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The Denver star., 1918-06-01

massacred white citizens in Houston have paid the gno
minious penalty that in this country in
form Do these undemocratc conditions. these inhu
manes these brutates and provoke the Rulers
the nation speak of their sphinx like silence and
voice Of hope. word OF promise for the black man.
Do the Rulers of the nation also hate will they Plate
like forever give their the cruc6xon bodies
minds and souls OF those whom there been found moth
worthy Of the death dyingsave that black?
May silence be construed approval active
tolerance of these thngs2 Tbs effect the morale of
black in the trenches when they reflect that they
fighting foreign 6elds behalf of their nation for those
Very rights and privileges which denied home might
be discouraging.
We appeal you in the of Democracy
We appeal you in the of American
citizenship
We appeal you in the of God. and
We would be heard
The Denver star., 1918-06-01

(given over to sectional meet
ings in charge Of experienced
Sunday School and League
workers demonstrating mod
ern methods in various phases
of their work. Platform meet
ings will be held Wednesday
and Thursday evenings clos
ing with a stirring sermon Fri
day evening.
Under the SUPPLEMENTARY
of Rev. X. l.. Pope. B D.. the
Presiding Elder. this district
has forged ahead rapidly
New Missions have been or
ganized and two new churches
are now in process of erection
and work on two others is to
begin during the summer.
This promises to be a highly
interesting session of the dis
trict meeting and the public is
invited.
The Denver star., 1918-06-01
Denver to Entertain Rocky
Mt. District Conference
Sunday School Convention Also Meets Here
Next Week. Presiding Elder Pope
Striving For Success

The aannal meeting of the
District Conference. Sunday
School and Allcn-C.E League
Convetinon of the Rocky
Mountain District will con
vene next Tuesday evening. 8
O'Clock at Shorter Chapel A.
NJ. E. Church and Viii contin
ue through Friday night. A
splendid program has been ar
ranged and the delegation will
comprise representatives from
the states of Neb. Wyo.. Utah
and Colorado. The session
will open with an annual ser
mon by Rev. ]. M. Endicott
of Boulder followed by a pub
lie reception rendered by the
local Leagues.
The eorenoons will be devot
ed largely to the solution Of
problems in church work
while the afternoons will be
The Denver star., 1918-06-01
The Fight Against
Color Prejudice

In these strenuous times
strife when all the world is in
a turmoil. when men are Civ
ing their lives for real lives
for real freedom. let us not
forget that the Negro race a
side from giving their best for
the cause of world Democ
rac,. has desperate and
stubborn fight to make within
the bounds Of our own below
ed country.
The demon prejudice has
for years had its forces array
ed against us. and even now.
when black men are uphold
ing the glory and honor Of the
government, prejudice stalks
abroad seeking to destroy the
ambitions Of an oppressed peo
pie. Color prejudice has al
ways welded an unjust inhu
ence in the aims of civilization
1t is the common enemy Of
the Race to be fe und in every
nook ard corner in this coun-
try. Democracy knows. no
color. no hate. but realizes
that every man is q man.
The Denver star., 1918-06-01
Howard University
Gets New President

