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The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
WOMAN WINS SUIT FOR ALLEGED
JiM-cRoWISM.

Washington, d. c., Nov. S.-Dr.
Julia P. H. Coleman, president of the
Hair Vim Compound Company, has
won another suit against the Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis Elec-
trict Railway Company for alleged
''jim-crowism," etc. The damages were
nominal, but the big principle involved
of breaking down an abominable sys-
tenn has received big boost by the
pluck, push and persistence of this
spirited woman of the race.
"Jim-crow" cars for interstate pas
sengers, at least, are unconstitutional
and should be abolished. The way to
do away with them is for ever colored
man and woman to have the courage
of Di. Coleman and carry to the courts
every instance of unlawful discrimi-
nation, until the highest tribunal in
the land wipes from the statues every
vestige of this unholy and un-Ameri-
can piece of legislation
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COMMIT
TEE ON WAR ACTIVITIES.

New York, Nov. 5.-As the Negro
forces of the United States army are
being augmented from day to day,
both here and abroad, the Knights of
Columbus committee on war activities
has taken cognizance of the need of
having colored secretaries follow their
brother fighters and bring to them the
much needed consolation and comfort
during their hours of trial and anxiety.
Several colored secretaries are now
stationed in cantonments throughout
the country. The work being done by
the knights of Columbus has appealed
to them to such an extent that they,
and many others, have expressed the
desire of going overseas to carry the
work right to the front lines. The K.
of c. is operating in American camps
and overseas under the direction of
the National Catholic War Council.
The work of colored secretaries in
camps here is proving wonderfully
successful and is winning the warm
approval of the Negro soldiers. From
an article appearing in the latest edi-
tion of a newspaper for soldiers at
Fort Funston, Fort Riley, Kan, one
may get vivid idea of the apprecia-
tion the Negro soldiers have for the
X. of c..
"The work the Knights of Columbus
organization is doing in providing
recreational buildings and proper
home surroundings for the colored
troops at Camp Funston and other
cantonments in the country, is pa
triotic inspiration to every member of
that race; it is service that stamps
it with the highest spirit of loyalty.
An interview with X. of c. Secre-
tary Titus Alexander of Los Angeles,
Calf, a graduate of Oberlin and
man of marked executive ability in
this work in the far west, best out
lines the scope of the useful service.
"'Mail is sent out twice each day.
Secretary Titus said, and we average
about 5000 letters each week. During
the movement of troops the outgoing
mail is much heavier. These figures
are only for the letters written and
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
RACE PREJUDICE GETS KNOCK
OUT IN SEVENTY-FOURTH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

Real simon pure democracy If you
please, reigns in the Seventy-fourth
Assembly district, and on his merits,
Frederick Madison Roberts was on
last Tuesday elected to represent this
district in the Assembly of the great
state of California, for the next two
years. Notwithstanding the fact that
Roberts won the Republican nomina-
ton at the August primaries in a
field of five aspirants, and which
nomination is always equivalent to an
election; strong efforts were made to
defeat him, on no issue other than
race prejudice. His Independent op-
ponent gum-shoed around the district
passing out his cards, written on the
back thereof was the inscription:
my Opponent Is a Niger" all fair
minded people resented this. Mr..
Gahart, the man who put it in vogue,
was buried under an avalanche of
votes. The final count was, Roberts
1856; Gahart, 1,794 a majority for
Roberts of 726.
And thus the Seventy-fourth Assem-
bly, district of this great state of Cali
fornia presents practical demonstra-
tion of real democracy. for be it
known, without the support of a very
considerable part of the white voters
in this district the election of Mr..
Roberts would have been impossible,
while in this district there is great
big colored population, the same does
not by any means excel that of the
white people, therefore the victory for
democracy is clean cut and unques-
tioned.-California Eagle.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
EXPRESS HANDLERS PROVE SAT-.
ISFACToRY.

