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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19
"TIiE NEGRO MIGRANT IN
PITTSBURGH"

1t Is certainly source OF enter
ta!niins and practical Information to
tho colored folks In the Southland
and to large proportion OF those
who arc now In tho "Northland," to
read the analytical description of
existing conditions around Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania. which must necessarily
be typical of those conditions exist
Ing elsewhere In the cold and Icy
land. DR.. Abraham Epstein says:
a few of these families we're found
living In so-called Easements" more
than threc-fourths under ground, n
direct violation Of q municipal ordi-
nance. Some rooms had no other
opening than a door. The rents paid
for such quarters arc often beyond
belief. In ono Of these rooms in the
Hill District, where only tho upper
halves OF tho windows wore level
with tho sidewalk, lived a man, his
wife and their five children, the cid
est Of whom was sixteen years old.
The rental was six dollars Eor week.
Another familv paid twenty-five dol
lars per month for three small rooms
on the ground floor. Tho kitchen
was so damp and close that the inyes-
tigator found it impossible to remain
for long, because it was difficult to
breathe. The ceilings In many Of the
houses visited were very low, hardly
higher than six or seven feet and
the rooms were often piled high with
furniture. That tho owners OF these
houses cared little about improving
Their houses was indicated In sew
eral cases by thg fact that water fau-
Gets and toilets had been out of COM
mission, for months, and no effort at
repair had been made.
This condition Is bad enough, but
tho description does not end here.
He says:
Because Of these bad conditions
many peculiar EMBELLISHMENTS exist
A certain man lived in room!ng
house, while his youlg wife and baby
lived In another place. In addition
to his own rent and board, he paid
ten dollars a week for the keep Of
his wife and baby. In another case,
n family was forcal to pay SIX dol
lars month storage on the furni-
ture which they had brought from
the South, because their new quar-
tiers were too cramped to accommo-
date il.
He shows by the following that q
well-raised, wesl-to-do class OF people
are among the migrants. He remarks:
A goodly number Of the migrants
have evidently been accustomed to
much better living conditions than
are offered them here, and in spite
of almost insurmountable obstacles,
still preserve something of their
clearly habits. Few OF these people
intend to remain here unless thoy con
get a better place to stay. All COM
planned, some with tears in their eyes,
Of the bad housing accorded them.
AS one INTEL gent ard hard working
woman who lived in ono room OK
pressed 1t while packing her trunks
to go back to Sylvester. Georgia. II
never lived in such houses III my life.
We had four rooms In my home" This
woman was earning ten dollars per
week and her husband was probably
employed, vet they choose to relin-
quish the cornparsti ,ely large re-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19
State Grand Lodge Of Virginia. The Independent Order Of Good
Samaritans and What They Stand For.

TO CARRY FORWARD THE WORK
OF TEMPERANCE REFORM in such
manner that all may receive and
enjoy it's healing Influences. TO So
euro sympathy and relief for the
unfortunate and distressed families
Of those who pledge themselves to
abstain from oil intoxicating drinks.
To elevate the living, to comfort the
Widows and Fatherless in the hour of
their afflfct ons, and bury the dead of
our Order, and generally in love to
spread the prime pies Of true Charity
in tho hearts OF members, thereby
creating fountains of Purity and
Truth from which shall flow pcren-
NAL streams of comfort to the afflict-
cd, and blessing to oil.
OURS is A SECRET ORDER. But
SO far from being Objectionable, we
CLAIM 1t merit. In whatever light
opponents may choose to regard our
enterprise, We at least entertain no
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

President Wilson has taken charge
Of all Of the railroads in the country
and the thing that is worrying him
Is how to run the railroads Of which
he has taken charge. Secretary Nc
Adoo has virtually admitted that he
can't do 1t.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

President Woodrow Wilson is to lot
five colored soldiers die at San An
tonic, Texas, or let them live. We
hopa that he may decide to lot them
live. There Is enough blood.letting In
Europe and even over here, without
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

The railroad managers who have
been displaced by the government off,
Gals are not saying anything much,
but they arc doing powerful lot of
thinking, and we suspect that many
OF them are Laughing in their
sleeves"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19
Arkansas Women Aid In Relief Of
Families of Hanged Soldiers.

