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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14
GIVE THEM DAMAGE-NIT

The dispatches from Washington
tells us that Senator Shepherd Of
Texas has introduced a resolution,
authorizing the Court of Claims to in
vcStigatc the claims for damage of
citizens or others who suffered from
the Negro soldiers riot at Houston,
Texas, in August 1917. There is
scarcely a week passed that some Ne
gro is not lynchcd and the property
oof Colored people destroyed, still
the Scncc of duty never causes the
white man to wake up. and re-em-
burse the scores of Negroes whose
homes have been burned etc" Even
down there in Texas, the writer can
call To mind few times where Ne
gro property has been destroyed by
moods, and nothing has ever ben
even said about. II makes consider
able difference whose OK is gored,and
now Senator Shepherd is working
over time to pay damages to those
who were hurt. killed etc. We re-
gret to even refer to the Houston af-
fair, and if there are going to be dam
ages allowed please look out for the
dependents Of those have black boys
helping to prosecute them The
sooner the white man decides to treat
us fare, the sooner will clashes be-
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

Mrs. Queenie Cooksey, of Che.
cotah, was here Thursday in her
Packard car. This lady is one of
our wealthiest women, her income
being close on TO $4,000 per No.
Mrs. Cooksey's home is modern il,
every respect, and she is said to be
worth more than $500,000.. She
was much impressed with Tulsa.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

\ Leader who imagincS he can
drive the people is simply barking
mp the wrong tree, brute force has
never. for any great length of time,
accomplished very much. There
fore. YOU must not hope to succeed
along such lines. Let our leaders get
out, and help the masses and don't
rut in ninc-lcnthS of their time
lcatherlng their nest, and then talk
about what they are doing for the
race.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14
tween the races will cease.

tween the races will cease.
\ leading Colored Devine who
stopped at Dewey, we are told that
the homeless white man cannot rent
house there nor will ihhcy be en-
ploNed, etc, We have always claim
ed that mobS are made up of the poor
"rifraf' gang of the white race.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

To the Culorcd soldiers who VIII
soon distinguish themselves at the
battle front in France.
By u B. aMrShall. principal. Inter
state Academy. Helena, Ark.
MI hail Nc duNky sons of Ham,
Who'vc heard the call advance;
Who 90 To train for service grand.
ON the battle fields of France.
Whcncrc the buglc calls obey,
Let tie stars and stripes advance;
Bring back rich laucrlS for your race
From .hc battle fields Of France.
Sustain the actions of your NireS,
Whcrc-rc they had chance;
R,peat the stunts of san Juan.
ON the battle fields Of France.
BE strong, be brave, he quick, he true
Fear neither sword nor lance;
IDumfcund the Huns with dart and
dash.
Nh'h N"" meet WI NV
france
u;u
ConiuN' me WHY 'u'o''H "''
Their bullets fly aSkance;
Lel '''c a''H VI w ''"',,' ~ " ,,a,I. -,
Nhen \o u''H'' WI WV w ''' "
fr''''e'
IN .,, or,
F"Nh every p""' '' '' Wv
ne ''E''''"uH '''"'' -, ,,,,
WV 'F -, g.,,oo
Np''au j"N' "' wv ''''' VI ''''
.,.
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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

ONF OF our exchanges recently
SAID:
White slorekeepers in Harlem,
New Yolk complain that Colored
Ieople are boycotting them Editors
f New Nork'S Colo,ed papers are
being asked to explain an editorial
whicl in substance said; There
are tlI,e weapons in the peoples
hands, II c bullet, the ballot and the
hayorri We recommend the boy
colt as the most effe- tive in protect
il . the interests of the Colored peo-
lle."
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

EN-pRESIDENT Roosevelt gave
1000 .u the Colorcd Y. W. C.. a. War
Wort Council to be used for hostess
houses lul Colorcd troops and in
wort for Colurcd women and girls
around CanlonmcntS. For bringing
abort lc RuS>u-JapancSe peace
lrcai the cN cN-preNidcnt was given a
Nobel prize amounting To nearly
sjOOUO. MI Of This fund was donated
to war charities The work " the
Hostess House at Camp Upton rs
pcci.,N appealed 10 Col Roosevelt.
Afro American.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