Washington. May 1:3.-
While it has not been official :
ly announced and will not be
until the June meeting of the
board of trustees. it is known
to inner circles that the new
president for Howard Univer
sity has been elected. The
new president-el elect is Rev,
DR.. briggs of Massachusetts
and he will succeed another
white minister. the present
president. Rev. DR.. Newman.
While other colleges in the
country have gotten away
from the practice of making
preachers presidents. How
ard still clings to the practice
of choosing superannuateds
ministers The election OF
this white minister again put
a damper on the ambition oi
able colored men to become
president OF the leading colo,
ed college in the country.
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ginnings. At Houston they
grew from the fact of colored
soldiers entering cars reserv-
ed for the whites. and other
similar matters. Great wrongs
we're eventually committed on
both sides. eliminating in the
killing of a score or more Of
white people and the hanging
I3 Negroes. In the midst of
all the feeling and excitement
caused by the East ST. Louis
and Houston troubles the col
ored officers training camp at
Fort Des Moines won golden
appreciation all over the U. s..
made thousands Of friends for
the colored race and achieved
a gle rious success. 1t did all
this by following precisely the
advice that was repeated to
the Dad Division in Bulletin
No. IS.
Our enemies do not wish the
the u. s. to have its military
power increased by colored
soldiers. and they stand ready
to add fuel to every race DIS
cord in order to embarass our
country as much as possible in
this war. Is it any wonder
then. in view of what the enc
my has accomplished in the
past and is seeking to accom-
plish again.that the Command
er of the colored Divis ion
seeks to nip troubles in the
bud. and while prosecuting
white men for their offense 4
gainst his soldiers, urges the
soldiers to do their part to
keep the peace and promote
harmony 2
l have shown that my posi-
tion and action were deliber-
ately and maliciously misrep-
resented to the colored peo-
pie BY the suppression of the
news OF my prompt prosecu-
tion of the theatre manager
and by falsely conveying the
impression that l had taken
ne such action. The entire
letter that accompanied Bulle
tin No. IS to the press of the
colored people was rnisrepre
sentation of my attitude and
of the facts in the case. and no
fair minded person. when the
facts are known as stated a.
bove, can fail to see the work
of an enemy-an enemy Of
our country and IAN even great
er enemy to the colored race.
Is the colored race going to
fall" to such schemes3 l.
think not. l think they will
contrast the work of the trou-
bic maker with the solid a
chievements of the colored of.
hcers' training camp at Fort
Des Moines and of the o2nd
Division and consider thought
fully the words-"By their
fruit ye shall know them
Sincerely.
c. c. Ballou. Maj Gen.
Commanding o2d Division.
XIV M u z
The Denver star., 1918-06-01
Gen. Ba||ou Explains
Theatre Manager Fined
Bulletin Intended as Military
Advice Only

Ittranspires that while Maj
Gen C.. c. Ballou. of the o2d
Divkion, was addressing the
men under him through Bulle.
tin No. IS, he was at the same
time pressing the prosecution
of the theatrical manager who
had Disseminated against a
sergeant of the Division.
The prosecution of the man
ager of the Wareham Theatre
for discrimination on account
of color iostigated at Gen.
Ballou's request. was after be.
ing twice contiued. tried in po
lice court at Manhattan. Kans.
few days ago. and resulted
a conviction of the defendant
and the imposition Of a fine.
1t is generally assumed that
the conviction, will serve 10
preven, a repetition of the Of
fense, and will deter other
owners N d managers from
m ak,ng discriminating on ac-
count of color General Bal
Ion followed the same course
in this instance. as he did at
the Officers Training School
as Des Moines. Iowa. last sum
mer. namely. while admonish
ing his men to refrain from
precipitating racial disturban
ces, to prosecute those who
would discriminate against his
men.
The following letter address
ed to E. ]. Scott. Assistant to
the Secretary of War. altho
dAed April az. 1918. has just
been made public.
My dear Mr.. Scott:
have your request that l
make a brief statement rela
tive to Bulletin No. IS. these
Headquarters. There seems
tn he no good reason why |
should not do SO.
The character of Bulletin
No. IS was that of advice, as
already stated. This advice
was ordered published to the
Division. 1t had nothing to
do with any policy of segreRa
ton. or with any policy out
side Of military establishments
Its purpose was to prevent
race friction, with the attend
ant prejudice to good order
and military discipline. Good
order and military discipline
are the foundation stones OF
military service. They are in
despen a BILE. Nothing con-
nected with the service of col
ored troops has ever been so
threatening to good order and
discipline as race troubles, and
it S we'll known that our enc
mics have sought to profit by
this fact ever since there has
been a prospect of war. No
stone has been left unturned.
There has always been foes Of
our country ready to aggra-
vate the grievances of the col
ored people on the one hand
and to stir up the whites on
the other. 1t was no mere CO
incident that the East St.
Louis atrocities occurred in
city filled largely with German
sympathizers.
There is little doubt that the
same influence eoRed on both
whites and blacks AZ Houston.
Most troubles have small be.
The Denver star., 1918-06-01

Earl Perkins a i2year old
boy defeated 78 white children
in spelling contest in Ramsey
county. MINI.
The Denver star., 1918-06-01

Covington. Ky,-Mr. B. F.
Howard inn street. Gov
in0ton, y..'passed away last
Tuesday morning, age Is.
He was exalted ruler and or
ganizer Of the colored Elks.
He was Knight Templar
Mason and K. Of P: H e
leaves to mourn his death a
wife and other relatives a :
mong whom are Mr.. and Mrs.
L. w. Monte omery of Indian
apolis, Ind.
German submarines h a We
bombarded Monrovia, Liber
il. killing several neraona
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CHAPTER xV-Continued,