Little Rock, Ark,-The Colored
Women OF Arkansas are responding
nobly to the appeal of the National
Colored Soldiers Comfort Committee,
at Washington, for funds to relieve
the distress OF the families OF the
Colored soldiers recently hanged and
imprisoned for life at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas. Colored women Of
this State feel that those men suffer
cd for tho race, and that they met
their tragic end in defense Of Color
cd womanhOod.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

Germany and her allies are GER
tainly fighting to tho death. The re-
cent cold spell has "queered the sit
uat!on" so far as the United States Of
America Is concerned.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19
Washington Preachers Petition the
President for Soldiers Lives.

Washington, January 1.-THE A.
NJ. e. Ministers Of this city have
sent petition to President Wilson
asking clemoncy for the five other
colored soldiers Of the oath Infantry
recently sentenced to death for par
ticipation In the Houston, Texas
mutiny. In their petition they state
there are extenuating circumstances
which they believe merit executive
clemency.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

1t Is one thing to think that you
can do thing and quite another
thing to do tho thing that You think
thaHyou can do.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

Issuing orders may be all right, but
they don't always move freight trains,
even when these trains carry food
and fuel.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

drink Is smaller than among those
who arc single or have families else
whore. Thirty por cent Of the former
class drink, while seventy par cent
do not drink at oil. The percentage
OF drinkers Of those with their fam,
lies at homo, ia even greater than
those Of the single people, which
may be explained by the fact that
many OF the younger people have as
yet not acquired tho drink habit
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

1t Is reported that one hundred and
eighteen ships bound for Europe are
tied up in New York harbor, unable
to sail for lack OF coal. They cannot
even get oil and they couldn't use oil
If they got it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19


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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

Support the government, colored
folks, support the government. Grit
your teeth, colored folks, II you have
to do so, but support tho government.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

Paper Is scarce and high In price.
That Is why We are thanking our
patrons, who have been sending us
the money they owe us on the Planet.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

Theorists are having their "try-out"
in this country and from the looks
Of things their theories are trying tho
government out.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

BE polite and obliging, colored
folks to white folks and to colored
ones. Make friends all along the line.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

Every colored person who goes
North makes it better for each col
ored person who remains South.
Don't forget that.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

The Middle West has been in such
a prcdicament that no railroad trains
or street cars have been able to move.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19
MADAM M. E. JOHNSON
ROX 1913, LOUISVILLE. kENTUCIkY


administration, the time.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

II you voted for the present ed.
ministration. support the admtnistra.
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briefly OF the colored folks, who have
bech gricvously msrepresented rcla.
tive to their habits. He says:
Tho church going procliyity Of the
Negro is we'll known and is borne
out by our study. or the four hun
dred and e;ghty-n:nc who replied to
this question, three hundred and sew
cnty or almost sevcnty-siX per cent
are either church members or attend
ants, and only one hundred and nine
teen or twenty-four per cent do not
attend any church.
Proof that these newcomers are not
all lazy. shiftlcss, and immoral is to
he found in the statements Of saw
ings. and OF rem 'ttances TO relatives
IN the South. Fifteen per cent Of
the families here had savings. Eighty
rer cent OF the married once with
families elsewhere were sending
money home, and nearly one hun
dred OF the two hundred and nine
tdan single people interviewed, were
contributing sums to parents, sisters
or other relatives. Most of these con.
tributions, (sixty-flve per cent),
amounted to about five dollars per
week. Fifty-two persons were con-
tributtng from five to ten dollars per
week. and seven were sending over
ten dollars per week.
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina
and Virginia taken together, have
contributed sixty per cont Of the MI
grants, Alabama and Georgia giving
forty-seven per cent Of the total num-
Der. Alabama was the native state
or more than forty-nine per cent OF
the married men who have families
mere. This altogether disproportion-
ate influx from Alabama. M compared
with other states, is probably due to
tho fact that our state and the for
mer have similar industries. Birm-
ingham. Alabama, as IS well known,
is called the pittsburgh of tho
South" and it is therefore natural
that the labor agents from this dis
trict should make special effort to
secure tho labor which is more or
less familiar with the iron and steel
business. Again. 1t may be presumed
that great many who were working
In the steel Industries or in the mines
or Alabama have come to Pittsburgh
IN order to secure familiar employ
ment. A considerable number, how
over, may have como becausd OF the
crop failure and the ravages Of the
boll-wecvil which have made the cul-
tivation Of cotton Improbable dur
ing recent years
What greater and grander tribute
could be paid tho grossly maligned
and misrepresented colored people OF
the Southland? Truly the Right Is
coming uppermost and Ethiopia in
the arena Of truth is coming unto
her own again. Every one should
read this economic analysis in detail.
The author will send his dissertation
for fifty cents.
The person who purchases it will
be richly repaid
"But truth will conquer at the last
AS round and round we run
And ever the Right comes uppermost
And ever IS justice DONE"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