EVERY Person should strive to
have friends. because the fricndleSS
individual aS q rule has q "hard pull
through life.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14
Loving Memory of Sammie
Pyles Who Died Septem-
ber Ia, 1918.
In Memory

a precious one from us has
gone. The voice we loe is still.
1t leaves a vacant spot in our
home that never can be filed.
Mother wife and sister.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

II is q. loniShing 10 note the lie
crcact IN crime in Tulsa lately. \
.rcal r,any tough characters have
gone ,r tine army, and our officials
are do.us their bit To clean mp "ur cr-
ty.
\ di>p. lch from Chicago, says
.Icnjamm Fletcher was the only Col
orcd wau io he sentenced among the
I W. ". leaders by Judge landi> last
lFrida in the Federal Court C"l-
,ago. Fletcher got ten wears in the
Federal pcnilcntiary. Lcaycnworih
| Kan. fletcher caused smile
/ throughout the court room when he
remarked, Judge Lands is using
POOR English TODAY. ills sentences
IaIc too long"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

TWO Coiorcd men received The
! ominaiion for assembly men in the
18th and DIST districts of New York,
o. the Republican ticket
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

TIE Colorcd mans progress has
been Ictprdcd great deal bN his
own tactics; pulling against each
other ,, one of our weak points.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

TIIE Colorcd minis ctS of ou. city
.houlG. cn some Sumdl,. take f. p a
test. a.u preach ON Race lnl'N'
We ar entirely too far apart
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

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and ,b,,,,r ,h, ellie \ro,hrr nina,
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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

DO\r Display Nom lit;lcncNN on
~ occasions. the word i> looking
COR hr,al men and wnmcL.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

WHEN Colurcd soldiers were not
received as lodgcr, at one of the
! ulcl> opposite the station in Wur-
.cC>lcr, Mass, White city coun'll-
imam c,ilcu up the hotel and repre-
.'nlcd himself to be ne proprietor
cf a l. rye firm, who had a number Of
lurciuU> in town for the night.
we have plenty Of rooms, send
lhcm rIphl over" said I've White hotel
keeper over the phone. Now the
lpdpi.g Lou>c license is to be re
.chcd fo" refusing accommodation
H. mrh in Uniform Exchange.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

President Wilson romudtcd the
death sentence ON ten of the Negro
soldiers who participated in the
Houston lot. to life imprisonment
Thirteen Of the soldiers were exc
cutc1. and the PrcSidcn; WIS called
upon to review the findings i'm sin
teen eases.
- commute the remaining sen
fences, b" the President said i,, a state
ilcnt attached to the record. be
cause believe the lesson of this law
less riui viii have been adequately
pointed out by the attioE already
taken and that now directed, and al
80 because desire the olcmcncN
here ordered 10 be q recognition of
the splendid LOYALTY of the race To
which ih,c soldiers belong and in
Spiration H. the people OF that race
race ~ further zeal and service ioI
the country they are citizens OF the
liberties nf which SO many of them
are now hravcly bearing arms at the
very front Of the great iicld Of battle.
\ great many in our rae" are loud
IN proclaiming race unItN. ard at the
.rmc limc. work over lime keeping
up di>>cntion opposing every body
aud every thing that some enc else
'ricS iu lu To help suffering humanl-
iN. or better general conditions. 1t
IS so Strange that the Colurcd man
,1 easily find an excuse for not assist
| ing more which really IS started to
Ihclp him. We pray for the day
when we will be big enough 10 fall IN
line and push every move which
mcan. the helping tTc rac" i'm gene
lral There are entirely loo many
l1rrow people connected
with the Colorcd race, and We never
h cal.lc lo make real history until We
cduc IT, lnrm out of their lomloolr>
or God take them ON 10 their lina
,r.>liug place.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

YOUR life is am evidence rs lo who
y on are.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