WAN a drink" mumbled Ward,
with a blanket over his mouth and a
raveled thread tickling his nose SO that
he sQuirmed.
Billy Louise wen. oyer and laid her
fingers on his neck. II can't tell
whether it's grease or perspiration,"
she said, laughing a little. what are
you squirting up your nose forf Sure
~ to goodness you don't mind that
little, harmless raveling? II you
wouldn't 60 on breathing, 1t wouldn't
wrlggle around so much" Neverthe-
less, she plucked the tormenting
thread and threw 1t on the floor.
Gimme - drink" Ward mumbled
again.
There's more sage tea"
Waugh"
Il suppose that means you aren't
crazy about sage tea Well, l might
give you a teenty-weenty speck more
Of coffee. You can't have water yet,
you know. You've-you've got to
sweat like niger in cotton patch
first"
wards signified that he would take the
coffee and call 1t square.
The next time she went near him he
was wrinkling his lean nose because
beads Of perspiration were standing
there and slipping occasionally down
to his cheeks.
Fine! You're two niggers in a cot
ton patch now" she announced cheer
ingly. "And Mr.. Hookin' Cough will
have to hunt another home, l reckon
You weren't half as hoarse when you
swore last time"
1t was physically impossible for
Ward to blush, since he was already
the color of a boiled beet; but he
looked guilty when she uncovered the
rest Of his face and wiped off the
gathered moisture. II didn't think
you'd hear" he grinned embarrassedly.
Il was listening for 1t, buckaroo. I'd
have been scared to pieces II you
hadn't cussed little. I'd have thought
sure you were going to die. A man."
chance as long as he's able to swear.
It's like horse wiggling his ears"
The comparison reminded her that
she intended to shut Rather in the
hay corral; she dried Wards hands
hastily, pulled the wolf-skins of the
bed, and commanded him to keep COW
cred until she came back. She ran
down bareheaded to the stable, saw
Rather industriOusly boring his nose
into the stack, and put up the gate.
When she went into the cabin again,
Ward gave start and opened his eyes
like one who had been doing. Billy
Louise smiled with qualification. He
was better. She knew he was better
She did not speak, but went over to
the stove and pretended to be busy
there, though she was careful to make
no noise. When she turned finally and
glanced toward the bed, Ward was
asleep.
Billy Louise took a deep breath, tip
tOed over to the bench beside the table,
sat down. and pillowed her head on
her folded arms. She wanted to cry,
and she needed to think, and she was
deadly, deadly tired.
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SOME REALLY NEED THEM.

On Johnny's first day OF school he
was given registration slip. on which
mother was to write his birth record
The following day he came tardy and
without the registration slip. His
teacher said:
Johnny, you must bring an ex-
cuse for being tardy, and don't for
get the slip about when you were
born"
All out of breath, next day, Johnny
rushed in, holding out note from
mother.
Teacher" he gasped, 81 brought
the one about being tardy, but l for
got my excuse for being born"
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CHAPTER XVI.