THIS Is lasting tribute to the So
bricty OF the colored folks, who have
bech grievously misrepresented rcla.
tive to their habits. He says:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

misgivlngs as to It's tendency. Tho
Constitution and Bylaws OF our Or
der are i'll the reach OF all who wish
to examine them. There are also
solemn admonitions inculcated In the
Lodge room that do not roach tho ear
of any except those who are account
ed worthy Of membership.
OUR MOTTO Is LOVE, PURITY
AND TRUTH and upon these three
pillars rest the structure OF our In
stitution. We believe our Order ts
conducive to tho welfare Of both
sexes and 1t 10 the enjoined duty of
all to watch over one another In
sickness and in health and to re-
monstrate with those who wander
from the paths OF rrctitude and
sobriety. We hope you will decide
to come with us In this onward
march and we will do You good.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

JOHN MITCHELL, JR, EDITOR
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

Remarkable changes are taking
place this State in particular, and
in this country in general. The fol-
lowing citation from the editorial
columns Of the Richmond (Va.)
Times Dispatch Of the 18th INSTANT.
Will prove interesting reading:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

But truth will conquer at the last
AS round and round we run
And ever the Right comes uppermost
And ever is justice DONE"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

Entered at the Post OUtce at Richmond
Vtr0tntd, as eecond-cIdss matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-19

south Is greater than the number of
those receiving them here. Fifteen
per cent said they received more than
three dollars and sixty cents a day
at home, while only five per cent Ne.
ce1Ved more than that rate for twelve
hours work here. S:xty-seven per
cent OF the four hundred aid fifty
three persons stating their earnings
mere, earn less than three dollars per
DAY. TWenty.eight per cent earn
from three dollars to three sixty per
day. while only five per cent earn
more than three dollars and sixty
cents per day. The average working
day for both Pittsburgh and the
South Is ten and four-tenths hours.
the average wage Is $2.85 here: in
the South 1t amounted eto $2.15. It
may 10 interesting to point out that
tho number Of married men who
work longer hours and receive more
money Is proport!onately greater than
that or the single men, who have not
given hostages to fortune"
Here are the facts. It would be
we'll for colored folks who contem-
plated leaving the Southland to read
them carefully and then act In accord
ance with their own best Judgment.
DR.. Epstein says:
1t has been stated frequently that
the Negro exodus from the South is
In large measure due to the fact
that the Southern states have adopt
ed prohibition. While 1t is true that
most OF the newcomers are from pro-
h1b!tion states, our figures, however,
40 not warrant the conclusion that
the Negroes came North to use the
saloon. We are inclined to believe
That the answers to this question
were sincere. The classification of
"drinkers' includes all persons who
imbibe however infrequently and
those who drink beer only. Out of
the four hundred and seventy.seven
persons who answered these questions,
two hundred and ten or forty four
per cent said that they drank, while
two hundred and sixty-seven or fifty.
ak per cont were total abstainers. 1t
10 interesting to note that among
those whe havo families in Pitts.
fourxh, the percentage Of those who
The Washington herald., 1918-12-02
Poii's-"ParIor, Bedroom nad Bath