InNrr and Mrs. Jones. and their
hitlc son Of Taft Okla, we're here
SATURDAY..
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

MI hail! Nc duNky sons of Ham,
Who'vc heard the call advance;
Who 20 to train for service grand
ON the battle fields of France.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

SCHOOL opens nest week, get
,uur child ready To start the FIRST
day.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14
TRIBUTE

To the Colorcd soldiers who viii
soon distinguish themselves at the
battle front in France.
Bv u B. aMrShall, principal, Inter
state Academy. Helena, Ark.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

Whcnc'rc the bugle calls obey,
Let tie stars and stripes advance;
Bring back rich laucrlS for your rac'
From .hr battle fields Of France.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-09-14

{. |. o o o I. Q Q !. 2 !. Q Q Q {. {. {. 90. !. u y.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-13
FOR FUTURE DECISION.

one cf The big problems to 90 before
the Versailles conference is that Of dis
armament The burdensone unrestricted
defenses oi the past Will doubtless be
c,lrtaled by agreement What the policy
% the future is 10 he no one would core
to risk ms reputation as u prophet by
declaring
Ia MS annual report Secretary Baker
takcs the position that discussion OF a
future military policy for the United
states should be lcft until after the con-
terence has passed on tllis question
THE military needs ol the United states
ne declares, cannot bc prlidcntly assessed
until that conference snail have deter
n,ned tnc future international relation
Of the world
This is, doubtless, the view Of the
administration The President made no
recommendation of q military policy IN
his recent address to Congress.
The Ioglc of thus position may be
acccpt 4. but it does not alter the wide
sprrad opinion that the future military
policy of thc United Statct should IN
ciioc l1 one form ~ smother provision
for m,iue tile Young men 81 the nation
aJeqlate military training H IT them fer
~ Iple fulfIFtcnt u iheir obligation tp
serve the colors when an emergency caile
them Portland Drcgoni8n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-13
Payment of Epidemic Bills.

The Morning News says, IN reference
TO the bills for meeting the awful lntiu-
enza epidemic infection upon The city Of
Wilmington, that IF City Council had
thought Of paying them, City Council
could or would not do 50 without thor
ough and exhaustive investigation Of the
bills To this conclusion there can he no
reasonable objection.
But whv the city Of Wilmington should
seek to evade the payment Of the costs OF
fighting that dreadful visitation rs 8 mat
ter that passes comprehension. It Is held
that the State Council Of Defence, at the
outset, offered to meet all the costs. That
Is now disputed. But can this controversy
invalidate the obligation Of the city of
Wilmington TO meet the money cost that
the epidemic imposed upon us?
We do not urge that the City Council
should accept every bin thrust upon it as
an expense In our constcst against the
epidemic. We believe that every bill
should be scrltinized and nothing but
Just charges allowed But that the city
of Wilmington, after the awful experience
it passed through during which time We
would have been willing to pay any
amount of money for relief, should now
endeavor to sneak out Of the payment Of
tie just and reasonable costs, Is to our
mind disgraceful What If the State
Council Of Defence did offer 70 meet the
cost Of fighting the epidemic, and later
backed away from lis proposition? The
service was rendered to the city Of Viii
rnington. 1t was very valuable service,
and the city Of Wilmington should pay for
it, to the extent OF the last honest dollar Of
charge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-13
PRESS COMMENT.
THE PRICE WE PAID.