n LLOYD CARSON was phlegmatic
young man, but he swore an as
tonished oath when he saw Billy
Louise galloping along the lane that
led nowhere except to the womanless
abode Of Samuel Seabeck He walked
very fast to the stable, which was the
first logical stopping place. and so he
met Billy Louise before she had time
to dismount, even supposing she in
tend to do so.
Hello, Floyd Is Mr.. Seabeck at
homer"
"Sure. Get off, and I'll put up your
horse. We're just through eatin', but
our grub carpenter will rustic some
thing for yuh, all right"
mo, l can't stop this time. I'm not
hungry, anyway. Just give yell for
Mr.. Seabeck, will you? want to see
him minute"
Floyd eyed her uncertainty. decided
that Billy Louise was not in the mood
to yield to persuasion, and tactfully
hurried off to find Seabeck without
shouting for him-lest he bring others
also, who were evidently not wanted at
all. He took it that Billy Louise felt
some dif1idence about visiting a strict
ly bachelor outfit, and he set himself
to relieve her of any embarrassment.
Presently Seabeck himself came
from the dirt-roofed, rambling cabin
which was his home and strobe down
the path. buttoning his coat as he
came. Floyd's face showed for min
ute in the doorway before he effaced
himself completely, and not another
man was in sight anywhere. Billy Lou
Use was grateful to circumstance; she
had dreaded this visit, though not for
the reason Floyd Carson believed.
How de do, Miss Macdonald? Pref
ty nice day, but I'm afraid it's a
weather breeder. The winds trying to
change, l notice"
"Yes, and so l mustn't stop. Could
you ride part way home with me, Mr.
s.eabeck? want to talk with you
about something. And l can't stop a
minute. l must get home"
"Why. certainly, I'll go. If you'll
wait just minute while I saddle up
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DULY LOUISE led the way down
n the gorge, through the meadow,
and along the orchard to the little
gate. The Cove seemed empty and
rather forlorn, with the wind creep
ing up the river and rafting the dry
branches of the naked fruit trees.
She stopped for minute on the
doorstep, hesitating before she opened
the door, Behind her, Seabeck drew
close as if he would shield her from
something; perhaps he, too, felt the
deadly quiet and emptiness of the
place.
Billy Louise opened the door and
stepped into the kitchen. She stopped
and stood still, so that her slim figure
would have hidden the interior from
the eyes of Seabeck had he not been
so tall. AS it was, she barred his
way so that he must stand on the step
outside.
BY the kitchen table, with her ell
bows on the soiled oilcloth, sat Mar
thy. Her uncombed hair hung in
wisps about her head her hard old
face was lined and gray, her hard eyes
dull with brooding. Billy Louise, star
ing at her from the doorway, knew that
Marthy had been sitting like that for
long. long time.
She went over to her efficiently.
Hesitatngly she laid her gauntleted
hand on Marthy's stopped shoulder.
She did not say anything. Marthy did
not move under her touch, except to
turn her dull glance upon Seabeck
"C'm in" she said stolidly. "What'd
yuh come fer?'
Miss Macdonald win perhaps ex-
plain"
"She ain'r got nothin' to explain"
said hard Old Marthy with grim final
ity. "In do what expIainin's to be
done. C'm in. Don't stand there like
stump. And shut the door. It's
cold as a barn here, anyway"
"Oh. Marthy" cried Billy Louise,
with the sound of tears In her voice.
Don't oh Martlsr me-" said the
harsh voice fatty. 81 don't want nc
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Marthyin' nor no sympathy. Well, old
man, you're here to colleck, l s'pose.
Take what's in sight; 'tain't none of it
yourn, far's l know, but anything you
claim you kin have, fer all me. I've
lived honest all my days an worked
fer what | got. I've harbored thieves
In my old age and trusted them that
want fit to be trusted. I've allus paid
my debts. Seabeck. I'm willin' to pay
now fer bein' fool"
"W-wheres Charlie?" Billy Louise
leaned and whispered the question.
II dino, and 1 don't care. He's
pulled out-him an that breed. I'll
have { pay yuh for seven growed
cattle i never seed till yist day, Sea-
beck. You can set yer own price on
EN-. / amt sure, but I've got an idee
they was shot las night an dumped
In the river. You en- set yer price
I've got rheumatic so bad l couldn't
go n put stop to nothn'-but-"
"Oh, Marthy" Billy Louise was
shivering and crying now. 'Marthy (!
Don't be $3.50 hard. 1t was all Char
lie"
"Yes," said Marthy harshly, ut was
all Charlie. He was a thief, an was
sech supplemented old fool / never
knowed what he was. l let him go
ahead, an l set in the house with a
white apurn tied on me an thought
was havin' an easy time. l set here
and let him rob my neighbors that l
amt never harmed err cheated out Of
cent, and soon's he thought he was
found out, he-left ole Marthy to look
after herself. Never so much as fed
the hogs or done the milkin' first !
Looky here, Seabeck You'll git paid
back, an I'll take your figgers fer what
| owe, but if you git after Charlie,
I'll-kill yuh. You let i'm go. I'm the
one he hurt most-and / amt goln'-"
She laid her frOwsy old head on her
arms, like one who Is utterly crushed
and dumb.
"Oh, Marthyl" Billy Louise knelt
and threw her arms around Martny's
