the race
for dollars. Climbing the dizzy
ing heights of the social ladder is
not my ambition. Eating my
heart out because Of failures is
never chapter in my existence.
The white man is forever seek
ing happiness. Mine l find in
myself, my home, my friends,
and in my labor.
The most of my work is known
as mental work, but the blessing
of it is there is so much of it to
do. The field is never over
crowded. l never want. A white
man is nearly always afraid of
job.
My race never begs. Poverty
with mine is never a problem.
Sometimes may be hungry, but
the world never knows. l have
too much pride.
And the greatest compensation
of all is that | come of a happy
race. My blood is as old as hui
man kind and it learned the les
son ages ago that all things are
transient. Mine shall come into
its own again. All | need do is
wait, and | wait contented, The
Monitor. Omaha.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16

Kingston, Ont, Feb. s.
Queens College has officially an
nounced that it will no longer
matriculate students of Color.
This decision is largely due to
the efforts made by the students
to segregate themselves from the
general student body and activ-
tiles of the institution. The whites
are said to have protested against
the establishment of separate
wards for the medical students to
participate in clinical work.
There are fourteen medical stu
dents at Queen this year. who
will be allowed to finish the
fourth year, but will not be al
lowed to continue with fifth.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16

mt. a,.,. 49,, = Nat HIT SOC
s'e State House
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
Washington Eagle.)

VERY self-respecting colored
Il Christian will spurn Billy Sun
IL DAYS Southern method. They
are English-speaking, have adopted
the doctrines of the universal
Christ" and will not disgrace his
Name and themselves by accepting
religious jim-crowism.
Miss Burroughs writes MIN
mote" in which she announces that
the "official route" to Heaven lot
colored people is by way of the cross
instead of his "sawdust trail"
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
NEGROES SPURN
BILLY SUNDAYS JIM
CROW INVITATION

way to Heaven is not via a Jim
Crow Sawdust Trail"
Intelligent Negroes have selected
the route that takes them by way
of the Cross.
Yours truly,
MAMIE H. BURROUGHS.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
CHEYENNE, WYO., NOTES.

Mrs. Geo. Randall, 721 West
Twenty-seventh street, entertained in
honor of Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. b.
Blair of Grand Island, Neb., last
Thursday.
Mr.. Joe Marshbanks OF Eaton
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16

Washington, Feb. 8.-Captain
Malone, one of the captains at
Camp Mead, near here, COM
mitted suicide Sunday by shoot
ing himself. Captain Malone
was a native of the West Indies
and a former trooper of the 10th
U. S. Cavalry, having recently
been promoted to a captaincy.
No reason has been given out at
the camp for the suicide. He
was very efficient and popular
officer.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16
January 81, 1918.

January 81, 1918.
Rev. Billy" Sunday, Washington
d. c.:
Dear Sir-The Washington Star
of Wednesday announced that you
are arranging to have Jim CROW
night at your Tabernacle.
Won must be under the impression
that the colored people of this city
would like to hear you. This Is not
true However, if it is your per-
sonal desire to have them hear you
and see you, they might be willing
to arrange for a performance at
one of their own churches.
An announcement to the effect
that YOU want them to see you, all ps
yourself. might bring out falr-
sized crowd, if the weather Is favor
able: but we cannot promise, even
under favorable weather conditions,
to have any intelligent Negroes TO
600 and hear you. Those who might
attend would be just about as igno-
rant as the Negroes of Atlanta VINO
accommodated you by allowing you
to give them a sample performance
Atlanta, Ca, has a large NUMBER
of well-educated Negroes, and the
state of Georgia has host oil Well
nrepared Negro preachers, among
Them that prince of Georgia preach
ers whose church John d. Rookie
Teller attends regularly when he Is
in Augusta.
your statement of the fact that
washington Negroes are inteiiigent
THEY are the most Intelligent
large group in the worlds true
too true for them to do other IMAM
+reat vour invitation with the con-
tempt it deserves. We are SICK ana
tired of Jim Crowism" and Will not
accent another dose of it in our coun-
+rv,s capital in which democracy is
preached.
Then. too, Negroes have heard SO
much of the kind of preaching that
Won do, with performances such as
Won give. that they have long since
relegated that type of men and de-
manded the type of preachers whose
STYLE and language approach the BIZ
bile type of preachers, and therefore
not so full of slang and slush.
1 speak for every sensible Negro
in Washington when l say that they
consider your invitation to Jim
Crow meeting an insult, and your
very thought that they want to neal
you presumptous lego"
We would suggest that you shut
up the Tabernacle on Jim crow
Gospel Night and accept the saving
in fuel as our contribution to the
government in its effort to conserve
coal
We are quite satisfied that the
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-16