Scranton, Pa.-The American Rail-
way Express at Adams avenue and
Lackawanna employs eighteen colored
men in the handling of express mat
ter. VIM. Jacobs was the first col
ored man to deliver goods for the
company. When the superintendent
was asked about the kind of service
the men were rendering, he told the
Rev. Means of the Pine Street Baptist
Church that it was satisfactory.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16

New York, Nov. 12.-When the
United War Work Campaign opened
Monday of this week and the hun
dreds of thousands of solicitors in ev-
cry city, town and rural district in the
United States started to raise the mil
lions needed for the fund, certain true
blue American citizens were able to
sit back and watch the rest of the
country dig down in its pockets, their
quotas in some instances doubled,
tripled and even quadrupled. These
true-blue citizens are none other than
Georgia and North Carolina Negroes.
With a friendly competition on in
these states between colored and
white people as to which will first
subscribe their allotments, R. H. King,
campaign director for the Southeast
ern Army Department, has wired DR..
John R. Mott, head of the Y. NJ. c. A,
that in one county Negroes already
have raised $3,250 in cash. Their
share of the quota is $4,000. The
white citizens in consequence have
been given a new quota of their own
A county in North Carolina furn-
ishes the piece de resistance, however.
Here the quota for the entire county
was $4,000. The colored citizens
imagined this sum was their share an
hence have cheerfully and promptly
raised the full sum that both races
had been asked for.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16

mailed in our building. During a re-
cent movement of troops we sent out
in one day seventeen sacks of mail
mostly parcel post
Recently colored woman from
Mississippi came into the Knights of
Columbus building No. 3, looking for
her son. She said: L came right
from the train to the X. of G. building
No. 3, for l knew l would find my son
there. He writes all his letters from
there
In the X. of C. building for the en-
tertaining of colored soldiers there
are two writing desks stretched the
entire length of the room, at the back
of which are magazines. We have
two dozen tables for the players of
checkers and dominoes, punching bags,
boxing gloves, handballs, baseballs,
basketballs, footballs, etc. A pianola
is installed ON the stage. Mass is said
every morning at $3.50 and Sunday
mornings at $780, All the big maya
zines as well as fine library, are
provided. Also a phonograph and
movies"
The article continues by stating
that an addition to looking after
these comforts and pleasures of the
colored soldier, the X. of C. secretary
meets the troops on arrival. There
ba Iacf,,roc fbor, hit ~, pofrioficp, -
it states, "and what is expected of
them at this, their first opportunity,
to make good and to measure up to
the full expectancy of the world; also
to ask them for their discarded cloth
ing for the Belgians."
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
NEW OPENINGS FOR WOMEN IN
WASHINGTON.

Washington. d. C.-There are now
eight young colored women employed
as elevator operators in the state,
army and navy buildings, who are Civ
ing satisfactory service. Young col
ored women have been employed as
Mattresses in the Cairo and Cochran
partment houses, among the largest
and most fashionable here. These
openings are entirely new to our wom-
en-, and it is to be hoped that they
may give such satisfaction as to war
rant their retention of the work after
war times, when white persons will
want their old jobs again.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16