II one could imagine that such an
unsophisticated person as Reggie"
Irving could ever captivate a woman
who wanted a husband that all the
women were crapy about, then Par
lor. Bedroom and Bath" would never
have had an excuse for its appear
ance.
The audience which received 1t last
night at Polls proved that a good
name for a show will attract the
crowd. The program describes the
show as "a fresh. fippant, farcical
frolic," and it is all of that, indeed.
with emphasis on the first adjective.
The story deals with a woman who
dotes on her husbands ability to at
tract all women. and she revels in
the fact that he is immensely popu-
lar The fact that she. above all
others, is capable OF keeping his love
while the others are mere affairs, 80
fulfills her ideal OF happiness.
The farcical situation is based upon
the fact that her husband is neither
popular nor attractive. and that all
his famous past" is really myth.
To make good the bluff which the
wife is about to discover. Reggie
friend proposes the staging of a
make-believe affair" so that his wife
may retain her ideal The mix-up
that follows permits Florence Moore.
as the social gossip reporter. to en-
tertain her audience with her dash
ing, clever comedy that claims the
distinction she has always put into
her parts.
The very difficult part of Reggie
Is handled with exceptional ability
by John Arthur. and upon his ex-
pressionless positions often hangs the
complete success OF the scene. His
Characterization is the chief element
of emphasis for the rapid and enter
tanning frolic which Miss Moore
brings on her every entrance.
Beth Merrill. as Angelica Irving,
and Dorothy Mortimer as Nits Leslie.
her sister, develop clever parts that
make the story acquire a real pur-
pose, and in the final scene Reggie
and Angelica are permitted to ex-
The Washington herald., 1918-12-02
Loew's Columbia.

Pauline Frederick proved herself as
usual to be worthy of great expecta-
tons of the big crowd yesterday that
sought to see her latest photoplsy, "A
Daughter of the Old South" which
will be shown at Loews Columbia
until Thursday this week The story
finds her as Dolores, a Creole girl, who
is agitated over the fact that her
grandmother has chosen her future
husband and proposes that the mar
riage be effected at once.
True to her advanced ideas, Dolores
refuses to marry the man Of her
grandmother's choice because Of her
love for Richard Ferris. a young
novelist. whom she meets while pray-
ing at the church for deliverance from
a forced marriage. The appearance Of
Lillian, an old sweetheart Of Ferris.
srouses the green-eyed monster and
Dolores plans to poison him at dinner.
Her clever ruse brings out the spine
less character OF the novelist and a
near tragedy is averted by the ap-
pearance of Pedro, the man whom her
grandmother wants Dolores TO marry
When he is permitted to avow his love
she realizes that her grandmother S
choice was truly a wise one.
Miss Frederick has handled the char
acter OF Dolores in this picture with
splendid ability and a delicate touch OF
pathos, for which she has become
recognized as a star of the first mag
nitude.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-02
Nooress Garden.

A few short seasons ago when
Emmy Wehlen made he'd debut in the
Capital as a star OF operetta she was
acclaimed one OF the most charming
beauties on the stage. That verdict
was reasserted yesterday to capacity
audiences at MOore's Garden Theater.
where for the first three days OF this
week the feature OF the photopl8y hill
is His Bonded Wife, in which the
stellar role is taken by Miss wehlen.
His Bonded Wife' is an interesting
Comedy-drama in which the star is
given opportunity 70 present what is
perhaps the most effective characteri-
ration she has contributed either 70
the artiCUlate or inarticulRte stage
The story is OF a young couple in
whose home perfect accord does not
reign for the reason that the young
wife possesses a fortune in bonds
while the equally young husband SIN
is struggling for a fOothold in the busi-
ness world. What more natural than
that the husband should attempt TO
burglarize his own home in order to
remove a barrier to his complete cor
tentment? And what more natural
than that the plucky wife. not recog-
nizinE the intruder, should, with mt
raCulous aim. wound her husband with
a convenient and loaded revolver Il
is such a tale that the picture visual
izes, but the denouement is some
thing that must be seen 10 be sppre-
ciated. since the war has laid stress
upon the value in all things Of The
element Of surprise.
The bill is completed hy the Gus
tomary enlivening comedy and one OF
the most effective orchestral accom-
paniments Mr.. Burroughs has recently
arranged
The Washington herald., 1918-12-02
Moore's strand,