Durham, N. c., Feb. 8.-A
general call was issued a couple
of weeks ago for all citizens who
felt themselves patriotic to meet
at the local court house in inter
est of the Red Cross. All classes
of citizens came, of both races,
but the whites in charge asked
those of Color to meet in the
basement of the building, where
coal, junk etc., were kept. Be-
sides Jim-Crowing them, the
leaders were nervy enough to
tell them they were expected to
contribute something to make
the world safe to live in. )"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-08
Billy Bunny and III. Friends

, Jav nird almost Cell on the top rail.
You eco, Hlly bunny had the habit Of
winRiinG his nose 90 fart that 1t made
everybody disxy % look * It.
mother sAys it's not the kind
OF CLONES you wear that makes you
good:
It's having . contsntsd mipd
And doing what you should"
And &hcn the little rabbit hoped
away, leaving Johnny Jay to Ahink over
what Mrs. Bunny had told her little
Bunny Boy. And perhaps dt did that
mischievous little Jay Bird some good,
for he didn't look at himself in the
Batibling Brook. But perhaps the re0-
son he didn't was because 1t was all
frozen over with thick coat Of ice.
Well, otter Billy Bunny had hoped
along dor maybe a mile or maybe less
he came to little. hole In the snow.
and. all Of q sudden, out popped the
head Of Dickey Nfeadowmouse. You see,
when the ground Dis covered with snow,
Dickey Meadowmouse makes little nun
nels ana every once In while, here
and there, hA clilnbs up q stiff stalk OF
GRASS, pokes his head out and looks
around. And wasn't he surprised and
glad to see the little rabbit. Well, I
Just guess he was. But II he had seen
DADDY Fox instead II wouldn't have
been so pleasant, No, eireemam. And
In the next story, II the little meadow
mouse doesn't play hide-and-seek IN
the snow till that sly old fox comes
around. I'll tell you what happened
after this.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-08
CONSUMPTION A SURE WAY.

The Red Cross is TO be enlisted in
the effort TO supply ship mechanics and
builders. Also Il is announced from
Washington that Billy Sunday is to be
asked TO devote his time to a series of
addresses thruout the country with the
object Of securing enlistments Of those
whose trades lend themselves to ship
building work.
Ships are the prime necessity. The
transportation problem is the vital one
and can be settled only one way by
supplying the ships.
There Is surer ii not better way
OF securing the men for ship building.
a campaign for volunteers for ship
building is like raising a volunteer
army. necessarily SLOW process. Then
why not conscrpition. II men may be
taken arbitrarily for the most danger
Gus service which includes also the
greatest hardships and nominal pay
surely CONSUMPTION would be just CT
mechanics in an emergency so close
identified with winning or losing the
war for labor highly paid at snort
hours and lacking danger and hard
ship.
And that is as true OF the food
necessities Of the armies. The govern
ment has the power 10 commander
all the wheat and all the pork as it
sees fit to exercise it. And it should
stretch out its hand Of power and take
what it needs If that includes every
bushel Of wheat and pound of pork in
America.
The first business of this country IS
the winning Of the war. Say It over
again. That Is the main business OF
this country above all other business
and businesses, beyond individual
appetites and desires and profits. The
governments Is supreme over man
power and money power. It can il it
chooses oonscript mechanics, wheat
meats and man and should not hesitate
to use 1t for tho common good. Billy
Sunday Is persuasive, tho Red Cross il
active, but the tangled knot might be
cut and menoed the 100000 men at
work and the ships built while per-
suastvsnss h getting ready.
In the final test results. will justify
action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-08
tine HAULING pRoslEm.

The railway congestion and failure
Of the land transportation facilities TO
meet the demands Of the time are likely
to give road building and river trans
portation FLIP. Motor Transports
ton for the shorter hauls has been
proved and the government is pushing
plans to create army roads out OF the
principal highways across states. Here
tofore we have depended upon railways
to the exclusion Of other lines Of trans
portation mainly because loading nd
unloading Of freights is most con-
venient and facilities widespread and
handy to producers and consumers.
But we have come upon time when
convenience Of shipping is subordinaf-
ed to the necessity of sending and get
ting produce and goods. A handy sta
ton loses its hardness when no cars
are to oe obtained. And we are dis
covering that a fifty mile haul with
tractors is not only possible but at
times profitable when the road Is
favorable. From that we are leading
to roads always favorable.
As to water transportation it may be
new to the average man that every
city Of 100000 or more in this country
is located on navigable waters. Thus
the greater markets may be supplied
by water carriers. Since the govern
ment has taken over the railways water
transportation is receiving attention
from the government.
II the war keeps on We shall need to
give close attention to substitutes for
rail transportation. The shorter haul
will necessarily be made very largely
10y motors for this is wide country
OF great distances and to move the
business Of a continent across it and
from side to side under wa stress is
beyond the Limitation OF our present
railway facilities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-08
Masonic Meetings