New York, Nov. 12.-As the result
OF revolutionary economic changes in
the United States, superinduced by
the war, the colored girl is entering
the industrial field in large numbers.
Realizing that this new situation is
fraught with accompanying responsi-
bilities and dangers, the War Work
Council of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association is making special
effort to throw. around colored work
ers the same safeguards as white
workers.
The member of Miss Eva D. Boyles'
staff entrusted with the important
task of heading up the work for col
ored women engaged in industry
throughout the country is Miss Mary
e. jackson, a native of Providence, Il.
l., who is officially known as special
Industrial worker among colored girls
and women under the War WORK
Council OF the Y. w. c. A.
Miss jackson has associated WIN
her a corps OF competent workers VINO
are stationed in large industrial COM
munitles where colored women are
employed. Each week new Y. w. e.
A. workers are being sent to towns
and cities where race women are TAX
ing advantage of newer industrial op-
portunlties and where it is often nee
essary for the mill or factory owner
TO be shown the necessity OF giving
the colored worker fair wages and
hours, sanitary working conditions
and preliminary training.
The industrial worker seeks 10
show the employer that by loukine
after the welfare of the empioye Ne
raises the morale of his working
force and improves the efficiency Oh
his plant; that with such tavorapie
conditions existing the employer is
certain of increased profits.
If is the mission of the Industrial
worker to bring the colored female
employe under the direct influence OIL
the Young Womens Christian Asso-
citation. Clubs are formed which al
ford working girls wholesome recrea-
t;on spiritual guidance and training.
Knitting, sewing, cooking, glee ana
religious clubs are organized. Prac-
tical talks. social morality lectures,
practical English, oral expression, con-
versation and letter writing are in
cIuded in the intellectual program
carried out in a number OF centers.
The program, however, varies, as
other features are introduced when de-
sired by members of the different in
dustrial clubs. Folk dancing, floor
work, military drill, basketball and
community singing also are taught.
1t is incumbent on the Industrial
worker to secure employment for
girls and women, which is gone about
in a most thorough manner. When
openings are sought special emphasis
is laid ON spiritual development, ply
sical needs, adaptability, preparation,
desirability, chances for promotion,
wages and their relation to girls re-
sponsibilities and educational value.
In cases where girls have been
placed by the industrial worker in
quiry is made into the nature OF the
industry, the kind Of work desired,
whether day or night shifts and if rest
room facilities are provided.
Surveys into industrial conditions
so far as affecting colored women and
girls have been made in Louisville,
st. Louis, Pittsburgh and Detroit. In
New York an intensive survey is be-
ing made by two investigators which
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
KELLY MILLER'S BOOK BARRED
FROM CAMPS.

New York.-Declaring that the re-
cent pamphlet issued by Prof. Kelly
Miller, dean of Howard University,
Washington, d. c., entitled "The Dis
grace of Democracy" was undesirable
for Our soldiers to read while train
ing for war, the department of mill
tary censorship ordered the various
camp librarians to take the book from
the library shelves. Seventy-two books
from the pen of noted authors have
suffered a similar fate.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
COLORED GIRLS ENTERING
THE INDUSTRIAL FIELDS

is financed by the War Work Council
of the Y. w. C. A.
Here are few interesting facts and
figures given out by Miss Jackson
which give some idea as to the big
part the colored female worker is
playing in the industrial field: Two
workers have been sent to Lynchburg,
Va, and are spending their time
among the girls In tobacco factories;
at Winston-Salem, N. c., at least five
hundred race girls are working in
fifty-eight large tobacco factories
where workers are prepared to enter
the field; at Nashville, Tenn. 1,5O0
girls are employed in ammunition
plants and worker was placed among
them the first of the month; at De-
troit at least two thousand girls are
employed in ten factories. A worker
is on the soene ana expects 10 open
the recreation center soon; about
three hundred girls are employed in
uniform factory at Charleston, S. c.,
and two workers are on the field;
Hopewell, Va, and Penniman have
recreation workers; recreation work
is being acceptably performed in
Columbia. s. c., where colored girls
are employed in, a knitting mill; a
new building for the large number of
colored women doing industrial work
in Washington, D. c., is to be con-
Quoted as model community recrea-
ton.
At st. Louis work for industrial
girls has been very thoroughly devel-
oped along organization and place
ment and the industrial worker has
been appointed member of the ad-
visory board for the federal employ
ment office in st. Louis. AT Louis
vile where about two thousand col
ored girls are employed in factories,
the Y W. C. A. has secured large
house for a social center.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
coLoRED MEDICAL OFFICERS AS
SIGNED TO ACTIVE SERVICE.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 14.-An-
nouncement is made that a number of
colored physicians, who have been
serving as privates in the military
service, have been given commissions
as lieutenants in the army medical
corps and have been assigned to ac-
tive duty in several of the colored
schools where units of the students
army training corps are established
and young colored men are receiving
instruction in collegiate and vocation
al branches, in connection with their
training in military service and tao
tics.
Lieut.. Fred d. Ramsey has been as
signed to Tuskegee Institute. Ala
bama, and Lieut.. Robert d. Foster to
Morehouse College, and Atlanta Uni
versity, Atlanta, for duty with both
institutions.
The following assignments have al
so been made: Lieut. ]. NJ. Gill to
Branch Normal school, Pine Bluff,
Arkansas; Lieut.. J. I. A. Webb to Me-
gro Agricultural and Technical Col
lege. Greensboro, N. c.; Lieut.. j. N.
S. Taylor, Hampton Institute, Hamp-
ton, Virginia, and Lieut.. w. H. Cal
houn to Meharry Medical College and
Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn, the
last named serving with both of the
Nashville colleges.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
NEGRO MAYOR IN FRANCE.