Mrs. Charlie Chaplin is the pictured
star at Moore's Strand Theater the
first four days OF this week This
charming young actress. known to the
screen as Mildred Harris, whose thor
phstically bespeaks the soundness OF
Mr.. Chaplin's Judgment, is filmed in
the latest OF the Lois Weber produc-
tions. and ihe one which. above all
others, combines dramatic interest,
beauty OF setting and that atmosphere
OF perfect taste and smart refinement
achieved only through diligent stten-
ton to the details Of production and
perturbation.
The story Of Borrowed Clothes
was written by Lois Weber herself.
which may account for the magnifi-
cent completeness with which every
TO It's logical conclusion and woven
into a fabric OF narrative that leaves
no loose ends. The tale is one that
enables the camera TO reproduce the
contrasts always conspicuous in the
Weber films. The leading character-
taken by Miss Harris-is the daughter
Of poor parents distinctly of the mid
die Glass;" into her life comes the
youth Of excessive wealth, The drama
evolved from these opposing strata
OF society Ia superior to that pictured
In THE Price OF a Good Time
thanks largely 10 the splendid thar
acteriaAtions contributed 10 the SUBJ
scot ~ the star. Edward Piel, Lewis
The Washington herald., 1918-12-02
CrandaIT. Metropolitan.

The Road Through the Darkness
an excellent photoplRy Of love and
duty. which tells how a good woman
chooses a most unusual path TO save
her people from the wars horrors.
began this weeks blu at Crandalrs
Metropolitan Theater yesterday, con-
tinuing Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Clara Kimball Young is seen Ia the
chief role as Gabrielle Jarde. a pretty
French maid, who has fallen in love
with an American. The outbreak OF
the war finds her at the mercy Of a
German prince. To spare her people
from violence at the hands Of the
BocheS. Gabrielle sacrifices her soul
to the prince and Is carried 10 Ber-
lin. Corresponding with her American
lover through a secret code, she con-
veys valuable information 10 her
country concerning operations Of the
German armies. Finally she makes 4
thrilling escape, joining her American
sweetheart a
Jack Holt, Henry Woodward. Elmo
Lincoln and Edward NJ Kimbsl com
tribute an excellent supporting cast.
Al. Seman brings many laughs in
a good comedy Frauds and FfOe-
zies." metropolitan Topical Digest
completes the bill.
Starting next Thursday. Geraldine
Farrar, noted operate and screen
star. will be featured in The Hell
Cat"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-02
Ioew's Palace.

Screen lovers should be pleased
with Sporting Life" which was
shown for the first time in Wash
ington at Loew's Palace yesterday,
and to be continued Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday. The photo
play, a Drury-Lane production and
melodramatic classic OF more than
twenty years ago, is made under
the supervision OF the French direc-
tor, Maurice Journeur.
The all-star cast includes. Ralph
Graves. Constance Binney. Willette
kershaw and other noted screen
stars. Ralph Graves, in the role of
Lord Woodstock. British nobIeman.
and sportsman. furnishes some clev-
er acting. emotionabIe and sensa-
tionsl throughout Finding himself
in financial troubles he seeks an
opportunity to recuperate by betting
on a prize fight. but in discovering
his champion fighter had been drug
g.. he enters the ring in stead and
scores a knockout victory. Later
real horse race during the cele-
brated Derby Day in England, at
tended by a huge crowd. furnished
more thrills and excitement.
Thousands of people are in the
cast. which provides one of the
largest and finest productions shown
in years.
The remainder OF the program
shows a good comedy and Loew's
News Pictorial Commencing Thurs
day Dorothy Dalton viii be featured
in "Quicksand."