Vt8tSotO StWayo
MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1os. 4. 20
A. M.-speclal communication FRIDAY.
Feb. 8, 1850 o'clock. Work in second
degree John ". Wells, secretary; b.
e. English, ". N.
sIGNEr CHAPTER, Ma. s. r. A. NJ
Special coavocatton Monday evening
Feb. II, at 7:so O'Clock. Royal ArcA
degree. Ira A. Davenport, H. p John
W. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. 4 s. NJ. Mon
day. Feb. IS. 1878. Tss0 p. m. Regular
business I. +. Forbes, recorder: George
Gregory. I. NJ.
STATED coNcLAvE, St. Aldemar
commandery, No. 80, X. T. Tuesday,
Feb. 10, 1918, T:ao p m. Regular bust
ness and work. Order Of the Temple.
/. T. Forbes recorder; John E. Fred
erick. commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, o. z.
S.-Regular meeting for business We'd
nesday. Feb. IS, 1880 p. m. Mrs. Archer
Walton, secretary: Mrs Cora Wiley,
w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-08

why" said he, wed 90 outside and
bring all the money in the world back
to Jerusalem" Now there's a problem
for the diplomats and tho nnancisrs'
Maybe they'd do it.
We shall not sorrow less for the loss
of the men who sank with the Tuscania
because we are grateful and glad that
the loss was confined to a comparative
ly small number. Most Of us have
been awaiting the news Of the sinking
Of one of our troop ships in deadly fear
OF an unexampled diseastsr. And now
that it has come with SO light loss
there is reason to be glad and happy IN
that 1t was not worse.
Colonel Roosevelt has what q half
dozen people in Marshalltown are suf-
fering from an what dozens have un-
dergone-an Inflammation Of the inner
ear which Us ono Of the most painful
Of Affections. Those who have SUI
fered from It may now take on airs II
they please as having something in
common with the typical American
citizen.
Dillon should lead the procession in
the organization Of that Society OF
Loyal Germans" -, those D4leo Ssl.
lows led in subscriptions e the second
liberty loan.
The big theatsr at Camp 0odss
opsned with RIP Van Winkls' wed.
nesday evening with nearly 1000 sol
diers present At . soIdtsr presentation
Of the famous play. II 10 70 DO hoped
that no paragrapher VIII seiss oppoe-
tunity to joke about the play and the
ship building delays. For the ship
building program u no joke
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-08
CAN YOU BUILD A SHIP

Tho following appeal Is sent out by
the Red Cross society to every member
in tho United States thru the friend
ly press:
bodybuilding has become the prob
lem Of the American Red Cross as
much az Of the arm yand navy because
the future shipment Of hospital and
other supplies depends upon increas-
ing tonnage.
Harvey D. Gibson, general manager
OF the Red Cross at Washington, has
telegraphed Red Cross officials to get
behind the shipbuilding program of the
government to the end that the vast
civilian and military relief program OF
the Red Cross may be carried out.
There are now, 5,6o0,0 900 members
Of the Red Cross in the central dtv!-
sion. Illinois, Michigan. Wisconsin,
Iowa and Nebraska, and in the entire
country, 23.475,00O members to help
the government recruit workers for the
swhipyards. The number needed Is
100000.
Every Red Cross chapter and every
Red Cross member Is urged to talk
ships to eevry person who could do
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-08
The Slackerless Days

sunday-One wheatless and one meat
less meal.
Monday-ds wbeatless day ill day.
Ona meaNeso meal.
Tuesday-Is meatless day all day and
one meal should b wheatless.
wednesday-Is wheatless day for all
meals and one meal should be meat
less.
Thursday-ehould have one wheauess
and one meatleSs meal.
Friday-Should have ono meatless ana
one wheaAlees meal.
Saturday-Should be pofiuess and also
have one wheatless and one meatless
meal.
OF all meats pork is the one most
important war meat to be saved. Cut
It out 20 Tar as you can for the per.
iod Of the war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-08
RIPPING RHYMES
,Bv Wait Mason
THE THIRD LOAN.

yourself bond and help
in unce
up PUNK ano
to we can
everything is SAID ana done
from every
sacrifice your aust you enu
he
receive you've bonds when war Is done
head in shame
did not help win the game ana get me
will bond
the euton sick and oakh