As the veil is lifted in Europe we can
see how tremendous were the achieve
ments of the Allied Armies in the immortal
ll9 days from July Is, the date of the
last German drive, to Nov. IL, when
Germany admitted defeat. If valor in
battle be the supreme test Of manhood,
then the losses as the victories tell that
the race has grown.
An English authority estimates our
casualties in the Argonne- Meuse Battle,
by far the greatest ever fought by Amerl-
can Armies under American command,
at 100000, eight times those OF the
Germans at Gravelottc, and the figures
now coming in Indicate that he IS approx
mately correct. This gives us a loss OF
about 20 per cent. At Gettysburg the
losses of the two armies were as Oo0 or
80 per cent, but when the battle there
was over, North and South alike were
exhausted. At the Meusc the Ameri-
cans were ready to fight the next hour,
but there was nobody to fight.
When our marines were thrown across
the path of the Germans after they had
come down from the Aisne and the Neslc
and were driving a spear-head toward
Paris, less than forty miles away, they
had more than 1000 casualties out OF
5000 engaged, but they never yielded
an inch. At the Second Marne the
3Sth Regiment regulars, held off five
times its number, despite enormous losses.
In this battle, one of the most dramatic
and important in the worlds history,
we had according to Pcrshing's report,
100000 men, about rs many rs the
Allied Armies at Leipzig, or at least so
per cent, more than all the armies at
Waterloo.
The British casualties Mt Waterloo
were 5000 BY this scale they fought
more than n hundred Watcrloos in those
blazing four months, and the French,
on innunerablc fields, showed q valor
and constancy never surpassed and
probably never equalled by the race
that has burned more gunp0wder than
any other in Europe. York |
World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-13
Should Be a Free Canal.

Question has been raised as to the
status of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal after it goes under operation as
result of the recent determination by the
Federal authorities to buy it and conduct
it under government operation. There
should not be the slightest question IN this
respect.
To make the canal what it should be,
most important link in the line OF inter-
coastal communication down the eastern
coast from New England to Florida, 1t
should be widened and deepened, first Of all.
Also. it should be made sea level water
way from the Delaware river to Chesa-
peake Bav. Also, it should be thrown open
TO the free transportation of all vessels,
without the slightest charge for service.
This view may seem cXtravagant, but
there is no reason to doubt that such
policy would be most practicable and
profitable in the end In the first place,
our government is amply able to spend
the money necessary to deepening
ana widening iDc CdildI, aAh 1ii9o ~ NHN
away the delaying locks and affording
tidewater level from the entrance at
Delaware Ci:1 10 tho departure at CheSa-
rcakc Civ. This would be a most inn
portant addition TO the facilities for navi-
CATION And also, our government could
well afford to throw the canal, thus en-
larged and opened 10 greatly increased
commerce. free 10 m the transportation
that would seek its convenicnces, with
out cent Of charge for transportation. In
PLAIN words, 70 make it a course Of water
way navigation rs free and open 70 all
vessels as is the Delaware river.
Unless his policy is adopted, the future
Of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
viii not be assuring. 1t would simply con-
tinue to be an artificial waterway through
which vessels might proceed at certain
costs. What is needed IS TO make it
free, open and convenient water route be
tw cen the Delaware and the Chesapeake.
The result Of this policy would be an en-
larged commerce, and that would surely
be Of great benefit to the country. Let us
not think OF anything less in connection
with tho future of our canal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-13

Negro, or for the influence of his vote.
They merely looked upon him as an asset
Of the Republican party, to be absolutely
depended upon to vote the Republican
ticket at every recurring election. Now
that conditions are different, they pre-
tend to be very indignant that their
colored brother and voter is put in posi-
tion that would seem to deny him his
just and lawful rights.
For Republican politicians TO now
get up in angry protest against what
they may look upon as an opposition to
the just political rights of The Negroes is a
screaming farce. They Ind their oppor-
tunity, for more than half century, to
give him his rights But they held him
down as ''hewer of wood and drawer of
water" When they had ample oppor-
tunity they denied him his rights. For
them to now protest is puerile.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-13
THE LTTIGOUS SPIRIT.