shoulders.
Marthy's chin began to culver. Her
lips sagged with the pull of her aching
heart. For the third time in her life
Billy Louise saw big, slow tears gather
in Marthy's hard blue eyes and slide
down the leathery seams in her cheeks
Billy Louise looked, found her vision
blurring with her own tears, ant
turned from the room.
Seabeck was gone somewhere on his
| horse Billy Louise guessed shreWdl,
that he was down In the meadows
looking over the cattle and trying Il
estimate the extent Of the thievery
She put Blue in the stable and fec
him, with that half-mechanical habit
of attending to the needs of ones
mount which becomes second nature tC
the range-bred. She would not go or
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of receiving compliments which
pleased Billy Louise and gave her con-
fidence a needed brace.
''Mr. Seabeck, I've always heard that
you're an awfully square man." she
said. Daddy seemed to think that
you could be depended on in any kind
of pinch. l hope it's true. I'm
banking lot on your sQuareness to-
day."
"Why, 1 don't know about my being
any better than my neighbours" he said,
with twinkle of humor in his eyes,
which were bright, unvarying blue.
But you can bank on my doing any
thing l can for you, Miss Macdonald.
l think l could be even better than
square-to help a plucky little girl
who"
II don't mean just the ordinary
squareness," Billy Louise put in quiz
city. II mean bigness, too; a bigness
that will make a man be more than
square; bigness that will let him see
all around thing and judge 1t from
bigger viewpoint than mere JUS
tice-"
"Hm-mm-if you could trust me
enough to"
I'm going to, Mr.. Seabeck. I'm 60
Ing to take 1t for granted you're big
ger than your own squareness. And If
you're Motif you're just a selfish,
weak. letter-perfect, honest man, I'll
feel like-thrashing you" Without a
doubt that was the Billy of her which
spoke.
I'll take the thrashing If you think
/ need it," he promised. looking at her
with something more than admiration.
"What have you done, Miss MacDon-
aid? If l can help you hide the
body"
There I" Billy Louise dared to
wrinkle her nose at him--and l don't
know which Of her did it. 81 knew
you'd play up like q good sport. But
what If it isn't body? What if
what if you found some of your cattle
with-with big Drum over your
brandt" She had a perfectly white
line around her mouth and nostrils
then, but she faced him squarely.
"Hm-mm !" Seabeck gave her a
quick, sidewise glance and pulled
thoughtfully at the grazing whispers
that pointed his chin. 81 would have
been glad to lend you money. or help
you in any way"
eyes, know" Billy Louise snapped
her reins impatiently. "But what
would you do about the-cattle?"
"What could | do? What would you
want me to do? l should do whatever
would help you. l would"
"Would you--be as ready to help
somebody else? Somebody Thought
a-lot-Of?"
Seabeck evidently saw light. He
cleared his throat and spat gravely
into bush. 81 see you don't trust me,
after ALL" he said.
81 do. I've got to; mean, I'd have
TO whether l did or not. It's like this,
Mr.. Seabeck. 1t isn't the big d brand !;
of course you knew it couldn't be. But
it isn't yours. either. Some one was
tempted and was weak. They're sorry
now. They want TO do the rigl thing,
and 1t rests with you whether they
can do 1t. You can shut them up in
Jail if you like; you have a perfect
right to do 1t. Some men would do
that and be able to sleep after it, l
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to the Wolverine; that needed no de-
cision; she accepted it at once as a
fact. Marthy needed her now more
than anyone. More even than Ward,
though Billy Louise hated to think
Of him there alone and practically
helpless. But Marthy must have her
tonight. NIarthy was facing her bit
terest sorrow since Minervey died, and
Marthy was old. Ward, Billy Louise
reminded herself sternly, was not old,
and he was facing happiness-so far
as he or anyone knew. She wanted
very much to be with Ward, but she
could not deude her conscience into
believing that he needed her m5se
than did Marthv.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Smallest Farms in the wa,is

On the islands Of Re and Oleron,
near La Rochelle, France, according to
Popular Science Monthly, are found
the smallest farms in the world Some
OF them are only one or two square
yards in area, yet these iny domains
are carefully planted with a variety
of crops, even including ,.n, yards. The
soil is extrenely fertile. abe repeat
ed subdivision of estates among heirs
and the dense population of the is
lands explain the existouce of these
Lilliputian properties.
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or If you'd rather ride on, I'll overtake
you"
"I'll ride on, l think. Blue hates
standing around, and he's little warm,
too. You're awfully good. Mr. Sea-
beck"
"Oh, not at all !" Seabeck stubbed
his toe on the stable doorsill In his
confusion at the praise. an be right
along, soon as can slip n saddle on"
He disappeared. and Billy Louise
turned and Hoped slowly down the
lane.
you must have some lightning
method Of saddling, Mr.. Seabeck," she
smiled over her shoulder at him when
he came up.
1--WE learn to do things quick when
we've handled cattle few years." he
admitted. He had diffldent manner