Omaha, Neb, Oct. 2S.-Lieut. Viii
liam M. Johnson, Company G, S66 In
fantry,.a resident of this city, has
been appointed mayor of several vii
lagos occupied by the American
troops, because of his familiarity with
the French language and customs.
Johnson is Enthusiastically a Negro.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-16
NEGRO LEGISLATOR ELECTED.

st. Louis, Nov. S-William NJ Riley,
a Negro optometrist of st. Louis, is
said to be the first of his race ever
elected to the State Legislature. He
was elected Tuesday in the Fourth
district by Republicans over his Demo
cratic white opponent, complete re-
turns show. The district is largely
populated by whites.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-19
CONGRESS RECESS
WAS ENDED TO-DAY
House Resumed Its Regular Sessions and
Senate Leaders Will Try to Set
Aside the Agreement for
No-Work Till Aug. "a.

Washington, d. c., Aug. l9,-The
summer recess Of Congress- which be-
gan July A. virtually ended to-day.
The House resumed its regular sessions
in accordance with the recess agree
ment, while in the Senate an attempt
was to be made to set aside the unan-
imous consent agreement under which
ahe Senate ia bound to conduct no bust.
ness until Aug "a, in order that the adj
ministration man-power bill extending
the draft age limits to Is and As years
may be taken up Thursday.
Absence of many senators from Wash
ington to attend the funeral Of Senator
Gallinger Of New Hampshire, minority
leader, made doubtful the obtaining of
the quorum necessary to set aside the
recess agreement. Inability to yaeate
the agreement to-day would postpone
until at least next Monday action on
the man-power bill.
Interest in the sessions Of the two
Houses to-day conferred in the opening
hearing Of the House military commit
tee on the man-power bill with Secretary
Baker, General March, chief of staff, and
Provost Marshal General Crowder, ex-
pected to appear.
The water power development bill
holds the right Of way in the House and
Representative Ferris, in charge of the
BILL was expected TO ask that the meas
ure be passed if possible while the House
awaits the committee reports on the man.
power and revenue bills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-19
RETREAT IS
NECESSARY
To Allow General Luden-
dorff Room in Which
to Maneuvre
AND ASSUME
THE OFFENSIVE
German Press Is Attempting
to Reassure the Ger
man Public

Paris, Aug. 49, Havas) The Ger
man press is attempting to reassure its
public that general retreat is neces-
sary on the western front to allow Gen.
Ludendorff room to manoeuvre and to
assume the initiative on vast scale,
the newspapers report. A German re-
treat, the newspapers say, would be a
direct result Of the recent allied sue
cesses. The newspapers assert that even
If the Germans receive reinforcements
from Austria they have lost the power
to command even these, as Marshal Foch
has the initiative and will keep it.
German propaganda insists the Ger
man general staff viii retain the intia-
tive by forcing premature engagements
on the American army and thus wearing
it out before it il fully prepared
L'Homme Libre says that the American
forces taking part in the Picardy often
sive could not be compared in size with
those of the French and British. 1t says
America soon viii have a first class
army in France and that ii viii have air
planes which the German aviators will
have reason to fear,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-19
Japan Having Serious Trou-
bic Over Supply of
Food
QUESTION HAS
BECOME POLITICAL
Newspapers Prohibited from
Printing Reports
of Riots

Toxic, Friday, Aug. l6.-t By the AS
ISOLATED Press The newspapers have
been prohibited from printing reports Of
the progress Of the rice riots and there
is an absence of news from the provinces.
A statement issued to-day by Minister
Of the Interior Mizuno, says that the
governors have assured the ministry that
the disorders are abating steadily,
The organization of proprietors and
editors Of newspapers has adopted a res
olution declaring that the prohibition
against news Of the riots is an unpre-
eedented and arbitrary interference with
the right of free speech as granted by
the constitution They demand a can
collation. OF the order The constitution
al party declares the order Of the govern
ment is harmful because It suppresses
news Of national social movement
vitality affecting the people,
1t Is the general impression here that
the rice question has become political.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-19
PERCIVAL CLEMENT
OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Rutland Man Announces Candidacy
Three Corner Political
Contest On.