What q world it would be if al were
q New York man the other day to dis
miss a lawsuit in which he appeared
as plaintiff. out Of desire to express III .
pracriceu way his thankfulness for the
ending OF the wGr, Writing about it
10 the editor Of The New York Herald,
the former litigant says that he suffered
a substantial money loss which he be-
heved would have been prevented If
the suit had taken IT'S course, D1it he
explains that he was anxious 10 place
himself IN harmony with TIE spirit of
the hour" Within 3 day after he had
put his praiseworthy determination IN
to effect he received letter from an
entirely different source disseminating
suit which was pending against hun,
and for precisely the same reason.
We are assured that neither Of the
persons thus nc1hugouslv inclined WAS
aware Of the intention of the other, and
we are willing to leave the question
whether benign thought wave was set
IN motion 10 the experts IN telepathy
and tie kindred sciences. while VIC pause
to observe that whatever may have
been the forces II work We hope that they
will 60 right on operating. The estimate,
which someone has radc, that 90 per
cent Of the lawsuits which occupy the
time Of courts ere due more to the ltI-
gou. sLirit than tn intention Of either
p.4rtv 10 them to work injustice, Is
probably not far from the mark Tor
land OregOnian.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-13
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest
IL FE'S FINEST MIRACLE

I've ssecn the sun ut morning break
The sable canopy of night
I've seen the hills and fields awake
TO beauty with the coming light.
I've seen the power of God, divine,
In why's mysterious and strange.
And now upon lfe's battle line
I've seen the souls Of moftals change.
I've marvel at the birth of spring
To sec the orchards come to bloom.
How glorious the hlossoning
That follows after winters gloom.
The miracles of life. abound,
Beyond the grasp Of human ken,
Out of the cold and barren ground
I've seer the roses grow again.
Now I have seen the soul awake,
And looked upon glorious youth
That once had lived for pleasures sake
Go forth Ia battle for the truth.
I've seen the light Of fire divine
In eyes that once were dull and cold.
Oh, privilege superbly fine,
I've seen the souls OF men unfold.
I've seen men spurn the easier way
To trpaI the rugged heights Of pain.
Pve seen them turn from gods II clay
To worship Ono that shall remain.
I've seen them march from pleasure s ways
To answer when the helpless cry.
And in these dark and troubled days,
For liberty I've seen them die.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-13
THE HUN PROJECTORS.

With hindsight vastly better than their
foresight. the Huns and their allies are
declaring that they forcsS.v tho end Of
the war as it, In fact. earc out # this
Il the case, thew have hecn unConsciona' lo
liars and high-handcd murderers upon a
vast scale. About The only ono OF the
group that so Processes WHO actually did
have some foresight vas tho new Young
Emperor Carl. In his famous lettcr,
that hc denied with abjcct cintrItlon and
protestations 10 the Kaiser, sought 10
have the war ended BY concession Of the
fact Of outrages by Germany and the
right of Als2cc and Lorraine 10 bo free,
and he conceded the justice Of all the
Alv demands formulated bv President
Wilson, saving only the rights Of self
expression for the peoples OF Austr3-
Hungary.
As for the German Crown Prince say
ing that lie knew Germany had lost the
war IL the time OF the first battle Of the
Narnr, that bit Of presciencc was hcyond
his confident and bombastic type of
intelligence. He did not even know that
the war was lost at the time Of the re-
pulse at Nerdun after months OF effort
tn take the place. So Count CzernIn
noy claims credit for forcsecing certain
defeat when the United States entered
the war, and yet Austria sent to the
american sector r2any divisions Of its
troops. This hindsight docs not give any
credit TO its prcieSSc-. poSsessoTs. II, IN
fact. increases their accountability
paltln.cre American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-13
SOME OF THE CHANGES.

The reunion Of Transyvania'a RH-
manians with their brothers IN Rumanla
must ~ hailed. like tic anaiganatin of
fhc .loyaks with tin z-cns as among the
first acts uf international justice heraldng
ncw era IN TraHsylv lvania there are
about $500 600 Runanians, whohavcbc,n
crushed tar generations under the Magyar
h"cl-
TIcir hhcratIDn together with The
liberation ot their 300, 600 Be.earaDian
brcthcrn VIII bring Rumania's population
up to about 10000, 900. making her the
largest Of The Balkan states, unless we
except the Sern-Jugo-S nation yet to he
formed. Hungary on the other hand
losing both her Runauians and Slovaks.
viii sink from Il sizaflc country of nearly
10000 C0Q a small principaIity less than
half it, I'D tlimcnaions.-Ncw York
Evening post