Rutland, Ang. l9.-Perciyal w. Glenn
emit has announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination to the office Of
governor. Among the planks in Mr.
Clements platform, as announced Sat
urday, were:
mo measure but war measures
"A thorough investigation Of all
state accounts
S-Such business administration Of
state affairs as viii prevent the pos
sibiiity Of a deficit In any Of the state
departments.
The action taken by Mr. Clement has
not been forecast and causes much sur
prise In political circles, few days
ago Mr. Clement said he did not in
tend to become candidate.
The political campaign between now
and the September primaries, assumes
a triangular form with ex-Lieut. Coy.
Frank f. Howe Of Bennington, Charles
H. Darling Of Burlington, and Percival
VI Clement Of Rutland, in the lime light.
The name Of the present lieutenant gov
ernor Roger Hurlburd, Is also being men
toned as result Of the general mix up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-19
SOLDIERS ARE RECOVERING.
st. Adams People Receive Good News Of
Their Sons.

St. Adams, Aug 49, Former Mayor
and Mrs. j. r. Maun, whose youngest
son, Private Gordon f. Maun, was killed
in action in France last month, have re-
ceived q letter from another son, Sergt
Raymond j Maun, bearing word that he
has been in hospital since July %, suf-
feriug from she'll shock and a shrapnel
wound in the knee He wrote that he
was making favorable recovery but 1t
would be some time before he would be
able to walk, Sergeant Maun, who is rs
years old, went out with the machine
gun company from this city at the same
time that his brother went, and they left
Mantle, Conn, last October for overseas
duty He is a member of Co. b, l0lst
machine gun battalion.
Letters received from Private Leon
Gennett, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Il. A. Gem
nett, and Private Gordon Warren, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warren, contain
word that they have been gassed and
are in hospital recovering Private
Gennett will be 10 years old next
Wednesday and Private Warren il ri
years old. Both went out with the ma
chine gun company from this city and
both are members Of Co. ID. l03d machine
gun battalion Private Gennett wrote
that the boys had excellent care and he
hoped his parents would do all they could
to help the Red Cross work.
Mr.. and Mrs q. III Bracket have re-
ceived letter from their son, Sergt Ell
mer G. Bracket, who was reported in the
casualty lists about July % as severely
wounded in action" Sergeant Bracket
writes that he has bullet wounds in the
arm and leg and few scratches He
was in hospital and had been told that
he would probably have to remain three
months. He said lie was having good
care and plenty to eat. Sergeant Braek
EFT Is member of Co. B, l0lst machine
gun battalion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-19

For slightly more than half cent for
every dollar value of ships, the shipping
board insures its vessels against marine
losses between Atlantic and European
ports An additional four or five cents
for every dollar covers war losses such
as submarine sinkings, damage done by
floating mines and attacks by enemy yes
sells. The boards insurance committee is
composed of Hendon Chubb and H. +.
Eggert, both of New York, and w. r.
Hedge Of Boston
The insurance plan is regarded by the
board as great aid in defeating the OBJ.
jects of the sub-sea warfare Property
loss is protected, and men are willing TO
risk their own lives with their only pro-
lection their own watchfulness and that
Of the allied navy.
Strange events have marked the sub
marine warfare and the marine insur
ance that helps block its aims The Or
leans braved the submarine zone short
time after the Germans had declared
ruthless warfare against all vessels en-
tering the so-called barred zones. The
vessel was unmarked by the ridiculous
striped effect Germany ordered American
vessels to wear. This vessel and another
freighter, the Rochester, were the first
to show the Germans, with whom the
United States was not then at war, that
the American merchant marine would
continue to sail under the American flag
in the face Of threats TO sink without
warning
For year both vessels successfully
evaded submarine attacks, although both
were pursued several times. Within the
last six months the enemy got both, but
due to war risk and marine insurance
their owners were enabled for year to
operate without risk Of financial loss,